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Tertiary Minerals plc

Annual Report
for the year ended 30 September 2012

Building a

Strategic Position

in the Fluorspar sector

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At a Glance

Tertiary Minerals plc is an AIM traded mineral exploration 
and development company building a strategic position in 
the fluorspar sector.

ABOUT FLUORSPAR

Fluorspar is an essential raw material in the basic 
chemical, steel and aluminium industries and in a 
growing number of high-tech green technologies 
and pharmaceutical applications.

Fluorspar has a growing economic and strategic 
importance; ranked the fourth most important 
strategic mineral in the US; identified by the 
European Commission as a critical raw material 
facing a supply shortage.

OUR OPPORTUNITY IN FLUORSPAR

As China evolves from a major exporter of  
fluorspar to a potential net importer in the  
future our opportunity is to supply fluorspar to 
European and North American markets from 
our strategically located fluorspar deposits in 
Scandinavia and the USA.

COMPANY STRATEGY

 ◆ To develop strategic resources of  

fluorspar in stable, democratic and mining  
friendly jurisdictions

 ◆ To acquire and develop long-life fluorspar 

deposits close to establishing infrastructure

 ◆ Established to become Europe’s largest  

fluorspar producer through development of the 
Storuman project in Sweden and the Lassedalen 
deposit in Norway

 ◆ To capitalise on current and future fluorspar 

supply shortages

Contents
Chairman’s Statement

Operating Review 

Financial & Risk Review 

Board of Directors

Directors’ Report

Corporate Governance 

Independent Auditor’s Report 
to the Members of Tertiary Minerals plc

Consolidated Income Statement 

Consolidated Statement of 
Comprehensive Income

Consolidated and Company 
Statement of Financial Position

Consolidated Statement of Changes 
in Equity

Company Statement of Changes  
in Equity

Consolidated and Company 
Statement of Cash Flows

Notes to the Financial Statements

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Explanatory Notes to the Notice of 
Annual General Meeting

Form of Proxy

Proxy Form Notes and Instructions

Company Information

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FLUORSPAR PROJECT LOCATIONS

SWEDEN
STORUMAN

NORWAY
LASSEDALEN

USA

NEVADA

HIGHLIGHTS

 ◆ Positive outlook for fluorspar market supported by Chinese policy initiatives to preserve domestic 

resources for domestic consumption

 ◆ Maiden JORC Mineral Resource for Lassedalen — 4 million tonnes grading 25% fluorspar

 ◆ Positive Scoping Study completed for Lassedalen

 ◆ Prefeasibility studies and environmental permitting studies progressing at Storuman

 ◆ Acquisition of MB Project in Nevada in line with strategy to develop long-life fluorspar resources in 

strategic locations with favourable mining jurisdictions

 ◆ Due diligence review of MB Project demonstrates world class potential

 ◆ £10 million Equity Finance Facility agreed with Darwin Strategic

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Chairman’s Statement
Patrick Cheetham

“I have great pleasure in presenting the Company’s results 
for the year ended 30 September 2012 and to report another 
year of significant progress towards realising our ambition 
to become an important supplier of fluorspar to European 
and US markets. It was a year in which we expanded our 
project interests to the USA with the acquisition of a major 
and strategic deposit of fluorspar in Nevada.”

In 2012, despite a slowdown in growth in China, we have 
seen a continuation in the decline in Chinese fluorspar 
exports to world markets as Chinese Government policies, 
aimed at preservation of domestic resources for domestic 
consumption, take effect. China’s fluorspar policy is to 
restrict fluorspar raw material exports by consolidating 
mine supply and down-stream fluorine chemical production 
into a number of vertically integrated fluorine chemical 
manufacturers. China, now the world’s largest consumer of 
fluorspar, is likely to become a net importer in future years. 

This has helped to support fluorspar prices but with western 
economies stagnant in 2012 it is not surprising that fluorspar 
markets have weakened this year with prices for acid grade 
fluorspar coming off their highs in 2011. Nevertheless 
fluorspar prices remain well above the levels at which our 
various projects are economically attractive and we remain 
confident that in the longer term price trend will recover with 
demand.

Consequently Chinese exports of acid grade fluorspar, the 
essential raw material for the fluorine chemical industry, 
continue to decline and western consumers are looking 
to new sources of raw material supply. This is driving the 
Company’s strategy and objective to become a reliable 
long term supplier of fluorspar, supporting the fluorine 
chemical supply chain through development of fluorspar 
mining projects in stable, democratic and mining friendly 
jurisdictions.

Against this very positive back-drop, I am pleased to report 
that the Company has made considerable progress at its 
flagship fluorspar project at Storuman in Sweden during  
the year.

Storuman Fluorspar Project 
At Storuman the Company is continuing with preliminary 
feasibility and permitting studies for the development of 
its 28 million tonne fluorspar resource. We are targeting 
production of 100,000 tonnes per year of acid grade 
fluorspar from an open pit mine starting in 2016. A mining 

operation on this scale would be a medium scale producer 
in world terms and the deposit is large enough to underpin a 
later expansion of production.

Work in 2012 has focused on extended development and 
testing of the metallurgical process on the Lower Zone 
mineralisation aimed at production of an acid grade fluorspar 
product at a more favourable, coarser, grain size than 
was obtained in previous testwork. This has already been 
achieved for samples from the Upper Zone mineralisation 
with very high recoveries.

The extended metallurgical programme has delayed 
the award of the prefeasibility engineering study but 
environmental baseline studies, which determine the overall 
timeline to production, continue on schedule.

Lassedalen Fluorspar Project
The definition of a robust maiden Mineral Resource at 
Lassedalen earlier this year (4 million tonnes grading 
25% fluorspar) added 1 million tonnes of fluorspar to 
the Company’s resource base, now 3.8 million tonnes of 
contained fluorspar across the two projects. 

The resource estimate provided a platform for a preliminary 
technical and economic scoping study for development of 
Lassedalen which indicated that an underground mine and 
processing plant is commercially viable, giving the Company 
confidence to progress the Lassedalen project to the next 
stage of development where the priority is further drilling and 
resource expansion.

Nevada Fluorspar Project
In September this year the Board announced a 50 year 
renewable lease agreement and option to purchase the MB 
Fluorspar Project in Nevada USA and the start of a three 
month due diligence review. 

As announced at the end of November, that review resulted 
in the recovery and compilation of a large volume of historic 
exploration data that clearly defines a major fluorspar deposit 

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Pictured:
Chairman, Patrick Cheetham, 
at Lassedalen.

with widespread thick and flat-lying zones of open-pit 
mineable fluorspar mineralisation, not bottomed by the 
majority of drilling carried out to-date.

Richard Clemmey was appointed to the Board during the 
year as full time Operations Director and is therefore offered 
for re-appointment.

I believe that the MB Project is an exciting opportunity with 
potential for definition of a world class deposit.

I commend the various re-elections to you.

Sunrise Resources plc
The Company has retained its shareholding in Sunrise 
Resources plc (formerly Sunrise Diamonds plc) and although 
the value of this shareholding shows an increase in the 
accounting period, it has fallen since and its share price 
remains volatile.

Financials
I am pleased to be able to report that the Company has, 
despite very difficult capital market conditions throughout 
2012, been able to raise the funds necessary to make 
significant advances on its projects during the year. The 
Company was also able to secure a £10 million equity 
finance facility with Darwin Strategic and will use this 
judiciously when appropriate and as market conditions allow.

Conclusions
Despite good progress during the year, difficult market 
conditions persist and it is frustrating that our value creating 
achievements are not always reflected in the Company’s 
share price performance. Nevertheless we are pleased 
that we have been able to secure access to capital for 
the immediate future and to continue the realisation of our 
strategic objectives. 

Your Board is working hard to build a wider appreciation 
of the value of the business we are building for our 
shareholders and stakeholders.

We look forward to an exciting year ahead. 

The Group reported a loss of £494,945 for the year (2011: 
£289,673). The audited financial statements are prepared 
under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as 
adopted by the European Union. 

Patrick Cheetham
Executive Chairman
12 December 2012

Annual General Meeting
At the next Annual General Meeting shareholders will be 
asked to renew the usual share issue authorities and I hope 
you will once again support the Board in putting these in 
place.

As in 2011, both of the non-executive Directors are offered 
for re-election this year as they are no longer considered 
“independent” under the UK Corporate Governance Code, 
both having served the Company for more than 9 years. 
Whilst we recognise the need to strengthen and refresh 
the Board in the future, I consider that their continuing 
contribution represents value for money that is hard to 
replace. 

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Operating Review

In 2012 the Company continued to expand the resource base for 
its Scandinavian fluorspar projects with the completion of a JORC 
compliant Mineral Resource Estimate and a positive scoping study 
for the Lassedalen fluorspar project in Norway. Preliminary feasibility 
and permitting studies are continuing at Storuman in Sweden and a 
major new strategicfluorspar project acquisition has been 
made in Nevada USA. 

Above: Trench on south side of 
Ditto Peak, MB Project.

Left: View over MB Project, 
Nevada, from Ditto Peak.

Fluorspar Projects

About 6 million tonnes of fluorspar are used annually. Of this, 
60% is produced as acid-grade fluorspar in the manufacture 
of hydrofluoric acid (HF) and derivative fluorine chemicals 
including refrigerant gases (fluorocarbons), fluoropolymers 
(e.g. Teflon™), and aluminium trifluoride (a flux used in the 
reduction of alumina to aluminium) and 40% is produced as 
metallurgical grade fluorspar for use as a flux in the iron and 
steel industry. 

There are also a number of smaller but nonetheless 
important uses for fluorine – for example as LiPF6 electrolyte 
in Lithium-ion batteries, via UF6 in the manufacture of 
nuclear fuel, in petroleum cracking and in pharmaceuticals 
where over 50% of new drugs include fluorine in their 
formulations. 

Storuman Fluorspar Project, Sweden
The Company’s 100% owned Storuman project is located 
in north central Sweden and is linked by the E12 highway to 
the port city of Mo-i-Rana in Norway and by road and rail to 
the port of Umeå on the Gulf of Bothnia. 

Preliminary Feasibility Study Progressing
At Storuman, which hosts a 28 million tonne fluorspar 
resource, the Company is engaged in a preliminary feasibility 
study based on an open pit mine producing 100,000 tonnes 
per year of acid grade fluorspar (>97% CaF2 and less than 

1% silica) from two mineralised zones. A scoping study was 
completed in 2010. 

A mining operation on this scale would be a medium scale 
producer in world terms and the deposit is large enough to 
consider a later expansion of production.

Consultants have been selected for the various aspects 
of the prefeasibility study, including hydrological, 
hydrogeological and tailings disposal studies. A transport 
and logistics study is ongoing with support and input from 
the Swedish Government funded Nordic Logistics Centre. 

Tenders have now been received for the main part of the 
study which will draw together these external component 
studies and include the main mine design, engineering 
design, capital and operating costs estimation. This 
major study is expected to be awarded in early 2013 for 
completion by the end of 2013.

Of particular significance was the opening this year of a new 
railhead facility completed in Storuman with a direct link to 
the wharf at Umeå port and this export facility could result in 
significant transport and capital costs savings for the Project. 

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Pictured:
Field visit to Storuman.

Pictured:
Nordic Logistics Centre. 
Photograph by kind permission of Andreas Nilsson and Lars Lind.

Metallurgical Testwork
An important component of the preliminary feasibility study is 
the design of the process flow-sheet, which will be based on 
the results of the metallurgical testwork underway. 

2012 and it continues its dialogue with the local reindeer 
herding community leaders, in order to develop mutual 
understanding and trust.

The Scoping Study, which indicated very positive financial 
returns, was based on a flow-sheet that assumed blending 
and fine grinding the ore from the Upper and Lower ore 
zones based on testing a composite of the two zones. 
The PFS testwork programme is evaluating the different 
metallurgical characteristics of the two ore zones separately 
and aims to produce acid-grade fluorspar at a coarser grind 
size as this will bring further financial benefits in terms of 
lower grinding energy costs as well as a wider customer 
base for the product. This testwork has been progressing 
throughout 2012.

Excellent results have been obtained from the Upper Zone 
(approx. 40% of deposit) where fluorspar meeting the above 
acid-grade chemical specifications has been produced 
with very high recoveries (>90%). Work is currently focused 
on the Lower Zone (approx. 60% of deposit) and aims to 
improve recovery at coarser product sizing which can be an 
important specification for some fluorspar consumers.

Testwork on the Lower Zone needs to be completed 
before the process flow-sheet can be defined to support 
the engineering studies and capital and operating cost 
estimates. The work will determine whether the two 
mineralised horizons are best blended or processed 
separately through a concentration plant.

