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Annual Report  
for the year ended 31 December

2019

Hillgrove Resources Limited ACN 004 297 116

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Corporate Directory

Corporate and  
Registered Office
5-7 King William Road,  
Unley S.A. 5061, Australia

Tel: +61 8 7070 1698

Kanmantoo Copper Mine
Eclair Mine Road 
Kanmantoo S.A. 5252, Australia

Tel:  + 61 8 8538 6800 
Fax: + 61 8 8538 5255

Share Registry
Boardroom Pty Limited 
Level 7, 207 Kent Street 
Sydney N.S.W. 2000, Australia

Tel: + 61 2 9290 9600 
Fax: + 61 2 9279 0664

Bankers
Westpac Banking Corporation 
31 Willoughby Road 
Crows Nest N.S.W. 2065, Australia 

Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers 
70 Franklin Street 
Adelaide S.A. 5000, Australia

Web Site
www.hillgroveresources.com.au

General Enquiries 
Info@hillgroveresources.com.au

Contents

Chairman and Managing  
Director’s Statement  

Kanmantoo Copper Mine  

Exploration 

Mineral Resource  
and Ore Reserves  

Sustainability: Environment,  
Safety and Community 

Financial Statements 

Directors’ Declaration 

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Independent Auditor’s Report  67

Shareholder Information 

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Chairman and Managing Director’s Statement

Dear Shareholders,
The year in review
Safety is a fundamental consideration 
in everything we do at Hillgrove.  
Although any injury is one too many, 
we are pleased to report that 2019 
saw the lowest number of injuries 
recorded in a year since operations at 
Kanmantoo commenced in late 2011.  
The rolling 12-month total recordable 
injury frequency rate (TRIFR) remains 
at historically low levels, (46% 
reduction over the past 2 years).  

The past 12 months marked the 
commencement of the transition from 
producer to explorer / developer with 
the completion of the open pit mining 
activities in May and commencement 
of processing of the low grade 
ore stockpiles which is expected 
to continue through until the end 
of March 2020.  Open pit mining 
was stopped prior to reaching the 
ultimate pit depth due to rockfalls in 
December 2018, and in February and 
May 2019.  The cessation of mining 
ahead of the final design prevented 
all copper metal from being 
recovered, and increased unit mining 
costs due to delays as the pit was 
remediated and engineering controls 
implemented to ensure worker safety 
prior to recommencing mining.  

In addition, based on actual results 
the assumed loose stockpile density 
was reduced during the year by 9%, 
which in turn reduced the estimated 
copper content of the stockpile and 
further reduced the forward looking 
metal production forecast.    

Notwithstanding the geotechnical 
challenges in the pit, the 2019 
copper and gold production 
guidance, as well as the C1 and 
capital cost guidance was met  
or bettered.  

Exploration expenditure overran 
cost guidance by $0.2m due to 
the acceleration of technical and 
regulatory approval studies which 
were brought forward to position 
Hillgrove to take advantage of 
any future underground mining 
opportunity.

The cessation of mining resulted in 
the workforce downsizing from 185 
employees at the beginning of the 
year to 55 by year end.  

The reduced cash cost structure 
since the completion of mining 
in May 2019 helped in operating 
cash flow generation of $21.8m.  In 
2019 the Company repaid the final 
$0.5 million owed in debt finance, 
reduced creditors from $26.6 million 
to $8.6 million, paid a fully franked 
cash dividend to shareholders of 
$8.8 million and ended the year with 
$9.3 million cash on hand.

Empowering our community 
Over the past 4 years Hillgrove has 
assisted the local communities of 
Kanmantoo and Callington to create 
a clear and comprehensive Master 
Plan for the future management 
and development of the region.  The 
Master Plan is a community led 
process supported by Hillgrove, 
designed to build community 
capability in the areas of Callington 
and Kanmantoo for a future after 
mining. This highly commended 
approach empowers the community 
to collectively strive for the betterment 
of the local region.  

Rehabilitation activities continued, 
with over 80 ha planted with 
native vegetation at year end, and 
the anticipated preparation of an 
additional ~40 ha that will be planted 
in 2020.  

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Mr John Gooding 
Independent Non-Executive 
Chairman

Mr Lachlan Wallace  
Chief Executive Officer and  
Managing Director

Actively improving the site and 
surrounds by establishing high quality 
native vegetation fulfils a promise 
made to the local community over 
a decade ago when the restart of 
Kanmantoo was permitted.  This, 
coupled with the launch of the Master 
Plan, are real world examples that 
can demonstrate how mining can 
leave a positive impact on the host 
community long after operations 
cease, which is increasingly important 
as we ramp up exploration activities 
in the local region and south east of 
South Australia.  

 
 
 
 
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Pumped Hydro Terminated
In April 2019, Hillgrove announced it 
had entered into binding agreements 
with AGL Energy Limited (AGL), to sell 
the right to develop, own and operate 
the Pumped Hydro Energy Storage 
(PHES) project at the Kanmantoo 
mine site. The sale was subject to the 
satisfaction of a number of conditions 
which needed to be satisfied within 
specified timeframes.  Ultimately the 
parties mutually agreed to terminate the 
agreement. 

Since signing the project agreements 
Hillgrove has conducted work on an 
underground mining project below the 
Giant Pit and continued to evaluate and 
explore the prospectivity of its tenements 
near the minesite and in south east 
of South Australia.  Termination of the 
PHES agreement will enable Hillgrove to 
advance the evaluation of the Kavanagh 
Underground project.  

Outlook
Hillgrove will continue to advance 
projects in close proximity to Kanmantoo 
that can come into operation relatively 
quickly, for a low capital investment, 
maximising the use of its existing 
infrastructure, including the low cost 
3.6Mtpa processing plant and permitted 
tailings storage facility.  

When processing of the open 
pit stockpiles is completed, the 
workforce will downsize further.  The 
Kanmantoo site will be placed on to 
care and maintenance to preserve the 
processing assets, and a small core 
group retained to focus on growth 
through the advancement of the 
Kavanagh underground studies and the 
continuation of a measured exploration 
and development programme. 

In addition, the Board will be reduced 
to conserve cash and Board renewal will 
consider the skills and experience that 
are necessary to guide the Company as 
it transitions to an explorer / developer.  

Kavanagh Underground
The next phase of this strategy will focus on the evaluation of the Kavanagh 
Underground project which aims to access the depth extensions of the 
Kavanagh orebodies below the pit, using the 350m deep Giant Pit as a 
“quasi decline” to significantly reduce the capital investment requirements.  
A drilling program of a portion of the Central and East Kavanagh Cu-Au 
lode systems was completed in October 2019 with promising drilling 
results(1) and resulting in the release of the maiden underground Mineral 
Resource Estimate(2).  Importantly, the drilling showed the mineralisation to 
be open both along strike to the north and south, as well as down dip. The 
drilling did not target the Western Kavanagh lode, which was the orebody 
that drove the open pit optimisation to depth, leaving an opportunity to 
expand the underground resource through additional drilling.  In December 
2019, Hillgrove received regulatory approval to commence the Kavanagh 
underground and expand the TSF.  

The termination of the PHES project agreement in February 2020 removes 
all encumbrances on the Kavanagh Underground, enabling Hillgrove to 
advance the project with certainty over tenure.  In 2020 Hillgrove plans  
to advance the project through further drilling and progressing of the  
underground study.  

Hillgrove will also progress the advanced discussions it is having with 
multiple parties seeking a suitable funding partner in the event that the 
Kavanagh Underground project should proceed.  

Other Growth Projects
In addition, Hillgrove will continue to identify opportunities to increase 
shareholder value through exploration, including the South Hub 
mineralisation(3), nearby exploration opportunities such as Stella and 
North West(4), and the broader south east exploration tenements, on 
which Hillgrove will continue to undertake low cost exploration to further 
demonstrate the iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) / porphyry prospectivity of 
the region.

Financial and Operational Results

Ending cash balance

Debt reduction

Creditor reduction / (addition)

Cash flow from operating activities

Dividend Paid

2019

$9.3M

$0.5M

$18.0M

$21.8M

$8.8M

2018

$2.5M

$8.6M

2017

$0.5M

$3.5M

$21.7M

($11.9M)

$18.0M

$0.7M

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(1)  ASX Release, 10-Oct-19, Excellent Drill Results from Kanmantoo Cu-Au Deposit.

(2)  ASX Release, 30-Oct-19, Maiden Kavanagh Underground Mineral Resource Estimate.

(3)  ASX Release, 27-Sep-19, Kanmantoo South Hub Cu-Au Growth Opportunity.

(4)  ASX Release, 29-Apr-19, Cu-Au and Cu-Mo Zones Uncovered by Exploration.

 
 
 
 
Kanmantoo Copper Mine, South Australia

ACHIEVED GUIDANCE  
– Production of 13,783 Tonnes of Copper in Concentrate

EXCEEDED TOP END OF GUIDANCE  
– Production of 3,651 Ounces of Gold

ACHIEVED GUIDANCE  
– Cash Costs of $US2.21 Per Pound

Kanmantoo Highlights

 ■ SAFE COMPLETION OF OPEN PIT MINING

 ■ CONTINUED PROGRESSIVE REHABILIATION PROGRAMME 

WITH 84HA NOW PLANTED AND AN ADDITIONAL  
40HA PLANNED FOR 2020.

 ■ ADVANCED GROWTH PIPELINE INCLUDING STAGED 
UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT AT KANMANTOO, 
AND NEAR MINE AND REGIONAL EXPLORATION 
OPPORTUNITIES.

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Hillgrove’s flagship development is the 
open pit Kanmantoo Copper Mine in 
South Australia, located 55 kilometres 
from Adelaide. The site is in an enviable 
position - close to road, rail, power and 
Port Adelaide. The exploration and mining 
lease is scattered with historical copper 
and base metal operations and includes 
the former Kanmantoo Mine, a medium 
sized copper operation that operated 
from 1971 to 1976.  The location of the 
Kanmantoo Copper Mine offers many 
operational and logistical advantages, with 
a main highway passing close to the project 
and being approximately 90km by road 
to Port Adelaide, permitting the trucking 
of copper concentrate. The mine site is 
connected to the electricity grid and has 
mains water available, although most of the 
process water is supplied by the District 
Council of Mount Barker’s treated waste 
water programme with a supplementary 
(untreated) supply from SA Water, providing 
100% redundancy to the Mount Barker 
supply. 

Completion of the Giant open pit in 
May 2019 saw the cessation of mining 
operations and a reduction of around 130 
employees. Approximately 55 Hillgrove 
employees remain at the operation as 
stockpiled ore is processed, exploration and 
evaluation activities are conducted and site 
rehabilitation works are undertaken.  Due to 
Kanmantoo’s location close to the outer-
Adelaide regional centres of Mt Barker and 
Murray Bridge, there is no requirement to 
provide fly in/fly out facilities.  The resulting 
mix of staff comprises about 18% from the 
local area, 61% from the nearby regional 
area and the remaining 21% from the 
Adelaide metropolitan area.

Calendar year 2019 (CY19) safety 
performance remained positive with the 
number of recordable injuries decreasing to 
4 (CY18: 6). However, the Total Reportable 
Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) increased to 
11.0 injuries per million work hours (CY19: 
8.2) due to the lower number of hours 
worked as a result of less employees and 
contractors at the operation. The Company 
is focussed on an injury free transition from 
producer to explorer / developer.  

Copper production during 2019 was 
13,783 tonnes of copper in concentrate 
and gold production was 3,651 ounces 
of gold in concentrate.  C1 costs were 
within guidance at US$2.21/lb of 
copper produced (guidance US$2.00/
lb to US$2.30/lb).  Processing of high 
grade ore was completed in June 2019 
with low grade stockpiled ore processed 
for the remainder of the year.

Mining costs were $26.94/BCM with 
mine production ceasing in May 2019.  
The increase in unit mining costs 
(CY18: $18.28/BCM) was expected 
due to the slower advance as the pit 
became deeper and more exposed to 
geotechnical issues.  The December 
2018 rock fall resulted in a “step-in” 
to the pit wall design, and subsequent 
rockfalls in February and May 2019 
resulted in the final pit planned depth 
not being achieved due to safety 
concerns.  In addition to reducing 
the amount of recoverable ore, these 
rockfalls delayed the rate of advance 
as the pit was continually  inspected 
and remediated to ensure the safety of 
our employees, which was the primary 
driver of the mining unit cost increase.  
Ore production from the pit for the year 
was 1.6M tonnes (CY18: 5.7M tonnes).

ROM costs increased to $1.71 per 
tonne milled (CY18: $0.80) due to 
the commencment of reclaiming of 
low grade ore from the stockpile using 
a small fleet of haul trucks and a 
production excavator.

Ore processed through the mill was 
3.45M tonnes, an increase from the 
previous year (CY18: 3.32M tonnes). 
Processing costs were $7.12 per 
tonne milled which was a reduction 
from the previous year (CY18: $8.43/
tonne milled) due to lower electricity 
costs and improved plant availability 
resulting in lower maintenance costs. 

Hillgrove continued its engagement 
during the year with the local 
Kanmantoo Callington Community 
Consultative Committee (K4C).   
CY19 saw the K4C launch the K4C 
regional master plan which focusses 
on how the mine can have a lasting 
positive effect on the local area, 
through shared infrastructure and 
enhancing the local environment by 
linking onsite rehabilitation works 
with offsite vegetation.

Along with direct employment 
opportunities and the significant use 
of local suppliers and businesses, 
Hillgrove continues to support 
local township community events 
and sporting groups, and engages 
with local Councils on support and 
provision of services.  The Company 
also supports the awareness of and 
education in the mining industry 
through its support of mining 
training, induction programmes 
and scholarships for study in the 
resources industry. 

 
 
 
 
Exploration

Near Site, Near Mine and 
Regional Exploration
In 2019, the Company continued to 
advance a number of opportunities for 
organic growth around the Kanmantoo 
infrastructure, principally the Kavanagh 
Underground project and South Hub 
Cu-Au mineralisation. In addition the 
Company progressed its exploration 
for large scale magmatic Cu-Au targets 
at the Kanappa and Mt Rhine Cu-Au 
projects, and upon its regional south-
east Porphyry Cu-Au tenements.

The progress of these opportunities 
has been reported in several 
announcements during 2019 on 
30 January, 9 April, 29 April, 30 April, 
20 June, 27 September, 10 October, 
30 October and 29 November 2019.

The Company has prioritised its 
exploration and development activities 
to optimise its operational infrastructure 
and capability at Kanmantoo (Figure 2) 
and a summary of the status of these 
projects are as follows.

Kanmantoo Underground  
The Kavanagh Underground project 
is the most attractive investment 

Nuriootpa

Gawler

Kanmantoo

Regional
EL5628

Mount Pleasant

Sedan

Mt Rhine
Kanappa

River

St Vincent

Gulf

NW Kanmantoo

ADELAIDE

Mannum

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Kanmantoo
(ML6345)

Kanmantoo
Callington

EL 6294

Bowhill - Cu

Meadows

Strathalbyn

Wheal Ellen
EL6176

Milang

Lake
Alexandrina

Cooke Plains

Moorlands - Cu
Cooke - Cu

Sherlock - Cu, Zn

Peake

EL 6208

Victor Harbour

Yumali - Cu

Kiki - Cu, Ni

Kangaroo Flat - Mn

EL 6174

EL 6175

Coonalpyn

Alamil - Cu
Richardson - Cu

Colebatch - Mo

Tintinara

EL 6207

Tolmer - Cu

Cadzow - Cu

EL 6397

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Black Range - Cu

Hillgrove tenements

Mine

Exploration Project

Figure 1: South Australia tenement & project map.

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opportunity for Hillgrove given its likely short development 
timeframe and low capital cost.  The recent termination of 
the PHES agreement with AGL removes all restrictions to the 
Kavanagh Underground project. 

In 2019 the Company drill tested a portion of the down-dip 
extension of the Kavanagh mineralisation beneath the Giant 
Pit to estimate an Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource 
(Figure 3) for the Central and East Kavanagh lodes. 

In 2017, the Company demonstrated the extension of several 
high grade copper-gold zones beyond the final open pit design. 

KANMANTOO
Under Mine

Operational

Open Pit
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Mullewa

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Kanappa

South East IOCG
/ Porphyry Province

Results of the 2019 Kavanagh drilling(1) include:

 ■ KTDD187-Parent  6.0m @ 0.80% Cu, 0.04 g/t Au, 2.0 g/t 

Ag from 429m downhole 

 ■ KTDD187_W1  14.55m @ 1.9% Cu, 0.08 g/t Au, 4.4 g/t Ag 

from 442.45m downhole

 ■ KTDD187_W2  16.37m @ 3.0% Cu, 0.21 g/t Au, 7.8 g/t Ag 

from 434.73m downhole

 ■ KTDD187_W3  20.0m @ 2.1% Cu, 0.26 g/t Au, 6.8g/t Ag 

from 421m downhole

 ■ KTDD187_W4  no significant intersection at these criteria

 ■ KTDD187_W5  20.15m @ 1.5% Cu, 0.1 g/t Au, 4.1 g/t Ag 

from 393.25m downhole

 ■ KTDD187_W5  14.0m @ 2.4% Cu, 0.3 g/t Au, 6.7 g/t Ag 

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Figure 2 : Project status chart.

(1) 

Intersections at a 0.6% Cu cut-off grade over a minimum of 5m 
horizontal width.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exploration (cont.)

Near Mine and Regional Exploration (cont.)
 ■ KTDD187_W6  22.5m @ 2.5% Cu, 
0.11 g/t Au, 6.9 g/t Ag from 372m 
downhole

SOUTH

GIANT
OPEN PIT

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 ■ KTDD187_W7  10.3m @ 2.7% Cu, 

0.27 g/t Au, 8.1 g/t Ag from 390.7m 
downhole

 ■ KTDD187_W8  7.5m @ 1.9% Cu, 
0.53 g/t Au, 5.6 g/t Ag from 461m 
downhole

 ■ KTDD187_W9  11.6m @ 1.2% Cu, 
0.10 g/t Au, 1.8 g/t Ag from 319m 
downhole

 ■ KTDD187_W10 18m @ 2.3% Cu, 
0.16 g/t Au, 7.8 g/t Ag from 367m 
downhole

 ■ KTDD187_W11 6.1m @ 1.7% Cu, 
0.10 g/t Au, 4.3 g/t Ag from 382m 
downhole.

The conclusion of the phase 1 
drilling has enabled an Indicated and 
Inferred Resource to be estimated.  
Table 1 on page 10 summarises the 
Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) 
for the Central and East Kavanagh 
underground areas between 900 and 
750 mRL at 0.6% Cu cut-off grade. 
Figure 3 shows the location of the 
drilling and MRE area.

The Kavanagh Underground project has 
received regulatory approval, including 
the increase in tailings storage capacity 
by 7.5M tonnes.  Hillgrove plans to 
advance the Kavanagh Underground 
through further drilling and finalisation 
of a feasibility study.  Hillgrove will 
have a modest budget to advance 
the underground and  will continue 
advanced discussions regarding the 
Kavanagh Underground funding with 
several interested parties should the 
project proceed.

South Hub Underground Targets
During 2019 the Company 
approximated an Exploration Target(2) at 
the Kanmantoo South Hub area (Table 3 
on page 11) of between four and nine 
million tonnes with a target grade of 
between 1.2% and 2.2% Cu and 0.1 g/t 
to 0.3 g/t Au. 

NORTH

1100 RL

1000 RL

Blast Hole Cu
0.1 - 0.3% Cu
0.3 - 0.6% Cu
0.6 - 1.5% Cu
> 1.5% Cu

East Kavanagh intersection
Central Kavanagh intersection
2019 Drill holes
2006 Drill holes

KTDD148

KTDD149

W09

KTDD029

900 RL

KTDD027

0

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W03

W04

W10

W05

W11

W06

metres

W02

P

W01

Area of MRE

W07-East

W07-Ctrl

W08

800 RL

KTDD071

700 RL

6114700mN

6114900mN

6115100mN

Figure 3 : Kavanagh longitudinal section.

Tailings
Facility

6115000mN

Processing
Plant

Giant Open Pit

6114500mN

Emily Star Target

Nugent Target

Paringa Target

0

200

metres

317500mE

318000mE

318500mE

6114000mN

Figure 4 : South Hub Exploration Targets.

(2)  The South Hub Exploration Target in this Annual Report is based on currently available 
data and was reported on 27 September 2019. The Exploration Target is conceptual 
in nature as there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource. It is 
uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource 
under the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources 
and Ore Reserves, the JORC Code” (JORC 2012).

 
 
 
 
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Exploration (cont.)

Near Mine and Regional Exploration (cont.)
South Hub Underground Targets 
(cont.)

The main target areas are Nugent and 
Emily (both previously mined as small open 
pits), and Paringa (not previously mined).

6120000mN

316000mE

320000mE

North West Kanmantoo

The South Hub Exploration Targets are 
within 900 metres of the Kanmantoo 
processing facility. Figure 4 shows the 
location of the South Hub targets.

The South Hub Exploration Target  
suggests the potential for a significant 
underground opportunity beneath and/
or along strike of the recently mined 
Emily Star and Nugent open pits. Further 
work is planned to assess the economic 
importance of this target.

Kanmantoo Near Mine 
Exploration
Exploration activities within EL 5628 and 
within 5 kms of the Kanmantoo mine site 
have continued to advance a number 
of geochemical and geophysical targets 
towards drill testing including Stella and 
North West Kanmantoo. Figure 5 shows  
the location of these targets in proximity  
to the Kanmantoo Operations on a 
magnetic TMI image.

Stella
In 2019 the Magneto-Telluric (MT) survey 
undertaken at Stella in 2018 was infilled 
and a 3D inversion modelled. This model 
confirms the previous 2D conductivity zone 
with a coincident magnetic high and gravity 

Cu-Au Open Pit
Operations

Stella Target

6116000mN

6112000mN

Mine Alteration
Corridor

Old Cu-Au shafts
Structural domains

NORTH

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kilometres

Figure 5 : Kanmantoo airmagnetics and structural trends.

low.  Figure 6 is a cross section of the modelled conductivity zone and modelled 
magnetic high.

