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Castle Minerals Limited 

Annual Report 2022 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Directory 

ABN 83 116 095 802 

Directors 
Michael Atkins (Non-Executive Chairman) 
Stephen Stone (Managing Director) 
James Guy (Non-Executive Director) 

Company Secretary 
Jade Styants 

Principal Place of Business & Registered Office 
Suite 9, 11 Ventnor Avenue 
WEST PERTH  WA  6005 
Phone: (08) 9322 7018 

Postal Address 
PO Box 437 
WEST PERTH  WA  6872 

Share Register 
Automic Pty Ltd 
GPO Box 5193 
SYDNEY  NSW  2001 
Phone (within Australia): 
Phone (outside Australia):        +61 2 9698 5414 

1300 288 664 

Auditors 
BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd 
Level 9, Mia Yellagonga Tower 2 
5 Spring Street 
PERTH  WA  6000 

Website 
www.castleminerals.com 

Email  
info@castleminerals.com 

Stock Exchange Listing 
Castle Minerals Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX code: CDT).  
Two classes of options are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange:  
Options exercise price $0.022, expiring 31 December 2023 (ASX code: CDTO); and 
Options exercise price $0.055, expiring 31 December 2024 (ASX code: CDTOA). 

Corporate Governance Statement 
www.castleminerals.com/corporategovernance.php 

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Contents 

2022 Mineral Resources And Ore Reserves Statement 

Directors' Report 

Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows  

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

Directors' Declaration 

Independent Audit Report 

ASX Additional Information 

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2022 Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Statement  

This statement represents the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (MROR) for Castle as at 30 June 2022.  

This MROR statement has been compiled and reported in accordance with the guidelines of the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian 
Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ (2012 JORC Code), unless otherwise stated. This 
statement  is  reviewed  and  updated  annually  in  accordance  with  Section  15  of  the  2012  JORC  Code.  The  nominated  annual 
review date for this MROR statement is 30 June 2022. The information in this statement has been extracted from the relevant 
ASX reports as indicated below in each Mineral Resource table. 

GOLD MINERAL RESOURCES 
as at 30 June 2022 

Table 1: Gold Mineral Resource Estimates 2, 3 

PROJECT 

INDICATED 

INFERRED 

TOTAL 

CUT-OFF 

Tonnes 
t 

Au 
g/t 

Au 
oz 

Tonnes 
t 

Au 
g/t 

Au 
oz 

Tonnes 
t 

Au 
g/t 

Au 
oz 

Lower 
Au g/t 

Kandia 8000 Zone  

229,000  1.8 

13,000 

229,000  1.8 

13,400 

Kandia 4000 Zone  

1,772,000  1.0 

57,700 

777,000  0.9 

21,500  2,549,000  1.0 

79,200 

1.0 

0.5 

Kpali  

TOTAL1 

  2,914,000  1.1 

107,200  2,914,000  1.1 

107,200 

0.5 

1,772,000  1.0 

57,700  3,920,000  1.1 

141,700  5,692,000  1.1 

199,800   

(1) Totals may not add exactly due to rounding 

(2) Full Mineral Resource parameters can be found as follows: 

(a)  Castle’s ASX release dated 2 July 2014 titled ‘Maiden Resource Estimate for the Kpali Gold Prospect’. 
(b)  Castle’s ASX release dated 18 January 2014 titled ‘Kpali Gold Discovery’. 

(3) The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources for the Kandia 8000 Zone, Kandia 4000 
Zone and Kpali gold projects in Ghana are based on and fairly represents information compiled by the Competent Person. The 
Competent Person has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration 
and to the activity which they have undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code (2012 Edition). 
Castle is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information presented and that the material 
assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed. Castle 
confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons’ findings are presented have not been materially modified 
from the original market announcements.  

GRAPHITE MINERAL RESOURCE 
as at 30 June 2022 

Castle recently completed a 52 hole, 5,353m RC drill program at its flagship Kambale Graphite Project, Ghana and has elected 
not to report the historical resource estimate as the results from this work are likely to materially affect the information included 
in  the  JORC  2004  compliant  Mineral  Resource  estimate  made  in  July  2012  and  the  material  assumptions  and  technical 
parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource estimate which complied with recommendations in the Australasian Code for 
Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (2004) by the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC). 

It is possible that following additional technical work, including the most recent drilling, and should a Competent Person be able 
to undertake a re-estimation of the Mineral Resource to comply with JORC Code 2012, the 2012 Mineral Resource estimate may 
materially change or become unreportable under JORC 2012.  

It is intended that a JORC 2012 Exploration Target estimate will be provided in October 2022 by a Competent Person. 

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2022 Mineral Resources And Ore Reserves Statement Continued 

GOVERNANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROLS  

The  Mineral  Resource  estimates  listed  in  this  report  are  subject  to  Castle’s  governance  arrangements  and  internal  controls. 
Estimates  are  derived  by  a  Competent  Person’s  (CP)  with  the  relevant  experience  in  the  style  of  mineralisation  and  type  of 
deposit under consideration, and to the activity which they are undertaking. Geology models in all instances are generated by 
Castle  staff  and  are  reviewed  by  the  CP.  The  CP  carries  out  reviews  of  the  quality  and  suitability  of  the  data  underlying  the 
Mineral Resource estimate. Castle management conducts its own internal review of the estimate to ensure that it honours the 
Castle geological model and has been classified and reported in accordance with the JORC Code. 

The Company has established practices and procedures to monitor the quality of data applied in Mineral Resource estimation, 
and to commission and oversee the work undertaken by external independent consultants. 

In all cases Mineral Resources are estimated and reported in accordance with the “Australasian Code for Reporting Exploration 
Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ (the JORC Code).  Mineral Resources reported in accordance with the 2012 Edition 
(Kandia 8000 Zone and Kpali) were prepared by Castle Minerals Limited and reviewed by Runge Limited. 

Castle  confirms  that  all material  assumptions  underpinning  the  Mineral  Resources  and  any  forecast  information  continue  to 
apply and have not materially changed.  Further information on Castle Minerals Limited and its Ghana projects and Minerals 
Resources can be found on its website at www.castleminerals.com which contains copies of all continuous disclosure documents 
to ASX, Competent Persons’ Statements and Corporate Governance Statement and Policies. 

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2022 Mineral Resources And Ore Reserves Statement Continued 
SCHEDULE OF MINING TENEMENTS 
as at 30 September 2022  

Tenement and Name 

Current Interest 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA (CASTLE MINERALS LIMITED) 

Meekatharra Projects (Gold, Base Metals) 

100% 

100% 
100% 
100% 
100% 

100% 
100% 
100% 
100% 

100% 
100% 

Application 

80% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

Application 

Application 

100% 

Application 

Application 

100% 

100% 

Application 

Application 

Application 

Application 

E51/1703 

E51/1843 
P51/3190 
P51/3191 
P51/3192 

P51/3193 
P51/3194 
P51/3195 
P51/3196 

P51/3197 
P51/3198 

E51/2124 

Wanganui  

Polelle 
Polelle North 
Polelle North 
Polelle North 

Polelle North 
Polelle North 
Polelle North 
Polelle North 

Polelle North 
Polelle North 

Womba Well 

Pilbara Projects (Gold, Base Metals) 
Beasley Creek 

E47/3490 

E08/3257 

Success 

Earaheedy Basin Project (Gold, Base Metals) 

E69/3860 

E52/3927 

E52/3930 

E52/3931 

Withnell 

Terra Rosa 

Terra Rosa East 

Terra Rosa South 

ELA 52/3928 

Marymia 

ELA 38/3641 

Tableland 

E38/3642 

Tableland 

E52/4165 

E52/4166 

Ned’s Creek 

Marymia 

Great Southern  Project (Graphite) 

E70/5514 

E70/5963 

Kendenup 

Tramways 

ELA70/6116 

Kendenup 

Wilgee Springs Project (Lithium) 

ELA70/5880 

Wilgee 

Woodcutters Project (Lithium) 

E15/1846 

E15/1847 

Woodcutters 

Woodcutters 

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2022 Mineral Resources And Ore Reserves Statement Continued 
SCHEDULE OF MINING TENEMENTS CONTINUED 
as at 30 September 2022  

Tenement and Name 

Current Interest 

GHANA (CARLIE MINING LIMITED) (1) 

Kambale Graphite Project  

PL 10/47 

Kambale 

Gold Projects 

RLA 
RLA 
RLA 

RLA 
RL 10/23 
RL 10/13 
PL 10/26 

PL 10/23 
PL 10/25 
PLA 
PL 10/24 

RL  8/27 
RL  8/28 
RL  8/31 
RL  8/30 

RL  8/29 
RLA 

Chache 
Jewoyeli 
Takariyili 

Tuole 
Jang 
Wa 
Degbiwu  
Bulenga 
Charingu 
Kandia 
Baayiri 

Gbinyiri  
Gurungu 
Jumo 
Chasia 

Perisi 
Funsi 

100% 

Application 
Application 
Application 

Application 
100% 
100% 
100% 

100% 
100% 
Application 
100% 

100% 
100% 
100% 
100% 

100% 
Application 

(1)  All Australian on-ground activities are subject to the respective licences being granted (refer Castle Schedule of Mineral Licences), the 
obtaining  of  respective  landholder  access  agreements,  native  title  Land  Access  and  exploration  Agreements,  heritage  clearance 
surveys and other permits and approvals as required from time to time.  

(2)  Government  of  Ghana  has the  right  to  acquire  a  10% free  carried  interest in  all  licences  and  is entitled  to  a  5%  Gross  Royalty  on 
production. All licences are held in 100% owned Ghana based subsidiary, Carlie Mining Limited.  Pursuant to the Ghana Mining Act a 
number of the licences are proceeding through a process of renewal, extension or reduction in area. Carlie has paid the appropriate 
fees, has been receipted for these and is awaiting final contract documentation from the Ghana Minerals Commission (“MINCOM”). 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT 

Statements regarding Castle’s plans, forecasts and projections with respect to its mineral properties and programs are forward-
looking statements. There can be no assurance that Castle’s plans for development of its mineral properties will proceed. There 
can  be  no  assurance  that  Castle  will  be  able  to  confirm  the  presence  of  Mineral  Resources  or  Ore  Reserves,  that  any 
mineralisation will prove to be economic or that a mine will be successfully developed on any of Castle’s mineral properties. The 
performance of Castle may be influenced by a number of factors which are outside the control of the Company, its Directors, 
staff or contractors. 

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Directors’ Report 

Your directors submit their report on the consolidated entity (referred to hereafter as the “Group”) consisting of Castle Minerals 
Limited (“Company”) and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year ended 30 June 2022. 

DIRECTORS   
The names and details of the Group’s directors in office during the financial year and until the date of this report are as follows.  
Where  applicable,  all  current  and  former  directorships  held  in  listed  public  companies  over  the  last  three  years  have  been 
detailed below. Directors were in office for this entire period unless otherwise stated. 

Names, qualifications, experience and special responsibilities 

Michael Atkins, B.Comm, FAICD, (Non-Executive Chairman). 

Michael is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and was previously a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered 
Accountants in Australia. 

Since 1987 Mr Atkins has been involved in the executive management  and as a non-executive Chairman of numerous 
publicly listed resource companies with operations in Australia, USA, South East Asia and Africa, including as managing 
director  of  Claremont  Petroleum  NL  and  Beach  Petroleum  NL  during  their  reconstruction  phase,  and  as  founder  and 
executive chairman of Botswana gold company Gallery Gold Ltd. Mr Atkins has been non-executive Chairman of numerous 
ASX listed companies, including Westgold Resources and Azumah Resources. 

