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ANNUAL  
REPORT 
2016

Contents

Highlights
2015/16

Chairman’s Report

Review of Operations

Directors’ Report

Auditor’s Independence  
Declaration

Consolidated Statement  
of Profit or Loss

Consolidated Statement  
of Financial Position

Consolidated Statement  
of Cash Flows

Consolidated Statement  
of Changes in Equity

Notes to the Financial Statements

Directors’ Declaration

Independent Auditor’s Report

Additional ASX Information

Corporate Directory

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Option agreements 
entered into to acquire 
majority equity interests 
in highly prospective 
rights in the Areachap 
Belt of South Africa.

Drill programs  
and geophysical  
surveys completed  
and ongoing in  
South Africa. 

ABN 76 098 939 274

Excellent first drilling results 
from Prieska Zinc – Copper 
Project, South Africa including:

SOUTH AFRICA

Prieska

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22m at 10.8% Zn, 1.38% Cu and 0.3g/t Au 
from 57m, including: 

7m at 17.8% Zn and 1.41% Cu (OCOR016)

20m at 8.58% Zn, 2.21% Cu and 0.3g/t Au 
from 48m, including: 

17m at 9.98% Zn and 2.01% Cu (OCOR023)

42m at 4.41% Zn, 2.36% Cu and 0.42g/t Au 
from 55m, including:

5m at 9.28% Cu from 55m & 6m at 12.4% Zn 
from 75m (OCOR027)

12m at 4.14% Cu, 1.89% Zn and 0.29g/t Au 
from 57m, including:

3m at 7.4% Cu and 4.34% Zn (OCOR017)

Induced polarisation  
survey at Marydale

Kantienpan Zinc-Copper  
Deposit 

Induced polarisation survey at Marydale 
Gold-Copper Project, South Africa delineates 
clear anomalies, interpreted to relate to 
disseminated sulphide mineralisation. Recent 
drilling (including assays of 64m at 1.55g/t 
Au and 0.26% Cu) has confirmed a link 
between chargeable features caused by 
concentrations of disseminate sulphides and 
gold mineralisation.

Significantly, two types of anomalism have 
been detected:

•  Near-surface high chargeability  

anomalies; and

•  Deeper, high chargeability bodies  

with concurrent high resistivity features.

Orion maintains a substantial 
(3,830km2) landholding 
within the Fraser Range, 
Western Australia with 
ongoing geophysical surveys 
generating new targets in 
the southern portion of the 
Company’s tenure.

Strong, previously undetected conductor 
delineated below the extent of historical 
drilling, by high-powered fixed-loop ground 
electromagnetic surveying at the Kantienpan 
Zinc-Copper Deposit, South Africa. Historical 
drilling targeted a shallower, but weaker, 
conductor. Orion’s first drilling intersects massive 
sulphides returning 7m at 6.44% Zn and 0.43% Cu 
from 60m including 3m at 7.94% Zn from 63m.

Discovery of additional 
epithermal targets at 
Chough Prospect, Connors 
Arc Project, Queensland.

 
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 Orion Gold NL Annual Report 2016

Chairman’s Report

Dear Shareholder,

As noted in last year’s Annual Report, the Directors made a decision to identify and evaluate 
more advanced projects within Australia and overseas. I am pleased to report that the inten-
sive process the Company undertook in this regard has resulted in a large, highly prospective 
land package, located in the Northern Cape of South Africa, being acquired or optioned for 
acquisition, which has the potential to add significant shareholder value. 

I am also pleased to report that during the past year, your Company has undertaken explora-
tion programs on its various project areas with encouraging results being returned which justify 
follow up programs. 

In July 2015, the Company announced the signing of a binding term sheet giving Orion the right 
to acquire the unlisted company, Agama, a South African registered company which through 
its subsidiary companies, ultimately holds an effective 73.33% interest in the Prieska Zinc-Copper 
Project and the Marydale Gold-Copper Project. 

The Prieska Zinc-Copper Project covers the historical Prieska Copper Mine, which was operat-
ed by Anglovaal Limited between 1971 and 1991. During this time, the mine produced over 
430,000 tonnes of copper and more than 1 million tonnes of zinc from an underground oper-
ation based on an initial drilled reserve of 47Mt grading 1.74% copper, 3.87% zinc, 8g/t silver, 
0.4g/t gold and 30% pyrite.

On 13 May 2016, the Company announced that the terms of the option had been amended. 
Importantly, the Option term has been extended to 31 December 2016 and can be terminated 
at any time at Orion’s election. 

The  Option  represents  a  low-cost,  counter-cyclical  opportunity  for  Orion  to  expand  its  exist-
ing resource portfolio beyond greenfields exploration projects and create significant value for 
shareholders. 

In recent months, the Company has announced very encouraging exploration results from the 
+105 Level Exploration Target at the Prieska Zinc-Copper Project.

In addition to the Prieska Zinc-Copper Project, the Agama transaction gives the Company an 
option over the highly prospective Marydale Gold-Copper Project.

In April 2016, Orion entered into a binding option agreement to earn up to a 73% interest in 
Masiqhame Trading 855 Pty Ltd, which holds a prospecting right covering an area of almost 
980km2, located 80km north of the Prieska Zinc-Copper Project. Orion has targeted the large 
Masiqhame  prospecting  right  after  analysing  regional  data  which  points  to  the  potential  for 
three significant styles of mineralisation:

•  Zinc-copper VMS-VHMS-SEDEX mineralisation in the Areachap Belt;

•  Nickel-Copper mineralisation hosted in mafic intrusions related to the Jacomynspan Deposit; 

and

•  Pegmatite hosted mineralisation such as lithium, beryl and REEs in the Orange River pegma-

tite belt.

The Kantienpan Zinc-Copper Prospect located on the Masiqhame prospecting rights is proving 
to be highly prospective with work completed to date by Orion confirming historic drill results 
and geophysical surveys indicating substantial undrilled extensions.

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Another  important  acquisition  is  the  Jacomynspan  Project  area  which  covers  626km2  in  the 
Areachap  Belt,  contiguous  to  the  Masiqhame  Prospecting  rights.  The  Jacomynspan  Project 
area contains numerous known occurrences of VHMS style zinc-copper mineralisation in ad-
dition to being highly prospective for magmatic hosted nickel-copper mineralisation similar to 
that seen in Proterozoic mobile belts worldwide including the Thompsons Belt in Canada and 
the Albany-Fraser Belt in Western Australia. A number of mafic-ultramafic intrusions have been 
recognised within the project area, with extensive historical work focusing on the Jacomynspan 
Deposit.

For more details on our Projects, I refer you to the Key Points on the highlights pages and to the 
Review of Operations section of this report.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank our dedicated team of employees and consultants 
for their continued efforts during the past year.

I also thank you, our shareholders, for your ongoing support of the Company.

Yours faithfully, 

Denis Waddell

Chairman

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 Orion Gold NL Annual Report 2016

Review of Operations

Areachap Belt – South Africa

Prieska Zinc-Copper Project (Agama)

In July 2015, the Company announced the signing of a binding term sheet giving Orion the right 
to acquire the unlisted company, Agama Exploration & Mining (Pty) Ltd (Agama), a South Afri-
can registered company which through its subsidiary companies, ultimately holds an effective 
73.33% interest in the historical Prieska copper mine, zinc-copper project (PC Project) and the 
Marydale gold project (Option). 

The PC Project is located 270km’s south-west of Kimberley (the regional capital) in the Northern 
Cape province (Figures 1 and 4). Importantly, the project has access to significant local and 
regional infrastructure, with mine infrastructure, including a regional power grid feed, bitumen 
access roads, access to a bulk, treated water supply and a 1,900m landing strip. Several large 
commercial wind and solar generation projects are operational in the surrounding area and 
the mine is located just 48km’s from a railway siding at Groveput with an open-access railway 
line connecting the site to the world-class export port of Saldanha Bay.

The PC Project covers the historical Prieska Copper Mine, which was operated by Anglovaal 
Limited between 1971 and 1991. During this time, the mine produced over 430,000 tonnes of 
copper and more than 1 million tonnes of zinc from an underground operation based on an 
initial drilled reserve(1) of 47Mt grading 1.74% copper, 3.87% zinc, 8g/t silver, 0.4g/t gold and 30% 
pyrite.  The  operation  was  a  significant  financial  success  for  its  owners,  returning  ZAR2.64  per 
share (US$1.16 in money of the time) in dividend yields for an investment of ZAR0.5 per share 
(US$0.70) by the shareholders.

Mining  ceased  in  1989,  with  milling  ceasing  in  1991.  The  site  was  closed  and  rehabilitated  in 
1991. The premature closure of the mine was influenced by an early operating decision by the 
owners  to  focus  on  maximising  dividend  yields,  rather  than  investing  further  in  underground 
capital development to extend mine life. The decision was influenced by uncertain economic 
and political environment in South Africa in the mid-1980s. 

The underground development and regional infrastructure and services in place at the mine is 
estimated by Orion to have significant replacement value, which will assist in the feasibility and 
economics of any potential redevelopment of the mine. The underground mine is accessed 
via an 8.8m diameter concrete lined vertical shaft to a depth of 1,024m. Three separate ramp 
declines (6.5m by 3.8m) have been developed to access the deepest ore at a vertical depth 
of 1,140m. The mineralisation lies in a synformal structure and the target lies in the keel and up-
turned limb of the syncline, above 1,200m. 

The projects have a well established Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment ownership 
structure (26.66% ownership) in place with strong local partners. 

On 13 May 2016, the Company announced that the terms of the Option had been amended. 
Importantly, the Option term has been extended to 31 December 2016 and can be terminat-
ed at any time at Orion’s election. This enables Orion to continue to conduct comprehensive 
due diligence, including geophysics, in-fill and confirmatory drilling and feasibility studies in ad-
vance of a decision to exercise the Option and to advance discussions with prospective inves-
tors interested in financing and/or joint venture participation in the acquisition. The key terms of 
the revised Option are set out in the Corporate section of this report.

(1) Note – this is not a JORC Compliant figure, source Prieska Copper Mines Ltd Annual Report 1970.

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The Option represents a low-cost, counter-cyclical opportunity for Orion to expand its existing 
resource portfolio beyond greenfields exploration projects and create significant value for its 
shareholders. Importantly, the PC Project has a cash backed environmental fund of ZAR17.3 
million (~A$1.5 million) which has not been needed since the mine closed in 1991. Further, the 
acquisition target is well financed at project level to advance its main project, with a ZAR30 
million (~A$2.6 million) facility available from a South African Investment Fund.

The Option period allows Orion to conduct comprehensive due diligence, including geophys-
ics, in-fill and confirmatory drilling and feasibility studies in advance of a decision to exercise 
the Option. Since signing of the Option, initial due diligence investigations focussing on legal, 
environmental and technical matters were completed with no significant issues identified, and 
encouraging indications as to the viability of the project. Further, the Company has progressed 
extensive due diligence investigations including:

•  Legal title opinion by Japie Van Zyl Attorneys in South Africa has confirmed good standing of 
the Prospecting Rights of the PC Project and the Marydale Project, freehold title to certain 
properties at PC and servitude rights for usage of all land required to operate PC if a Mining 
Right is granted.

•  Paul Matthews, a geologist and Competent Person under the 2012 Edition of the Australasian 
Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC) Code, 
has undertaken extensive review of historical geological records, capturing and recording 
all  information  to  evaluate  the  geological  potential  and  has  signed  off  on  the  +105  Level  
Exploration Target and Deep Sulphide Exploration Targets including compilation of informa-
tion required under the JORC Code (refer ASX release 18 November 2015).

•  A comprehensive review of environmental conditions, mining infrastructure, engineering de-
sign and costing for potential future mine development to +-30% accuracy levels (normally 
applied at the Scoping Study level) has been carried out by a team of over 10 engineers and 
scientists under the supervision of the METS Group and Shaft Sinkers, who are industry leaders 
in planning and executing primary mine development. 

•  METS made use of specialist sub-contractor groups to evaluate open pit mining, underground 

mining, mineral processing and environmental conditions.

•  Drilling has commenced to firm up on the expectations of the +105 Level Exploration Target 

and advance toward JORC compliant resources (refer below).

As part of its due diligence process, Orion has digitally captured, validated and modelled all 
available project drilling data from hard-copy sources. This work has enabled the Company to 
calculate Exploration Targets for near surface mineralisation comprising oxide, supergene and 
primary sulphide material to a depth of 100m which is potentially accessible via an initial open 
pit (+105 Level Exploration Target) and an Exploration Target for the deeper sulphide mineral-
isation identified by historic drilling (Deep Sulphide Exploration Target) (refer Table 1 and ASX 
release 18 November 2015).

The Exploration Target is based on 182 historical drill intersections, which can be relied on for 
width and depth of mineralisation, while 88 historical drill holes provide information on grade of 
mineralisation (Table 2, Figure 2). While the data has shortcomings due to loss of some historic 
records which prevent estimation of JORC 2012 compliant resources, the Company is encour-
aged by the assessment by its Competent Person that limited infill and confirmatory drilling may 
be sufficient to establish JORC 2012 compliant resource estimates. The historic data and mine 
records also provide important information for preliminary mine design and selection of mining 
methods to advance scoping studies. 

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Review of Operations Continued

PC Project – Exploration Targets

Area

+105 Level

Deep Sulphide

7,000,000 – 11,000,000

1.2 – 1.8

Tonnage Range

Cu range (%)

Zn range (%)

3,000,000 – 4,500,000

1.0 – 1.6

1.3 – 2.0

3.9 – 5.9

Table 1: Exploration Targets at the PC Project. Detail and supporting information relating to these Exploration Targets is 
contained in the ASX release of 18 November 2015.

Table 1 Notes: The potential quantity (tonnage) and grade of the Exploration Target is conceptual in nature and the 
Exploration Target should be assessed in conjunction with the information included in the ASX release of 18 November 
2015. There has been insufficient exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource and, while it is uncertain if further explo-
ration will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource, the aim of the current drilling program is to test the Exploration 
Target and determine if a Mineral Resource can be estimated.

Figure 1: Location of Areachap Belt Projects, South Africa.

In recent months, the Company has announced first drilling results from the +105 Level Explora-
tion Target. The current drilling program is designed to confirm, in-fill and extend the historical 
drilling and targets mineralisation that would be amenable to extraction via open pit (Figures 2 
and 3, Table 1). Best results at time of printing included:

•  22m at 10.8% Zn, 1.38% Cu and 0.3g/t Au from 57m, including: 

 - 7m at 17.8% Zn and 1.41% Cu (OCOR016);

•  20m at 8.58% Zn, 2.21% Cu and 0.3g/t Au from 48m, including: 

 - 17m at 9.98% Zn and 2.01% Cu (OCOR023); 

•  42m at 4.41% Zn, 2.36% Cu and 0.42g/t Au from 55m, including:

 - 5m at 9.28% Cu from 55m & 6m at 12.4% Zn from 75m (OCOR027); and

•  12m at 4.14% Cu, 1.89% Zn and 0.29g/t Au from 57m, including:

 - 3m at 7.4% Cu and 4.34% Zn (OCOR017).

(refer ASX releases 25 July 2016, 22 August 2016 and 14 September 2016)

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Figure 2:  
Three Dimensional 
view of drilling and 
3D mineralisation 
model for the 
PC Project.

Arithmetic 
Mean

Weighted 
Mean

Max Value

Count 

Area

NW Trough 

NW Hinge

SE Trough

SE Hinge

Item

Cu% 

Zn%

SG

Thickness

Cu% 

Zn%

SG

Thickness

Cu% 

Zn%

SG

Thickness

Cu% 

Zn%

SG

1.59

4.19

3.54

7.71

1.52

3.73

3.41

5.76

1.34

5.58

3.64

4.97

1.63

6.94

3.77

Thickness

10.12

Central Trough

Whole Area

Cu% 

Zn%

SG

Thickness

Cu% 

Zn%

SG

Thickness

0.4

5.91

3.18

5.77

1.48

5.03

3.57

6.74

1.49

4.12

3.65

n/a

1.27

3.81

3.41

n/a

1.38

5.54

3.62

n/a

1.75

7.04

3.77

n/a

0.4

5.39

3.19

n/a

1.5

4.9

3.62

n/a

4.29

6.52

n/a

n/a

3.13

4.27

n/a

n/a

2.76

7.68

n/a

n/a

2.69

12.62

n/a

n/a

0.41

8.29

n/a

n/a

4.29

12.62

n/a

n/a

42

42

17

75

4

4

4

39

28

28

24

36

12

12

2

14

2

2

2

18

88

88

49

182

Notes:  
Cu%, Zn% and SG “arithmetic mean values” are arithmetic mean of stretch values.  
“Weighted means” are individual intersections (stretch values) weighted by true thickness.  
Cu% and Zn% “max values” are maximum of stretch values.  
Thickness mean values are arithmetic mean of true thickness values.

Table 2: Summary of drill hole intersections available for the PC Project.

  
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Review of Operations Continued

Figure 3: Section showing drilling at the PC Project with results from OCOR022, OCOR023 and OCOR016.

Figure 4: Regional geology map of the Areachap Belt showing prospecting rights currently under option to Orion and 
noted mineral occurrences as per published data from South African Council for Geoscience.

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Marydale Gold-Copper Project (Agama)

In addition to the PC Project the Agama transaction gives the Company an option over the 
Marydale Gold-Copper Project, a virgin gold discovery of possible high sulphidation epithermal 
origin located 60km from the PC Project (Figures 1 and 4). Historical drilling following the dis-
covery was carried out in various orientations and, despite wide zones of mineralisation being 
returned, the majority of these are now seen to be sub optimal. As a result, Orion’s recent drill-
ing has focused on obtaining oriented drill core through the higher grade zones intersected in 
historical drilling. Structural geological data from these holes is being used to generate a robust 
geological model for the prospect.

Assay  data  has  been  received  from  the  two  completed  drill  holes  at  Marydale,  with  a  thick 
intersection of 64m at 1.55g/t gold and 0.26% copper returned in OWCD032 from 22m down-
hole. This intersection includes a higher grade interval of 21m at 2.93g/t gold and 0.34% cop-
per including 5m at 5.09g/t gold and 0.37% copper (ASX release 17 August 2016). OWCD033 
intersected 25m at 1.81g/t gold and 0.31% copper from 67.5m down-hole, including a higher 
grade  interval  of  11.6m  at  2.63g/t  gold  and  0.36%  copper  including  3m  at  4.23g/t  gold  and 
0.54% copper, as well as 2.4m at 1.61g/t gold and 0.32% copper from further downhole (134.1m) 
(ASX release 5 October 2016). The broad zones of mineralisation intersected are consistent with 
historical drilling (Figure 5).

Figure 5: Plan showing results from Orion and historical drilling at the NW Quadrant area of the Marydale Project. 
Dashed lines show location of IP sections shown in Figure 8.

Initial interpretations, based on data from the oriented core, have made it clear that the host 
lithology is in a structurally complex folded and sheared package. Significantly, multiple zones 
of elevated mineralisation were intersected in OWCD032, which may imply a repetition of the 
mineralised strata due to folding or faulting. Individual lenses of mineralisation may also be fault 
or shear bounded and terminate abruptly. Structural data is being collected and interpreted 
for input into the geological model and use in targetting follow up drilling.

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Review of Operations Continued

Most importantly, a strong correlation between gold-copper mineralisation and sulphide con-
tent (reaching >25%) is observed (Figure 6), indicating that electrical geophysical techniques 
may  be  used  to  identify  accumulations  of  mineralisation  and  placing  higher  significance  on 
historic induced polarisation (IP) survey data, which indicates an extensive conductive body 
(Figure 7).

Figure 6: Highly sulphidic, blebby and net-textured sulphides associated with elevated gold-copper mineralisation, 
indicating suitability for EM detection.

As discussed in the ASX release of 15 July 2016, analysis and reinterpretation of historical surface 
geochemical and geophysical data over the larger prospect area has enhanced the prospec-
tivity of the extensive anomalous area, which stretches over 2km along trend and also remains 
open to the south-east.

From  these  findings,  Orion  has  commenced  high-resolution  ground  magnetic  surveys  and  a 
high-powered IP survey at the Marydale Project. This survey is designed to verify the historical 
surveys and completely cover the prospective horizon for mineralisation at the Marydale Pros-
pect with high powered surveying. 

The IP survey is being undertaken in 3D array using higher powered and more modern instru-
ments than the previous survey carried out by Anglo American Prospecting Services (AAPS) in 
1973, with the objective of looking deeper and providing more defined targets. The complex 
sheared and folded stratigraphy may result in higher grade or larger lenses of mineralisation 
being preserved at depth as blind-to-surface orebodies. 

The IP survey has already delineated several strong, shallow chargeability features (Figures 7 
and 8) which are interpreted to be related to the gold-copper mineralisation intersected in re-
cent and historical drilling (Figure 5). Significantly, this chargeable feature is larger in area than 
the drill coverage to date and is associated with a resistivity low.

In  addition,  the  IP  survey  has  delineated  highly  prospective,  deeper  anomalies  in  both  the 
chargeability  and  resistivity  data  which  have  not  previously  been  identified  in  surveying  or 
tested by drilling. Unlike the shallow feature, these anomalies are characterised by both high 
chargeability and high resistivity responses.

These deeper anomalies were previously undetected in historical geophysical surveys and, due 
to their depth, are unlikely to contribute to surface geochemistry. As a result these anomalies 
were not historically detected and are untested. While further surveying will yield more detailed 
information  about  these  new  targets,  it  is  worth  noting  that  they  located  along  the  regional 
trend (NNW-SSE) from the NW Quadrant where the majority of drilling has been carried out. A 
clear structural corridor linking the targets is evidenced in the high resolution ground magnetic 
data being concurrently acquired.

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The results of the IP survey are being integrated with the ground magnetic survey data which 
has yielded results as shown in Figure 7. A number of linear features and anomalies (both mag-
netic highs and lows) are observed even in the preliminary data. Further review and interpreta-
tion of the integrated data will be undertaken in coming weeks as the IP surveys are complet-
ed, with the objective of identifying high priority drill targets. 

Figure 7: Depth slices of IP response (chargeability) over TMI image of new ground magnetic data 
Top: 60m below surface 
Bottom: 300m below surface. 
Note features detected 300m below surface away from NW Quadrant.

 
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Review of Operations Continued

Figure 8: 3D chargeability inversion model sections from recently acquired IP data. 
Section lines are shown on Figure 5 as dashed white lines. 
The NW Quadrant drilling shown in Figure 5 is contained within the red boxes.

Kantienpan Deposit (Masiqhame)

In April 2016, Orion entered into a binding option agreement to earn up to a 73% interest in Ma-
siqhame Trading 855 Pty Ltd (Masiqhame), which holds a prospecting right covering an area 
of almost 980km2, located 80km north of the PC Project (Figures 1 and 4). The key terms of the 
option agreement are set out in the Corporate section of this report. Orion has targeted the 
large Masiqhame prospecting right after analysing regional data which points to the potential 
for three significant styles of mineralisation:

•  Zinc-copper VMS-VHMS-SEDEX mineralisation in the Areachap Belt;

•  Nickel-Copper mineralisation hosted in mafic intrusions related to the Jacomynspan Deposit; 

and

•  Pegmatite hosted mineralisation such as lithium, beryl and REEs in the Orange River pegma-

tite belt.

Due  diligence  investigations  were  carried  out  between  April  2016  and  September  2016,  fol-
lowed  by  Orion  exercising  its  option  to  acquire  an  initial  50%  in  Masiqhame  in  late  Septem-
ber  2016.  Compilation  of  available  data  relating  to  the  Masiqhame  prospecting  right  con-
firmed that the Kantienpan Zinc-Copper Deposit lies within the Masiqhame prospecting right. 
The Kantienpan Deposit is one of a number of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) hosted 
zinc-copper occurrences within the Masiqhame prospecting right. The deposit was targeted 
by a combination of magnetic and time-domain electromagnetic ground surveys, following 
up on alteration identified by rock-chip sampling (Rossouw, 2003).

Historically, a total of 14 diamond core holes for 3,199m were drilled at the Kantienpan Deposit 
by Iscor Ltd (Iscor). Significant intersections included the following results:

•  8.84m at 6.32% zinc and 1.02% copper (KN005);

•  6.15m at 4.74% zinc and 0.49% copper (KN010); 

•  7m at 3.15% zinc and 0.57% copper (KN007); 

•  13m at 3.96% zinc and 0.36% copper (KN003); and

•  2.6m at 6.59% zinc and 0.35% copper (KN011).

(refer ASX release 31 May 2016 for further historical results)

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Drilling  has  confirmed  the  presence  of  significant  mineralisation  extending  from  80m  –  250m 
below surface and along 800m of strike (Figure 10). Mineralisation at the Kantienpan Deposit 
remains open both along strike and at depth as drilling at the Kantienpan Deposit was curtailed 
soon after discovery, due to a corporate decision by Iscor to stop all exploration and focus on 
iron ore production.

Orion’s technical team believes that the integration of geochemical and geophysical meth-
ods may quickly enable new targets to be identified within the Masiqhame Prospecting Right, 
which overlies a highly prospective VMS horizon extending over more than 30km of strike. This 
horizon contains numerous published occurrences of copper-zinc and zinc-copper mineralisa-
tion associated with massive sulphides. Orion has contracted Mr Deon Rossouw, who led the 
discovery team at the Kantienpan Deposit, to produce a project review and design a follow-up 
exploration program for the area overlain by the Masiqhame Prospecting Right.

At the time of writing, a program of drilling and geophysical surveying was underway at the 
Kantienpan Deposit to confirm historical drill results and test extensions to the mineralised zone.

First drilling results were encouraging with massive sulphides intersected in OKNR014, which re-
turned 7m at 6.44% Zn and 0.43% Cu from 60m including 3m at 7.94% Zn from 63m (Figure 9, refer 
ASX release 29 September 2016).

Figure 9: Massive sulphides in OKNR014 which returned 7m at 6.44% Zn and 0.43% Cu from 60m.  
Note each divider shows chips from a 1m interval.

Providing further encouragement the high-powered ground fixed loop electromagnetic (HP_
FLEM) survey identified a strong new electromagnetic (EM) conductor below the extent of his-
torical  drilling  at  the  Kantienpan  deposit.  The  KN1  conductor  is  modelled  to  be  substantially 
larger and highly conductive (~6000-8000S), being 3-4 times the conductance of the shallower, 
drilled, conductor (Figure 10 and 11), yet it was not detected in the previous survey due to lim-
itations with the low-powered, historic system used at the time. 

Relative conductance within a VMS horizon may be an important indicator of sulphide species 
and metal tenor and/or width of massive sulphide mineralisation. High conductance targets 
present priority targets for follow up by drilling.

Detection  of  the  previously  unknown,  deeper  KN1  conductor,  by  using  modern  geophysical 
methods, also highlights the potential for the discovery of new targets as well as blind exten-
sions/repetitions of mineralisation in the extensive VMS belt now consolidated by Orion in the 
Areachap Belt. 

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Figure 10: Plan showing historical and proposed drilling at Kantienpan with EM conductors modelled from the current, 
ongoing HP_FLEM survey including KN1. Note the survey has not yet effectively tested south of OKNR014.

The HP_FLEM survey aims to trace extensions of the mineralisation intersected by both historical 
and Orion drilling (refer ASX releases – 31 May 2016 and 29 September 2016). 

A secondary aim of the survey is to determine if there are additional mineralised lenses in the 
footwall of the current known mineralisation, which is a common occurrence in VMS deposits 
such as Kantienpan. Concurrent down-hole EM and surface HP_FLEM are being employed to 
assist with depth penetration and precision, and the data is integrated to accurately model the 
conductors detected.

Drilling is planned to re-commence following completion of the HP_FLEM survey, with a focus 
on targets of possible stronger sulphide mineralisation indicated by highly conductive sources.

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Figure 11: Orthogonal view showing a model of the new KN1 conductor defined in the 
current Orion survey along with selected drill holes.

Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-PGE Project (Namaqua – Disawell)

Subsequent  to  the  end  of  the  reporting  period,  Orion  entered  into  a  binding  term  sheet  to 
acquire the earn-in rights to the prospecting and mining right applications covering a further 
area of 626km2 in the Areachap Belt. The earn-in rights have been acquired over the Jaco-
mynspan Nickel-Copper-PGE Project (Jacomynspan Project) from two companies, Namaqua 
Nickel Mining (Pty) Ltd (Namaqua) and Disawell (Pty) Ltd (Disawell) (together the Companies), 
which hold partly overlapping prospecting rights and mining right applications. The key terms 
of the term sheet are set out in the Corporate section of this report.

The Namaqua mining right application covers an advanced nickel-copper-platinum group el-
ements (PGE) deposit with a completed mining concept study, while the Disawell prospecting 
rights are focused on zinc-copper VHMS deposits such as those at the PC Project and Kantien-
pan Project discussed above. The Jacomynspan Project area is contiguous with the prospect-
ing rights held under the Company’s Masiqhame transaction and adjacent to the Marydale 
Prospecting Right (Figures 1 and 4).

The Jacomynspan Project area contains numerous known occurrences of VHMS style zinc-cop-
per deposits and is highly prospective for magmatic hosted nickel-copper mineralisation similar 
to that seen in Proterozoic mobile belts worldwide including the Thompsons Belt in Canada and 
the Albany-Fraser Belt in Western Australia. A number of mafic-ultramafic intrusions have been 
recognised  within  the  project  area,  with  most  historical  work  focusing  on  the  Jacomynspan 
Deposit.

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A substantial exploration opportunity exists within the project area to search for higher grade, 
massive  and  semi-massive  accumulations  of  nickel-bearing  sulphides,  analogous  to  the  No-
va-Bollinger deposit in the Fraser Range Province of Western Australia.

Orion has identified many similarities to the Fraser Range-style of mineralisation from historical 
data available for the project area and the surrounding Areachap belt. This includes:

•  mafic-ultramafic intrusives of late Proterozoic age;

•  intruded in intercratonic/craton margin tectonic setting;

•  hosted in high metamorphic grade rocks (garnet, amphibolite gneisses) within a mobile belt;

•  the presence of evolving magmas yielding multi-phase intrusives, including mafic to ultramaf-
ic rocks. Importantly, lithologies observed at the Jacomynspan Project include anorthosites, 
hartzburgites and various metamorphic equivalents;

•  the identification of nickel and copper-bearing sulphides with minor cobalt and PGE’s (high-

er concentrations than in Fraser Range) at numerous localities;

•  low-grade,  disseminated  nickel-copper  sulphide  bodies  are  re-intruded  by  cumulate  tex-

tured mafics, with net textured and massive sulphides present; and

•  shallow, recent cover sequences (calcrete and soil) obscures much of the surface expres-

sion on the belt.

Orion will be utilising its experience and expertise developed in exploring for magmatic nick-
el-copper deposit in the Fraser Range Province of Western Australia to reinterpret the extensive 
database for the Jacomynspan Project area and rank the exploration targets. These targets will 
then be followed up with modern high-powered geophysical tools and methods which have 
not previously been applied in the Areachap belt, to assist in better defining drill targets. The 
results of the HP_FLEM survey at Masiqhame, where a strong conductor was not detected by 
the historical ground EM survey, highlights the potential for the detection of massive sulphide 
deposits, associated with numerous known disseminated sulphide bodies.

Australia 

Figure 12: Location of Australian based projects.