Aberfoyle completed one diamond drill hole near Stella in 1999(3). This drill hole 
is located approximately 300m north of the 2019 modelled conductivity zone. As 
reported by Aberfoyle, KAN001 intersected a 60m wide zone of chlorite-pyrrhotite-
Fe-garnet altered sediments (128-188m downhole), within which:

 ■ 3.6m @ 0.39% Cu, 2.43 g/t Au, from 156.4m downhole, including

 ■ 0.9m @ 9.28 g/t Au, 0.18% Cu from 156.4m downhole; and

 ■ 6.56m @ 0.77% Cu, 0.84 g/t Au from 173m downhole

This drill hole is considered to indicate that the Stella area is prospective for 
significant Cu-Au mineralisation.

This target is now ready for drill testing.

(3)  Aberfoyle Ltd reported the results of 
drill hole KAN001 in 1999 in SARIG 
envelope 8183. The results herein are 
reported by Peter Rolley, a Competent 
Person as defined by the JORC Code 
for Reporting Exploration Results, who 
has inspected the drill core and the 
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KTR C170

KTR C258

K A N01

Cu

OPEN

318300mE

East

Cu-ppm
< 200
200 - 500
500 - 1000
1000 - 2500
>= 2500
Au-g/t
< 0.1
0.1 - 0.3
0.3 - 0.5
>= 0.5

North West Kanmantoo
Mapping and sampling has identified a 4km long zone of 
Cu-Au anomalism (see figure 7) coincident with a strong 
magnetic high and broad widths of FeOx alteration and FeOx 
brecciation at surface, within 4.5kms of the Kanmantoo 
processing plant. Further geophysical and geochemical 
surveys are in progress.

The rock chip sampling, where possible, across the North 
West Kanmantoo area has identified mineralisation with a 
strong magmatic association including:

Modelled
Magnetic Plate

 ■ Rock chip samples to 2.2 g/t Au, 0.1% Cu

 ■ Elevated Mo, Bi, Co, Sn, U, La, Ce

Exploration (cont.)

Near Mine and Regional Exploration (cont.)

KTR C255

KTR C256

KTR C257

317900mE

West

100mRL

0mRL

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-100mRL

-200mRL

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Figure 6 : Sectional view of Stella conductive zone and 
nearest drilling.

316000mE

317000mE

Gossan Zone
Gold Zone
32 - 124 Cu ppm
15 - 31 Cu ppm
9 - 14 Cu ppm
3 - 8 Cu ppm
0.5 - 2 Cu ppm

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Kanmantoo

Hillgrove Mine Lease

Kanmantoo Operations

Stella Area

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Figure 7 : Plan view of copper soil geochemistry  
at North West Kanmantoo.

The area has not previously been drilled by Hillgrove or its 
predecessors. A series of three BX holes drilled in 1962  
by the Department of Mines are not able to be spatially 
located, although somewhere in the area. These intersected 
strong copper mineralisation with attendant specular 
haematite, magnetite and chalcopyrite.

Further work is in progress by Hillgrove, to define drill targets.

Regional Exploration
Kanappa Copper-Gold Exploration 
Hillgrove has previously reported the results of the 
diamond drilling at Kanappa that intersected copper-gold 
mineralisation within a skarn mineralising system. Kanappa 
is approximately 65 kms by road from the Kanmantoo 
operation.

The petrology work on a suite of samples from all drill holes 
by internationally respected alteration petrologist, Dr Roger 
Taylor, has clearly identified the mineralisation as an 
overprinting Cu rich skarn with attendant alteration stages 
including:

 ■ Garnet-pyroxene

 ■ Amphibole-magnetite

 ■ Cu and Fe Sulphides 

A review of the whole rock geochemistry of the monzonites 
intersected by the drill holes shows that the magmatic 
system is classified as a Volcanic Arc Granite and classified 
within the Loucks (2014) porphyry fertility field.

These drill results confirm the Company’s view that the 
Kanappa area is prospective for large scale magmatic 
related copper-gold mineral deposits and further work is 
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Near Mine and Regional Exploration (cont.)
Mt Rhine Copper-Gold Exploration 
Project
The Company has previously identified two 
significant zones of copper-gold at Mt Rhine 
through a systematic soil and rock chip 
sampling program. In 2018, the stronger 
copper-gold zone was covered with a program 
of ground magnetics and pole-dipole IP which 
indicated a 1.7km long anomaly for drill 
targeting.

Colebatch Prospect
A significant discovery to date has been the re-location of the Colebatch 
molybdenum occurrences. Figure 8 below shows a face of one of the vein 
sets “spackled” with molybdenite. The molybdenite is associated with 
fluorite, chalcopyrite, and quartz veining and alteration selvedges through 
a chloritized, pyritic Quartz Monzonite. Petrology of the monzonite and 
attendant alteration by an international petrologist has classified it as a 
“classic Porphyry Cu-Mo system”. Two Cu-Mo occurrences were located, 
approximately 1.6 kms apart. There is no report of this area having been 
drilled or investigated for its copper molybdenum endowment.

Field inspection of the copper-gold and 
conductivity anomaly has located a series of 
north-south striking carbonate Cu-Fe skarns 
over a strike length of 1km. These have never 
been drilled and present as a large scale Cu-
Au magmatic target similar to the Kanappa 
style mineralisation.

The Mt Rhine Project is 80kms via existing 
roads from the Kanmantoo processing plant 
and 12kms from the Kanappa copper-gold 
exploration project.

South-East Exploration Project
Hillgrove holds 5,652 sq kms of tenements in 
the south-east of South Australia within part 
of the Delamerian Orogen. The Delamerian 
Orogen is now being investigated by the 
Geological Survey of South Australia and 
MINEX-CRC for its porphyry copper-gold 
endowment as a consequence of the 
discoveries on the Stavely Belt also on the 
Delamerian Orogen in western Victoria.  As a 
result of the government funding the geological 
investigations and ensuing drilling programs, 
the whole of the Delamerian in eastern South 
Australia, under cover of the Murray Basin, 
has been placed under a Section 15 tenement 
moratorium.  The moratorium allows HGO to 
continue all its exploration activities, but does 
not permit any other Exploration Licences to be 
granted until the GSSA complete their geologic 
investigations.

Hillgrove have implemented a program of 
passive-seismic data acquisition to model the 
depth of the Murray Valley Sediments over the 
prospective Cambrian basement to prioritise 
its exploration activities. This is proving to work 
very successfully and showing that large areas 
of the Company’s exploration area have cover 
of less than 100m.

Figure 8 : Molybdenite, chalcopyrite, quartz and flourite vein.

Alamil Prospect
The Alamil prospect was discovered by Red Metal with drill hole KMD-07-01 
in 2007. This drill hole intersected chlorite/epidote/adularia/carbonate zones 
with chalcopyrite and sulphides over 267m, from 86m to 353m downhole 
(vertical drill hole). Figure 9 is an example of one of these zones. Petrology 
has interpreted this low temperature mineral assemblage as epithermal in 
character.

Figure 9 : Mineralised portion of NQ drill hole KMD-07-01 at 326.6m 
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Sherlock Prospect
The Sherlock prospect was discovered in 1994 by the State 
Government and partly drilled by Pasminco.

As reported by Pasminco in SARIG Envelope 9015, SHR08 
intersected a 38m long drill intercept of chlorite-biotite-pyrrhotite 
altered volcanics-sediments, carbonates and cherts, within which 
Pasminco reported an intersection of:

 ■ SHR08 0.5m @ 11.6% Cu, 1.1% Zn from 102m in basalts 

and volcaniclastics.

The Company is continuing to compile the geology and 
geochemistry of this area.

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Summary
Overall, the large exploration holding is very prospective for large 
scale copper gold mineralisation and Hillgrove is continuing to 
prudently advance a number of exploration targets within the 
tenement packages in alignment with its stated objective of 
focusing on those with near term realisation. 

Indonesian Projects
The Company is continuing to progress its withdrawal from 
Indonesia.

The Indonesian projects have been on care and 
maintenance since 2013 and the carrying values of both 
projects were fully impaired in 2015.

Pumped Hydro Energy Storage
In April 2019, Hillgrove announced it had entered into 
binding agreements with AGL Energy Limited (AGL), to sell 
the right to develop, own and operate the Pumped Hydro 
Energy Storage (PHES) project at the Kanmantoo mine 
site.  The sale was subject to the satisfaction of a number 
of conditions which needed to be satisfied within specified 
timeframes. Several of those conditions remained 
unsatisfied. After a period of extensive negotiations, 
Hillgrove and AGL have mutually agreed to terminate 
the PHES Project Agreement and associated project 
documents and effect a clean break without any further 
obligations on either party.  

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Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimates

Statement of Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimates  
and Exploration Targets as at 31 December 2019
The Company has taken the view that, with the closure of the open pit mining operations, it is unlikely that further open pit 
mining will be able to be economically undertaken within the Kanmantoo Mining Lease area. As a result, the Companies’ Mineral 
Resource Estimate (“MRE”) is limited to the underground MRE as reported in October 2019.

Table 1 summarises the Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) for the Central and East Kavanagh underground areas between 900 
and 750 mRL at 0.6% Cu cut-off grade.

Table 1 – Mineral Resource Estimate for Central and East Kavanagh underground area

Mine

Kavanagh UG

Total

JORC 2012

Tonnage

Classification

Indicated 

Inferred

(kt)

646

310

957

Cu

(%)

1.63

1.8

1.7

Au

(g/t)

0.13

0.2

0.14

Ag

(g/t)

3.6

4.0

3.8

Cu Metal

(kt)

10.5

6.0

16.2

Note: Copper Cut Off Grade is 0.60% Cu. Due to appropriate rounding, numbers may not sum. 

As a result of the cessation of open pit mining operations at Kanmantoo in May 2019 there is no longer an Ore Reserve reported 
for the Kanmantoo District, other than the remaining ore stockpiles which are still being processed.

 
 
 
 
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Table 2 – Kanmantoo Stockpile Ore Reserve Estimate as at 31 December 2019

Mine

Stockpiles

JORC 2012

Tonnage

Classification

Proved

(mt)

0.8

Cu

(%)

0.3

Au

(g/t)

Ag

(g/t)

Cu Metal

(kt)

2.3

Note: The stockpiles are not assayed for gold or silver so no estimate for gold or silver grades are provided, however gold and silver are expected 
to be recovered from the stockpiles. 

The figures included in the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve statements are estimates only and not precise calculations, 
therefore appropriate rounding according to JORC guidelines has been applied. Discrepancies in totals may occur due to 
rounding.

South Hub underground copper-gold Exploration Target
The South Hub Exploration Target in this Annual Report is based on currently available data and was reported on 19 September 
2019. The Exploration Target is conceptual in nature as there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource. It is 
uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource under the “Australasian Code for Reporting 
of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, the JORC Code” (JORC 2012). The Exploration Target is in addition 
to the Mineral Resource Estimates tabulated above.

Hillgrove has approximated an Exploration Target at the Kanmantoo South Hub area (Table 2) of between four and nine million 
tonnes with a target grade of between 1.2% and 2.2% Cu and 0.1 g/t to 0.3 g/t Au.

Table 3 – Summary of the South Hub Exploration Target by zone

Nugent

Paringa

Emily Star

Totals

Tonnage Range  
(Mt)

Grade Range  
(Cu%)

1.5-2.5

0.5-1.5

2.0-4.5

4.0-9.0

1.3-2.2

1.1-2.2

1.2-2.2

1.2-2.2

Grade Range  
(Au g/t)

0.4-0.8

0.4-0.8

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Competent Person’s Statement
The information in this release that relates to Exploration Results, Exploration Targets, Mineral Resource Estimates and to Ore Reserve Estimates were 
prepared by Competent Persons in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources 
and Ore Reserves’ (JORC Code). The information in this release that relates to the Exploration Results, the Exploration Target at the South Hub, and 
the Mineral Resource Estimate at Kavanagh are based on information compiled by Mr Peter Rolley, who is a Member of The Australian Institute of 
Geoscientists. Mr Rolley is a full-time employee of Hillgrove Resources Limited and has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and 
type of deposit under consideration to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code.  Hillgrove Resources confirms that it is not aware 
of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant market announcement and, in the case of estimates 
of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market 
announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.  Hillgrove Resources confirms that the form and context in which the findings of the 
Competent Persons (Peter Rolley in relation to the Exploration Results and the Mineral Resource Estimates and Lachlan Wallace in relation to the Ore 
Reserve Estimates) have been presented, have not been materially modified from the original market announcement apart from completion of all open 
pit mining and depletion of the ore stockpiles. Peter Rolley (MAIG) and Lachlan Wallace (MAusIMM) consent to the inclusion in this report of the matters 
based on their information in the form and context in which they appear.

 
 
 
 
Sustainability: Environment, Safety and Community

Strategic community engagement 
continues utilising the long established 
Community Engagement Plan. Regular 
reviews and modifications to the plan 
continue to ensure engagement of 
the community remains effective and 
productive. 

We remain pro-active in meeting the 
ongoing challenges and impacts of 
our site through the use of real-time 
monitoring and alert systems focused 
on dust prevention. There is however 
always room for improvement and as 
such we utilise working groups made up 
of community and committee members 
and regulators to drive actions and ideas 
to improve performance.

The establishment of high quality native 
vegetation on adjacent land is assisting 
Hillgrove to return up to 10 hectares 
of high quality rehabilitated land to the 
community for every hectare of native 
vegetation we have disturbed. The 
establishment of this vegetation as a 
community asset has been integrated into 
a “Community Master Plan” to ensure real 
benefit back to the impacted community 
and the natural environment. We continue 
to produce and harvest native seed as well 
as conduct wild seed collection to ensure 
there are sufficient propagules to enable 
this important work.

Master Plan
During the year Hillgrove was pleased to support the development and launch 
of the K4C Master Plan.  Over 4 years in the making, the Master Plan is a 
community led process supported by Hillgrove which is designed to build 
community capability in the areas of Callington and Kanmantoo for a future after 
mining.  By design, Hillgrove’s financial assistance is limited to helping community 
groups identify and develop their own projects which meet the objectives of the 
Master Plan to a point that they can successfully raise their own funds.  This 
building of capability ensures that the Master Plan endures well beyond the 
presence of mining at Kanmantoo.

The Master Plan incorporates input gathered from the broader community at 
various forums including; the Callington Show, public meetings and surveys.   
Over 100 different projects have been identified and broadly distilled into four 
pillars; heritage, environment; economic development and arts & culture.  The 
Master Plan brings these together in a cohesive narrative that represents the 
broader community’s long-term regional development aspirations.

Hillgrove’s Sustainability and Work 
Health & Safety Policies provide 
a strong, ethical foundation for 
our approach to health, safety, 
environment and community (HSEC) 
responsibilities.   Supporting these 
policies, Hillgrove has implemented an 
Integrated Risk Management System 
(Kan-do) across our operations.  The 
system incorporates a prioritised 
risk based approach and continual 
improvement framework, ensuring our 
HSEC policy objectives and legislative 
compliance are achieved.  

To reduce the risks as low as 
reasonably practicable, the Kan-do 
system provides the appropriate safe 
systems of work, clearly outlined 
responsibilities and accountabilities, 
and a strong audit framework.  
Hillgrove has identified its Principal 
HSEC risks and implemented the 
appropriate control measures.  

The Kan-do system is driven by 
effective leadership, the acceptance 
of individual responsibility and the 
promotion of a risk aware culture 
across its operations through the 
implementation of a Due Diligence 
Model.  The Kan-do system is audited 
regularly, and improvements are 
monitored through Hillgrove’s Senior 
Leadership Team and the Audit and 
Risk Committee.  

Prudent and environmentally 
responsible operational management 
at Kanmantoo has helped reduce 
our overall rehabilitation expenditure, 
while building our reputation with the 
community as a good neighbour and 
an ethical mining operator.   

Progressive rehabilitation of the site 
has continued and the Integrated 
Waste Landform (IWL) comprised of 
our waste rock and the tailings storage 
facility has seen considerable progress. 
The continued revegetation of the 
Mining Lease has seen further linkages 
of remnant woodland areas and 
enhancement of conserved remnant 
vegetation.  

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Financial Report  
for the year ended 31 December

2019

Contents

Financial Statements 

  Directors’ Report 

  Remuneration Report (audited) 

  Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

  Consolidated statement of profit or loss and  
  other comprehensive income 

  Consolidated balance sheet 

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  Consolidated statement of  
  changes in equity 

  Consolidated statement of cash flows 

  Notes to the Financial Statements  

Directors’ Declaration 

Independent Auditor’s Report 

Shareholder Information 

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These financial statements are the consolidated financial statements for the consolidated entity consisting of Hillgrove Resources 
Limited and its subsidiaries. The financial statements are presented in the Australian currency.

Hillgrove Resources Limited is a company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Its registered office and 
principal place of business is:

Hillgrove Resources Limited 
Ground Floor, 5-7 King William Road,  
Unley, South Australia 5061

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Directors on 27 February 2020.  The Directors have the power to 
amend and reissue the financial statements.

Through the use of the internet, we have ensured that our corporate reporting is timely and complete. All press releases, financial 
reports and other information are available at our Investors’ Centre on our website www.hillgroveresources.com.au

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Directors’ Report

The Directors present their report on the consolidated entity (referred to hereafter as “the Group”) consisting of Hillgrove 
Resources Limited (Hillgrove or the Company) and the entities it controlled during the 12 months ended 31 December 2019.
Principal Activities
Hillgrove Resources Limited is an Australian mining company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: HGO) focused 
on operating its flagship Kanmantoo Copper Mine and associated near mine and regional exploration targets.  The minesite is 
located 55km from Adelaide in South Australia.

The Kanmantoo Mine in 2019 produced 13,783 tonnes of copper. Copper concentrate production from the Kanmantoo Copper 
Mine is sold to Freepoint Metals & Concentrates LLC under a 100% off take agreement.  

Directors and Officers
The Directors and Officers of the Company at any time during the 12 month period to 31 December 2019 are:

Name/Qualifications

Experience and special responsibilities

Mr John Gooding

Independent Non-Executive Chairman / Chairman Nomination Committee

Qualifications 

Experience

Mr Philip Baker 

Qualifications 

Experience

Assoc Dip. Mining Eng., FIE Aust., FAusIMM, MAICD

John is a Mining Engineer with over 40 years experience in the resources industry.  He has held 
executive management positions with CRA, Normandy Mining, MIM, Xstrata (CEO Xstrata Copper 
Australia), Ok Tedi Mining and Roche Mining. John has extensive experience in gold and base metal 
mining (both open-cut and underground) through the management and operation of mines in Australia 
and internationally. He was the Managing Director and CEO of Highlands Pacific (2007-2016), and 
was a Board member of the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum from 2009. He was also the Non-
Executive Chairman of the Board for Kasbah Resources Ltd and is a Non- Executive Director of KGL 
Resources Ltd.

John is a member of the Audit and Risk and Remuneration Committees.

Appointed 31 May 2007.

Independent Non-Executive Director / Chairman Remuneration, Audit and Risk and  
Treasury Committees

CPA, MAICD, BBus, PGDipBA

Phil is a Certified Practising Accountant with over 37 years in the mining industry. He started with MIM 
Holdings in 1980 undertaking various roles before leading the development and construction of the 
Ernest Henry copper/gold mine from 1995-97, and then was responsible for the copper refinery and 
other operations in north Queensland. He became Group Treasurer and later EGM - Strategy, Planning 
and Development, before leaving MIM in 2003.  Phil was then CFO and Company Secretary at Peplin 
Limited and later QMAG Limited before joining Lihir Gold Limited in 2007 as CFO, serving as CEO for 
three months in 2010 before the takeover by Newcrest Ltd.  After a period consulting to the resources 
industry, Phil joined Rio Tinto in 2012 as CFO of Pacific Aluminium to help prepare it for divestment, 
leaving in late 2013 when it was reintegrated into Rio Tinto Alcan.  

Phil is a member of the Nomination Committee.

Appointed 29 October 2014.

Mr Anthony (Tony) Breuer 

Independent Non-Executive Director 

Qualifications 

Experience

BCom/LLB

Tony had over 33 years of experience at investment bank Gresham Partners Limited and was the 
Managing Director of Gresham Funds Management Group, Deputy Chairman of Gresham Partners 
Capital Limited, and was a Board member of various Gresham group companies and committees. He 
was formerly, Director of National Gallery Australia Foundation. He was admitted as a Barrister to the 
Supreme Court of NSW.  

Tony is a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Risk and Nomination Committees.

Appointed 1 June 2017.

 
 
 
 
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Directors and Officers (cont.)

Name/Qualifications

Experience and special responsibilities

Mr Murray Boyte 

Non-Executive Director 

Qualifications 

Experience

B CA, CA, MAICD

Murray has over 35 years experience in merchant banking and finance, undertaking company 
reconstructions, mergers and acquisitions in Australia, New Zealand, North America and Hong Kong.  
Murray holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from the Victoria University in Wellington and 
is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Institute of Directors of New Zealand 
and Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand.  In addition, Murray has held executive positions 
and directorships in the transport, horticulture, finance service, investment, health services and property 
industries. Murray is currently the Chairman of Eureka Group Holdings (ASX: EGH) and National Tyre & 
Wheel Limited (ASX: NTD) and a director of Abano Healthcare Group Limited (NZX: ABA).  

Murray is a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Risk and Nomination Committees.

Appointed 10 May 2019.

Mr Lachlan Wallace 

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Qualifications

Experience

Mr Paul Kiley

Qualifications

Experience

BEng (Mining Hons), MSc (Mineral & Energy Economics), MBA, M.Aus.IMM, MAICD

Lachlan joined Hillgrove in 2011 initially as the Mine Manager, then in 2015 the General Manager 
at the Kanmantoo Copper Mine and in May 2019 he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and 
Managing Director. Previously Lachlan was responsible for Stemcor’s global mining assets, developing 
their iron ore and manganese portfolio in India and nickel project in Indonesia at a time when 
Stemcor’s annual turnover exceeded £6Bn.  In addition, Lachlan chaired a JV between Stemcor and 
an Indonesian partner to facilitate thermal coal trade ex-Indonesia.  Prior to Stemcor, Lachlan held 
technical, managerial and consulting roles in Africa and Australia, including Anglo Gold Ashanti’s Siguiri 
gold project in Guinea, the Lumwana copper mine in Zambia, and the Savage River iron ore mine in 
Tasmania. 

Lachlan is a member of the Treasury Committee.

Appointed 24 May 2019.

Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary

B.Ec, CPA

Paul has over 30 years of experience in the mining, oil and gas industries. He spent 13 years with 
Newmont (and previously Normandy) in a number of executive roles including Director for Corporate 
Development for Newmont’s Asia Pacific region and the Group Risk Manager. He also spent six years in 
senior roles with Occidental Oil & Gas, working in both Australia and the United States of America. 

Paul is a member of the Treasury Committee.

Appointed 12 June 2015.

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Mr Maurice Loomes

Non-Executive Director

Resigned 10 May 2019.

Mr Steven McClare 

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

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Directors and Officers (cont.)
Directors’ Meetings
The number of Directors’ meetings and number of meetings attended by each of the Directors of the Company during the  
twelve month period are:

Meetings Held

Director

Mr J E Gooding

Mr P Baker

Mr A Breuer

Mr M Boyte

Mr L Wallace

Mr M W Loomes

Mr S P McClare

Board

Remuneration 
Committee

Audit  
Committee

Nomination 
Committee

Treasury  
Committee

A

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18

17

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8

9

9

B

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18

17

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8

9

8

A

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7

7

4

4

3

3

B

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B

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A – Number of meetings held during the Directors time in office 
B – Number of meetings attended

The Treasury Committee members are Mr P Baker, Mr L Wallace, Mr P Kiley and Mr J Sutanto (Group Finance & Planning 
Manager).

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Results

Revenue from ordinary activities

$113.5m

$180.1m

CY19

CY18

Profit / (Loss) from ordinary 
activities after tax attributable  
to the owners of  
Hillgrove Resources Limited

Profit / (Loss) for the period 
attributable to the owners of 
Hillgrove Resources Limited

($10.0m)

$29.5m

($10.0m)

$29.5m

Overview of consolidated financial 
results
For the year ended 31 December 2019, the net loss after 
tax was $10.0 million compared to a net profit after tax of 
$29.5 million for the year ended 31 December 2018.   
The underlying operating result for 2019 was earnings before 
interest, tax, depreciation and impairment (EBITDA) of 
$12.1 million compared to an EBITDA of $44.3 million  
in 2018.

In CY18 the Company achieved its highest annual copper 
production on record of 22,584 tonnes of copper metal.   
From mid-2019, open pit mining in the Giant Pit was 
completed and previously mined low-grade stockpiles became 
the source of ore feed for the processing plant.  Revenue in 
CY19 therefore decreased to $113.5 million from the peak of 
$180.1 million in CY18.

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Review of operations for the  
CY19 year and outlook
The Company has been generating surplus cash from 
operations consistently for the past two years.  From 2018 and 
into the first half of 2019, the low waste to ore strip ratio from 
mining the final benches in the Giant Pit meant that mining 
costs per unit of copper were relatively low and the highest-
grade material could be preferentially processed through the 
plant.   The average milled grade for first half of 2019 was 
0.60% (vs 0.74% for CY18).  In the second half of 2019 the 
average grade of ore recovered from stockpiles was 0.30% 
but this was still cash-generative due to the absence of cash 
mining costs.  

For the past two years, the free cashflow from production 
has been used by the Company to improve its balance sheet 
through the repayment of debt and reducing trade creditors 
balances.  In CY19 the Company repaid the final $0.5 million 
owed in debt finance, reduced creditors from $26.6 million 
to $8.6 million, paid a cash dividend to shareholders of $8.8 
million and ended the year with $9.3 million cash on hand.

During 2019, Hillgrove achieved production of 59,137 tonnes 
of dry concentrate containing 13,783 tonnes of copper metal 
which was sold at an average price of A$8,795 per tonne.  At 
the end of December 2019, the Company had fixed pricing 
agreements in place for future sales of 1,500 tonnes of copper 
at an average price of A$8,797 per tonne representing about 
78% of expected production from the remaining stockpile.

In 2019 the Company also produced 3,651 ounces of gold 
and 102,795 ounces of silver as by-products for additional 
revenues of $6.3 million and $2.0 million respectively.

Processing of stockpiled ore is expected to be completed by 
the end of March 2020.  Based on the projected cashflows 
plus cash on hand, the Company will have sufficient cash 
to cover forecast expenditure for the next twelve months 
including its ongoing rehabilitation and compliance 
requirements and to meet expenditure commitments under 
exploration leases.  Hillgrove will continue to advance projects 
in close proximity to Kanmantoo that can come into operation 
relatively quickly, for a low capital investment, and maximise 
the existing infrastructure, including the low cost 3.6Mtpa 
processing plant and permitted tailings storage facility.  
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Review of operations for the CY19 year and outlook (cont.)
Kanmantoo Copper Mine Production Statistics

MAR-19 QTR

JUN-19 QTR

SEP-19 QTR

DEC-19 QTR

CY19

Ore to ROM from Pit

Mined Waste

Total Tonnes Mined

Closing Ore Stocks

Mining Grade to ROM

Ore Milled

Milled Grade

kt

kt

kt

kt

%

kt

%

g/t

%

%

1,059

739

1,797

3,128

0.60

828

0.65

0.06

91.6

56.3

515

116

631

-

-

-

2,846

1,673

0.61

842

0.55

0.06

90.8

53.1

-

902

0.29

0.06

86.6

51.5

-

-

-

782

-

874

0.30

0.07

88.6

49.5

- Cu

- Au

- Cu

- Au

18

Recovery 

1,574

855

CY18

5,728

7,557

2,428

13,285

782

0.60

3,446

0.44

0.06

90.0

52.4

2,893

0.53

3,324

0.74

0.10

92.0

55.6

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Dry mt

20,821

17,701

10,268

10,347

59,137

94,576

Concentrate Grade 

- Cu

- Au

Contained Metal in Concentrate 

- Cu

- Au

- Ag

%

g/t

t

oz

oz

Total Concentrate Sold

Dry mt

23.8

1.4

23.9

1.4

22.1

2.6

22.5

3.1

23.3

1.9

23.9

2.0

4,963

961

37,034

20,189

4,223

801

30,140

18,536

2,272

858

17,828

10,565

2,324

1,032

13,783

3,651

22,584

6,003

17,793

102,795

161,592

9,882

59,172

96,102

Overview of consolidated financial results
The underlying EBITDA for the year was $12.1 million, however this was not sufficient to offset the depreciation and amortisation 
charge which would have delivered an expected near-breakeven net result, given that ore stockpiles had been written down 
to net realisable value at the start of the year.  Depreciation and amortisation expense was relatively higher in 2019 due to 
adjustments necessary to take into account copper tonnes that were unable to be mined following pit wall geotechnical issues 
near the completion of the Giant Pit.  The full year net EBIT was a loss of $5.6 million after depreciation and the $3.0 million 
combined writedown of the PHES project and exploration licence capitalised costs.

The lower level of EBITDA profitability compared to the previous year reflected the necessary transition to processing entirely 
from low grade ore stockpiles shortly after mining from the open pit ceased as planned in May 2019.  

The run-down of stockpiles is reflected by the $20.9 million non-cash expense for inventory movement as opposed to the  
build-up of inventory and deferral costs which occurred in 2018.  

A consequence of the cessation of mining was a significant reduction in cash operating costs which meant cash generation 
remained strong despite lower reported net earnings.  

Cash generated from operations was $21.8 million in 2019 compared to $18.0 million in 2018 and this enabled the Company  
to pay a dividend of $8.8 million to shareholders while improving the closing cash balance from $2.5 million to $9.3 million at  
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Review of operations for the CY19 year and outlook (cont.)
Overview of consolidated financial results (cont.)
Income Statement overview

12 months to 
31 December 2019

12 months to 
31 December 2018

Copper revenue

Gold revenue 

Silver revenue 

Less: Treatment and refining costs

NET REVENUE FROM SALE OF CONCENTRATE

Mining costs

Pre-strip and deferral

Processing costs

Transport and shipping costs

Other direct costs

Inventory movements

Royalties

Corporate costs

TOTAL COSTS

Net realised gains/(losses)

Other income

EBITDA

Depreciation and amortisation

Impairment charges

EBIT

Net interest and financing charges

Income tax benefit/(expense) 

NET PROFIT AFTER TAX

$ million

116.1

6.3

2.0

(10.9)

113.5

(21.2)

(7.9)

(31.4)

(7.0)

(4.4)

(20.9)

(5.4)

(4.9)

(103.1)

-

1.7

12.1

(14.7)

(3.0)

(5.6)

(0.7)

(3.7)

(10.0)

$ million

191.3

8.2

2.9

(22.3)

180.1

(78.5)

(19.4)

(30.6)

(9.6)

(5.1)

20.6

(8.6)

(4.9)

(136.1)

0.1

0.2

44.3

(16.7)

(0.2)

27.4

(1.6)

3.7

29.5

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Change

$ million

(75.2)

(1.9)

(0.9)

11.4

(66.6)

57.3

11.5

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0.7

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1.5

(32.2)

2.0

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(33.0)

0.9

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Revenue
Revenue for the year to 31 December 2019 was from the sale of 59,172 dmt of copper concentrate containing 13,073 payable 
copper tonnes (year to 31 December 2018: 96,102 dmt and 21,075 tonnes payable copper).  Since June 2019, the plant has 
been processing low-grade ore stockpiles.  Gross metal revenue before treatment and refining deductions was $124.4 million 
compared to $202.4 million for the same period last year. 

For the year to 31 December 2019, the average realised cash price was A$8,795 per tonne or A$3.99/lb (vs A$8,833 per tonne 
in the previous corresponding period).  The average realised price has continued to reflect the benefit of the majority of sales 
being conducted at contracted fixed prices as prevailing spot prices in 2019 were generally lower than the previous period.  

Treatment and refining charges were $10.9 million for 2019 at an average cost of $185 per dmt which was less than last year’s 
average of $232 per dmt due to lower global benchmark rates and the completion of the production target subject to price 
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Review of operations for the CY19 year and outlook (cont.)
Overview of consolidated financial results (cont.)
Net Result
Costs
In 2019 the Company generated other income of $1.7 million of which 
Total costs were $103.1 million compared to 
$1.0 million was the non-refundable receipt from AGL in respect of the 
$136.1 million for the previous year. The decrease of 
discontinued PHES project and most of the remainder was from the 
$33.0 million is explained below:
utilisation of earthmoving equipment on work for third parties.

 ■ Mining costs of $21.2 million were incurred in 
the first half of 2019 prior to the last ore being 
extracted from the pit in May.

 ■ Pre-strip and deferral – with the completion of 

the Giant Pit cutback in late 2017, the Company 
switched from deferring mining costs to the 
balance sheet, to taking deferred mining costs 
back from the balance sheet and expensing 
these to profit and loss.  Operating costs in 
2019 include $7.9 million of this current year 
non-cash costs representing the last of these 
deferred costs to be expensed.

 ■ With the completion of mining in 2019 and 
the transition to 100% of mill feed coming 
from previously stockpiled lower-grade ore, the 
value of inventory on the balance sheet began 
to decline with the cost of ore being expensed 
to the P&L as it was processed.  This explains 
why there was a net $20.9 million inventory 
movement cost in 2019 compared to a deferral 
of net $20.6 million in 2018 when stockpiles 
were increasing.

 ■ Processing costs in 2019 were only $0.8 million 
higher than the previous year even though 
throughput was higher, costs were incurred 
for hauling ore from the stockpile to the ROM 
and a $1.0 million redundancy provision was 
recognised at year end.  The level of throughput 
for the twelve-month period increased by 3.6% 
from 3.32 million tonnes to 3.44 million tonnes, 
mainly as a result of higher run-time availability.  

 ■ SA Government royalty costs declined by 
$3.2 million in 2019 in line with the lower 
volume of metal sold.

 ■ Shipping and transport costs were $7.0 million 

and also declined in gross terms due to the lower 
volume.  However, on a unit basis this cost was 
about 19% higher than 2018 principally due to 
increased ship freight rates.

 ■ Corporate costs ($4.9 million) were at the level 
as the previous year, while administration costs 
incurred directly at mine site ($4.4 million) 
were lower mainly from the benefit of a reduced 
rehabilitation provision estimate.

While depreciation rates were accelerated in the first half of 2019 
to reflect a reduced reserve in the pit as a result of the mine design 
changes to remediate rock falls experienced during the period, overall 
depreciation and amortisation expense for the full year was $2.0 million 
lower than 2018 in line with the reduced metal output.

Net interest and finance charges reduced significantly in 2019 to 
$0.7 million following the repayment of borrowings and the Company 
was less reliant on early sales drawdowns (on which interest was 
charged) from the offtake partner for cashflow management.

Tax expense of $3.7 million in 2019 reflects the derecognition of 
deferred tax assets on the balance sheet, effectively reversing the benefit 
recognised in 2018.

Cash flow overview

Net cash inflows from  
operating activities

Net cash used in investing 
activities

Net cash inflows/ (outflows) from 
financing activities

Net increase/(decrease)  
in cash held

Cash and cash equivalents  
at the end of the year

12 months to 
31 Dec 2019 
$million

12 months to  
31 Dec 2018 
$million

Change 
$ million

21.8

18.0

(5.4)

(6.9)

3.8

1.5

(9.5)

(9.1)

(0.4)

6.9

9.3

2.0

2.5

4.9

6.8

Operating activities cash flow
Cash received in the course of operations of $116.8 million primarily 
relates to the sale of copper concentrate in 2019 which aligns to 
reported concentrate revenue net of treatment costs plus the reduction 
in receivables.  This was 35% lower than the previous year due to the 
depletion of high-grade ore from the open pit in May 2019. 

Net cash inflows from operating activities were $3.8 million higher than 
the previous corresponding period despite the reduction in revenue 
mainly because a higher proportion of operating cashflow was being 
used to repay and reduce trade creditors during 2018.  Cash paid in 
the course of operations to contractors, suppliers and employees was 
$95.0 million in 2019 which was substantially less than the $161.6 
million paid in the corresponding period, reflecting the cessation of 
mining in May 2019.  Trade creditors and other payables continued to 
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Review of operations for the CY19 year and outlook (cont.)
Assets
Overview of consolidated financial results (cont.)
Investing activities cash flow
Cash at 31 December 2019 was $9.3 million, 
an increase of $6.8 million from the previous 
Net cash outflow from investing activities was $5.4 million compared to 
year end.  As expected, the Kanmantoo copper 
an outflow of $6.9 million in the previous corresponding period.  Capital 
mine generated strong positive cashflows 
expenditure in 2019 includes over $1.3 million spent on advancing the PHES 
during the year which enabled the further 
project (2018: $1.5 million) and $2.0 million on Kavanagh Underground 
paydown of creditors and payment of a 1.5 
(2018: $1.5 million) currently classified as mine development.  Exploration 
cents per share dividend totalling $8.8 million.
and underground evaluation activity increased with cash expenditure of 
approximately $0.9 million on regional exploration licences.  The major 
investment activity in the previous year was expenditure on geotechnical 
measures to help safeguard the pit walls from rockfalls.   

Financing activities cash flow
In 2019 there was a net cash outflow of $9.5 million for financing activities of 
which $8.8 million was the dividend paid to shareholders in late June.   
In 2018 the net cash outflow from financing activities was mainly due to the 
repayment of the $4 million debt in full to Freepoint.   

Balance sheet overview

Cash

Receivables 

Inventories 

Property, Plant & Equipment

Exploration

Project Costs

Deferred Tax Assets

Total Assets

Trade Payables

Provisions

Borrowings

Employee Benefits

Deferred Income

Total Liabilities

Net Assets / Equity

31 Dec 2019 
$ million

31 Dec 2018 
$ million 

Change 
$ million

9.3

3.1

12.1

24.2

2.6

-

-

51.3

8.6

12.3

0.3

3.3

0.5

25.0

26.3

2.5

5.4

33.6

44.0

2.0

1.5

3.7

92.7

26.6

15.7

1.0

3.8

1.4

48.5

44.2

6.8

(2.3)

(21.5)

(19.8)

0.6

(1.5)

(3.7)

(41.4)

18.0

3.4

0.7

0.5

0.9

23.5

(17.9)

Equity
Total equity has decreased by $17.9 million from 31 December 2018 due to 
the dividend paid to shareholders of $8.8 million and the net loss result for 
the year of $10.0 million.  This was partly offset by the $0.9 million increase 
in employee share options reserve to reflect the value of performance rights 
granted during previous years.  

Inventories includes the cost of stockpiled 
ore, copper concentrate on hand, store 
consumables and plant spares.  Inventories 
decreased by $21.5 million which mainly 
reflects the consumption of the low-grade 
ore stockpile throughout 2019.  At its peak in 
May 2019 the ore stockpile was 3.1M tonnes 
and became the sole ore source for the plant 
from that time.  At 31 December 2019 the ore 
stockpile was 0.8Mt valued at $7.3 million and 
is expected to be fully depleted by the end of 
March 2020.

The decrease in property, plant and equipment 
(PPE) is mainly due to $14.7 million of 
depreciation and the transfer of the final 
$7.9 million of deferred mining costs to the 
P&L.  Additions to PPE during 2019 were 
$2.6 million of which $2.1 million was related 
to assessment of Kavanagh underground.

Exploration expenditure capitalised to the 
balance sheet has increased since December 
2018 due to the ongoing work to progress 
surface exploration of regional exploration 
licences.  Project costs capitalised in respect 
of the PHES project have been impaired in 
full subsequent to the decision by AGL and 
Hillgrove in February 2020 to terminate the 
project agreement.

Deferred tax assets were $3.7 million at 
31 December 2018, but this balance has 
been derecognised given the net loss result 
for 2019 and the uncertain timing of future 
taxable income after the expected cessation 
of processing in the first quarter of 2020.  Tax 
losses not brought to account at 31 December 
2019 were approximately  $152.5 million.  
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Review of operations for the CY19 year and outlook (cont.)
Liabilities
Total liabilities have decreased by 
$23.5 million to $25.0 million as at 
31 December 2019.  The decrease is 
mainly due to the pay down of trade 
creditors, payment of leave entitlements 
to terminated employees, performance 
of rehabilitation civil works and the 
repayment of debt.  

Outlook
Looking forward, the immediate focus is to  maximise the accumulation of cash from 
the treatment of the remaining low grade stockpiles with the majority of copper to 
be sold at fixed pricing.  Processing is expected to continue until the end of March 
2020. 

As processing is completed, the workforce will downsize and the Kanmantoo site will 
be placed on to care and maintenance to preserve the processing assets.  A small 
core group will be retained to focus on growth through exploration and development.  
In addition, the Board will be reduced to conserve cash and the Board will consider 
the skills and experience that are appropriate to guide the Company as it transitions 
to an explorer / developer.  

Creditors have returned to normal 
trading terms and are also lower in 
value due to the cessation of mining-
related activities.  Borrowings now 
only comprises vehicle finance 
lease obligations and no other lease 
commitments require inclusion on the 
balance sheet.  

At the end of 2018 year there was a 
small working capital deficit as the 
Group’s current liabilities exceeded 
current assets by $2.1 million.  As at 
31 December 2019 the value of current 
assets exceeded current liabilities by 
$5.8 million and there is sufficient 
cash funds to maintain liquidity whilst 
employee entitlements and trade 
creditors are likely to be substantially 
extinguished throughout 2020. 

Rehabilitation provisions for Kanmantoo 
and Comet Vale were $11.4 million 
and $0.3 million respectively as at 31 
December 2019.  This has decreased 
by $2.9 million with rehabilitation 
expenditure made during the year and 
some cost improvements.

Modest exploration expenditure will be deployed to advance projects in close 
proximity to Kanmantoo that can come into operation relatively quickly, for a low 
capital investment, and maximise the existing infrastructure, including the low cost 
3.6Mtpa processing plant and permitted tailings storage facility.  These projects 
include Kavanagh Underground, South Hub, Northwest and Stella.  Negotiations 
have been advanced to arrange funding for underground mine development. 

In parallel, Hillgrove is employing low cost exploration techniques not used before in 
south east South Australia to establish this region as a highly prospective porphyry 
/ IOCG (iron oxide copper gold) province. With a number of encouraging targets 
identified, Hillgrove is considering exploration funding options which may include 
the introduction of JV partners or farm-ins.

2020 Guidance
The Company provides the following guidance for 2020 for the Kanmantoo Copper 
Mine Open Pit:

 ■ Copper produced  

1,650t to 2,150t copper contained in concentrates

 ■ Gold produced  

450oz to 700oz gold contained in concentrates 

 ■ C1 Costs  

US$2.55 to US$2.75 per lb (at a 0.68 exchange rate)

 ■ Exploration 

$1.0 million to $1.5 million

 ■ Capital projects  

$0.5 million to $0.8 million

C1 costs for the remaining production should remain relatively high because they 
include a non cash ore inventory adjustment (consumption of stockpiles that have 
been built up), which will be reallocated from the balance sheet to operating costs. 
Excluding the adjustments to ore inventory, the C1 cost would be in the order of 
US$1.40 to US$1.60 (at a 0.68 exchange rate), and this would be more reflective of 
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Once the processing of stockpiles 
ceases the end of March 2020, 
Hillgrove will transition from a copper 
producer to an explorer / developer and 
as a result many of the operating risks 
will fall away. 

Review of operations for the CY19 year and outlook (cont.)
Risks 
The Company currently has a single 
operating asset, the Kanmantoo Copper 
Mine in South Australia. The operation 
provides the Company with all of its 
income. Open pit mining ceased in May 
2019 and the operations now involve 
the processing of low grade stockpiles, 
which are due to be depleted by the end 
of March 2020. The Kanmantoo mine 
is located close to regional communities 
and concentrate produced from the 
stockpiles is transported by road in 
containers to the Port of Adelaide and 
then loaded onto ship via the port 
rotainer operation. The concentrate is 
then shipped to the receiver, typically 
located in China. Should any of these 
elements be subject to failure, the 
Company’s expected cashflows and 
financial result could be impacted. 

In addition,  the rehabilitation of 
the site remains a major focus to 
ensure risks associated with the cost 
of the rehabilitation, the Company’s 
obligations under the approved 
program for environment protection 
and rehabilitation (PEPR), and its 
responsibilities to the local community 
are managed. The Company has 
actively ramped up the rehabilitation 
earthworks to ensure the majority of the 
final land form shaping is completed 
prior to demobilisation of the mining 
fleet and personnel.  Progressive 
rehabilitation of this nature is cost 
effective, progressively reduces its 
rehabilitation liability and demonstrates 
to surrounding communities 
that Hillgrove is a socially and 
environmentally responsible company. 