Mr  Atkins  is  currently  chairman  of  Legend  Mining  Ltd,  and  non-executive  director  of  SRG  Global  Limited  and  Warrego 
Energy Limited, all ASX listed companies.  Mr Atkins was non-executive Chairman of Azumah Resources Limited until his 
resignation in December 2019 and has not held any other former public company directorships in the last three years.  

Stephen Stone, BSc (Hons) Mining Geology, MAusIMM, FAICD, (Managing Director). 

Mr Stone graduated with honours in Mining Geology from University of Wales, Cardiff in 1978 and then spent several years 
at the large open pit and underground copper mines of the Zambian Copperbelt. He came to Australia in 1986 and since 
then has been involved in the identification, assessment and acquisition of numerous projects and the formation, financing 
and management of several ASX listed exploration companies.   

Mr Stone is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of 
Company Directors. . Within the last three years Mr Stone was Managing Director of former listed public company Azumah 
Resources Limited until his resignation in November 2019. 

James Guy, BAppSc, GradDipApplFin, (Non-Executive Director). 

Mr Guy is a geologist who brings with him more than 30 years of technical experience in the mining industry, both locally 
and  internationally,  with  extensive  experience  in  exploration,  project  feasibility  and  mining  operations.  Mr  Guy  has 
previously held senior executive positions with several ASX listed junior resource companies and with banking group, NR 
Rothschild & Sons. He is currently principal of James Guy & Associates Pty Ltd. 

Mr Guy has not held any former public company directorships in the last three years. 

COMPANY SECRETARY  

Jade Styants, BCom, CA, FCIA, FCIS. 

Mrs Styants is a Fellow Chartered Secretary, Chartered Accountant and corporate finance professional with over 25 years’ 
experience assisting a range of Australian and international listed and unlisted companies across a range of industry sectors. 

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Directors’ Report Continued 

Interests in the shares and options of the Company and related bodies corporate 

As at the date of this report, the interests of the directors in the shares and options of Castle Minerals Limited were: 

Michael Atkins 
Stephen Stone 
James Guy 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES 

Ordinary Shares 

Options over 
Ordinary Shares 

20,841,189 
51,961,627 
4,818,990 

2,000,000 
8,000,000 
4,000,000 

During the year the Group carried out exploration on its tenements and acquired additional tenements with the objective of 
identifying gold, graphite and other economic mineral deposits. There was no significant change in the nature of the Group’s 
activities during the year. 

DIVIDENDS 

No dividends were paid, declared or recommended during the financial year.  

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS 

KAMBALE GRAPHITE PROJECT, GHANA 

The Kambale graphite deposit is at an early stage in its evaluation with little known about how extensive the deposit is or how 
the graphite quality varies within it. Drilling and preliminary test work has been undertaken on an easily accessible area which 
may or may not be representative of the broader deposit once that is known. A fine flake size concentrate of a potentially 
commercially acceptable grade at a reasonably high recovery was produced. Definitive test work on fresh material and material 
from other parts of the deposit has yet to be undertaken.  

EARAHEEDY BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA  

The Earaheedy Basin project encompasses terrane prospective for base and precious metals in the Earaheedy and Yerrida 
basins  base  metals  provinces.  The  project  comprises  the  Withnell,  Terra  Rossa  and  Tableland  sub-projects.  The  Withnell 
granted licence is adjacent to the evolving Chinook-Magazine zinc-lead project of Rumble Resources Ltd (ASX: RTR) and 
north  of  the  Strickland  Metals  Limited  (ASX:  STK)  Iroquois  prospect.  The  four  Terra  Rossa  licences  (three  granted,  one 
application) are east of the Thaduna copper deposits. 

BEASLEY CREEK – PILBARA REGION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

The Beasley Creek project lies on the northern flanks of the Rocklea Dome in the southern Pilbara. The strategy is to define 
orogenic-style, structurally controlled gold targets within the various Archean sequences. Lithium anomalism is also being 
followed-up. 

SUCCESS DOME – PILBARA REGION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

The  Success  Dome  project  lies  in  the  Ashburton  structural  corridor  and  is  located  midway  between  the  Paulsen’s  and 
Ashburton gold deposits. It is prospective for gold and base metals. 

POLELLE – MEEKATHARRA REGION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

The Polelle project, 25km south of Meekatharra and 7km southeast of the operating Bluebird Mine, hosts a mainly obscured 
and minimally explored greenstone belt. The belt is comprised of a combination of prospective lithological units and major 
structural features including the Albury Heath shear which hosts the Albury Heath deposit immediately adjacent to the east 
boundary of Castle’s licence.  

WANGANUI – MEEKATHARRA REGION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

At the Wanganui project, 33km south-west of the active Meekatharra mining centre and 15km south-west of the operating 
Bluebird gold mine, the opportunity is to test for down-plunge and along strike extensions to the existing Main Lode North 
and South deposits, as well as for other similar targets.  

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Directors’ Report Continued 

WILGEE SPRINGS – GREENBUSHES REGION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

The Wilgee Springs project, along strike from and within the same metamorphic belt as the World-Class Greenbushes lithium 
mine, 25km to the south in Western Australia’s South-Western region, provides an opportunity to explore using the latest 
geochemical and geophysical techniques for spodumene bearing pegmatites beneath a lateritic cover that has previously 
hampered exploration.  

WOODCUTTERS – EASTERN GOLDEIELDS REGION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

The Woodcutters project is prospective for lithium bearing pegmatites, 25km southeast of the Bald Hill lithium mine in the 
Bald Hill pegmatite field region and 25km northwest of the Buldania lithium deposit.  

GREAT SOUTHERN GRAPHITE – KENDENUP, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

The  Great  Southern  Graphite  project  comprises  two  granted  licences  encompassing  the  historical  Kendenup  graphite 
workings and the adjacent Martagallup graphite occurrences and one application  covering a graphite occurrence at Mt. 
Barrow.  

GOLD PROJECTS, GHANA  

In Ghana, West Africa, Castle has a substantial and contiguous tenure position in the country’s Upper West region. Ghana 
has a long history of gold exploration and mining with several world-class gold mining operations owned by Tier 1 mining 
companies.  Castle’s  Ghana  licence  holdings  encompass  large  tracts  of  highly  prospective  Birimian  geological  terrane,  the 
host to many of West Africa’s and Ghana’s multi-million-ounce gold mines. The project area is also host to the open-ended 
Kambale graphite project for which test work on near-surface samples produced a 96.4% total carbon fine flake graphite 
concentrate. 

Castle retains a 4% net smelter precious metal royalty over the adjacent Julie West licence, a key component of Azumah 
Resources Limited’s Wa Gold Project. 

Please refer to the relevant releases made by the Company to the ASX for further information. 

FINANCIAL REVIEW  

The Group began the financial year with a cash reserve of $1,801,005. During the year, the Group raised $5,526,709 (before 
costs) from the issue of  266,992,166 fully paid ordinary shares.  Funds were used to  progress exploration at the Company’s 
exploration projects in Western Australia and Ghana and to provide it with greater flexibility to respond to new opportunities. 

During the year total exploration expenditure incurred by the Group amounted to $1,481,483 (2021: $1,387,621).  In line with 
the  Company’s  accounting  policies,  all  exploration  expenditure  is  expensed  as  incurred.  Net  administration  expenditure 
incurred amounted to $675,970 (2021: $602,829).  

The Group incurred an operating loss after income tax for the year ended 30 June 2022 of $2,157,453 (2021: $1,990,450). 

The Groups cash balance at the 30 June 2022 was $4,762,603 (2021: $1,801,005). 

Going concern 

These  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  the  going  concern  basis,  which  contemplates  the  continuity  of  normal 
business activities and the realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. 

Operating Results for the Year 

Summarised operating results are as follows: 

Consolidated Group revenues and loss before income tax expense 

Shareholder Returns 

Basic loss per share (cents) 

9 

2022 

Revenues 

Results 

$ 

$ 

110,688 

(2,157,453) 

2022 

(0.2) 

2021 

(0.3) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Directors’ Report Continued 

Risk Management 

The board is responsible for ensuring that risks, and opportunities, are identified on a timely basis and that activities are aligned 
with the risks and opportunities identified by the board. 

The Company believes that it  is crucial for all board members to be a part of this process, and as such the board  has not 
established a separate risk management committee. 

The board has several mechanisms in place to ensure that management's objectives and activities are aligned with the risks 
identified by the board.  These include the following: 

•  board  approval  of  a  strategic  plan,  which  encompasses  strategy  statements  designed  to  meet  stakeholders  needs  and 

manage business risk; and 

• 

implementation of board approved operating plans and budgets and board monitoring of progress against these budgets. 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
The  board  are  committed  to  achieving  and  demonstrating  the  high  standard  of  corporate  governance.  The  Corporate 
Governance Statement for the Group was approved by the board on 29 September 2022 and can be view on the Company’s 
website at www.castleminerals.com.  

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS    

Other than as disclosed in this Annual Report no significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group occurred during the 
financial year. 

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING DATE    

On 7 July 2022 the Company established a new wholly owned Australian subsidiary called Black Volta Minerals Limited and on 
6 September 2022 the Company established a new wholly owned Ghanaian subsidiary called Kambale Graphite Ltd for future 
structuring purposes.   

Other than as detailed above, no matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year which significantly 
affected or may significantly affect the operations of the Group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the 
Group in future financial years. 

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPECTED RESULTS 

The Group expects to maintain the present status and level of operations and hence there are no likely developments in the 
Group's operations. 

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND PERFORMANCE 

The Group is subject to significant environmental regulation in respect to its exploration activities. 

The Group aims to ensure the appropriate standard of environmental care is achieved, and in doing so, that it is aware of and 
is in compliance with all environmental legislation. The directors of the Group are not aware of any breach of environmental 
legislation for the year under review. 

The directors have considered the recently enacted National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (the NGER Act) which 
introduces a single national reporting framework for the reporting and dissemination of information about greenhouse gas 
emissions, greenhouse gas projects, and energy use and production of corporations. At the current stage of development, the 
directors have determined that the NGER Act will have no effect on the Group for the current, nor subsequent, financial year. 
The directors will reassess this position as and when the need arises. 

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Directors’ Report Continued 

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

Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration 

Remuneration policy 

The remuneration policy of Castle Minerals Limited has been designed to align director and executive interests with shareholder 
and business objectives by providing a fixed remuneration component and offering specific short term and long term incentives 
designed to encourage improved performance. 

The board of Castle Minerals Limited believes the remuneration policy to be appropriate and effective in its ability to attract 
and retain qualified and experienced directors to run and manage the Group. 

The  remuneration  policy,  setting  the  terms  and  conditions  for  the  board  members,  executive  directors  and  other  senior 
executives, was developed by the board. All executives receive a base salary and superannuation. The board reviews executive 
packages annually by reference to the Group’s performance, executive performance and comparable information from industry 
sectors and other listed companies in similar industries. 

The board may exercise discretion in relation to approving incentives, bonuses and options. The policy is designed to attract 
and retain the highest calibre of executives and reward them for performance that results in long-term growth in shareholder 
wealth.   