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Connors Arc Project (Queensland)

Orion’s Connors Arc Project is located 180km from Rockhampton in Central Queensland (Fig-
ure 12). The Project comprises fourteen granted EPMs which cover an area of almost 3,500km2 
(Figures 13 and 14). The Company was active in the field for most of the past year, with activities 
including  mapping,  ground  geophysical  and  geochemical  surveys  and  a  drilling  campaign 
carried out in November – December 2015.

The project is located on the highly prospective “Connors Arc” which forms part of the Palaeo-
zoic, New England Fold Belt of Eastern Australia. This belt has delivered several large, successful 
epithermal gold mines such as the Pajingo, Cracow and the Mt Carlton deposits.

Figure 13: Location of tenements in the Connors Arc Project.

Drilling confirmed the discovery of a new epithermal system at the Chough Prospect, including 
a significant anomalous intersection of 82m at 0.11g/t gold in CHRC003 (Figures 15 and 16, ASX 
release 18 February 2016). This prospect was identified early in 2015 with epithermal breccias 
being mapped along with epithermal and stockwork veining identified in highly silicified, pyritic 
volcanic host rocks. Anomalous gold-arsenic results in rockchip sampling led to drill testing of 
the prospect. Drilling intersected a package of interlayered andesite and pervasively altered 
rhyolite with several breccia units and strong clay alteration of feldspars, interpreted to repre-
sent the upper levels of an epithermal system. Significant sulphides were observed in discrete 
bands and accumulations, both as  clots  of large  pyrite  grains  and  also  as  clusters/clouds of 
dark coloured, fine-grained sulphides identified in hand specimen as pyrite and arsenopyrite. 
Follow up drilling is planned at the Chough Prospect in coming months. 

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Figure 14: Plan showing location of Chough, Aurora Flats and Veinglorious Prospects.  
Regional prospects and recorded mineral occurrences also shown.

Drilling also tested a number of potential extensions to the epithermal systems at Aurora Flats 
and  Veinglorious.  Earlier  work  had  mapped  a  large  strike  length  of  new  epithermal  veins  at 
Veinglorious and at Aurora Flats, targets had been defined by soil geochemical surveys along 
trend from the main prospect. While epithermal veining and breccias were intersected in drill-
ing, results indicated that this area represented the basal portion of the system, below the crit-
ical zone for precious metals deposition. Therefore, exploration activities returned to the main 
Aurora  Flats  and  Veinglorious  Prospects.  No  further  drilling  has  been  carried  out  at  the  main 
Aurora  Flats  and  Veinglorious  Prospects,  with  targets  arising  from  previous  drilling  campaigns 
ready for follow up by deeper drilling along with drill testing of strike and dip extensions to the 
mineralisation previously intersected in historical drilling.

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Figure 15: Plan (above) showing Orion’s drilling and rock chip sampling at the Chough Prospect,  
along with mapped epithermal veins. Section A – B is shown in Figure 16 below.

 Assays >100ppb Au 

Ipo  =   Andesite /  

Andesitic Porphyry

Fvr  =  Rhyolite 
Fpo  =  Rhyolitic Porphyry

Figure 16: Section showing drilling at the Chough Prospect (refer Figure 15 for location)  
and anomalous results (>100ppb gold). 

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In  addition  to  drilling,  field  work  commenced  at  the  Killarney  and  6  Mile  Creek  prospects. 
A number of breccia units and vein swarms have been mapped at the Killarney Prospect with 
historical explorers stating potential for high-sulphidation epithermal, low sulphidation epither-
mal,  and  porphyry  style  mineralisation.  Historical  drill  intersections  at  the  Killarney  Breccia  in-
clude 57m at 0.3 g/t gold and 10m at 1.0 g/t gold (refer ASX release 6 November 2015). The 
Company has completed an initial geological reconnaissance, with traverses on foot across 
the main prospects with a handful of samples taken from outcropping epithermal veins and 
breccias.  Encouragingly,  two  out  of  six  samples  collected  returned  results  above  1g/t  gold 
and 20g/t silver (refer ASX release 19 February 2016). A more systematic soil geochemical and 
ground geophysical survey is planned along with drill testing of strike and dip extensions to the 
mineralisation previously intersected in historical drilling.

Compilation  of historical  data  from  the 6  Mile  Creek Prospect  highlighted significant  surface 
results from a mapped epithermal vein extending for some 1.8km’s. In particular, exceptional 
results were returned by rockchip samples from a 400 metre long outcrop including gold assays 
of 34g/t, 19g/t and 18g/t gold and silver assays of 1,530g/t, 135g/t and 105g/t silver (total 24 
samples; refer ASX release 7 December 2015). Historical shallow drilling beneath these outcrops 
returned results including:

•  7m at 1.0g/t gold and 10g/t silver (MRCPH-2);

•  2m at 1.3g/t gold and 30g/t silver (MRCPH-1);

•  1m at 2.9g/t gold and 34g/t silver (MRCPH-4); and

•  1m at 3.18g/t gold and 34g/t silver (MRCPH-5).

A detailed structural interpretation completed by Dr Brett Davis confirmed a NNE-SSW strike to 
the primary structures and a dextral sense of shear resulting in displacement of the epithermal 
veins. It is likely that mineralisation within the structural regime at 6 Mile Creek will form steep-
ly-plunging  shoots  analogous  to  the  geometry  of  ore  shoots  at  Pajingo.  Follow-up  drilling  will 
therefore focus immediately below the historical shallow drilling beneath these outcrops.

Fraser Range Project (Western Australia)

The Company continues to hold and advances its substantial tenement holding of 3,830km2 in 
the Fraser Range Province of Western Australia (Figures 12 and 17). The Fraser Range Project is 
located between two world-class discoveries, being the Tropicana Gold Project to the north, 
owned by Independence Group and AngloGold Ashanti and the Nova Nickel-Copper-Cobalt 
Project to the south, owned by Independence Group. The tenement areas cover prospective 
targets for both Tropicana-style gold and Nova-style nickel deposits, with historical geochemi-
cal anomalies and scout drilling identifying bedrock mineralisation of both minerals.

The  Company’s  exploration  programs  initially  focussed  on  the  Peninsula  Prospect  where  the 
following key indicators have been observed: 

•  Large bodies of mafic-ultramafic intrusives are present, with the Company’s drilling confirm-

ing the nature and extent of the magma chamber at Pennor;

•  Detailed geochemical data from drill hole (fresh rock) samples confirms that:

 -

 -

the large HA2 and Pennor intrusive bodies are related and from the same source;

the parent magmas for these intrusions are fertile as sources of Nickel-Copper;

 - a substantial amount of crustal contamination has occurred during uplift and emplace-

ment of these magmas, adding the necessary components to form sulphides;

 -

 -

 -

the HA2 magma chamber contains sulphides which were formed in the parent magma 
then entrained by magma dynamics;

the Pennor magma chambers contains magma which is depleted in Nickel-Copper, rela-
tive to the parent magma; and

the Nickel-Copper segregated out (or entrained in the case of HA2) is expected to have 
accumulated along basal contacts in magma chamber or in feeder zones to the large 
chambers.

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In addition, a total of 34 Nickel-Copper-Platinum Group Element targets, have been generat-
ed, based on geophysical, geochemical and geological criteria across the Company’s sub-
stantial  landholding.  The  Company  is  currently  assessing  how  to  most  effectively  explore  the 
significant areas covered by these targets.

A  number  of  the  targets  lie  beneath  deeper,  modern  sediment  cover  in  the  eastern  project 
area, where airborne EM has been ineffective and, in some cases, where high-resolution mag-
netic data has not yet been acquired.

Orion has recently commenced a ground gravity and aeromagnetic survey over the southern 
portion  of  the  project  area.  Data  from  the  surveys  will  be  used  to  identify  locations  with  the 
highest  potential  to  host  mafic-ultramafic  intrusions  with  the  potential  to  host  nickel-copper 
mineralisation. In addition, interpretation of the data will enable compilation of a geological 
model including identification of major crustal structures which may represent historical mag-
ma pathways and sediments which would provide contaminants to trigger deposition of metal 
bearing sulphides.

Whilst the Fraser Range Project is highly prospective, due to the nature and scale of explora-
tion activities that need to be undertaken, the Company is in discussions with several parties 
who have expressed interest to become involved in the Company’s Fraser Range Project. In-
volvement  from  these  interested  parties  could  provide  both  additional  technical  capability 
and potential financing for expanded exploration efforts on Orion’s large tenement holding. 
Discussions with various parties are ongoing.

Figure 17: Orion tenements in the Fraser Range Project showing location of current gravity and magnetic surveys.

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Corporate

The  Company  recorded  a  loss  of  $2,258,188  after  tax  for  the  full-year  ended  30  June  2016. 
Net  cash  used  in  operating  activities  totalled  $2,252,847  and  in  investing  activities  totalled 
$365,865. Cash on hand at the end of the year was $651,748.

The Company continues to focus strongly on exploration within its Areachap Copper-Zinc and 
Gold Project (South Africa), Connors Arc Epithermal Gold Project (Queensland) and its Fraser 
Range  –  Gold-Nickel-Copper  Project  (Western  Australia).  A  total  of  $1,934,718  in  exploration 
expenditure was incurred during the year.

Option Agreement – PC Project (South Africa)

On 30 July 2015, the Company announced that it had signed a binding term sheet for an op-
tion to acquire Agama, an unlisted South African registered company. Agama holds an effec-
tive 73.33% interest in the PC Project, located at Copperton, Northern Cape Province, South 
Africa and the Marydale Project located 60km from the PC Project. The option period allows 
the Company to conduct comprehensive due diligence in advance of a decision to exercise 
the option. Terms of the option agreement were amended in May 2016. The key terms of the 
revised binding term sheet are set out below:

•  The vendor group, who are unrelated and at arm’s length to the Company, have agreed to 

option and sale terms, to sell a 100% interest in Agama.

•  The option is exercisable at the Company’s election at any time before 31 December 2016, 

and can be terminated at any time at the Company’s election. 

•  The  Company  has  committed  to  expend  a  minimum  of  ZAR1,200,000  (~A$100,000)  on  an 

exploration program during the option period. 

•  Should the Company exercise the option, the purchase consideration payable upon exer-
cise of the option to complete the acquisition is ZAR53,000,000 (~A$4,600,000) (based on an 
exchange rate conversion assumption: A$ = ZAR11.5), of which: 

 - Cash – ZAR31,500,000 (~A$2,700,000) is payable in cash; 

 - Consideration Shares – ZAR21,500,000 (~A$1,900,000) is payable by issue of fully paid or-
dinary shares in the Company (Shares), to be issued at a 10% discount to the 10 trading 
day volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Shares prior to the issue of the Shares 
(Share Issue Price); and

 - Each Share issued will have an attached unlisted option, exercisable at a 100% premium 
to the Share Issue Price and expiring on the date which is 24 months following the date of 
issue of the unlisted option.

•  The  Consideration  Shares  are  subject  to  regulatory  and  shareholder  approvals.  If  certain 
South African regulatory approvals for the issue of Shares to the vendors are not received 
within an agreed period, the Consideration Shares may be settled by cash payment to the 
vendors unable to obtain such approvals.

•  Shares issued to the vendors will be subject to a 6 month voluntary escrow period from their 
date of issue and 75% of the Shares issued to the vendors will be subject to a 12-month volun-
tary escrow period from their date of issue.

•  The option fee paid by the Company in July 2016, to maintain the option until 31 Decem-
ber 2016 was ZAR250,000 (~A$22,000). Upon exercise of the option, one final option fee will 
become payable to the vendor, which shall be equal to the previous option fee payment 
made by the Company.

The acquisition is subject to a number of conditions precedent including but not limited to due 
diligence to be completed by the Company, the Company providing or procuring finance for 
Agama so that it can settle all shareholder loans (ZAR32,300,000 (~A$2,800,000)) and approvals.

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Option Agreement – Masiqhame (South Africa)

In April 2016 the Company executed a binding option agreement with Masiqhame for Orion 
to earn up to a 73% interest in Masiqhame (Option). Masiqhame holds prospecting rights over 
large, highly prospective area located approximately 80km’s north of the PC Project. Key terms 
of the amended Option are as follows:

•  The Company has the opportunity to earn up to a 73% interest in Masiqhame.

•  Masiqhame  is  a  privately  owned  South  African  company  with  100%  Historically  Disadvan-
taged  South  African  ownership.  Masiqhame  is  thus  black  economic  empowerment  (BEE) 
compliant from the outset and the Company will earn in to an incorporated joint venture, 
partnering with a BEE partner via Masiqhame.

•  The Company will have an exclusive option to undertake due diligence on the corporate en-
tity and the prospecting rights until no later than 30 September 2016, failing which the parties 
will be released from their obligations under the Option. Orion announced to the ASX on 29 
September 2016, that it had exercised the Option.

•  Following the successful completion of due diligence, should the Company elect to exercise 

the Option:

 -

the Company will pay Masiqhame ZAR1,500,000 (~A$130,000) to invest in new fully paid 
Masiqhame shares (Masiqhame  Shares)  As a  result of exploration activities  currently un-
derway, Orion will not be required to make any cash payment to Masiqhame upon Com-
pletion; and

 - Masiqhame will issue the Company with Masiqhame Shares which shall result in the Com-
pany being the holder of 50% of the total Masiqhame Shares on issue immediately follow-
ing such issue of Masiqhame Shares. 

(Completion)

Upon Masiqhame obtaining all requisite regulatory approvals to the extent required, Com-
pletion will occur by no later than 30 days following the exercise of the Option.

•  At Completion, the Company shall have the right to appoint the majority of directors to the 
board  of  Masiqhame  and  shall  be  appointed  manager  and  operator  of  the  prospecting 
rights;

•  Once the Company has earnt the initial 50% interest in Masiqhame through the issue of Ma-
siqhame Shares to the Company, it can elect to increase its interest by a further 23% (to 73% 
in total) via :

 - provision of a shareholder loan to Masiqhame (Loan) on the following terms:

 - The principal amount of the Loan shall be the ZAR equivalent of A$100,000 in each 12 

month period commencing from the 12th month following Completion (Principal);

 - Proceeds from the Loan shall be used to progress exploration programs and feasibility 

study works;

 - The Loan interest rate shall be nil;

 -

 -

the Loan shall only be repaid from operating surplus from future operations of Masiqhame;

In addition to the Principal, the Company may elect at its sole discretion to provide ad-
ditional finance by means of the Loan in order to progress exploration works and com-
plete feasibility study works and if applicable, apply for a mining right;

 - Masiqhame shareholders as at the date of execution of the Option will be free carried 

until such time that a mining right is granted; and

 -

if the Company fails to advance the Principal in any 12 month period, Masiqhame may 
subject to notice periods demand that all of the Masiqhame Shares held by the Com-
pany be transferred back to the Masiqhame shareholders (excluding the Company) for 
nil consideration and remove the Company as manager.

 - finalisation of a feasibility study; and

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lodgement of an application for the grant of a mining right over some or all of the area of 
the prospecting rights,

Following  this,  Masiqhame  shall  immediately  issue  further  new  Masiqhame  Shares  to  the 
Company which shall result in the Company being the holder of 73% of the total Masiqhame 
Shares on issue immediately following such issue.

Earn-In Right – Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-PGE Project (South Africa)

Subsequent to the end of the year the Company announced that it had entered into a binding 
term sheet to acquire the earn-in rights over the Jacomynspan Project from two companies, 
Namaqua and Disawell, which hold partly overlapping prospecting rights and mining right ap-
plications. 

The  Company’s  earn-in  right  is  via  a  South  African-registered  special-purpose  vehicle  (SPV), 
which will be established by the Company as its vehicle for investment in the joint ventures and 
of which historically-disadvantaged South African (HDSA) shall hold a minimum of 26% of the 
issued shares. Key terms of the transaction are set out below:

•  SPV has the exclusive opportunity to earn up to an 80% interest (Company 59.2%) in the Com-
panies. The Companies are privately owned South African companies with 26% or greater 
HDSA ownership.

•  Conditions  precedent  to  the  commencement  of  earn  in  rights  (Earn-In  Commencement 

Date) include: 

 - Due diligence to be conducted by the Company;

 - The  Company  providing  the  Companies  with  an  initial  exploration  program  to  be  car-
ried  out  for  the  first  6  month  period  following  the  Earn-In  Commencement  Date  (Initial 
Program);

 - The Companies obtaining all necessary approvals for the Company to access the Jaco-

mynspan Project and conduct exploration activities including the Initial Program; 

 - The Company providing proof of financial capacity to execute the Initial Program prior to 

9 January 2017; and

 - The parties entering into a comprehensive earn-in agreement prior to 10 November 2016.

•  Orion SPV is able to earn an initial interest of 25% (Orion 18.5%) in the Companies via staged 
expenditure of USD500,000 on the Jacomynspan Project over the 12 months from the Earn In 
Commencement Date (First Earn In Right) including:

 - Expenditure commitment of USD250,000 in the first 6 months; and

 - A further $250,000 must be spent within 12 months of the Earn-In Commencement Date 

(USD500,000 in total expenditure).

•  Once Orion SPV has earnt the initial 25% interest:

 - The Companies will issue the Company with fully paid ordinary shares in the Companies 
which shall result in Orion SPV being the holder of 25% of the total shares on issue immedi-
ately following such issue of shares;

 - The Companies will record a shareholder loan account in favour of Orion SPV to the value 
of the First Earn In Right expenditure incurred by Orion and shall continue to record further 
expenditure by the Orion SPV as an increase in the shareholder loan account (Orion Loan); 

 - The Company can elect to increase its interest via further expenditure, as detailed below, 

or maintain its 25% interest by contributing pro-rata to exploration; and

 - Within 30 days, the parties will negotiate the terms of a shareholders agreement to govern 

the terms of relationship between the shareholders.

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•  Following  the  First  Earn  In  Right,  should  the  Company  elect  to  increase  its  interest  via  fur-
ther expenditure, the Orion SPV can earn a further 25% interest (making its total interest 50% 
(the  Company  37%))  by  expending  a  further  USD1,000,000  on  the  Jacomynspan  Project 
(USD1,500,000 total expenditure) over a further 12 months (2 years from Earn-In Commence-
ment Date) (Second Earn In Right).

•  Once Orion SPV has earnt a 50% interest:

 - The Companies will issue the Company with shares which shall result in Orion SPV being the 
holder of 50% of the total shares on issue immediately following such issue of shares; and

 - The Company can elect to increase its interest via further expenditure, as detailed below, 

or maintain its 50% interest by contributing pro-rata to exploration. 

•  Following the Second Earn in Right, should the Company elect to increase its interest via fur-
ther expenditure, Orion SPV can earn a further 30% interest (making its total interest 80% (the 
Company 59.2%)) by:

 - Expending a further USD500,000 on the Jacomynspan Project (USD2,000,000 total expend-

iture) over a further 12 months (3 years from Earn In Commencement Date);

 - Completing a bankable feasibility study, which has been reviewed and signed off by an 

independent external expert; and

 - Providing or securing project finance terms to develop a mining operation within the Pro-
ject Area as per the bankable feasibility study and which shall not result in any Shareholder 
dilution.

•  On the Earn-In Commencement Date, the Company will be appointed as the operator and 
manager of the joint ventures and will have the right to appoint a minimum of one director 
to the boards of the Companies. 

•  The Companies shareholders on the date of execution of the term sheet (Signature Date) 
shall be entitled to a 2% royalty in proportion to their beneficial interest in the Companies at 
the Signature Date, on net smelter returns arising from the production and sale of metals from 
the Jacomynspan Project’s SAMREC resource as at the Signature Date (Royalty). At any time 
following the Earn-In Commencement Date, Orion shall have the right at its sole discretion to 
buy out the Royalty for an aggregate value of USD2,000,000.

•  As  noted  above,  all  expenditure  by  the  Company  shall  be  advanced  to  the  Companies 
as an Orion Loan. In addition to the Orion Loan, the Companies have existing shareholder 
loans of ZAR78,500,000 (USD5,400,000) as at the Signature Date (together Shareholder Loans). 
Following  the  completion  of  the  First  Stage  Earn  In,  the  parties  will  negotiate  the  terms  of 
a  Shareholders  Loan  to  govern  the  terms  of  the  Shareholder  Loans.  The  Shareholder  Loan 
agreement will contain clauses normally contemplated by a formal agreement negotiated 
in good faith between the parties. 

Should the Company fail to meet its earn in right commitments, then either the parties will re-ne-
gotiate the terms of the term sheet or, if the parties are unable to agree those new terms, then 
the Company will relinquish its rights to earn any further interest in the Companies and the term 
sheet will be at an end.

Walhalla Project – Option Agreement Mining Licence

On 11 August 2015, the Company announced that it had entered into a binding term sheet (A1 
Term Sheet) with A1 Consolidated Gold Limited (A1 Gold) for A1 Gold to acquire the Compa-
ny’s Walhalla Project Licence in Victoria, which includes the Eureka and Tubal Cain deposits, for 
total consideration of $850,000. 

On 30 December 2015, the Company announced that it had entered into a binding agree-
ment with A1 Gold (A1 Agreement) that amended the terms of the A1 Term Sheet for A1 Gold 
to acquire the licence. Key terms of the A1 Agreement are as follows:

•  $50,000 cash payment (received by the Company in August 2015);

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•  $300,000 consideration through the issue of 7,816,285 fully paid ordinary A1 Gold shares (A1 
Shares) at the VWAP of the A1 Shares as traded on the ASX in the ten trading days prior to 7 
August 2015 ($0.03838). The A1 Shares were issued to the Company on 2 February 2016 and 
are not subject to escrow;

•  $500,000 royalty through a 2% royalty on net smelter returns from the sale of gold recovered 
and  sold  by  A1  Gold  from  the  Licence  (NSR).  In  addition,  A1  Gold  has  granted  the  Com-
pany a put option whereby the Company can at any time following a period of 36 months 
from the date of the A1 Term Sheet, require A1 Gold to purchase the NSR at a price equal 
to $500,000 less any NSR paid in accordance with the A1 Term Sheet (NSR Consideration). 
The Company can elect to receive the NSR Consideration as cash or A1 Shares issued to the 
Company at the VWAP of the Shares as traded on the ASX in the ten trading days prior to the 
date of issue; and

•  Following the Completion Date, and upon the Victorian Government Department of Eco-
nomic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) issuing a recommendation in 
relation to the transfer of the Licence from the Company to A1 Gold, A1 Gold is required to 
replace the $180,000 rehabilitation bond that the Company has on deposit with the DEDJTR.

The acquisition of the Licence by A1 Gold is subject to the grant of consents required under the 
Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act. 

The previous agreement with A1 Gold involving an option to acquire the Walhalla Project ten-
ements in Victoria expired on 31 July 2015.

Capital Raisings and Loan Facilities

1. Share Purchase Plan

On 6 November 2015, the Company announced an offer to shareholders of Shares under a 
share purchase plan (SPP). Under the SPP, each eligible shareholder was entitled to apply for 
parcels of Shares up to a maximum of $15,000 without incurring brokerage or transaction costs. 
The SPP offer closed on 11 December 2015.

On 17 December 2015, the Company issued 37,155,101 Shares, to raise $557,327, resulting from 
a receipt of funds from SPP participants. The issue price of Shares under the SPP was $0.015 per 
Share.

2. Placements

•  During December 2015, the Company issued 28,914,790 Shares at an issue price of $0.015 to 
raise $433,722 as approved by shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held 
on 26 November 2015 (AGM). 

•  Under the terms of the agreement for the sale of the Eastern Goldfields Project, Eastern Gold-
fields Limited agreed to procure the subscription for 33,333,333 Shares at $0.015 per Share to 
raise $500,000. On 8 June 2016, the Company issued the Shares.

•  On 23 June 2016, the Company issued 20,673,332 Shares at an issue price of $0.015 per Share 

to raise $310,100 by way of placement. 

•  Following  year  end,  on  16  September  2016,  the  Company  announced  that  it  had  issued 

9,100,000 Shares at $0.025 per Share to raise $227,500 by way of placement. 

3. Loan Facilities and Issue of Shares to Directors and Associates

During the reporting period, the Company finalised loan agreements with two of its major share-
holders for a total of $1,000,000.

A  $500,000  loan  facility  was  agreed  with  Silja  Investment  Ltd  (Silja),  the  Company’s  largest 
shareholder and a company associated with a Non-executive Director of the Company, Mr 
Alexander Haller, and a $500,000 loan facility was agreed with Tarney Holdings Pty Ltd ATF The 
DP & FL Waddell Family Trust (Tarney), a company associated with the Company’s Chairman, 
Mr Denis Waddell (together the Facilities). 

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Under the terms of the Facilities, the Company or lenders had the option to convert cash drawn 
down under the Facilities to Shares (subject to Shareholder approval). 

In conjunction with the Company’s SPP, as approved by shareholders at the Company’s AGM, 
on 2 December 2015, the Company issued the following Shares to convert existing loans from 
director related entities into Shares:

•  33,333,333 Shares to Tarney – $500,000 

•  9,333,333 Shares to Silja – $140,000 

The Shares were issued at $0.015 per Share being the same issue price as the SPP. 

On 23 February 2016, the Company paid Silja $100,000, thereby repaying the balance of the 
Silja  Facility  that  was  outstanding  as  at  31  December  2015.  Following  the  repayment  of  the 
Silja Facility, the security against all present and after acquired property of the Company was 
removed. 

In conjunction with the loan facilities conversion, on 2 December 2015 the Company also issued 
6,666,666  Shares  to  Mr  Errol  Smart  (Orion’s  Managing  Director  and  CEO)  at  an  issue  price  of 
$0.015 per Share to raise $100,000.

Sale of Non-Core Tenement Package to Eastern Goldfields

In May 2016, the Company entered into a binding agreement for the sale of its Eastern Gold-
fields Project to Eastern Goldfields Limited (Eastern). 

Under the terms of the agreement, the Company received the following consideration for the 
sale of the tenements to Eastern:

•  $125,000 paid in cash;

•  2,000,000 unlisted Eastern options, on the following terms: 

Number of options

1,000,000

1,000,000

Exercise Price

Expiry Date

$0.168

$0.189

8/03/2018

8/03/2020

•  Eastern  to  procure  the  subscription  of  33,333,333  Orion  Shares  at  $0.015  per  Share  to  raise 

$500,000. 

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                                Annual Financial Report       

 Orion Gold NL Annual Report 2016

Your directors submit their report for the year ended 30 June 2016. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Director 

Designation  Qualifications, experience & expertise 

Non-
executive 
Chairman 

Denis 
Waddell 

Appointed 
27 February 
2009 

ACA, FAICD 

Mr  Waddell  is  a  Chartered  Accountant  with  extensive 
experience  in  the  management  of  exploration  and 
mining companies.  Mr Waddell founded Tanami Gold NL 
involved  with  the  Company  as 
in  1994  and  was 
Managing  Director  and  then  Chairman  and  Non-
Executive  Director  until  2012.  Prior  to  founding  Tanami 
Gold  NL,  Mr  Waddell  was  the  Finance  Director  of  the 
Metana Minerals NL group.  

During  the  past  30  years,  Mr  Waddell  has  gained 
considerable  experience 
finance  and 
operations  management  of  exploration  and  mining 
companies.  

in  corporate 

Directorships of 
other listed 
companies 
Tanami Gold NL 
 (former) 

Other roles 
held during the 
year 
Chairman of 
Audit 
Committee 

Errol Smart 

Appointed 
26 
November 
2012 

Managing 
Director 

BSc(Hons) Geology (University of Witwatersrand) 
NHD Economic Geology (Technikon Witwatersrand) 

None 

Mr Smart is a geologist, registered with the South African 
Council  of  Natural  Scientific  Professionals,  a  Recognised 
Overseas Professional Organisation for JORC purposes. Mr 
Smart  has  more  than  25  years  of  industry  experience 
across all aspects of exploration, mine development and 
operations with experience in precious and base metals. 
Mr  Smart  has  a  wealth  of  public  and  private  company 
corporate  experience  and  has  been  on  the  founding 
teams  and  managed  a  number  of  exploration  and 
mining companies throughout Africa and has had strong 
exposure  to  Australian  projects.  Mr  Smart  has  held 
positions  in  Anglogold,  Cluff  Mining,  Metallon  Gold, 
Clarity  Minerals  and  LionGold  Corporation.  In  his  role  at 
LionGold, Mr Smart was responsible for project acquisition 
and  growth  of  the  company,  which  saw  it  become  the 
first gold mining company to be listed on the main board 
of the Singapore Stock Exchange. 

Chief 
Executive 
Officer 

Member of the 
Audit 
Committee 

William 
Oliver 

Technical 
Director 

BSc  (Hons)  Geology  (UWA),  Grad  Dip  App  Fin  (FINSIA), 
MAIG, MAusIMM 

Appointed 
7 April 2014 

Non-
executive 
Director 

Alexander 
Haller 

Appointed 
27 February 
2009 

Mr Oliver is a geologist with over 16 years’ experience in 
the  international  resources  industry  working  for  both 
major  and  junior  companies.   Mr  Oliver  has  had  wide-
ranging  exploration  experience  with  considerable 
success  and  has  expertise  in  project  identification  and 
acquisition.  Mr Oliver has led exploration teams in Europe 
and  Australia,  including  senior  roles  with  Harmony  Gold, 
Iberian Resources, BC Iron and Bellamel Mining, and most 
recently was the Managing Director of Signature Metals.   

BSc (Economics) 

Mr  Haller  is  a  partner  of  Zachary  Capital  Management, 
providing  advisory  services  to  a  number  of  private 
investment  companies,  including  Silja  Investment  Ltd, 
focusing  on  the  principal  investment  activities  for  these 
companies.  From  2001  to  2007  Mr  Haller  worked  in  the 
corporate  finance  division  at  JP  Morgan  in  the  U.S, 
advising on corporate mergers and acquisitions as well as 
financing in both the equity and debt capital markets.  

Celsius Coal Ltd 
 (ongoing)   
Minbos 
Resources Ltd 
 (ongoing) 

Chief 
Operating 
Officer 

UMS Limited 
 (ongoing) 
Shaft Sinkers PLC 
  (former) 

Member of the 
Audit 
Committee 

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The name and details of the Company Secretary in office during the financial year and until the date of this 
report is as follows:  

Name  

Experience and qualifications 

Mr Martin 
Bouwmeester 
Company 
Secretary 
(Appointed 1 April 
2016) 

Mr  Bouwmeester  has  20  years'  experience  in  the  mining  industry  and  was  Business 
Development  Manager,  Chief  Financial  Officer  and  Company  Secretary  of 
Perseverance Corporation Limited. Mr Bouwmeester was a key member of the team 
that  evaluated  the  sulphide  mineralisation  at  the  Fosterville  Gold  Mine;  an  initiative 
that led to the discovery and definition of more than 3 million ounces of gold and the 
funding  for  the  development  of  the  mine  and  processing  plant  to  exploit  those 
resources.  Mr Bouwmeester also holds the position of Business Development Manager 
with the Company. 

Qualifications 
FCPA 

CORPORATE STRUCTURE 

Orion  Gold  NL  is  a  no  liability  company  that  is  incorporated  and  domiciled  in  Australia.    The  Company  has 
prepared a consolidated financial report incorporating the entities that it controlled during the financial year, 
being the wholly-owned subsidiaries Kamax Resources Limited and Goldstar Resources (WA) Pty Ltd (referred 
to as the Group). 