Mine & Environmental Permitting Studies 
Continuing
Base line environmental sampling, which commenced last 
year, has continued this year in order to establish the two 
year record considered necessary for the submission of an 
environmental management plan and permit application.
Various component studies for the permit application 
have been completed including archaeological, reindeer 
herding studies and other socio-environmental studies. The 
Company hosted its first public information meeting in May 

The current objective is to submit a mining lease application 
and environmental permit application by the end of 2013. 
Mine construction is targeted to start in 2016.

Lassedalen Fluorspar Project, Norway
The Lassedalen Fluorspar Mine is favourably located near 
Kongsberg, 80km to the south-west of Oslo in Norway. It 
is less than 1km from highway E134 and approximately 
50km from the nearest Norwegian port. It is well placed 
for European export markets as well as an important 
established market within southern Norway where fluorspar 
is used to manufacture aluminium fluoride for use in 
Norway’s large hydro-powered aluminium smelting and 
refining industry. 

During 2012 the Company completed a JORC compliant 
Mineral Resource Estimate and a positive technical and 
economic scoping study for development of the project.

Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate
In January this year SRK Consulting (Sweden) AB (“SRK”) 
delivered their JORC compliant Inferred Mineral Resource 
Estimate of 4 million tonnes grading 24.6% fluorspar 
(CaF2 ).

“During 2012 the Company 
completed a JORC compliant 
Mineral Resource Estimate and a 
positive technical and economic 
scoping study for development 
of the project.”

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Operating Review continued

Pictured:
Operations Director, Richard Clemmey, presenting Lassedalen 
project to Regional Government interests in Norway.

Fluorspar Projects continued

The Mineral Resource Estimate is based on a database that 
includes geological and other data from 29 surface drill holes 
drilled by Norsk Hydro A/S in the 1970s, historic assay data 
from 26 of these holes and recent assay data generated 
by the Company from re-logging and re-sampling of 23 of 
the surface drill holes carried out in 2011. The database 
also includes drill sampling data from an underground 
development level established 50m below surface during World 
War II.

The Company considers that mineralisation at Lassedalen 
has not been closed off by the historical drilling along strike 
or at depth and that there is good potential for the discovery 
of additional mineralisation.

Positive Technical & Economic Scoping  
Study Completed
In April 2012 the Company commissioned Wardell 
Armstrong International Ltd. (WAI) to undertake a preliminary 
technical and economic evaluation of the Lassedalen project 
utilising the SRK Mineral Resource Estimate.

The study envisaged an underground mine and surface 
plant processing an average of 543,000 tonnes of ore per 
year and producing 100,000 tonnes per year of acid grade 
fluorspar concentrate. 

WAI also carried out a programme of metallurgical testwork 
(bench scale) during which acid-grade fluorspar concentrate 
has been produced. The testwork formed the basis of the 
mineral processing flowsheet whereby ore is processed 
using three stage crushing, ball milling, pre-flotation of the 
sulphide minerals and flotation of the fluorite to produce acid 
grade fluorspar (97.5% CaF2).

A pre-tax cash flow model was generated for the project 
by using the study’s estimates for capital expenditure and 
annual operating expenditure for the life of mine production 
schedule which have been estimated to a cost accuracy of 
+/-35%.

Initial capital costs were estimated to be US$78 million and 
for the purpose of the study, a selling price for acid grade 
fluorspar of US$491 per tonne CIF Rotterdam was assumed 
based on the average mid-market price in the years 2009, 
2011 and 2012 (leaving out 2010 which was heavily affected 
by the global financial crisis).

The study’s financial model indicates a Net Present Value 
for the project of $31.6 million and a pre-tax Internal Rate of 
Return of 20.2% over a 6.6 year mine life.

The project is therefore considered sufficiently robust to 
support progress of the Lassedalen project to the next stage 
of development. The first priority will be additional drilling to 
identify additional resources along strike and down dip.

A plan and timetable for environmental permitting has been 
completed and a programme of engagement initiated with 
local government bodies.

MB Fluorspar Project, Nevada USA
As part of its strategy to become a significant global player in 
the strategically important fluorspar mining business, Tertiary 
Minerals announced in September 2012 a lease agreement 
and option to acquire a group of mining claims in Nevada 
(“the MB Property”), western USA which has potential to 
host a major fluorspar deposit with world class potential.

The MB Property claims are located 19km southwest of 
the town of Eureka in central Nevada, USA. Eureka, on US 
Highway 50, is the administrative centre for Eureka County. 
Nevada is long recognised as one of the most attractive 
mining jurisdictions in the world and the most attractive in 
the USA. Eighty-five per cent of Eureka’s inhabitants are 
employed in the mining industry.

The lease of the MB Property is in line with the Company’s 
strategy to acquire and develop long-life fluorspar mining 
assets in stable, democratic, mining friendly jurisdictions.

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Pictured:
Drill Section, 
MB Project, 
Nevada.

The US Government considers fluorspar to be a strategic 
mineral. There is a large market for fluorspar in the US and 
around the Pacific Rim, but currently no significant US 
production.

Review of Historic Exploration Results Defines 
Major Deposit of Fluorspar 
The MB Property was explored in the 1960s by Union 
Carbide for beryllium and subsequently for different 
commodities by a number of different companies including 
Asarco, Bear Creek Mining, U.S. Borax, Amselco, Arimetco 
and Homestake. A total of 108 drill holes were completed.

Over the past three months the Company has been able 
to source all of the drill results for previous explorers, which 
although mainly exploring for other commodities, included 
fluorspar (fluorine) in their analyses. The data includes a 
report by Asarco which refers to a tonnage-grade estimate 
of 110 million tonnes grading 10% CaF2. All of the Asarco 
drilling falls within the property. Drilling carried out after 
Asarco included even deeper drilling by Bear Creek Mining 
which shows that fluorspar mineralisation was continuing at 
the end of holes nearly 400m deep. 

Significant drilling results extend over an area of 1.5km by 
1.5km with drill intersections both from surface and at 
depths of up to 400m. Drill intersections in the range of 
20-130m thick grading c.10% fluorspar are numerous 
and the majority of such holes ended in fluorspar 
mineralisation. Higher grade intersections are also reported 
e.g. 13.7m grading 21.3% CaF2 from 44.20m in Asarco 
hole A10 and 14.9m grading 20.6% CaF2 from 331 
metres in Bear Creek hole BC11.

Mineralisation on the property remains open in most 
directions and at depth.

In addition to compiling and reviewing historical data the 
Company has carried out a legal compliance review of the 
claims and staked a further 49 claims to extend the property. 

The MB Property now comprises 89 contiguous unpatented 
mining claims covering an area of 1,712 acres. 

Geology & Style of Mineralisation
At the MB Property flat lying fluorspar mineralisation occurs 
as a skarn-type replacement of flat lying limestone beneath 
a quartzite cap. The source of the mineralising fluids in skarn 
systems is usually a granite intrusive and mineral grades 
tend to increase where fluid flows are focused or pooled – 
for example at impermeable barriers such as the overlying 
quartzite. The style of mineralisation also tends to change 
with distance from the source intrusion and is often higher 
grade, sometimes with associated base or precious metal 
mineralisation, proximal to the source granite and lower 
grade in more distal zones. The source granite has not been 
intersected and so there is an exciting additional target for 
high grade mineralisation in proximal zones yet to be tested 
by drilling.

The Next Step
The Company has been unable to locate drill core or other 
drill samples from the project; they may not have been 
preserved. Consequently the Company is not currently 
in a position to carry out any re-sampling of historic 
samples to generate comparative data that would allow 
the historical results to be used in a modern estimate of 
a Mineral Resource to a recognised standard. However, it 
is anticipated that the available data is sufficiently detailed 
to allow a tonnage-grade estimate to be produced and 
classified as an Exploration Target under JORC. Quotations 
are now being obtained for this work.

It is anticipated that only limited infill drilling will then be 
needed to define a JORC Compliant Mineral Resource.

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Operating Review continued

Pictured:
Drilling, Rosendal Project.

Other Projects

Finland Gold Project
The Company’s gold projects in Finland include the 
Kaaresselkå and Kiekerömaa gold prospects in the Lappland 
Greenstone Belt. This belt hosts a number of advanced 
gold projects and two operating gold mines including the six 
million ounce Kittila Gold mine operated by Canadian major, 
Agnico Eagle Mines.

Sivakkalehto Project, Finland 
This project is a legacy from the Company’s exploration for 
Iron-Oxide-Copper-Gold exploration at Kolari in northern 
Finland. A legacy claim application has now been refused 
on the grounds that an exception to the statutory 5-year 
moratorium on new claim applications over the area of the 
Company’s previous claim holding was not, in this case, 
justified.

No news has been received during the year from Saudi 
Arabia regarding the progress of the Company’s Ghurayyah 
exploration licence application.

Drilling was carried out last year and applications were 
made in 2012 to extend the life of the exploration claims. A 
decision is awaited.

Rosendal Tantalum Project
In November 2012 the Company’s exploration licence 
application was granted after a four year application period.

The Rosendal project was evaluated by Tertiary Minerals in 
2002 when drilling and resource estimation was carried out 
and preliminary feasibility studies (“PFS”) commenced.

A pegmatite hosted JORC compliant Minerals Resource of 
1 million tonnes grading 255ppm tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) 
was defined, open at depth. The majority of the pegmatite 
comprises sodium feldspar which is used in the manufacture 
of glass, glazes and in other industrial applications. Tantalum 
is used mainly in electronic applications.

The PFS evaluation considered production of tantalum only 
using the 2002 prevailing tantalite price of US$35-40/lb 
Ta2O5. It showed the project to be marginal and no further 
work was carried out. Since 2002, the price for tantalite has 
increased four fold and is now being sustained in the range 
$120-130/lb Ta2O5. A Scandinavian source of tantalum 
could be well received as tantalite buyers and consumers 
of tantalum metal now seek ethically sourced, conflict-free 
supplies in compliance with the requirements of the 2011 US 
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act. The Company will now determine how best to valorise 
the project.

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Pictured:
Mexichem HF Plant. 
Reproduced by kind permission of Mexichem Fluor.

Fluorspar Market Summary

The current global demand for fluorspar is around 6 million 
tonnes per year. Acid-spar represents the largest share 
of the fluorspar market by volume, with current demand 
being around 3.5 million tonnes per year, and also has 
the highest value added concentrate in terms of price per 
tonne. The two primary uses of acid-spar are: 

 ◆ The manufacture of Aluminium Fluoride (AlF3) which is 
used as a flux in the aluminium manufacturing process.

Acid-spar Prices 2009-2012

600

500

400

300

200

100

t
/
$
S
U

CIF Rotterdam

 ◆ The manufacture of Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) with 

the largest use of the HF being the manufacturer of 
Refrigerant gases.

0

2009

Source: Industrial Minerals

2010

2011

2012

The global supply and demand for fluorspar has seen 
steady growth over the decade 1998 to 2008. In 2009 the 
global financial crisis contributed to a contraction in 
acid-spar supply and demand but has since recovered 
with demand steadily rising. 

China is the leading producer of acid-spar representing 
over 50% of the total output. However during the last 
decade there has been a continued trend of reducing 
Chinese acid-spar exports. This significant reduction 
in exports is due to a combination of growth in internal 
demand and China’s Government policies aimed at 
guaranteeing domestic supply and to protect limited 
reserves. As the downstream value added fluorspar 
consumer industry continues to grow this could result in 
China becoming a net importer of fluorspar in the future.

The changing supply-demand dynamics of fluorspar 
over the last few years has seen overall prices steadily 
increasing and even through the recent global financial 
crisis where price levels dropped, they still remained 
relatively strong.

Fluorspar is sold on contract and traded globally. The 
China export price for acid-spar is a traditional benchmark 
price and at the end of November 2012 was published 
as $400-415/tonne. The equivalent price delivered into 
Europe (CIF Rottedam) was US$500-530/tonne. 

The largest acid-spar consuming regions outside of China 
are Western Europe, Canada and the USA, collectively 
importing more than 980,000 tonnes of acid-spar per year. 
The uncertainty of Chinese acid-spar supply has resulted 
in increasing pressure on these regions to secure long 
term sources and recent upstream Merger and Acquisition 
integration in the industry reflects this position.

The changing fluorspar supply and demand dynamics 
has been recognised by the European Commission (EC) 
who in 2010 classified fluorspar as 1 of the 14 critical raw 
materials, where the high risk of supply shortage has been 
identified and the subsequent impact on the economy is 
higher compared with most of the other raw materials.

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Financial & Risk Review

Financial Review
The results for the Group are set out in detail on page 18. 
The Group reports a loss of £494,945 for the year 
(2011: £289,673) after administration costs of £466,211 
(2011: £282,181) and after crediting interest of £4,050 
(2011: £5,114). The loss includes expensed pre-licence 
and reconnaissance exploration costs of £32,784 (2011: 
£12,606). Administration costs include as non-cash costs 
the value of certain options and warrants held by employees 
and others as required by IFRS 2. 