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

The  executive  directors  and  executives  who  receive  a  salary  from  the  Company  also  receive  a  superannuation  guarantee 
contribution required by the government, which was 10% for the 2022 financial year, and do not receive any other retirement 
benefits. Some individuals, however, may choose to sacrifice part of their salary to increase payments towards superannuation. 

All remuneration paid to directors and executives is valued at the cost to the Group and expensed. Shares given to directors 
and executives are valued as the difference between the market price of those shares and the amount paid by the director or 
executive. Options are valued using either the Black-Scholes or Binomial methodologies. 

The board policy is to remunerate non-executive directors at market rates for comparable companies for time, commitment 
and responsibilities. The board determines payments to the non-executive directors and reviews their remuneration annually, 
based  on  market  practice,  duties  and  accountability.  Independent  external  advice  is  sought  when  required.  The  maximum 
aggregate amount of fees that can be paid to non-executive directors is subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual 
General  Meeting  (currently  $200,000).  Fees  for  non-executive  directors  are  not  linked  to  the  performance  of  the  Group. 
However, to align directors’ interests with shareholder interests, the directors are encouraged to hold shares in the Company 
and are able to participate in the employee option issues.  

Elements of remuneration 

- 

Fixed remuneration 

Executive fixed remuneration is competitively structured and comprises the fixed component of the remuneration package. 
The fixed component includes cash and superannuation to comprise the employee’s total employee cost. Fixed remuneration 
is designed to reward the Executive for the scope of their role, their skills, experiences and qualifications, together with their 
individual performance. 
- 

Short term incentive (STI) 

The Company implemented a short-term incentive plan during the 2020 financial year in respect to the Managing Director. 
The Managing Director will have the opportunity to earn a discretionary annual incentive award, delivered in the form of cash. 
The STI is reviewed on a quarterly basis by the Board, who is responsible for determining whether a bonus amount is paid 
(including making no payment) based on the achievement of strategic and or business objectives. During the year ended 30 
June  2022  the  Board  exercised  their  discretion  and  the  Managing  Director  was  paid  a  cash  bonus  of  $60,000  (inclusive  of 
superannuation). During the year ended 30 June 2022 a cash bonus of $25,000 was paid to Guy Family Trust as nominee for 
James Guy & Associates Pty Ltd, a business of which Mr Guy is principal. 

The  objective  of  a  variable  STI  remuneration  is  to  link  the  achievement  of  the  Company’s  operational  targets  with  the 
remuneration received by the Managing Director charged with meeting those targets. The Company’s STI objectives are to 
motivate the Managing Director to  achieve the short-term annual objectives linked to Company success and shareholder 
value creation, create a strong link between performance and reward, share Company success with the Managing Director as 
he contributes to it and create a component of the employment costs that is responsive to short and medium terms changes 
in the circumstances of the Company.  

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- 

Long term incentive (LTI) 

The LTI offered to directors and executives forms a key party of their remuneration and assists to align their interest with the 
long-term interest of shareholders. The purpose of the LTI is to  link remuneration to an appropriate financial performance 
indicator, such as share price, over a long measurable period, as determined by the Board.  In this regard, options over unissued 
shares  provide  a  performance  linked  incentive  component  in  the  remuneration  package  for  directors  and  executives  to 
motivate and reward their performance. The option issue was approved by shareholders at the General Meeting held on 29 
June 2020. 

Summary revenue, loss, loss per share, share price and KPM compensation  

The table below shows the gross revenue, losses and earnings per share for the last five years for the listed Group. 

Revenue 
Net loss 
Loss per share (cents) 
Share price at year end (cents) 
Total KMP compensation 

No dividends have been paid. 

Use of remuneration consultants 

2022 

$ 

110,688 
(2,157,453) 
(0.2) 
2.2 
421,728 

2021 

$ 

75,587 
(1,990,450) 
(0.3) 
1.4 
379,421 

2020 

$ 

339,812 
(775,247) 
(0.3) 
0.9 
351,697 

2019 

$ 

82,791 
(494,738) 
(0.2) 
0.5 
204,060 

2018 

$ 

21,138 
(1,615,493) 
(0.8) 
1.6 
219,017 

The Group did not employ the services of any remuneration consultants during the financial year ended 30 June 2022. 

Voting and comments made at the Company’s 2021 Annual General Meeting 

The  Company  received  98.9%  of  “yes”  votes  on  its  remuneration  report  for  the  2021  financial  year.  The  Company  did  not 
receive any specific feedback at the AGM or throughout the year on its remuneration practices. 

Service agreements 

Each of the Directors has agreed to letters of appointment with standard terms commencing from their appointments until 
such time as the Director resigns or is not re-appointed by shareholders when required to stand for re-election, together with 
standard clauses for dismissal in the case of misconduct. There are no provisions for termination payments other than accrued 
fees.  

Effective from 1 July 2021 up to 30 June 2022 the remuneration for each of the Directors is as follows: 

Director 

Annual Salary ($) 

               Time Commitment 

 Fees for Additional Time 

Michael Atkins 

80,000 

~2 days per month 

Stephen Stone 

252,000 

90% of his available time during 
normal business hours 

James Guy 

40,000 

~2 days per month 

$1,500 per day in excess 
of 2 days per month 

N/A 

N/A 

Details of remuneration 

Details of the remuneration of the directors and the key management personnel of the Group are set out in the following 
table. The key management personnel of the Group include only the directors as per page 13. 

Given  the  size  and  nature  of  operations  of  the  Group,  there  are  no  other  employees  who  are  required  to  have  their 
remuneration disclosed in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001. 

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Key management personnel of the Group 

Short-Term  

$ 

Salary 
 & Fees 

Cash Bonus 

Non-Cash 
benefits (2) 

Annual & 
Long Service 
Leave 

Post-
Employment 
$ 

Share-Based 
Payments 
$ 

Super-
annuation 

Options 

Total 
$ 

Performance 
Related 
% 

Directors 
Michael Atkins 
2022 
2021 

Stephen Stone 
2022 
2021 

James Guy (1) 

2022 
2021 

72,727 
73,059 

229,091 
230,137 

36,364 
36,530 

- 
- 

54,545 
- 

25,000 
- 

Total key management personnel compensation 

2022 
2021 

338,182 
339,726 

79,545 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

7,273 
6,941 

(10,272) 
7,421 

28,364 
21,863 

- 
- 

3,636 
3,470 

(10,272) 
7,421 

39,273 
32,274 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

80,000 
80,000 

- 
- 

301,728 
259,421 

65,000 
40,000 

19.9 
- 

38.7 
- 

446,728 
379,421 

19.0 
- 

(1)  In  addition  to  Mr  Guy’s  non-executive  director  fee  a  total  of  $135,320  (2021:  $109,396)  was  invoiced  by  James  Guy  & 
Associates Pty Ltd, a business of which Mr Guy is principal. James Guy & Associates Pty Ltd provided geological consulting 
services to the Group during the year. The amounts paid were at usual commercial rates with fees charged on an hourly 
basis. 

(2) The Company had in place Directors & Officers Liability Insurance during the entire year with the premium being $14,001 

(2021: $13,853). 

Share-based compensation 

Options 

Options are issued to directors and executives as part of their remuneration from time to time. The options are not issued 
based on performance criteria but are issued to the majority of directors and executives of Castle Minerals Limited to increase 
goal congruence between executives, directors and shareholders. The Company does not have a formal policy in relation to 
the key management personnel limiting their exposure to risk in relation to the securities, but the Board actively discourages 
key personnel management from obtaining mortgages in securities held in the Company. There were no options granted to 
or vesting with key management personnel during the year. 

There were no ordinary shares issued upon exercise of remuneration options to directors or other key management personnel 
of Castle Minerals Limited during the year. 

Equity instruments held by key management personnel 

Share holdings 

The numbers of shares in the Company held during the financial year by each director of Castle Minerals Limited and other 
key management personnel of the Group, including their personally related parties, and any nominally held, are set out below. 
There were no shares granted during the reporting period as compensation. 

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Directors’ Report Continued 

2022 

Directors of Castle Minerals Limited 

Ordinary shares 
Michael Atkins 
Stephen Stone 
James Guy 

(1)  At year end there are no nominally held shares. 

Option holdings  

Received 
during the 
year on the 
exercise of 
options 

Received 
during the 
year in lieu 
of Director 
fees 

Other 
changes 
during the 
year 

Balance at 
start of the 
year 

Balance at 
end of the 
year (1) 

20,841,189 
51,961,627 
4,818,990 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

20,841,189 
51,961,627 
4,818,990 

The numbers of options over ordinary shares in the Company held during the financial year by each director of Castle Minerals 
Limited and other key management personnel of the Company, including their personally related parties, are set out below: 

2022 

Balance at 
start of the 
year 

Granted as 
comp-
ensation 

Exercised 

Expired 

Balance at 
end of the 
year (1) 

Vested and 
exercisable 
(2) 

Unvested 

Directors of Castle Minerals Limited 

Michael Atkins 
Stephen Stone 
James Guy 

2,000,000 
8,000,000 
4,000,000 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

2,000,000 
8,000,000 
4,000,000 

2,000,000 
8,000,000 
4,000,000 

- 
- 
- 

(1) Unlisted options are exercisable at $0.015, expiring 30 June 2023. 

(2) All options were vested and exercisable at the 30 June 2022.  

Loans to key management personnel 

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

Other transactions with key management personnel 

KMP other services 

James Guy & Associates Pty Ltd, a business of which Mr Guy is principal, provided geological consulting services to the Castle 
Minerals  Group  during  the  year.  The  amounts  paid  were  on  arms’  length  commercial  terms  and  are  disclosed  in  the 
remuneration report in conjunction with Mr Guy’s compensation.  At 30 June 2022 there was $18,938 (2021: $13,875) owing 
to James Guy & Associates Pty Ltd. 

End of audited Remuneration Report 

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Directors’ Report Continued 

DIRECTORS' MEETINGS 

During the year the Company held three meetings of directors. The attendance of directors at meetings of the board were: 

Michael Atkins 
Stephen Stone 
James Guy 

Notes 

Directors Meetings 

A 

3 
3 
2 

B 

3 
3 
3 

A - Number of meetings attended. 

B - Number of meetings held during the time the director held office during the year.  

SHARES UNDER OPTION 

(a) Unissued ordinary shares 

Unissued ordinary shares of Castle Minerals Limited under option at the date of this report are as follows: 

Date options granted 

Expiry date 

Exercise price (cents) 

Number of options 

29 June 2020 
20 July 2021 (1) 
5 October 2021 
19 January 2022 

30 June 2023 
30 June 2023 
31 December 2023 
31 December 2024 

1.5 
2.2 
2.2 
5.5 

15,500,000 
4,000,000 
52,172,944 
54,960,000 

126,632,944 

No option holder has any right under the options to participate in any other share issue of the Company or any other Group. 

(1)  Included  in  these  options  were  options  granted  as  remuneration  to  the  five  most  highly  remunerated  officers  of  the 
Company  and  the  Group  during  the  year,  but  are  not  key  management  persons  and  hence  not  disclosed  in  the 
remuneration report: 

Name of officer 

Jade Styants 

Date granted 

20 July 2021 

Exercise price (cents) 

Number of options 

2.2 

1,500,000 

No options were granted to the directors or any of the five highest remunerated officers of the Company since the end of the 
financial year. 

(b) Shares issued on the exercise of options 

The following ordinary shares of Castle Minerals Limited were issued during the year ended 30 June 2022 on the exercise of 
options.  