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES 

The  principal  activity  of  the  Group  during  the  year  was  exploration  and  evaluation  of  the  South  African 
Areachap Zinc-Copper and Gold Project, the Connors Arc Epithermal Gold Project in central Queensland, the 
Fraser  Range  Nickel-Copper  and  Gold  Project  in  Western  Australia  and  the  Walhalla  Gold  and  Polymetals 
Project in Victoria.  There were no significant changes in the nature of the Group’s principal activities during 
the year. 

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW 

Operations 

During the financial year the Company continued to expand its portfolio of resources projects by entering into 
a series of option agreements over properties along the Areachap Belt in the Northern Cape of South Africa. 
Exploration also continued at the Company’s Queensland and Western Australian Projects, with drilling carried 
out at the Connors Arc Project in Queensland. 

Areachap Belt – South Africa 

The Company has entered into a number of option agreements in the Areachap Belt in the Northern Cape of 
South  Africa,  which  are  detailed  in  the  Corporate  section  of  the  Director’s  report.    These  options  cover  a 
number of mineral properties as follows: 

1.  Historical Prieska Copper Mine, Zinc-Copper Project  

The  historical  Prieska  copper  mine,  zinc  copper  project  (PC  Project)  covers  the  historic  Prieska  Copper  Mine 
which was operated by Anglovaal between 1971 and 1991, producing over 0.43 million tonnes of copper and 
more  than  1  million  tonnes  of  zinc  from  an  underground  operation  based  on  an  initial  drilled  reserve  of  47 
million tonnes grading 1.74% copper, 3.87% zinc, 8g/t silver, 0.4g/t gold and 30% pyrite. Remnant mineralisation 
remains  present  below  and  adjacent  to  the  historical  underground  mine,  with  the  Company  calculating  an 
Exploration  Target  of  7.0-11.0  million  tonnes  grading  1.2-1.8%  copper  and  3.9-5.9%  zinc  for  sulphide 
mineralisation identified by historic drilling (Deep Sulphide Exploration Target), refer ASX release 18 November 
2015. 

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More recent exploration has focussed on the unmined portion of the deposit closer to surface, denoted the 
+105 Level Open Pit Exploration Target. The Company calculated a +105 Level Open Pit Exploration Target of 
3.0-4.5  million  tonnes  grading  1.0-1.6%  Cu  and  1.3-2.0%  Zn  for  near  surface  mineralisation  comprising  oxide, 
supergene and primary sulphide material to a depth of 100m which is potentially accessible via an initial open 
pit, refer ASX release 18 November 2015. This +105 Level Open Pit Exploration Target is based on historical and 
recent drilling results. 

Due  diligence  investigations  focussing  on  legal,  environmental  and  technical  matters  were  completed  with 
no significant issues identified, and encouraging indications as to the viability of the project. The Company has 
recently commenced drilling to firm up on the expectations of the +105 Level Open Pit Exploration Target and 
advance toward 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources 
and Ore Reserves (JORC) compliant resources. 

2.  Marydale Gold-Copper Project 

The Marydale gold-copper project (Marydale Project) is a virgin gold-copper discovery located 60km NW of 
the PC Project. Historical drilling, which has been carried out at a variety of orientations, has intersected wide 
zones of gold mineralisation, while preventing the development of a robust geological model. The Company 
has  recently  completed  oriented  core  drilling  at  the  Marydale  Project  which  will  allow  the  characteristics  of 
mineralisation to be determined and enable future drilling to be optimally targeted. In addition, analysis and 
reinterpretation  of  historic  surface  geochemical  and  geophysical  data  over  the  larger  prospect  area  has 
enhanced  the  prospectivity  of  an  area  stretching  over  2km  along  trend  from  the  drilled  area  due  to  the 
presence of coincident copper-zinc and IP anomalies. 

3.  Jacomynspan Project (Namaqua-Disawell Tenure) 

The  Jacomynspan  Nickel-Copper-PGE  Project  (Jacomynspan  Project)  area  contains  numerous  known 
occurrences of volcanogenic hosted massive sulphide style zinc-copper deposits and is highly prospective for 
magmatic  hosted  nickel-copper  mineralisation  similar  to  that  seen  in  Proterozoic  mobile  belts  worldwide 
including the Thompsons Belt in Canada and the Albany-Fraser Belt in Western Australia. A number of mafic-
ultramafic intrusions have been recognised within the project area, with most historical work focusing on the 
Jacomynspan Deposit. 

The  Jacomynspan  Deposit  was  first  identified  by  Anglo  American  Prospecting  Services  (AAPS)  with  drilling 
carried out along a 4km strike length. Disseminated nickel sulphide mineralisation was intersected with widths 
between 30–70m. Metallurgical test work and mining studies were undertaken on the deposit, culminating in 
an economic assessment in 1983 which was generally positive and recommended that more detailed studies 
be  undertaken.  However,  prevailing  macro-economic  and  geopolitical  conditions  were  not  favourable  and 
the option was relinquished by AAPS in 1984. 

In  2006,  the  project  area  was  pegged  by  Namaqua.  Exploration  activities  completed  since  then  have 
included  airborne  electromagnetic  and  magnetic  surveys  as  well  as  over  26,000m  of  diamond  core.  This 
drilling was confined to in-fill drilling on a 1.2km section of strike over an outcropping ultramafic sill previously 
drilled  by  AAPS.  A  SAMREC  Code  (2007)  compliant  Mineral  Resource  was  defined  for  the  Jacomynspan 
Deposit. 

While Namaqua did not do any follow-up exploration on satellite intrusive bodies and geophysical targets, the 
high resolution airborne magnetic survey targeted the distinct magnetic fingerprint of hartzburgites within, and 
extending from, the drilled resource area and produced a high quality target map that was never followed 
up. 

The Company believes a substantial exploration opportunity exists within the project area to search for higher 
grade, massive and semi-massive accumulations of nickel-bearing sulphides, analogous to the Nova-Bollinger 
deposit in the Fraser Range Province of Western Australia. 

4.  Kantienpan Deposit (Masiqhame Tenure) 

The  Kantienpan  Deposit  is  one  of  a  number  of  volcanogenic  massive  sulphide  hosted  zinc-copper 
occurrences in the area of the Masiqhame prospecting right. The deposit was targeted by a combination of 
magnetic  and  time-domain  electromagnetic  ground  surveys,  following  up  on  alteration  identified  by  rock-
chip sampling.   

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Directors’ Report (continued) 

More recent exploration has focussed on the unmined portion of the deposit closer to surface, denoted the 

+105 Level Open Pit Exploration Target. The Company calculated a +105 Level Open Pit Exploration Target of 

3.0-4.5  million  tonnes  grading  1.0-1.6%  Cu  and  1.3-2.0%  Zn  for  near  surface  mineralisation  comprising  oxide, 

supergene and primary sulphide material to a depth of 100m which is potentially accessible via an initial open 

pit, refer ASX release 18 November 2015. This +105 Level Open Pit Exploration Target is based on historical and 

recent drilling results. 

Drilling  has  confirmed  the  presence  of  significant  zinc-copper  mineralisation  extending  from  80m  –  250m 
below  surface  and  along  800m  of  strike.  Mineralisation  at  the  Kantienpan  Deposit  remains  open  both  along 
strike  and  at  depth  as  drilling  at  the  Kantienpan  Deposit  was  curtailed  soon  after  discovery,  due  to  a 
corporate  decision  by  Iscor  to  stop  all  exploration  and  focus  on  iron ore  production.  The  Company  plans  to 
test extensions to mineralisation at Kantienpan as well as investigating other noted zinc-copper mineralisation 
within the prospecting right including the Boksputs and Van Wyks Pan prospects. 

Due  diligence  investigations  focussing  on  legal,  environmental  and  technical  matters  were  completed  with 

Connors Arc Project – Queensland 

no significant issues identified, and encouraging indications as to the viability of the project. The Company has 

recently commenced drilling to firm up on the expectations of the +105 Level Open Pit Exploration Target and 

advance toward 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources 

and Ore Reserves (JORC) compliant resources. 

2.  Marydale Gold-Copper Project 

The Marydale gold-copper project (Marydale Project) is a virgin gold-copper discovery located 60km NW of 

the PC Project. Historical drilling, which has been carried out at a variety of orientations, has intersected wide 

zones of gold mineralisation, while preventing the development of a robust geological model. The Company 

has  recently  completed  oriented  core  drilling  at  the  Marydale  Project  which  will  allow  the  characteristics  of 

mineralisation to be determined and enable future drilling to be optimally targeted. In addition, analysis and 

reinterpretation  of  historic  surface  geochemical  and  geophysical  data  over  the  larger  prospect  area  has 

enhanced  the  prospectivity  of  an  area  stretching  over  2km  along  trend  from  the  drilled  area  due  to  the 

Further  drilling  was  carried  out  at  the  Connors  Arc  Project  in  Central  Queensland  during  the  year  aimed  at 
testing new targets derived from ongoing fieldwork. Drilling successfully delineated a new epithermal system 
at  the  Chough  Prospect  with  a  significant  zone  of  anomalous  gold  intersected  in  CHRC003  (82m  at  0.11g/t 
gold,  refer  ASX  release  19  February  2016).  Drilling  beneath  high  grade  rock  chips  at  the  Veinglorious  North 
Prospect  did  not  yield  substantial  results  indicating  that  this  area  is  at  the  “root”  of  the  epithermal  system. 
Targets still remain to be tested at the Veinglorious Main and Aurora Flats prospects. 

In addition, new areas were pegged by the Company including the 6 Mile Creek and Killarney Prospects. At 6 
Mile  Creek,  excellent  gold  and  silver  grades  have  been  returned  from  surface  rock  chips  with  mineralised 
veins also intersected by historical drilling. At Killarney, a substantial epithermal system comprising veining and 
breccias has been mapped at surface with historical drilling returning anomalous intersections. Advancement 
of both these prospects is planned in the coming year. 

presence of coincident copper-zinc and IP anomalies. 

Fraser Range Project – Western Australia 

3.  Jacomynspan Project (Namaqua-Disawell Tenure) 

The  Jacomynspan  Nickel-Copper-PGE  Project  (Jacomynspan  Project)  area  contains  numerous  known 

occurrences of volcanogenic hosted massive sulphide style zinc-copper deposits and is highly prospective for 

The  Company  continues  to  hold  a  substantial  tenement  holding  in  the  Fraser  Range  Province  of  Western 
Australia. The Company has defined a significant number of targets within the project area and is still assessing 
how to most cost effectively explore the significant areas covered by these targets.  

magmatic  hosted  nickel-copper  mineralisation  similar  to  that  seen  in  Proterozoic  mobile  belts  worldwide 

Corporate 

including the Thompsons Belt in Canada and the Albany-Fraser Belt in Western Australia. A number of mafic-

ultramafic intrusions have been recognised within the project area, with most historical work focusing on the 

Option Agreement - PC Project (South Africa) 

Jacomynspan Deposit. 

The  Jacomynspan  Deposit  was  first  identified  by  Anglo  American  Prospecting  Services  (AAPS)  with  drilling 

carried out along a 4km strike length. Disseminated nickel sulphide mineralisation was intersected with widths 

between 30–70m. Metallurgical test work and mining studies were undertaken on the deposit, culminating in 

an economic assessment in 1983 which was generally positive and recommended that more detailed studies 

be  undertaken.  However,  prevailing  macro-economic  and  geopolitical  conditions  were  not  favourable  and 

the option was relinquished by AAPS in 1984. 

In  2006,  the  project  area  was  pegged  by  Namaqua.  Exploration  activities  completed  since  then  have 

included  airborne  electromagnetic  and  magnetic  surveys  as  well  as  over  26,000m  of  diamond  core.  This 

drilling was confined to in-fill drilling on a 1.2km section of strike over an outcropping ultramafic sill previously 

drilled  by  AAPS.  A  SAMREC  Code  (2007)  compliant  Mineral  Resource  was  defined  for  the  Jacomynspan 

While Namaqua did not do any follow-up exploration on satellite intrusive bodies and geophysical targets, the 

high resolution airborne magnetic survey targeted the distinct magnetic fingerprint of hartzburgites within, and 

extending from, the drilled resource area and produced a high quality target map that was never followed 

Deposit. 

up. 

The Company believes a substantial exploration opportunity exists within the project area to search for higher 

grade, massive and semi-massive accumulations of nickel-bearing sulphides, analogous to the Nova-Bollinger 

deposit in the Fraser Range Province of Western Australia. 

4.  Kantienpan Deposit (Masiqhame Tenure) 

The  Kantienpan  Deposit  is  one  of  a  number  of  volcanogenic  massive  sulphide  hosted  zinc-copper 

occurrences in the area of the Masiqhame prospecting right. The deposit was targeted by a combination of 

magnetic  and  time-domain  electromagnetic  ground  surveys,  following  up  on  alteration  identified  by  rock-

chip sampling.   

On 30 July 2015, the Company announced that it had signed a binding term sheet for an option to acquire 
Agama Exploration & Mining (Pty) Ltd (Agama), an unlisted South African registered company. Agama holds 
an  effective  73.33%  interest  in  the  PC  Project,  located  at  Copperton,  Northern  Cape  Province,  South  Africa 
and  the  Marydale  Project  located  60km  from  the  PC  Project.    The  option  period  allows  the  Company  to 
conduct comprehensive due diligence in advance of a decision to exercise the option.  Terms of the option 
agreement were amended in May 2016. 

The key terms of the revised binding term sheet are set out below: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

The vendor group, who are unrelated and at arm’s length to the Company, have agreed to option 
and sale terms, to sell a 100% interest in Agama. 

The option is exercisable at the Company’s election at any time before 31 December 2016, and can 
be terminated at any time at the Company’s election.  

The Company has committed to expend a minimum of ZAR1,200,000 (AUD100,000) on an exploration 
program during the option period.  

Should the Company exercise the option, the purchase consideration payable upon exercise of the 
option  to  complete  the  acquisition  is  ZAR53,000,000  (AUD4,600000)  (based  on  an  exchange  rate 
conversion assumption: AUD1 = ZAR11.5), of which:  

o  Cash – ZAR31,500,000 (AUD2,700,000) is payable in cash;   
o  Consideration Shares - ZAR21,500,000 (AUD1,900,000) is payable by issue of fully paid ordinary 
shares in the Company (Shares), to be issued at a 10% discount to the 10 trading day volume 
weighted  average  price  (VWAP)  of  the  Shares  prior  to  the  issue  of  the  Shares  (Share  Issue 
Price); and 
Each  Share  issued  will  have  an  attached  unlisted  option,  exercisable  at  a  100%  premium  to 
the Share Issue Price and expiring on the date which is 24 months following the date of issue 
of the unlisted option. 

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• 

• 

• 

The  Consideration  Shares  are  subject  to  regulatory  and  shareholder  approvals.    If  certain  South 
African regulatory approvals for the issue of Shares to the vendors are not received within an agreed  
period,  the  Consideration  Shares  may  be  settled  by  cash  payment  to  the  vendors  unable  to  obtain 
such approvals. 

Shares issued to the vendors will be subject to a 6 month voluntary escrow period from their date of 
issue  and  75%  of  the  Shares  issued  to  the  vendors  will  be  subject  to  a  12-month  voluntary  escrow 
period from their date of issue. 

The option fee payable by the Company in July 2016, to maintain the option until 31 December 2016 
is ZAR250,000 (AUD22,000). Upon exercise of the option, one final option fee will become payable to 
the vendor, which shall be equal to the previous option fee payment made by the Company. 

The acquisition is subject to a number of conditions precedent including but not limited to due diligence to be 
completed by the Company, the Company providing or procuring finance for Agama so that it can settle all 
shareholder loans (ZAR32,300,000 (AUD2,800,000)) and approvals. 

Option Agreement – Masiqhame (South Africa) 

In April 2016 the Company executed a binding option agreement with Masiqhame for Orion to earn up to a 
73% interest in Masiqhame (Option).  Masiqhame holds prospecting rights over large, highly prospective area 
located approximately 80km’s north of the PC Project.  Key terms of the Option are as follows: 

• 

The Company has the opportunity to earn up to a 73% interest in Masiqhame. 

•  Masiqhame is a privately owned South African company with 100% Historically Disadvantaged South 
African  ownership.  Masiqhame  is  thus  black  economic  empowerment  (BEE)  compliant  from  the 
outset and the Company will earn in to an incorporated joint venture, partnering with a BEE partner 
via Masiqhame. 

• 

• 

The Company will have an exclusive option to undertake due diligence on the corporate entity and 
the prospecting rights until no later than 30 September 2016, failing which the parties will be released 
from their obligations under the Option. 

Following  the  successful  completion  of  due  diligence,  should  the  Company  elect  to  exercise  the 
Option: 
o 

the  Company  will  pay  Masiqhame  ZAR1,500,000  (AUD130,000)  to  invest  in  new  fully  paid 
Masiqhame shares (Masiqhame Shares); and 

o  Masiqhame will issue the Company with Masiqhame Shares which shall result in the Company 
being  the  holder  of  50%  of  the  total  Masiqhame  Shares  on  issue  immediately  following  such 
issue of Masiqhame Shares. 

(Completion) 

•  At Completion, the Company shall have the right to appoint the majority of directors to the board of 

Masiqhame and shall be appointed manager and operator of the prospecting rights; 

•  Masiqhame  will  then  apply  the  ZAR1,500,000  the  Company  has  invested  in  Masiqhame  Shares  to 

execute an initial exploration program on the tenements. 

•  Once the Company has earnt the initial 50% interest in Masiqhame through the issue of Masiqhame 

Shares to the Company, it can elect to increase its interest by a further 23% (to 73% in total) via : 

o  provision of a shareholder loan to Masiqhame (Loan) on the following terms: 

(cid:31) 

(cid:31) 

(cid:31) 
(cid:31) 

(cid:31) 

The principal amount of the Loan shall be the ZAR equivalent of AUD100,000 in each 12 
month period commencing from the 12th month following Completion (Principal); 
Proceeds  from  the  Loan  shall  be  used  to  progress  exploration  programs  and  feasibility 
study works; 
The Loan interest rate shall be nil; 
the  Loan  shall  only  be  repaid  from  operating  surplus  from  future  operations  of 
Masiqhame; 
In  addition  to  the  Principal,  the  Company  may  elect  at  its  sole  discretion  to  provide 
additional  finance  by  means  of  the  Loan  in  order  to  progress  exploration  works  and 
complete feasibility study works and if applicable, apply for a mining right; 

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• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

The  Consideration  Shares  are  subject  to  regulatory  and  shareholder  approvals.    If  certain  South 

African regulatory approvals for the issue of Shares to the vendors are not received within an agreed  

period,  the  Consideration  Shares  may  be  settled  by  cash  payment  to  the  vendors  unable  to  obtain 

such approvals. 

Shares issued to the vendors will be subject to a 6 month voluntary escrow period from their date of 

issue  and  75%  of  the  Shares  issued  to  the  vendors  will  be  subject  to  a  12-month  voluntary  escrow 

period from their date of issue. 

The option fee payable by the Company in July 2016, to maintain the option until 31 December 2016 

is ZAR250,000 (AUD22,000). Upon exercise of the option, one final option fee will become payable to 

the vendor, which shall be equal to the previous option fee payment made by the Company. 

The acquisition is subject to a number of conditions precedent including but not limited to due diligence to be 

completed by the Company, the Company providing or procuring finance for Agama so that it can settle all 

shareholder loans (ZAR32,300,000 (AUD2,800,000)) and approvals. 

Option Agreement – Masiqhame (South Africa) 

In April 2016 the Company executed a binding option agreement with Masiqhame for Orion to earn up to a 

73% interest in Masiqhame (Option).  Masiqhame holds prospecting rights over large, highly prospective area 

located approximately 80km’s north of the PC Project.  Key terms of the Option are as follows: 

• 

The Company has the opportunity to earn up to a 73% interest in Masiqhame. 

•  Masiqhame is a privately owned South African company with 100% Historically Disadvantaged South 

African  ownership.  Masiqhame  is  thus  black  economic  empowerment  (BEE)  compliant  from  the 

outset and the Company will earn in to an incorporated joint venture, partnering with a BEE partner 

via Masiqhame. 

The Company will have an exclusive option to undertake due diligence on the corporate entity and 

the prospecting rights until no later than 30 September 2016, failing which the parties will be released 

from their obligations under the Option. 

Following  the  successful  completion  of  due  diligence,  should  the  Company  elect  to  exercise  the 

Option: 

o 

the  Company  will  pay  Masiqhame  ZAR1,500,000  (AUD130,000)  to  invest  in  new  fully  paid 

Masiqhame shares (Masiqhame Shares); and 

o  Masiqhame will issue the Company with Masiqhame Shares which shall result in the Company 

being  the  holder  of  50%  of  the  total  Masiqhame  Shares  on  issue  immediately  following  such 

issue of Masiqhame Shares. 

(Completion) 

•  At Completion, the Company shall have the right to appoint the majority of directors to the board of 

Masiqhame and shall be appointed manager and operator of the prospecting rights; 

•  Once the Company has earnt the initial 50% interest in Masiqhame through the issue of Masiqhame 

Shares to the Company, it can elect to increase its interest by a further 23% (to 73% in total) via : 

o  provision of a shareholder loan to Masiqhame (Loan) on the following terms: 

The principal amount of the Loan shall be the ZAR equivalent of AUD100,000 in each 12 

month period commencing from the 12th month following Completion (Principal); 

Proceeds  from  the  Loan  shall  be  used  to  progress  exploration  programs  and  feasibility 

study works; 

The Loan interest rate shall be nil; 

Masiqhame; 

the  Loan  shall  only  be  repaid  from  operating  surplus  from  future  operations  of 

In  addition  to  the  Principal,  the  Company  may  elect  at  its  sole  discretion  to  provide 

additional  finance  by  means  of  the  Loan  in  order  to  progress  exploration  works  and 

complete feasibility study works and if applicable, apply for a mining right; 

(cid:31) 

(cid:31) 

(cid:31) 

(cid:31) 

(cid:31) 

(cid:31)  Masiqhame  shareholders  as  at  the  date  of  execution  of  the  Option  will  be  free  carried 

until such time that a mining right is granted; and 

(cid:31) 

if the Company fails to advance the Principal in any 12 month period, Masiqhame may 
subject  to  notice  periods  demand  that  all  of  the  Masiqhame  Shares  held  by  the 
Company  be  transferred  back  to  the  Masiqhame  shareholders  (excluding  the 
Company) for nil consideration and remove the Company as manager. 

o 
o 

finalisation of a feasibility study; and 
lodgement of an application for the grant of a mining right over some or all of the area of the 
prospecting rights, 

Following  this,  Masiqhame  shall  immediately  issue  further  new  Masiqhame  Shares  to  the  Company 
which  shall  result  in  the  Company  being  the  holder  of  73%  of  the  total  Masiqhame  Shares  on  issue 
immediately following such issue. 

• 

The  transaction  is  subject  to  due  diligence  to  be  conducted  by  the  Company  and  all  necessary 
regulatory approvals. 

Walhalla Project – Option Agreement Mining Licence 

On 11 August 2015, the Company announced that it had entered into a binding term sheet (A1 Term Sheet) 
with A1 Consolidated Gold Limited (A1 Gold) for A1 Gold to acquire the Company’s Walhalla Project Licence 
in Victoria, which includes the Eureka and Tubal Cain deposits, for total consideration of $850,000.   

On 30 December 2015, the Company announced that it had entered into a binding agreement with A1 Gold 
(A1 Agreement) that amended the terms of the A1 Term Sheet for A1 Gold to acquire the licence. Key terms 
of the A1 Agreement are as follows: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

$50,000 cash payment (received by the Company in August 2015); 

$300,000 consideration through the issue of 7,816,285 fully paid ordinary A1 Gold shares (A1 Shares) at 
the  VWAP  of  the  A1  Shares  as  traded  on  the  ASX  in  the  ten  trading  days  prior  to  7  August  2015 
($0.03838).  The  A1  Shares  were  issued  to  the  Company  on  2  February  2016  and  are  not  subject  to 
escrow; 

$500,000 royalty through a 2% royalty on net smelter returns from the sale of gold recovered and sold 
by  A1  Gold  from  the  Licence  (NSR).  In  addition,  A1  Gold  has  granted  the  Company  a  put  option 
whereby the Company can at any time following a period of 36 months from the date of the A1 Term 
Sheet,  require  A1  Gold  to  purchase  the  NSR  at  a  price  equal  to  $500,000  less  any  NSR  paid  in 
accordance with the A1 Term Sheet (NSR Consideration). The Company can elect to receive the NSR 
Consideration as cash or A1 Shares issued to the Company at the VWAP of the Shares as traded on 
the ASX in the ten trading days prior to the date of issue; and 

Following  the  Completion  Date,  and  upon  the  Victorian  Government  Department  of  Economic 
Development,  Jobs,  Transport  and  Resources  (DEDJTR)  issuing  a  recommendation  in  relation  to  the 
transfer  of  the  Licence  from  the  Company  to  A1  Gold,  A1  Gold  is  required  to  replace  the  $180,000 
rehabilitation bond that the Company has on deposit with the DEDJTR. 

•  Masiqhame  will  then  apply  the  ZAR1,500,000  the  Company  has  invested  in  Masiqhame  Shares  to 

execute an initial exploration program on the tenements. 

The  acquisition  of  the  Licence  by  A1  Gold  is  subject  to  the  grant  of  consents  required  under  the  Mineral 
Resources (Sustainable Development) Act.  

The  previous  agreement  with  A1  Gold  involving  an  option  to  acquire  the  Walhalla  Project  tenements  in 
Victoria expired on 31 July 2015. 

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Capital Raisings and Loan Facilities 

1.  Share Purchase Plan 

On 6 November 2015, the Company announced an offer to shareholders of Shares under a share purchase 
plan  (SPP).    Under  the  SPP,  each  eligible  shareholder  was  entitled  to  apply  for  parcels  of  Shares  up  to  a 
maximum of $15,000 without incurring brokerage or transaction costs.  The SPP offer closed on 11 December 
2015. 

On  17  December  2015,  the  Company  issued  37,155,101  Shares,  to  raise  $557,327,  resulting  from  a  receipt  of 
funds from SPP participants.  The issue price of Shares under the SPP was $0.015 per Share. 

2.  Placements 

•  During  December  2015,  the  Company  issued  28,914,790  Shares  at  an  issue  price  of  $0.015  to  raise 
$433,722  as  approved  by  shareholders  at  the  Company’s  Annual  General  Meeting  held  on  26 
November 2015 (AGM).   

•  Under  the  terms  of  the  agreement  for  the  sale  of  the  Eastern  Goldfields  Project,  Eastern  Goldfields 
Limited agreed to procure the subscription for 33,333,333 Shares at $0.015 per Share to raise $500,000. 
On 8 June 2016, the Company issued the Shares, which fell within the 15% capacity for issues of equity 
securities without shareholder approval afforded by ASX Listing Rule 7.1.   

•  On 23 June 2016, the Company issued 20,673,332 Shares at an issue price of $0.015 per Share to raise 
$310,100.  The issue of these Shares was made to sophisticated investors, pursuant to Section 708A of 
the  Corporations  Act  2001  and  fell  within  the  15%  capacity  for  issues  of  equity  securities  without 
shareholder approval afforded by ASX Listing Rule 7.1. 

3.  Loan Facilities and Issue of Shares to Directors and Associates 

During the reporting period, the Company finalised loan agreements with two of its major shareholders for a 
total of $1,000,000. 

A $500,000 loan facility was agreed with Silja Investment Ltd (Silja), the Company’s largest shareholder and a 
company  associated  with  a  Non-executive  Director  of  the  Company,  Mr  Alexander  Haller,  and  a  $500,000 
loan  facility  was  agreed  with  Tarney  Holdings  Pty  Ltd  ATF  The  DP  &  FL  Waddell  Family  Trust  (Tarney),  a 
company associated with the Company’s Chairman, Mr Denis Waddell (together the Facilities).   

Under the terms of the Facilities, the Company or lenders had the option to convert cash drawn down under 
the Facilities to Shares (subject to Shareholder approval).  

In  conjunction  with  the  Company’s  SPP,  as  approved  by  shareholders  at  the  Company’s  AGM,  on  2 
December  2015,  the  Company  issued  the  following  Shares  to  convert  existing  loans  from  director  related 
entities into Shares: 

• 

• 

33,333,333 Shares to Tarney - $500,000   

9,333,333 Shares to Silja - $140,000  

The Shares were issued at $0.015 per Share being the same issue price as the SPP.  

On 23 February 2016 the Company paid Silja $100,000, thereby repaying the balance of the Silja Facility that 
was outstanding as at 31 December 2015.  Following the repayment of the Silja Facility, the security against all 
present and after acquired property of the Company was removed.   

In  conjunction  with  the  loan  facilities  conversion,  on  2  December  2015  the  Company  also  issued  6,666,666 
Shares  to  Mr  Errol  Smart  (Orion’s  Managing  Director  and  CEO)  at  an  issue  price  of  $0.015  per  Share  to  raise 
$100,000. 

Sale of Non-Core Tenement Package to Eastern Goldfields 

In  May  2016  the Company  entered  into  a  binding  agreement  for the sale of its Eastern Goldfields Project to 
Eastern Goldfields Limited (Eastern).    

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Directors’ Report (continued) 

Capital Raisings and Loan Facilities 

1.  Share Purchase Plan 

On 6 November 2015, the Company announced an offer to shareholders of Shares under a share purchase 

plan  (SPP).    Under  the  SPP,  each  eligible  shareholder  was  entitled  to  apply  for  parcels  of  Shares  up  to  a 

maximum of $15,000 without incurring brokerage or transaction costs.  The SPP offer closed on 11 December 

On  17  December  2015,  the  Company  issued  37,155,101  Shares,  to  raise  $557,327,  resulting  from  a  receipt  of 

funds from SPP participants.  The issue price of Shares under the SPP was $0.015 per Share. 

2015. 

2.  Placements 

•  During  December  2015,  the  Company  issued  28,914,790  Shares  at  an  issue  price  of  $0.015  to  raise 

$433,722  as  approved  by  shareholders  at  the  Company’s  Annual  General  Meeting  held  on  26 

November 2015 (AGM).   

•  Under  the  terms  of  the  agreement  for  the  sale  of  the  Eastern  Goldfields  Project,  Eastern  Goldfields 

Limited agreed to procure the subscription for 33,333,333 Shares at $0.015 per Share to raise $500,000. 

On 8 June 2016, the Company issued the Shares, which fell within the 15% capacity for issues of equity 

securities without shareholder approval afforded by ASX Listing Rule 7.1.   

•  On 23 June 2016, the Company issued 20,673,332 Shares at an issue price of $0.015 per Share to raise 

$310,100.  The issue of these Shares was made to sophisticated investors, pursuant to Section 708A of 

the  Corporations  Act  2001  and  fell  within  the  15%  capacity  for  issues  of  equity  securities  without 

shareholder approval afforded by ASX Listing Rule 7.1. 

3.  Loan Facilities and Issue of Shares to Directors and Associates 

During the reporting period, the Company finalised loan agreements with two of its major shareholders for a 

total of $1,000,000. 