The Company’s annual budget and 
related mine plans and production 
and operating outcomes are subject 
to a range of assumptions and 
expectations, all of which contain a level 
of uncertainty and therefore risk.  The 
Company adopts a risk management 
framework in order to identify, analyse, 
treat and monitor the risks applicable 
to the Group. These risks are formally 
reported and discussed by the  
Executive on a regular basis and 
with the Board and Audit and Risk 
Committee twice a year.  

The prices received for the Company’s 
commodities (copper, gold and silver) 
are dictated by global markets over 
which Hillgrove and its offtake partner, 
Freepoint Commodities LLC, have no 
influence. The Company has taken 
active steps to mitigate copper price 
and exchange rate risk on revenues 
by fixing the AUD copper price for a 
portion of future shipments. As at the 
end of December 2019, the Company 
had fixed pricing for 1,500 tonnes of 
copper at an average copper price of 
$8,797 per tonne after margins.

Capital Raisings
There were no equity capital raisings 
during the current period.

Dividends
On the 28 June 2019, the Company 
paid an $8.8 million fully franked 
dividend out of its 2018 profit reserve. 
This represented a 5% payout of the 
2018 revenue and a 30% payout of the 
2018 profit after tax. 

Significant Changes in the  
State of Affairs
Other than those matters listed in this 
report there have been no significant 
changes in the affairs of the Group 
during the period.

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Events Subsequent to  
Reporting Date
On 21 February 2020 the Group and 
AGL Energy Limited announced they 
had mutually agreed to terminate the 
Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project 
agreement.  The full financial impact 
of this decision has been reflected in 
these financial statements for the period 
ended 31 December 2019.

Likely Developments 
and Expected Results of 
Operations 
Likely developments in the operations of 
the group in the short to medium term 
include the cessation of the processing 
of stockpiles at the end of March 2020, 
and looking at the optimal future use 
of all of the Company’s assets and 
exploration potential. For further details 
on each of these, refer to the review of 
operations section of this report.

Environmental Regulation
Closure of an operation brings with 
it potential significant financial, 
environment, and social impacts. 
Recognising this, a closure 
management plan for Kanmantoo 
has been prepared, which includes 
long term monitoring to verify that 
controls are effective and standards are 
maintained. The closure management 
plan was independently reviewed and 
verified during 2019.

The consolidated entity has a policy 
of engaging appropriately experienced 
contractors and consultants to advise 
on and ensure compliance with 
environmental regulations in respect 
of its exploration and development 
activities. There have been no reports 
of material breaches of environmental 
regulations in the financial period and at 
the date of this report.

 
 
 
 
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Indemnification and Insurance of Officers
Officers’ Indemnity
Article 7.3(a) of the Company’s 
Constitution provides that “To the 
extent permitted by law, the Company 
must indemnify each Relevant Officer 
against: (i) a Liability of that person; 
and (ii) Legal Costs of that person”. 
The Company indemnifies every 
officer against any liability or costs 
and expenses incurred by the person 
in his or her capacity as officer of the 
Company:

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 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.

Non-audit Services
The Company may decide to employ the auditor on assignments additional to 
their statutory audit duties where the auditor’s expertise and experience with the 
Company and/or the consolidated entity are important. Details of the amounts paid 
or payable to the auditor (PricewaterhouseCoopers) for audit and non-audit services 
provided during the period are set out in Note 7(e).

The Audit and Risk Committee has considered the position and is satisfied that 
the provision of the non-audit services is compatible with the general standard of 
independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001. The Directors are 
satisfied that the provision of non-audit services by the auditor did not compromise 
the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. 

None of the services provided undermine the general principles relating to auditor 
independence as set out in Professional Statement F1, including reviewing or 
auditing the auditor’s own work, acting in a management or decision-making 
capacity for the Company, acting as advocate for the Company or jointly sharing 
economic risk and rewards. A copy of the Auditors’ Independence Declaration as 
required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out on page 38.  

The Board is committed to following ASX Corporate Governance Council Corporate 
Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Company adopts these best 
practice recommendations in its policies and procedures where it is appropriate to 
do so, given the size and type of Company and its operations.  

The Board has a process of reviewing all policies and corporate governance 
processes.  Charters are reviewed and updated periodically.  These charters provide 
the framework and roles of respective committees for the appointment of Non-
Executive Directors to undertake specific responsibilities on behalf of the Board.

Details of the corporate governance policies adopted by the Company and 
referred to in this statement are available on the Company’s website at 
www.hillgroveresources.com.au.

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 ■ in defending any proceedings, 

whether civil or criminal, in which 
judgement is given in favour of the 
person or in which the person is 
acquitted, or

 ■ in connection with an application, 
in relation to such proceedings, in 
which the Court grants relief to the 
person under the Corporations Law.

Indemnity of auditors
Hillgrove Resources Limited has 
agreed to indemnify their auditors, 
PricewaterhouseCoopers, to the extent 
permitted by law, against any claim 
by a third party arising from Hillgrove 
Resources Limited’s breach of their 
agreement. The indemnity stipulates 
that Hillgrove Resources Limited will 
meet the full amount of any such 
liabilities including a reasonable amount 
of legal costs.

Directors’ and Officers’ 
Insurance
During the financial year, the Company 
paid a premium in respect of a contract 
for directors’ and officers’ liability 
insurance.  It is a condition of this Policy 
that each Insured and/or any persons 
at their direction or on their behalf 
shall not disclose the existence of any 
Coverage Section, its Limits of Liability, 
the nature of the liability indemnified, or 
the premium payable.

 
 
 
 
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Remuneration Report (audited)
The Directors of Hillgrove Resources 
and its Consolidated Entities present the 
Remuneration Report for the Company 
for the year ended 31 December 2019, 
which forms part of the director’s 
report and has been audited in 
accordance with section 308 (3C) of the 
Corporations Act 2001.

During 2019 the following remuneration 
initiatives took effect to reward 
employees for their considerable efforts 
over the difficult period dating back  
to 2016:

 „ A Short Term Incentive (STI) was 

paid in July 2019; and

 „ In July 2019 employees remaining 
after the cessation of mining 
received a 2.15% CPI increase, 
the first increase in Total Fixed 
Remuneration (TFR) since 2013. 

In addition, the repayment of the 10% 
salary deferral for all staff (not including 
directors) was completed in January 
2019 (all staff had agreed to defer  
10% of salaries from May 2016 to 
November 2017).

Staff numbers were reduced 
considerably in 2019, principally as a 
result of the cessation of mining in May 
2019, but also through natural attrition 
and consolidating roles, where possible.

In addition, the Board put in place a Key 
Employee Plan during the year.

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1.0  Key Management Personnel
Key management personnel comprise the Non-Executive Directors, the Executive 
Director and Executives (KMP). Details of the KMP are set out in the table below.

Non-executive Directors

Mr J E Gooding

Mr M Boyte  
(Non-independent)

Mr P Baker

Mr T Breuer

Executive Directors

Mr L Wallace

KMP Executives

Mr P Kiley

 Title (at year end)

Chairman 
Member Remuneration Committee 
Member Audit and Risk Committee 
Chairman Nomination Committee

Director 
Member Remuneration Committee 
Member Audit and Risk Committee 
Member Nomination Committee

Director 
Chairman Audit and Risk Committee 
Chairman Treasury Committee 
Chairman Remuneration Committee 
Member Nomination Committee

Director 
Member Remuneration Committee 
Member Audit and Risk Committee 
Member Nomination Committee

CEO and Managing Director 
Member Treasury Committee

Chief Financial Officer and  
Company Secretary 
Member Treasury Committee

Mr G K Norris

General Manager, Kanmantoo

Change in 2019  
Financial Year

Full Year

Part Year 
Appointed  
10 May 2019

Full Year

Full Year

Part Year 
Appointed  
23 May 2019

Full Year

Part Year 
Appointed  
23 May 2019

Key Management Departures during the 2019 Financial Year

Non-executive Directors

 Title (at year end)

Mr M W Loomes  
(Non-independent)

Director  
Member Remuneration Committee 
Member Audit and Risk Committee 
Member Nomination Committee

Change in 2019  
Financial Year

Part Year 
Resigned 10 May 2019

Mr S P McClare

CEO and Managing Director  
Member Treasury Committee

Part Year  
Resigned 2 May 2019

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Directors’ Report (cont.)

Remuneration Report (audited) (cont.)
2.0  Role of the Board and 
the Remuneration  
Committee

2.1   Remuneration and Benefits Policy
The Company’s approach to remuneration is outlined in the Remuneration and 
Benefits Policy and is based on providing competitive rewards that motivate talented 
employees to deliver superior results.

The Board is responsible for the 
Company’s remuneration strategy 
and policy. Consistent with this 
responsibility, the Board has established 
a Remuneration Committee which 
comprises a majority of independent 
non-executive directors.

The role of the Remuneration 
Committee is set out in its Charter and 
in summary is to:

 „ Review and approve the Company’s 
remuneration strategy and policy;

 „ Consider and propose to the 

Board the remuneration of the 
CEO and consider and approve 
the remuneration of all designated 
senior executives;

 „ Review and approve Hillgrove 

Resources’ short term incentive 
(STI) and long term incentive (LTI) 
schemes, including amounts, terms 
and offer processes and procedures;

 „ Determine and approve equity 

awards in accordance with policy 
and shareholder approvals, 
including testing of vesting and 
termination provisions; and

 „ Review and make recommendations 
to the Board regarding remuneration 
of non-executive directors.

Further information on the 
Remuneration Committee’s role, 
responsibilities and membership is 
contained in the Corporate Governance 
Statement which is available on the 
Company’s website  
www.hillgroveresources.com.au.

The Remuneration and Benefits policy aims to:

 „ Align employee remuneration to the principles and measurement of Total 

Shareholder Return (TSR);

 „ Present progressive incentive structures to encourage outstanding performance, 

and hence improved TSR; and

 „ Mitigate the business risks associated with poor performance, market 

movements and employee turnover.

The Remuneration Committee Charter and Remuneration and Benefits Policy can be 
viewed in the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s website  
www.hillgroveresources.com.au.

2.2   Use of remuneration consultants
During the year no remuneration consultancy contracts were entered into by 
the Company and no disclosure is required under section 300A (1) (h) of the 
Corporations Act 2001.

3.0  Non-executive Director Remuneration
Elements

Details

Aggregate Board and 
Committee Fees 

The total amount of fees paid to non-executive directors 
in the year ended 31 December 2019 is within the 
aggregate amount approved by shareholders at the AGM 
in 2009 of $450,000 a year.  The individual amounts paid 
to directors have not increased since January 2011.

Board/Committee fees  
per annum (1) 

Board Chairman Fee

$150,000

Audit Committee Chairman 

 $10,000

Board NED Base Fee

$75,000

Post-employment Benefits

Details

Superannuation

Superannuation contributions are made at a rate of 
9.5% of base fee (but only up to the Government’s 
prescribed maximum contributions limit) which satisfies 
the Company’s statutory superannuation contributions.  
Contributions are included in the total fee.

Other Benefits

Details

Equity Instruments

Other fees/benefits

Non-Executive directors do not receive any performance 
related remuneration or performance rights.

No payments were made to non-executive directors 
during the 2019 financial year for extra services or 
special exertions.  Directors are entitled to be reimbursed 
for approved Company related expenditure e.g. flights 
and expenses to attend Board meetings.

(1)  Fees include all committee memberships with no extra payments for committee 

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Remuneration Report (audited) (cont.) 
4.0  Executive Remuneration
4.1  Executive KMP  

remuneration framework

Hillgrove Resources’ executive 
remuneration strategy is designed to 
attract, retain and motivate a highly 
qualified and experienced group of 
executives.  

4.2  Total fixed remuneration 
Total Fixed Remuneration (TFR) 
includes all remuneration and benefits 
paid to an Executive KMP calculated 
on a Total Employment Cost (TEC) 
basis and includes base salary and 
superannuation benefits paid in line with 
the prevailing statutory Superannuation 
Guarantee legislation.

In July 2019 employees received a 
2.15% CPI increase. Other than for 
award and anomaly changes, this was 
the first increase in TFR since 2013. 

4.3  Remuneration composition mix and timing of receipt
The Company endeavours to provide an appropriate and competitive mix of 
remuneration components balanced between fixed and ‘at risk’. The broad 
remuneration composition mix of the Company’s Executive KMP can be illustrated 
as follows: 

Remuneration mix (actual) CY 2019

Position

CEO/MD

Senior Executives (KMP)

TFR (Cash)

STI (Cash)

LTI (Equity) (1)

100%

100%

Up to 50% of TFR

Up to 50% of TFR

Up to 50% of TFR

Up to 50% of TFR

(1)  During 2019, the Board adopted an interim cash based LTI scheme  

– refer section 4.4.3.2 for details. 

Note KMPs are classified as Executives for the purposes of remuneration disclosures 
under the Corporations Act.  

The three complementary components of Executive KMP remuneration are ‘earned’ 
over multiple time ranges. This is illustrated in the following chart.

YEARS 2 and 3

January 
2020

December 
2021

YEAR 1

July 
2019

TFR

January 
2019

TFR

STI

LTI

Performance measured  
(one year)

Performance measured  
(2.5 years)

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STI  
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STI  
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and new TFR  
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4.4  Variable ‘at risk’ remuneration
As set out in the Section 4.3, variable remuneration forms a portion of the CEO/
MD and other Executive KMP remuneration. Apart from being market competitive, 
the purpose of variable remuneration is to direct executive’s behaviours towards 
maximising Hillgrove Resources’ value and return value to shareholders, by 
targeting short, medium and long term performance measures. The key aspects are 
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Directors’ Report (cont.)

Remuneration Report (audited) (cont.) 
4.0    Executive Remuneration (cont.)
4.4.1   Short Term Incentives (STI)

STI Programme

Purpose

Performance 
Target Areas

Rewarding 
Performance

The STI arrangements are designed to reward executives for the achievement against annual performance targets 
set by the Board at the beginning of the performance period. The STI programme is reviewed annually by the 
Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board. 

All STI awards to the CEO/MD and other KMP are approved by the Remuneration Committee and the Board.

The key performance objectives of the Company vary by level but are currently directed to achieving ambitious 
targets, complemented by the achievement of individual performance goals and Company performance.

The Board adopted a Balanced Scorecard approach to determine 2019 STI performance. The Balanced Scorecard 
measures performance against the Company’s internal goals and published key market guidance metrics each year 
and includes safety, production, cost control, financial performance and growth measures. 

The Balanced Scorecard also includes an individual performance component which is a subjective assessment that 
gives the ability to recognise individuals that have performed above expectations to deliver value for shareholders.  

A threshold and target is set for each STI outcome. Specific targets are not provided in detail due to commercial 
sensitivity. 

Validation of performance against the Balanced Scorecard measures set for the CEO/MD and KMPs involves a 
review calculation and recommendation by the CEO, reviewed and approved by the Remuneration Committee with 
final Board sign-off.

4.4.2   Performance based remuneration granted and forfeited during the year
As the Company was still recovering from a cash constrained period the 2019 STI (for the Company’s 2018 performance) was 
capped at 25% of staff’s contracted rate and was not paid to staff until July 2019. 

The following shows for each KMP how much of their STI cash bonus was awarded and how much was forfeited.

2018

Mr L A Wallace

Mr P G Kiley

Mr G K Norris

Total Opportunity ($)

Awarded (%)

Forfeited (%)

210,000

204,300

150,000 

25%

25%

25%

75%

75%

75%

4.4.3   Long Term Incentives (LTI)
In 2019 the Board decided that an equity based LTI scheme may no longer be an appropriate LTI scheme, given 2020 will be a 
period of change for the Company and create uncertainty for employees as the Company transitions from a copper producer to 
an exploration and development company.

As an interim scheme the Board approved a LTI cash payment scheme (the 2019 Key Employee Plan) which was adopted in 
2019, in principle, to replace the Option & Performance Rights Plan (OPRP) for 2019.

As LTI schemes are by their nature long term schemes this means the Company had two LTI schemes on foot at the end of 
December 2019, namely:

 „ The OPRP, and

 „ The 2019 Key Employees Plan (KEP), which is effective from 1 July 2019.

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Remuneration Report (audited) (cont.) 
4.0      Executive Remuneration (cont.)
4.4.3.1   OPRP Status

No OPRP performance rights were granted in 2019.

During 2019, 66% of the OPRP performance rights granted in 2017 vested and were converted into shares. 

At the end of 2019, the OPRP performance rights granted in 2018 remain on foot with a vesting date of 31 May 2020.

4.4.3.1.1 OPRP Description 

The LTI provides an annual opportunity for executives and key staff to receive an equity award with a two year vesting period and 
that is intended to align a significant portion of an executive’s overall remuneration to shareholder value over the longer term. 
All LTI awards remain at risk and subject to clawback (forfeiture or lapse) until vesting and must meet or exceed relative Total 
Shareholder Return (TSR) performance hurdles over the vesting period, along with other performance criteria.

Long Term Incentives (OPRP)

Purpose

Equity award

To retain key executives and align their remuneration with shareholder value.

Under the LTI, executives and key staff are offered performance rights (to acquire ordinary shares of 
Hillgrove Resources Limited).

Time restrictions

Equity grants awarded to the CEO/MD and other KMPs are tested against the performance hurdle over the 
vesting period, which is two years (1) from the grant date. 

A service and performance requirement is imposed on all equity grants.

Performance hurdles 
and vesting schedule

The equity grants which were made in 2018 (at a share price of $0.093) are subject to the Company’s Total 
Shareholder Return (TSR) ranked against the S&P/ASX Small Resources Index as follows:

Ranking of TSR Against S&P/ASX Small Resources Index (2 Years) (1)

Performance

% of equity to vest

Below the 50th percentile

At the 50th percentile

0%

50% vest

Between the 50th to 75th percentile

2% vesting on a straight line interpolation for each percentile 
ranking above the 50th percentile

At or above 75th percentile

100% vest

Performance rights vest as shares if the time restrictions and relevant performance hurdle are met. Special 
provisions, in accordance with company policies, may apply in the event of termination of employment or a 
change of control. 

If the TSR performance hurdle is not met at the vesting date, performance rights lapse, subject to Board 
discretion.

Exercise price of nil in the event performance hurdles are met.

There are no voting rights attached to performance rights.

The size of individual LTI grants for the CEO/MD and other KMPs is determined in accordance with the 
Board approved remuneration strategy mix. See Section 4.3.

The target LTI $ value for each executive is then converted into a number of performance rights based on a 
valuation methodology determined at the grant date, as follows:

Performance right allocation = LTI $ value determined / Hillgrove Resources share price at grant date. 

Exercise Price

Voting rights

LTI Allocation 

(1)  The vesting period for the 2018 LTI’s was reduced to two years to reflect the current approved PEPR mine life.

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Remuneration Report (audited) (cont.) 
4.0      Executive Remuneration (cont.)
4.4.3.2   KEP Description

As with the OPRP, the KEP provides an opportunity for executives and key staff to receive a long term incentive  which remains 
at risk and subject to clawback ( in this case lapse) until vesting. Generally KEP payments will only be made where  the TSR 
performance hurdle is met or exceeded over the vesting period of 2.5 years from 1 July 2019.

Unlike the OPRP scheme, the KEP is a cash payment scheme rather than an equity securities based scheme but because the 
benchmark is TSR, the KEP is accounted for as a share based compensation.  Key details of the KEP are summarised in the  
table below.

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KEP Allocation 

To retain key executives and align their remuneration with shareholder value.

The size of individual KEP entitlements for the CEO/MD and other KMPs was determined in accordance 
with the Board approved remuneration strategy mix. See Section 4.3.

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Type of entitlement

The right to earn a future KEP cash payment (KEP Payment).

TSR Target Value Hurdle

KEP Payments will be subject to the Company meeting or exceeding a TSR Target Value over the 
vesting period. The TSR Target Value has been calculated as a 27% increase on the Company’s market 
capitalisation at the Grant Date (1 July 2019).

If the TSR Target Value is not met at the Vesting Date, the entitlement to a KEP Payment lapses (subject 
to limited exceptions).

A continuous service requirement is also imposed on all eligible KEP employees (subject to limited 
exceptions in the case of good leavers).

Key dates and periods

Grant Date was 1 July 2019. 

Vesting Date is 31 December 2021.

KEP Payment Amount 
Payable

Vesting Period is the two and a half year period between 1 July 2019 and 31 December 2021.

Key employees qualify for a target % of their TFR (LTI %) to be used to calculate their KEP Payment. 

In the event the Company’s actual TSR performance reaches the TSR Target Value, eligible employees 
will qualify for a KEP Payment. The KEP Payment will be equal to that employees LTI % multiplied by the 
employees TFR, calculated for the two and a half year vesting period.

In the event of a change of control, the usual vesting arrangements may be adjusted, and a KEP 
Payment (including an Uplift Entitlement if applicable) made, having regard to whether the adjusted TSR 
Target Value is met.

KEP Uplift

Eligible employees will qualify for an increase in their KEP payment if the Company’s actual TSR 
performance exceeds the TSR Target Value (Uplift Amount). 

Good/Bad Leavers

Board Discretion

The Uplift Entitlement which may be paid under the KEP to all participants in total, will be equal to 10% 
of the Uplift Amount, capped to a combined maximum for all participants of $3,300,000.

The Uplift Entitlement will be apportioned between all eligible KEP employees at the Vesting Date, on the 
basis of each employees specified Uplift Entitlement % as at the Vesting Date.

A good leaver will remain an eligible employee and qualify for a pro rata share of the KEP Payment, 
based on the period from Grant Date up until their cessation of employment. A bad leaver will lose any 
rights to a KEP Payment.  

The Board has discretion to administer the KEP and in limited cases to determine payments under the 
rules (e.g. good leaver allocation, change of control, special circumstances) and to vary the KEP rules in 
some circumstances.

 
 
 
 
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Remuneration Report (audited) (cont.) 
4.0    Executive Remuneration (cont.)
4.4.4   Hedging and Margin Lending Prohibition
Under the Company’s Share Trading Policy and in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, equity granted under the 
Company’s equity incentive schemes must remain at risk until vested, or exercised. It is a specific condition of the policy that no 
schemes are entered into, by an individual or their associates, that specifically protects the unvested value of shares, options or 
performance rights allocated.

The Company, as required under the ASX Listing Rules, has a formal policy outlining how and when employees may deal in 
Hillgrove Resources securities.  