Date options granted 

Expiry date of options 

Issue price of shares (cents)  Number of shares issued 

25 November 2020 
5 October 2021 
19 January 2022 

30 June 2022 
31 December 2023 
31 December 2024 

2.0 
2.2 
5.5 

20,000,000 
108,333 
40,000 

20,148,333 

No further shares have been issued since 30 June 2022. No amounts are unpaid on any of the shares issued. 

INSURANCE OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS  

During  the  financial  year,  Castle  Minerals  Limited  paid  a  premium  of  $15,629  to  insure  the  directors  and  officers  of  the 
Company. The total amount of insurance contract premiums paid is confidential under the terms of the insurance policy. 

The  liabilities  insured  are  legal  costs  that  may  be  incurred  in  defending  civil  or  criminal  proceedings  that  may  be  brought 
against the officers in their capacity as officers of the Company, and any other payments arising from liabilities incurred by the 
officers in connection with such proceedings. This does not include such liabilities that arise from conduct involving a wilful 
breach of duty by the officers or the improper use by the officers of their position or of information to gain advantage for 
themselves  or  someone  else  or  to  cause  detriment  to  the  company.  It  is  not  possible  to  apportion  the  premium  between 
amounts relating to the insurance against legal costs and those relating to other liabilities. 

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NON-AUDIT SERVICES 

The following non-audit services were provided by the Group's auditor, BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd or associated entities.  The 
directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit services is compatible with the general standard of independence for 
auditors  imposed  by  the  Corporations  Act  2001.  The  directors  are  satisfied  that  the  provision  of  non-audit  services  by  the 
auditor, as set out below, did not compromise the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the 
following reasons: 
−  All  non-audit  services  have  been  reviewed  by  the  audit  committee  to  ensure  they  do  not  impact  the  impartiality  and 

objectivity of the auditor; 

−  None of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110 Code of 

Ethics for Professional Accountants. 

BDO  Audit  (WA)  Pty  Ltd  or  associated  entities  received  or  are  due  to  receive  the  following  amounts  for  the  provision  of 
non-audit services: 

Tax compliance and advisory services 

Total remuneration for non-audit services 

2022 

$ 

10,000 

10,000 

2021 

$ 

9,721 

9,721 

PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY 
No person has applied to the Court under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 for leave to bring proceedings on behalf 
of the Company, or to 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. 

No proceedings have been brought or intervened in on behalf of the Company with leave of the Court under section 237 of 
the Corporations Act 2001. 

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION 
A copy of the auditor's independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out on 
page 17. 

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors. 

Stephen Stone  
Managing Director 
Perth, 30 September 2022 

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Fax: +61 8 6382 4601
www.bdo.com.au

Level 9, Mia Yellagonga Tower 2
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Perth, WA 6000
PO Box 700 West Perth WA 6872
Australia

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY ASHLEIGH WOODLEY TO THE DIRECTORS OF CASTLE MINERALS
LIMITED

As lead auditor of Castle Minerals Limited for the year ended 30 June 2022, I declare that, to the best
of my knowledge and belief, there have been:

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

relation to the audit; and

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

This declaration is in respect of Castle Minerals Limited and the entity it controlled during the period.

Ashleigh Woodley

Director

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd

Perth

30 September 2022

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

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Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other 
Comprehensive Income 

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022   

CONTINUING OPERATIONS 
Revenue 
Other income 

Depreciation expense  
Salaries and employee benefits expense  
Tenement acquisition and exploration expenses 
Corporate expenses 
Administration expenses 
Finance costs 
Share-based payment expense 

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE 

Notes 

2022 

$ 

4(a) 

4(b) 

409 
110,279 

(28,597) 
(264,932) 
(1,481,483) 
(162,173) 
(296,365) 
(991) 
(33,600) 

20(b) 

2021 

$ 

255 
75,332 

(1,777) 
(298,555) 
(1,387,621) 
(119,503) 
(258,581) 
- 
- 

(2,157,453) 

(1,990,450) 

6 

- 

- 

LOSS AFTER INCOME TAX FOR THE YEAR ATTRIBUTABLE TO 
MEMBERS OF CASTLE MINERALS LIMITED 

(2,157,453) 

(1,990,450) 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss 
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations 

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax 

(1,865) 

(1,865) 

(1,810) 

(1,810) 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE YEAR ATTRIBUTABLE TO 
MEMBERS OF CASTLE MINERALS LIMITED 

(2,159,318) 

(1,992,260) 

Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to the members of Castle 
Minerals Limited (cents per share) 

19 

(0.2) 

(0.3) 

The above Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income should be read  
in conjunction with the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

AS AT 30 JUNE 2022   

Notes 

CURRENT ASSETS 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS 
Plant and equipment 
Right-of-use assets 

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 

TOTAL ASSETS 

CURRENT LIABILITIES 
Trade and other payables 
Lease liabilities 
Employee benefit obligations 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 
Employee benefit obligations 

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 

TOTAL LIABILITIES 

NET ASSETS 

EQUITY 
Contributed equity 
Reserves 
Accumulated losses 

TOTAL EQUITY 

7 

8 

9 

8 

2022 

$ 

4,762,603 
64,027 

4,826,630 

128,026 
23,300 

151,326 

2021 

$ 

1,801,005 
55,537 

1,856,542 

9,609 
- 

9,609 

4,977,956 

1,866,151 

192,615 
20,551 
10,275 

223,441 

5,282 

5,282 

175,198 
- 
19,799 

194,997 

3,173 

3,173 

228,723 

198,170 

4,749,233 

1,667,981 

10 

11 

35,011,926 
1,372,058 
(31,634,751) 

4,749,233 

30,009,956 
1,135,323 
(29,477,298) 

1,667,981 

The above Consolidated Statement of Financial Position should be read 
in conjunction with the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022 

Contributed 
Equity 

Notes 

Share-based 
Payments 
Reserve 

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation 
Reserve 

Accumulated 
Losses 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

Total 

$ 

BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2020 

26,809,646 

780,136 

242,997 

(27,486,848) 

345,931 

Loss for the year 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

Exchange differences on translation of 
foreign operations 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS 

TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS IN 
THEIR CAPACITY AS OWNERS 

- 

- 

- 

Shares issued during the year 

10 

3,432,695 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Share issue transaction costs 

10, 20 

(232,385) 

114,000 

- 

(1,990,450) 

(1,990,450) 

(1,810) 

- 

(1,810) 

(1,810) 

(1,990,450) 

(1,992,260) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3,432,695 

(118,385) 

BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2021 

30,009,956 

894,136 

241,187 

(29,477,298) 

1,667,981 

Loss for the year 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

Exchange differences on translation of 
foreign operations 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS 

TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS IN 
THEIR CAPACITY AS OWNERS 

- 

- 

- 

Shares issued during the year 

10 

5,526,709 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Share issue transaction costs 

10, 20 

(524,739) 

205,000 

Options issued during the year 

20 

- 

33,600 

- 

(2,157,453) 

(2,157,453) 

(1,865) 

- 

(1,865) 

(1,865) 

(2,157,453) 

(2,159,318) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5,526,709 

(319,739) 

33,600 

BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2022 

35,011,926 

1,132,736 

239,322 

(31,634,751) 

4,749,233 

The above Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity should be read  
in conjunction with the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022   

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 
Payments to suppliers and employees 
Interest received 
Interest paid 
Government COVID-19 cashflow boost received 
Fuel tax rebate received 
Expenditure on mining interests 

NET CASH (OUTFLOW) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

18 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES 
Payments for plant and equipment 
Proceeds on sale of plant and equipment 
Refund of rental security deposit  

NET CASH (OUTFLOW) FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 
Proceeds from issues of ordinary shares 
Payment of share issue costs  
Principal elements of lease payments 

NET CASH INFLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year 
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL 
YEAR 

Notes 

2022 

$ 

2021 

$ 

(738,879) 
255 
- 
66,842 
8,490 
(1,279,106) 

(1,942,398) 

(2,540) 
- 
- 

(2,540) 

3,432,695 
(118,385) 
- 

3,314,310 

1,369,372 
434,475 
(2,842) 

(692,961) 
409 
(991) 
- 
- 
(1,526,267) 

(2,219,810) 

(129,754) 
110,279 
12,000 

(7,475) 

5,526,709 
(319,739) 
(20,009) 

5,186,961 

2,959,676 
1,801,005 
1,922 

7 

4,762,603 

1,801,005 

The above Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows should be read  
in conjunction with the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements continued 

30 JUNE 2022 

1.    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. These policies have 
been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. The financial statements are for the consolidated 
Group  consisting  of  Castle  Minerals  Limited  and  its  subsidiaries.  The  financial  statements  are  presented  in  the  Australian 
currency.  Castle  Minerals  Limited  is  a  company  limited  by  shares,  domiciled  and  incorporated  in  Australia.  The  financial 
statements were authorised for issue by the directors on  29 September 2022. The directors have the  power to amend and 
reissue the financial statements. 

(a) Basis of preparation 

These  general  purpose  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  Australian  Accounting  Standards  and 
Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001. Castle Minerals Limited is 
a for-profit Group for the purpose of preparing the financial statements. 

(i) Compliance with IFRS 

The consolidated financial statements of the Castle Minerals Limited Group also comply with International Financial Reporting 
Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). 

(ii) New and amended standards adopted by the Group 

The Group has adopted all the new, revised or amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the AASB that 
are  relevant  to  its  operations  and  effective  for  the  current  annual  reporting  period.  The  Group  did  not  have  to  change  its 
accounting policies or make retrospective adjustments as a result of adopting these standards. 

(iii) Impact of standards issued but not yet applied by the Group 

Certain new accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for 30 June 2022 reporting 
periods and have not been early adopted by the Group. The Group’s assessment of the impact of these new standards and 
interpretations is that they are not expected to have a material impact on the Group in the current or future reporting periods 
and on foreseeable future transactions. 

(iv) Historical cost convention 

These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for certain financial assets and 
liabilities measured at fair value. 

(v) Going concern 

These  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  the  going  concern  basis,  which  contemplates  the  continuity  of  normal 
business activities and the realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. 

(b) Principles of consolidation 

(i) Subsidiaries 

Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) over which the Group has control. The Group controls an entity when 
the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those 
returns through its power to direct the activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control 
is transferred to the Group. They are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases. 

The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for business combinations by the Group. 

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

Non-controlling interests in the results and equity of subsidiaries are shown separately in the consolidated statement of profit 
or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of financial position respectively. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements continued 

30 JUNE 2022 

1.    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED 

(b) Principles of consolidation continued 

(ii) Changes in ownership interests 

The Group treats transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in a loss of control as transactions with equity 
owners of the Group. A change in ownership interest results in an adjustment between the carrying amounts of the controlling 
and non-controlling interests  to reflect their relative interests in the subsidiary. Any difference between the amount of the 
adjustment to non-controlling interests and any consideration paid or received is recognised in a separate reserve within equity 
attributable to owners of Castle Minerals Limited. 

When the Group ceases to have control, any retained interest in the subsidiary 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,  jointly  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.  

If the ownership interest in a jointly controlled entity or associate is reduced but joint control or significant influence is retained, 
only a proportionate share of the amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or 
loss where appropriate. 

(c) Segment reporting 

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision 
maker.  The  chief  operating  decision  maker,  who  is  responsible  for  allocating  resources  and  assessing  performance  of  the 
operating segments, has been identified as the full Board of Directors. 