A $500,000 loan facility was agreed with Silja Investment Ltd (Silja), the Company’s largest shareholder and a 

company  associated  with  a  Non-executive  Director  of  the  Company,  Mr  Alexander  Haller,  and  a  $500,000 

loan  facility  was  agreed  with  Tarney  Holdings  Pty  Ltd  ATF  The  DP  &  FL  Waddell  Family  Trust  (Tarney),  a 

company associated with the Company’s Chairman, Mr Denis Waddell (together the Facilities).   

Under the terms of the Facilities, the Company or lenders had the option to convert cash drawn down under 

the Facilities to Shares (subject to Shareholder approval).  

In  conjunction  with  the  Company’s  SPP,  as  approved  by  shareholders  at  the  Company’s  AGM,  on  2 

December  2015,  the  Company  issued  the  following  Shares  to  convert  existing  loans  from  director  related 

entities into Shares: 

• 

• 

33,333,333 Shares to Tarney - $500,000   

9,333,333 Shares to Silja - $140,000  

On 23 February 2016 the Company paid Silja $100,000, thereby repaying the balance of the Silja Facility that 

was outstanding as at 31 December 2015.  Following the repayment of the Silja Facility, the security against all 

present and after acquired property of the Company was removed.   

In  conjunction  with  the  loan  facilities  conversion,  on  2  December  2015  the  Company  also  issued  6,666,666 

Shares  to  Mr  Errol  Smart  (Orion’s  Managing  Director  and  CEO)  at  an  issue  price  of  $0.015  per  Share  to  raise 

$100,000. 

Sale of Non-Core Tenement Package to Eastern Goldfields 

In  May  2016  the  Company  entered  into  a  binding  agreement  for the sale of its Eastern Goldfields Project to 

Eastern Goldfields Limited (Eastern).    

Directors’ Report (continued) 

Under  the  terms  of  the  agreement,  the  Company  received  the  following  consideration  for  the  sale  of  the 
tenements to Eastern: 

• 

• 

• 

$125,000 paid in cash; 

2,000,000 unlisted Eastern options, on the following terms:  

Number of options 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 

Exercise Price 
$0.168 
$0.189 

Expiry Date 
8/03/2018 
8/03/2020 

Eastern to procure the subscription of 33,333,333 Orion shares at $0.015 per share to raise $500,000.  

Research and Development Tax Incentive 

During the year, the Company received a Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive rebate from the 
Australian Taxation Office of $843,638.  For the year ended 30 June 2015, the Company incurred eligible R&D 
expenditure from which the rebate was calculated.  

For the year ended 30 June 2016, the Company incurred eligible expenditure in relation to R&D and a claim is 
being finalised.  No receivable has been recognised as there is still some uncertainty surrounding its receipt.  
Further,  the  receipt  is  still  contingent  upon  acceptance  from  both  AusIndustry  and  the  Australian  Taxation 
Office.  

Results of operations – the Group 

The  Group  recorded  a  loss  of  $2,528,188  (2015:  $3,362,961)  after  tax  for  the  year.  The  result  was  affected 
considerably  by  impairment  of  exploration  assets  of  $414,764  (2015:  $1,625,527)  and  exploration  expenditure 
incurred  of  $1,449,779  which,  under  the  Group’s  deferred  exploration,  evaluation  and  development  policy, 
did not qualify to be capitalised and was expensed.  Net cash used in operating activities totalled $2,252,847 
(2015:  $1,449,917)  and  net  cash  received  in  investing  activities  totaled  $365,865  (2015:  $1,287,846).    For  the 
year,  the  Group’s  net  cash  used  in  exploration  and  evaluation  activities  was  $1,955,394  (2015:  $3,271,654).  
Cash on hand at the end of the year was $651,748 (2015: $118,279). 

The Group continues to focus strongly on exploration within its Areachap Copper-Zinc and Gold Project (South 
Africa),  Connors  Arc  Epithermal  Gold  Project  (Queensland),  Fraser  Range  –  Gold-Nickel-Copper  Project 
(Western  Australia)  and  its  Walhalla  Polymetals  Project  (Victoria).    A  total  of  $1,934,718  (2015:  $3,015,581)  in 
exploration expenditure was incurred during the year.  The Group undertook a review of the carrying value of 
each  exploration  area  of  interest.  As  a  result,  the  carrying  value  of  deferred  exploration,  evaluation  and 
development  expenditure  was  written  down  by  $414,764  due  to  analysis  performed  by  management 
indicating that the capitalised exploration on an area of interest would not be recoverable by the Company 
as successful future development is not expected. 

The basic loss per share for the Group for the year was 0.68 cents and diluted loss per share for the Group for 
the year was 0.68 cents (2015: loss per share1.08 cents and diluted loss per share 1.08 cents). 

The Shares were issued at $0.015 per Share being the same issue price as the SPP.  

No dividend has been paid during or is recommended for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. 

Business Strategies 
The Company will continue to focus on exploration within its Areachap Copper-Zinc and Gold Project (South 
Africa),  Connors  Arc  Epithermal  Gold  Project  (Queensland),  Fraser  Range  –  Gold-Nickel-Copper  Project 
(Western Australia) and its Walhalla Polymetals Project (Victoria). 

Risks to the Business 
Risks to the business are rated on the basis of their potential impact on the Group as a whole after taking into 
account current mitigating actions. Investors should be aware that the below list is not an exhaustive list and 
that  there  are  a  number  of  other  risks  associated  with  an  investment  in  the  Company.    The  Group  regularly 
reviews  the  possible  impact  of  these  risks  and  seeks  to  minimise  their  impact  through  its  internal  controls,  risk 
management policy, and corporate governance. The following describes the principal risks and uncertainties 
that could materially impact the Group: 

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•  Capital  -  Each  of  the  Group’s  key  exploration  targets  remain  in  the  exploration  phase.  Future 
exploration  programs  require  substantial  levels  of  expenditure  to  ensure  that  Group’s  tenements  are 
held  in  good  standing.  The  Group  is  currently  reliant  on  the  capital  and  debt  markets  to  fund  its 
ongoing operations and therefore any unforeseeable events in these markets may impact the Group’s 
ability to finance its future exploration projects; 

• 

Sovereign  risk  –  The  Group’s  exploration  activities  are  carried  out  in  Australia  and  South  Africa.  As  a 
result,  the  Group  is  subject  to  political,  social,  economic  and  other  uncertainties  including,  but  not 
limited  to,  changes  in  policies  or  the  personnel  administering  them,  foreign  exchange  restrictions, 
changes  of  law  affecting  foreign  ownership,  currency  fluctuations,  royalties  and  tax  increases  in  that 
country.  Other  potential  issues  contributing  to  uncertainty  such  as  repatriation  of  income,  exploration 
licensing,  environmental  protection  and  government  control  over  mineral  properties  should  also  be 
considered. Potential risk to the Group’s activities may occur if there are changes to the political, legal 
and fiscal systems which might affect the ownership and operation of the Group’s interests in South  
Africa.  This  may  also  include  changes  in  exchange  control  systems,  expropriation  of  mining  rights, 
changes in government and in legislative and regulatory regimes. 

•  Title  risk  and  Native  Title  –  One  of  the  Group’s  key  projects,  the  Areachap  Project,  is  located  in  South 
Africa.  Interests  in  tenements  in  South  Africa  are  governed  by  legislation  and  are  evidenced  by  the 
granting  of  mining  or  prospecting  rights.  The  Company  also  has  an  interest  in  several  Australian 
exploration  tenements.  Interests  in  Australian  tenements  held  by  the  Group  are  governed  by  Federal 
and State legislation and are evidenced by the granting of mining or exploration licences.   

These  tenements  are  subject  to  periodic  review  and  compliance,  including  the  relinquishment  of 
certain areas. As a result, there is no guarantee that these areas of interest will be renewed in the future 
or if there will be sufficient funds available to meet the attaching minimum expenditure commitments 
when they arise.   

It is also possible that in relation to the Australian tenements which the Group has an interest in or will in 
the future acquire such an interest, there may be areas over which legitimate common law native title 
rights of Aboriginal Australians exist.  If native title rights do exist, the ability of the Group to gain access 
to  tenements  (through  obtaining  consent  of  any  relevant  landowner),  or  to  progress  from  the 
exploration phase to the development and mining phases of operations may be adversely affected; 

• 

• 

Resources and Reserve estimates - There are inherent uncertainties in estimating reserve and resource 
estimates  as  it  requires  significant  subjective  judgements  and  determinations  based  on  the  available 
geological, technical, and economic information. Estimates and assumptions that were previously valid 
may  change  significantly  when  new  information  or  techniques  become  available  and  therefore  may 
require restatement; and 

Rehabilitation - The government regulations in the various jurisdictions which the Group operates require 
rehabilitation  of  drill  sites  including  any  other  sites  where  the  Group  has  caused  surface  and  ground 
disturbance.  To  date  drilling  in  a  particular  area  of  interest  is  complete  or  not  active  for  an  extended 
period of time due to other drilling project priorities. The Group’s intention is to conduct its activities to 
the  highest  level  of  environmental  obligations,  however  there  are  certain  risks  inherent  in  the  Group’s 
activities which could subject the Group to future liabilities. 

SUBESQUENT EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE 

There has not arisen in the interval between the end of the financial year and the date of this report any item, 
transaction or event of a material and unusual nature likely, in the opinion of the directors of the Company, to 
affect  the  operations  of  the  Group,  the  results  of  those  operations  or  the  state  of  affairs  of  the  Group  in 
subsequent financial years except for those matters referred to below: 

Earn-In Right - Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-PGE Project (South Africa) 

As  referred  to  in  the  Operations  section  of  this  Report,  subsequent  to  the  end  of  the  year  the  Company 
announced that it had entered into a binding term sheet to acquire the earn-in rights over the Jacomynspan 
Project  from  two  companies,  Namaqua  Nickel  Mining  (Pty)  Ltd  (Namaqua)  and  Disawell  (Pty)  Ltd  (Disawell) 
(together the Companies), which hold partly overlapping prospecting rights and mining right applications.  

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o 

o 

o  Due diligence to be conducted by the Company; 
o 

The Company providing the Companies with an initial exploration program to be carried out 
for the first 6 month period following the Earn-In Commencement Date (Initial Program); 
The  Companies  obtaining  all  necessary  approvals  for  the  Company  to  access  the 
Jacomynspan Project and conduct exploration activities including the Initial Program;  
The Company providing proof of financial capacity to execute the Initial Program prior to 9 
January 2017; and 
The parties entering into a comprehensive earn-in agreement prior to 10 November 2016. 

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Directors’ Report (continued) 

The  Company’s  earn-in  right  is  via  a  South  African-registered  special-purpose  vehicle  (SPV),  which  will  be 
established  by  the  Company  as  its  vehicle  for  investment  in  the  joint  ventures  and  of  which  historically-
disadvantaged  South  African  (HDSA)  shall  hold  a  minimum  of  26%  of  the  issued  shares.  Key  terms  of  the 
transaction are set out below: 

• 

SPV has the exclusive opportunity to earn up to an 80% interest (Company 59.2%) in the Companies. 
The Companies are privately owned South African companies with 26% or greater HDSA ownership. 

•  Conditions  precedent  to  the  commencement  of  earn  in  rights  (Earn-In  Commencement  Date) 

include:  

•  Capital  -  Each  of  the  Group’s  key  exploration  targets  remain  in  the  exploration  phase.  Future 

exploration  programs  require  substantial  levels  of  expenditure  to  ensure  that  Group’s  tenements  are 

held  in  good  standing.  The  Group  is  currently  reliant  on  the  capital  and  debt  markets  to  fund  its 

ongoing operations and therefore any unforeseeable events in these markets may impact the Group’s 

ability to finance its future exploration projects; 

• 

Sovereign  risk  –  The  Group’s  exploration  activities  are  carried  out  in  Australia  and  South  Africa.  As  a 

result,  the  Group  is  subject  to  political,  social,  economic  and  other  uncertainties  including,  but  not 

limited  to,  changes  in  policies  or  the  personnel  administering  them,  foreign  exchange  restrictions, 

changes  of  law  affecting  foreign  ownership,  currency  fluctuations,  royalties  and  tax  increases  in  that 

country.  Other  potential  issues  contributing  to  uncertainty  such  as  repatriation  of  income,  exploration 

licensing,  environmental  protection  and  government  control  over  mineral  properties  should  also  be 

considered. Potential risk to the Group’s activities may occur if there are changes to the political, legal 

and fiscal systems which might affect the ownership and operation of the Group’s interests in South  

Africa.  This  may  also  include  changes  in  exchange  control  systems,  expropriation  of  mining  rights, 

changes in government and in legislative and regulatory regimes. 

•  Title  risk  and  Native  Title  –  One  of  the  Group’s  key  projects,  the  Areachap  Project,  is  located  in  South 

Africa.  Interests  in  tenements  in  South  Africa  are  governed  by  legislation  and  are  evidenced  by  the 

granting  of  mining  or  prospecting  rights.  The  Company  also  has  an  interest  in  several  Australian 

exploration  tenements.  Interests  in  Australian  tenements  held  by  the  Group  are  governed  by  Federal 

and State legislation and are evidenced by the granting of mining or exploration licences.   

These  tenements  are  subject  to  periodic  review  and  compliance,  including  the  relinquishment  of 

certain areas. As a result, there is no guarantee that these areas of interest will be renewed in the future 

or if there will be sufficient funds available to meet the attaching minimum expenditure commitments 

when they arise.   

It is also possible that in relation to the Australian tenements which the Group has an interest in or will in 

the future acquire such an interest, there may be areas over which legitimate common law native title 

rights of Aboriginal Australians exist.  If native title rights do exist, the ability of the Group to gain access 

to  tenements  (through  obtaining  consent  of  any  relevant  landowner),  or  to  progress  from  the 

exploration phase to the development and mining phases of operations may be adversely affected; 

• 

• 

Resources and Reserve estimates - There are inherent uncertainties in estimating reserve and resource 

estimates  as  it  requires  significant  subjective  judgements  and  determinations  based  on  the  available 

geological, technical, and economic information. Estimates and assumptions that were previously valid 

may  change  significantly  when  new  information  or  techniques  become  available  and  therefore  may 

require restatement; and 

Rehabilitation - The government regulations in the various jurisdictions which the Group operates require 

rehabilitation  of  drill  sites  including  any  other  sites  where  the  Group  has  caused  surface  and  ground 

disturbance.  To  date  drilling  in  a  particular  area  of  interest  is  complete  or  not  active  for  an  extended 

period of time due to other drilling project priorities. The Group’s intention is to conduct its activities to 

the  highest  level  of  environmental  obligations,  however  there  are  certain  risks  inherent  in  the  Group’s 

activities which could subject the Group to future liabilities. 

SUBESQUENT EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE 

•  Orion  SPV  is  able  to  earn  an  initial  interest  of  25%  (Orion  18.5%)  in  the  Companies  via  staged 
expenditure  of  USD500,000  on  the  Jacomynspan  Project  over  the  12  months  from  the  Earn  In 
Commencement Date (First Earn In Right)  including: 

Expenditure commitment of USD250,000 in the first 6 months; and 

o 
o  A  further  $250,000  must  be  spent  within  12  months  of  the  Earn-In  Commencement  Date 

(USD500,000 in total expenditure). 

•  Once Orion SPV has earnt the initial 25% interest: 

o 

o 

o 

The  Companies  will  issue  the  Company  with  fully  paid  ordinary  shares  in  the  Companies 
which shall result in Orion SPV being the holder of 25% of the total shares on issue immediately 
following such issue of shares; 
The Companies will record a shareholder loan account in favour of Orion SPV to the value of 
the  First  Earn  In  Right  expenditure  incurred  by  Orion  and  shall  continue  to  record  further 
expenditure by the Orion SPV as an increase in the shareholder loan account (Orion Loan);  
The Company can elect to increase its interest via further expenditure, as detailed below, or 
maintain its 25% interest by contributing pro-rata to exploration; and 

o  Within 30 days, the parties will negotiate the terms of a shareholders agreement to govern the 

terms of relationship between the shareholders. 

• 

Following  the  First  Earn  In  Right,  should  the  Company  elect  to  increase  its  interest  via  further 
expenditure, the Orion SPV can earn a further 25% interest (making its total interest 50% (the Company 
37%))  by  expending  a  further  USD1,000,000  on  the  Jacomynspan  Project  (USD1,500,000  total 
expenditure)  over  a  further  12  months  (2  years  from  Earn-In  Commencement  Date)  (Second  Earn  In 
Right). 

•  Once Orion SPV has earnt a 50% interest: 

o 

o 

The  Companies  will  issue  the  Company  with  shares  which  shall  result  in  Orion  SPV  being  the 
holder of 50% of the total shares on issue immediately following such issue of shares; and 
The Company can elect to increase its interest via further expenditure, as detailed below, or 
maintain its 50% interest by contributing pro-rata to exploration.  

There has not arisen in the interval between the end of the financial year and the date of this report any item, 

transaction or event of a material and unusual nature likely, in the opinion of the directors of the Company, to 

affect  the  operations  of  the  Group,  the  results  of  those  operations  or  the  state  of  affairs  of  the  Group  in 

subsequent financial years except for those matters referred to below: 

• 

Earn-In Right - Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-PGE Project (South Africa) 

As  referred  to  in  the  Operations  section  of  this  Report,  subsequent  to  the  end  of  the  year  the  Company 

announced that it had entered into a binding term sheet to acquire the earn-in rights over the Jacomynspan 

Project  from  two  companies,  Namaqua  Nickel  Mining  (Pty)  Ltd  (Namaqua)  and  Disawell  (Pty)  Ltd  (Disawell) 

(together the Companies), which hold partly overlapping prospecting rights and mining right applications.  

Following  the  Second  Earn  in  Right,  should  the  Company  elect  to  increase  its  interest  via  further 
expenditure,  Orion  SPV  can  earn  a  further  30%  interest  (making  its  total  interest  80%  (the  Company 
59.2%)) by: 
o 

Expending  a 
expenditure) over a further 12 months (3 years from Earn In Commencement Date); 

the  Jacomynspan  Project  (USD2,000,000 

further  USD500,000  on 

total 

o  Completing  a  bankable  feasibility  study,  which  has  been  reviewed  and  signed  off  by  an 

independent external expert; and 

o  Providing or securing project finance terms to develop a mining operation within the Project 
Area  as  per  the  bankable  feasibility  study  and  which  shall  not  result  in  any  Shareholder 
dilution. 

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•  On the Earn-In Commencement Date, the Company will be appointed as the operator and manager 
of the joint ventures and will have the right to appoint a minimum of one director to the boards of the 
Companies.  

• 

The  Companies  shareholders  on  the  date  of  execution  of  the  term  sheet  (Signature  Date)  shall  be 
entitled  to  a  2%  royalty  in  proportion  to  their  beneficial  interest  in  the  Companies  at  the  Signature 
Date,  on  net  smelter  returns  arising  from  the  production  and  sale  of  metals  from  the  Jacomynspan 
Project’s  SAMREC  resource  as  at  the  Signature  Date  (Royalty).    At  any  time  following  the  Earn-In 
Commencement  Date,  Orion  shall  have  the  right  at  its  sole  discretion  to  buy  out  the  Royalty  for  an 
aggregate value of USD2,000,000. 

•  As noted above, all expenditure by the Company shall be advanced to the Companies as an Orion 
Loan. In addition to the Orion Loan, the Companies have existing shareholder loans of ZAR78,500,000 
(USD5,400,000)  as  at  the  Signature  Date  (together  Shareholder  Loans).    Following  the  completion  of 
the First Stage Earn In, the parties will negotiate the terms of a Shareholders Loan to govern the terms 
of  the  Shareholder  Loans.    The  Shareholder  Loan  agreement  will  contain  clauses  normally 
contemplated by a formal agreement negotiated in good faith between the parties.   

Should  the  Company  fail  to  meet  its  earn  in  right  commitments,  then  either  the  parties  will  re-negotiate  the 
terms  of  the  term  sheet  or,  if  the  parties  are  unable  to  agree  those  new  terms,  then  the  Company  will 
relinquish its rights to earn any further interest in the Companies and the term sheet will be at an end. 

Placement 

On  16  September  2016,  the  Company  announced  that  it  had  issued  9,100,000  ordinary  shares  at  $0.025  per 
share to raise $227,500 by way of placement.  The proceeds will be used to progress drilling and exploration 
work as part of due diligence being undertaken on the Areachap project and to progress exploration work at 
Connors Arc in Queensland and Fraser Range in Western Australia.     

DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS 

The number of meetings attended by each Director of the Company during the financial year was: 

Board meetings 

Audit committee meetings 

Number held 
and entitled to 
attend 

Number 
attended 

Number 
held and entitled 
to attend 

Number 
attended 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

19 

2 

2 

--- 

2 

2 

2 

--- 

2 

Mr D Waddell 

Mr E Smart 

Mr W Oliver 

Mr A Haller 

DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS  

The relevant interest of each director in the shares, or options over such instruments issued by the Company, 
as  notified  by  the  directors  to  the  Australian  Securities  Exchange  in  accordance  with  S205G(1)  of  the 
Corporations Act 2001, at the date of this report is as follows: 

Mr D Waddell(i) 
Mr E Smart (ii) 
Mr W Oliver 
Mr A Haller (iii) 

Ordinary shares 

66,546,104 
16,209,333 
5,471,088 
68,008,826 

Unlisted options over ordinary 
shares 
  18,000,000 
45,000,000 
9,000,000 
--- 

(i) 

On 2 December 2015, Mr Waddell was issued 33,333,333 ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.015 per 
share. Mr Waddell is associated with Tarney Holdings Pty Ltd and the issue was for conversion of cash 
drawn against the Tarney Loan Facility (refer Note 16). 

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Directors’ Report (continued) 

•  On the Earn-In Commencement Date, the Company will be appointed as the operator and manager 

of the joint ventures and will have the right to appoint a minimum of one director to the boards of the 

Companies.  

• 

The  Companies  shareholders  on  the  date  of  execution  of  the  term  sheet  (Signature  Date)  shall  be 

entitled  to  a  2%  royalty  in  proportion  to  their  beneficial  interest  in  the  Companies  at  the  Signature 

Date,  on  net  smelter  returns  arising  from  the  production  and  sale  of  metals  from  the  Jacomynspan 

Project’s  SAMREC  resource  as  at  the  Signature  Date  (Royalty).    At  any  time  following  the  Earn-In 

Commencement  Date,  Orion  shall  have  the  right  at  its  sole  discretion  to  buy  out  the  Royalty  for  an 

aggregate value of USD2,000,000. 

•  As noted above, all expenditure by the Company shall be advanced to the Companies as an Orion 

Loan. In addition to the Orion Loan, the Companies have existing shareholder loans of ZAR78,500,000 

(USD5,400,000)  as  at  the  Signature  Date  (together  Shareholder  Loans).    Following  the  completion  of 

the First Stage Earn In, the parties will negotiate the terms of a Shareholders Loan to govern the terms 

of  the  Shareholder  Loans.    The  Shareholder  Loan  agreement  will  contain  clauses  normally 

contemplated by a formal agreement negotiated in good faith between the parties.   

Should  the  Company  fail  to  meet  its  earn  in  right  commitments,  then  either  the  parties  will  re-negotiate  the 

terms  of  the  term  sheet  or,  if  the  parties  are  unable  to  agree  those  new  terms,  then  the  Company  will 

relinquish its rights to earn any further interest in the Companies and the term sheet will be at an end. 

On  16  September  2016,  the  Company  announced  that  it  had  issued  9,100,000  ordinary  shares  at  $0.025  per 

share to raise $227,500 by way of placement.  The proceeds will be used to progress drilling and exploration 

work as part of due diligence being undertaken on the Areachap project and to progress exploration work at 

Connors Arc in Queensland and Fraser Range in Western Australia.     

The number of meetings attended by each Director of the Company during the financial year was: 

(ii) 

(iii) 

On  2  December  2015,  Mr  Smart  was  issued  6,666,666  ordinary  shares at  an  issue  price  of  $0.015  per 
share. Mr Smart took part in a placement completed during the year. 
On  17  December  2015,  Mr  Smart  was  issued  800,000  ordinary  shares  at  an  issue  price  of  $0.015  per 
share.  Mr Smart took part in the Share Purchase Plan completed during the year. 
On  2  December  2015,  Silja  Investment  Ltd  was  issued  9,333,333  ordinary  shares  at  an  issue  price  of 
$0.015 per share.  Mr Haller is associated with Silja Investment Ltd and the issue was for conversion of 
cash drawn against the Silja Loan Facility (refer Note 16).  

SHARE OPTIONS 

Options granted to directors and executives of the Company 
During or since the end of the financial year, the Company has not granted any options for no consideration 
over unissued ordinary shares in the Company to key management personnel as part of their remuneration. 

Unissued shares under options and performance rights 

At the date of this report unissued ordinary shares of the Company under option are: 

Expiry date 
30 April 2018 
30 April 2018 
30 April 2018 
31 May 2018 
31 May 2018 
31 May 2018 
30 November 2019 
30 November 2019 
30 November 2020 
30 November 2020 
30 November 2020 

Exercise price  Number of shares 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
9,000,000 
9,000,000 
9,000,000 
250,000 
250,000 
18,333,333 
18,333,333 
18,333,334 
85,500,000 

$0.147849 
$0.247849 
$0.347849 
$0.147849 
$0.247849 
$0.347849 
$0.045 
$0.06 
$0.02 
$0.035 
$0.05 

Board meetings 

Audit committee meetings 

Number held 

and entitled to 

attend 

Number 

attended 

Number 

held and entitled 

to attend 

Number 

attended 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

19 

2 

2 

--- 

2 

2 

2 

--- 

2 

Shares issued on exercise of options 
There were no options exercised during or since the end of the financial year. 

REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED 

The  Remuneration  Report  sets  out  remuneration  information  for  Orion  Gold  NL  for  the  year  ended  30  June 
2016.  The  following  were  key  management  personnel  of  the  Group  at  any  time  during  the  reporting  period 
and unless otherwise indicated were key management personnel for the entire period. 

Key Management Personnel 

Designation 

Position Held During Year 

Placement 

DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS 

Mr D Waddell 

Mr E Smart 

Mr W Oliver 

Mr A Haller 

DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS  

Mr D Waddell(i) 

Mr E Smart (ii) 

Mr W Oliver 

Mr A Haller (iii) 

The relevant interest of each director in the shares, or options over such instruments issued by the Company, 

as  notified  by  the  directors  to  the  Australian  Securities  Exchange  in  accordance  with  S205G(1)  of  the 

Corporations Act 2001, at the date of this report is as follows: 

Ordinary shares 

Unlisted options over ordinary 

66,546,104 

16,209,333 

5,471,088 

68,008,826 

shares 

  18,000,000 

45,000,000 

9,000,000 

--- 

Mr William Oliver 

Director – Executive 

Mr Alexander Haller 

Director – Non Executive 

Mr Martin Bouwmeester 

Mr Kim Hogg 

(i) 

On 2 December 2015, Mr Waddell was issued 33,333,333 ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.015 per 

share. Mr Waddell is associated with Tarney Holdings Pty Ltd and the issue was for conversion of cash 

drawn against the Tarney Loan Facility (refer Note 16). 

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Managing Director 
Chief Executive Officer 

Technical Director 
Chief Operating Officer 
Director 

Company Secretary 
Business Development Manager 
Company Secretary – Former (resigned 31 
March 2016) 

Mr Denis Waddell 

Mr Errol Smart 

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REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED (continued) 

Remuneration Policy 
Key  management  personnel  have  authority  and  responsibility  for  planning,  directing  and  controlling  the 
activities of the Group.  Key management personnel comprise the directors and executives of the Company 
and  the  Group,  which  comprise  executives  that  report  directly  to  the  Managing  Director  and  CEO  of  the 
Company and the Group. 

It is the Group’s objective to provide maximum stakeholder benefit from the retention of a high quality Board 
and  management  by  remunerating  directors  and  executives  fairly  and  appropriately  with  reference  to 
relevant  employment  and  market  conditions.    To  assist  in  achieving  the  objective  the  Board  links  the  nature 
and amount of executive directors’ remuneration to the Group’s financial and operational performance.   

The expected outcome of the Group’s remuneration structure is: 
Retention and motivation of directors and executives;  
• 
•  Attraction of quality management to the Group; and 
• 

Performance rewards to allow directors and executives to participate in the future success of the Group. 

Remuneration may include base salary and fees, short term incentives, superannuation contributions and long 
term  incentives.    Any  equity  based  remuneration  for  directors  will  only  be  made  with  the  prior  approval  of 
shareholders  at  a  general  meeting.    All  base  salary  and  fees,  short  term  incentives,  superannuation 
contributions  granted  to  key  management  personnel  during  the  year  was  fixed  under  service  agreements 
between  the  Company  and  key  management  personnel  and  was  not  impacted  by  performance  related 
measures.    In  relation  to  the  payment  of  bonuses,  options  and  other  incentive  payments,  discretion  is 
exercised by the Board, having regard to the overall performance of the Group and the performance of the 
individual during the period.   

The  Board  of  directors  is  responsible  for  determining  and  reviewing  compensation  arrangements  for  the 
executive and non-executive directors. The maximum remuneration of non-executive directors is the subject 
of shareholder resolution in accordance with the Company’s Constitution, and the Corporations Act 2001 as 
applicable.   

The  total  level  of  remuneration  for  the  financial  year  for  all  non-executive  directors  of  $80,700  is  maintained 
within the maximum limit of $350,000 approved by shareholders. When setting fees and other compensation 
for non-executive directors, the Board may seek independent advice and apply Australian benchmarks.  The 
Board  may  recommend  additional  remuneration  to  non-executive  directors  called  upon  to  perform  extra 
services or make special exertions on behalf of the Group. 

There  is  no  scheme  to  provide  retirement  benefits,  other  than  statutory  superannuation  when  applicable,  to 
non-executive directors. 

The Chairman will undertake an annual assessment of the performance of the individual directors and meet 
privately  with  each  director  to  discuss  this  assessment.    Basis  for  evaluation  for  assessing  performance  is  by 
reference to Company charters and current best practice.  

Consequences of performance on shareholders wealth 

In  considering  the  Group’s  performance  and  benefits  for  shareholders  wealth,  the  Board  of  directors  has 
regard to the following indices in respect of the current financial year and the previous three financial years. 

Net profit/(loss) attributable to equity 
holders of the Company 

Dividends paid 

Actual share price  

2016 

2015 

2014 

2013 

$(2,528,188) 
--- 

$(3,362,961) 
--- 

$(12,866,030) 
--- 

$(8,515,184) 
--- 

$0.016 

$0.023 

$0.04 

$0.04 

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Directors’ Report (continued) 

REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED (continued) 

REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED (continued) 

Remuneration Policy 

Key  management  personnel  have  authority  and  responsibility  for  planning,  directing  and  controlling  the 

activities of the Group.  Key management personnel comprise the directors and executives of the Company 

and  the  Group,  which  comprise  executives  that  report  directly  to  the  Managing  Director  and  CEO  of  the 

Company and the Group. 

It is the Group’s objective to provide maximum stakeholder benefit from the retention of a high quality Board 

and  management  by  remunerating  directors  and  executives  fairly  and  appropriately  with  reference  to 

relevant  employment  and  market  conditions.    To  assist  in  achieving  the  objective  the  Board  links  the  nature 

and amount of executive directors’ remuneration to the Group’s financial and operational performance.   