Hillgrove Resources Limited’s Share Trading Policy is available on the Company’s website www.hillgroveresources.com under 
Investor Centre, Corporate Governance. 

4.5    Relationship between Performance and Executive KMP Remuneration
4.5.1   Hillgrove Resources Financial Performance (31 January 2015 to 31 December 2019)

Sales Revenue ($M)

Underlying EBITDA ($M)

 2015

139.5

16.1

2016 

113.1

22.2

Reported net profit / (loss) ($M)

(130.1) (2)

(109.1) (4)

113.3 (1)

16.2

(14.1)

12 Months to 31 December

2017 (restated)

2018

180.1

44.3

29.5

2019

113.5

12.1

(10.0)

Return on equity (ROE) % (3)

(69.1%) (2)

(144.3%) (4)

(88.3%)

101.7%

(28.4%)

Basic earnings per share (EPS) (cents)

Diluted EPS (cents)

Dividends paid (cents per share)

Share price as at 31 December (cents)

(77.0) (2)

(77.0) (2)

-

16

(57.8) (4)

(57.8) (4)

-

4

(4.8)

(4.8)

-

9

5.1

4.9

-

9

(1.7)

(1.7)

1.5

6

Total shareholder return (TSR) % (Annual)

(64.4%)

(75.0%)

125.0%

0% (5)

(16.7%) (6)

(1)  Restatement for changes in accounting policies.
(2) 
Includes one off impairment charge of $112.9m.
(3)  Based on average total equity.
(4) 
(5)  Share price as at 31 December was 9c in 2017 and 2018, which results in a 0% TSR. 

Includes impairment charge of $68.5m. 

(6)  Hillgrove’s TSR performance includes the $0.015 cent dividend. 

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Remuneration Report (audited) (cont.) 
4.0  Executive Remuneration (cont.)
4.6  KMP Remuneration Tables – Audited

Fixed Remuneration

Short-term

Long-term

Salary  
and Fees

Non-monetary 
benefits

Superannuation 
Benefits

Long  
Service  
Leave

Non-Executive Directors

Mr J E Gooding

Mr M Boyte (2)

Mr P Baker

Mr A Breuer

Mr M W Loomes (3)

Total

Executive Directors

Mr L A Wallace

Mr S McClare

Total

Other key management personnel

Mr P G Kiley

Mr G K Norris (6)

Total

KMP Total

Year

CY19

CY18 (1)

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18 (1)

CY19

CY18 (1)

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

136,986

132,420

44,169

-

77,626

75,342

68,493

66,210

24,675

66,210

351,949

340,182

CY19 (4)

CY18 (4)

368,953

348,806

CY19 (4)

662,377 (5)

CY18 (4)

539,632

CY19

CY18

1,031,330

888,438

CY19 (4)

CY18 (4)

CY19 (4)

CY18 (4)

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

383,681

437,988

163,547

n/a

547,228

437,988

1,930,507

1,666,608

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13,014

12,601

4,196

-

7,374

7,158

6,507

6,290

2,344

6,290

33,435

32,339

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

29,484

25,662

28,975

14,869

7,500

 21,693

30,301

23,157

Total

150,000

145,021

48,365

-

85,000

82,500

75,000

72,500

27,019

72,500

385,384

372,521

424,099

392,650

691,570

593,090

36,984

47,355

1,155,669

59,276

38,026

985,740

24,998

15,469

-

-

15,067

13,447

n/a

n/a

40,065

13,447

15,469

-

408,679

453,457

192,061

-

600,740

453,457

110,484

60,802

2,101,793

107,084

38,026

1,811,718

(1)  The CY18 non-executive director’s fees are lower than CY19 because the 20% director voluntary fee reduction which was in place from 

January to March 2018.  The fee reduction was not repaid unlike the 10% staff salary deferral (see note 4).

(2)  Mr M Boyte was appointed on 10 May 2019.

(3)  Mr M Loomes resigned on 10 May 2019.

(4) 

In May 2016 all Hillgrove management and staff, as part of a cost reduction initiative, agreed to defer 10% of their salary from  
19 May 2016 until 30 November 2017. Beginning from 1 December 2017, the total salary deferral for each employee was repaid over a  
14 month period. The 2019 salaries include 1 month of deferred salary repayments and the 2018 salaries include 12 months.

(5) 

Includes $496,574 termination pay of which $89,381 was LSL and $76,612 was an STI for 2018 performance.

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4.0  Executive Remuneration (cont.)
4.6  KMP Remuneration Tables – Audited (cont.)

Variable Remuneration

Total

Short-term

LTI  
Compensation

Total

Proportion of  
Total Remuneration

Performance 
Related

Equity  
Related

Year

Bonus

Value of  
Performance  
Rights

Value  
of KEP 
Entitlement

Fixed and 
Variable

%

%

Non-Executive Directors

Mr J E Gooding

Mr M Boyte

Mr P Baker

Mr A Breuer

Mr M W Loomes

Total

Executive Directors

Mr L A Wallace

Mr S P McClare

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

150,000

145,021

48,365

0

85,000

82,500

75,000

72,500

27,019

72,500

385,384

372,521

52,500

114,728 (7)

3,238 (9)

170,466

594,565

81,303

130,832

89,381 101,184 (7)(8)

131,400

227,676

-

-

-

212,135

604,785

190,565

882,135

359,076

952,166

Total

CY19

141,881

215,912

3,238

361,031 1,476,700

CY18

212,703

358,508

-

571,211

1,556,951

Other key management personnel

Mr P G Kiley

Mr G K Norris

Total

Total

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

CY19

CY18

51,075

139,783 (7)

3,146 (9)

194,004

602,683

87,600

160,859

-

248,459

701,916

37,500

68,793 (7)

2,313 (9)

108,606

300,667

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

88,575

208,576

5,459

302,610

903,350

87,600

160,859

-

248,459

701,916

CY19

230,456

424,488

8,697

663,641 2,765,434

CY18

300,303

519,367

-

819,670

2,631,388

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

-

-

9%

13%

10%

14%

-

-

8%

12%

12%

n/a

-

-

-

-

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

-

-

19%

22%

11%

24%

-

-

23%

23%

23%

n/a

-

-

-

-

(7) 

Includes the value of forfeited 2017 performance rights.

(8) 

Includes the value of 2018 performance rights forfeited on termination.  The 2018 performance rights were granted on condition that a 
good leaver would remain eligible for a pro rata share of the LTI’s up to the date he/she left employment.

(9)  KEP entitlement (including Uplift) valued at 31 December 2019.

 
 
 
 
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5.0    Equity plan disclosures
5.1    Employee Share Schemes (ESS) operated by the Group

Plan Details

Type of Instruments

Details

Purpose

Employee share plan and 
share issues

General Employee Share 
Plan (GESP)

Hillgrove Resources Option 
and Performance Rights Plan 

Option and Performance 
Rights Plan (OPRP) 

Key Employee Plan 

Cash payment linked to  
TSR performance (KEP)

To incentivise and align part of employee 
remuneration to shareholder value

Refer 4.4.3.1

Refer 4.4.3.2

To provide equity incentive subject to meeting 
predetermined service and performance conditions.

To provide a cash incentive subject to meeting 
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Details of the vesting profile of the performance rights granted as remuneration to each Key Management Personnel, and the 
movements during the period are set out below:

Grant 
Date

Balance held  
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Granted 

Number  
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%  
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Number  
forfeited 

%  
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Balance held  
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Executive Directors

Mr L A Wallace

TOTAL

Jun 18

1,900,000

Jul 17

2,100,000

4,000,000

Other Key Management Personnel

Mr P Kiley

TOTAL

Mr GK Norris

TOTAL

Former Key Executives

Mr S P McClare

TOTAL

Jun 18

Jun 17

Jun 18

Jun 17

Jun 18

Jun 17

2,300,000

2,600,000

4,900,000

1,350,000

675,000

2,025,000

3,500,000

3,800,000

7,300,000

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,386,000

1,386,000

-

1,716,000

1,716,000

-

445,000

445,000

-

2,508,000

2,508,000

0%

66%

0%

66%

0%

66%

0%

66%

-

714,000

714,000

-

884,000

884,000 

-

230,000

230,000 

1,891,245(3)

1,292,000

3,183,245

1,900,000

-

1,900,000

2,300,000

-

2,300,000

1,350,000

-

1,350,000

1,608,755

-

1,608,755

(1)  None of the 2018 performance rights are exercisable 

(3)  Mr McClare left the company on 2 May 2019. The 2018 performance 

and will not vest until 31 May 2020.

(2)  There were no performance rights granted in 2019.

rights were granted on condition that a good leaver would remain eligible 
for a pro rata share of the LTI’s up to the date he/she left employment. 

5.3    Exercise of Performance Rights granted as remuneration
During the financial year, the following shares were issued on the exercise of performance rights previously granted as part of 
remuneration:

Key Executives

Number of shares

Amount paid  
$/share

Total Amount paid 

Intrinsic value of benefit based on 
year end value of HGO shares (1)

Executive Directors

Mr L A Wallace

Other Key Management Personnel

Mr P Kiley

Mr G K Norris

Former Key Executives

Mr S P McClare

TOTAL

1,386,000

1,716,000

445,000

2,508,000

6,055,000

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$83,160

$102,960

$26,700

$150,480

$363,300

(1) 

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5.0  Equity plan disclosures (cont.)
5.4  Value of performance rights granted to Executive KMP, and on foot as at 31 December 2019

Key Executives

Grant Date

Executive Directors

Number 
Granted

Vesting Date

Face Value 
per right (1)

Fair 
Value (2)

Intrinsic  
Value (3)

Total Fair 
Value

Mr L A Wallace

Jun 18

1,900,000

Jun 20

$0.06

(4) $0.0904

$114,000

$171,760

TOTAL

1,900,000

$114,000

$171,760

Other Key Management Personnel

Mr P Kiley

TOTAL

Mr G K Norris

TOTAL

Former Key Executives

Mr S McClare

TOTAL

Jun 18

2,300,000

Jun 20

$0.06

(4) $0.0904

$138,000

$207,920

2,300,000

$138,000

$207,920

Jun 18

1,350,000

Jun 20

$0.06

(4) $0.0904

$81,000

$122,040

1,350,000

$81,000

$122,040

Jun 18

(5) 1,608,755

Jun 20

$0.06

(6) $0.0865

$96,525

$139,157

1,608,755

$96,525

$139,157

(1)  The Face Value ($0.06) is the closing share price on 31 December 2019.
(2)  The Fair Value at grant date has been based on a valuation in accordance with accounting standard AASB 2 “Share Based Payments”. 

The fair values are used for accounting purposes only.
Intrinsic value is the difference between the Face Value ($0.06) and the exercise price ($0.00).

(3) 
(4)  Valued at Grant Date on 1 June 2018.
(5)  Original grant 3,500,000 rights less 1,891,245 rights forfeited on termination.
(6)  Valued at 24 May 2018 when approved by shareholders at the AGM.

5.5  Movement in equity held
The movement during the reporting period in the number of ordinary shares of Hillgrove Resources Limited held, directly, 
indirectly or beneficially, by each specified Director and executive KMP, including their personally-related entities:

Held as at 31/12/18

Exercise of Rights (1)

Net Other Changes

Held as at 31/12/19

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Mr J E Gooding

Mr M Boyte

Mr P Baker

Mr A Breuer

Mr L A Wallace

Other KMP

Mr P Kiley 

Mr G K Norris

Shares

Shares

Shares

Shares

Shares

Shares

Shares

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667,626

20,166,800

10,819,197

5,057,666

4,841,519

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1,386,000

1,716,000

445,500

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94,444

-

667,626

20,166,800

12,205,197

-746,000

-

6,027,666

5,287,019

(1)  Rights were exercised on or before their expiry date of 31 July 2019.

(2)  Mr McClare left the Company on 2 May 2019. As at 31/12/18 Mr McClare held 9,379,706 shares and during 2019 exercised 2,508,000 

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6.0  Service Contracts and Employment Agreements
The Company does not enter into service contracts for KMP Executives.  The following sets out details of the employment 
contracts for Executive KMPs as at 31 December 2019.  

Employee

Position

Mr L A Wallace

Mr P G Kiley

Mr G K Norris

Chief Executive Officer and 
Managing Director

Chief Financial Officer and 
Company Secretary

General Manager,  
Kanmantoo Copper Mine

Commencement

24 May 2019

12 June 2015

24 May 2019

Fixed Remuneration (1)

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Short-term Incentive

Long-term Incentive

Contract Length 

Notice periods for 
resignation or termination

Redundancy Benefit

Death or Total and 
Permanent Disability Benefit

$420,000 p.a. (2)  
reviewed periodically

Up to 50% of fixed 
remuneration

Up to 50% of fixed 
remuneration

Indefinite

6 months

$408,600 p.a. (3)  
reviewed periodically

Up to 50% of fixed 
remuneration

Up to 50% of fixed 
remuneration

Indefinite

3 months

$300,000 p.a. (4)  
reviewed periodically

Up to 50% of fixed 
remuneration

Up to 50% of fixed 
remuneration

Indefinite

1 month

National Employment Standards 
and Group Redundancy Policy

National Employment Standards 
and Group Redundancy Policy

National Employment Standards 
and Group Redundancy Policy

No specific benefit

No specific benefit

No specific benefit

Change of Control

No effect

No effect

No effect

Termination for serious 
misconduct

No notice required, 
remuneration to the day less 
advance payments and return 
of Company property.

No notice required, 
remuneration to the day less 
advance payments and return 
of Company property.

No notice required, 
remuneration to the day less 
advance payments and return 
of Company property.

No payment STI/LTI

No payment STI/LTI

No payment STI/LTI

Statutory entitlements

All leave and benefits due per 
National Employment Standards

All leave and benefits due per 
National Employment Standards

All leave and benefits due per 
National Employment Standards

Post-Employment restraints

For 6 months: 
Must not recruit employees or 
make adverse comments or 
actions by either party

For 6 months: 
Must not recruit employees or 
make adverse comments or 
actions by either party

For 6 months: 
Must not recruit employees or 
make adverse comments or 
actions by either party

(1)  On 19 May 2016 all Hillgrove employees, as part of a cost reduction initiative, agreed to defer 10% of their salary from 19 May 2016 until 
30 November 2017. From 1 December 2017, the total salary deferral for each employee was repaid over a 14 month period up until 
January 2019.

(2)  Mr Wallace’s annual fixed remuneration excludes $3,651 which was paid in January 2019 and which was attributable to the 2016 and 

2017 salary deferral amounts.

(3)  Mr Kiley’s annual fixed remuneration excludes $4,381 which was paid in January 2019, and which was attributable to the 2016 and 2017 

salary deferral amounts.

(4)  Mr Norris’s annual fixed remuneration excludes $2,415 which was paid in January 2019, and which was attributable to the 2016 and 

2017 salary deferral amounts. 

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Corporate Governance Statement
The Company’s Board is committed to achieving the highest standards of corporate governance.

The Company’s Corporate Governance Statement for the year ended 31 December 2019 may be accessed from the Company’s 
website at www.hillgroveresources.com.au/article/Corporate_Governance/Corporate_Governance.

Rounding of Amounts
The Company is of a kind referred to in ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financials/Directors’ Reports) Instrument 2016/191, 
dated 24 March 2016, and in accordance with that Corporations Instrument amounts in the directors‘ report and the financial 
statements are rounded off to the nearest hundred thousand dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Auditors 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 38.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors:

Dated at Adelaide this 27th day of February 2020

Mr John Gooding 
Chairman 

Mr Lachlan Wallace 
Managing Director

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Auditor’s Independence Declaration 
As lead auditor for the audit of Hillgrove Resources Limited for the year ended 31 December 2019, I 
declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:  

(a) 

no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in 
relation to the audit; and 

(b) 

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

This declaration is in respect of Hillgrove Resources Limited and the entities it controlled during the 
period. 

Andrew Forman 
Partner 
PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Adelaide 
27 February 2020 

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Level 11, 70 Franklin Street, ADELAIDE  SA  5000, GPO Box 418, ADELAIDE  SA 5001 
T: +61 8 8218 7000, F: +61 8 8218 7999, www.pwc.com.au 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss  
and Other Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 31 December 2019

Concentrate revenue

Other income

Expenses 

Interest and finance charges 

Impairment charges

Profit / (Loss) before income tax

Income tax (expense) / benefit 

Profit / (Loss) for the year attributable to owners

Comprehensive income 

Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss:

Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to 
equity holders of Hillgrove Resources Limited

Earnings per share for profit attributable to the ordinary equity 
holders of the Company: 

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Note

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6

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7(b)

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31 Dec 2018

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 $’000 

113,537

1,703

(117,746)

(788)

(3,048)

(6,342)

(3,685)

(10,027)

180,080

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(1,646)

(214)

25,780

3,685

29,465

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The Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income is to be read in conjunction with  
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Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Inventories

Non-current assets

Inventories

Property, plant and equipment

Exploration and evaluation expenditure

Project costs

Deferred tax asset

Total assets

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Provisions

Borrowings and lease liabilities

Employee benefits payable

Deferred income

Non-current liabilities

Provisions

Borrowings and lease liabilities

Employee benefits payable

Deferred income

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Contributed equity

Reserves

Accumulated losses

Total equity

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

Note

 $’000 

 $’000 

10

11

12

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13

14

15

16

17

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19

20

21

22

19

23

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25

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3,075

10,182

22,586

1,899

24,163

2,616

-

-

28,678

51,264

8,640

4,132

253

3,322

479

16,826

8,140

-

-

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8,140

24,966

26,298

2,451

5,421

25,616

33,488

8,000

44,008

2,034

1,515

3,685

59,242

92,730

26,647

3,277

836

3,448

1,383

35,591

12,402

145

331

58

12,936

48,527

44,203

234,322

27,113

(235,137)

26,298

234,327

34,986

(225,110)

44,203

The Consolidated Statement of Financial Position is to be read in conjunction with  
the notes to the financial statements set out on pages 43 to 65. 

 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31 December 2019

Contributed  
equity

$’000

Reserves

$’000

Accumulated 
losses

$’000

Total equity

$’000

Note

Balance 1 January 2018

234,334

3,128

(223,709)

Profit/(Loss) for the period

Other comprehensive income

Transactions with owners:

Options exercised

Share-based compensation

Balance 31 December 2018

Profit/(Loss) for the period

Other comprehensive income

Transactions with owners:

Options exercised

Dividend paid

Share-based compensation

Balance 31 December 2019

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3

35

-

-

(7)

-

30,866

(1,401)

-

-

992

-

-

-

234,327

34,986

(225,110)

44,203

(10,027)

(10,027)

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-

(5)

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-

-

-

(8,784)

911

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-

-

-

234,322

27,113

(235,137)

13,753

29,465

-

(7)

992

-

(5)

(8,784)

911

26,298

The Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity is to be read in conjunction with  
the notes to the financial statements set out on pages 43 to 65. 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the year ended 31 December 2019

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

Note

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Cash receipts in the course of operations (inclusive of GST)

Cash payments in the course of operations (inclusive of GST)

Net cash generated by operating activities

30

Cash flows from investing activities

Payments for exploration and evaluation expenditure

Payments for property, plant and equipment

Proceeds on disposal of plant and equipment

Net cash used in investing activities

42

Cash flows from financing activities

Dividends paid

Proceeds from borrowings

Transaction costs of borrowings / convertible notes

Repayment of borrowings

Repayment of finance leases

Interest received 

Interest paid

Net cash from/(used) in financing activities

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of financial period

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial period

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116,772

(94,957)

21,815

(950)

(4,574)

96

(5,428)

(8,784)

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-

(430)

(225)

4

(76)

(9,509)

6,878

2,451

9,329

179,601

(161,651)

17,950

(1,446)

(5,422)

9

(6,859)

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4,000

(135)

(12,000)

(326)

-

(650)

(9,111)

1,980

471

2,451

The Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is to be read in conjunction with  
the notes to the financial statements set out on pages 43 to 65.

 
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019

1.  Statement of Significant  
Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation 
of these consolidated financial statements are set out below. 
Where an accounting policy is specific to one note, the policy 
is described in the note to which it relates. The financial 
statements are for the consolidated entity consisting of 
Hillgrove Resources Limited and its subsidiaries.

(a)   Basis of preparation
This general purpose financial report has been prepared 
in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, 
Interpretations and other authoritative pronouncements of the 
Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations 
Act 2001. The financial statements comprise the consolidated 
financial statements of the Group. For the purposes of 
preparing the consolidated financial statements, Hillgrove 
Resources Limited is a for-profit entity.

(i)  Working capital
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on 
a going concern basis, which assumes the Group will be able 
to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal 
course of business.  Cash generating activities from the 
processing of copper ore are likely to cease in March 2020.  
Based on projected cashflows, the directors consider that 
cash on hand at the date of the report plus cash generated 
from other activities will be sufficient for the Group to cover 
forecast expenditure for the next twelve months including its 
ongoing rehabilitation and compliance requirements and to 
meet expenditure commitments under exploration leases.  

(ii)  Compliance with International Financial  

Reporting Standards

Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards ensures 
that the consolidated financial statements and notes of 
Hillgrove Resources Limited comply with International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). 

(iii)  Historical cost convention
These financial statements have been prepared under the 
historical cost convention, as modified when necessary by 
the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities to fair 
value through other comprehensive income or through profit 
or loss.

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(iv)  Critical accounting estimates
The preparation of 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 disclosed in Note 2.

(b)  Foreign currency translation
Functional and presentation currency
(i) 
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 entity operates 
(‘the functional currency’). The consolidated financial 
statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is 
Hillgrove Resources 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 the profit or loss, except when deferred in equity 
as qualifying cash flow hedges and qualifying net investment 
hedges.

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial 
statements, the assets and liabilities of Hillgrove Resources 
Limited’s foreign operations are translated into Australian 
dollars using exchange rates prevailing at the end of the 
reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at 
the average exchange rates for the period, unless exchange 
rates fluctuated significantly during that period, in which case 
the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions are used.  
Exchange rate differences arising, if any, are recognised in 
other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity 
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (cont.)

1.  Statement of Significant  
Accounting Policies (cont.)
Impairment of assets

(c) 
The carrying value of property, plant and equipment is 
assessed for impairment whenever there is an indicator that 
the asset may be impaired.  Determining whether property, 
plant and equipment is impaired requires an estimation of 
the recoverable value of the Cash Generating Unit (“CGU”) 
to which property, plant and equipment has been allocated. 
Impairment is recognised when the carrying amount exceeds 
the recoverable amount.