Administration overhead costs have been shared with 
Sunrise Resources plc, to the benefit of both companies. 
This cost sharing is continuing.

The Group is not expected to report profits until it disposes 
of or is able to profitably develop or otherwise turn to 
account its exploration and development projects. 

Intangible assets in the financial statements total £1,843,349 
at year end.

Equity Issues
The Group’s exploration activities continue to be funded from 
capital and in July 2012 a placing of shares raised £500,225 
before expenses. 

Non-Current Assets 
Details of intangible assets, property, plant & equipment and 
investments are set out in notes 8, 9 and 10 of the financial 
statements. 

Risks
The Board regularly reviews the risks to which the Group 
is exposed and ensures through its meetings and regular 
reporting that these risks are minimised as far as possible.

The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group at this 
stage in its development are:

Exploration Risk 
The Company’s business is mineral exploration and 
evaluation which are speculative activities and whilst the 
directors are satisfied that good progress is being made, 
there is no certainty that the Group will be successful 
in the definition of economic mineral deposits, or that it 
will proceed to the development of any of its projects or 
otherwise realise their value.

Resource Risk
All mineral deposits have risk associated with their defined 
grade and continuity. Minerals Reserves and Resources 
are calculated by the Group in accordance with accepted 
industry standards and codes but are always subject to 
uncertainties in the underlying assumptions which include 
geological projection and metal price assumptions.

Development Risk
Delays in permitting, financing and commissioning a project 
may result in delays to the Group meeting future production 
targets. 

Changes in commodity prices can affect the economic 
viability of mining projects and affect decisions on continuing 
exploration activity.

Mining and Processing Technical Risk
Notwithstanding the completion of metallurgical testwork, 
test mining and pilot studies indicating the technical viability 
of a mining operation, variations in mineralogy, mineral 
continuity, ground stability, ground water conditions and 
other geological conditions, may still render a mining and 
processing operation economically or technically non-viable.

Environmental Risk
Exploration and development of a project can be adversely 
affected by environmental legislation and the unforeseen 
results of environmental studies carried out during evaluation 
of a project. Once a project is in production unforeseen 
events can give rise to environmental liabilities.

Financing & Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to 
raise working capital for its ongoing activities. The Group’s 
goal is to finance its exploration and evaluation activities from 
future cash flows but until that point is reached the Company 
is reliant on raising working capital from equity markets or 
from industry sources. There is no certainty such funds will 
be available when needed. 

Political Risk
All countries carry political risk that can lead to interruption 
of activity. Politically stable countries can have enhanced 
environmental and social permitting risks, risks of strikes 
and changes to taxation whereas less developed countries 
have enhanced risks associated with changes to the legal 
framework, civil unrest and government expropriation of 
assets.

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Partner Risk
Whilst there has been no past evidence of this, the Group 
can be adversely affected if joint venture partners are unable 
or unwilling to perform their obligations or fund their share of 
future developments. 

Financial Instruments
Details of risks associated with the Group’s Financial 
Instruments are given in note 2 to the financial statements on 
page 36.

Key Performance Indicators
The Board considers that key performance indicators are 
not appropriate measures of the progress of an exploration 
and development company and refers shareholders to 
both the detailed information in the Operating Review and 
this Financial & Risk Review for further information on the 
Group’s progress during the year.

Forward Looking Statements
This Annual Report contains certain forward looking 
statements that have been made by the directors in good 
faith based on the information available at the time of the 
approval of the Annual Report. By their nature, such forward 
looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because 
they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will 
or may occur in the future. Actual results may differ from 
those expressed in such statements.

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Board of Directors 

1

2

3

4

5

The Directors and Officers of the Company are:

1 Patrick Cheetham, aged 52
Executive Chairman

3 Donald McAlister, aged 53 
Non-Executive Director*

Mr Cheetham, the founder of the Company, is a mining  
geologist with 31 years experience in mineral exploration  
and 25 years in public company management. He started  
his career as an exploration geologist in Australia with  
Western Mining Corporation and prior to that worked for  
Imperial Metals Corporation in British Columbia, Canada.  
From 1986 to 1993 he was joint managing director of 
Dragon Mining NL, and he was responsible for the formation 
of that company, the identification of and acquisition 
of its exploration projects, its listing on the Australian 
Stock Exchange and the subsequent development of its 
exploration projects. In 1993 Patrick co-founded Archaean 
Gold N.L. which, in 1996, was the subject of a successful 
$50 million takeover bid by Lachlan Resources NL. He is 
currently also Chairman of Sunrise Resources plc.

2 Richard Clemmey, aged 40
Operations Director

Mr Clemmey is a Chartered Engineer with more than 20 years 
of mine/quarry development and management experience. 
A graduate of the Royal School of Mines in London, Richard 
spent the first 7 years of his career in the Middle East for 
Derwent Mining Ltd developing and managing a chromite 
mining business, and has held many senior positions including 
Operations Manager for Lafarge running their flagship 
industrial minerals operation in the north of England. He was 
General Manager for Hargreaves GB Ltd responsible for 
their quarrying and recycling operations and UK Operations 
Manager for Marshalls plc responsible for 8 quarrying 
operations. Richard was General Manager for CFE Rock 
managing their industrial minerals operations in Oman before 
joining Tertiary Minerals plc in September 2011. He was 
appointed by the Board to the position of Operations Director 
in May 2012.

*    Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration 

Committee.

†   Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit 

Committee.

Mr McAlister is a founding director of the Company and 
has 20 years experience in all financial aspects of the 
resource industry. He was until recently finance director 
of Ridge Mining plc. Prior to that he was finance director 
of Reunion Mining. Donald’s experience includes the 
economic evaluation of gold and base metal mines and the 
arranging of project finance for feasibility studies and mine 
developments. He is familiar with all financial aspects of 
resource companies including metal hedging, tax planning 
and economic modelling. He is currently finance director of 
Mwana Africa PLC. 

4 David Whitehead, aged 70 
Non-Executive Director†

Mr Whitehead is a mining geologist. He joined Tertiary 
in April 2002 on retiring as Vice-President, Integration, 
Exploration and Innovation at BHP Billiton Group Plc, having 
been with the Billiton Group since 1976. As Chief Executive, 
Exploration and Development of Billiton Plc from 1997, David 
created and introduced a market oriented and commercial 
approach to minerals exploration, involving the formation 
of strategic alliances with junior exploration companies. 
Following the merger of Billiton with BHP, David led the 
team responsible for the integration of the two companies’ 
exploration and development groups. He has a broad range 
of exploration and general mining and management skills.  
Mr Whitehead was until recently Chairman of ENK plc.

5 Colin Fitch LLM, FCIS
Company Secretary

Colin Fitch is a Barrister-at-Law, and was previously 
Corporate Finance Director of Kleinwort Benson, Partner and 
Head of Corporate Finance at Rowe & Pitman (SG Warburg 
Securities) and Assistant Secretary at the London Stock 
Exchange. He has also held a number of non-executive 
directorships of public and private companies, including 
Merrydown Plc. He is currently Company Secretary for 
Sunrise Resources plc.

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Directors’ Report

The directors are pleased to submit their annual report and 
audited accounts for the year ended 30 September 2012. 

Principal Activities 
The principal activity of the Company is that of a holding 
company for its subsidiaries. The principal activity of the 
Group, which comprises the Company and its subsidiaries, 
is the identification, acquisition, exploration and development 
of mineral projects. The main areas of activity are Sweden, 
Finland, Norway, USA and Saudi Arabia.

The Group’s exploration activity in Sweden is undertaken 
through a Swedish registered branch, Svensk filial till Tertiary 
Gold Limited. In Finland the exploration activity is carried out 
through a Finnish registered branch, Tertiary Gold Limited, 
Filial i Finland and in the USA, through a subsidiary, Tertiary 
Minerals US Inc.

Business Review and Future Developments
The Chairman’s Statement together with the Operating 
Review and the Financial & Risk Review provide detailed 
information on the development of the Group’s business 
during the year and indications of likely future developments. 

Going Concern
In common with many exploration companies, the Company 
raises finance for its exploration and appraisal activities 
in discrete tranches, as and when required. When any of 
the Company’s projects move to the development stage, 
specific project financing will be required.

The directors prepare annual budgets and cash flow 
projections that extend beyond 12 months from the date of 
this report. These projections include the proceeds of future 
fundraising and planned discretionary project expenditures 
necessary to maintain the Company and Group as going 
concerns. Although the Company has been successful in 
raising finance in the past, there is no assurance that it will 
obtain adequate finance in the future. 

However, the directors have a reasonable expectation that 
they will secure additional funding when required to continue 
meeting corporate overheads and exploration costs for 
the foreseeable future and therefore believe that the “going 
concern” basis is appropriate for the preparation of the 
financial statements.

Results
The Group’s loss for the year was £494,945 (2011: 
£289,673).

Dividend
The directors are unable to recommend the payment of any 
ordinary dividend. 

Financial Instruments & Other Risks
Details of the Group’s Financial Instruments and risk 
management objectives and of the Group’s exposure to risk 
associated with its Financial Instruments is given in note 20 
to the financial statements.

The business of mineral exploration and evaluation has 
inherent risks. Details of risks and uncertainties that affect 
the Group’s business are given in the Financial & Risk 
Review on page 10. 

Directors 
The Directors holding office in the period were:

Mr P L Cheetham
Mr D A R McAlister
Mr D Whitehead
Mr R Clemmey (Appointed May 2012)

Shareholders 
As at the date of this report the following interests of 3% or 
more in the issued share capital of the Company appeared 
in the register:

As at 12 December 2012
Barclayshare Nominees Limited
HSDL Nominees Limited
TD Waterhouse Nominees (Europe) Ltd SMKTNOMS
Ronald Bruce Rowan
Patrick Lyn Cheetham
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd COSEG
Ahmed Hamad Algosaibi and Brothers

Number of 
shares
16,200,606
11,023,284
9,763,999
8,000,000
7,533,288
4,903,095
4,088,548

% of share 
capital
12.41
8.44
7.48
6.13
5.77
3.75
3.13

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Directors’ Report continued

Suppliers and Contractors
Details of the Group’s policy and payment of creditors is 
disclosed on page 16. This policy will continue unchanged in 
the next financial year.

Charitable and Political Donations
During the year, the Group made no charitable or political 
donations.

Accounting Policies
The financial statements have been prepared on the 
basis of the recognition and measurement requirements 
of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as 
adopted by the European Union, and their interpretations 
adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board 
(IASB). They have also been prepared in accordance with 
those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to 
companies reporting under IFRS. Further details of the 
Group’s accounting policies can be found in note 1 of the 
financial statements on page 22.

Annual Report
Copies of the Tertiary Minerals plc Group financial 
statements are available, free of charge, from the Company’s 
Registered Office or from the offices of Seymour Pierce, 20 
Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EN and also on the Company’s 
website: www.tertiaryminerals.com.

Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities 
The directors are responsible for preparing the directors’ 
report and the financial statements in accordance with 
applicable law and regulations. 

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial 
statements for each financial year. Under that law the 
directors have, as required by the AIM Rules of the London 
Stock Exchange, elected to prepare the Group financial 
statements in accordance with International Financial 
Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and 
have also elected to prepare the parent Company’s financial 
statements in accordance with those standards. Under 
company law the directors must not approve the financial 
statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true 
and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and the 
Group and of the profit or loss of the Group for that period. 

In preparing these financial statements the directors are 
required to:

 ◆ select suitable accounting policies and then apply them 

consistently;

 ◆ make judgments and accounting estimates that are 

reasonable and prudent;

 ◆ state whether the financial statements have been 

prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the 
European Union; and

 ◆ prepare the financial statements on the going concern 
basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the 
Company and the Group will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate 
accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain 
the Company’s transactions, to disclose with reasonable 
accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company 
and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements 
comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also 
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and 
the Group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the 
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The directors are responsible for the maintenance and 
integrity of the corporate and financial information included 
on the Company’s website. Legislation in the United 
Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of the 
financial statements and other information included in annual 
reports may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Disclosure of Audit Information
Each of the directors has confirmed that so far as he is 
aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the 
Company’s Auditor is unaware, and that he has taken all 
the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order 
to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and 
to establish that the Company’s Auditor is aware of that 
information. 

Auditor
A resolution to re-appoint PKF (UK) LLP as Auditor of 
the Company and the Group will be proposed at the 
forthcoming Annual General Meeting. 