The expected outcome of the Group’s remuneration structure is: 

Retention and motivation of directors and executives;  

•  Attraction of quality management to the Group; and 

• 

• 

Performance rewards to allow directors and executives to participate in the future success of the Group. 

Remuneration may include base salary and fees, short term incentives, superannuation contributions and long 

term  incentives.    Any  equity  based  remuneration  for  directors  will  only  be  made  with  the  prior  approval  of 

shareholders  at  a  general  meeting.    All  base  salary  and  fees,  short  term  incentives,  superannuation 

contributions  granted  to  key  management  personnel  during  the  year  was  fixed  under  service  agreements 

between  the  Company  and  key  management  personnel  and  was  not  impacted  by  performance  related 

measures.    In  relation  to  the  payment  of  bonuses,  options  and  other  incentive  payments,  discretion  is 

exercised by the Board, having regard to the overall performance of the Group and the performance of the 

individual during the period.   

applicable.   

The  total  level  of  remuneration  for  the  financial  year  for  all  non-executive  directors  of  $80,700  is  maintained 

within the maximum limit of $350,000 approved by shareholders. When setting fees and other compensation 

for non-executive directors, the Board may seek independent advice and apply Australian benchmarks.  The 

Board  may  recommend  additional  remuneration  to  non-executive  directors  called  upon  to  perform  extra 

services or make special exertions on behalf of the Group. 

There  is  no  scheme  to  provide  retirement  benefits,  other  than  statutory  superannuation  when  applicable,  to 

non-executive directors. 

The Chairman will undertake an annual assessment of the performance of the individual directors and meet 

privately  with  each  director  to  discuss  this  assessment.    Basis  for  evaluation  for  assessing  performance  is  by 

reference to Company charters and current best practice.  

Consequences of performance on shareholders wealth 

In  considering  the  Group’s  performance  and  benefits  for  shareholders  wealth,  the  Board  of  directors  has 

regard to the following indices in respect of the current financial year and the previous three financial years. 

Net profit/(loss) attributable to equity 

holders of the Company 

Dividends paid 

Actual share price  

2016 

2015 

2014 

2013 

$(2,528,188) 

$(3,362,961) 

$(12,866,030) 

$(8,515,184) 

--- 

$0.016 

--- 

$0.023 

--- 

$0.04 

--- 

$0.04 

Long Term Incentive Based Remuneration 
The  Company  has  an  option  and  performance  rights  based  remuneration  scheme  for  executives.  In 
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  Orion  Gold  Option  and  Performance  Rights  Plan,  as  approved  by 
shareholders  at  a  general  meeting,  executives  may  be  granted  options  or  performance  rights  to  purchase 
ordinary shares.  The number and terms of options or performance rights granted is at the absolute discretion 
of the Board, provided that the total number of options on issue under the scheme at the time of the grant 
does not exceed 5% of the number of ordinary shares on issue. 

A total of 1,000,000 options were granted during the year ended 30 June  2016 under the terms of the Orion 
Gold Option and Performance Rights Plan to employees. 

The  issue  of  options  to  directors  and  employees  encourages  the  alignment  of  personal  and  shareholder 
interests.  

Service contracts 
Key terms of the existing service contracts for key management personnel are as follows:  

Managing Director and CEO 
Unlimited in term but capable of termination on 1 month’s notice.  The Group retains the right to terminate the 
contract immediately, by making a payment of 1 month’s remuneration in lieu of notice. 

Technical Director and COO 
Unlimited in term but capable of termination on 1 month’s notice. The Group retains the right to terminate the 
contract immediately, by making a payment of 1 month’s remuneration in lieu of notice. 

The  Board  of  directors  is  responsible  for  determining  and  reviewing  compensation  arrangements  for  the 

executive and non-executive directors. The maximum remuneration of non-executive directors is the subject 

of shareholder resolution in accordance with the Company’s Constitution, and the Corporations Act 2001 as 

Company Secretary and Business Development Manager 
Unlimited in term but capable of termination on 1 month’s notice. The Group retains the right to terminate the 
contract immediately, by making a payment of 1 month’s remuneration in lieu of notice. 

Key management personnel are also entitled to receive on termination of employment, redundancy benefits. 

The service contract outlines the components of compensation paid to the key management personnel but 
does not prescribe how compensation levels are modified year to year.  Compensation levels are reviewed 
each year to take into account cost-of-living changes, any change in the scope of the role performed by the 
senior executive and any changes required to meet the principles of the compensation policy.   

Directors  
Total  compensation  for  all  non-executive  directors,  last  voted  upon  by  shareholders  at  the  2007  Annual 
General Meeting, is not to exceed $350,000 per annum and is set based on advice from external advisors with 
reference to fees paid to other directors of comparable companies.   

The Chairman receives $37,500 per annum, as from 1 October 2014.  Prior to this date, the Chairman received 
$75,000 per annum.  Non-executive directors do not receive performance related compensation.  Directors’ 
fees cover all main board activities and membership of one committee.   

Directors  may  be  paid  additional  amounts  for  consulting  services  provided  in  addition  to  normal  director 
duties.  Such additional amounts are paid on commercial terms. 

Remuneration report approval at the 2015 Annual General Meeting 
The  30  June  2015  Remuneration  Report  received  positive  shareholder  support  at  the  Company’s  Annual 
General Meeting with a positive vote of 89% in favour. 

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Directors’ Report (continued) 

REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED (continued) 

Directors and Executive Officers’ Remuneration – 2016 

Primary salary, incentives, superannuation and 
consultancy payments 

Share based 
payments 
(v) 

Total 
remunerati
on 

% of  
remuneration 
in options 

Names 

Year 

Salary 
and fees 
$ 

Short term 
incentives 
$ 

Super-
annuation 
$ 

Termination 
benefits 
$ 

Options 

$ 

$ 

% 

Directors  

Executive Directors 

Mr E Smart(i) 

Mr W Oliver (ii) 

Sub-total 
executive 
Directors 

2016 

120,000 

2015 

135,000 

2016 

108,000 

2015 

139,200 

2016 

228,000 

2015 

274,200 

Non-executive Directors 

Mr D Waddell 
(iii) 

Mr A Haller (iv) 

Total directors 
remuneration 

Executives  

Mr M 
Bouwmeester 

Mr K Hogg 

Total 
executives 
remuneration 

Total directors 
and executive 
officers 
remuneration 

2016 

2015 

2016 

2015 

2016 

2015 

80,700 

46,875 

--- 

--- 

308,700 

321,075 

2016 

99,000 

2015 

113,700 

2016 

13,500 

2015 

27,000 

2016 

112,500 

2015 

140,700 

2016 

421,200 

2015 

461,775 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

---   

---   

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

---  

---  

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

---   

---   

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

220,353 

340,353 

61,504 

51,047 

196,504 

159,047 

48,232 

187,432 

271,400 

499,400 

109,736 

383,936 

87,722 

24,601 

168,422 

71,476 

---   

---   

--- 

--- 

359,122 

134,337 

667,822 

455,412 

41,684 

140,684 

6.973 

120,673 

--- 

--- 

41,684 

6.973 

13,500 

27,000 

154,184 

147,673 

400,806 

822,006 

141,310 

603,085 

65 

31 

32 

26 

54 

29 

52 

34 

--- 

--- 

54 

29 

30 

6 

--- 

--- 

27 

5 

49 

23 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

Effective  from  1  October  2014,  Mr  Smart’s  fixed  component  of  remuneration  was  revised  to  $120,000 
per annum (previous $240,000 per annum). 
Effective  from  1  October  2014,  Mr  Oliver’s  fixed  component  of  remuneration  was  revised  to  $108,000 
per annum (previous $180,000 per annum). 
Effective from 1 October 2014, Mr Waddell’s fixed component of remuneration was revised to $37,500 
per annum (previous $75,000 per annum). 

(iv)  Mr  Haller  has  waived  his  entitlement  to  receive  fees  for  his  position  as  Non-executive  Director  from  1 

(v) 

October 2013.  Fees may be reinstated at a later date by resolution of the Board. 
Share  based  payments  represent  the  fair  values  of  options  estimated  at  the  date  of  grant  using  the 
Black Scholes option pricing model.  These amounts are not paid in cash. 

Insurance  premiums  paid  on  behalf  of  directors  and  officers  are  not  allocated  to  or  included  in  total 
remuneration. 

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REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED (continued) 

Options and Rights over equity instruments granted as compensation 

As  at  the  date  of  this  report,  there were  81,000,000  unissued  ordinary  shares  under  option  issued  to directors 
and executives (2015: 27,000,000 unissued ordinary shares under option). 

Details  on  options  over  ordinary  shares  in  the  Company  that  were  granted  as  compensation  to  each  key 
management  personnel  during  the  reporting  period  and  details  on  options  that  were  vested  during  the 
reporting period are as follows: 

Number of 
options 
granted 
during 
2016 (i) 

Grant date 

Fair value 
per option 
at grant 
date  
($) 

Exercise 
price per 
option 
($)(ii) 

Expiry date 

Number of 
options 
vested 
during 2016 

Directors 

4,000,000 

26 November 2015 

Mr D Waddell 

4,000,000 

26 November 2015 

4,000,000 

26 November 2015 

10,000,000 

26 November 2015 

Mr E Smart 

10,000,000 

26 November 2015 

10,000,000 

26 November 2015 

2,000,000 

26 November 2015 

Mr W Oliver 

2,000,000 

26 November 2015 

2,000,000 

26 November 2015 

--- 

--- 

Mr A Haller 

Executives 

Mr M 
Bouwmeester 

$0.01 

$0.01 

$0.01 

$0.01 

$0.01 

$0.01 

$0.01 

$0.01 

$0.01 

--- 

$0.02  30 November 2020 
$0.035  30 November 2020 
$0.05  30 November 2020 
$0.02  30 November 2020 
$0.035  30 November 2020 
$0.05  30 November 2020 
$0.02  30 November 2020 
$0.035  30 November 2020 
$0.05  30 November 2020 
--- 

--- 

4,000,000 

--- 

--- 

10,000,000 

--- 

--- 

2,000,000 

--- 

--- 

--- 

2,000,000 

26 November 2015 

$0.01 

$0.02  30 November 2020 

2,000,000 

2,000,000 

26 November 2015 

2,000,000 

26 November 2015 

Mr K Hogg 

---- 

--- 

$0.01 

$0.01 

--- 

$0.035  30 November 2020 

$0.05  30 November 2020 
--- 

--- 

-- 

--- 

--- 

(i) 

(ii) 

The options were provided at no cost to the recipient.  Each option gives the option holder the right to 
subscribe  for  one  ordinary  share  in  the  capital  of  the  Company  upon  exercise  of  the  option  in 
accordance with the attaching terms and conditions. 
The options are exercisable between 1 and 5 years from grant date.  

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REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED (continued) 

Analysis of Options and Rights over equity instruments granted as compensation  

Details of the vesting profile of the options granted as remuneration to each key management personnel of 
the Group as at the end of the reporting period are detailed below. 

Directors 

Mr D Waddell 

Mr E Smart 

Mr W Oliver 

Mr A Haller 

Mr M Bouwmeester 

Mr K Hogg 

Options granted 

Number 

2,000,000 
4,000,000 
4,000,000 
4,000,000 
5,000,000 
10,000,000 
10,000,000 
10,000,000 
1,000,000 
2,000,000 
2,000,000 
2,000,000 
--- 
2,000,000 
2,000,000 
2,000,000 
--- 

Date 

8 July 2013 
26 November 2015 
26 November 2015 
26 November 2015 
8 July 2013 
26 November 2015 
26 November 2015 
26 November 2015 
3 October 2013 
26 November 2015 
26 November 2015 
26 November 2015 
--- 
26 November 2015 
26 November 2015 
26 November 2015 
--- 

% vested 
in current 
year 
100% 
100% 
---% 
---% 
100% 
100% 
---% 
---% 
100% 
100% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
100% 
---% 
---% 
---% 

% lapsed in 
current 
year (i) 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 
---% 

Date grant vests (ii) 

26 November 2015 
30 November 2015 
30 November 2016 
30 November 2017 
26 November 2015 
30 November 2015 
30 November 2016 
30 November 2017 
26 November 2015 
30 November 2015 
30 November 2016 
30 November 2017 
--- 
30 November 2015 
30 November 2016 
30 November 2017 
--- 

(i) 

(ii) 

The % lapsed in the year represents the reduction from the maximum number of options available to be 
exercised. 
The  vesting  conditions  attached  to  each  option  granted  require  the  key  management  personnel  to 
remain in employment with the Company until the vesting date, unless the Board of directors elects to 
waive the expiry terms attached to the grant. 

Analysis of movements in options  

Changes during the reporting period, by value, of options over ordinary shares in the Company held by each 
current key management person, and each of the named current Company executives is detailed below.  

Mr D Waddell 
Mr E Smart 
Mr W Oliver 
Mr A Haller 
Mr M Bouwmeester 
Mr K Hogg 

Granted in year 
$ 
125,756 
314,390 
62,878 
--- 
62,878 
--- 

Value of options 
Exercised in 
year 
$ 
--- 
--- 
--- 
--- 
--- 
--- 

Lapsed in year 
$ 
--- 
--- 
--- 
--- 
--- 
--- 

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REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED (continued) 

Options and rights over equity instruments 

The movement during the reporting period, by number of options over ordinary shares in the Company held, 
directly,  indirectly  or  beneficially,  by  each  key  management  person,  including  their  related  parties,  is  as 
follows: 

Balance at 
beginning of 
period  
1-Jul-15 

Granted as 
remuneration 

Purchased  
or 
acquired 

Expired  

Balance at 
end of 
period 
  30-Jun-16 

Not vested 
and not 
exercisable 

Vested and 
exercisable 

Specified directors 
Mr Denis Waddell 
Mr Errol Smart 
Mr William Oliver 
Mr Alexander 
Haller 

Specified executives 
Mr Martin 
Bouwmeester 
Mr Kim Hogg 
Total 

8,000,000 
15,900,000 
3,000,000 

12,000,000 
30,000,000 
6,000,000 

(2,000,000) 
(900,000) 
--- 

18,000,000 
45,000,000 
9,000,000 

8,000,000 
20,000,000 
4,000,000 

10,000,000 
25,000,000 
5,000,000 

--- 
--- 
--- 
--- 

4,720,000 

--- 

(4,720,000) 

--- 

--- 

--- 

3,000,000 
--- 
34,620,000 

6,000,000 
--- 
54,000,000 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 
--- 
(7,620,000) 

9,000,000 
--- 
81,000,000 

4,000,000 
--- 
36,000,000 

5,000,000 
--- 
45,000,000 

Balance at 
beginning of 
period  
1-Jul-14 

Granted as 
remuneration 

Purchased  
or 
acquired 

Expired  

Balance at 
end of 
period 
  30-Jun-15 

Not vested 
and not 
exercisable 

Vested and 
exercisable 

Specified directors 
Mr Denis Waddell 
Mr Errol Smart 
Mr William Oliver 
Mr Alexander 
Haller 

8,000,000 
15,900,000 
3,000,000 

4,720,000 

Specified executives 
Mr Martin 
Bouwmeester 
Mr Kim Hogg 
Total 

3,000,000 
--- 
34,620,000 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 

8,000,000 
15,900,000 
3,000,000 

2,000,000 
10,000,000 
1,000,000 

6,000,000 
5,900,000 
2,000,000 

4,720,000 

--- 

4,720,000 

--- 
--- 
--- 

3,000,000 
--- 
34,620,000 

3,000,000 
--- 
16,000,000 

--- 
--- 
18,620,000 

Other transactions with key management personnel 
A number of key management personnel, or their related parties, hold positions in other entities that result in 
them having control, joint control or a relevant interest over the financial or operating policies of those entities. 
A  number  of  these  entities  transacted  with  the  Group  during  the  year.  The  terms  and  conditions  of  the 
transactions  with  key  management  personnel  and  their  related  parties  were  no  more  favorable  than  those 
available,  or  which  might  reasonably  be  expected  to  be  available,  on  similar  transactions  to  non-key 
management personnel related entities on an arm’s length basis. 

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REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED (continued) 

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

Balance at 
beginning 
of period  
1-Jul-15 

Purchased 
or acquired 
during the 
year 

On options 
exercised 

Fully  paid 
contributing 
shares 

Disposals 
of shares  

Other 
transfers of 
shares  

Balance at 
end of 
period  
 30-Jun-16 

Specified directors 
Mr Denis Waddell 
Mr Errol Smart 
Mr William Oliver 
Mr Alexander 
Haller (i) 

33,212,771 
8,742,667 
5,471,088 

33,333,333 
7,466,666 
--- 

58,675,493 

9,333,333 

Specified executives 
Mr Martin 
Bouwmeester 
Mr Kim Hogg 
Total 

1,117,361 
--- 
107,219,38
0 

--- 
--- 

50,133,332 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 

--- 
--- 

--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 

--- 
--- 

--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

66,546,104 
16,209,333 
5,471,088 

--- 

68,008,826 

--- 
--- 
--- 

1,117,361 
--- 

157,352,712 

(i)  Mr  Haller  holds  relevant  interests  as  follows:  Silja  56,706,576  shares,  Mr  Haller  11,300,928  shares  and 

Pershing Securities 1,320 shares. 

Balance at 
beginning 
of period  
1-Jul-14 

Purchased 
or acquired 
during the 
year 

On options 
exercised 

Fully  paid 
contributing 
shares 

Disposals 
of shares  

Other 
transfers of 
shares  

Balance at 
end of 
period  
 30-Jun-15 

Specified directors 
Mr Denis Waddell 
Mr Errol Smart 
Mr William Oliver 
Mr Alexander 
Haller (i) 

16,546,104 
5,409,333 
5,471,088 

16,666,667 
3,333,334 
--- 

58,675,493 

--- 

Specified executives 
Mr Martin 
Bouwmeester 
Mr Kim Hogg 
Total 

1,117,361 
--- 
87,219,379 

--- 
--- 
20,000,001 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

--- 
--- 
--- 

33,212,771 
8,742,667 
5,471,088 

--- 

58,675,493 

--- 
--- 
--- 

1,117,361 
--- 
107,219,380 

(i)  Mr  Haller  holds  relevant  interests  as  follows:  Silja  47,373,243  shares,  Mr  Haller  11,300,928  shares  and 

Pershing Securities 1,320 shares. 

Engagement of remuneration consultants 

The  Board  of  Directors  from  time  to  time,  seek  and  consider  advice  from  independent  remuneration 
consultants  to  ensure  that  the  Company  has  at  its  disposal  information  relevant  to  the  determination  of  all 
aspect of remuneration relating to key management personnel. 

The Board follows a set of protocols when engaging remuneration consultants to satisfy themselves, that the 
remuneration  consultants  engaged  are  free  from  any  undue  influence  by  the  members  of  the  key 
management  personnel  to  whom  advice  and  recommendations  relate  and  that  the  requirements  of  the 
Corporations Act 2001 are complied with.  The set of protocols followed by the Board include: 

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REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED (continued) 

•  Remuneration consultants are engaged by and report directly to the Board; and 
•  Communication  between  remuneration  consultants  and  the  Company  is  limited  to  those  KMPs  whose 

remuneration is not under consideration. 

No remuneration consultants were engaged during the year. 

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 

The state government regulations in the various states which the Group operates require rehabilitation of drill 
sites including any other sites where the Group has caused surface and ground disturbance. The costs are not 
of a material nature and vary across disturbance sites.  To date rehabilitation has taken place on drill sites as 
drill rigs are moved as part of the exploration program when drilling in a particular area of interest is complete 
or not active for an extended period of time due to other drilling project priorities.  

As  part  of  the  Group’s  environmental  policy  exploration  and  access  sites  are  regenerated  to  match  or 
exceed local government and state government expectations.  The costs are not considered to be material 
by the Group however this policy will be reviewed as exploration and development activities increase. 

Based on the results of enquires made, the board is not aware of any significant breaches during the period 
covered by this report. 

DIVIDENDS 

There were no dividends paid or declared during the financial year (2015: $nil). 

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND AUDITORS 

During the financial year, the Company paid a premium in respect of a contract insuring the directors of the 
Company  and  all  office  bearers  of  the  Company  and  of  any  body  corporate  against  any  liability  incurred 
whilst  acting  in  the  capacity  of  director,  secretary  or  executive  officer  to  the  extent  permitted  by  the 
Corporations  Act  2001.    The  contract  of  insurance  prohibits  disclosure  of  the  nature  of  the  liability  and  the 
amount  of  the  premium.    Orion  Gold  NL,  to  the  extent  permitted  by  law,  indemnifies  each  director  or 
secretary against any liability incurred in the service of the Group provided such liability does not arise out of 
conduct involving a lack of good faith and for costs incurred in defending proceedings in which judgement is 
given in favour of the person in which the person is acquitted.  The Company has not provided any insurance 
or indemnity for the auditor of the Company. 

PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF COMPANY 

No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the Company or intervene in any 
proceedings  to  which  the  Company  is  a  party  for  the  purpose  of  taking  responsibility  on  behalf  of  the 
Company for all or any part of those proceedings. 

NON-AUDIT SERVICES 

RSM  Australia  Partners,  the  Company’s  auditor,  has  performed  other  non-audit  services  in  addition  to  their 
statutory duties during the year ended 30 June 2016. 

The board considered the non-audit services provided in the prior year by the auditor and was satisfied that 
the  provision  of  those  non-audit  services  in  the  prior  year  by  the  auditor  is  compatible  with,  and  did  not 
compromise, the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons: 

•  all non-audit services were subject to the corporate governance procedures adopted by the Company 
and  have  been  reviewed  by  the  audit  committee  to  ensure  they  do  not  impact  the  integrity  and 
objectivity of the auditor; and 

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• 

the  non-audit  services  provided  do  not  undermine  the  general  principles 
relating  to  auditor 
independence as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, as they did not involve 
reviewing  or  auditing  the  auditor’s  own  work,  acting  in  a  management  or  decision  making  capacity  for 
the Company, acting as an advocate for the Company or jointly sharing risks and rewards.   

Details  of  the  amounts  paid  to  the  auditor,  RSM  Australia  Partners,  and  its  related  practices  for  non-audit 
services provided during the year are set out below.  

Services other than statutory audit: 
Taxation compliance services (RSM Australia Partners) 

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION 

Consolidated 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

7,100 
7,100 

12,550 
12,550 

The lead auditor’s independence declaration is set out on page 49 and forms part of the Directors’ Report for 
the financial year ended 30 June 2016. 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

The  Board  of  directors  recognises  the  recommendations  of  the  Australian  Securities  Exchange  Corporate 
Governance Council for Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (3rd Edition) and considers 
that  the  Company  substantially  complies  with  those  guidelines,  which  are  of  critical  importance  to  the 
commercial  operation  of  a  junior  listed  resources  company.    The  Company’s  Corporate  Governance 
statement and disclosures can be viewed on our website, www.oriongold.com.au.  

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

Denis Waddell 
Chairman 

Perth, Western Australia   

Date: 20 September 2016 

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THE POWER OF BEING UNDERSTOOD 
AUDIT | TAX | CONSULTING 

RSM Australia Partners is a member of the RSM network and trades as RSM.  RSM is the trading name used by the members of the RSM network.  Each member of the 
RSM network is an independent accounting and consulting firm which practices in its own right.  The RSM network is not itself a separate legal entity in any jurisdiction. 

RSM Australia Partners ABN 36 965 185 036 

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Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive 
Income(cid:31)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Continuing operations 

Other income 

Exploration and evaluation expenses 

Administration expenses 

Impairment of available for sale financial assets 
Gain/(loss) fair value of unlisted securities in other 
entities 

Impairment of non-current assets 

Plant and equipment written-off 

Results from operating activities 

Finance income 

Finance expense 

Net finance costs 

Notes 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

3 

3 

3 

9 

10 

12 

11 

439,720 

(1,449,779) 

(1,281,105) 

(135,858) 

305,098 

(414,764) 

(3,238) 

204,440 

(823,273) 

(1,123,408) 

--- 

--- 

(1,625,527) 

(464) 

(2,539,926) 

(3,368,232) 

11,738 

--- 

11,738 

20,854 

(15,583) 

5,271 

Loss before income tax 

Income tax (expense) / benefit 
Loss from continuing operations attributable to equity 
holders of the Company 

(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 

4 

--- 

--- 

(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 

Other comprehensive income 
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of 
income tax 

Total comprehensive loss for the year 

Loss per share (cents per share) 

Basic loss per share  

Diluted loss per share  

--- 

--- 

(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 

5 

5 

(0.68) 

(0.68) 

(1.08) 

(1.08) 

The notes on pages 54 to 79 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive 

Income(cid:31)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
AS AT 30 JUNE 2016 

Continuing operations 

Other income 

Exploration and evaluation expenses 

Administration expenses 

Impairment of available for sale financial assets 

Gain/(loss) fair value of unlisted securities in other 

entities 

Impairment of non-current assets 

Plant and equipment written-off 

Results from operating activities 

Finance income 

Finance expense 

Net finance costs 

Notes 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

3 

3 

3 

9 

10 

12 

11 

439,720 

(1,449,779) 

(1,281,105) 

(135,858) 

305,098 

(414,764) 

(3,238) 

11,738 

--- 

11,738 

204,440 

(823,273) 

(1,123,408) 

--- 

--- 

(1,625,527) 

(464) 

20,854 

(15,583) 

5,271 

(2,539,926) 

(3,368,232) 

Loss before income tax 

(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 

Income tax (expense) / benefit 

4 

--- 

--- 

Loss from continuing operations attributable to equity 

holders of the Company 

(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 

Other comprehensive income 

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of 

income tax 

Total comprehensive loss for the year 

Loss per share (cents per share) 

Basic loss per share  

Diluted loss per share  

--- 

--- 

(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 

5 

5 

(0.68) 

(0.68) 

(1.08) 

(1.08) 

The notes on pages 54 to 79 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

ASSETS 

Current assets 

Cash and cash equivalents  

Trade and other receivables 

Inventories 

Prepayments 

Available for sale financial assets 

Unlisted securities in other entities 

Asset held for sale 

Total current assets 

Non-current assets 

Trade and other receivables 

Property, plant and equipment 

Deferred exploration, evaluation and development 

Total non-current assets 

TOTAL ASSETS  

LIABILITIES 

Current liabilities 

Trade and other payables 

Loan 

Provisions 

Total current liabilities 

Non-current liabilities 

Provisions  

Total non-current liabilities 

TOTAL LIABILITIES 

NET ASSETS 

EQUITY 

Notes 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

6 

7 

9 

10 

8 

7 

11 

12 

14 

16 

651,748 

190,947 

--- 

27,089 

164,142 

541,722 

118,279 

191,658 

4,599 

3,046 

--- 

--- 

--- 

850,000 

1,575,648 

1,167,582 

710,188 

55,949 

191,117 

93,092 

3,257,801 

4,017,625 

4,023,938 

4,301,834 

5,599,586 

5,469,416 

296,418 

--- 

16.018 

312,436 

398,341 

140,000 

24,359 

562,700 

932 

932 

19,770 

19,770 

313,368 

582,470 

5,286,218 

4,886,946 

Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company 

Issued capital 

Accumulated losses 

Other reserves  

TOTAL EQUITY 

15 

15 

75,966,064 

73,458,263 

(72,065,740) 

(69,616,091) 

1,385,894 

1,044,774 

5,286,218 

4,886,946 

The notes on pages 54 to 79 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Notes 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

Cash flows from operating activities 

Payments for exploration and evaluation  
  Payments to suppliers and employees  
  Interest received 
  Interest expense 
  Research and development (R&D) tax offset received 
  Receipts from customers 

Net cash used in operating activities 

6 

Cash flows from investing activities 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 
  Restricted cash investments 
Payments for exploration and evaluation 
  R&D tax offset received in relation to exploration assets 
Proceeds from sale of tenements 
 Net cash used in investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities 
Proceeds from issue of shares  
Share issue expenses  
Proceeds from borrowings 
Repayment of borrowings 
Net cash from financing activities 

16 
16 

(1,476,138) 
(866,248) 
11,785 
--- 
26,359 
51,395 
(2,252,847) 

--- 
26,769 
--- 
(479,256) 
816,001 
175,000 
538,514 

1,901,149 
(33,347) 
480,000 
(100,000) 
2,247,802 

(823,273) 
(842,836) 
21,479 
(2,550) 
83,774 
113,489 
(1,449,917) 

(11,314) 
--- 
24,156 
(2,448,381) 
1,137,693 
10,000 
(1,287,846) 

1,891,367 
(51,083) 
340,000 
(200,000) 
1,980,284 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 

533,469 
118,279 

(757,479) 
875,758 

Cash on hand and at bank at end of year 

6 

651,748 

118,279 

The notes on pages 54 to 79 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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Cash flows from operating activities 

Payments for exploration and evaluation  

  Payments to suppliers and employees  

  Interest received 

  Interest expense 

  Research and development (R&D) tax offset received 

  Receipts from customers 

Net cash used in operating activities 

Cash flows from investing activities 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment 

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 

  Restricted cash investments 

Payments for exploration and evaluation 

  R&D tax offset received in relation to exploration assets 

Proceeds from sale of tenements 

 Net cash used in investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities 

Proceeds from issue of shares  

Share issue expenses  

Proceeds from borrowings 

Repayment of borrowings 

Net cash from financing activities 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 

(1,476,138) 

(866,248) 

11,785 

--- 

26,359 

51,395 

(823,273) 

(842,836) 

21,479 

(2,550) 

83,774 

113,489 

6 

(2,252,847) 

(1,449,917) 

26,769 

--- 

--- 

(11,314) 

--- 

24,156 

(479,256) 

(2,448,381) 

816,001 

175,000 

1,137,693 

10,000 

538,514 

(1,287,846) 

1,901,149 

1,891,367 

(33,347) 

480,000 

(100,000) 

2,247,802 

(51,083) 

340,000 

(200,000) 

1,980,284 

533,469 

118,279 

(757,479) 

875,758 

16 

16 

Cash on hand and at bank at end of year 

6 

651,748 

118,279 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Notes 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

30 June 2015 

Issued 
capital 
($) 

Accumulated 
losses 
($) 

Other 
reserves 
($) 

Total equity  

($) 

Balance at 1 July 2014 
Loss for the year 
Other comprehensive loss 
Total comprehensive loss for the year 
Transactions with Owners in their 
capacity as owners: 
Contributions of equity, net of costs 

Transfer of share options expired 
Share-based payments expense 
Total Transactions with Owners 

71,617,637 
--- 
--- 

(66,527,431) 
(3,362,961) 
--- 

--- 

(3,362,961) 

1,840,626 

--- 
1,840,626 

--- 
274,301 
--- 
274,301 

1,127,575 
--- 
--- 

--- 

--- 
(274,301) 
191,500 
(82,801) 

6,217,781 
(3,362,961) 
--- 

(3,362,961) 

1,840,626 
--- 
191,500 
2,032,126 

Balance at 30 June 2015 

73,458,263 

(69,616,091) 

1,044,774 

4,886,946 

30 June 2016 

Balance at 1 July 2015 
Loss for the year 
Other comprehensive loss 
Total comprehensive loss for the year 
Transactions with Owners in their 
capacity as owners: 
Contributions of equity, net of costs 
Transfer of share options expired 

Share-based payments expense 
Total Transactions with Owners 

Issued 
capital 
($) 

Accumulated 
losses 
($) 

Other 
reserves 
($) 

Total equity  

($) 

73,458,263 
--- 
--- 
--- 

(69,616,091) 
(2,528,188) 
--- 
(2,528,188) 

1,044,774 
--- 
--- 
--- 

4,886,946 
(2,528,188) 
--- 
(2,528,188) 

2,507,801 

--- 
2,507,801 

--- 
78,539 
--- 
78,539 

--- 
(78,539) 
419,659 
341,120 

2,507,801 
--- 
419,659 
2,927,460 

The notes on pages 54 to 79 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

Balance at 30 June 2016 

75,966,064 

(72,065,740) 

1,385,894 

5,286,218 

The notes on pages 54 to 79 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

1    CORPORATE INFORMATION 

Orion Gold NL (Company) is a company domiciled in Australia. The address of the Company’s registered 
office  is  Suite  2,  64  Thomas  Street,  West  Perth,  Western  Australia,  6005.  The  consolidated  financial 
statements  as  at  and  for  the  year  ended  2016  comprises  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries,  (together 
referred to as the Group). The Group is a for-profit group and is primarily involved in copper, zinc, nickel, 
gold and PGEs exploration. 