In its impairment assessment, the Company determined 
the recoverable amount based on a Value in Use (“VIU”) 
calculation. The VIU assessment was undertaken using a 
discounted cash flow approach. Cash flow projections are 
based on the CGU’s life of mine plan. In assessing the VIU, 
the estimated future post-tax cash flows are discounted to 
their present value using a post-tax discount rate that reflects 
the current market assessment of the time value of money 
and business risk. Assets that have suffered an impairment 
charge are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at 
each reporting date.

The specific methods and assumptions used to estimate the 
discounted future cash flows of the Group’s CGU are outlined 
in more detail in Note 2 “Critical accounting estimates and 
judgements”.

(d)  Goods and Services Tax (GST)
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 balance 
sheet.

2.  Critical Accounting Estimates  

and Judgements

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning 
the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by 
definition, seldom equal the related actual results. Estimates 
and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on 
historical experience and other factors, including expectations 
of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the 
circumstances. The estimates and assumptions that have 
a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the 
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities are discussed below:

(a)  Recoverability of non-current assets
The Group has a single Cash Generating Unit (CGU) being the 
Kanmantoo copper mine. The estimates of discounted future 
cash flows for the Kanmantoo CGU are based on significant 
assumptions including:  

 „ Estimates of the quantities of ore reserves and the timing 

of access to those reserves;

 „ Future production levels based on plant throughput and 

recoveries;

 „ Future copper, gold and silver prices based on broker 

consensus pricing;

 „ Future exchange rates for the Australian dollar to US dollar 

based on forward curve data;

 „ Future operating costs of production including capital 

expenditure;

 „ The discount rate most appropriate to the CGU; and

 „ The timing and amounts to be received from the sale of 
processing equipment and land following completion of 
mining and processing activities.

Annual assessments of the discounted future cash flows 
for the Kanmantoo CGU have resulted in no adjustments to 
the carrying values.  Separate to the CGU there have been 
impairments of carrying values of some exploration licences 
and impairment of the current and carried forward costs for 
the Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) project.

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 
taxation authority, are presented as operating cash flows.

The ultimate recoupment of costs capitalised and carried 
forward for exploration and evaluation activities is dependent 
on successful development and commercial exploitation, or 
sale of the respective areas.  

(e)  Rounding of amounts
The Company is a company of the kind referred to in ASIC 
Corporations (Rounding in Financials/Directors’ Reports 
Instrument 2016/191, dated 24 March 2016, and in 
accordance with that Corporations Instrument, amounts in the 
directors’ report and the financial statements are rounded off 
to the nearest thousand dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (cont.)

2.  Critical Accounting Estimates  

3.  Dividends 

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

8,784

-

17,556

21,320

Franked dividend paid for 
2019: 1.5 cents per share

Amount of franking  
credits available to 
shareholders for 
subsequent financial years

4.  Financial Reporting by Segment
Through its ownership of the Kanmantoo copper mine, the 
Group has one operating segment being in the resources 
industry, in Australia. The Group also has exploration 
tenement interests overseas, but these tenements are fully 
written down, incurring minimal care and maintenance costs 
and therefore are considered to be immaterial, not requiring 
separate segment disclosure.

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and Judgements (cont.)
(b)  Restoration, rehabilitation and 
environmental obligations

Expenditures related to ongoing restoration, rehabilitation 
and environmental obligation activities are accrued and 
expensed as incurred and included in the relevant cost of 
mining activities. These expenditures are estimated either on 
the basis of detailed cost estimates or are in accordance with 
statutory provision requirements. 

Provision is made for the costs of decommissioning and 
site rehabilitation costs when the related environmental 
disturbance takes place. Provisions are recognised at the net 
present value of future expected costs as outlined in Notes 18 
and 22. 

The provision represents management’s best estimate of 
the costs that will be incurred, but significant judgement is 
required as many of these costs will not crystallise until the 
end of the life of the mine.

(c)  Pumped Hydro Energy Storage  

(PHES) project income recognition
The Hillgrove Group sold the rights to develop, own and 
operate a PHES project at its Kanmantoo mine site to 
AGL Energy Limited.  Consideration was payable by AGL 
in instalments which were linked to the achievement of 
conditions precedent forming agreed project milestones.  
Completion of all project milestones was estimated to take 
between 18-36 months and would result in total consideration 
of $31 million.  The first receipt for Hillgrove was $1 million 
on signing of the project agreements in March 2019.  In the 
June 2019 half year accounts the $1m received by Hillgrove 
was accounted for as deferred income on the balance sheet 
under non-current liabilities and not recorded as revenue in 
the Profit & Loss.  Costs incurred which were associated with 
this contract were capitalised onto the balance sheet under 
“Project Costs”.

In February 2020 the timeline for satisfaction of conditions 
had lapsed and both parties mutually agreed to terminate  
the PHES project agreement.  As a consequence the 
capitalised project costs have been impaired and expensed  
to the Profit & Loss.  At the same time, the $1 million deferred 
income receipt has been recognised as other income in the 
Profit & Loss. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (cont.)

7.  Expenses
Profit or loss before income tax includes the following 
expenses:

(a)  Expenses per profit or loss 

Note

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

Costs of production

Depreciation and 
amortisation

Inventory movement

Cost of goods sold

Government royalties

Corporate and other 
costs

Rehabilitation 
adjustment

(Gain)/Loss on sale of 
fixed assets

Foreign exchange loss 
/ (gain)

Total Expenses per 
Profit or Loss

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

72,583

14,664

20,859

108,106

5,388

$’000

143,322

16,713

(20,661)

139,374

8,552

4,945

4,880

(702)

(47)

56

-

4

(145)

117,746

152,665

(i) 

Costs of production represent costs for mining, 
processing, transport of concentrate to port, and site 
overheads.

(ii)  Corporate and other costs reflect the costs incurred 
in running the corporate head office, together with 
Indonesian care and maintenance costs.

(iii)  The estimated decrease in the required rehabilitation 
provision was first applied to reduce the carrying 
amount of the rehabilitation asset in Mine Development 
to zero and the remaining amount was recorded as 
other income.  

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5.  Concentrate Revenue

Copper in concentrate

Gold in concentrate

Silver in concentrate

Treatment and refining 
deductions

Concentrate revenue

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

116,152

6,325

2,011

(10,951)

113,537

$’000

191,339

8,169

2,868

(22,296)

180,080

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration 
received or receivable.

The Group sells copper concentrate under an offtake contract 
and the Group trades using CIF terms (i.e. Seller’s cost, 
insurance and freight) for vessel chartering. Under AASB 15, 
the Company has three performance obligations relating to the 
sale of concentrate which include delivery and transfer of title 
of concentrate at the port of loading, loading of concentrate 
onto the ship and transporting the shipment to the port of 
destination. The transaction price applied to the delivery of 
concentrate to the port is value of the concentrate delivered 
adjusted for treatment and refining charges, the transaction 
price allocated to the final two performance obligations 
are cost of loading and chartering a vessel for shipment to 
destination at cost recovery.

The price can be declared as either one of: one month before 
the month of shipment or synthetically spread adjusted to five 
months after the month of arrival at the discharge port.

The group has recognised the following assets and liabilities 
related to contracts with customers;

Deferred income  
(contract liability)

Trade and other 
receivables (contract asset)

6.  Other Income

Interest

Grant income                                        

PHES project initial receipt                                        

Other – services provided 
to third parties

Total other income

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

(479)

(1,166)

479

1,166

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

12

275

1,000

416

1,703

$’000

4

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-

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (cont.)

7.  Expenses (cont.)
(b) 

Interest and finance charges 

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

Note

$’000

$’000

Discount on unwind of 
rehabilitation provision

Borrowing costs, bank 
fees and charges

Interest on borrowings

Other interest payable 

(i)

Convertible Note 
interest

Total Interest and 
finance charges

257

6

3

522

-

350

200

286

809

1

788

1,646

(i) 

Includes interest charged on sales proceeds received in 
advance of ship loading.  The cost is netted-off against 
revenue as it is received and therefore is not dislcosed 
as a financing activity cashflow in the Statement of 
Cashflows.

(c) 

Impairment charges 

Exploration assets

PHES project costs

Note

(i)

(ii)

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

232

2,816

3,048

$’000

214

-

214

(i) 

Expenditure on exploration areas of interest where the 
prospect of recoupment of costs capitalised through 
successful development and commercial exploitation is 
no longer considered likely, is charged to the profit or 
loss as an impairment charge.

(ii)  Costs accumulated in connection with the PHES project 

development by AGL were impaired at 31 December 
due to mutual agreement to terminate the contract by 
both parties in February 2020.

(d)  Other required disclosures

Employee benefits 
(excluding share-based 
payments)

Share based payments  
(see note 35)

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

19,023

27,349

911

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

47

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$

$

(i) Audit Services 

Fees paid to 
PricewaterhouseCoopers:

Audit and review of 
financial reports and other 
audit work under the 
Corporations Act 2001

Fees paid to other firms:

Audit and review of 
Singapore financial reports 
(Crowe Horwath)

(ii) Taxation Services 

Services by Deloitte 
Touche Tohmatsu:

Tax compliance services, 
including review of income 
tax returns 

Services by 
PricewaterhouseCoopers:

Tax compliance services, 
including review of income 
tax returns

Services by other firms:

Singapore tax compliance 
services, including 
income tax returns (Crowe 
Horwath)

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257,459

19,900

246,255

15,470

272,929

11,450

9,000

24,299

35,677

-

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8,330

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8. 

Income Tax Expense 

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

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(a)  Income tax expense

Income tax expense 
comprises:

- Current tax expense

- Deferred tax expense / 
   (benefit)

Income tax expense / (benefit) 

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

Profit/(loss) from continuing 
operations before income tax 
expense/(benefit)

Tax at the Australian tax rate 
of 30%

Tax effect of amounts 
which are not deductible in 
calculating taxable income:

- Share based payments 

- Non-deductible expenses  

- Non-assessable income

- Losses from non-resident 
foreign operations

- Prior year tax losses utilised 
and temporary differences

- Tax temporary differences 
(recognised) / not recognised 

Income tax expense/(benefit)

(c)  Amounts recognised  
      directly in equity

Deferred tax – (credited)/
debited directly in equity

Hillgrove Resources Limited and its wholly-owned Australian 
controlled entities have implemented the tax consolidation 
legislation. The head entity, Hillgrove Resources Limited, 
and the controlled entities in the tax consolidated group 
account for their own current and deferred tax amounts. 
These tax amounts are measured as if each entity in the tax 
consolidated group continues to be a stand-alone taxpayer 
in its own right. The entities in the tax-consolidated group 
entered into a tax sharing agreement and a tax funding 
agreement. On adoption of the legislation, the entities in the 
tax consolidated group entered into a tax sharing agreement 
which, in the opinion of the Directors, limits the joint and 
several liability of the wholly owned entities in the case of a 
default by the head entity. The entities have also entered a 
tax funding agreement under which the wholly-owned entities 
fully compensate the head entity for any current tax payable 
assumed and are compensated by the head entity for any 
current tax receivable and deferred tax assets relating to 
unused tax losses or unused tax credits that are transferred to 
it under the tax consolidation legislation. Refer to Note 16.

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

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.

Classification of securities as ordinary shares 

-

-

3,685

3,685

(3,685)

(3,685)

(6,342)

25,780

(1,903)

7,734

273

10

(172)

225

297

212

-

267

-

(8,510)

5,252

3,685

(3,685)

(3,685)

-

-

Ordinary shares have been classified as ordinary shares and 
included in basic earnings per share.

Classification of securities as potential shares

Outstanding performance rights have been classified as 
potential ordinary shares and included in diluted earnings per 
share.

(d) 

Tax consolidation legislation

The income tax expense or revenue for the period is the tax 
payable on the current period’s taxable income based on 
the national income tax rate for each jurisdiction adjusted 
by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable 
to temporary differences between the tax bases of assets 
and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial 
statements, and to unused tax losses. The Group’s liability 
for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been 
enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting 
period. Current and deferred tax balances attributable to 
amounts recognised directly in equity are also recognised 
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (cont.)

9.    Earnings Per Share (cont.)

10.  Cash and cash equivalents

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

(10,027)

29,465

(10,027)

29,465

Number

Number

Cash at bank and on hand

Restricted cash 

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

8,971

358

9,329

$’000

2,058

393

2,451

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits 
held at call with financial institutions, other short-term and 
highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known 
amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk 
of changes in value.

Restricted cash cannot be accessed without consent and 
comprises deposits to cash back environmental bonds, office 
rental security deposits, foreign exchange pre settlement risk.

11.  Trade and other receivables

(a) Basic earnings 

Profit from continuing 
operations attributable to the 
ordinary equity holders of the 
Company

(b) Diluted earnings

Profit from continuing 
operations attributable to the 
ordinary equity holders of the 
Company 

Weighted average number 
of shares used as the 
denominator

Number for basic earnings 
per share

Ordinary shares

581,988,390

573,567,811

Number for diluted earnings 
per share

Diluted ordinary shares

604,903,137

601,376,365

Cents

Cents

Trade receivables

Prepayments 

Other receivables

GST receivable

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

1,135

1,230

424

286

3,075

$’000

1,890

2,267

414

850

5,421

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(a) Basic earnings  
      per share

(Loss)/profit from continuing 
operations attributable to the 
ordinary equity holders of the 
Company

(b) Diluted earnings  
      per share

(Loss)/profit from continuing 
operations attributable to the 
ordinary equity holders of the 
Company

(1.7)

5.1

(1.7)

4.9

Trade receivables are for concentrate sales and the Group has 
a single customer under the terms of an offtake agreement. 
Sales are denominated in US dollars. Revenue is recognised 
in accordance with the policy described in Note 5 using spot 
exchange rates on the date of the sale, with trade receivables 
subsequently being translated at the exchange rate applicable 
on the date when settled.  Unsettled balances at period end are 
revalued using the appropriate end of period exchange rate.

First progress payment is received three business days 
after concentrate is delivered to port in minimum tonnage 
lots. First provisional payment covering 95% of the value 
is received three business days after ship loading. Second 
provisional payment for the remaining 5% is received 45 days 
after ship loading. Refer to note 5 for additional information.  
Prepayments include contract assets recognised under AASB 
15 of $479,000 (CY18: $1,166,000).

The group holds the trade receivables with the objective to 
collect the contractual cash flows and therefore measures them 
subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest 
method. Details about the group’s impairment policies and the 
calculation of the loss allowance are provided in note 27(c).

 
 
 
 
 
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12.  Inventories

13.  Property, Plant and Equipment

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

1,976

1,803

At cost

Land and buildings

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Concentrates

Run-of-mine (ROM) 
stockpile

Stores and consumables

Total current inventory

Non-Current Assets

50

ROM stockpile

Stores inventory

Total non-current inventory

7,313

893

10,182

-

1,899

1,899

20,756

3,057

25,616

8,000

-

8,000

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Inventory is recognised at the lower of cost and net realisable 
value. 

The cost of inventory is determined using the allocation of 
costs between production and development activities. Costs 
and activities are monitored at each stage of the production 
process and allocated to physical units.  

Net realisable value is based on the estimated amount 
expected to be received when the inventory is completely 
processed and sold. The estimation of net realisable value of 
inventories involves judgements about the quantity of metal 
that can be recovered, future commodity prices, production 
costs and selling costs. 

Due to the probability of the processing plant entering a phase 
of care and maintenance, an assessment has been made of 
the estimated cost or net realisable value of stores inventory 
which is unlikely to be consumed in the next financial year 
but still has future economic value in conjunction with the 
plant itself.  This has been reclassified to non-current stores 
inventory on the balance sheet at 31 December 2019.

In the previous year the value for ROM stockpiles was split 
between current and non-current assets based on estimated 
judgement of the timing for when this material was expected 
to be processed.

Accumulated depreciation

Plant and equipment

At cost

Accumulated depreciation 
and impairment

Motor vehicles

At cost

Accumulated depreciation

Mine development

At cost

Accumulated depreciation 
and impairment

Deferred mining costs

At cost

5,524

(379)

5,145

5,524

(379)

5,145

73,370

73,264

(59,621)

13,749

(58,112)

15,152

763

(640)

123

1,281

(761)

520

163,313

161,054

(158,167)

(145,768)

5,146

15,286

-

-

7,905

7,905

Total property, plant and 
equipment 

24,163

44,008

All property, plant and equipment is stated at historical cost 
less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment 
losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly 
attributable to the acquisition of the items and costs incurred 
in bringing assets into use. Subsequent costs are included in 
the asset’s carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, 
as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic 
benefits associated with the item will flow to the group and 
the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying 
amount of any component accounted for as a separate 
asset is derecognised when replaced. All other repairs and 
maintenance are charged to profit or loss during the reporting 
period in which they are incurred.  The units of production 
basis is used when depreciating mine specific assets which 
results in a depreciation charge proportional to the depletion 
of the forecast remaining life of mine production. Changes in 
factors such as estimates of proven and probable reserves 
that affect the unit of production calculations are applied on a 
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (cont.)

13.  Property, Plant and Equipment 

Reconciliations of the carrying amounts for each class of asset 
are set out below:

(cont.)

The straight line method of depreciation to allocate cost, net of 
residual values, is used for all remaining assets over estimated 
useful lives between 3-10 years from inception, the duration 
reflects the specific nature of the assets. Freehold land is not 
depreciated. The assets’ residual values and useful lives are 
reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each reporting date.

Mine development includes the Kanmantoo mine rehabilitation 
asset (see Note 2(b)) as well as costs incurred to estimate the 
quantum of the Kavanagh underground resource.    Deferred 
mining costs on the balance sheet in 2018 represented mining 
costs which were normalised for the impact of strip ratios and 
copper grades over the life of specific pits.  These were fully 
amortised to the profit or loss during 2019.

AASB 16 “Leases” became operative from 1 January 2019.  
As forecast in the 2018 financial statements, the Group has 
applied the simplified transition approach and comparative 
amounts have not been restated upon first adoption.  

As at 31 December 2018, the Group was a lessee under 
finance leases for 23 motor vehicles and a multi-stream 
analyser (“MSA”) in the processing plant.  Of these lease 
arrangements, only 12 vehicle leases remain open at 31 
December 2019 with all due to expire before July 2020 and 
the MSA has been purchased.  As a consequence, asset 
values relating to remaining lease contracts have not been 
separately disclosed as “right-to-use” assets under AASB 16 
as they are short term and immaterial.   

For more information on the Group’s revised lease accounting 
policy and its application to current leasing arrangements, refer 
to Note 19 “Lease Liabilities”.  

In accordance with the Group’s accounting policies, regular 
impairment testing is carried out to ensure assets are not 
carried at more than their recoverable amount.  The value 
in use methodology is used to estimate the recoverable 
amount, rather than the fair value less cost of disposal 
method. This is because the value in use methodology more 
closely portrays Kanmantoo’s current life of mine plan which 
envisages completion of mining and closure in the near-term 
and does not assume any future expansion of the mineral 
resource beyond the Kavanagh Ore Zone. As the recoverable 
amount can vary with market conditions particularly the future 
estimated price of copper, impairment testing is done at a point 
in time to reflect those market conditions. 

No impairment charges were taken against the Group’s 
Kanmantoo assets in the current year.  Costs capitalised in 
connection with the PHES project and certain exploration areas 
of interest were written down as impairment charges, refer to 
Note 7(c).

Land and buildings

Carrying amount at 
beginning of period

Disposals

Depreciation

Carrying amount at end of 
period

Plant and equipment

Carrying amount at 
beginning of period

Additions

Disposals

Depreciation

Carrying amount at end of 
period

Motor vehicles

Carrying amount at 
beginning of period

Additions

Disposals

Depreciation

Carrying amount at end of 
period

Mine development

Carrying amount at 
beginning of period

Additions

Transfers from exploration 
and evaluation expenditure

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

5,145

5,145

-

-

-

-

5,145

5,145

15,152

16,754

106

-

196

-

(1,509)

(1,798)

13,749

15,152

520

-

(39)

(358)

123

542

136

(12)

(146)

520

15,286

2,488

27,992

2,620

-

246

Depreciation

(12,399)

(14,990)

(Decrease) / Increase 
provision for rehabilitation

Carrying amount at end of 
period

Deferred mining Costs

Carrying amount at 
beginning of period

(Reductions) / Additions

Carrying amount at end of 
period

Total property, plant and 
equipment

(229)

(582)

5,146

15,286

7,905

(7,905)

27,258

(19,353)

-

7,905

24,163

44,008

 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (cont.)

14.  Exploration and Evaluation  

Expenditure 

The Group accumulates certain costs associated with 
exploration activities on specific areas of interest where 
the Group has rights of tenure and where exploration and 
evaluation activities in the area of interest have not reached a 
stage that permits a reasonable assessment of the existence of 
economically recoverable reserves.

Expenditure on exploration areas of interest where the 
prospect of recoupment of costs capitalised through 
successful development and commercial exploitation is no 
longer considered likely, is charged to the profit or loss as an 
impairment charge.

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

2,616

2,034

2,034

814

-

(232)

889

1,605

(246)

(214)

Exploration and evaluation 
expenditure

Carrying at beginning of 
period

Additions

Transfers to mine 
development

Impairment loss 

Carrying amount at end of 
period

16.   Deferred Tax 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary 
differences at the tax rates expected to apply when the 
assets are recovered or liabilities are settled, based on those 
tax rates which are enacted or substantively enacted for 
each jurisdiction. The relevant tax rates are applied to the 
cumulative amounts of deductible and taxable temporary 
differences to measure the deferred tax asset or liability. 

An exception is made for certain temporary differences 
arising from the initial recognition of an asset or a liability. No 
deferred tax asset or liability is recognised in relation to these 
temporary differences if they arose in a transaction, other than 
a business combination, that at the time of the transaction did 
not affect either accounting profit or taxable profit or loss.  

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.

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

Deferred tax asset (DTA)

DTA amounts recognised in 
profit or loss

Employee benefits

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-

-

-

4

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32

-

(929)

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997

4,291

-

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1,599

6,887

121

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(3,332)

3,685

2,616

2,034

Rehabilitation provisions

15.  Project Costs
The Group accumulated certain costs associated with meeting 
its commitments towards the progress of AGL’s  Pumped 
Hydro Energy Storage project.  These costs were to be carried 
forward until the performance obligations were satisfied. 