Annual General Meeting
Notice of the Company’s Annual General Meeting convened 
for Tuesday 19 February 2013 at 2.00 p.m. is set out on 
page 37 of this report. Explanatory notes giving further 
information about the proposed resolutions are set out on 
page 38.

Approved by the Board of Directors on 12 December 2012 
and signed on its behalf.

Patrick L Cheetham
Chairman

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Corporate Governance

Companies whose shares trade on AIM are not required to make an 
annual statement to shareholders regarding compliance with the UK 
Corporate Governance Code. The Company is committed to high 
standards of corporate governance and the Board seeks to comply 
with the principles of the UK Corporate Governance Code, insofar 
as it is appropriate to the Company at this stage in its development.

The Board of Directors currently comprises the Chairman 
and Chief Executive (in combined role), the Operations 
Director and two non-executive directors. The Board 
considers that this structure is suitable for the Company 
having regard to the fact that it is not yet revenue-earning. 
However, it is the intention of the Board to separate the roles 
of Chairman and Chief Executive in future, as projects are 
developed and financial resources permit.

The two non-executive directors have both served for 
more than nine years and under the terms of the Code 
cannot now be regarded as independent. It is proposed 
that they should continue to seek annual re-election rather 
than retiring by rotation. The Company has been fortunate 
to secure the services of Donald McAlister and David 
Whitehead during that time and both continue to provide 
valuable advice based on their long experience of the mining 
industry. 

The Board is aware of the need for independent non-
executive directors and is considering making additional 
appointments. 

Role of the Board
The Board’s role is to agree the Group’s long term direction 
and strategy and monitor achievement of its business 
objectives. The Board meets four times a year for these 
purposes and holds additional meetings when necessary 
to transact other business. The Board receives reports for 
consideration on all significant strategic and operational 
matters.

Notwithstanding that the non-executive directors are not 
considered to be independent under the terms of the 
Code they are considered by the Board to be independent 
of management and free from any business or other 
relationship which could materially interfere with the exercise 
of their independent judgement. Directors have the facility 
to take external independent advice in furtherance of their 
duties at the Group’s expense and have access to the 
services of the Company Secretary.

The Board delegates certain of its responsibilities to the 
Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees of the 
Board. These Committees operate within clearly defined 
terms of reference.

Audit Committee
The Audit Committee, composed entirely of non-executive 
directors, meets at least twice a year and assists the Board 
in meeting responsibilities in respect of external financial 
reporting and internal controls. The Audit Committee also 
keeps under review the scope and results of the audit. It 
also considers the cost-effectiveness, independence and 
objectivity of the Auditor taking account of any non-audit 
services provided by them. 

Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee also comprises the non-
executive directors. The Remuneration Committee meets at 
least once a year to determine the appropriate remuneration 
for the Company’s executive directors, ensuring that this 
reflects their performance and that of the Group, and to 
demonstrate to shareholders that executive remuneration is 
set by Board members who have no personal interest in the 
outcome of their decisions.

The Company has in place an Inland Revenue approved 
share option scheme and also issues warrants to subscribe 
for shares to directors and employees. The Board is 
aware that non-executive directors are not considered to 
be independent under the terms of the Code if they hold 
warrants to buy shares in the Company and so the Board 
will be taking advice in 2013 on the terms on which their 
holdings might be cancelled and replaced by shares or 
alternative means of remuneration. 

Currently the remuneration of the executive directors 
comprises a basic salary and participation in the issue of 
warrants. The Remuneration Committee will set performance 
targets for executives when the Group’s projects reach a 
more advanced stage. Directors’ emoluments are disclosed 
in note 4 to the financial statements and details of directors’ 
warrants are disclosed in note 17.

Nomination Committee
The Nomination Committee comprises the Chairman, 
Operations Director and the non-executive directors. The 
Nomination Committee meets at least once per year to lead 
the formal process of rigorous and transparent procedures 
for Board appointments and to make recommendations to 
the Board in accordance with the requirements of the UK 
Corporate Governance Code and other applicable rules and 
regulations, insofar as they are appropriate to the Group at 
this stage in its development.

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Corporate Governance continued

Conflicts of Interest 
The Companies Act 2006 permits directors of public 
companies to authorise directors’ conflicts and potential 
conflicts, where appropriate and the Articles of Association 
contain a provision to this effect.
At 30 September 2012, Tertiary Minerals plc held 7.05% 
of the issued share capital of Sunrise Resources plc and 
the Chairman of Tertiary Minerals plc is also Chairman of 
Sunrise Resources plc. Tertiary Minerals plc also provides 
management services to Sunrise Resources plc, in the 
search, evaluation and acquisition of new projects.

Procedures are in place in order to avoid any conflict of 
interest between the Company and Sunrise Resources plc.

Internal Controls & Risk Management
The directors are responsible for the Group’s system of 
internal financial control. Although no system of internal 
financial control can provide absolute assurance against 
material misstatement or loss, the Group’s system is 
designed to provide reasonable assurance that problems are 
identified on a timely basis and dealt with appropriately.

In carrying out their responsibilities, the directors have 
put in place a framework of controls to ensure as far as 
possible that ongoing financial performance is monitored in 
a timely manner, that corrective action is taken and that risk 
is identified as early as practically possible, and they have 
reviewed the effectiveness of internal financial control.

The Board, subject to delegated authority, reviews capital 
investment, property sales and purchases, additional 
borrowing facilities, guarantees and insurance arrangements. 

Corporate Social Responsibility 
The Board takes regular account of the significance of social, 
environmental and ethical matters affecting the business 
of the Group. At this stage in the Group’s development the 
Board has not adopted a specific policy on Corporate Social 
Responsibility as it has a limited pool of stakeholders other 
than its shareholders. Rather, the Board seeks to protect 
the interests of the Group’s stakeholders through individual 
policies and through ethical and transparent actions.

The Company has adopted an Anti-corruption Policy and 
Code of Conduct.

Shareholders
As set out above, the Board seeks to protect shareholders’ 
interests by following, where appropriate, the guidelines in 
the UK Corporate Governance Code and the directors are 
always prepared, where practicable, to enter into a dialogue 
with shareholders to promote a mutual understanding of 

objectives. The Annual General Meeting provides the Board 
with an opportunity to informally meet and communicate 
directly with investors.

Environment
The Board recognises that its principal activity, mineral 
exploration, has potential to impact on the local environment 
and consequently has adopted an Environmental Policy to 
ensure that the Group’s activities have minimal environmental 
impact. Where appropriate, the Group’s contracts with 
suppliers and contractors legally bind those suppliers and 
contractors to do the same. 

The Group’s activities, carried out in accordance with 
Environmental Policy, have had only minimal environmental 
impact and this policy is regularly reviewed. Where 
appropriate, all work is carried out after advance consultation 
with affected parties. 

Employees
The Group encourages its employees to understand all 
aspects of the Group’s business and seeks to remunerate 
its employees fairly, being flexible where practicable. The 
Group gives full and fair consideration to applications for 
employment received regardless of age, gender, colour, 
ethnicity, disability, nationality, religious beliefs, transgender 
status or sexual orientation. The Board takes account 
of employees’ interests when making decisions, and 
suggestions from employees aimed at improving the Group’s 
performance are welcomed. 

Suppliers and Contractors
The Group recognises that the goodwill of its contractors, 
consultants and suppliers is important to its business 
success and seeks to build and maintain this goodwill 
through fair dealings. The Group has a prompt payment 
policy and seeks to settle all agreed liabilities within the 
terms agreed with suppliers. The amount shown in the 
Consolidated and Company Statement of Financial Position 
in respect of trade payables at the end of the financial year 
represents 37 days of average daily purchases (2011: 14 
days).

Health and Safety
The Board recognises it has a responsibility to provide 
strategic leadership and direction in the development of the 
Group’s health and safety strategy in order to protect all of 
its stakeholders. The Company has developed a health and 
safety policy to clearly define roles and responsibilities and in 
order to identify and manage risk.

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of 
Tertiary Minerals plc

for the year ended 30 September 2012

We have audited the financial statements of Tertiary Minerals 
plc for the year ended 30 September 2012 which comprise 
the consolidated income statement, the consolidated 
statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated and 
company statement of financial position, the consolidated 
and company statement of changes in equity, the 
consolidated and company statement of cash flows, and 
the related notes. The financial reporting framework that 
has been applied in their preparation is applicable law 
and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) 
as adopted by the European Union and, as regards the 
company financial statements, as applied in accordance with 
the provisions of the Companies Act 2006. 

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as 
a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the 
Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken 
so that we might state to the company’s members those 
matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s 
report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent 
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility 
to anyone other than the company and the company’s 
members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for 
the opinions we have formed.

Respective responsibilities of directors  
and auditor
As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities 
statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation 
of the financial statements and for being satisfied that 
they give a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit 
and express an opinion on the financial statements in 
accordance with applicable law and International Standards 
on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require 
us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical 
Standards for Auditors.

Scope of the audit of the financial statements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts 
and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to 
give reasonable assurance that the financial statements 
are free from material misstatement, whether caused by 
fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether 
the accounting policies are appropriate to the group’s 
and the parent company’s circumstances and have 
been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the 
reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made 
by the directors; and the overall presentation of the financial 
statements. In addition, we read all the financial and non-
financial information in the annual report to identify material 
inconsistencies with the audited financial statements. If we 
become aware of any apparent material misstatements or 
inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

Opinion on financial statements
In our opinion:
●● the financial statements give a true and fair view of the 

state of the group’s and the parent company’s affairs as at 
30 September 2012 and of the group’s loss for the year 
then ended;

●● the group financial statements have been properly 

prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the 
European Union;

●● the parent company financial statements have been 

properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted 
by the European Union as applied in accordance with the 
provisions of the Companies Act 2006; and
●● the financial statements have been prepared in 

accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 
2006.

Emphasis of matter — going concern
In forming our opinion on the financial statements, which 
is not modified, we have considered the adequacy of the 
disclosure made in note 1(b) to the financial statements 
concerning the group’s and the company’s ability to continue 
as going concerns. As explained in note 1(b) to the financial 
statements, the group will need to raise further funds within 
the next 12 months in order to cover the company’s and 
group’s overheads and carry out the company’s and group’s 
planned discretionary project expenditure. 

As there is no assurance that adequate funds will be 
obtained, these conditions, along with the other matters 
explained in note 1(b) to the financial statements, indicates 
the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast 
significant doubt about the group’s and the company’s ability 
to continue as going concerns. The financial statements do 
not include the adjustments that would result if the group 
and company were unable to continue as going concerns.

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the 
Companies Act 2006
In our opinion the information given in the directors’ report 
for the financial year for which the financial statements are 
prepared is consistent with the financial statements. 

Matters on which we are required to report by 
exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters 
where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you 
if, in our opinion:
●● adequate accounting records have not been kept by the 
parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have 
not been received from branches not visited by us; or

●● the parent company financial statements are not in 

agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
●● certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by 

law are not made; or

●● we have not received all the information and explanations 

we require for our audit.

Donald Bancroft (Senior statutory auditor)
for and on behalf of PKF (UK) LLP, Statutory auditor
Manchester, UK
12 December 2012

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Consolidated Income Statement

for the year ended 30 September 2012

Pre-licence exploration costs
Administrative expenses 
Operating loss
Interest receivable
Loss on ordinary activities before taxation
Tax on loss on ordinary activities
Loss for the year attributable to equity holders of the parent
Loss per share — basic and diluted (pence)

All amounts relate to continuing activities.

Notes

3
7

6

2012
£
 32,784
 466,211
(498,995)
 4,050
(494,945)
—
(494,945)
(0.41)

2011
£
 12,606
 282,181
 (294,787)
 5,114
 (289,673)
—
 (289,673)
 (0.26)

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the year ended 30 September 2012

Loss for the year
Movement in revaluation of available for sale investment
Foreign exchange translation differences on foreign currency net investments in subsidiaries
Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to the equity holders of the parent

2012
£
 (494,945)
69,529
10,956
(414,460)

2011
£
(289,673)
118,458
(6,927)
(178,142)

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Company Number 03821411

Consolidated and Company Statement  
of Financial Position

at 30 September 2012

Group 
2012 
£

Company
 2012 
£

Group 
2011 
£

Company
 2011 
£

Notes

Non-current assets
Intangible assets
Property, plant & equipment
Investment in subsidiary
Available for sale investment

Current assets 
Receivables
Cash and cash equivalents

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Net current assets
Net assets
Equity 
Called up share capital 
Share premium account
Merger reserve
Share option reserve
Available for sale revaluation reserve
Foreign currency reserve
Accumulated losses
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent

8
9
10
10

11
12

13

14

1,843,349
15,272

12,770
— 4,323,095
355,375
4,691,240

355,375
2,213,996

— 1,376,946
22,845

—
19,980
— 3,816,088
285,846
4,121,914

285,846
1,685,637

75,936
841,299
917,235

67,987
805,135
873,122

87,970
1,178,941
1,266,911

55,132
1,125,487
1,180,619

(134,322)
782,913
2,996,909

(79,183)
793,939
5,485,179

(164,523)
1,102,388
2,788,025

(51,739)
1,128,880
5,250,794

1,305,862
6,826,760
131,096
315,688
72,646
147,308
(5,802,451)
2,996,909

1,305,862
6,826,760
131,096
315,688
115,171
—
 (3,209,398)
 5,485,179

1,188,161
6,449,238
131,096
187,567
 3,117
 136,352
 (5,307,506)
2,788,025

1,188,161
6,449,238
131,096
187,567
 45,642
—
 (2,750,910)
5,250,794

These financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 12 December 2012 and 
were signed on its behalf.