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

(a)  Basis of preparation 

(i)  Statement of compliance 
The  consolidated  financial  statements  are  general  purpose  financial  statement  which  have  been 
prepared  in  accordance  with  Australian  Accounting  Standards  (AASBs)  adopted  by  the  Australian 
Accounting  Standards  Board  (AASB)  and  the  Corporations  Act  2001.  The  consolidated  financial 
statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) adopted by the International 
Accounting  Standards  Board  (IASB).  The  consolidated  financial  statements  were  authorised  for  issue  by 
the Board of directors on 20 September 2016. 

(ii)  Basis of measurement 
The  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  the  historical  cost  basis  except  where 
otherwise stated. 

The  accounting  policies  set  out  below  have  been  applied  consistently  to  all  periods  presented  in  these 
consolidated financial statements, and have been applied consistently by the Group except as required 
by the new accounting standards and interpretations adopted as disclosed in Note 2(b). 

Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentations. 

(iii)  Going concern 
The Group recorded a net loss of $2,528,188 for the year ended 30 June 2016 and the Group’s position as 
at 30 June 2016 was as follows: 

• 

• 

• 

The  Group  had  cash  reserves  of  $651,748  and  had  negative  operating  cash  flows  of  $1,384,196 
(including  $1,449,779  in  payments  for  exploration  and  evaluation)  for  the  year  ended  30  June 
2016; 

The Group had positive working capital at 30 June 2016 of $1,263,212;  and 

The Group’s main activity is exploration and as such it does not have a source of income, rather it 
is reliant on debt and / or equity raisings to fund its activities. 

Current  forecasts  indicate  that  cash  on  hand  as  at  30  June  2016  will  not  be  sufficient  to  fund  planned 
exploration  and  operational  activities  during  the  next  twelve  months  and  to  maintain  the  Group’s 
tenements in good standing.  Accordingly, the Group will be required to raise additional equity, consider 
alternate funding options or a combination of the foregoing. 

The Directors are confident that the Group will raise sufficient cash to ensure that the Group can meet its 
minimum exploration and operational expenditure commitments for at least the next twelve months and 
maintain  the  Group’s  tenements  in  good  standing  and  pay  its  debts,  as  and  when  they  fall  due.    The 
Company has previously been successful in raising capital as and when required as evidenced by capital 
raising initiatives of $2,541,148 (before costs) during the year ended 30 June 2016 and in September 2016, 
a further $227,500 was raised, to support the Company’s exploration programs.  The amount and timing of 
any funding for operational and exploration plans, is the subject of ongoing review.     

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

1    CORPORATE INFORMATION 

2 

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

Accordingly, the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2016 have been prepared on a going 
concern  basis  as,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Directors,  the  Group  will  be  in  a  position  to  continue  to  meet  its 
operating costs and exploration expenditure commitments and pay its debts as and when they fall due 
for at least twelve months from the date of this report.   

However, the Directors recognise that if sufficient additional funding is not raised from the issue of capital 
or  through  alternative  funding  sources,  there  is  a  material  uncertainty  as  to  whether  the  going  concern 
basis is appropriate with the result that the Group may relinquish title to certain tenements and may have 
to realise its assets and extinguish its liabilities other than in the ordinary course of business and at amounts 
different from those stated in the financial report. No allowance for such circumstances has been made in 
the financial report. 

 (b) New accounting standards and interpretations  

(i)  New accounting standards 
A number of new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations issued by the AASB which are 
not  yet  mandatorily  applicable  to  the  Group  have  not  been  applied  in  preparing  these  consolidated 
financial statements. Those which may be relevant to the Group are set out below. The Group does not 
plan to adopt these standards early. 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  the  historical  cost  basis  except  where 

Reference 

Title 

Summary 

Application date 
(financial years 
beginning) 
1 January 2018 

Expected 
impact 

The assessed 
impact is 
expected to 
be minimal 

1 January 2016 

The impact is 
being 
evaluated 

1 January 2018 

The impact is 
being 
evaluated 

Amends AASB 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 101, 102, 
108, 112, 118, 120, 121, 127, 128, 131, 
132, 136, 137, 139, 1023 & 1038 and 
Interpretations 2, 5, 10, 12, 16, 19, 
107 & 127 for issuance of AASB 9. 

This Standard inserts scope 
paragraphs into AASB 8 Operating 
Segments and AASB 133 Earnings 
Per Share, as the AASB inadvertently 
deleted the scope details from 
AASB 8 and AASB 133 when moving 
the application paragraphs to AASB 
1057 Application of Australian 
Accounting Standards. 

This Standard supersedes both AASB 
9 (December 2010) and AASB 9 
(December 2009) when applied. It 
introduces a “fair value through 
other comprehensive income” 
category for debt instruments, 
contains requirements for 
impairment of financial assets, etc.  

Consequential amendments arising 
from the issuance of AASB 9 

1 January 2018 

The impact is 
being 
evaluated 

AASB 2010-7 

AASB 2015-9 

Amendments 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards 
arising from 
AASB 9 
(December 
2010)  
Amendments 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards – 
Scope and 
Application 
Paragraphs  

AASB 9  

Financial 
Instruments  

AASB 2014-7 

Amendments 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards 
arising from 
AASB 9 
(December 
2014) 

Orion Gold NL (Company) is a company domiciled in Australia. The address of the Company’s registered 

office  is  Suite  2,  64  Thomas  Street,  West  Perth,  Western  Australia,  6005.  The  consolidated  financial 

statements  as  at  and  for  the  year  ended  2016  comprises  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries,  (together 

referred to as the Group). The Group is a for-profit group and is primarily involved in copper, zinc, nickel, 

gold and PGEs exploration. 

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

(a)  Basis of preparation 

(i)  Statement of compliance 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  are  general  purpose  financial  statement  which  have  been 

prepared  in  accordance  with  Australian  Accounting  Standards  (AASBs)  adopted  by  the  Australian 

Accounting  Standards  Board  (AASB)  and  the  Corporations  Act  2001.  The  consolidated  financial 

statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) adopted by the International 

Accounting  Standards  Board  (IASB).  The  consolidated  financial  statements  were  authorised  for  issue  by 

the Board of directors on 20 September 2016. 

(ii)  Basis of measurement 

otherwise stated. 

2016; 

• 

• 

• 

The  accounting  policies  set  out  below  have  been  applied  consistently  to  all  periods  presented  in  these 

consolidated financial statements, and have been applied consistently by the Group except as required 

by the new accounting standards and interpretations adopted as disclosed in Note 2(b). 

Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentations. 

(iii)  Going concern 

at 30 June 2016 was as follows: 

The Group recorded a net loss of $2,528,188 for the year ended 30 June 2016 and the Group’s position as 

The  Group  had  cash  reserves  of  $651,748  and  had  negative  operating  cash  flows  of  $1,384,196 

(including  $1,449,779  in  payments  for  exploration  and  evaluation)  for  the  year  ended  30  June 

The Group had positive working capital at 30 June 2016 of $1,263,212;  and 

The Group’s main activity is exploration and as such it does not have a source of income, rather it 

is reliant on debt and / or equity raisings to fund its activities. 

Current  forecasts  indicate  that  cash  on  hand  as  at  30  June  2016  will  not  be  sufficient  to  fund  planned 

exploration  and  operational  activities  during  the  next  twelve  months  and  to  maintain  the  Group’s 

tenements in good standing.  Accordingly, the Group will be required to raise additional equity, consider 

alternate funding options or a combination of the foregoing. 

The Directors are confident that the Group will raise sufficient cash to ensure that the Group can meet its 

minimum exploration and operational expenditure commitments for at least the next twelve months and 

maintain  the  Group’s  tenements  in  good  standing  and  pay  its  debts,  as  and  when  they  fall  due.    The 

Company has previously been successful in raising capital as and when required as evidenced by capital 

raising initiatives of $2,541,148 (before costs) during the year ended 30 June 2016 and in September 2016, 

a further $227,500 was raised, to support the Company’s exploration programs.  The amount and timing of 

any funding for operational and exploration plans, is the subject of ongoing review.     

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2 

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

Application date 
(financial years 
beginning) 
1 January 2018 

Expected 
impact 

The assessed 
impact is 
expected to be 
minimal 

1 January 2019 

The impact is 
being evaluated 

Reference 

Title 

Summary 

2016-3 

Amendments to 
Australian 
Accounting 
Standards –– 
Clarifications to 
AASB 15 

AASB 16 

Leases 

2016- 3 amends AASB 15 to clarify 
the requirements on identifying 
performance obligations, principal 
versus agent considerations and 
the timing of recognising revenue 
from granting a licence. In 
addition, it provides further 
practical expedients on transition 
to AASB 15. 
AASB 16 sets out the principles for 
the recognition, measurement, 
presentation and disclosure of 
leases. 
This standard removes the current 
distinction between operating and 
financing leases and requires 
recognition of an asset (the right 
to use the leased item) and a 
financial liability to pay rentals for 
almost all lease contracts, 
effectively resulting in the 
recognition of almost all leases on 
the statement of financial position. 
The accounting by lessors, 
however, will not significantly 
change. 

(cid:31)  Other standards not yet applicable 

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

 (c) Basis of consolidation  

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the  assets  and  liabilities  of  all  entities  controlled  by 
Orion Gold NL (Parent Company) from time to time during the year and at 30 June 2016 and the results of 
its  controlled  entities,  Kamax  Resources  Limited  and  Goldstar  Resources  (WA)  Pty  Ltd,  for  the  year  then 
ended. The effects of all transactions between entities in the economic entity are eliminated in full. 

The financial statements of the subsidiary are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent entity, 
using  consistent  accounting  policies.    Adjustments  are  made  to  bring  into  line  any  dissimilar  accounting 
policies that may exist. 

(i) Business combinations 
The Group accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method when control is transferred to 
the Group. The consideration transferred in the acquisition is generally measured at fair value, as are the 
identifiable net assets acquired. Any goodwill that arises is tested annually for impairment. Any gain on a 
bargain purchase is recognised in profit or loss immediately. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred, 
except if related to the issue of debt or equity securities. 

The  consideration  transferred  does  not  include  amounts  related  to  the  settlement  of  pre-existing 
relationships.  Such  amounts  are  generally  recognised  in  profit  or  loss.  Any  contingent  consideration 
payable is measured at fair value at the acquisition  date. If the contingent consideration is classified as 
equity,  then  it  is  not  remeasured  and  settlement  is  accounted  for  within  equity.  Otherwise,  subsequent 
changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration are recognised in profit or loss. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

2 

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

Reference 

Title 

Summary 

2016-3 

Amendments to 

2016- 3 amends AASB 15 to clarify 

1 January 2018 

The assessed 

Application date 

(financial years 

beginning) 

Expected 

impact 

impact is 

expected to be 

minimal 

Australian 

Accounting 

Standards –– 

the requirements on identifying 

performance obligations, principal 

versus agent considerations and 

Clarifications to 

the timing of recognising revenue 

AASB 15 

from granting a licence. In 

addition, it provides further 

practical expedients on transition 

to AASB 15. 

AASB 16 

Leases 

AASB 16 sets out the principles for 

1 January 2019 

The impact is 

being evaluated 

the recognition, measurement, 

presentation and disclosure of 

leases. 

This standard removes the current 

distinction between operating and 

financing leases and requires 

recognition of an asset (the right 

to use the leased item) and a 

financial liability to pay rentals for 

almost all lease contracts, 

effectively resulting in the 

recognition of almost all leases on 

the statement of financial position. 

The accounting by lessors, 

however, will not significantly 

change. 

(cid:31)  Other standards not yet applicable 

There are no other standards that are not yet effective and that would be expected to have a 

material impact on the entity in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future 

transactions. 

 (c) Basis of consolidation  

policies that may exist. 

(i) Business combinations 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the  assets  and  liabilities  of  all  entities  controlled  by 

Orion Gold NL (Parent Company) from time to time during the year and at 30 June 2016 and the results of 

its  controlled  entities,  Kamax  Resources  Limited  and  Goldstar  Resources  (WA)  Pty  Ltd,  for  the  year  then 

ended. The effects of all transactions between entities in the economic entity are eliminated in full. 

The financial statements of the subsidiary are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent entity, 

using  consistent  accounting  policies.    Adjustments  are  made  to  bring  into  line  any  dissimilar  accounting 

The Group accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method when control is transferred to 

the Group. The consideration transferred in the acquisition is generally measured at fair value, as are the 

identifiable net assets acquired. Any goodwill that arises is tested annually for impairment. Any gain on a 

bargain purchase is recognised in profit or loss immediately. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred, 

except if related to the issue of debt or equity securities. 

The  consideration  transferred  does  not  include  amounts  related  to  the  settlement  of  pre-existing 

relationships.  Such  amounts  are  generally  recognised  in  profit  or  loss.  Any  contingent  consideration 

payable is measured at fair value at the acquisition  date. If the contingent consideration is classified as 

equity,  then  it  is  not  remeasured  and  settlement  is  accounted  for  within  equity.  Otherwise,  subsequent 

changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration are recognised in profit or loss. 

(ii) Subsidiaries 
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has 
rights  to,  variable  returns  from  its  involvement  with  the  entity  and  has  the  ability  to  affect  those  returns 
through its power over the entity. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated 
financial statements from the date on which control commences until the date on which control ceases. 

(iii) Loss of control 
When the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it derecognises the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary, 
and any related NCI and other components of equity. Any resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or 
loss. Any interest retained in the former subsidiary is measured at fair value when control is lost. 

(iv) Transactions eliminated on consolidation 
Intra-group balances and transactions, and any unrealised income and expenses arising from intra-group 
transactions,  are  eliminated.  Unrealised  gains  arising  from  transactions  with  equity-accounted  investees 
are  eliminated  against  the  investment  to  the  extent  of  the  Group’s  interest  in  the  investee.  Unrealised 
losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealised gains, but only to the extent that there is no evidence 
of impairment. 

(d)  Foreign currency translation 

The  functional  and  presentation  currency  of  the  Company  and  its  Australian  subsidiary’s  is  Australian 
Dollars. 

Transactions  in  foreign  currencies  are  translated  to  the  respective  functional  currency  of  Group  at 
exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. 

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency 
at the exchange rate at the reporting date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are measured at fair 
value in a foreign currency are translated to the functional currency at the exchange rate when the fair 
value  was  determined.  Foreign  currency  differences  are  generally  recognised  in  profit  or  loss.  Non-
monetary items that are measured based on historical cost in a foreign currency are not translated. 

(e)  Investment and Other Financial Assets 

The Company classifies its financials assets in the following categories: financial assets at fair value through 
profit  or  loss,  loans  and  receivables,  held-to-maturity  investments  and  available-for-sale  financial  assets. 
The  classification  depends  on  the  purpose  for  which  the  investments  were  acquired.  Management 
determines the classification of its investments at initial recognition and, in the case of assets classified as 
held-to-maturity, re-evaluates this designation at the end of each reporting period. 

(i)  Available-for-sale financial assets 
Available-for-sale financial assets, comprising principally marketable equity securities, are non-derivatives 
that  are  either  designated  in  this  category  or  not  classified  in  any  of  the  other  categories.  They  are 
included  in  non-current  assets  unless  the  investment  matures  or  management  intends  to  dispose  of  the 
investment within 12 months of the end of the reporting period. Investments are designated as available-
for-sale  if  they  do  not  have  fixed  maturities  and  fixed  or  determinable  payments  and  management 
intends to hold them for the medium to long-term. 

(cid:31)

(ii)  Recognition and derecognition 
Purchases and sales of financial assets are recognised on trade-date - the date on which the Company 
commits to purchase or sell the asset. Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash 
flows from the financial assets have expired or have been transferred and the Company has transferred 
substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. 

When  securities  classified  as  available-for-sale  are  sold,  the  accumulated  fair  value  adjustments 
recognised  in  other  comprehensive  income  are  reclassified  to  profit  or  loss  as  gains  and  losses  from 
investment securities. 

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(cid:31)

(cid:31)

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

Available-for-sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently 
carried at fair value. 

Impairment 

(iv) 
If  there  is  objective  evidence  of  impairment  for  available-for-sale  financial  assets,  the  cumulative  loss  – 
measured as the difference between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less any impairment 
loss on that financial asset previously recognised in profit or loss – is removed from equity and recognised 
in  profit  or  loss.  Impairment  losses  on  equity  instruments  that  were  recognised  in  profit  or  loss  are  not 
reversed through profit or loss in a subsequent period. 

(f)  Property, plant and equipment 

Plant  and  equipment  is  stated  at  cost  less  accumulated  depreciation  and  accumulated  impairment 
losses. Depreciation is calculated on a reducing balance basis using estimated remaining useful life of the 
asset. The estimated useful lives for the current and comparative period are as follows: 

Plant and equipment - over 3 to 15 years 

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted 
if appropriate. 

Subsequent  expenditure  is  capitalised  only  when  it  is  probable  that  the  future  economic  benefits 
associated with the expenditure will flow to the Group. 

(g)  Assets held for sale 

Non-current  assets  are  classified  as  held  for  sale  if  their  carrying  amount  will  be  recovered  principally 
through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use and a sale is considered highly probable. 
They are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell, except for assets 
such  as  deferred  tax  assets,  assets  arising  from  employee  benefits,  financial  assets  and  investment 
property  that  are  carried  at  fair  value  and  contractual  rights  under  insurance  contracts,  which  are 
specifically exempt from this requirement.  

An impairment loss is recognised for any initial or subsequent write-down of the asset (or disposal group) to 
fair value less costs to sell. A gain is recognised for any subsequent increases in fair value less costs to sell 
of an asset (or disposal group), but not in excess of any cumulative impairment loss previously recognised. 
A  gain  or  loss  not  previously  recognised  by  the  date  of  the  sale  of  the  non-current  asset  (or  disposal 
group) is recognised at the date of derecognition. 

Non-current  assets  (including  those  that  are  part  of  a  disposal  group)  are  not  depreciated  or  amortised 
while  they  are  classified  as  held  for  sale.  Interest  and  other  expenses  attributable  to  the  liabilities  of  a 
disposal group classified as held for sale continue to be recognised. 

Non-current assets classified as held for sale and the assets of a disposal group classified as held for sale 
are  presented  separately  from  the  other  assets  in  the  balance  sheet.  The  liabilities  of  a  disposal  group 
classified as held for sale are presented separately from other liabilities in the balance sheet. 

(h)  Impairment 

(i) Non-financial assets 
At  each  reporting  date,  the  Group  assesses  whether  there  is  any  indication  that  an  asset  may  be 
impaired.    Where  an  indicator  of  impairment  exists,  the  Group  makes  a  formal  estimate  of  recoverable 
amount.  Where the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount the asset is considered 
impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount. 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

(iii)  Measurement 

At  initial  recognition,  the  Company  measures  a  financial  asset  at  its  fair  value  plus,  in  the  case  of  a 

financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the 

acquisition of the financial asset. Transaction costs of financial assets carried at fair value through profit or 

loss are expensed in profit or loss. 

Available-for-sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently 

(cid:31)

(cid:31)

carried at fair value. 

(iv) 

Impairment 

If  there  is  objective  evidence  of  impairment  for  available-for-sale  financial  assets,  the  cumulative  loss  – 

measured as the difference between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less any impairment 

loss on that financial asset previously recognised in profit or loss – is removed from equity and recognised 

in  profit  or  loss.  Impairment  losses  on  equity  instruments  that  were  recognised  in  profit  or  loss  are  not 

reversed through profit or loss in a subsequent period. 

(f)  Property, plant and equipment 

Plant  and  equipment  is  stated  at  cost  less  accumulated  depreciation  and  accumulated  impairment 

losses. Depreciation is calculated on a reducing balance basis using estimated remaining useful life of the 

asset. The estimated useful lives for the current and comparative period are as follows: 

Plant and equipment - over 3 to 15 years 

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted 

if appropriate. 

Subsequent  expenditure  is  capitalised  only  when  it  is  probable  that  the  future  economic  benefits 

associated with the expenditure will flow to the Group. 

(g)  Assets held for sale 

Non-current  assets  are  classified  as  held  for  sale  if  their  carrying  amount  will  be  recovered  principally 

through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use and a sale is considered highly probable. 

They are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell, except for assets 

such  as  deferred  tax  assets,  assets  arising  from  employee  benefits,  financial  assets  and  investment 

property  that  are  carried  at  fair  value  and  contractual  rights  under  insurance  contracts,  which  are 

specifically exempt from this requirement.  

An impairment loss is recognised for any initial or subsequent write-down of the asset (or disposal group) to 

fair value less costs to sell. A gain is recognised for any subsequent increases in fair value less costs to sell 

of an asset (or disposal group), but not in excess of any cumulative impairment loss previously recognised. 

A  gain  or  loss  not  previously  recognised  by  the  date  of  the  sale  of  the  non-current  asset  (or  disposal 

group) is recognised at the date of derecognition. 

Non-current  assets  (including  those  that  are  part  of  a  disposal  group)  are  not  depreciated  or  amortised 

while  they  are  classified  as  held  for  sale.  Interest  and  other  expenses  attributable  to  the  liabilities  of  a 

disposal group classified as held for sale continue to be recognised. 

Non-current assets classified as held for sale and the assets of a disposal group classified as held for sale 

are  presented  separately  from  the  other  assets  in  the  balance  sheet.  The  liabilities  of  a  disposal  group 

classified as held for sale are presented separately from other liabilities in the balance sheet. 

(h)  Impairment 

(i) Non-financial assets 

At  each  reporting  date,  the  Group  assesses  whether  there  is  any  indication  that  an  asset  may  be 

impaired.    Where  an  indicator  of  impairment  exists,  the  Group  makes  a  formal  estimate  of  recoverable 

amount.  Where the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount the asset is considered 

impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount. 

Recoverable amount is the greater of fair value less costs to dispose and value in use.  It is determined for 
an  individual  asset,  unless  the  asset’s  value  in  use  cannot  be  estimated  to  be  close  to  its  fair  value  less 
costs to dispose and it does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other 
assets or groups of assets, in which case, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash-generating 
unit to which the asset belongs. 

An impairment loss is recognised if the carrying amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds its 
recoverable amount.  Impairment losses are recognised in profit and loss.  Impairment losses recognised in 
respect  of  cash-generating  units  are  allocated  first  to  reduce  the  carrying  amount  of  any  goodwill 
allocated  to  the  units  and  then  to  reduce  the  carrying  amount  of  the  other  assets  in  the  unit  (group  of 
units) on a pro rata basis.  

Impairment losses recognised in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that 
the loss has decreased or no longer exists.  An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in 
the  estimates  used  to  determine  the  recoverable  amount.    An  impairment  loss  is  reversed  only  to  the 
extent  that  the  asset’s  carrying  amount  does  not  exceed  the  carrying  amount  that  would  have  been 
determined, net of depreciation or amortisation, if no impairment loss had been recognised. 

(ii) Non-derivative financial assets 
Financial  assets  not  classified  as  at  fair  value  through  profit  or  loss,  including  an  interest  in  an  equity-
accounted  investee,  are  assessed  at  each  reporting  date  to  determine  whether  there  is  objective 
evidence of impairment.  Financial assets measured at amortised cost. 

The Group considers evidence of impairment for these assets measured at both an individual asset and a 
collective  level.  All  individually  significant  assets  are  individually  assessed  for  specific  impairment.  Those 
found  not  to  be  impaired  are  then  collectively  assessed  for  any  impairment  that  has  been  incurred  but 
not  yet  individually  identified.  Assets  that  are  not  individually  significant  are  collectively  assessed  for 
impairment.  Collective  assessment 
risk 
characteristics. 

is  carried  out  by  grouping  together  assets  with  similar 

In  assessing  collective  impairment,  the  Group  uses  historical  information  on  the  timing  of  recoveries  and 
the amount of loss incurred, and makes an adjustment if current economic and credit conditions are such 
that the actual losses are likely to be greater or lesser than suggested by historical trends. 

An impairment loss is calculated as the difference between an asset’s carrying amount and the present 
value  of  the  estimated  future  cash  flows  discounted  at  the  asset’s  original  effective  interest  rate.  Losses 
are  recognised  in  profit  or  loss  and  reflected  in  an  allowance  account.  When  the  Group  considers  that 
there  are  no  realistic  prospects  of  recovery  of  the  asset,  the  relevant  amounts  are  written  off.  If  the 
amount  of  impairment  loss  subsequently  decreases  and  the  decrease  can  be  related  objectively  to  an 
event  occurring  after  the  impairment  was  recognised,  then  the  previously  recognised  impairment  loss  is 
reversed through profit or loss. 

(i)  Trade and other receivables 

Trade receivables, which generally have 30-60 day terms, are recognised and carried at original invoice 
amount less an allowance for any uncollectible amounts. 

An  estimate  for  doubtful  debts  is  made  when  collection  of  the  full  amount  is  no  longer  probable.  Bad 
debts are written off when identified. 

(j)  Cash and cash equivalents 

Cash  and  short-term  deposits  in  the  Statement  of  Financial  Position  comprise  cash  at  bank  and  in  hand 
and short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less. 

For  the  purposes  of  the  Statement  of  Cash  Flows,  cash  and  cash  equivalents  consist  of  cash  and  cash 
equivalents as defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. 

Funds  placed  on  deposit  with  financial  institutions  to  secure  performance  bonds  are  classified  as  non-
current other receivables and not included in cash and cash equivalents.   

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 (k) Provisions 

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a 
past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to 
settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. 

If  the  effect  of  the  time  value  of  money  is  material,  provisions  are  determined  by  discounting  the 
expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of 
money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. 

Where  discounting  is  used,  the  increase  in  the  provision  due  to  the  passage  of  time  is  recognised  as  a 
finance cost. 

(l)  Employee benefits 

(i) Share based payments 
The  cost  of  equity-settled  transactions  with  employees  is  measured  by  reference  to  the  fair  value  at  the 
date  at  which  they  are  granted.  The  fair  value  is  determined  using  the  Black  Scholes  model.    Further 
details are given in Note 13. 

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

The  cumulative  expense  recognised  for  equity-settled  transactions  at  each  reporting  date  until  Vesting 
Date reflects (i) the extent to which the vesting period has expired and (ii) the number of awards that, in 
the  opinion  of  the  directors  of  the  Group,  will  ultimately  vest.  This  opinion  is  formed  based  on  the  best 
available information at balance date. No adjustment is made for the likelihood of market performance 
conditions  being  met  as  the  effect  of  these  conditions  is  included  in  the  determination  of  fair  value  at 
grant  date.  No  expense  is  recognised  for  awards  that  do  not  ultimately  vest,  except  for  awards  where 
vesting is conditional upon a market condition. 

Where  the  terms  of  an  equity-settled  award  are  modified,  as  a  minimum  an  expense  is  recognised  as  if 
the terms had not been modified.  In addition, an expense is recognised for any increase in the value of 
the transaction as a result of the modification, as measured at the date of modification. 

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

 (m) Leases 

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the income statement on a straight-line basis 
over the lease term. 

Minimum  lease  payments  made  under  finance  leases  are  apportioned  between  the  finance  expense 
and the reduction of the outstanding liability.  The finance expense is allocated to each period during the 
lease term so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. 

(n)  Revenue 

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Group 
and the revenue can be reliably measured.  

(i) Interest 
Revenue is recognised as the interest accrues (using the effective interest method, which is the rate that 
exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument) to 
the net carrying amount of the financial asset.  

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

 (k) Provisions 

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a 

past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to 

settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. 

If  the  effect  of  the  time  value  of  money  is  material,  provisions  are  determined  by  discounting  the 

expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of 

money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. 

Where  discounting  is  used,  the  increase  in  the  provision  due  to  the  passage  of  time  is  recognised  as  a 

finance cost. 

(l)  Employee benefits 

(i) Share based payments 

details are given in Note 13. 

The  cost  of  equity-settled  transactions  with  employees  is  measured  by  reference  to  the  fair  value  at  the 

date  at  which  they  are  granted.  The  fair  value  is  determined  using  the  Black  Scholes  model.    Further 

(ii) Government grants 
Grants  that  compensate  the  Group  for  expenditures  incurred  are  recognised  in  profit  or  loss  on  a 
systematic basis in the periods in which the expenditures are recognised. 

R&D tax offsets received are offset against the carrying value of the assets and consequent reduction in 
the value of impairments recognised. 

(o) Income tax 

(i)  Tax consolidation  
The Company and its wholly-owned Australian resident entity are part of a tax-consolidated group.  As a 
consequence,  all  members  of  the  tax-consolidated  group  are  taxed  as  a  single  entity  from  that  date.  
The head entity within the tax-consolidated group is Orion Gold NL. 

 (p) Other taxes 

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST except where the GST incurred 
on a purchase of goods and services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case the GST 
is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item as applicable.    

The  cost  of  equity-settled  transactions  is  recognised,  together  with  a  corresponding  increase  in  equity, 

over  the  period  in  which  the  performance  conditions  are  fulfilled,  ending  on  the  date  on  which  the 

relevant employees become fully entitled to the award (Vesting Date). 

Receivables  and  payables  are  stated  with  the  amount  of  GST  included.  The  net  amount  of  GST 
recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority  is included as part of receivables or payables in 
the Statement of Financial Position. 

The  cumulative  expense  recognised  for  equity-settled  transactions  at  each  reporting  date  until  Vesting 

Date reflects (i) the extent to which the vesting period has expired and (ii) the number of awards that, in 

the  opinion  of  the  directors  of  the  Group,  will  ultimately  vest.  This  opinion  is  formed  based  on  the  best 

available information at balance date. No adjustment is made for the likelihood of market performance 

conditions  being  met  as  the  effect  of  these  conditions  is  included  in  the  determination  of  fair  value  at 

grant  date.  No  expense  is  recognised  for  awards  that  do  not  ultimately  vest,  except  for  awards  where 

vesting is conditional upon a market condition. 

Where  the  terms  of  an  equity-settled  award  are  modified,  as  a  minimum  an  expense  is  recognised  as  if 

the terms had not been modified.  In addition, an expense is recognised for any increase in the value of 

the transaction as a result of the modification, as measured at the date of modification. 