(d) Foreign currency translation 

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

(ii) Transactions and balances 
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of 
the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation 
at year end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss. 
They are deferred in equity if they are attributable to part of the net investment in a foreign operation. 

 (iii) Group companies 

The results and financial position of all the Group entities (none of which has the currency of a hyperinflationary economy) that 
have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows: 
•  assets and liabilities for each statement of financial position presented are translated at the closing rate at the date of that 

statement of financial position; 

• 

income  and  expenses  for  each  statement  of  profit  or  loss  and  other  comprehensive  income  are  translated  at  average 
exchange  rates  (unless  that  is  not  a  reasonable  approximation  of  the  cumulative  effect  of  the  rates  prevailing  on  the 
transaction dates, in which case income and expenses are translated at the dates of the transactions); and 

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

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

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(e) Revenue recognition 

Interest revenue is recognised on a time proportionate basis that takes into account the effective yield on the financial assets. 

(f) Income tax 

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

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the 
reporting period in the countries where the Group operates and generates taxable income. Management periodically evaluates 
positions  taken  in  tax  returns  with  respect  to  situations  in  which  applicable  tax  regulation  is  subject  to  interpretation  and 
considers whether it is probable that a taxation authority will accept an uncertain tax treatment. The Group measures its tax 
balances  either  based  on  the  most  likely  amount  or  the  expected  value,  depending  on  which  method  provides  a  better 
prediction of the resolution of the uncertainty. 

Deferred income tax is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of 
assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. However, the deferred income tax is 
not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination 
that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred income tax is determined 
using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the reporting date and are expected to apply 
when the related deferred income tax asset is realised, or the deferred income tax liability is settled. 

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

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

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities 
and when the deferred tax balances relate to the same taxation authority. Current tax assets and tax liabilities are offset where 
the Group has a legally enforceable right to offset and intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle 
the liability simultaneously. 
Current  and  deferred  tax  is  recognised  in  profit  or  loss,  except  to  the  extent  that  it  relates  to  items  recognised  in  other 
comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly 
in equity, respectively. 

(g) Leases 

The Group leases office premises with a fourteen-month term that commenced on 1 January 2022. Upon commencement of 
the lease the Group recognised a lease liability for this lease, measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, 
discounted using the Group’s incremental borrowing rate, being 6.5%. 

Where the Group is lessee, the Group recognises a right-of-use asset and a corresponding liability at the date at which the 
lease asset is available for use by the Group. Each lease payment is allocated between the liability and the finance cost. The 
finance cost is charged to profit or loss over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the 
remaining balance of the liability for each period. The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the shorter of the asset’s useful 
life and the lease term on a straight-line basis. 

Liabilities arising from a lease are initially measured on a present value basis. Lease liabilities include the net present value of 
the following lease payments: 

fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments), less any lease incentives receivable; 

• 
•  variable lease payments that are based on an index or a rate; 
•  amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees; 
• 
the exercise price of a purchase option if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option; and 
•  payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising that option. 

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(g) Leases continued 

The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease. If that rate cannot be determined, the lessee’s 
incremental borrowing rate is used, being the rate that the lessee would have to pay to borrow the funds necessary to obtain 
an asset of similar value in a similar economic environment with similar terms and conditions. 

The Group’s office lease agreement contains an option for the lessee to extend for a further twelve-month term. 

Right-of-use assets comprise the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liability, lease payments made at or before 
commencement date less any lease incentives received, and any initial direct costs. 

Where the terms of a lease require the Group to restore the underlying asset, or the Group has an obligation to dismantle and 
remove a leased asset, a provision is recognised and measured in accordance with AASB 137. To the extent that the costs relate 
to a right-of-use asset, the costs are included in the related right-of-use asset. 

Where leases have a term of less than 12 months or relate to low value assets the Group may apply exemptions in AASB 16 to 
not capitalise any such leases and instead recognise the lease payments on a straight-line basis as an expense in profit or loss. 

(h) Impairment of assets 

Assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not 
be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable 
amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use. For the purposes of 
assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash inflows which are 
largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets (cash-generating units). Non-financial assets that 
suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at the end of each reporting period. 

(i) Cash and cash equivalents 

For statement of cash flows presentation purposes, cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with 
financial institutions, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less that are readily 
convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to insignificant risk of changes in value, and bank overdrafts. 
Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities on the statement of financial position. 

(j) Financial assets 
(i) Classification 

The Group classifies its financial assets in the following measurement categories: 

•  Those to be measured subsequently at fair value (either through OCI or through profit or loss); and 
•  Those to be measured at amortised cost. 

The classification depends on the Group’s business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual terms of the 
cash flows. 

(i) Classification continued 

For assets measured at fair value, gains and losses will either be recorded in profit or loss or OCI. For investments in equity 
instruments that are not held for trading, this will depend on whether the Group has made an irrevocable election at the time 
of initial recognition to account for the equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI). 

(ii) Recognition and derecognition 

Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognised on trade-date, the date on which the Group commits to 
purchase or sell the asset. Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets 
have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. 

(iii) Measurement 

At initial recognition, the Group measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value 
through profit or loss (FVPL), transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset. Transaction 
costs of financial assets carried at FVPL are expensed in profit or loss. 

Financial assets with embedded derivatives are considered in their entirety when determining whether their cash flows are 
solely payment of principal and interest. 

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(j) Financial assets continued 

(iii) Measurement continued 

Debt instruments 

Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends on the Group’s business model for managing the asset and the cash 
flow characteristics of the asset. There are three measurement categories into which the Group classifies its debt instruments: 
•  Amortised  cost:  Assets  that  are  held  for  collection  of  contractual  cash  flows  where  those  cash  flows  represent  solely 
payments of principal and interest are measured at amortised cost. Interest income from these financial assets is included 
in finance income using the effective interest rate method. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition is recognised directly 
in profit or loss and presented in other income or expenses. Impairment losses are presented as a separate line item in the 
statement of profit or loss. 

•  FVOCI: Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows and for selling the financial assets, where the assets’ 
cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest, are measured at FVOCI. Movements in the carrying amount 
are taken through OCI, except for the recognition of impairment gains or losses, interest income and foreign exchange 
gains and losses which are recognised in profit or loss. When the financial asset is derecognised, the cumulative gain or 
loss previously recognised in OCI is reclassified from equity to profit or loss and recognised in other income or expenses. 
Interest income from these financial assets is included in finance income using the effective interest rate method. Foreign 
exchange gains and losses are presented in other income or expenses and impairment losses are presented as a separate 
line item in the statement of profit or loss. 

•  FVPL: Assets that do not meet the criteria for amortised cost or FVOCI are measured at FVPL. A gain or loss on a debt 
investment that is subsequently measured at FVPL is recognised in profit or loss and presented net within other income or 
expenses in the period in which it arises. 

Equity instruments 

The Group subsequently measures all equity investments at fair value. Where the Group’s management has elected to present 
fair value gains and losses on equity investments in OCI, there is no subsequent reclassification of fair value gains and losses 
to profit or loss following the derecognition of the investment. Dividends from such investments continue to be recognised in 
profit or loss as other income when the Group’s right to receive payment is established. 

Changes in the fair value of financial assets at FVPL are recognised in other income or expenses in the statement of profit or 
loss as applicable. Impairment losses (and reversal of impairment losses) on equity investments measured at FVOCI are not 
reported separately from other changes in fair value. 

(iv) Impairment 

The  Group  assesses  on  a  forward-looking  basis  the  expected  credit  losses  associated  with  its  debt  instruments  carried  at 
amortised cost and FVOCI. The impairment methodology depends on whether there has been a significant increase in credit 
risk. 

(k) Exploration and evaluation costs 

Exploration and evaluation costs are expensed (and not capitalised) in the year they are incurred. 

(l) Trade and other payables 

These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of the financial year which 
are unpaid. They are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently at amortised cost. The amounts are unsecured and are 
paid on normal commercial terms. 

(m) Employee benefits 

(i) Short-term obligations 

Liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits, and annual leave expected to be settled within 12 months 
of the reporting date in respect of employees’ services up to the reporting date are measured at the amounts expected to be 
paid when the liabilities are settled. The liabilities are presented as current employee benefit obligations in the statement of 
financial position. 

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(m) Employee benefits continued 

(ii) Other long-term employee benefit obligations 

The group also has liabilities for long service leave that are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months after the end 
of the period in which the employees render the related service. These obligations are therefore measured as the present value 
of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the end of the reporting period 
using  the  projected  unit  credit  method.  Consideration  is  given  to  expected  future  wage  and  salary  levels,  experience  of 
employee departures and periods of service. Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at the end of the 
reporting period of high-quality corporate bonds with terms and currencies that match, as closely as possible, the estimated 
future  cash  outflows.  Remeasurements  as  a  result  of  experience  adjustments  and  changes  in  actuarial  assumptions  are 
recognised in profit or loss. 

The obligations are presented as current employee benefit obligations in the statement of financial position if the entity does 
not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period, regardless of when 
the actual settlement is expected to occur. 

(n) Contributed equity 

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown 
in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or 
options for the acquisition of a business are not included in the cost of the acquisition as part of the purchase consideration. 

(o) Earnings per share 

(i) Basic earnings per share 

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to owners of the Company, excluding any costs of 
servicing  equity  other  than  ordinary  shares,  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  ordinary  shares  outstanding  during  the 
financial year, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the year. 

(ii) Diluted earnings per share 

Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic earnings per share to take into account the 
after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with 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. 

(p) Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Value Added Tax (VAT) 

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of associated GST, unless the GST incurred is not recoverable 
from the taxation authority. In this case it is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense. 

Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable 
from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included with other receivables or payables in the statement of financial position. 

The Group’s transactions in Ghana are subject to VAT administered by the Value Added Tax Service of the Republic of Ghana. 
VAT may only be recoverable once the Group’s operations are producing revenue in Ghana. Hence, at the Group’s current level 
of activity, being exploration, VAT is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of an asset or as part of an item of expense. 
Receivables and payables in the statement of financial position are shown inclusive of VAT. 

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or financing activities 
which are recoverable from, or payable to the respective taxation authorities, are presented as operating cash flows. 

(q) Share-based payments 

The Group granted benefits to suppliers, employees and consultants in the form of share-based payment transactions. 

The share-based payments are measured at fair value equal to the value of goods and services received. For equity-settled 
transactions with employees the fair value of the equity instruments is measured at the date at which they are granted. The 
fair value is determined by an internal valuation using an appropriate option pricing model or quoted active market price, 
using the assumptions detailed in note 20. 

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(r) Critical accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions 

The  preparation  of  these  financial  statements  requires  the  use  of  certain  critical  accounting  estimates.  It  also  requires 
management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher 
degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are: 

Share based payment transactions 

The Group measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees and contractors by reference to the fair value of 
the equity instruments at the date at which they are granted. The fair value is determined by an internal valuation using an 
appropriate option pricing model or quoted active market price, using the assumptions detailed in note 20. If any of these 
assumptions, including the probability of achieving the performance hurdle were to change, there may be an impact on the 
amounts reported. 