P L Cheetham
Executive Chairman

D A R McAlister
Director

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

Share
premium
account 
£

—
—
—

—
—
—

Share 
capital 
£

Merger 
reserve 
£
885,162 5,035,112 131,096
—
—
—

Group
At 30 September 2010
Loss for the period
Change in fair value
Exchange differences
Total comprehensive  
loss for the year
Share issue
Share based payments
At 30 September 2011 1,188,161 6,449,238 131,096
—
Loss for the period
—
Change in fair value
Exchange differences
—
Total comprehensive  
loss for the year
Share issue
Share based payments
At 30 September 2012 1,305,861 6,826,760 131,096

—
302,999 1,414,126
—

—
117,700 377,522
—

 —
—
—

—
—
—

—

—

—

—

—
—
—
—
— 54,471
187,567
—
—
—

—
—
—
—
— 128,121
315,688

Share 
option 
reserve 
£
133,096
—
—
—

Available
 for sale
revaluation
 reserve 
£
(115,341)
—
118,458
—

Foreign
currency
 reserve 
£
143,279
—
—
(6,927)

Accumulated
Total 
 losses 
£
£
(5,017,833) 1,194,571
(289,673)
— 118,458
(6,927)
—

(289,673)

118,458
—
—
3,117
—
69,529

(6,927)
—
—
136,352
—
—
— 10,956

(289,673)

(178,142)
— 1,717,125
— 54,471
(5,307,506) 2,788,025
(494,945)
— 69,529
— 10,956

(494,945)

69,529
—
—
72,646

10,956
—
—
147,308

(494,945)

(414,460)
— 495,222
— 128,121
(5,802,451) 2,996,908

Company Statement of Changes in Equity

Share 
capital 
£
885,162
—
—

Share
 premium
account 
£
5,035,112
—
—

—
302,999
—
 1,188,161
—
—

—
1,414,126
—
6,449,238
—
—

—
117,700
—
1,305,861

—
377,522
—
6,826,760

Merger 
reserve 
£
131,096
—
—

—
—
—
131,096
—
—

—
—
—
131,096

Share 
option 
reserve 
£
133,096
—
—

Available
 for sale
revaluation
 reserve 
£
(72,816)
—
118,458

—
—
54,471
187,567
—
—

—
—
128,121
315,688

118,458
—
—
45,642
—
69,529

69,529
—
—
69,529

Company
At 30 September 2010
Loss for the period
Change in fair value
Total comprehensive  
loss for the year
Share issue
Share based payments
At 30 September 2011
Loss for the period
Change in fair value
Total comprehensive  
loss for the year
Share issue
Share based payments
At 30 September 2012

Accumulated
 losses 
£

Total 
£
(2,741,097) 3,370,553
(9,813)
118,458

(9,813)
—

(9,813)

108,645
— 1,717,125
54,471
—
 (2,750,910) 5,250,794
(458,488)
69,529

(458,488)
—

 (458,488)
—
—

(388,959)
495,222
128,121
 (3,209,398) 5,485,178

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Consolidated and Company Statement of Cash Flows

for the year ended 30 September 2012

Group 
2012 
£

Company
 2012 
£

Group 
2011 
£

Company
 2011 
£

Notes

Operating activity
Operating loss
Depreciation charge
Impairment charge
Share based payment charge
Increase/(decrease) in provision for impairment of loans to 
subsidiaries
Decrease/(increase) in receivables
(Decrease)/increase in payables
Net cash outflow from operating activity
Investing activity
Interest received
Purchase of intangible assets 
Purchase of property, plant & equipment
Additional loans to subsidiaries
Net cash outflow from investing activity
Financing activity
Issue of share capital (net of expenses)
Net cash inflow from financing activity
Net (decrease)/increase in cash  
and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at start of year
Exchange differences
Cash and cash equivalents at 30 September

(498,995)
 8,100
—
128,121

—
12,035
(14,944)
(365,683)

4,050
(481,604)
(527)
—
(478,081)

(462,402)
7,210
—
128,121

 762
(12,855)
27,444
(311,720)

3,914
—
—
(507,768)
(503,854)

(294,787)
5,984
—
54,471

—
(45,709)
68,742
(211,299)

5,114
(666,855)
(27,591)
—
(689,332)

(14,767)
5,540
—
54,471

(250,483)
(16,167)
7,782
(213,624)

4,954
—
(24,315)
(433,875)
(453,236)

495,222
495,222

495,222
495,222

1,717,125
1,717,125

1,717,125
1,717,125

11
13

9

(348,542)
1,178,941
10,900
841,299

(320,352)
1,125,487
—
805,135

816,494
370,334
(7,887)
1,178,941

1,050,265
75,222
—
1,125,487

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 30 September 2012

Background
Tertiary Minerals plc is a public company incorporated and domiciled in England. It is traded on the AIM market of the 
London Stock Exchange and its shares also trade on AIM – EPIC: TYM.

The Company is a holding company for a number of companies (together, “the Group”) incorporated and domiciled in 
England. The Group’s financial statements are presented in Pounds Sterling (£) which is also the functional currency of the 
Company.

The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in 
relation to the Group’s financial statements.

1.  Accounting policies
(a) Basis of preparation 
The financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the recognition and measurement requirements of International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted by the European Union. They have also been prepared in accordance with 
those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS. 

The Company has not adopted any standards or interpretations in advance of the required implementation dates. It is not 
expected that adoption of standards or interpretations which have been issued by the International Accounting Standards 
Board, but have not been adopted, will have a material impact on the financial statements.

(b) Going concern
In common with many exploration companies, the Company raises finance for its exploration and appraisal activities 
in discrete tranches. Further funding is raised as and when required. When any of the Group’s projects move to the 
development stage, specific project financing will be required.

The directors prepare annual budgets and cash flow projections that extend beyond 12 months from the date of this report. 
These projections include the proceeds of future fundraising necessary within the next 12 months to meet the Company’s 
and Group’s overheads and planned discretionary project expenditures and to maintain the Company and Group as going 
concerns. Although the Company has been successful in raising finance in the past, there is no assurance that it will 
obtain adequate finance in the future. This represents a material uncertainty related to events or conditions which may cast 
significant doubt on the Group and Company’s ability to continue as going concerns and, therefore, that they may be unable 
to realise their assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the directors have a reasonable 
expectation that they will secure additional funding when required to continue meeting corporate overheads and exploration 
costs for the foreseeable future and therefore believe that the going concern basis is appropriate for the preparation of the 
financial statements.

(c) Basis of consolidation
Investments in subsidiaries are valued at the lower of cost or recoverable amount, with an ongoing review for impairment.

The Group’s financial statements consolidate the financial statements of Tertiary Minerals plc and its subsidiary undertakings 
using the acquisition method and eliminate intercompany balances and transactions.

The Group has contractual arrangements with other participants to engage in joint activities that do not create an entity 
carrying on a trade or business of its own. The Group includes its share of assets and liabilities in such joint arrangements, 
measured in accordance with the terms of each arrangement, which is usually pro rata to the Group’s interest in the joint 
arrangement.

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1.  Accounting policies — continued
In accordance with section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, Tertiary Minerals plc is exempt from the requirement to present 
its own Statement of Comprehensive Income. The amount of the loss for the financial year recorded within the financial 
statements of Tertiary Minerals plc is £458,488 (2011: £9,813).

(d) Intangible assets
Exploration and evaluation 
Accumulated exploration and evaluation costs incurred in relation to separate areas of interest (which may comprise more 
than one exploration licence or exploration licence applications) are capitalised and carried forward where:

(1)  such costs are expected to be recouped through successful exploration and development of the area, or alternatively by 

its sale; or 

(2)  exploration and/or evaluation activities in the area have not yet reached a stage which permits a reasonable assessment 
of the existence or otherwise of economically recoverable reserves, and active and significant operations in, or in relation 
to the areas are continuing.

A bi-annual review is carried out by the directors to consider whether any exploration and development costs have suffered 
impairment in value and, if necessary, provisions are made according to these criteria.

Accumulated costs where the Group does not yet have an exclusive exploration licence and in respect of areas of interest 
which have been abandoned, are written off to the income statement in the year in which the pre-licence expense was 
incurred or in which the area was abandoned.

Development
Exploration, evaluation and development costs are carried at the lower of cost and expected net recoverable amount. On 
reaching a mining development decision, exploration and evaluation costs are reclassified as development costs and all 
development costs on a specific area of interest will be amortised over the useful economic life of the projects, once they 
become income generating, and the costs can be recouped.

(e) Property, plant & equipment
All property, plant and equipment assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided by the 
Group on all property, plant & equipment, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset 
evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:

Fixtures and fittings 

20% to 33% per annum.

Useful life and residual value are reassessed annually.

(f) Available for sale investments
Available for sale financial assets include non-derivative financial assets that are either designated as such or do not qualify 
for inclusion in any of the other categories of financial assets. Available for sale investments are initially measured at cost and 
subsequently at fair value, being the equivalent of market value, with changes in value recognised in equity. Gains and losses 
arising from available for sale investments are recognised in the income statement when they are sold or impaired.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 30 September 2012

1.  Accounting policies — continued
(g) Trade and other receivables and payables
Trade and other receivables and payables are measured at initial recognition at fair value and subsequently measured at 
amortised cost.

(h) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash at bank and in hand and short term bank deposits with a maturity of three 
months or less.

(i) Deferred taxation
Deferred taxation, if applicable, is provided in full in respect of taxation deferred by temporary differences between the 
treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes. 

Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that they are regarded as recoverable.

(j) Foreign currencies
The functional and presentation currency of the Company and subsidiaries is Pounds Sterling (£) and this is the currency 
of the primary economic environment in which the Company and subsidiaries operate. Monetary assets and liabilities 
denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. 

For consolidation purposes, the assets and liabilities of overseas subsidiaries, associated undertakings, joint arrangements 
and the net investment in foreign operations are translated at the closing exchange rates. Income statements of overseas 
subsidiaries are translated at exchange rates at the date of transaction. Exchange differences arising on these translations 
are taken to the foreign currency reserve.

(k) Leasing and hire purchase commitments
Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are 
charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis.

(l) Share based payments
The Company issues warrants and options to employees (including directors) and suppliers. For all options and warrants 
issued after 7 November 2002 the fair value of the services received is recognised as a charge measured at fair value on 
the date of grant and determined in accordance with IFRS 2, adopting the Black–Scholes–Merton model. The fair value is 
charged to administrative expenses on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, together with a corresponding increase 
in equity, based on the management’s estimate of shares that will eventually vest. The expected life of the options and 
warrants is adjusted based on management’s best estimates, for the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions and 
behavioural considerations. The details of the calculation are shown in note 15.

(m) Judgements and estimations in applying accounting policies
In the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies above, the Group has identified the judgemental areas that have 
the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements:

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1.  Accounting policies — continued
Intangible fixed assets — exploration and evaluation
Capitalisation of exploration and evaluation costs requires that costs be assessed against the likelihood that such costs will 
be recoverable against future exploitation or sale or alternatively, where activities have not reached a stage which permits a 
reasonable estimate of the existence of mineral reserves, a judgement that future exploration or evaluation should continue. 
This requires management to make estimates and judgements and to make certain assumptions, often of a geological 
nature, and most particularly in relation to whether or not an economically viable mining operation can be established in 
future. Such estimates, judgements and assumptions are likely to change as new information becomes available. When 
it becomes apparent that recovery of expenditure is unlikely the relevant capitalised amount is written off to the income 
statement.

Impairment
Impairment reviews for deferred exploration and evaluation costs are carried out on a project by project basis, with each 
project representing a potential single cash generating unit. The Group will look to evidence produced by its exploration 
activities to indicate whether the carrying value is impaired. Assessment of the impairment of assets is a judgement based on 
analysis of the future likely cash flows from the relevant project, including consideration of:

(a)  The period for which the entity has the right to explore in the specific area has expired during the period or will expire in 

the near future, and is not expected to be renewed. 