Where an equity-settled award is cancelled, it is treated as if it had vested on the date of cancellation, 

and any expense not yet recognised for the award is recognised immediately. However, if a new award is 

substituted  for  the  cancelled  award,  and  designated  as  a  replacement  award  on  the  date  that  it  is 

granted, the cancelled and new award are treated as if they were a modification of the original award, 

as described in the previous paragraph. 

 (m) Leases 

over the lease term. 

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the income statement on a straight-line basis 

Minimum  lease  payments  made  under  finance  leases  are  apportioned  between  the  finance  expense 

and the reduction of the outstanding liability.  The finance expense is allocated to each period during the 

lease term so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. 

(n)  Revenue 

(i) Interest 

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Group 

and the revenue can be reliably measured.  

Revenue is recognised as the interest accrues (using the effective interest method, which is the rate that 

exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument) to 

the net carrying amount of the financial asset.  

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

(q)  Exploration and evaluation expenditure 

 Exploration and evaluation expenditure incurred by or on behalf of the Group is accumulated separately 
 for  each  area  of  interest.    Such  expenditure  comprises  net  direct  costs  and  an  appropriate  portion  of 
related  overhead  expenditure  which  can  be  directly  attributed  to  operational  activities  in  the  area  of 
interest,  but  does  not  include  general  overheads  or  administrative  expenditure  not  having  a  specific 
nexus with a particular area of interest. 

Each  area  of  interest  is  limited  to  a  size  related  to  a  known  or  probable  mineral  resource  capable  of 
supporting a mining operation. 

Expenditure incurred on activities that precede exploration and evaluation of mineral resources, including 
all expenditure incurred prior to securing legal rights to explore an area, is expensed as incurred. For each 
area of interest the expenditure is recognised as an exploration and evaluation asset where the following 
conditions are satisfied:  

• 

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

•  exploration  activities  in  the  area  of  interest  have  not,  at  balance  date  reached  a  stage  which 
permits  a  reasonable  assessment  of  the  existence  or  otherwise  of  economically  recoverable 
reserves. 

Exploration and evaluation assets include: 
•  acquisition of rights to explore; 
• 
•  exploration drilling, trenching and sampling; and 
•  activities  in  relation  to  evaluating  the  technical  feasibility  and  commercial  viability  of  extracting 

topographical, geological and geophysical studies; 

the mineral resources. 

General and administrative costs are not recognised as an exploration and evaluation asset. These costs 
are expensed as incurred. 

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2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

Exploration  and  evaluation  assets  are  classified  as  tangible  or  intangible  according  to  the  nature  of  the 
assets.  As  the  assets  are  not  yet  ready  for  use,  they  are  not  depreciated.  Assets  that  are  classified  as 
tangible assets include: 

•  piping and pumps; 
• 
•  exploration vehicles and drilling equipment. 

tanks; and 

Assets that are classified as intangible assets include: 

•  drilling rights; 
•  acquired rights to explore; 
•  exploratory drilling costs; and 
trenching and sampling costs. 
• 

Exploration expenditure which no longer satisfies the above policy is written off.  In addition, a provision  is 
raised against exploration expenditure where the directors are of the opinion that the carried forward net 
cost  may  not  be  recoverable  under  the  above  policy.    The  increase  in  the  provision  is  charged  against 
the profit or loss for the year. 

When an area of interest is abandoned, any expenditure carried forward in respect of that area is written 
off  in  the  year  in  which  the  decision  to  abandon  is  made,  firstly  against  any  existing  provision  for  that 
expenditure, with any remaining balance being charged to profit or loss. 

Expenditure is not carried forward in respect of any area of interest/mineral resource unless the economic 
entity’s  rights  of  tenure  to  that  area  of  interest  are  current.    Amortisation  is  not  charged  on  areas  under 
development, pending commencement of production. 

Exploration and evaluation assets are assessed for impairment if: 

(i) 
(ii) 

(iii) 

sufficient data exists to determine technical feasibility and commercial viability: and 
the  term  of  exploration  license  in  the  specific  area  of  interest  has  expired  during  the  reporting 
period or will expire in the near future, and is not expected to be renewed; 
substantive  expenditure  on  further  exploration  for  and  evaluation  of  mineral  resources  in  the 
specific area are not budgeted nor planned; 

(iv)  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 a decision has been made 
to discontinue such activities in the specified area; or 
sufficient  data  exists  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. 

(v) 

The value of R&D tax incentives received in relation to exploration assets is recognised by deducting the 
grant when arriving at the carrying value of the asset. 

For  the  purposes  of  impairment  testing,  exploration  and  evaluation  assets  are  allocated  to  cash-
generating units to which the exploration activity relates. The cash generating unit shall not be larger than 
the  area  of  interest.  Each  area  of  interest  is  reviewed  at  the  end  of  each  accounting  period  and 
accumulated  costs  are  written  off  to  the  extent  that  they  are  not  expected  to  be  recoverable  in  the 
future. 

(r)  Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty 

In  the  application  of  AASB’S  management  is  required  to  make  judgments,  estimates  and  assumptions 
about  carrying  values  of  assets  and  liabilities  that  are  not  readily  apparent  from  other  sources.    The 
estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that 
are believed to be reasonable under the circumstance, the results of which form the basis of making the 
judgments.  Actual results may differ from these estimates.  The estimates and underlying assumptions are 
reviewed on an ongoing basis.  Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the year in which the 
estimate is revised if the revision affects only that year, or in the year of the revision and future years if the 
revision affects both current and future years.   

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 

Exploration  and  evaluation  assets  are  classified  as  tangible  or  intangible  according  to  the  nature  of  the 

assets.  As  the  assets  are  not  yet  ready  for  use,  they  are  not  depreciated.  Assets  that  are  classified  as 

tangible assets include: 

•  piping and pumps; 

• 

tanks; and 

•  exploration vehicles and drilling equipment. 

Assets that are classified as intangible assets include: 

•  drilling rights; 

•  acquired rights to explore; 

•  exploratory drilling costs; and 

• 

trenching and sampling costs. 

Exploration expenditure which no longer satisfies the above policy is written off.  In addition, a provision  is 

raised against exploration expenditure where the directors are of the opinion that the carried forward net 

cost  may  not  be  recoverable  under  the  above  policy.    The  increase  in  the  provision  is  charged  against 

the profit or loss for the year. 

When an area of interest is abandoned, any expenditure carried forward in respect of that area is written 

off  in  the  year  in  which  the  decision  to  abandon  is  made,  firstly  against  any  existing  provision  for  that 

expenditure, with any remaining balance being charged to profit or loss. 

Expenditure is not carried forward in respect of any area of interest/mineral resource unless the economic 

entity’s  rights  of  tenure  to  that  area  of  interest  are  current.    Amortisation  is  not  charged  on  areas  under 

development, pending commencement of production. 

Exploration and evaluation assets are assessed for impairment if: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

sufficient data exists to determine technical feasibility and commercial viability: and 

the  term  of  exploration  license  in  the  specific  area  of  interest  has  expired  during  the  reporting 

period or will expire in the near future, and is not expected to be renewed; 

substantive  expenditure  on  further  exploration  for  and  evaluation  of  mineral  resources  in  the 

specific area are not budgeted nor planned; 

(iv)  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 a decision has been made 

to discontinue such activities in the specified area; or 

(v) 

sufficient  data  exists  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. 

The value of R&D tax incentives received in relation to exploration assets is recognised by deducting the 

grant when arriving at the carrying value of the asset. 

For  the  purposes  of  impairment  testing,  exploration  and  evaluation  assets  are  allocated  to  cash-

generating units to which the exploration activity relates. The cash generating unit shall not be larger than 

the  area  of  interest.  Each  area  of  interest  is  reviewed  at  the  end  of  each  accounting  period  and 

accumulated  costs  are  written  off  to  the  extent  that  they  are  not  expected  to  be  recoverable  in  the 

future. 

(r)  Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty 

In  the  application  of  AASB’S  management  is  required  to  make  judgments,  estimates  and  assumptions 

about  carrying  values  of  assets  and  liabilities  that  are  not  readily  apparent  from  other  sources.    The 

estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that 

are believed to be reasonable under the circumstance, the results of which form the basis of making the 

judgments.  Actual results may differ from these estimates.  The estimates and underlying assumptions are 

reviewed on an ongoing basis.  Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the year in which the 

estimate is revised if the revision affects only that year, or in the year of the revision and future years if the 

revision affects both current and future years.   

Judgments  made  by  management  that  have  significant  effects  on  the  financial  statements  and 
estimates with a significant risk of material adjustments in the next year are disclosed, where applicable, in 
the relevant notes to the financial statements and include:  

•  Note 11 - Deferred exploration, evaluation and development; and 
•  Note 12/14 - Measurement of share based payments.   

(s)   Earnings per share 

The  Group  presents  basic  and  diluted  earnings  per  share  (EPS)  data  for  its  ordinary  shares.    Basic  EPS  is 
calculated  by  dividing  the  profit  or  loss  attributable  to  ordinary  shareholders  of  the  Company  by  the 
weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted EPS is determined 
by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and the weighted average number of 
ordinary shares outstanding for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares, which comprise share 
options granted to employees that are expected to be exercised. 

(t)  Segment reporting 

(i) Determination and presentation of operating segments 

An operating segment is a component of the Group that engages in business activities from which it may 
earn revenues and incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any 
of  the  Group’s  other  components.    All  operating  segments’  operating  results  are  regularly  reviewed  by 
the  Group’s  Managing  Director  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  to  make  decisions  about  resources  to  be 
allocated  to  the  segment  and  assess  its  performance,  and  for  which  discrete  financial  information  is 
available. 

Segment  results  that  are  reported  to  the  Managing  Director  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  include  items 
directly  attributable  to  a  segment  as  well  as  those  that  can  be  allocated  on  a  reasonable  basis.  
Unallocated  items  comprise  mainly  corporate  assets  (primarily  the  Company’s  headquarters),  head 
office expenses, and income tax assets and liabilities. 

Segment capital expenditure is the total cost incurred during the period to acquire property, plant and 
equipment, and intangible assets other than goodwill. 

(u)  Share capital 

Ordinary  shares  are  classified  as  equity.  Incremental  costs  directly  attributable  to  the  issue  of  ordinary 
shares and share options are recognised as a deduction from equity, net of any tax effects. Dividends on 
ordinary shares are recognised as a liability in the period in which they are declared. 

(v)  Determination of fair values 

A number of the Group’s accounting policies and disclosures require the determination of fair value, for 
both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities.  Fair values have been determined for measurement 
and  /  or  disclosure  purposes  based  on  the  following  methods.    When  applicable,  further  information 
about  the  assumptions  made  in  determining  fair  values is  disclosed  in  the  notes  specific  to  that  asset  or 
liability. 

(i) Share-based payment transactions 
The  fair  value  of  the  employee  share  options  and  the  share  appreciation  rights  is  measured  using  the 
Black-Scholes formula.  Measurement inputs include share price on measurement date, exercise price of 
the  instrument,  expected  volatility  (based  on  weighted  average  historic  volatility  adjusted  for  changes 
expected  due  to  publicly  available  information),  weighted  average  expected  life  of  the  instruments 
(based  on  historical  experience  and  general  option  holder  behavior),  expected  dividends,  and  the  risk-
free  interest  rate  (based  on  government  bonds).    Service  and  non-market  performance  conditions 
attached to the transactions are not taken into account in determining fair value. 

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3.  REVENUES AND EXPENSES 

Other income 

Sundry revenue 
Insurance recoveries 
Government grant 
Total other income 

Exploration and evaluation expenses 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

439,720 
--- 
--- 
439,720 

119,464 
1,202 
83,774 
204,440 

Exploration and evaluation expenses 
Employee expenses 
Total exploration and evaluation expenses 

1,144,123 
305,656 
1,449,779 

432,011 
391,262 
823,273 

Administration expenses 

Administration expenses 
Employee expenses 
Superannuation 
Employee share based payments 
Depreciation 
Total administration expenses  

4 

INCOME TAX 

Income tax expense 

Profit / (loss) before tax 

Income tax using the corporation rate of 30%  
Movements in income tax expense due to: 

Non deductible expenses 
Non assessable income 
Employee share based payments expensed 

(Under) / over provided in prior years 
Tax effect of tax losses not recognised 

604,847 
216,207 
6,487 
419,659 
33,905 
1,281,105 

660,874 
209,459 
5,915 
191,500 
55,660 
1,123,408 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

(2,528,188) 
(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 
(3,362,961) 

(758,456) 

(1,008,888) 

122,838 
(252,708) 
125,897 
(762,429) 

762,429 

300 
--- 
57,449 
(951,139) 

--- 
951,139 

Income tax expense/(benefit) 

--- 

--- 

No  income  tax  is  payable  by  the  Group.    The  directors  have  considered  it  prudent  not  to  bring  to 
account  the  future  income  tax  benefit  of  income  tax  losses  and  exploration  deductions  until  it  is 
probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the unused tax losses can be utilised. 

The Group has estimated un-recouped gross income tax losses of $70,722,000 (2015: $70,088,810) which 
may  be  available  to  offset  against  taxable  income  in  future  years,  subject  to  continuing  to  meet 
relevant  statutory  tests.  To  the  extent  that  it  does  not  offset  a  net  deferred  tax  liability,  a  deferred  tax 
asset has not been recognised in the accounts for these unused losses because it is not probable that 
future taxable profit will be available to use against such losses. 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

3.  REVENUES AND EXPENSES 

Exploration and evaluation expenses 

Employee expenses 

Total exploration and evaluation expenses 

1,144,123 

305,656 

1,449,779 

432,011 

391,262 

823,273 

Other income 

Sundry revenue 

Insurance recoveries 

Government grant 

Total other income 

Exploration and evaluation expenses 

Administration expenses 

Administration expenses 

Employee expenses 

Superannuation 

Employee share based payments 

Depreciation 

Total administration expenses  

4 

INCOME TAX 

Income tax expense 

Profit / (loss) before tax 

Income tax using the corporation rate of 30%  

Movements in income tax expense due to: 

Non deductible expenses 

Non assessable income 

Employee share based payments expensed 

(Under) / over provided in prior years 

Tax effect of tax losses not recognised 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

439,720 

--- 

--- 

439,720 

119,464 

1,202 

83,774 

204,440 

604,847 

216,207 

6,487 

419,659 

33,905 

660,874 

209,459 

5,915 

191,500 

55,660 

1,281,105 

1,123,408 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

(2,528,188) 

(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 

(3,362,961) 

(758,456) 

(1,008,888) 

122,838 

(252,708) 

125,897 

(762,429) 

762,429 

300 

--- 

57,449 

(951,139) 

--- 

951,139 

Income tax expense/(benefit) 

--- 

--- 

No  income  tax  is  payable  by  the  Group.    The  directors  have  considered  it  prudent  not  to  bring  to 

account  the  future  income  tax  benefit  of  income  tax  losses  and  exploration  deductions  until  it  is 

probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the unused tax losses can be utilised. 

The Group has estimated un-recouped gross income tax losses of $70,722,000 (2015: $70,088,810) which 

may  be  available  to  offset  against  taxable  income  in  future  years,  subject  to  continuing  to  meet 

relevant  statutory  tests.  To  the  extent  that  it  does  not  offset  a  net  deferred  tax  liability,  a  deferred  tax 

asset has not been recognised in the accounts for these unused losses because it is not probable that 

future taxable profit will be available to use against such losses. 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

4   INCOME TAX (continued) 

Tax consolidation 

For  the  purposes  of  income  taxation,  the  Company  and  its  100%  controlled  Australian  entity,  Goldstar 
Resources (WA) Pty Ltd elected to form a tax consolidation group from 1 July 2006. 

5  EARNINGS PER SHARE 

Basic  earnings  per  share  amounts  are  calculated  by  dividing  the  net  loss  for  the  year  attributable  to 
ordinary  equity  holders  of  the  parent  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  ordinary  shares  outstanding 
during the year. 

Diluted  earnings  per  share  amounts  are  calculated  by  dividing  the  net  loss  attributable  to  ordinary 
shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year (adjusted 
for the effects of potentially dilutive options and dilutive partly paid contributing shares). 

The following reflects the income and share data used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share: 

a)  Basic and diluted profit per share 

Loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company 
Diluted  loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company 

b) 

Reconciliation of earnings used in calculating earnings per share 

Loss attributable to ordinary shares 

c)  Weighted average number of shares 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as the 
denominator in calculating basic earnings per share. 

2016 

Cents 

2015 

Cents 

(0.68)  
(0.68)  

(1.08) 
(1.08) 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 

2016 
Number 

2015 
Number 

372,583,775 

398,766,210 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares and potential ordinary 
shares used as the denominator in calculating diluted earnings per 
share. 

372,583,775 

398,766,210 

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6  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 

Cash and cash equivalents (a) 

2016 
$ 

651,748 
651,748 

2015 
$ 

118,279 
118,279 

(a)  Cash and cash equivalents earn interest at floating rates based on daily bank rates. 

Reconciliation from the net loss after tax to the net cash flows used 
in operations 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

Net loss 

(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 

Adjustments for: 
Depreciation 
Movement in securities in other entities 

Share based payments expense 
Deferred exploration, evaluation and development impairment 
(Gain)/loss on disposal of plant and equipment 
Fees and interest waived by shareholder 

Changes in assets and liabilities: 
(Increase)/decrease in exploration expenditure 
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables 
(Increase)/decrease in non current receivables 
(Increase)/decrease in inventories 
(Increase)/decrease in prepayments 
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables 
(Decrease)/increase in provisions 
Net cash used in operating activities 

33,906 
(405,864) 

419,659 
414,764 
3,238 
(8,630) 

--- 
(18,360) 
--- 
4,599 
(24,044) 
(116,747) 
(27,180) 
(2,252,847) 

55,660 
--- 

191,500 
1,625,527 
(9,536) 
--- 

--- 
103,661 
--- 
--- 
34,244 
(92,154) 
4,142 
(1,449,917) 

The  settlement  of  outstanding  directors’  and  creditors’  fees  through  the  issue  of  shares  to  the  value  of 
$120,000  (2015:  $44,890),  constitutes  a  non-cash  operating  activity  and  is  not  included  in  the 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. 

7 

TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES 

Current receivables: 
Security deposits and environmental bonds (a) 
Other receivables   
Interest receivable 

Non-current receivables: 
NSR receivable from A1 Consolidated Gold Limited 
Security deposits and environmental bonds (a) 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

180,000 
9,919 
1,028 
190,947 

500,000 
210,188 
710,188 

180,000 
10,582 
1,076 
191,658 

--- 
191,117 
191,117 

Other receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally on 30-day terms.   

(a)  Security  deposits  and  environmental  bonds  comprise  cash  placed  on  deposit  to  secure  bank 
guarantees  in  respect  of  obligations  entered  into  for  office  rental  obligations  and  environmental 
performance bonds.  These deposits are not available to finance the Group’s day to day operations. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

6  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 

8  ASSET HELD FOR SALE 

Cash and cash equivalents (a) 

(a)  Cash and cash equivalents earn interest at floating rates based on daily bank rates. 

Reconciliation from the net loss after tax to the net cash flows used 

in operations 

Net loss 

Adjustments for: 

Depreciation 

Movement in securities in other entities 

Share based payments expense 

Deferred exploration, evaluation and development impairment 

(Gain)/loss on disposal of plant and equipment 

Fees and interest waived by shareholder 

Changes in assets and liabilities: 

(Increase)/decrease in exploration expenditure 

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables 

(Increase)/decrease in non current receivables 

(Increase)/decrease in inventories 

(Increase)/decrease in prepayments 

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables 

(Decrease)/increase in provisions 

Net cash used in operating activities 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. 

7 

TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES 

Security deposits and environmental bonds (a) 

Current receivables: 

Other receivables   

Interest receivable 

Non-current receivables: 

NSR receivable from A1 Consolidated Gold Limited 

Security deposits and environmental bonds (a) 

2016 

$ 

651,748 

651,748 

2015 

$ 

118,279 

118,279 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

(2,528,188) 

(3,362,961) 

33,906 

(405,864) 

419,659 

414,764 

3,238 

(8,630) 

--- 

--- 

4,599 

(24,044) 

(116,747) 

(27,180) 

55,660 

--- 

191,500 

1,625,527 

(9,536) 

--- 

--- 

--- 

--- 

34,244 

(92,154) 

4,142 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

180,000 

9,919 

1,028 

190,947 

500,000 

210,188 

710,188 

180,000 

10,582 

1,076 

191,658 

--- 

191,117 

191,117 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

Exploration assets - Walhalla Exploration Project (see Note 12) 

--- 

850,000 

During  the  reporting  period,  under  terms  of  the  binding  agreement  with  A1  Consolidated  Gold  Limited 
(A1 Gold), MIN 5487 licence was derecognised by the Company.  Satisfaction of completion of sale has 
been  met  and  under  AASB  139,  the  carrying  value  of  the asset  is  no  longer  required  to  be  held  by  the 
Company.  The value owing against the NSR is listed as a non current receivable asset as the period of 
receipt can occur at anytime but before 19 August 2018. 

The  Company  has  been  approached  by  various  parties  who  have  expressed  an  interest  in  becoming 
involved  in  its  Fraser  Range  Project.    Discussions  are  ongoing  and  the  project  holding  does  not  satisfy 
certain requirements of AASB 5 to be reclassified as ‘Held for Sale or Discontinued Operations’. 

9  AVAILABLE FOR SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS 

Shares – ASX listed company at fair value 

164,142 

--- 

Available for sale financial assets is an investment of shares in a listed company on the ASX.  The fair value 
of the shares is determined by reference to published price quotations within the relevant market. 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

(18,360) 

103,661 

10  UNLISTED SECURITIES IN OTHER ENTITIES 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

The  settlement  of  outstanding  directors’  and  creditors’  fees  through  the  issue  of  shares  to  the  value  of 

$120,000  (2015:  $44,890),  constitutes  a  non-cash  operating  activity  and  is  not  included  in  the 

Securities held in other entities is an investment of unlisted options in a listed company on the ASX.  The fair 
value  of  these  securities  is  measured  using  an  appropriate  financial  model,  including  the  value  of  the 
entities share price, as published, in the relevant market domain. 

(2,252,847) 

(1,449,917) 

Unlisted securities in other entities at fair value 

541,722 

--- 

11  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 

Opening cost - 1 July 
Accumulated depreciation 
Opening written down value 
Additions 
Disposals/write offs 
Depreciation charge for the year 
Written down value at 30 June  

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

1,014,631 
(921,539) 
93,092 
--- 
(3,238) 
(33,905) 
55,949 

1,003,781 
(865,878) 
137,902 
11,314 
(464) 
(55,660) 
93,092 

Other receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally on 30-day terms.   

(a)  Security  deposits  and  environmental  bonds  comprise  cash  placed  on  deposit  to  secure  bank 

guarantees  in  respect  of  obligations  entered  into  for  office  rental  obligations  and  environmental 

performance bonds.  These deposits are not available to finance the Group’s day to day operations. 

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12  DEFERRED EXPLORATION, EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT 

Acquired mineral rights 
Opening cost  
Exploration and evaluation acquired 
Exploration, evaluation and development 

Deferred exploration and evaluation expenditure 
Opening cost  
Expenditure incurred 
R&D tax offset received in relation to exploration assets 
Exploration expensed  
Impairment (a) 
Reclassification to assets held for sale (b) 
Deferred exploration and evaluation expenditure 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

2,228,640 
--- 
2,228,640 

2,228,640 
--- 
2,228,640 

1,788,985 
1,934,719 
(830,000) 
(1,449,779) 
(414,764) 
--- 
1,029,161 

3,209,997 
3,015,581 
(1,137,693) 
(823,373) 
(1,625,527) 
(850,000) 
1,788,985 

Net Carrying amount at 30 June 

3,257,801 

4,017,625 

(a)   As at 30 June 2016 the Group undertook a review of the carrying value of each area of interest.  As 
a result, the carrying value of deferred exploration, evaluation and development expenditure in the 
Statement of Financial Position for the Fraser Range Project in Western Australia, as at 30 June 2016, 
was  impaired  by  $414,764  due  to  analysis  performed  by  management  indicating  that  the 
capitalised  exploration  on  an  area  of  interest  would  not  be  recoverable  by  the  Company  as 
successful future development is not expected.  

(b)    As  a  result  of  the  terms  of  the  binding  agreement  with  A1  Gold,  the  directors  considered  the 
reclassification of the carrying value to Assets Held for Sale as appropriate for financial year ending 
2015 (see Note 8).    

13   SHARE BASED PAYMENTS 

The Group has an Option and Performance Rights Plan (OPRP) for the granting of options or performance 
rights  to  employees.    There  were  1,000,000  options  granted  to  employees  and  consultants  during  the 
financial year (2015: 500,000 options) under the Company’s OPRP. 

Outlined below is a summary of options issued during the year ended 30 June 2016 to employees under 
the OPRP: 

Employees  

Employees 

Employees  

Total 

Number of 

options  Grant date 

Vesting date 

Expiry date 

333,333 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2015 

30/11/2020 

333,333 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2016 

30/11/2020 

333,334 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2017 

30/11/2020 

1,000,000 

Outlined  below  is  a  summary  of  options  issued  during  the  year  ended  30  June  2016  to  directors  or 
contractors  at  the  discretion  of  the  Board  and  approved  by  shareholders  at  a  General  Meeting  of 
shareholders: 

Number of 

options  Grant date 

Vesting date 

Expiry date 

Directors and contractors 

18,000,000 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2015 

30/11/2020 

Directors and contractors 

18,000,000 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2016 

30/11/2020 

Directors and contractors 

18,000,000 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2017 

30/11/2020 

Total 

54,000,000 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

12  DEFERRED EXPLORATION, EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT 

13   SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued) 

Acquired mineral rights 

Opening cost  

Exploration and evaluation acquired 

Exploration, evaluation and development 

Deferred exploration and evaluation expenditure 

Opening cost  

Expenditure incurred 

Exploration expensed  

Impairment (a) 

R&D tax offset received in relation to exploration assets 

Reclassification to assets held for sale (b) 

Deferred exploration and evaluation expenditure 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

2,228,640 

2,228,640 

--- 

--- 

2,228,640 

2,228,640 

1,788,985 

1,934,719 

(830,000) 

(1,449,779) 

3,209,997 

3,015,581 

(1,137,693) 

(823,373) 

(414,764) 

(1,625,527) 

--- 

1,029,161 

(850,000) 

1,788,985 

Net Carrying amount at 30 June 

3,257,801 

4,017,625 

(a)   As at 30 June 2016 the Group undertook a review of the carrying value of each area of interest.  As 

a result, the carrying value of deferred exploration, evaluation and development expenditure in the 

Statement of Financial Position for the Fraser Range Project in Western Australia, as at 30 June 2016, 

was  impaired  by  $414,764  due  to  analysis  performed  by  management  indicating  that  the 

capitalised  exploration  on  an  area  of  interest  would  not  be  recoverable  by  the  Company  as 

successful future development is not expected.  

(b)    As  a  result  of  the  terms  of  the  binding  agreement  with  A1  Gold,  the  directors  considered  the 

reclassification of the carrying value to Assets Held for Sale as appropriate for financial year ending 

2015 (see Note 8).    

13   SHARE BASED PAYMENTS 

The Group has an Option and Performance Rights Plan (OPRP) for the granting of options or performance 

rights  to  employees.    There  were  1,000,000  options  granted  to  employees  and  consultants  during  the 

financial year (2015: 500,000 options) under the Company’s OPRP. 

Outlined below is a summary of options issued during the year ended 30 June 2016 to employees under 

the OPRP: 

Employees  

Employees 

Employees  

Total 

shareholders: 

Number of 

1,000,000 

options  Grant date 

Vesting date 

Expiry date 

333,333 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2015 

30/11/2020 

333,333 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2016 

30/11/2020 

333,334 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2017 

30/11/2020 

Outlined  below  is  a  summary  of  options  issued  during  the  year  ended  30  June  2016  to  directors  or 

contractors  at  the  discretion  of  the  Board  and  approved  by  shareholders  at  a  General  Meeting  of 

Number of 

options  Grant date 

Vesting date 

Expiry date 

Directors and contractors 

18,000,000 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2015 

30/11/2020 

Directors and contractors 

18,000,000 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2016 

30/11/2020 

Directors and contractors 

18,000,000 

26/11/2015 

30/11/2017 

30/11/2020 

Total 

54,000,000 

Set  out  below  is  a  summary  of  options  granted  to  directors,  employees  and  contractors  either  under  the 
Company’s  OPRP  approved  by  shareholders  or  on  exercise  of  discretion  by  the  Board  and  approved  by 
shareholders at a General Meeting of shareholders: 

Reporting 
Year 

2016 
2015 

Balance at 
beginning 
of year 
30,500,000 
30,685,625 

Granted 
during year 

Exercised 
during year 

Expired 
during the 
year 

Balance at 
end of year 

55,000,000 
500,000 

--- 
--- 

--- 
(685,628) 

85,500,000 
30,500,000 

Exercisable 
at end of 
year 
48,583,333 
11,000,000 

The fair values of the options are estimated at the date of grant using the Black Scholes option pricing model.  
Total  expenses  arising  from  share-based  payment  transactions  recognised  during  the  year  as  part  of 
employee benefit expense was $419,659 (2015: $191,500). 

The weighted average contractual life for the share options outstanding as at 30 June 2016 is between 1 and 
4 years (2015: 1 and 4 years). 

14  TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES 

Current 
Trade payables 
Accruals 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

222,579 
73,839 
296,418 

255,664  
142,677 
398,341 

Trade  payables  are  non-interest  bearing  and  are  normally  settled  on  30  –  60  day  terms.    For  terms  and 
conditions relating to Related Parties refer to Note 19. 

15  ISSUED CAPITAL AND RESERVES 

Ordinary fully paid shares 
Contributing shares 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

75,963,713 
2,351 

73,455,912 
2,351 

75,966,064 

73,458,263 

The following movements in issued capital occurred during the reporting period: 

Ordinary fully paid shares 
Opening balance at 1 July 2015 
Share issues: 
Placement 
Entitlements offer 
Silja Facility loan conversion 
Tarney Facility loan conversion 
Less: Issue costs 

Number of 
Shares 

Issue 
Price 

$ 

305,627,982 

--- 

73,455,912 

60,673,331 
66,069,891 
9,333,333 
33,333,333 
--- 

$0.015 
$0.015 
$0.015 
$0.015 
--- 

910,100 
991,049 
140,000 
500,000 
(33,348) 

Closing balance at 30 June 2016 

475,037,870 

75,963,713 

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15  ISSUED CAPITAL AND RESERVES (continued) 

Contributing shares 

Opening balance at 1 July 2015 

Closing balance at 30 June 2016 

2016 
$ 

58,775 

58,775 

2015 
$ 

2,351 

2,351 

The following movements in issued capital occurred during the prior period: 

Ordinary fully paid shares 
Opening balance at 1 July 2014 
Share issues: 
Placement 
Entitlements offer 
In lieu of fees 
Less: Issue costs 

Number of 
Shares 

Issue 
Price 

        $ 

242,993,740 

--- 

71,615,286 

822,666 
61,549,243 
262,333 
--- 

$0.045 
$0.030 
$0.030 
--- 

37,020 
1,846,477 
7,870 
(50,741) 

73,455,912 

Closing balance at 30 June 2015 

305,627,982 

Contributing shares 

Opening balance at 1 July 2014 

Closing balance at 30 June 2015 

Share based payments reserve 

58,775 

58,775 

2,351 

2,351 

The  employee  share  option  and  share  plan  reserve  is  used  to  record  the  value  of  equity  benefits 
provided to employees and directors as part of their remuneration. Refer to Note 12 for further details of 
these plans. 