Costs accumulated in connection with the PHES project 
were impaired at 31 December due to mutual agreement to 
terminate the contract by both parties in February 2020. 

Tax revenue losses 

Property, plant & equipment

Other

DTA/(DTL) amounts 
recognised directly in equity

Share issue expenses

Other

Set-off deferred tax liabilities 
pursuant to set-off provision

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

Net deferred tax assets

Project costs

Carrying at beginning of 
period

Additions

Amortisation

Impairment losses 

Carrying amount at end of 
period

$’000

-

1,515

1,301

-

(2,816)

$’000

1,515

-

1,515

-

-

-

1,515

 
 
 
 
 
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16.   Deferred Tax (cont.)

18.  Provisions – Current

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31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

3,588

420

124

4,132

$’000

2,200

549

528

3,277

3,277

2,896

Rehabilitation provision

Make good provision

Unsettled ship provision

Movement in provisions

Carrying value at the 
beginning of the period

Payments charged against 
provisions:

  Rehabilitation provision

(2,200)

(1,179)

  Make good provision

  Unsettled ship provision

Increase / (reduce) provision 
recognised:

  Make good provision

  Unsettled ship provision

Transfer from / (to)  non-
current provisions:

  Rehabilitation provision

Balance at end of period

(402)

(528)

273

124

3,588

4,132

-

-

50

(68)

1,578

3,277

The rehabilitation provision is based on estimates for 
tenements held and refers to the measures and actions 
required to repair land disturbed by exploration and mining 
activities. The current balance is in respect of the Kanmantoo 
mine and Comet Vale tenement, which are expected to occur 
over the next 12 months.

The make good provision is in respect of the contractual 
requirement to make repairs necessary for mobile equipment 
including vehicles to be returned to their original state, subject 
to fair wear and tear.

The unsettled ship provision represents estimated outflows 
for shipments of concentrate that have been invoiced using 
provisional pricing.  Settlement is expected to occur in the first 
half of 2020.

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

Deferred tax liability 

DTL amounts recognised in 
profit or loss

Deferred mining costs

Other

Amount offset to deferred tax 
assets pursuant to set-off

Net deferred tax liabilities

Movements in net deferred 
tax balance

-

929

929

(929)

-

Opening balance

3,685

2,372

960

3,332

(3,332)

-

-

Credited/(charged) to profit 
or loss

Over/(under) provision in 
prior years

Closing balance

(3,685)

3,685

-

-

-

3,685

Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary 
differences and unused tax losses only if it is probable future 
taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary 
differences and losses. Unused tax losses and offsets for which 
no deferred tax asset has been recognised are approximately 
$152.5 million (tax benefit at the Australian tax rate of 30%: 
$45.7 million). In addition, the total value of unrecognised 
temporary differences is $92.1 million (tax benefit at the 
Australian tax rate of 30%: $27.6 million) of which the 
unrecognised temporary difference on plant and equipment is 
approximately $74.5 million (tax benefit at the Australian tax 
rate of 30%: $22.3 million).

Deferred tax assets of $nil (2018: $1,562,000) and deferred 
tax liabilities of $144,000 (2018: $2,715,000) are expected to 
be recovered in less than 12 months of the balance sheet date.   

17.  Trade and Other Payables

Trade payables

Other payables and accruals

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

2,608

6,032

8,640

$’000

18,209

8,438

26,647

Information about the Group’s exposure to liquidity risk is 
provided in Note 27(d).

 
 
 
 
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19.  Borrowings and lease liabilities
Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value, net of 
transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently 
measured at amortised cost. Any difference between the 
proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the redemption 
amount is recognised in the statement of profit or loss over the 
period of the borrowings using the effective interest method. 
Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities, which are not 
an incremental cost in relation to the actual draw-down of the 
facility, are recognised as prepayments and amortised on a 
straight-line basis over the term of the facility.  

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Group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the 
liability at least 12 months after the reporting period, that 
part of the deferred settlement is classified as a non-current 
liability.

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Lease Liabilities
As detailed in Note 13, the Group leases motor vehicles 
and equipment at Kanmantoo mine site and leases office 
premises in Adelaide.  The Group has also hired earthmoving 
equipment which is used in processing and rehabilitation 
activities.  Until the 2018 financial year, leases of property, 
plant and equipment were classified as either finance 
leases or operating leases.  Rental payments made under 
operating leases were charged completely to the profit or 
loss.   Finance leases were capitalised at inception and the 
corresponding liability for rental obligations, net of finance 
charges, was included in current and non-current liabilities.  
Each subsequent lease payment was allocated between the 
liability and finance charges which were charged to the profit 
or loss over the lease period.  The lease liabilities disclosed 
in this Note 19 “Borrowings” reflect the obligations for 
previously contracted finance leases, all of which are due to 
expire before July 2020.  From 1 January 2019, leases are 
recognised as a right-of-use asset and a corresponding liability 
at the date at which the leased asset is available for use by the 
Group.

Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are initially measured 
on a present value basis. Lease liabilities include the net 
present value of; fixed payments (including in-substance fixed 
payments), less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease 
payments, amounts expected to be payable under residual 
value guarantees, the exercise price of a purchase option, 
and payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the 
lease term reflects the group exercising that option.  Lease 
payments to be made under reasonably certain extension 
options are also included in the measurement of the liability. 

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

Right-of-use assets are measured at cost comprising; the 
amount of the initial measurement of lease liability,  any 
lease payments made at or before the commencement date 
less any lease incentives received, any initial direct costs, 
and restoration costs. Right-of-use assets are depreciated 
over the shorter of the asset’s useful life and the lease term 
on a straight-line basis. If the Group is reasonably certain 
to exercise a purchase option, the right-of-use asset is 
depreciated over the underlying asset’s useful life.  

Payments associated with new short-term leases of equipment 
and vehicles and all leases of low-value assets are to be 
recognised on a straight-line basis as an expense in profit or 
loss.  As a majority of all the Group’s leases are due to expire 
in mid-2020, management have treated these contracts 
as exempt as they are deemed to be short term leases 
under AASB 16.  The Group’s lease for hire of earthmoving 
equipment contains an extension option which is not expected 
to be exercised.  The Group has completed an assessment 
over all other leases, and the amount of right of use assets 
and lease liabilities to be recognised on 1 January 2019 is not 
material. 

Current - unsecured

Lease liabilities          

Promissory note        (a)

Total current borrowings

Non-current - unsecured

Lease liabilities          

Total non-current borrowings

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

253

-

253

-

-

333

503

836

145

145

(a)  A contractor creditor of the Company agreed to convert 

a portion of the amount owed for past services into an 
unsecured interest-bearing liability.  The liability was 
fully repaid in February 2019.

 
 
 
 
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20.  Employee Benefits Payable  

22.  Provisions – Non-Current

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Rehabilitation provision

Movement in provisions

Carrying value at the 
beginning of the period

Discount on unwind of 
rehabilitation provision

Transfer (to)/from current 
provisions

(Reduce)/increase provision 
recognised

Balance at end of period

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

8,140

$’000

12,402

12,402

13,826

257

350

(3,588)

(1,578)

(931)

8,140

(196)

12,402

The rehabilitation provision is based on estimates for 
tenements held and refers to the measures and actions 
required to remediate land disturbed by exploration and 
mining activities. Close down and restoration costs include 
the dismantling and demolition of infrastructure and the 
removal of residual materials and remediation of disturbed 
areas. Close down and restoration costs are provided for in 
the accounting period when the obligation arising from the 
related disturbance occurs, whether this occurs during mine 
development or during the production phase, based on the 
net present value of estimated future costs.

The costs are estimated on the basis of a closure plan. The 
cost estimates are calculated annually during the life of the 
operation to reflect known developments and are subject 
to formal review at regular intervals. The amortisation or 
‘unwinding’ of the discount applied in establishing the net 
present value of provisions is charged to the statement of 
profit or loss and shown as a financial cost.

– Current 

Employee benefits payable

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

3,322

$’000

3,448

The current provision for employee benefits includes accrued 
annual leave, long service leave, redundancies and other 
accrued remuneration.

The entire amount of employee benefits payable of 
$3.3 million (2018: $3.4 million) is presented as current 
since the Group does not have an unconditional right to defer 
settlement for any of these obligations.  However, based on 
past experience the Group does not expect all employees 
to take the full amount of accrued leave or require payment 
within the next 12 months.  

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

Leave obligations expected 
to settle after 12 months

276

1,015

21.  Deferred Income

Current Liabilities

Deferred pipeline grant

Deferred revenue 
(contract liability)

(i)

(ii)

Non-Current Liabilities

Deferred pipeline grant

(i)

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

-

479

479

-

-

217

1,166

1,383

58

58

(i) 

(ii) 

Deferred pipeline grant relates to a grant received to 
assist with construction of a water pipeline.

Deferred revenue relates to the delivery of concentrate 
to the local port and transfer of title being completed, 
however loading of concentrate onto vessels and the 
shipping of concentrate to the destination port had 
not yet been performed. Refer to Note 5 for additional 
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23.  Employee Benefits Payable – Non current

Long service leave

24.  Contributed Equity 
Share capital

Issued and paid up capital for 585,588,518 fully paid shares  
(31 December 2018: 577,477,118) 

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

-

-

$’000

331

331

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

234,322

234,327

Ordinary Shares Issued – movements during the period

Opening balance

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

No. of shares

No. of shares

577,477,118

568,929,118

$’000

234,327

$’000

234,334

Employee option schemes / issues

8,111,400

8,548,000

Shares issued to creditor

Exercise of options

Conversion of notes

Less – transaction costs

Balance at end of period

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

585,588,518

577,477,118

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(5)

234,322

(7)

234,327

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.

Terms and conditions
Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared and are entitled to one vote per share at shareholders 
meetings. In the event of winding up the Company, ordinary shareholders rank after all other shareholders and creditors and are 
fully entitled to any net proceeds of liquidation.

Capital risk management
The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard its ability to continue as a going concern, so it can provide 
returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of 
capital. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, 
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25.  Reserves

26.  Accumulated Losses

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

At beginning of the period

(225,110)

(223,709)

5,208

22,082

(177)

27,113

4,297

30,866

(177)

34,986

Net loss not carried forward 
to profit reserve

Accumulated losses at end 
of the period

(10,027)

(1,401)

(235,137)

(225,110)

Employee share options 
reserve

Profit reserve

Foreign currency translation

Movements:

Employee share options 
reserve 

Opening balance

4,297

3,305

Share based compensation 
expense

Closing balance

Profit reserve

Opening balance

Transfer of current year 
profit

Dividend paid

Closing balance

911

5,208

992

4,297

30,866

-

-

30,866

(8,784)

22,082

-

30,866

Nature and purpose of reserves
(i)  Employee share option reserve
The employee share option reserve is used to recognise the 
fair value of share performance rights issued to employees but 
not exercised. 

(ii)   Foreign currency translation reserve
Exchange differences arising on translation of the foreign 
controlled entity are recognised in Other Comprehensive 
Income as described in Note 1(b)(ii) and accumulated in 
the foreign currency translation reserve within equity. The 
cumulative amount is reclassified to profit or loss when the net 
investment is disposed of.

(iii)  Profit reserve
The profit reserve is used to accumulate distributable profits, 
preserving the characteristics of profit by not appropriating 
against prior year accumulated losses. The reserve can be 
used to pay taxable dividends.

27.  Financial Risk Management
The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: 
market 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 senior management under 
direction of the Board of Directors. The Board provides 
principles for overall risk management, as well as policies 
covering specific areas.

(a)  Market risk
(i)  Copper and Gold – Commodity price and  
foreign exchange risk management

The Group has exposure to copper and gold commodity 
prices arising from sales contracts that commit the Group 
to supply copper concentrate in 2020. The prices for 
copper concentrate supplied under these contracts will be 
determined at the time of delivery with respect to the price 
of copper, gold and silver which is quoted in US dollars. The 
copper price component represents approximately 95% 
of the copper concentrate sales value and gold represents 
approximately 5%.

During 2018 and 2019, the Group’s metal offtaker Freepoint 
Metals LLC provided short term fixed A$ copper pricing to 
the Group on market competitive cost margin terms. These 
arrangements protected the Group from downside price risk, 
however they are not tradeable instruments nor able to be 
cancelled or settled/converted into cash. As a consequence, 
hedge accounting is not applicable to the fixed price 
arrangements.

As at 31 December 2019, the Group had a total of 1,500 
tonnes of copper metal at agreed fixed prices ranging from 
A$8,569 per tonne up to A$8,918 per tonne (average price of 
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27.  Financial Risk Management (cont.)
b)  Foreign exchange risk
The Group sells copper concentrate and sales invoices are denominated in US$.  

The current fixed pricing arrangements on a ship by ship basis with Freepoint include conversion from US$ into A$ to the  
extent of the aggregate of the early drawdown values for each ship. Provisional and final invoicing is settled at spot foreign 
exchange rates.

At 31 December 2019, the Group has US$-denominated trade receivables of US$749,281 (31 December 2018: 
US$1,333,665). Offsetting this, the Group has unsettled ship provisions for final invoices which are also recorded in US$.  
At 31 December 2019 the Group has US$ denominated ship provisions of US$86,650 (31 December 2018: US$372,500).  
The table below details the Group’s foreign exchange sensitivity on its net USD-denominated trade receivables and final invoice 
ship provisions:

Impact on profit or loss

31 December 2019

31 December 2018

Increase $‘000

Decrease $‘000

Increase $‘000

Decrease $‘000

Impact of 10% increase/decrease 
in A$/US$ exchange rate on US$ 
denominated trade receivables

(97)

107

(124)

136

The Group and parent entity also hold bank accounts denominated in US$ and IDR (Indonesian Rupiah) which had carrying 
values of $866,645 and $945 respectively at 31 December 2019 (31 December 2018: $NIL and $397 respectively). The risk is 
not material. 

(c)  Credit risk
Credit risk is managed on a group basis. Credit risk can arise from cash and cash equivalents, deposits with banks and financial 
institutions, derivative financial instruments and receivables. The Group holds its cash with Westpac Banking Corporation which 
is considered to be an appropriate financial institution. 

The Group has trade receivables of $1,135,058 (31 December 2018: $1,889,580). The maximum exposure to credit risk at the 
reporting date is the carrying amount of the financial assets. The group applies the AASB 9 simplified approach to measuring 
expected credit losses which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all trade receivables and contract assets. Applying the 
principles of the expected credit loss model and historical recovery rates, the Consolidated entity has not recognised a provision 
against trade receivables and contract assets.

Trade receivables and contract assets are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. Indicators that there 
is no reasonable expectation of recovery include, amongst others, the failure of a debtor to engage in a repayment plan with the 
group, and a failure to make contractual payments.  

GST refunds are receivable from a government agency and are deemed to have no significant credit risk.

For banks, financial institutions and third party debtors, management assesses the credit quality of the counterparty, taking into 
account its financial position, past experience and other relevant factors. 

(d)  Liquidity risk
Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash and marketable securities, the availability of funding 
through an adequate amount of committed credit facilities and the ability to close out market positions. Liquidity risk is managed 
on a Group basis. The Group manages liquidity risk by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the 
maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. 

The Group monitors its cash flow on a weekly basis to ensure adequate funds are in place to maintain uninterrupted production 
and to meet its payment obligations when they fall due. The Group and the parent entity had no undrawn borrowing facilities at 
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27.  Financial Risk Management (cont.) 
(d)  Liquidity risk (cont.)
Maturities of financial liabilities

The tables below analyse the Group’s financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the 
reporting date to the contractual maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows 
and includes future interest on borrowings.

31 December 2019 ($’000)

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Total

31 December 2018  ($’000)

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Total

Less than  
1 year

8,640

253

8,893

26,647

836

27,483

1 to 2 year(s)

2 to 3 years

3 to 4 years

4 to 5 years

More than  
5 years

-

-

-

-

145

145

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28.  Subsidiaries
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries of Hillgrove Resources Limited 
(the “parent entity”) as at 31 December 2019 and the results of all subsidiaries for the period then ended. Hillgrove Resources 
Limited and its subsidiaries together are referred to in this financial report as the Group. Subsidiaries are all entities controlled by 
the Group.  Control is achieved when the Group has power over the investee, is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from 
its involvement with the investee and has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.  

The purchase method of accounting is used to account for the acquisition of subsidiaries by the Group.  Cost is measured as 
the fair value of the assets given, shares issued or liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange.  Transaction costs 
are expensed as incurred, except if related to the issue of debt or equity securities.  Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when 
the Group obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses control of the subsidiary. Profit or loss and each 
component of other comprehensive income are attributed to owners of Hillgrove Resources Limited and to the non-controlling 
interests where applicable.

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

The proportion of ownership interest is equal to the proportion of voting power held.  The consolidated financial statements 
incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries detailed on the next page.   

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28.  Subsidiaries (cont.)

Name of controlled entity

Hillgrove Copper Pty Ltd

Hillgrove Copper Holdings Pty Ltd

Hillgrove Exploration Pty Ltd

Hillgrove Mining Pty Ltd

Hillgrove Operations Pty Ltd

Hillgrove Wheal Ellen Pty Ltd

Kanmantoo Properties Pty Ltd

Mt Torrens Properties Pty Ltd

SA Mining Resources Pty Ltd

Hillgrove Indonesia Pty Ltd

Hillgrove Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd

Hillgrove Singapore No 2 Pte Ltd

Hillgrove Singapore No 3 Pte Ltd

Hillgrove Singapore No 4 Pte Ltd

PT Akram Resources 

PT Fathi Resources

PT Hillgrove Indonesia 

Country of 
incorporation

Class of share

Equity holding  
31 Dec 2019 (%)

Equity holding  
31 Dec 2018 (%)

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

 80

 80

100

100

 80

 80

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

 80

 80

100

100

 80

 80

100

There were no transactions with non-controlling interests during the period.

29.  Commitments
(a)  Non-cancellable operating lease expense  

commitments

Future operating lease commitments not provided for in the 
financial statements and payable:

Within one year

One year or later and no 
later than five years

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

22

-

22

34

23

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The Group leases corporate offices under a non-cancellable 
operating lease expiring August 2020. The lease has varying 
CPI escalation clauses and renewal rights. The Group has not 
recognised this lease as a right-of-use asset under AASB 16 
Leases as it is low value.  If renewed, the terms of the lease 
will be renegotiated.  

(b)  Exploration expenditure commitments
In order to maintain current rights of tenure to exploration 
tenements, the Group is required to perform exploration work 
to meet the minimum expenditure requirements under the 
various exploration licences which are held. These obligations 
are expected to be fulfilled in the normal course of operations. 
Mining interests may be relinquished or joint ventured to 
reduce this amount.  The SA State Government has the 
authority to defer, waive or amend the minimum expenditure 
requirements. Eligible exploration expenditure includes an 
appropriate allocation of overhead costs.

Commitments have increased from the prior year as a result of 
the tenements that have been granted during 2019.

Within one year

One year or later and no 
later than five years

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

1,365

1,965

3,330

$’000

820

520

1,340

(c)  Capital commitments
At 31 December 2019 there were no contracted capital 
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30.  Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows
(a)  Reconciliation of cash
For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash includes cash on hand and at bank and short term deposits at call. Cash 
as at the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of cash flows is reconciled to the related items in the Balance Sheet 
as set out in Note 10.

(b)  Reconciliation of operating profit after income tax to net cash provided by operating activities

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

Operating profit/(loss) after income tax 

Add/(less) items classified as investing/financing activities

Net (gain)/loss on sale of fixed assets 

Net interest expense

Finance lease payments

Add/(less) non-cash items

Depreciation and amortisation

Impairment asset write downs

Employee share options 

Discount on unwind of rehabilitation provision

Deferred income amortisation

Rehabilitation adjustment

Net cash generated by operating activities before  
change in assets and liabilities 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

Increase / (decrease) in deferred revenue

(Increase) / decrease in receivables, prepayments and inventories

Increase / (decrease) in trade creditors and accruals 

(Increase) / decrease in net deferred tax assets

Increase / (decrease) in provisions and employee benefits

(Increase) / decrease in deferred mining costs

Net cash generated by operating activities 

$’000

(10,027)

(47)

531

225

14,664

3,048

911

257

(275)

(702)

8,585

(687)

23,881

(18,140)

3,685

(3,414)

7,905

21,815

$’000

29,465

4

1,300

326

16,713

214

992

350

(221)

300

49,443

317

(21,087)

(22,827)

(3,685)

(3,564)

19,353

17,950

(c)  Net debt reconciliation
This section sets out an analysis of net debt and the movements in net debt for each of the periods presented.

Cash and cash equivalents

Borrowings – repayable within one year

Borrowings – repayable after one year

Net funds / (debt)

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

9,329

(253)

-

9,076

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30.  Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows (cont.)
(c)  Net debt reconciliation (cont.)
Reconciliation of movement of liabilities to cash flows arising from financing activities

Other Assets

Liabilities from Financing activities

Cash & Bank

$’000

471

1,980

-

-

2,451

6,878

-

-

9,329

Liquid 
Investments

$’000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Finance 
leases due 
within 1 
year

$’000

(544)

328

(86)

(30)

Finance 
leases due 
after 1 year

Borrowings 
due within  
1 year

Borrowings 
due after  
1 year

$’000

$’000

$’000

(128)

(7,607)

(1,260)

-

86

(103)

8,650

(1,546)

-

(333)

(145)

(503)

225

-

(145)

(253)

-

-

145

-

506

-

(3)

-

Total

$’000

(9,068)

10,957

(286)

(133)

1,470

7,609

-

(3)

9,076

-

1,260

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net debt as at 1 January 2018

Cash flows

62

Other non cash movements

Acquisitions – finance leases

Net funds/(debt) as at  
31 December 2018

Cash flows

Acquisitions – finance leases

Other non-cash movements

Net funds/(debt) as at  
31 December 2019

Non-cash movements represent accrued interest, repayment timing movements between current and non-current and 
revaluations.

31.  Key Management Personnel  

Disclosures

Key management personnel compensation

Short-term employee 
benefits

Post-employment benefits

Cash bonus

Share based payments

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$

$

1,930,507

1,666,608

171,286

230,456

433,185

145,110

300,303

519,367

2,765,434

2,631,388

Further detail regarding key management personnel 
compensation can be found in the Remuneration Report.  