(b)  Substantive expenditure on further exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the specific area is neither 

budgeted nor planned. 

(c)  Exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the specific area have not led to the discovery of commercially 
viable quantities of mineral resources and the entity has decided to discontinue such activities in the specific area. 

(d)  Sufficient data exist to indicate that, although a development in the specific area is likely to proceed, the carrying amount 

of the exploration and evaluation asset is unlikely to be recovered in full from successful development or by sale.

Going concern
The preparation of financial statements requires an assessment of the validity of the going concern assumption. The validity 
of the going concern assumption is dependant on finance being available for the continuing working capital requirements of 
the Group. Based on the assumption that such finance will become available, the directors believe that the going concern 
basis is appropriate for these accounts.

Share based payments
The estimates of share based payments costs require that management selects an appropriate valuation model and make 
decisions on various inputs into the model including the volatility of its own share price, the probable life of the options before 
exercise, and behavioural considerations of employees.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 30 September 2012

2.   Segmental analysis
The Chief Operating Decision Maker is the Board of Directors. The Board considers the business has one reportable 
segment, the management of exploration projects, which is supported by a Head Office function. For the purpose of 
measuring segmental profits and losses the exploration segment bears only those direct costs incurred by or on behalf of 
those projects. No Head Office cost allocations are made to this segment. The Head Office function recognises all other 
costs.

2012
Consolidated Income Statement
Impairment of deferred exploration costs 
Pre-licence exploration costs
Share based payments
Other expenses
Operating Loss
Bank interest received
Loss on ordinary activities before taxation
Tax on loss on ordinary activities
Loss for the year attributable to equity holders 
Non-current assets
Intangible assets:
  Deferred exploration costs:

Kaareselkä Gold Project, Finland
Kiekerömaa Gold Project, Finland
Kolari Iron Project, Finland
Rosendal Tantalum Project, Finland
Lassedalen Fluorspar Project, Norway
Gjerpen Fluorspar Project, Norway
Storuman Fluorspar Project, Sweden
Ghurayyah Tantalum Project, Saudi Arabia
MB Fluorspar Project, USA

Property, plant & equipment
Investment in subsidiary
Available for sale investment

Current assets 
Receivables
Cash and cash equivalents

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Net current assets
Net assets
Other data
Deferred exploration additions
Exchange rate adjustments to deferred exploration costs

Exploration
 Projects 
£

Head 
Office 
£

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

—
(32,784)
(128,121)
(338,090)
(498,995)
 4,050
(494,945)
—
(494,945)

Total 
£

—
(32,784)
(128,121)
(338,090)
(498,995)
4,050
(494,945)
—
(494,945)

259,582
123,237
—
—
314,220
7,140
1,114,955
—
24,215
1,843,349
—
—
—
1,843,349

259,582
—
123,237
—
—
—
—
—
314,220
—
—
7,140
— 1,114,955
—
—
24,215
—
1,843,349
15,272
—
355,375
2,213,996

15,272
—
355,375
370,647

—
—
—

75,935
841,299
917,234

75,935
841,299
917,234

(68,965)
(68,965)
1,774,384

(65,357)
851,877
 1,222,524

(134,322)
 782,912
2,996,908

466,347
—

—
(56)

466,347
(56)

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2.   Segmental analysis — continued

2011
Consolidated Income Statement
Impairment of deferred exploration costs 
Pre-licence exploration costs
Share based payments
Other expenses
Operating Loss
Bank interest received
Loss on ordinary activities before taxation
Tax on loss on ordinary activities
Loss for the year attributable to equity holders 
Non-current assets
Intangible assets:
  Deferred exploration costs:

Kaareselkä Gold Project, Finland
Kiekerömaa Gold Project, Finland
Kolari Iron Project, Finland
Lassedalen Fluorspar Project, Norway
Rosendal Tantalum Project, Finland
Storuman Fluorspar Project, Sweden
Ghurayyah Tantalum Project, Saudi Arabia

Property, plant & equipment
Investment in subsidiary
Available for sale investment

Current assets 
Receivables
Cash and cash equivalents

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Net current assets
Net assets
Other data
Deferred exploration additions
Exchange rate adjustments to deferred exploration costs

Exploration
 Projects 
£

Head 
Office 
£

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

—
(12,606)
(54,471)
(227,710)
(294,787)
 5,114
(289,673)
—
(289,673)

Total 
£

—
(12,606)
(54,471)
(227,710)
(294,787)
 5,114
(289,673)
—
(289,673)

260,056
114,908
—
108,224
—
893,758
—
1,376,946
—
—
—
1,376,946

260,056
—
114,908
—
—
—
108,224
—
—
—
893,758
—
—
—
— 1,376,946
22,845
—
285,846
1,685,637

22,845
—
285,846
308,691

—
87,970
— 1,178,941
— 1,266,911

87,970
1,178,941
1,266,911

(84,222)
(84,222)
 1,292,724

(80,301)
1,186,610
1,495,301

(164,523)
1,102,388
 2,788,025

666,855
—

—
961

666,855
961

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 30 September 2012

3.  Loss on ordinary activities before taxation 

The operating loss is stated after charging 
Operating lease rentals — land and buildings
Fees payable to the Group’s Auditor for:
  The audit of the Group’s annual accounts

Fees payables to the Group’s Auditor and its associates for other services:
  The audit of the Group’s subsidiaries, pursuant to legislation
  Other services relating to taxation
  Other services

Depreciation — owned assets

4.  Directors’ emoluments 

Remuneration in respect of directors was as follows:
P L Cheetham (salary)
R Clemmey (salary)
D A R McAlister (salary)
D Whitehead (fees)
D Whitehead (gain on exercise of share options)

2012
£

2011
£

17,849

15,136

6,210

6,210

3,200
12,750
1,050

3,200
—
1,050

8,100

5,984

2012
£

2011
£

56,949
61,710
11,500
11,500
—
141,659

43,891
—
10,000
11,000
36,045
100,936

The above remuneration amounts do not include non cash share based payments charged in these financial statements 
in respect of warrants issued to the directors amounting to £82,235 (2011: £47,068) or Employer’s National Insurance 
contributions of £15,290 (2011: £5,625).

5.  Staff costs 

Staff costs for Group and Company, including directors, were as follows:
Wages and salaries 
Social security costs
Share based payments 

2012
£

2011
£

190,461
20,220
85,466
296,147

136,220
13,305
59,943
209,468

The average monthly number of employees, including directors, employed by the Group and Company during the year was 
as follows:

Technical employees
Administration employees (including non-executive directors)

2012 
Number
3
3
6

2011 
Number
3
4
7

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6.  Loss per share
Loss per share has been calculated on the loss and the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year.

Loss (£) 
Weighted average shares in issue (No.)
Basic and diluted loss per share (pence)

2012
(494,945)

2011 
(289,673)
121,137,967 112,533,476
(0.26)

(0.41)

The loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of calculating 
the diluted earnings per ordinary share are identical to those used for the basic earnings per ordinary share. This is because 
the exercise of share warrants and options would have the effect of reducing the loss per ordinary share and is therefore anti-
dilutive.

7.  Taxation on ordinary activities
No liability to corporation tax arises for the year due to the Group recording a taxable loss (2011: £nil).

The tax credit for the year is lower than the credit resulting from the loss before tax at the standard rate of corporation tax in 
the UK — 24% (2011: 26%). The differences are explained below.

Tax reconciliation
Loss on ordinary activities before tax
Tax at 24% (2011: 26%)
Effects (at 24%) (2011: 26%) of:
Differences between capital allowances and depreciation
Pre-trading expenditure no longer deductible for tax purposes
Utilisation of losses brought forward
Tax losses carried forward
Tax on loss from ordinary activities

2012
£

2011
£

(494,945)
(118,787)

(289,673)
(75,315)

 2,169
 278,411
 (161,793)
—
—

(1,182)
311,039
(234,542)
—
—

Factors that may affect future tax charges
The Group has total losses carried forward of £4,330,434 (2011: £4,101,780). This amount would be recoverable if sufficient 
profits were made in the future. The deferred tax asset has not been recognised as the future recovery is uncertain given the 
exploration status of the Group.

8. 

Intangible assets

Group
Cost 
At start of year
Additions 
Exchange adjustments
At 30 September
Impairment losses
At start of year
Charge during year
At 30 September
Carrying amounts
At 30 September
At start of year

Deferred 
exploration
expenditure 
2012 
£

Deferred 
exploration
 expenditure 
2011 
£

2,624,508
466,347
56
3,090,911

1,956,692
666,855
961
2,624,508

(1,247,562)
—
(1,247,562)

(1,247,562)
—
(1,247,562)

1,843,349
1,376,946

1,376,946
709,130

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 30 September 2012

9.  Property, plant & equipment 

Group 
fixtures and
 fittings 
2012
 £

Company
 fixtures
and fittings 
2012 
£

Group 
fixtures 
and fittings
 2011 
£

Company
 fixtures 
and fittings 
2011 
£

60,929
527
—
61,456

(38,084)
(8,100)
—
(46,184)

15,272
22,845

31,204
—
—
31,204

(11,224)
(7,210)
—
(18,434)

12,770
19,980

40,838
27,591
(7,500)
60,929

(39,600)
(5,984)
 7,500
(38,084)

22,845
1,238

14,389
24,315
(7,500)
31,204

(13,184)
(5,540)
7,500
(11,224)

19,980
1,205

Country of 
incorporation/
registration
England & Wales
England & Wales 

Type and percentage 
of shares held at 
30 September 2012
100% of ordinary shares
100% of ordinary shares

Principal activity
Mineral exploration
Mineral exploration

Cost
At start of year
Additions 
Disposals
At 30 September 
Depreciation
At start of year
Charge for the year 
Released on disposal
At 30 September 
Net Book Value 
At 30 September
At start of year

10.  Investments
Subsidiary undertakings

Company
Tertiary Gold Limited
Tertiary (Middle East) Ltd 

Investment in subsidiary undertakings
Ordinary shares — Tertiary (Middle East) Limited
Ordinary shares — Tertiary Gold Limited
Loan — Tertiary (Middle East) Limited
Less — Provision for impairment
Loan — Tertiary Gold Limited
Loan — Tertiary Minerals US Inc.
At 30 September

Available for sale investment

Company
 2012 
£
1
93,792
679,267
 (679,267)
4,214,532
14,770
4,323,095

Company
 2011 
£
 1
 93,792
678,505
(678,505)
3,722,295
—
3,816,088

Company
Sunrise Resources plc

Country of 
incorporation/
registration
England & Wales

Type and percentage 
of shares held at 
30 September 2012
 7.05% of ordinary shares

Principal activity
Mineral exploration

Available for sale investment
Value at start of year
Movement in valuation of available for sale investment
At 30 September

Group 
2012 
£
285,846
69,529
355,375

Company
 2012 
£
285,846
69,529
355,375

Group 
2011 
£
167,387
118,459
285,846

Company
 2011 
£
167,387
118,459
285,846

The fair value of the available for sale investment is equal to the market value of the shares in Sunrise Resources plc at  
30 September 2012, based on the closing mid-market price of shares on the AIM Market. 

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11.  Receivables

Trade receivables
Other receivables
Prepayments

The Group aged analysis of trade receivables is as follows:

2012 Trade receivables 
2011 Trade receivables

12.  Cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank and in hand
Short-term bank deposits 

13.  Trade and other payables

Trade payables 
Other taxes and social security costs 
Accruals
Other payables 

14.  Share capital 

Allotted, called up and fully paid 
Ordinary shares of 1p each 

Group 
2012 
£
33,610
16,345
25,981
75,936

Company
 2012 
£
33,610
15,015
19,362
67,987

Group 
2011 
£
34,493
31,816
21,661
87,970

Company
 2011 
£
34,493
3,020
17,619
55,132

Not 
impaired

30 days 
or less

Over 
30 days

£
33,610
34,493

£
33,610
34,493

£
—
—

Total 
carrying
 amount
£
33,610
34,493

Group 
2012 
£
39,340
801,959
841,299

Company
 2012 
£
5,204
799,931
805,135

Group 
2011 
£
62,647
1,116,294
1,178,941

Company
 2011 
£
11,175
1,114,312
1,125,487

Group 
2012 
£
71,874
10,792
48,044
3,612
134,322

Company
 2012 
£
43,340
10,792
21,439
3,612
79,183

Group 
2011 
£
38,547
7,620
113,633
4,723
164,523

Company
 2011 
£
18,533
7,620
20,863
4,723
51,739

2012 
No.

2012 
£

2011 
No.

2011 
£

130,586,214
130,586,214

1,305,862 118,816,214
1,305,862 118,816,214

1,188,161
1,188,161

During the year to 30 September 2012 the following share issues took place:

An issue of 11,770,000 1.0p ordinary shares at 4.25p per share, by way of placing, for a total consideration of £495,223 net 
of expenses (20 July 2012).