Acquisition of assets 

In  determining  whether  an  acquisition  is  a  business  combination  or  an  asset  acquisition,  management  apply  significant 
judgement to assess whether the net assets acquired constitute a 'business' in accordance with AASB 3. Under that standard, 
a  business  is  an  integrated  set  of  activities  and  assets  that  is  capable  of  being  conducted  or  managed  for  the  purpose  of 
providing a return, and necessarily consists of inputs, processes, which when applied to those inputs, have the ability to create 
outputs. 

2. 

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT 

The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including foreign exchange risk, price risk and interest 
rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group’s overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial 
markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the financial performance of the Group. 

Risk management is carried out by the full Board of Directors as the Group believes that it is crucial for all board members to 
be involved in this process. The Managing Director, with the assistance of senior management as required, has responsibility 
for identifying, assessing, treating and monitoring risks and reporting to the board on risk management. 

(a) Market risk 
(i) Foreign exchange risk 

The Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures, primarily 
with respect to the US dollar. 

Foreign  exchange  risk  arises  from  future  commercial  transactions  and  recognised  assets  and  liabilities  denominated  in  a 
currency that is not the Group’s functional currency. The Group has not formalised a foreign currency risk management policy 
however, it monitors its foreign currency expenditure in light of exchange rate movements. 

The risk is not material and sensitivity analysis does not result in a material effect on Group results or financial position. 

(ii) Price risk 

Given the current level of operations and financial assets held the Group is not exposed to commodity or equity price risk. 

(iii) Interest rate risk 

The Group is exposed to movements in market interest rates on cash and cash equivalents. The Group policy is to monitor the 
interest rate yield curve out to 120 days to ensure a balance is maintained between the liquidity of cash assets and the interest 
rate return. 

The risk is not material and sensitivity analysis does not result in a material effect on Group results or financial position. 

(b) Credit risk 

The maximum exposure to credit risk at reporting date is the carrying amount (net of provision for impairment) of those assets 
as disclosed in the statement of financial position and notes to the financial statements. The only significant concentrations of 
credit risk for the Group are the cash and cash equivalents and security bonds (as part of other receivables) held with financial 
institutions, and GST recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. All material deposits are held with the major Australian 
banks, or the Australian government, for which the Board evaluate credit risk to be minimal. 

As the Group does not presently have any trade receivables, lending, significant stock levels or any other credit risk, a formal 
credit risk management policy is not maintained. 

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2. 

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT CONTINUED 

 (c) Liquidity risk 

The Group manages liquidity risk by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and ensuring sufficient cash and 
marketable securities are available to meet the current and future commitments of the Group. Due to the nature of the Group’s 
activities,  being  mineral  exploration,  the  Group  does  not  have  ready  access  to  credit  facilities,  with  the  primary  source  of 
funding being equity raisings. The Board of Directors constantly monitor the state of equity markets in conjunction with the 
Group’s current and future funding requirements, with a view to initiating appropriate capital raisings as required. 

The financial liabilities of the Group are confined to trade and other payables as disclosed in the statement of financial position. 
All trade and other payables are non-interest bearing and due within 12 months of the reporting date. 

(d) Fair value estimation 

The  carrying  values  of  all  financial  assets  and  liabilities  of  the  Group  approximate  their  fair  values  due  to  their  short-term 
nature. 

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$ 

2021 

$ 

3.  SEGMENT INFORMATION 

For  management  purposes,  the  Group  has  identified  two  reportable  segments  being:  exploration  activities  undertaken  in 
Australia; and, exploration activities undertaken in Ghana, West Africa. These segments include activities associated with the 
determination  and  assessment  of  the  existence  of  commercial  economic  reserves,  from  the  Group’s  mineral  assets  in  the 
respective geographic location. 

Segment performance is evaluated based on the operating profit or loss and cash flows and is measured in accordance with 
the Group’s accounting policies. 

Exploration segments 

Segment revenue and other income – Australia 
Segment revenue and other income – Ghana 

Segment revenue and other income – Total 

Reconciliation of segment revenue and other income to total revenue 
and other income before tax: 

Interest revenue 
Other revenue and income 

Total revenue and other income 

Segment results – Australia 
Segment results – Ghana 

Segment results – Total 

Reconciliation of segment result to loss before tax: 
Corporate depreciation 
Finance costs 
Share-based payment expense 
Other corporate and administration 

Loss before tax 

Segment operating assets - Australia 
Segment operating assets – Ghana 

Segment operating assets – Total 

Reconciliation of segment operating assets to total assets: 
Other corporate and administration assets 

Total assets 

Segment operating liabilities - Australia 
Segment operating liabilities – Ghana 

Segment operating liabilities – Total 

Reconciliation of segment operating liabilities to total liabilities: 
Other corporate and administration liabilities 

Total liabilities 

30 

- 
110,279 

110,279 

409 
- 

110,688 

(1,203,083) 
(168,121) 

(1,371,204) 

(28,597) 
(991) 
(33,600) 
(723,061) 

- 
- 

- 

255 
75,332 

75,587 

(1,225,024) 
(162,598) 

(1,387,622) 

(1,777) 
- 
- 
(601,051) 

(2,157,453) 

(1,990,450) 

- 
- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

4,977,956 

4,977,956 

1,866,151 

1,866,151 

80,698 
39,568 

120,266 

108,457 

228,723 

58,039 
87,682 

145,721 

52,449 

198,170 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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4.  REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME 

(a) Revenue from continuing operations 
Interest 

(b) Other income 
Government COVID-19 cashflow boost 
Fuel tax rebate 
Net gain on disposal of plant and equipment 

5. 

EXPENSES 

Loss before income tax includes the following specific expenses: 

Defined contribution superannuation expense 

Expenses relating to short-term leases 

6. 

INCOME TAX 

(a) Income tax benefit 

Current tax 
Deferred tax 

(b) Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense to prima facie 

tax payable 

Loss from continuing operations before income tax expense 
Prima facie tax (benefit)/expense at the Australian tax rate of 30% 
(2021: 30%) 
Tax effect of amounts which are not deductible in calculating taxable 
income: 

Share-based payments 
Other 

Movements in unrecognised temporary differences 
Tax effect of current year tax losses for which no deferred tax asset has 
been recognised 
Foreign tax rate differential 

Income tax expense 

(c) Unrecognised temporary differences 
Deferred Tax Assets (at 30%) 
On Income Tax Account 

Capital raising costs 
Foreign exploration tax losses 
Accruals and other provisions 
Tenement acquisition costs 
Australian carry forward capital losses 
Australian carry forward tax losses 
Deferred Tax Liabilities (30%) 
Net deferred tax assets 

31 

2022 

$ 

2021 

$ 

409 

255 

- 
- 
110,279 

110,279 

44,353 

30,867 

- 
- 
- 

66,842 
8,490 
- 

75,332 

36,623 

57,796 

- 
- 
- 

(2,157,453) 

(1,990,450) 

(647,236) 

(597,135) 

10,080 
21,841 

(615,315) 
(37,123) 

660,844 
(8,406) 

- 

86,774 
4,940,114 
10,547 
145,650 
1,819,543 
1,832,802 
- 
8,835,430 

- 
146 

(596,989) 
2,558 

602,561 
(8,130) 

- 

35,724 
6,114,851 
8,628 
166,013 
1,345,530 
1,776,452 
- 
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2022 

$ 

2021 

$ 

6. 

INCOME TAX CONTINUED 

Net deferred tax assets have not been brought to account as it is not probable within the immediate future that tax profits will 
be available against which deductible temporary differences and tax losses can be utilised. 

The Group’s ability to use losses in the future is subject to the companies in the Group satisfying the relevant tax authority’s 
criteria for using these losses. 

Foreign exploration tax losses are incurred in Ghana and are arrived at after adjusting losses reported in financial statements 
in line with tax principles. Mining concerns are allowed to deduct the losses over a five-year period subsequent to the year in 
which the loss was incurred. 

7.  CURRENT ASSETS – CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 

Cash at bank and in hand  

Cash and cash equivalents as shown in the statement of financial 
position and the statement of cash flows 

4,762,603 

1,801,005 

4,762,603 

1,801,005 

Cash at bank and in hand earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates. 

8. 

LEASES 

(i) Amounts recognised in the Statement of Financial Position 
The statement of financial position shows the following amounts 
relating to leases: 

Right-of-use assets 
Right-of-use assets 
Accumulated Depreciation of Right of Use Asset 

Carrying value of right-of-use-asset 

Lease liabilities 
Current lease liabilities 
Non-current lease liabilities 

Total lease liabilities 

(ii) Amounts recognised in the Statement of Profit or Loss 
The statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income shows 
the following amounts relating to leases: 
Depreciation charge for right-of-use assets 
Interest expense (included in finance costs) 

40,560 
(17,260) 

23,300 

20,551 
- 

20,551 

17,260 
991 

- 
- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 
- 

The Company leases office premises with a fourteen-month term that commenced on 1 January 2022. The Company has an 
option to extend the lease by a further 12 months in accordance with the terms of the lease. 

9.  CURRENT LIABILITIES - TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES 

Trade payables 
Other payables and accruals 

32,218 
160,397 

192,615 

40,501 
134,697 

175,198 

Information about the Group’s exposure to foreign exchange and liquidity risk is provided in note 2. 

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10.  CONTRIBUTED EQUITY 

(a) Share capital 
Ordinary shares fully paid 

Total contributed equity 

2022 

2021 

Number of 
shares 

Notes 

$ 

Number of 
shares 

$ 

10(d) 

999,492,984 

35,011,926 

732,500,818 

30,009,956 

999,492,984 

35,011,926 

732,500,818 

30,009,956 

(b) Movements in ordinary share capital 
Beginning of the financial year 
Issued during the year: 
−  Issued for cash at $0.01 per share 
−  Issued for cash at $0.012 per share 
−  Issued for cash at $0.03 per share 
−  Issued for cash upon exercise of $0.02 options 
−  Issued for cash upon exercise of $0.022 options 
−  Issued for cash upon exercise of $0.055 options 
Transaction costs 

732,500,818 

30,009,956 

389,231,273 

26,809,646 

- 
126,843,833 
120,000,000 
20,000,000 
108,333 
40,000 
- 

- 
1,522,126 
3,600,000 
400,000 
2,383 
2,200 
(524,739) 

343,269,545 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

3,432,695 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(232,385) 

End of the financial year 

999,492,984 

35,011,926 

732,500,818 

30,009,956 

(c) Movements in options on issue 

Beginning of the financial year 
Issued, exercisable at $0.02 on or before 30 June 2022 
Issued, exercisable at $0.022 on or before 30 June 2023 
Issued, exercisable at $0.022 on or before 31 December 2023 
Issued, exercisable at $0.055 on or before 31 December 2024 
Exercised at $0.02, expiring 30 June 2022 
Exercised at $0.022, expiring 30 June 2023 
Exercised at $0.055, expiring 31 December 2024 

End of the financial year 

(d) Ordinary shares 

Number of options 

2022 

35,500,000 
- 
4,000,000 
52,281,277 
55,000,000 
(20,000,000) 
(108,333) 
(40,000) 

126,632,944 

2021 

15,500,000 
20,000,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

35,500,000 

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

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

Ordinary shares have no par value and the Company does not have a limited amount of authorised capital. 