32.  Related Party Transactions 
(a)  Parent entities 
The parent entity within the Group is Hillgrove Resources 
Limited.

(b)  Subsidiaries
Interests in subsidiaries are set out in Note 28.

(c)  Key management personnel
Disclosures relating to key management personnel are set out 
in Note 31.

(d)  Related parties
Loans to controlled entities are eliminated on consolidation.

Hillgrove Copper Pty Ltd is the banker for the Group and re-
allocates via loan account all costs that relate to the Group. 
Some assets and liabilities previously recognised in the parent 
Company, mainly consisting of property, plant, equipment 
and exploration related assets, have been transferred to the 
controlled entities via loan account. All these transactions 
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33.   Events After the Reporting Period 
On 21 February 2020 the Group and AGL Energy Limited 
announced they had mutually agreed to terminate the 
Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project agreement.  The full 
financial impact of this decision has been reflected in these 
financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2019.

34.   Contingent Liabilities
Guarantees

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

Electranet performance bond  
to support the build, own, 
operate and maintain 
agreement for installation of 
transmission infrastructure at 
the Kanmantoo site

Security bonds on rental 
properties

333

16

349

620

16

636

The consolidated entity has obligations to restore land 
disturbed under exploration and mining licences.  The 
maximum obligation to the SA State Government in respect of 
the Kanmantoo copper mine has been assessed at a value of 
$9.2 million and is secured by the SA Government on a first 
ranking basis against the assets of the consolidated entity.  

The Directors are of the opinion that further provisions are not 
required in respect of these matters, as it is not probable that 
a future sacrifice of economic benefits will be required or the 
amount is not capable of reliable measurement.

On 11 January 2020, 1,891,245 of the 2018 Performance 
Rights were lapsed so that at the time of writing this report 
16,983,755 rights remained on foot.

Share based compensation benefits have in prior years been 
provided by the OPRP. The securities issued under this plan 
are referred to as performance rights throughout the financial 
statements.

The OPRP was designed to provide long-term incentives for 
senior managers and above (including Executive Directors) to 
deliver ongoing improvements in shareholder returns. 

Under the plan, participants were granted rights which vest 
and can be exercised two years after offer (for the most recent 
offer which was in 2018), subject to the achievement of 
certain pre-set performance measures and service conditions. 
Participation in the plan is at the Board’s discretion and no 
individual has a contractual right to participate in the plan or 
to receive any guaranteed benefits.

Rights granted under the plan carry no voting rights. When 
exercisable, each performance right is convertible into one 
fully paid ordinary share in Hillgrove Resources Limited. The 
granting and exercise price of the rights is nil. The ability for 
rights to vest and be automatically exercised under the OPRP 
is dependent on the following:

a)  

The satisfaction of all the Performance Conditions 
(KPI’s);

b)   The invitee complying with all Company policy and 
procedures (e.g. no disciplinary action against the 
invitee between offer and vesting); and

c) 

The invitee meeting the Service Condition (continued 
employment) for the rights.

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31 December 2019.

Collectively the above conditions are referred to as the Vesting 
Conditions.

35.   Share-based Payments
In 2019 the Board decided that an equity based LTI scheme 
may no longer be an appropriate LTI scheme, given 2020 
will be a period of change for the Company and uncertainty 
for employees as the Company transitioned from a copper 
producer to an exploration / development company.

As an interim scheme the Board introduced a LTI cash 
payment scheme (Key Employees Plan or KEP) with effect 
from 1 July 2019 to replace the Options and Performance 
Rights Plan (OPRP).

Options and Performance Rights Plan (OPRP)
There were no performance rights granted in 2019 (refer 
Remuneration Report). As at 31 December 2019 18,875,000  
of the 2018 performance rights remained on foot, with a 
vesting date of 31 May 2020. 

Fair value of performance rights granted in  
the year
The assessed fair value at grant date of performance rights 
granted to individuals are allocated equally over the period 
from grant date to vesting date. Fair values at grant date are 
independently determined using a Binominal Approximation 
or Monte Carlo simulation model (as appropriate). Both 
models take into account the exercise price, the term, the 
impact of dilution, the share price at grant date, the expected 
price volatility of the underlying share, the expected dividend 
yield and the risk-free interest rate for the term of the 
performance rights. Expected volatility is based on the Group’s 
three year rolling daily standard deviation using Hillgrove’s 
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35.  Share-based payments (cont.)
Movements in performance rights during the year

31 December 2019

31 December 2018

Number of 
performance rights

Weighted average 
exercise price ($)

Number of 
performance rights

Weighted average 
exercise price ($)

Balance at beginning of year

31,165,000

Granted during the year

Forfeited during the year

Exercised during the year

Expired during the year

Balance at end of year

Exercisable at end of year

-

(4,178,600)

(8,111,400)

-

18,875,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21,188,000

19,575,000

(1,050,000)

(8,548,000)

-

31,165,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Performance rights outstanding at the end of the year
At the end of the year there are 18,875,000 performance rights outstanding that have been offered under the OPRP. The 
exercise price of these performance rights are Nil (31 December 2018: Nil), and the weighted average remaining contractual life 
at the end of the period was 0.41 years (31 December 2018: 1.02 years). 

On 11 January 2020, 1,891,245 of the 2018 Performance Rights were lapsed so that at the time of writing this report 
16,983,755 rights remained on foot.

Expenses arising from share-based payment transactions
Total expenses arising from share-based payment transactions recognised during the period as part of employee benefit expense 
were as follows:

Performance rights issued under the OPRP

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

911

$’000

992

The expense arising from share based payment transactions are determined using an adjusted form of the Black Scholes Model, 
with the key model inputs including the following:

Grant date

Expiration date

Share price at grant date

Risk free rate

Expected price volatility of the company’s shares

2018 Rights

1 June 2018

31 July 2020

$0.093

1.85%

29%

2017 Rights

5 June 2017

31 July 2019

$0.071

1.89%

60%

Key Employees Plan (KEP)
The expense arising from share-based payment transactions related to KEP was not material in the current year.

The KEP is a cash payment scheme rather than an equity securities based scheme. Under the scheme key employees  
are granted a right to be paid a cash payment at the end of a two and a half year measurement/vesting period ending on  
31 December  2021. The payment is subject to the Company’s Total Shareholder Return (TSR) exceeding the TSR Target  
hurdle over that period. The TSR Target hurdle is a 27% increase on the Company’s market capitalisation from the grant date of 
1 July 2019. 

Please refer section 4.4.3.2 of the Remuneration Report for more detail.

 
 
 
 
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36.  Parent Entity Information
The financial information for the parent entity, Hillgrove 
Resources Limited, has been prepared on the same basis as 
the consolidated financial statements, except as set out below.

Investments in subsidiaries and associates are accounted 
for at cost in the financial statements of Hillgrove Resources 
Limited. Dividends received from associates are recognised in 
the parent entity’s profit or loss, rather than being deducted 
from the carrying amount of these investments.

Set out below is the supplementary information about the 
parent entity.

Parent

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

(5,671)

(5,671)

1,101

17,467

629

629

5,150

5,150

316

20,677

667

790

16,838

19,887

Profit / (loss) after  
income tax

Total comprehensive income

Balance Sheet

Total current assets

Total assets

Total current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Shareholder’s Equity 

Contributed equity 

Reserves

37.  Standards and interpretations  

in issue 

(a)  Mandatory standards adopted in the  

current reporting period

The Group has adopted all of the new and revised Standards 
and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting 
Standards Board that are relevant to its operations and 
effective for the current annual reporting period.  The adoption 
of these mandatory standards has not had a significant impact 
on the Group’s accounting policies or the amounts reported 
during the year.

AASB 16 Leases
AASB 16 “Leases” became operative from 1 January 2019.  
As forecast in the 2018 financial statements, the Group has 
applied the simplified transition approach and comparative 
amounts have not been restated upon first adoption.   As at 31 
December 2018, the Group was a lessee under finance leases 
for 23 motor vehicles and a multi-stream analyser (“MSA”) in 
the processing plant.  Of these lease arrangements, only 12 
vehicle leases remain open at 31 December 2019 with all due 
to expire before July 2020 and the MSA has been purchased.  
As a consequence, asset values relating to remaining lease 
contracts have not been separately disclosed as “right-to-use” 
assets under AASB 16 as they are short term and immaterial.   

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12,074

234,327

9,447

For more information on the Group’s revised lease accounting 
policy and its application to current leasing arrangements, 
refer to Note 19 “Borrowings and Lease Liabilities”.  

Accumulated losses

(229,558)

(223,887)

Total equity

16,838

19,887

(b)  Early adoption of standards
There were no standards adopted early.

Significant accounting policies
The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent 
with those of the consolidated entity, disclosed throughout the 
report and notes.  Investments in subsidiaries are accounted 
for at cost, less any impairment.

Contingent liabilities

Security bond on rental 
properties

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2018

$’000

$’000

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Directors’ Declaration

In the Directors’ opinion:

(a)  

the financial statements and notes set out on pages 39 to 65 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, 
including:

(i)  

(ii)  

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

giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2019 and of its 
performance for the financial period ended on that date; and

(b)  

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

Note 1(a) confirms that the financial statements also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by 
the International Accounting Standards Board.

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. 

Dated at Adelaide this 27th day of February 2020

Mr John Gooding  
Chairman 

Mr Lachlan Wallace 
Managing Director

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Independent auditor’s report 
To the members of Hillgrove Resources Limited 

Report on the audit of the financial report 

Our opinion 

In our opinion: 

The accompanying financial report of Hillgrove Resources Limited (the Company) and its controlled 
entities (together the Group) is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 

(a)

giving a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 31 December 2019 and of its
financial performance for the year then ended

(b)

complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

What we have audited 
The Group financial report comprises: 

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the consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2019

the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended

the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended

the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year then
ended

the notes to the financial statements, which include a summary of significant accounting policies

the directors’ declaration.

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

Independence 
We are independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the 
Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical 
Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence 
Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also 
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, ABN 52 780 433 757 
Level 11, 70 Franklin Street, ADELAIDE  SA  5000, GPO Box 418, ADELAIDE  SA 5001 
T: +61 8 8218 7000, F: +61 8 8218 7999, www.pwc.com.au 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

 
 
 
 
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Our audit approach 

An audit is designed to provide reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from 
material misstatement. Misstatements may arise due to fraud or error. They are considered material if 
individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of 
users taken on the basis of the financial report. 

We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an 
opinion on the financial report as a whole, taking into account the geographic and management 
structure of the Group, its accounting processes and controls and the industry in which it operates. 

Materiality 

Audit scope 

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For the purpose of our audit we used overall Group
materiality of $0.8 million, which represents
approximately 0.7% of the Group’s total
concentrate revenue.

 We applied this threshold, together with

qualitative considerations, to determine the scope
of our audit and the nature, timing and extent of
our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of
misstatements on the financial report as a whole.

 We chose Group total concentrate revenue given it
is the benchmark against which the performance of
the Group is commonly measured.

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 We utilised a 0.7% threshold based on our

professional judgement, noting it is within the
range of commonly acceptable thresholds.

Our audit focused on where the Group made
subjective judgements; for example, significant
accounting estimates involving assumptions and
inherently uncertain future events.

The Group’s accounting records are held and
managed at their operating mine in Kanmantoo
and the corporate head office, located in Adelaide.
We performed audit procedures at both locations.

The Kanmantoo mining operation was the focus of
the audit as it is the Group’s only operating mine
site. The Group has overseas subsidiaries in
Indonesia and Singapore which are not material to
the Group. We have performed limited audit
procedures over these subsidiaries from the
corporate head office.

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 for the current period. The key audit 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. Further, any commentary on the outcomes of a 
particular audit procedure is made in that context. We communicated the key audit matters to the 
Audit and Risk Committee. 

 
 
 
 
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Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Basis of preparation of the financial 
report 
(Refer to note 1(a)) 

In assessing the appropriateness of the Group’s going concern 
basis of preparation for the financial report, we performed the 
following procedures amongst others: 

As described in Note 1 (a) to the financial 
report, the financial statements have been 
prepared by the Group on a going concern 
basis, which contemplates that the Group 
will continue to meet its commitments, 
realise its assets and settle its liabilities in 
the normal course of business.  

• Evaluated the appropriateness of the Group's assessment 
of their ability to continue as a going concern, including 
whether the assessment is appropriate given the nature of 
the Group, the period covered is at least 12 months from 
the date of our auditor’s report and relevant information of 
which we are aware as a result of the audit has been 
included.

Assessing the appropriateness of the 
Group’s basis of preparation for the 
financial report was a key audit matter due 
to its importance to the financial report 
and the level of judgement involved with 
respect to the Group forecasting future 
cash flows for a period of at least 12 
months from the date of the financial 
report (cash flow forecasts), particularly 
given the processing of copper ore from the 
open pit is expected to cease in March 
2020. 

• Enquired of management and the board of directors as to 
their knowledge of events or conditions that may cast 
significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a 
going concern.

• Evaluated the Group’s plans for future actions and whether 

these are feasible in the circumstances.

• Evaluated selected data and assumptions in the Group’s 

cash flow forecasts for at least 12 months from the date of 
signing the auditor’s report. We performed the following 
procedures, amongst others:
o Assessed the reasonableness of the forecast ore 

processing volumes by comparing these volumes to 
stockpiles at balance date;

o Assessed the reasonableness of the forecast ore 

production by comparing this to historical recovery 
levels;

o Compared copper pricing data used to independent 

industry forecasts;

o Compared foreign exchange rates to current market 

information; and

o Assessed the reasonableness of forecast costs by 

comparing forecast operating costs to actual costs 
incurred.

• Considered the liquidity of existing assets on the 

consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2019.

• Requested written representations from management and 
the board of directors regarding their plans for future 
action and the feasibility of these plans.

 
 
 
 
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Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Carrying value of assets of 
Kanmantoo cash generating unit 
(Refer to note 13) 

The assessment of the carrying value of the 
Kanmantoo cash generating unit (‘CGU’) 
was considered a key audit matter due to 
the financial significance of property, plant 
and equipment ($24.2 million) and the 
judgemental assumptions included in the 
Group’s discounted cash flow models for 
the Kanmantoo mine, particularly: 

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long term copper prices;
resource and reserve estimates;
processing volumes;
ore production;
operating costs;
expected proceeds from sale of
property, plant & equipment and land;
foreign exchange rates; and
discount rate.

 Evaluated whether, in view of the requirements of

Australian Accounting Standards, the financial report
provides adequate disclosures about these events or
conditions.

We performed the following procedures, amongst others: 

• Assessed the appropriateness of the CGU identification in 

accordance with the requirements of Australian Accounting 
Standards.

• Compared the cash flow forecasts used in the discounted 
cash flow model to those in the latest Board approved 
budgets and evaluated the Group’s ability to forecast future 
results by comparing budgets with reported actual results 
for the previous financial year.

• Tested the mathematical accuracy of the discounted cash 

flow model.

• Assessed the completeness of cash flows included within 

the model based on our understanding of operations from 
the audit.

• Compared copper pricing data used to independent 

industry forecasts.

• Compared foreign exchange rates to current market 

information.

• Assessed the reasonableness of the forecast ore processing 
volumes by comparing these volumes to stockpiles at 
balance date.

• Assessed the reasonableness of the forecast ore production 

by comparing this to historical recovery levels

• Assessed the reasonableness of forecast costs by comparing 

forecast operating costs to actual costs incurred.

• Evaluated the Group’s plans for the Kanmantoo mine and 
considered whether these are feasible. This included an 
assessment of resource and reserve estimates and of the 
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

• Assessed the timing and amounts to be received from the 
sale of property, plant & equipment and land following 
completion of mining and processing activities by 
comparing these amounts to external valuation reports. 
This included an assessment of the competence of the 
external firms who prepared the valuations;

• Evaluated the sensitivity of the CGU value to changes in 
the discount rate by varying the discount rate used in the 
discounted cash flow model.

• Requested written representations from management and 

the board of directors regarding their plans for the 
Kanmantoo mine.

• Evaluated the adequacy of disclosures made in the 
financial report, including those regarding key 
assumptions, in light of the requirements of Australian 
Accounting Standards.

We performed the following procedures, amongst others: 

 Compared the actual rehabilitation costs incurred against
the Group’s forecasts to check that rehabilitation estimates
take into account current experience.

 Assessed the nature, timing and extent of rehabilitation

work to be performed by inspecting mine and
rehabilitation plans.

 Tested the mathematical accuracy of the Group’s

rehabilitation estimate.

 Assessed the completeness of cash flows based on our

understanding of rehabilitation obligations.

 Evaluated the appropriateness of the discount rates and

inflation rates utilised in calculating the closing provision
by comparing them to current market information.

 Evaluated the adequacy of disclosures made in the
financial statements, in light of the requirements of
Australian Accounting Standards.

Rehabilitation provision 
(Refer to notes 18 and 22) 

As a result of its mining and processing 
operations, the Group is obligated to 
restore and rehabilitate the environment 
disturbed by these operations. 

Rehabilitation activities are governed by a 
combination of legislative requirements 
and Group policies. At 31 December 2019 
the consolidated balance sheet included 
provisions for such obligations of $11.7m. 

This was a key audit matter due to the 
judgement applied by the Group in 
assessing the nature and extent of the 
rehabilitation work to be performed, 
estimating the future cost and timing of 
performing this work and applying 
assumptions such as the discount rate and 
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Other information 

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the 
information included in the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2019, but does not include 
the financial report and our auditor’s report thereon. 

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly 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 on the other information that we obtained prior to the date of 
this auditor’s report, 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 have 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 the 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: 
http://www.auasb.gov.au/auditors_responsibilities/ar1.pdf. This description forms part of our 
auditor's report. 

 
 
 
 
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Report on the remuneration report 

Our opinion on the remuneration report 

We have audited the remuneration report included in pages 25 to 36 of the directors’ report for the 
year ended 31 December 2019. 

In our opinion, the remuneration report of Hillgrove Resources Limited for the year ended 31 
December 2019 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.  

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Andrew Forman 
Partner 

Adelaide 
27 February 2020 

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Shareholder Information for Listed Public Companies
The following additional information is required by the Australia Securities 
Exchange Limited in respect of listed public companies only. 

As at the reporting date the most recent Shareholder information available for 
disclosure is as follows:

(a)  Voting rights and classes of equity securities
As at 31 January 2020, the Company has 585,588,518 listed fully paid ordinary 
shares. Each fully paid share carries on a poll one vote.

The company also has 16,983,755 unquoted performance rights on issue which are 
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(b)  Unmarketable parcels
The number of shareholdings holding less than a marketable parcel of ordinary 
shares was 2,070 as at 31 January 2020.

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(c)  Distribution schedule of Fully Paid Ordinary Shares  

as at 31 January 2020

Size of holding

1  -  1,000

1,001  -  5,000

5,001  -  10,000

10,001  -  100,000

100,001 and over

Number of shareholders

467

1,294

390

804

245

3,200

(d)  Securities exchange listing
Quotation has been granted for all the ordinary shares of the Company on  
all Member Exchanges of the Australian Securities Exchange Limited.  
The ASX code is HGO.

(e)  Company Secretary
Mr Paul Kiley is the Company Secretary.

(f)  On-market buy-back
There is no current on-market buy-back.

(g)  Substantial shareholders as at 31 January 2020
An extract of the Company’s register of Substantial Shareholders (who hold 5.0% or 
more of the issued capital) in accordance with Form 604 Notices is set out below:

Name

Ariadne Australia Limited

Munro Family Super Fund

Issued capital

25.3%

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Shareholder Information (cont.)

Twenty largest listed shareholders

The twenty largest shareholders hold 67.6% of the total ordinary shares issued.  
The 20 largest shareholdings as at 31 January 2020 are listed below:

Shareholder

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Portfolio Services Pty Ltd

2 Mr Raymond Edward Munro

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J P Morgan Nominees Australia

Portfolio Services Pty Ltd

Portfolio Services Pty Ltd

BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd

Bell Potter Nominees Pty Ltd

Portfolio Services Pty Ltd

Cosell Pty Ltd

10 Mr Malcolm Neil Nichols

11 WeyitinTrading Pty Ltd

12 Mr Antony Gordon Breuer

13 Emeco Pty Ltd

14 Mr Simon Robert Evans

15 Mr Lachlan Wallace

16 W Donnelly Services Pty Ltd 

17 Sighet Pty Ltd

18 Rossdale Superannuation Pty Ltd

19 Proco Pty Ltd

20 McClare Pty Ltd

(h) 

Interests in mining tenements

No. of ordinary  
shares held

% of issued 
shares

64,837,374

52,505,162

44,650,596

36,692,125

27,482,196

25,714,373

23,071,761

17,546,894

15,000,000

13,074,700

10,127,346

10,005,559

9,405,467

7,200,000

7,119,197

7,006,667

6,975,241

6,470,069

6,010,000

5,235,000

11.1%

9.0%

7.6%

6.3%

4.7%

4.4%

3.9%

3.0%

2.6%

2.2%

1.7%

1.7%

1.6%

1.2%

1.2%

1.2%

1.2%

1.1%

1.0%

0.9%

396,129,727

67.6%

Location

Percentage

Tenement

ML 6345
ML 6436
EML 6340
EL 5628
EL 6174
EL 6175
EL 6176
EL 6207
EL 6208
EL 6294
EL 6397
ML 755
IUP 322/2009 (1)
IUP 40/2010 (1)

Kanmantoo, South Australia
Kanmantoo, South Australia
Kanmantoo, South Australia
Kanmantoo, South Australia
Coomandook, South Australia
Coonalpyn, South Australia
Wheal Ellen, South Australia
Tintinara, South Australia
Carcuma, South Australia
Wynarka, South Australia
Laffer, South Australia
Armidale, New South Wales
Sumba, Indonesia
Bird’s Head, Indonesia

100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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80%

(1) 

the Company is continuing to progress its withdrawal from Indonesia.

(i)  Other information
Hillgrove Resources Limited, incorporated and domiciled in Australia,  
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HILLGROVE RESOURCES LIMITED  
ACN 004 297 116

Adelaide Office
Ground Floor, 5-7 King William Road, 
Unley SA 5061, Australia
P.O. Box 372, Unley SA 5061, Australia

T: +61 8 7070 1698
E: info@hillgroveresources.com.au

www.hillgroveresources.com.au