During the year to 30 September 2011 a total of 30,299,994 1.0p ordinary shares were issued, at an average price of 5.67p, 
for a total consideration of £1,717,125.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 30 September 2012

15.  Warrants and options granted 
Unexercised warrants 
Issue date
31/10/07
31/10/07
09/12/08
09/12/08
07/12/09
07/12/09
17/12/10
17/12/10
01/09/11
01/09/11
01/09/11
01/09/11
26/01/12
26/01/12
15/06/12

Unexercised options 
Issue date
29/01/04
31/01/05

Exercise
price
 8.75p
 8.75p
 2.375p
 2.375p
 4.375p
 4.375p
 6.25p
 6.25p
 6.75p
 6.75p
11.00p
11.00p
9.75p
9.75p
7.50p

Exercise
price
15.0p
10.0p

Number
1,300,000
200,000
2,000,000
600,000
2,300,000
600,000
2,300,000
600,000
250,000
250,000
250,000
250,000
2,300,000
400,000
2,000,000

Number
60,000
50,000

Exercisable
Any time before expiry 
Any time before expiry
Any time before expiry 
Any time before expiry
Any time before expiry
Any time before expiry
Any time before expiry
Any time before expiry
Any time before expiry
Any time after 01/09/2013
Any time after 01/09/2014
Any time after 01/09/2015
Any time after 26/01/2013
Any time after 26/01/2013
Any time before expiry

Exercisable
Any time before expiry
Any time before expiry

Expiry
dates
31/10/13
31/10/13
09/12/14
09/12/14
07/12/14
07/12/14
07/12/15
07/12/15
01/09/16
01/09/16
01/09/16
01/09/16
26/01/17
26/01/17
15/06/15

Expiry
dates
29/01/14
31/01/15

Warrants and options are issued for nil consideration and are exercisable as disclosed above. They are exchangeable on a 
one for one basis for each ordinary share of 1.0p at the exercise price on the date of conversion.

On 15 June 2012 the Company entered into a three year Equity Financing Facility (“EFF”) with Darwin Strategic Limited 
(“Darwin”). The agreement provides the Company with the facility to draw down up to £10 million, by issuing subscription 
notices requiring Darwin to subscribe for ordinary shares of the Company on certain terms and conditions. In conjunction 
with the EFF agreement the Company has entered into a warrant agreement allowing Darwin to subscribe for up to 
2,000,000 new Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company at 7.5p per share, exercisable at any time before 15 June 
2015. 

Share based payments
The Company has an Inland Revenue approved share option scheme for all employees. Options are exercisable at a price 
equal to the market price of the Company’s shares on the date of grant. 

The vesting period is three years. If the options remain unexercised after a period of ten years from the date of grant the 
options expire. Options may be forfeited if the employee leaves the Company.

In addition, the Company issues warrants to directors and employees, outside of the approved scheme, on varying terms 
and conditions.

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15.  Warrants and options granted — continued
Details of the share warrants and options outstanding during the year are as follows:
2012

2011

Outstanding at start of year
Granted during the year
Exercised during the year
Forfeited during the year
Expired during the year
Outstanding at 30 September
Exercisable at 30 September

Number of
 warrants 
and share
 options

11,505,000
4,700,000
—
(150,000)
(345,000)
15,710,000
12,260,000

Weighted 
average
 exercise 
price 
Pence
5.800
8.793
—
10.000
14.170
6.470
5.560

Number of
 warrants 
and share 
options

8,265,000
3,900,000
(300,000)
—
(360,000)
11,505,000
4,705,000

Weighted
 average
 exercise 
price 
Pence
5.560
6.923
2.375
—
15.170
5.800
5.760

The warrants and options outstanding at 30 September 2012 had a weighted average exercise price of £0.06 and a 
weighted average remaining contractual life of 3 years. 

In the year ended 30 September 2012, warrants were granted on 26 January 2012 and 15 June 2012. The aggregate of the 
estimated fair values of the warrants granted on these dates is £144,570. In the year ended 30 September 2011, warrants 
were granted on 17 December 2010 and 1 September 2011. The aggregate of the estimated fair values of the warrants 
granted on these dates is £108,657.

No options were granted in the year ended 30 September 2012 or the year ended 30 September 2011.

The inputs into the Black–Scholes–Merton Option Pricing Model are as follows:

Weighted average share price
Weighted average exercise price
Expected volatility
Expected life
Risk-free rate
Expected dividend yield

2012
7.03p
8.79p
80%
3 years
0.73%
0%

2011
5.54p
6.92p
80%
4 years
2.19%
0%

Expected volatility was determined by calculating the historical volatility of the Company’s share price over the previous four 
years. The expected life used in the model has been adjusted based on management’s best estimate for the effects of non-
transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations.

The Company recognised total expenses of £128,121 and £54,471 related to equity-settled share based payment 
transactions in 2012 and 2011 respectively.

16.  Operating lease commitments 
The Company rents office premises under an operating lease agreement. The current lease term is for one year, expiring on 
30 November 2013. No contingent rent is payable.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are:

Office accommodation:
Within one year

2012 
Land &
 buildings 
£

2011 
Land &
 buildings 
£

2,985

2,926 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 30 September 2012

16.  Operating lease commitments — continued
The Company does not sub-lease any of its leased premises.

Lease payments recognised in profit for the period amounted to £17,849 (2011: £15,136). 

17.  Related party transactions
Directors and directors’ interests
The directors holding office in the period and their beneficial interests in the share capital of the Company are:

P L Cheetham*

Shares 
Number
10,376,913

D A R McAlister

457,821

D Whitehead

R H Clemmey

—

—

At 30 September 2012
Warrants

Exercise 

Number
1,000,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
100,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
100,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
250,000
250,000
250,000
250,000

price Expiry date
8.750p 31/10/2013
2.375p 09/12/2014
4.375p 07/12/2014
6.250p 17/12/2015
9.750p 26/01/2017
8.750p 31/10/2013
2.375p 09/12/2014
4.375p 07/12/2014
6.250p 17/12/2015
9.750p 26/01/2017
8.750p 31/10/2013
4.375p 07/12/2014
6.250p 17/12/2015
9.750p 26/01/2017
6.750p 01/09/2016
6.750p 01/09/2016
11.000p 01/09/2016
11.000p 01/09/2016

At 30 September 2011

Shares 
Number
10,376,913

Warrants 
Number
5,500,000

457,821

1,000,000

—

700,000

— 1,000,000

* Includes 2,843,625 shares held by K E Cheetham, wife of P L Cheetham. 

The directors have no beneficial interests in the shares of the Company’s subsidiary undertakings as at 30 September 2012. 
The directors of the Company are the directors of all Group companies.

Details of the parent company’s investment in subsidiary undertakings are shown in note 10.

Sunrise Resources plc 
During the year the Company recharged costs of £ 108,464 (2011: £121,218) to Sunrise Resources plc being shared 
overheads of £21,770 (2011: £19,285), costs paid on behalf of Sunrise Resources plc of £7,343 (2011: £12,374), staff salary 
costs of £45,137 (2011: £50,986) and directors’ salary costs of £34,214 (2011: £38,571). The salary costs in notes 4 and 5 
are shown net of these recharges.

At the balance sheet date an amount of £33,579 (2011: £34,525) was due from Sunrise Resources plc, which was repaid in 
November 2012. 

P L Cheetham, a director of Tertiary Minerals plc, is also a director of Sunrise Resources plc.

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17.  Related party transactions — continued
Shares and warrants held in Sunrise Resources plc by the Tertiary Minerals plc directors are as follows:

P L Cheetham*

D A R McAlister 
D Whitehead
R Clemmey

At 30 September 2012
Warrants

Exercise 

Number
500,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
—
—
500,000

price Expiry date
31/10/13
08/12/14
07/12/15
07/12/15
24/02/17
—
—
1.250p 24/02/2017

2.000p
0.575p
0.850p
2.500p
1.250p
—
—

Shares 
Number
11,673,386

550,000
—
—

At 30 September 2011

Shares 
Number
10,881,198

Warrants 
Number
7,000,000

550,000
—
—

—
—
—

* Includes 5,500,000 shares held by K E Cheetham, wife of P L Cheetham.

18.  Post-balance sheet event
There were no material post-balance sheet events up to the date of this report.

19.  Capital management
The Group’s capital requirements are dictated by its project and overhead funding requirements from time to time. Capital 
requirements are reviewed by the Board on a regular basis.

The Group manages its capital to ensure that entities within the Group will be able to continue as going concerns, to 
increase the value of the assets of the business and to provide an adequate return to shareholders in the future when 
exploration assets are taken into production.

The Group manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in the light of changes in economic conditions and 
the risk characteristics of its assets. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure the possibilities open to the Group in 
future include issuing new shares, consolidating shares, returning capital to shareholders, taking on debt, selling assets and 
adjusting the amount of dividends paid to the shareholders.

20.  Financial instruments
At 30 September 2012, the Group’s and Company’s financial assets consisted of available for sale investments, trade 
receivables and cash and cash equivalents. At the same date, the Group and Company had no financial liabilities other than 
trade and other payables due within one year and had no agreed borrowing facilities as at this date. There is no material 
difference between the carrying and fair values of the Group and Company’s financial assets and liabilities.

The carrying amounts for each category of financial instruments held at 30 September 2012, as defined in IAS 39, are as follows:
Company
 2011 
£
1,163,000
285,846
44,119

Loans & receivables
Available for sale investments
Financial liabilities at amortised cost

Group 
2011 
£
1,245,250
285,846
156,903

Company
 2012 
£
853,760
355,375
68,391

Group 
2012 
£
891,254
355,375
123,530

Risk management
The principal risks faced by the Group and Company resulting from financial instruments are liquidity risk, foreign currency 
risk and, to a lesser extent, interest rate risk and credit risk. The directors review and agree policies for managing each 
of these risks as summarised below. The policies have remained unchanged from previous periods as these risks remain 
unchanged. 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 30 September 2012

20.  Financial instruments — continued
Liquidity risk
The Group currently holds cash balances in Sterling, US Dollars, Swedish Kronor, Euros, Canadian Dollars and Saudi Riyals 
to provide funding for exploration and evaluation activity, whilst the Company holds cash balances in Sterling. The Group and 
Company are dependent on equity fundraising through private placings which the directors regard as the most cost-effective 
method of fundraising. The directors monitor cash flow in the context of their expectations for the business to ensure 
sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs.

Currency risk
The Group’s financial risk management objective is broadly to seek to make neither profit nor loss from exposure to currency 
risks. The Group is exposed to transactional foreign exchange risk and takes profits and losses as they arise, as in the 
opinion of the directors, the cost of hedging against fluctuations would be greater than the related benefit from doing so. 
Where a material order is made in a different currency, funds are converted to that currency at prevailing rates and held on 
short term treasury deposits at prevailing fixed interest rates pending payment.

Bank and cash balances, including the Group’s share of funds in the Ghurayyah joint arrangement, were held in the following 
denominations:

United Kingdom Sterling
United States Dollar
Swedish Krona
European Euro
Canadian Dollar
Saudi Riyal

 Group

Company

2012 
£
806,808
23,055
11,198
179
53
6
841,299

2011 
£
1,141,379
30,566
6,955
—
37
4
1,178,941

2012 
£
805,135
—
—
—
—
—
805,135

2011 
£
1,125,487
—
—
—
—
—
1,125,487

Surplus funds in all currencies are placed with NatWest bank on a number of short term treasury deposits at varying fixed 
rates of interest, but the Group held only one US Dollar treasury deposit at 30 September 2012.

The Company and the Group are exposed to changes in the US Dollar/UK Sterling exchange rate mainly in the Sterling value 
of US Dollar denominated financial assets and any profit or loss arising from such changes reports to equity.

Sensitivity analysis shows that the Sterling value of its US Dollar denominated financial assets at 30 September 2012 would 
increase or decrease by £1,153 for each 5% increase or decrease in the value of Sterling against the Dollar.

Neither the Company nor the Group is exposed to material transactional currency risk.

Interest rate risk
The Group and Company finance their operations through equity fundraising and therefore do not carry borrowings.

Fluctuating interest rates have the potential to affect the loss and equity of the Group and the Company insofar as they affect 
the interest paid on financial instruments held for the benefit of the Group. The directors do not consider the effects to be 
material to the reported loss or equity of the Group or the Company presented in the financial statements.