(e) Capital risk management 

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard their ability to continue as a going concern, so that they may 
continue to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements continued 
30 JUNE 2022 

10.  CONTRIBUTED EQUITY CONTINUED 

Due to the nature of the Group’s activities, being mineral exploration, the Group does not have ready access to credit facilities, 
with the primary source of funding being equity raisings. Therefore, the focus of the Group’s capital risk management is the 
current  working  capital  position  against  the  requirements  of  the  Group  to  meet  exploration  programmes  and  corporate 
overheads. The Group’s strategy is to ensure appropriate liquidity is maintained to meet anticipated operating requirements, 
with a view to initiating appropriate capital raisings as required. The working capital position of the Group at 30 June 2022 and 
30 June 2021 are as follows: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 
Trade and other payables 
Lease liabilities 
Employee benefit obligations (current) 

Working capital position 

11.  RESERVES 

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

(b) Nature and purpose of reserves 
(i) Foreign currency translation reserve 

2022 

$ 

4,762,603 
64,027 
(192,615) 
(20,551) 
(10,275) 

4,603,189 

2021 

$ 

1,801,005 
55,537 
(175,198) 
- 
(19,799) 

1,661,545 

239,322 
1,132,736 

1,372,058 

241,187 
894,136 

1,135,323 

Exchange differences arising on translation of the foreign controlled Group are recognised in other comprehensive income as 
described in note 1(d) and accumulated within a separate reserve within equity. The cumulative amount is reclassified to profit 
or loss when the net investment is disposed of. 

(ii) Share-based payments reserve 

The share-based payments reserve is used to recognise the fair value of options and performance rights granted. 

12.  DIVIDENDS 

No dividends were paid during the financial year.  No recommendation for payment of dividends has been made. 

13.  REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS 

During the year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by the auditor of the parent Group, its related 
practices and non-related audit firms: 

(a) Audit services 
BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd - audit and review of financial reports   

Total remuneration for audit services 

(b) Non-audit services 
BDO (WA) Pty Ltd - tax compliance services 

Total remuneration for other services 

39,000 

39,000 

10,000 

10,000 

31,300 

31,300 

9,721 

9,721 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements continued 
30 JUNE 2022 

14.  CONTINGENCIES 

Contingent liabilities 
Wanganui and Polelle tenement acquisitions 

In  accordance  with  tenement  acquisition  agreements  entered  during  the  2021  financial  year  for  the  Wanganui  and  Polelle 
projects, the following deferred consideration may become payable in future periods: 
•  A 1% gross royalty is payable on any gold produced from both projects; and 
•  A once only milestone payment of $50,000 is payable when either a decision is made to mine ore or an ore reserve of at 

least 30,000oz gold has been declared on one of the projects. 

Beasley Creek tenement acquisition 

In  accordance  with  a  tenement  acquisition  agreement  entered  during  the  2018  financial  year,  the  following  deferred 
consideration may become payable in future periods: 
•  2,000,000 performance rights to vest into fully paid ordinary shares of the Company, on the date that the Company submits 
a Form 5 (in the form specified in the Mining Act) stating that the Company has expended $500,000 on the tenement. 

Ghana 

The mineral licences held in Ghana by the Group through its wholly owned Ghanaian subsidiary, Carlie Mining Limited, are 
subject to compliance with the Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act 703) and various other laws and regulations governing their 
application,  granting,  extension,  renewal,  and  general  operation.  Failure  to  comply  with  these  conditions  may  render  the 
licences liable for forfeiture. The Group has applied for extensions of term or renewal and/or a reduction in licence area for a 
majority  of  its  licences  and  is  awaiting  approval  from  the  Ghana  MINCOM  and  the  Ghana  Minister  of  Lands  and  Natural 
Resources for these. Such approvals will be subject to the payment of various fees which the Group will consider and pay on 
an  individual  licence  basis  as-and-when  such  fees  have  been  determined  and  presented.  There  is  no  guarantee  that  the 
obligations and terms pertaining to individual or all of the Group’s licences can or will be economically complied with. 

15.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 

(a) Parent Group 

The ultimate parent Group within the Group is Castle Minerals Limited. 

(b) Subsidiaries 

Interests in subsidiaries are set out in note 16. 

(c) Key management personnel compensation 
Short-term benefits 
Post-employment benefits 
Other long-term benefits 
Termination benefits 
Share-based payments 

2022 

$ 

407,455 
39,273 
- 
- 
- 

446,728 

2021 

$ 

347,147 
32,274 
- 
- 
- 

379,421 

Detailed remuneration disclosures are provided in the remuneration report on pages 11 to 14. 

15.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS CONTINUED 

(d) Transactions and balances with other related parties 
Other services 

James Guy & Associates Pty Ltd, a business of which Mr Guy is principal, provided geological consulting services to the Group 
during  the  year  totalling  $135,320  (2021:  $109,396).    The  amounts  paid  were  on  arms’  length  commercial  terms  and  are 
disclosed in the remuneration report in conjunction with Mr Guy’s compensation.  At 30 June 2022 there was $18,938 (2021: 
$13,875) owing to James Guy & Associates Pty Ltd. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements continued 
30 JUNE 2022 

16.  SUBSIDIARIES 

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries in accordance 
with the accounting policy described in note 1(b): 

Name 

Country of incorporation 

Class of shares   

Equity Holding*   

Carlie Mining Ltd 

Ghana 

Ordinary 

*The proportion of ownership interest is equal to the proportion of voting power held. 

2022 
% 

100 

2021 
% 

100 

17.  EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER THE REPORTING DATE 

On 7 July 2022 the Company established a new wholly owned Australian subsidiary called Black Volta Minerals Limited and on 
6 September 2022 the Company established a new wholly owned Ghanaian subsidiary called Kambale Graphite Ltd for future 
structuring purposes.   

Other than as detailed above, no other matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2022, which has significantly affected, 
or may significantly affect the operations of the Group, the result of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group in 
subsequent financial years.  

18.  CASH FLOW INFORMATION 

(a) 

Reconciliation of net profit or loss after income tax to net 
cash outflow from operating activities 

Net loss for the year 

Non-Cash Items 
Depreciation of non-current assets 
Net gain on disposal of plant and equipment 
Share-based payments expense 
Net exchange differences 

Change in operating assets and liabilities 
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables 
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables 
Increase in employee benefit obligations 

Net cash outflow from operating activities 

2022 
$ 

2021 
$ 

(2,157,453) 

(1,990,450) 

28,597 
(110,279) 
33,600 
3,591 

(20,490) 
10,039 
(7,415) 

1,777 
- 
- 
226 

7,112 
29,356 
9,581 

(2,219,810) 

(1,942,398) 

(b)  Non-cash investing and financing activities 
Non-cash investing and financing activities disclosed in other notes are: 
• 
• 

Acquisition of right-of-use assets (note 8). 

Options issued to consultants and suppliers for nil consideration (note 20). 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements continued 
30 JUNE 2022 

           2022                       2021 

19.  LOSS PER SHARE 

(a) Basic and diluted loss per share 
Basic  and  diluted  loss  per  share  attributable  to  the  owners  of  the 
Company (cents per share) 

(a) Reconciliation of earnings used in calculating loss per share 
Loss attributable to the owners of the Company used in calculating basic 
and diluted loss per share 

(b) Weighted average number of shares used as the denominator 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as the denominator 
in calculating basic and diluted loss per share 

(0.2) 

(0.3) 

$ 

$ 

(2,157,453) 

(1,990,450) 

Number of shares  Number of shares 

892,341,769 

636,100,851 

(c) Information on the classification of options 

As the Group made a loss for the year ended 30 June 2022, the options on issue were considered anti-dilutive and were not 
included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share. The options currently on issue could potentially dilute basic earnings 
per share in the future. 

20.   SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS 

(a) Employees and contractors’ options 

The  Group  provides  benefits  to  employees  (including  directors)  and  contractors  of  the  Group  in  the  form  of  share-based 
payment transactions, whereby employees or consultants render services in exchange for options to acquire ordinary shares. 
The exercise prices of the options granted and on issue at 30 June 2022 range from 1.5 cents to 5.5 cents per option, with 
expiry dates ranging from 30 June 2023 to 31 December 2024. All options granted vested immediately upon issue. 

Options granted carry no dividend or voting rights. When exercisable, each option is convertible into one ordinary share in the 
capital of the Company with full dividend and voting rights. 

During the year, 10,000,000 listed options with an exercise price of 2.2 cents and expiring on 31 December 2023 and 15,000,000 
listed options with an exercise price of 5.5 cents and expiring 31 December 2024 were granted to corporate advisors as part 
consideration  for  capital  raising  expenses.  Additionally,  4,000,000  unlisted  options  with  an  exercise  price  of  2.2  cents  and 
expiring 30 June 2023 were granted to consultants. 

Fair value of options granted 

The weighted average fair value of the listed options granted during the year was 0.8 cents (2021:  n/a). The listed options 
vested on the respective dates of issue. The fair value of the 2.2 cents listed options issued was determined by reference to the 
closing  price  of  0.7  cents  on  the  grant  date  of  8  October  2021.  The  fair  value  of  the  5.5  cents  listed  options  issued  was 
determined by reference to the closing price of 0.9 cents on the grant date of 24 January 2022. 

The weighted average fair value of the unlisted options granted during the year was 0.8 cents (2021: 0.6 cents). The price was 
calculated by using the Black-Scholes European Option Pricing Model applying the following inputs: 

Weighted average exercise price (cents) 
Weighted average life of the option (years) 
Weighted average underlying share price (cents) 
Expected share price volatility 
Risk free interest rate 

2022 

2.2 
2.0 
1.4 
140.9% 
0.03% 

2021 

2.0 
1.6 
1.2 
129.5% 
0.09% 

Historical volatility has been used as the basis for determining expected share price volatility as it assumed that this is indicative 
of future trends, which may not eventuate.  

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements continued 
30 JUNE 2022 

20.   SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS CONTINUED 

Set out below is a summary of the share-based payment options granted: 

Outstanding at the beginning of the year 
Granted  
Forfeited  
Exercised (1) 
Expired  

Outstanding at year-end 

Exercisable at year-end  

2022 

2021 

Number of 
options 

35,500,000 
29,000,000 
- 
(20,000,000) 
- 

44,500,000 

44,500,000 

Weighted 
average exercise 
price cents 

Number of 
options 

Weighted 
average exercise 
price cents 

1.8 
3.9 
- 
2.0 
- 

3.1 

3.1 

15,500,000 
20,000,000 
- 
- 
- 

35,500,000 

35,500,000 

1.5 
2.0 
- 
- 
- 

1.8 

1.8 

(1) 

The weighted average share price at the date of exercise of options exercised during the year ended 30 June 2022 was 
3.1 cents (2021: not applicable). 

The weighted average remaining contractual life of share options outstanding at the end of the year was 1.6 years (2021: 1.4 
years),  and  the  exercise  prices  range  from  1.5  cents  to  5.5  cents.  The  option  expiry  dates  range  from  30  June  2023  to  31 
December 2024. 