Credit risk
The Company has exposure to credit risk through receivables such as VAT refunds, invoices issued to related parties and its 
joint arrangements for management charges. The amounts outstanding from time to time are not material other than for VAT 
refunds which are considered by the directors to be low risk.

The Company has exposure to credit risk in respect of its cash deposits with NatWest bank and this exposure is considered 
by the directors to be low.

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Notice of Annual General Meeting
Tertiary Minerals plc 
Company No. 03821411

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Tertiary Minerals plc will be held in the Fourth Floor Council 
Room at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London, WC2R 3DX on Tuesday 19 February 2013, at 2.00 
p.m. for the following purposes:

Ordinary Business
1.  To receive the Accounts and Reports of the Directors and of the Auditor for the year ended 30 September 2012.
2.  To re-elect Mr P L Cheetham who is retiring by rotation under the Articles of Association as a director of the Company.
3.  To re-appoint Mr R H Clemmey, who has been appointed to the Board since the last Annual General Meeting and who is 

retiring and offering himself for re-election pursuant to Article 25.1.1 of the Company’s Articles of Association.

4.  To re-elect Mr D Whitehead who is retiring as a director of the Company.
5.  To re-elect Mr D A R McAlister who is retiring as a director of the Company.
6.  To reappoint PKF (UK) LLP as Auditor of the Company and to authorise the directors to fix their remuneration.

Special Business
Ordinary Resolution
7.  That, in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006, the Directors be generally and unconditionally 

authorised to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the 
Company (“Rights”) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,000,000 (consisting of 100,000,000 ordinary shares of 
1p each) provided that this authority shall, unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company, expire at the end of the 
next Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held after the date on which this resolution is passed, save that 
the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted 
or Rights to be granted and the directors may allot shares or grant Rights in pursuance of such offer or agreement 
notwithstanding that the authority conferred by this resolution has expired. 

This authority is in substitution for all previous authorities conferred on the directors in accordance with section 551 of 
the 2006 Act.

Special Resolution
8.  That subject to the passing of resolution 7, the directors be given the general power to allot equity securities (as defined 
by section 560 of the 2006 Act) for cash, either pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 7 or by way of a sale of 
treasury shares, as if section 561(1) of the 2006 Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall 
be limited to:

a) 

the allotment of equity securities in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue to the holders of ordinary 
shares in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their respective holdings but subject to such exclusions 
or other arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional 
entitlements, record dates, legal or practical problems in or under the laws of any territory or the requirements of any 
regulatory body or stock exchange; and 

b) 

the allotment (otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (a) above) of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal 
amount of £1,000,000 (consisting of 100,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each).

The power granted by this resolution will expire on the conclusion of the Company’s next Annual General Meeting 
(unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company prior to or on such date) save that the Company may, before such 
expiry make offers or agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and 
the directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the power 
conferred by this resolution has expired.

This resolution revokes and replaces all unexercised powers previously granted to the directors to allot equity securities 
as if section 561(1) of the 2006 Act did not apply but without prejudice to any allotment of equity securities already made 
or agreed to be made pursuant to such authorities.

As a member of the Company you are entitled to appoint a proxy to exercise all or any of your rights to attend, speak and 
vote at a general meeting of the Company. Please refer to the notes on page 40.

By order of the Board

C D T Fitch
Company Secretary
12 December 2012

Registered Office: Sunrise House, Hulley Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2LP, United Kingdom

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Explanatory Notes to the Notice of Annual  
General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Tertiary Minerals plc will 
be held on Tuesday 19 February 2013 in the Fourth Floor 
Council Room at Arundel House, 13–15 Arundel Street, 
Temple Place, London, WC2R 3DX on Tuesday 19 February 
2013, at 2.00 p.m. The business of the meeting is as 
follows:

Resolution 6
The Company’s Auditor PKF (UK) LLP is offering itself 
for reappointment and if elected will hold office until the 
conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting at which 
accounts are laid before shareholders. This resolution will 
also allow the directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditor. 

ORDINARY BUSINESS
Resolution 1
The Board is required to present to the meeting for approval 
the Accounts and the Reports of Directors and the Auditor 
for the year ended 30 September 2012 which can be found 
on pages 13 to 36.

SPECIAL BUSINESS
Resolution 7
This resolution is to give the directors authority to issue 
shares. The last such authority was put in place by a 
meeting of shareholders held on 24 February 2012 but it will 
expire at the coming Annual General Meeting. 

Resolution 2
The Company’s Articles of Association require that a director 
retires at least once every three years and offer themselves 
for re-election if they and the Board so wish.

Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 requires that 
directors be authorised by shareholders before any share 
capital can be issued.

This year, Mr P L Cheetham is retiring by rotation and the 
Board proposes that he is re-elected. 

Biographical details of the directors can be found on 
page 12.

Resolution 3
The Company’s Articles of Association require any director 
who has been appointed since the last Annual General 
Meeting to retire and offer himself for re-election. 

Mr R H Clemmey was appointed to the Board in May 2012 
and the Board proposes, by way of Resolution 3, that he be 
re-elected. 

Resolutions 4 and 5
The two non-executive directors, Mr D McAlister and  
Mr D Whitehead, have both served the Company for more 
than nine years and under the terms of the UK Corporate 
Governance Code cannot now be regarded as independent. 
It is proposed that they seek annual re-election rather than 
re-election by rotation. The Company has been fortunate 
enough to secure the services of these two non-executive 
directors during their period of office and both continue to 
provide valuable advice based on their long experience of 
the mining industry. 

At this stage in its development the Company relies on 
raising funds from the equity markets, through the issue of 
shares, from time to time and unless this resolution is put in 
place the Company will not be in a position to continue to 
raise funds to continue its activities.

If given, this authority will expire at the conclusion of the 
Annual General Meeting in 2014.

Resolution 8
This resolution will be proposed as a Special Resolution 
in the event that Resolution 7 is passed by shareholders. 
Resolution 8 is proposed to give the directors authority to 
issue shares other than by way of rights issues which are, 
for regulatory reasons, complex, expensive, time consuming 
and impractical for a company the size of Tertiary Minerals 
plc.

A similar authority granted at last year’s Annual General 
Meeting is due to expire at the coming Annual General 
Meeting. 

The resolution will, if passed, authorise directors to allot 
shares or grant rights over shares of the Company where 
they propose to do so for cash and otherwise than to 
existing shareholders pro-rata to their holdings, for example 
through a placement of shares.

The Board will seek, when appropriate, additional 
independent non-executive directors and Mr McAlister and 
Mr Whitehead will be proposed for annual re-election.

If given, this authority will expire at the conclusion of the 
Annual General Meeting in 2014.

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Form of Proxy

Tertiary Minerals plc
Company No. 03821411

I/We (Block capitals please)

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being a member/members of Tertiary Minerals plc hereby appoint the Chairman of the Meeting (see note 3 on page 40) or 
the proxy named below as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Company 
to be held on Tuesday 19 February 2013 in the Fourth Floor Council Room at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, Temple 
Place, London WC2R 3DX at 2.00 p.m. and at any adjournment thereof.

I/We wish this proxy to be used in connection with those of the Resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting 
which are listed below, in the manner set out below, and in connection with any other ordinary business transacted at the 
meeting.

Name of proxy

Number of shares appointed over

I wish to appoint 
Multiple proxies (see note 4) 
Please tick

Signed or sealed (see notes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Dated  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Please indicate with an “X” in the spaces below how you wish the proxy to vote. Unless otherwise instructed the proxy will at 
his discretion vote as he thinks fit or abstain from voting in relation to all business of the meeting.

For

Against

Vote 
Withheld

Ordinary Business

1.  Ordinary Resolution to receive the Accounts and Reports of the  

Directors and of the Auditor for the year ended 30 September 2012.

2.  Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mr P L Cheetham who is retiring by 

rotation under the Articles of Association as a director of the Company.

3.  To re-elect Mr R H Clemmey who is retiring under the Articles of 

Association as a director of the Company.

4.  Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mr D McAlister who is retiring as a  

director of the Company.

5.  Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mr D Whitehead who is retiring as a  

director of the Company.

6.  Ordinary Resolution to reappoint PKF (UK) LLP as Auditor of the  
Company and authorise the directors to fix their remuneration.

Special Business

7.  Ordinary Resolution to authorise the directors to allot shares.

8.  Special Resolution to empower the directors to disapply the  

pre-emption rights for certain allotments of shares.

Please see notes on page 40.

Please return this Proxy Form in the enclosed envelope, or in accordance with note 6 overleaf.

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Proxy Form Notes and Instructions

1.  As a member of the Company you are entitled to appoint a proxy to exercise all or any of your rights to attend, speak 
and vote at a general meeting of the Company. You can only appoint a proxy using the procedures set out in these 
notes.

2.  Appointment of a proxy does not preclude you from attending the meeting and voting in person. If you have appointed a 

proxy and attend the meeting in person, your proxy appointment will automatically be terminated.

3.  A proxy does not need to be a member of the Company but must attend the meeting to represent you. To appoint as 

your proxy a person other than the Chairman of the meeting, insert their full name in the relevant box on the Proxy Form. 
If you sign and return the Proxy Form with no name inserted in the box, the Chairman of the meeting will be deemed to 
be your proxy. Where you appoint as the proxy someone other than the Chairman, you are responsible for ensuring that 
they attend the meeting and are aware of your voting intentions. If you wish your proxy to make any comments on your 
behalf, you will need to appoint someone other than the Chairman and give them the relevant instructions directly.

4.  You may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to different shares. 

You may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share. To appoint more than one proxy, 
you may photocopy the Proxy Form. Please indicate the proxy holder’s name and the number of shares in relation to 
which they are authorised to act as your proxy, which in aggregate should not exceed the number of shares held by you. 
Please also tick the box to indicate that there are multiple proxies. All forms must be signed and should be returned as 
set out in note 6. 

5.  To direct your proxy how to vote on the resolutions mark the appropriate box with an ‘X’. To abstain from voting on a 
resolution, select the relevant “Vote Withheld” box. A vote withheld is not a vote in law, which means that the vote will 
not be counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolution. If no voting indication is given, your proxy will 
vote or abstain from voting at his or her discretion. Your proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he or she thinks fit in 
relation to any other matter which is put before the meeting.

6.  To appoint a proxy, the Proxy Form must be: 

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completed and signed;
sent or delivered to Capita Registrars, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU; and received by 
Capita Registrars no later than 2.00 p.m. on Friday 15 February 2013.

7. 

In the case of a member which is a company, the Proxy Form or any notice of revocation of a proxy must be executed 
under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an officer of the Company or an attorney for the Company.

8.  Any power of attorney or any other authority under which the Proxy Form is signed (or a duly certified copy of such 

power or authority) must be included with the Proxy Form.

9. 

In the case of joint holders, where more than one of the joint holders purports to appoint or revoke a proxy, only the 
appointment submitted by the most senior holder will be accepted. Seniority is determined by the order in which the 
names of the joint holders appear in the Company’s register of members in respect of the joint holding (the first-named 
being the most senior).

10.  If you submit more than one valid proxy appointment, the appointment received last before the latest time for the receipt 

of proxies will take precedence.

11.  If you wish to change your proxy instructions simply submit a new proxy appointment according to these instructions. 
If you need another hard-copy Proxy Form please contact the Company. The last date for receipt of a new proxy 
instruction is set out in note 6 above.

12.  To revoke a proxy instruction you will need to send notice clearly stating your intention to revoke your proxy appointment 

to: Capita Registrars, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU. 

13.  Entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting and the number of votes which may be cast thereat will be determined by 
reference to the Register of Members of the Company at 6.00 p.m. on Friday 15 February 2013. Changes to entries on 
the Register of Members after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote 
at the meeting.

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Tertiary Minerals plc (AIM – EPIC: TYM)

Company No. 03821411

Head Office
Silk Point
Queens Avenue
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 2BB
United Kingdom
Tel:  +44 (0) 845 868 4580
Fax: +44 (0) 1625 838 559

Auditor
PKF (UK) LLP
3 Hardman Street
Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3HF
United Kingdom

Broker & Nominated Adviser
Seymour Pierce Limited
20 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7EN
United Kingdom

Registrars
Capita Registrars Limited
The Registry
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4TU
United Kingdom

Registered Office
Sunrise House
Hulley Road
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 2LP
United Kingdom

Company website:
www.tertiaryminerals.com

Bankers
National Westminster Bank plc
2 Spring Gardens
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6DG
United Kingdom

Solicitors
Gowlings (UK) LLP
15th Floor – 125 Old Broad Street
London 
EC2N 1AR
United Kingdom

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Silk Point 
Queens Avenue 
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 2BB 
United Kingdom

Tel:  +44 (0) 845 868 4580
Fax: +44 (0) 1625 838 559

www.tertiaryminerals.com 

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