Notes 

2022 

$ 

2021 

$ 

(b) Expenses arising from share-based payment transactions 

Total expenses arising from share-based payment transactions recognised during the period were as follows: 
Options issued to corporate advisors (‘share issue transaction costs’) 
Options issued to employees and contractors (‘share-based payment 
expense’) 

205,000 
33,600 

114,000 
- 

238,600 

114,000 

21.  COMMITMENTS 

Exploration commitments 
The Group has certain commitments to meet minimum expenditure requirements on the mineral exploration assets it has an 
interest in. Outstanding exploration commitments are as follows: 
within one year 
later than one year but not later than five years 

575,580 
1,728,183 

102,000 
119,000 

2,303,763 

221,000 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements continued 

30 JUNE 2022 

22.  PARENT GROUP INFORMATION 

The following information relates to the parent Group, Castle Minerals Limited, at 30 June 2022. The information presented 
here has been prepared using accounting policies consistent with those presented in note 1. 
Current assets 
Non-current assets 

1,833,693 
9,609 

4,684,218 
151,326 

Total assets 

Current liabilities 
Non-current liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Contributed equity 
Share-based payments reserve 
Accumulated losses 

Total equity 

Loss for the year 

Total comprehensive loss for the year 

4,835,544 

1,843,302 

183,874 
5,282 

189,156 

35,011,926 
1,132,736 
(31,498,274) 

4,646,388 

107,314 
3,173 

110,487 

30,009,956 
894,136 
(29,171,277) 

1,732,815 

(2,326,997) 

(2,326,997) 

(1,902,105) 

(1,902,105) 

As detailed in note 14, there are contingent liabilities in respect to tenement acquisition agreements that the parent Group has 
entered or co-signed with a subsidiary Group, and contingent assets of the parent Group resulting from sale of a subsidiary. 

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Directors' Declaration 

In the directors’ opinion: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

the  financial  statements  comprising  the  statement  of  profit  or  loss  and  other  comprehensive  income,  statement  of 
financial position, statement of changes in equity, statement of cash flows and accompanying notes set out on pages 
18 to 39 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 
(i) 

complying  with  Accounting  Standards,  the  Corporations  Regulations  2001  and  other  mandatory  professional 
reporting requirements; and 

(ii) 

giving  a  true  and  fair  view  of  the  consolidated  Group’s  financial  position  as  at  30  June  2022  and  of  its 
performance for the financial year ended on that date; 

there are reasonable grounds to believe that the consolidated Group will be able to pay its debts as and when they 
become due and payable; 

the remuneration disclosures included in the Directors’ Report (as part of the audited Remuneration Report), for the 
year ended 30 June 2022, comply with Section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001; and 

a statement that the attached financial statements are in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards 
has been included in the notes to the financial statements. 

The directors have been given the declarations by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 
295A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the directors. 

Stephen Stone 

Managing Director 

Perth, 30 September 2022 

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Tel: +61 8 6382 4600
Fax: +61 8 6382 4601
www.bdo.com.au

Level 9, Mia Yellagonga Tower 2
5 Spring Street
Perth WA 6000
PO Box 700 West Perth WA 6872
Australia

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

To the members of Castle Minerals Limited

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report

Opinion

We have audited the financial report of Castle Minerals Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries (the
Group), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2022, 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 report, including a summary of significant accounting policies 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 2022 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 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 confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been
given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the
time of this auditor’s report.

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

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

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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. We have determined the matters described below to be the key
audit matters to be communicated in our report.

Accounting for Share Based Payments

Key audit matter

How the matter was addressed in our audit

During the year ended 30 June 2022, the Group issued

Our audit procedures in respect of this area included

shares to contractors which have been accounted for

but were not limited to the following:

as share-based payments.

Refer to Note 20, Note 1(q) and Note 1(r) of the

financial report for a description of the accounting

policy and significant estimates and judgements

applied to these transactions.

Due to the complex and judgemental estimates used

in determining the valuation of the share based

payments, we consider the accounting for the share

based payment expense to be a key audit matter.

(cid:127)

(cid:127)

(cid:127)

(cid:127)

(cid:127)

(cid:127)

Reviewing relevant supporting documentation to

obtain an understanding of the contractual nature

and terms and conditions of the share-based

payment arrangements;

Holding discussions with management to

understand the share-based payment transactions

in place;

Reviewing management’s determination of the

fair value of the share-based payments granted,

considering the appropriateness of the valuation

models used and assessing the valuation inputs;

Involving our valuation specialists, to assess the

reasonableness of management’s valuation inputs

in respect of volatility;

Assessing the reasonableness of the share-based

payment in equity; and

Assessing the adequacy of the related disclosures

in Note 1(q), Note 1(r) and Note 20 of the

Financial Report.

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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 2022, 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.

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

https://www.auasb.gov.au/admin/file/content102/c3/ar1_2020.pdf

This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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Report on the Remuneration Report

Opinion on the Remuneration Report

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 11 to 14 of the directors’ report for the
year ended 30 June 2022.

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Castle Minerals Limited, for the year ended 30 June 2022,
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.

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd

Ashleigh Woodley

Director

Perth

30 September 2022

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  
For the year ended 30 June 2022 

Additional information required by the Australian Securities Exchange Ltd and not shown elsewhere in this report is shown 
below. All information is current as at 28 September 2022. 

Distribution of equity securities  

CLASS OF EQUITY SECURITY 

Ordinary shares (ASX: CDT) 

$0.022 Options (ASX: CDTO) 

$0.055 Options (ASX: CDTOA) 

Spread of holdings 

Number of 
holders 

% of CDT 

Number of 
holders 

% of CDTO 

Number of 
holders 

% of CDTOA 

1 – 1,000 

1,001 – 5,000 

5,001 – 10,000 

10,001 – 100,000 

Over 100,000 

Total holdings on Register 

89 

61 

206 

1,756 

1,352 

3,464 

0.00 

0.02 

0.18 

8.04 

91.76 

100.00 

- 

- 

1 

35 

108 

144 

- 

- 

0.02 

3.94 

96.04 

100.00 

- 

- 

- 

90 

85 

175 

- 

- 

- 

8.89 

91.11 

100.00 

There were 666 holders of less than a marketable parcel of ordinary shares (calculated at $0.027 cents per share). 

Substantial Shareholders 

These substantial shareholders have notified the Company in accordance with section 671B of the Corporations Act 2001: 

Rank 

1 

Holder name 

Ordinary shares held 

% of issued capital 

Stepstone Pty Ltd 

51,961,627 

7.09% 

Twenty largest shareholders 

The names of the twenty largest shareholders of quoted ordinary shares are: 

Holder name 

Ordinary shares 
held 

% of issued 
capital 

MR GEORGE ALEXANDER BONNEY 
CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 
STEPSTONE PTY LTD 
GLADSTONE SUPER PTY LTD  
MR MICHAEL WILLIAM ATKINS 
CS FOURTH NOMINEES PTY LIMITED  
MRS ALISON CLAIRE OVENDEN 
MR MICHAEL WILLIAM GAULE 
WINDAMURAH PTY LTD  
BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD  
MR STEPHEN STONE  
MR VINCENZO BRIZZI & MRS RITA LUCIA BRIZZI  
CRAWFORD ASSETS PTY LTD 
SARWELL PTY LTD  
MR QINGFENG OUYANG 
RMI INDUSTRIES PTY LIMITED 
SUPERHERO SECURITIES LIMITED  
MR GARIN LEWIS DRURY 
BEDEL & SOWA CORP PTY LTD 
CHEROOK PROJECT SERVICES PTY LTD  

40,100,000 
25,582,236 
23,202,193 
20,500,000 
12,107,107 
11,478,307 
10,000,000 
8,780,338 
8,734,082 
8,507,573 
8,259,434 
7,950,000 
7,400,000 
6,540,000 
6,445,000 
5,846,444 
5,696,102 
5,434,269 
5,000,000 
5,000,000 

4.01 
2.56 
2.32 
2.05 
1.21 
1.15 
1.00 
0.88 
0.87 
0.85 
0.83 
0.80 
0.74 
0.65 
0.64 
0.58 
0.57 
0.54 
0.50 
0.50 

Total 

232,563,085 

23.27 

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTINUED 
For the year ended 30 June 2022 

Twenty largest option holders (ASX: CDTO) 

The names of the twenty largest option holders of quoted options exercisable at $0.022 expiring 31 December 2023: 

Holder name 

Ordinary shares 
held 

%  of issued 
capital 

DOMAIN CONSULTING GROUP PTY LTD  
PIENAAR SUPERANNUATION HOLDINGS PTY LTD  
MR JAMIE LARMONT 
MR ANDREW BLAIR PIRRIT 
MR KIRROLOS GHABRIEL GUIRGIS 
BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD  
MR MICHAEL REX HUNT & MRS LYNNE MAREE HUNT 
MRS LINDA GAYE BOAL 
MR ROSS DIX HARVEY 
MR LUKAS STUECKEL 
MRS ALISON CLAIRE OVENDEN 
CRAWFORD ASSETS PTY LTD 
MR NICK KATOUNAS 
MR JODY ALAN DENNISON 
PULLAN FAMILY SUPER FUND PTY LTD  
MR ANDREW GORDON ANDERSON 
MR ELVES RIVAS 
SAPPHIRE DIAMOND INVESTMENTS PTY LTD  
DVR INVEST PTY LTD  
TANGCORP INVESTMENTS PTY LTD 

Total 

1,975,000 
1,502,000 
1,500,000 
1,465,920 
1,410,000 
1,386,674 
1,250,000 
1,200,000 
1,098,065 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
900,000 
851,989 
840,000 
833,333 
833,333 
23,046,314 

3.79 
2.88 
2.88 
2.81 
2.70 
2.66 
2.40 
2.30 
2.10 
1.92 
1.92 
1.92 
1.92 
1.92 
1.92 
1.73 
1.63 
1.61 
1.60 
1.60 
44.17 

Twenty largest option holders (ASX: CDTOA) 

The names of the twenty largest options holders of quoted options exercisable at $0.055 expiring 31 December 2024: 

Holder name 

Ordinary 
shares held 

%  of issued 
capital 

10 BOLIVIANOS PTY LTD 
MR LEMUEL CHERLOABA 
MR MICHAEL WILLIAM GAULE 
MR GEORGE ALEXANDER BONNEY 
MR CHARLIE YEOH 
MR ALI MOHAMMED PARVEZ UKANI 
MR ANDREW ROSS CHILDS 
MRS ALISON CLAIRE OVENDEN 
MR JAMES HANKIN 
MR ALAN WAYNE HADWIGER 
THE KING'S RANSOM (VIC) PTY LTD  
BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD  
SAFINIA PTY LTD 
MR CONOR DALEY 
MR DAVID LUONG 
MR NICOLAS LUIS LOPEZ SEAL  
MRS FRANCES TU 
MR BERNARD JOSEPH JAMIESON 
MRS JANINE MAREE ERNST 
GORDON HOLDINGS (QLD) PTY LTD 

Total 

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11,143,538 
3,500,000 
3,312,722 
2,635,000 
2,098,253 
1,442,308 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
939,855 
923,389 
666,667 
576,923 
555,556 
500,000 
500,000 
499,800 
450,219 
450,000 
34,194,230 

20.28 
6.37 
6.03 
4.79 
3.82 
2.62 
1.82 
1.82 
1.82 
1.82 
1.71 
1.68 
1.21 
1.05 
1.01 
0.91 
0.91 
0.91 
0.82 
0.82 
62.22 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTINUED 
For the year ended 30 June 2022 

Voting rights 

All ordinary shares are fully paid and carry one vote per share without restriction. 

Unlisted Options 

A.  15,500,000 unlisted options exercisable at 1.5 cents, expiring 30 June 2023.  

The unlisted options carry no dividend or voting rights. 

Number of holders – 4 

B.  4,000,000 unlisted options exercisable at 2.2 cents, expiring 30 June 2023.  

The unlisted options carry no dividend or voting rights. 

Number of holders – 2 

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