 2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

Share based payments reserve 

1,385,894 

1,044,774 

The following movements in the share based payments reserve occurred during the period: 

Opening balance at 1 July 2014 

Share based payments expense 
Unlisted share options expired and transferred to accumulated losses (i) 

Closing balance at 30 June 2015 

Share based payments expense (i) 
Unlisted share options expired and transferred to accumulated losses (i) 

Closing balance at 30 June 2016 

  $ 

1,127,575 
191,500 
(274,301) 

1,044,774 

419,659 
(78,539) 

1,385,894 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

15  ISSUED CAPITAL AND RESERVES (continued) 

15  ISSUED CAPITAL AND RESERVES (continued) 

Contributing shares 

Opening balance at 1 July 2015 

Closing balance at 30 June 2016 

2016 

$ 

58,775 

58,775 

2015 

$ 

2,351 

2,351 

The following movements in issued capital occurred during the prior period: 

(i)  During  the  year,  previously  recognised  share  based  payment  transactions  for  options  which  had 

vested but subsequently expired were transferred to accumulated losses. 

The following options to subscribe for ordinary fully paid shares expired during the year: 

Class 

Unlisted options 

Unlisted options 

Listed options 

Total 

Number of 
options 

Expiry date 

Exercise price 

6,000,000 

31/07/2015 

3,500,000 

31/08/2015 

42,500,000 

31/08/2015 

$0.247849 

$0.247849 

$0.197849 

52,000,000 

242,993,740 

--- 

71,615,286 

16  LOAN  

On  30  July  2015,  the  Company  announced  that  it  had  finalised  loan  agreements  with  two  of  its  major 
shareholders for a total of $1,000,000.  

A $500,000 loan facility was agreed with Silja Investment Ltd (Silja), the Company’s largest shareholder and a 
company  associated  with  Non-executive  Director,  Mr  Alexander  Haller,  and  a  $500,000  loan  facility  was 
agreed  with  Tarney  Holdings  Pty  Ltd  ATF  The  DP  &  FL  Waddell  Family  Trust  (Tarney),  a  company  associated 
with the Company’s Chairman, Mr Denis Waddell (together the Facilities).   

During the reporting period, both Facilities were drawn on.  The Tarney Facility was drawn down in full.  The Silja 
Facility  was  drawn  on  for  $100,000,  bringing  the  total  of  the  Facility  to  $240,000  as  the  prior  loan  balance  of 
$140,000 was rolled into the new Facility agreement. 

Under the terms of the Facilities, the Company or lenders had the option to convert cash drawn down under 
the Facilities to ordinary shares (subject to Shareholder approval).  

As  approved  by  shareholders  at  the  Annual  General  Meeting    held  on  26  November  2015,  on  2  December 
2015 the Company issued the following ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.015 per share to convert loans 
from director related entities into ordinary shares: 

• 

• 

33,333,333 ordinary shares to Tarney - $500,000 

9,333,333 ordinary shares to Silja - $140,000  

On 23 February 2016 the Company paid Silja $100,000, thereby repaying the balance of the Silja Facility that 
was outstanding as at 31 December 2015.  Following the repayment of the Silja Facility, the security against all 
present and after acquired property of the Company was removed.   

The Facilities have now expired with nil owing to either lender. 

Ordinary fully paid shares 

Opening balance at 1 July 2014 

Share issues: 

Placement 

Entitlements offer 

In lieu of fees 

Less: Issue costs 

Contributing shares 

Opening balance at 1 July 2014 

Closing balance at 30 June 2015 

Share based payments reserve 

Number of 

Shares 

Issue 

Price 

        $ 

822,666 

$0.045 

37,020 

61,549,243 

$0.030 

1,846,477 

262,333 

$0.030 

--- 

--- 

7,870 

(50,741) 

58,775 

58,775 

2,351 

2,351 

Closing balance at 30 June 2015 

305,627,982 

73,455,912 

The  employee  share  option  and  share  plan  reserve  is  used  to  record  the  value  of  equity  benefits 

provided to employees and directors as part of their remuneration. Refer to Note 12 for further details of 

these plans. 

 2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

Share based payments reserve 

1,385,894 

1,044,774 

The following movements in the share based payments reserve occurred during the period: 

Opening balance at 1 July 2014 

Share based payments expense 

Closing balance at 30 June 2015 

Share based payments expense (i) 

Closing balance at 30 June 2016 

Unlisted share options expired and transferred to accumulated losses (i) 

Unlisted share options expired and transferred to accumulated losses (i) 

  $ 

1,127,575 

191,500 

(274,301) 

1,044,774 

419,659 

(78,539) 

1,385,894 

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17  FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 

Financial Risk Management 

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

•  Market risk. 
•  Credit risk. 
• 

Liquidity risk. 

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

The  Board  of  Directors  has  overall  responsibility  for  the  establishment  and  oversight  of  the  risk 
management framework.  

Risk  management  policies  are  established  to  identify  and  analyse  the  risks  faced  by  the  Group,  to  set 
appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies 
and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Group’s activities.   

The  Group’s  Audit  Committee  oversees  how  management  monitors  compliance  with  the  Group’s  risk 
management policies and procedures and reviews the adequacy of the risk management framework in 
relation to the risks faced by the Group. 

The Group's principal financial instruments are cash, short-term deposits, receivables, loan and payables. 

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

Equity price risk 
The Group is currently not subject to equity price risk movement. 

Interest rate risk 
Interest  rate  risk  is  the  risk  that  the  value  of  a  financial  instrument  or  cash  flows  associated  with  the 
instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates.  Interest rate risk arises from fluctuations in 
interest bearing financial assets and liabilities that the Group uses.  Interest bearing assets comprise cash 
and  cash  equivalents  which  are  considered  to  be  short-term  liquid  assets  and  investment  decisions  are 
governed by the monetary policy.   

During the year, the Group had no variable rate interest bearing liability.   

It  is  the  Group's  policy  to  settle  trade  payables  within  the  credit  terms  allowed  and  therefore  not  incur 
interest on overdue balances. 

The  Group  is  not  materially  exposed  to  changes  in  market  interest  rates.  A  1%  variation  in  interest  rates 
would result in interest revenue changing by $1,000 (2015: $1,000) based on year-end cash balances, and 
$nil  (2015:  $nil)  based  on  year-end  security  bonds  and  deposits  balances,  assuming  all  other  variables 
remain unchanged. 

The  Group  does  not  account  for  any  fixed  rate  financial  assets  and  liabilities  at  fair  value  through  profit 
and loss. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

17  FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 

17 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (continued) 

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

Financial Risk Management 

Overview 

•  Market risk. 

•  Credit risk. 

• 

Liquidity risk. 

Market risk 

Equity price risk 

Interest rate risk 

This  note  presents  information  about  the  Group’s  exposure  to  each  of  the  above  risks,  its  objectives, 

policies and processes for measuring and managing risk, and the management of capital.   

The  Board  of  Directors  has  overall  responsibility  for  the  establishment  and  oversight  of  the  risk 

management framework.  

Risk  management  policies  are  established  to  identify  and  analyse  the  risks  faced  by  the  Group,  to  set 

appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies 

and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Group’s activities.   

The  Group’s  Audit  Committee  oversees  how  management  monitors  compliance  with  the  Group’s  risk 

management policies and procedures and reviews the adequacy of the risk management framework in 

relation to the risks faced by the Group. 

The Group's principal financial instruments are cash, short-term deposits, receivables, loan and payables. 

Market  risk  is  the  risk  that  changes  in  market  prices,  such  as  foreign  exchange  rates,  interest  rates  and 

equity  prices  will  affect  the  Group’s  income  and  expenses  or  the  value  of  its  holdings  of  financial 

instruments.  The  objective  of  market  risk  management  is  to  manage  and  control  market  risk  exposures 

within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return. 

The Group is currently not subject to equity price risk movement. 

Interest  rate  risk  is  the  risk  that  the  value  of  a  financial  instrument  or  cash  flows  associated  with  the 

instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates.  Interest rate risk arises from fluctuations in 

interest bearing financial assets and liabilities that the Group uses.  Interest bearing assets comprise cash 

and  cash  equivalents  which  are  considered  to  be  short-term  liquid  assets  and  investment  decisions  are 

governed by the monetary policy.   

During the year, the Group had no variable rate interest bearing liability.   

It  is  the  Group's  policy  to  settle  trade  payables  within  the  credit  terms  allowed  and  therefore  not  incur 

interest on overdue balances. 

The  Group  is  not  materially  exposed  to  changes  in  market  interest  rates.  A  1%  variation  in  interest  rates 

would result in interest revenue changing by $1,000 (2015: $1,000) based on year-end cash balances, and 

$nil  (2015:  $nil)  based  on  year-end  security  bonds  and  deposits  balances,  assuming  all  other  variables 

The  Group  does  not  account  for  any  fixed  rate  financial  assets  and  liabilities  at  fair  value  through  profit 

remain unchanged. 

and loss. 

Credit risk 
Credit  risk  is  the  risk  of  financial  loss  to  the  Group  if  a  customer  or  counterparty  to  a  financial  instrument 
fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Group’s receivables from customers 
and investment securities. 

The  Group  does  not  presently  have  customers  and  consequently  does  not  have  credit  exposure  to 
outstanding  receivables.  Trade  and  other  receivables  represent  GST  refundable  from  the  Australian 
Taxation  Office  and  security  bonds  and  deposits.  Trade  and  other  receivables  are  neither  past  due  nor 
impaired. 

Liquidity risk 
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The 
Group’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient 
liquidity  to  meet  its  liabilities  when  due,  under  both  normal  and  stressed  conditions,  without  incurring 
unacceptable  losses  or  risking  damage  to  the  Group’s  reputation.    Refer  to  Note  2(a)  for  a  summary  of 
the Group’s current plans for managing its liquidity risk. 

The Group’s objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility.  The Group’s 
exposure  to  financial  obligations  relating  to  corporate  administration  and  projects  expenditure,  are 
subject  to  budgeting  and  reporting  controls,  to  ensure  that  such  obligations  do  not  exceed  cash  held 
and known cash inflows for a period of at least 1 year.  

Fair value of financial assets and liabilities 
The  fair  value  of  cash  and  cash  equivalents  and  non-interest  bearing  financial  assets  and  financial 
liabilities of the Group is equal to their carrying value. 

Foreign currency risk 
The Group’s exposure to currency risk is minimal at this stage of the operations. 

Commodity price risk 
The Group’s exposure to price risk is minimal at this stage of the operations. 

Capital management 
The  Group’s  objectives  when  managing  capital  are  to  safeguard  the  Group’s  ability  to  continue  as  a 
going  concern  in  order  to  provide  returns  for  shareholders  and  benefits  for  other  stakeholders.  The 
management of the Group’s capital is performed by the Board.  

The Board manages the Group’s liquidity ratio to ensure that it meets its financial obligations as they fall 
due and specifically allowing for the expenditure commitments for its mining tenements to ensure that the 
Group’s main assets are not at risk.   

Refer to Note 2(a) for a summary of the Group’s current plan for managing its going concern. 

None of the Group’s entities are subject to externally imposed capital requirements. 

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18   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 

Tenement commitments – Australia 
The Group has a portfolio of tenements located in Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria, which all 
have  a  requirement  for  a  certain  level  of  expenditure each and  every year  in addition  to annual rental 
payments for the tenements.  Future minimum expenditure commitments as at 30 June are as follows: 

Within one year 
After one year but not more than five years 
More than five years 

2016 
$ 

1,500,150 
6,676,850 
--- 
8,177,000 

2015 
$ 

1,570,800 
6,528,300 
--- 
8,099,100 

Guarantees 
The Company has the following contingent liabilities at 30 June 2016: 
• 

The Group has negotiated bank guarantees in favour of the Victorian Government for rehabilitation 
obligations of mining tenements.  The total of these guarantees at 30 June 2016 was $250,000 (2015: 
$250,000).  The Group has sufficient term deposits to cover the outstanding guarantees. 
It has guaranteed to cover the directors and officers in the event of legal claim against the individual 
or as a group for conduct which is within the Company guidelines, operations and procedures. 

• 

Provision for rehabilitation 
The state government regulations in the various states in which the Group operates require rehabilitation 
of drill sites including any other sites where the Group has caused surface and ground disturbance.  The 
costs  are  not  of  a  material  nature  and  vary  across  disturbance  sites.    To  date  rehabilitation  has  taken 
place  on  drill  sites  as  drill  rigs  are  moved  as  part  of  the  exploration  program  when  drilling  in  a  particular 
area  of  interest  is  complete  or  not  active  for  an  extended  period  of  time  due  to  other  drilling  project 
priorities. 

As  part  of  the  Group’s  environmental  policy  exploration  and  access  sites  are  regenerated  to  match  or 
exceed  local  government  and  state  government  expectations.    The  costs  are  not  considered  to  be 
material  by  the  group  however  this  policy  will  be  reviewed  as  exploration  and  development  activities 
increase as the Company moves closer towards commercial production. 

Rental property commitments 
The  Group  has  entered  into  a  commercial  lease  for  office  space  in  Melbourne,  Victoria,  for  one  year 
(expiring August 2017). 

There  are  no  restrictions  placed  upon  the  lessee  by  entering  into  these  leases  apart  from  the  12  month 
commitment from the agreement dates. 

Future minimum rentals payable under non-cancellable commercial leases as at 30 June are as follows: 

Within one year 
After one year but not more than five years 
More than five years 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

17,000 
2,748 
--- 
19,748 

2,701 
--- 
--- 
2,701 

Guarantees 
The Company has the following bonds at 30 June 2016: 
• 

The Group has negotiated guarantees in favour of rental agreements.  The total of these guarantees 
at 30 June 2016 was $3,117 (2015: $3,117).  

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18   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 

Tenement commitments – Australia 

The Group has a portfolio of tenements located in Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria, which all 

have  a  requirement  for  a  certain  level  of  expenditure each and  every year in addition  to  annual  rental 

payments for the tenements.  Future minimum expenditure commitments as at 30 June are as follows: 

Within one year 

After one year but not more than five years 

More than five years 

2016 

$ 

1,500,150 

6,676,850 

--- 

2015 

$ 

1,570,800 

6,528,300 

--- 

8,177,000 

8,099,100 

Guarantees 

The Company has the following contingent liabilities at 30 June 2016: 

• 

• 

The Group has negotiated bank guarantees in favour of the Victorian Government for rehabilitation 

obligations of mining tenements.  The total of these guarantees at 30 June 2016 was $250,000 (2015: 

$250,000).  The Group has sufficient term deposits to cover the outstanding guarantees. 

It has guaranteed to cover the directors and officers in the event of legal claim against the individual 

or as a group for conduct which is within the Company guidelines, operations and procedures. 

Provision for rehabilitation 

The state government regulations in the various states in which the Group operates require rehabilitation 

of drill sites including any other sites where the Group has caused surface and ground disturbance.  The 

costs  are  not  of  a  material  nature  and  vary  across  disturbance  sites.    To  date  rehabilitation  has  taken 

place  on  drill  sites  as  drill  rigs  are  moved  as  part  of  the  exploration  program  when  drilling  in  a  particular 

area  of  interest  is  complete  or  not  active  for  an  extended  period  of  time  due  to  other  drilling  project 

priorities. 

As  part  of  the  Group’s  environmental  policy  exploration  and  access  sites  are  regenerated  to  match  or 

exceed  local  government  and  state  government  expectations.    The  costs  are  not  considered  to  be 

material  by  the  group  however  this  policy  will  be  reviewed  as  exploration  and  development  activities 

increase as the Company moves closer towards commercial production. 

The  Group  has  entered  into  a  commercial  lease  for  office  space  in  Melbourne,  Victoria,  for  one  year 

Rental property commitments 

(expiring August 2017). 

There  are  no  restrictions  placed  upon  the  lessee  by  entering  into  these  leases  apart  from  the  12  month 

commitment from the agreement dates. 

Within one year 

After one year but not more than five years 

More than five years 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

17,000 

2,748 

--- 

19,748 

2,701 

--- 

--- 

2,701 

Guarantees 

The Company has the following bonds at 30 June 2016: 

• 

The Group has negotiated guarantees in favour of rental agreements.  The total of these guarantees 

at 30 June 2016 was $3,117 (2015: $3,117).  

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

19  RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  financial  statements  of  the  Company  and  the 
subsidiary’s listed in the following table. 

Country of 
incorporation 

Goldstar Resources (WA) Pty Ltd 

Kamax Resources Limited 

Australia 

Australia 

Equity interest 

Investment 

2016 
% 

100 

100 

2015 
% 

100 

100 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

1 

1 

778,823 

778,823 

Orion Gold NL is the ultimate Australian parent entity incorporated in Australia. 

Subsidiaries 
An inter-company loan exists between Orion Gold NL (parent) and: 
(i)  Goldstar  Resources  (WA)  Pty  Ltd  (subsidiary)  of  $1,946,300  (2015:  $1,946,300).    A  provision  for 

impairment of $1,946,300 (2015: $1,946,300) has been recognised in relation to this loan;  

(ii)  Kamax  Resources  Limited  (subsidiary)  of  $2,160,406  (2015:  $2,118,108).    A  provision  for  impairment  of 

$nil (2015: $nil) has been recognised in relation to this loan. 

Terms and conditions of transactions with related parties 
Sales  to  and  purchases  from  related  parties  are  made  at  both  market  prices  and  normal  commercial 
terms.   

Key management personnel compensation 

The key management personnel compensation included in administration expenses and exploration and 
evaluation expenses (refer Note 3) and deferred exploration, evaluation and development (refer Note 12) 
is as follows: 

Short-term employee benefits 
Share-based payments 

Consolidated 

2016 
$ 
421,200 
400,806 
822,006 

2015 
$ 
461,775  
141,310 
603,085 

Individual directors and executives compensation disclosures 

Information  regarding  individual  directors  and  executives’  compensation  and  some  equity  instruments 
disclosures as required by Corporations Regulations 2M.3.03 is provided in the remuneration report section 
of the directors’ report. 

Future minimum rentals payable under non-cancellable commercial leases as at 30 June are as follows: 

Key management personnel and director transactions 

A number of key management personnel, or their related parties, hold positions in other entities that result 
in them having control, joint control or a relevant interest over the financial or operating policies of those 
entities. 

A  number  of  these  entities  transacted  with  the  Group  during  the  year.  The  terms  and  conditions  of  the 
transactions  with  key  management  personnel  and  their  related  parties  were  no  more  favourable  than 
those available, or which might reasonably be expected to be available, on similar transactions to non-
key management personnel related entities on an arm’s length basis. 

From  time  to  time,  Directors  of  the  Group,  or  their  related  entities,  may  provide  services  to  the  Group. 
These services are provided on terms that might be reasonably expected for other parties and are trivial 
or domestic in nature. 

On 17 December 2015, the Company issued 800,000 ordinary shares to Mr Errol Smart at an issue price of 
$0.015 per share to raise $12,000. The issue of ordinary shares was for participation in the Share Purchase 
Plan. 

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19  RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE (continued) 

On 2 December 2015, the Company issued 6,666,666 ordinary shares to Mr Errol Smart at an issue price of 
$0.015  per  share  to  raise  $100,000.  The  issue  of  ordinary  shares  was  approved  at  the  Company’s  Annual 
General Meeting held on 26 November 2015. 

On  2  December  2015  the  Company  issued  the  following  ordinary  shares  at  an  issue  price  of  $0.015  per 
share to convert loans from director related entities into ordinary shares: 

• 

• 

33,333,333 ordinary shares to Tarney - $500,000 

9,333,333 ordinary shares to Silja - $140,000  

Refer to note 16 for further detail. 

20  AUDITOR REMUNERATION 

Amounts received or due and receivable by RSM Australia 
Partners for: 
An audit or review of the financial report of the Company and 
any other entity in the Group 
Tax compliance 
Total amounts for RSM Australia Partners 

21   SEGMENT REPORTING 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

29,300 
7,100 
36,400 

27,000 
12,550 
39,550 

The  Group  had  one  reportable  segment  during  the  period,  being  mineral  exploration  (including  gold, 
copper,  nickel  and  PGEs)  in  Australia,  which  was  the  Group’s  exploration  focus.  The  Managing  Director 
and  Chief  Executive  Officer  reviews  internal  management  reports  for  this  exploration  area  on  monthly 
basis. 

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$0.015  per  share  to  raise  $100,000.  The  issue  of  ordinary  shares  was  approved  at  the  Company’s  Annual 

General Meeting held on 26 November 2015. 

On  2  December  2015  the  Company  issued  the  following  ordinary  shares  at  an  issue  price  of  $0.015  per 

share to convert loans from director related entities into ordinary shares: 

• 

• 

33,333,333 ordinary shares to Tarney - $500,000 

9,333,333 ordinary shares to Silja - $140,000  

Refer to note 16 for further detail. 

20  AUDITOR REMUNERATION 

Amounts received or due and receivable by RSM Australia 

Partners for: 

An audit or review of the financial report of the Company and 

any other entity in the Group 

Tax compliance 

Total amounts for RSM Australia Partners 

21   SEGMENT REPORTING 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

29,300 

7,100 

36,400 

27,000 

12,550 

39,550 

The  Group  had  one  reportable  segment  during  the  period,  being  mineral  exploration  (including  gold, 

copper,  nickel  and  PGEs)  in  Australia,  which  was  the  Group’s  exploration  focus.  The  Managing  Director 

and  Chief  Executive  Officer  reviews  internal  management  reports  for  this  exploration  area  on  monthly 

basis. 

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19  RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE (continued) 

22  PARENT ENTITY DISCLOSURES 

As  at,  and  throughout,  the  financial  year  ending  30  June  2016  the  parent  company  of  the  Group  was 
Orion Gold NL. 

Result of parent entity 

Loss for the period 

Other comprehensive income 

Total comprehensive income for the period 

Financial position of parent entity at year end 

Current assets 

Total assets 

Current liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Total net assets 

Total equity of the parent entity comprising of: 

Issued capital 

Accumulated losses 

Other reserves  

Total equity 

Company 

2016 

$ 

2015 

$ 

(1,905,122) 

(2,374,819) 

--- 

--- 

(1,905,122) 

(2,374,819) 

1,395,305 

7,649,948 

977,281 

6,916,231 

274,192 

275,124 

543,975 

563,745 

7,374,825 

6,352,486 

75,966,064 

73,458,263 

(69,977,133) 

(68,150,551) 

1,385,894 

7,374,825 

1,044,774 

6,352,486 

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

 Parent entity commitments in relation to minimum expenditure on tenements 

Tenements 

Minimum expenditure requirement: 

Within one year 

One year later and no later than five years 

Later than five years 

Total 

Parent entity commitments in relation to rental property 

Commitments 

Rental property commitments 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

1,500,150 

6,676,850 

--- 

1,570,800 

6,528,300 

--- 

8,177,000 

8,099,100 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

19,748 

2,701  

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22  PARENT ENTITY DISCLOSURES (continued) 

Contingent liabilities 

The  Company  has  issued  bank  guarantees  in  respect  of  its  rental  agreements  and  mining  tenements. 
Under the terms of the financial guarantee contracts, the Company will make payments to reimburse 
the guarantors upon failure of the Company to make payments when due. Refer to note 18 for further 
detail. 

23  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE 

There has not arisen in the interval between the end of the financial year and the date of this report any 
item,  transaction  or  event  of  a  material  and  unusual  nature  likely,  in  the  opinion  of  the  directors  of  the 
Company, to affect the operations of the Group, the results of those operations or the state of affairs of 
the Group in subsequent financial years except for those matters referred to below: 

Earn-In Right - Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-PGE Project (South Africa) 

As referred to in the Operations section of this Report, subsequent to the end of the year the Company 
announced  that  it  had  entered  into  a  binding  term  sheet  to  acquire  the  earn-in  rights  over  the 
Jacomynspan  Project  from  two  companies,  Namaqua  Nickel  Mining  (Pty)  Ltd  (Namaqua)  and  Disawell 
(Pty)  Ltd  (Disawell)  (together  the  Companies),  which  hold  partly  overlapping  prospecting  rights  and 
mining right applications.  

The Company’s earn-in right is via a South African-registered special-purpose vehicle (SPV), which will be 
established  by  the  Company  as  its  vehicle  for  investment  in  the  joint  ventures  and  of  which  historically-
disadvantaged South African (HDSA) shall hold a minimum of 26% of the issued shares. Key terms of the 
transaction are set out below: 

• 

SPV has the exclusive opportunity to earn up to an 80% interest (Company 59.2%) in the Companies. 
The Companies are privately owned South African companies with 26% or greater HDSA ownership. 

•  Conditions  precedent  to  the  commencement  of  earn  in  rights  (Earn-In  Commencement  Date) 

include:  

o  Due diligence to be conducted by the Company; 
o 

The Company providing the Companies with an initial exploration program to be carried out 
for the first 6 month period following the Earn-In Commencement Date (Initial Program); 
The  Companies  obtaining  all  necessary  approvals  for  the  Company  to  access  the 
Jacomynspan Project and conduct exploration activities including the Initial Program;  
The Company providing proof of financial capacity to execute the Initial Program prior to 9 
January 2017; and 
The parties entering into a comprehensive earn-in agreement prior to 10 November 2016. 

o 

o 

o 

•  Orion  SPV  is  able  to  earn  an  initial  interest  of  25%  (Orion  18.5%)  in  the  Companies  via  staged 
expenditure  of  USD500,000  on  the  Jacomynspan  Project  over  the  12  months  from  the  Earn  In 
Commencement Date (First Earn In Right)  including: 

Expenditure commitment of USD250,000 in the first 6 months; and 

o 
o  A  further  $250,000  must  be  spent  within  12  months  of  the  Earn-In  Commencement  Date 

(USD500,000 in total expenditure). 

•  Once Orion SPV has earnt the initial 25% interest: 

o 

o 

The  Companies  will  issue  the  Company  with  fully  paid  ordinary  shares  in  the  Companies 
which shall result in Orion SPV being the holder of 25% of the total shares on issue immediately 
following such issue of shares; 
The Companies will record a shareholder loan account in favour of Orion SPV to the value of 
the  First  Earn  In  Right  expenditure  incurred  by  Orion  and  shall  continue  to  record  further 
expenditure by the Orion SPV as an increase in the shareholder loan account (Orion Loan);  

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23  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE (Continued) 

o 

The Company can elect to increase its interest via further expenditure, as detailed below, or 
maintain its 25% interest by contributing pro-rata to exploration; and 

o  Within 30 days, the parties will negotiate the terms of a shareholders agreement to govern the 

terms of relationship between the shareholders. 

• 

Following  the  First  Earn  In  Right,  should  the  Company  elect  to  increase  its  interest  via  further 
expenditure, the Orion SPV can earn a further 25% interest (making its total interest 50% (the Company 
37%))  by  expending  a  further  USD1,000,000  on  the  Jacomynspan  Project  (USD1,500,000  total 
expenditure)  over  a  further  12  months  (2  years  from  Earn-In  Commencement  Date)  (Second  Earn  In 
Right). 

•  Once Orion SPV has earnt a 50% interest: 

o 

o 

The  Companies  will  issue  the  Company  with  shares  which  shall  result  in  Orion  SPV  being  the 
holder of 50% of the total shares on issue immediately following such issue of shares; and 
The Company can elect to increase its interest via further expenditure, as detailed below, or 
maintain its 50% interest by contributing pro-rata to exploration.  

• 

Following  the  Second  Earn  in  Right,  should  the  Company  elect  to  increase  its  interest  via  further 
expenditure,  Orion  SPV  can  earn  a  further  30%  interest  (making  its  total  interest  80%  (the  Company 
59.2%)) by: 
o 

Expending  a 
expenditure) over a further 12 months (3 years from Earn In Commencement Date); 

the  Jacomynspan  Project  (USD2,000,000 

further  USD500,000  on 

total 

o  Completing  a  bankable  feasibility  study,  which  has  been  reviewed  and  signed  off  by  an 

independent external expert; and 

o  Providing or securing project finance terms to develop a mining operation within the Project 
Area  as  per  the  bankable  feasibility  study  and  which  shall  not  result  in  any  Shareholder 
dilution. 

•  On the Earn-In Commencement Date, the Company will be appointed as the operator and manager 
of the joint ventures and will have the right to appoint a minimum of one director to the boards of the 
Companies.  

• 

The  Companies  shareholders  on  the  date  of  execution  of  the  term  sheet  (Signature  Date)  shall  be 
entitled  to  a  2%  royalty  in  proportion  to  their  beneficial  interest  in  the  Companies  at  the  Signature 
Date,  on  net  smelter  returns  arising  from  the  production  and  sale  of  metals  from  the  Jacomynspan 
Project’s  SAMREC  resource  as  at  the  Signature  Date  (Royalty).    At  any  time  following  the  Earn-In 
Commencement  Date,  Orion  shall  have  the  right  at  its  sole  discretion  to  buy  out  the  Royalty  for  an 
aggregate value of USD2,000,000. 

•  As noted above, all expenditure by the Company shall be advanced to the Companies as an Orion 
Loan. In addition to the Orion Loan, the Companies have existing shareholder loans of ZAR78,500,000 
(USD5,400,000)  as  at  the  Signature  Date  (together  Shareholder  Loans).    Following  the  completion  of 
the First Stage Earn In, the parties will negotiate the terms of a Shareholders Loan to govern the terms 
of  the  Shareholder  Loans.    The  Shareholder  Loan  agreement  will  contain  clauses  normally 
contemplated by a formal agreement negotiated in good faith between the parties.   

Should the Company fail to meet its earn in right commitments, then  either the parties will re-negotiate 
the terms of the term sheet or, if the parties are unable to agree those new terms, then the Company will 
relinquish its rights to earn any further interest in the Companies and the term sheet will be at an end. 

Placement 

On 16 September 2016, the Company announced that it had issued 9,100,000 ordinary shares at $0.025 
per  share  to  raise  $227,500  by  way  of  placement.    The  proceeds  will  be  used  to  progress  drilling  and 
exploration  work  as  part  of  due  diligence  being  undertaken  on  the  Areachap  project  and  to  progress 
exploration work at Connors Arc in Queensland and Fraser Range in Western Australia.     

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

22  PARENT ENTITY DISCLOSURES (continued) 

Contingent liabilities 

The  Company  has  issued  bank  guarantees  in  respect  of  its  rental  agreements  and  mining  tenements. 

Under the terms of the financial guarantee contracts, the Company will make payments to reimburse 

the guarantors upon failure of the Company to make payments when due. Refer to note 18 for further 

detail. 

23  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE 

There has not arisen in the interval between the end of the financial year and the date of this report any 

item,  transaction  or  event  of  a  material  and  unusual  nature  likely,  in  the  opinion  of  the  directors  of  the 

Company, to affect the operations of the Group, the results of those operations or the state of affairs of 

the Group in subsequent financial years except for those matters referred to below: 

Earn-In Right - Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-PGE Project (South Africa) 

As referred to in the Operations section of this Report, subsequent to the end of the year the Company 

announced  that  it  had  entered  into  a  binding  term  sheet  to  acquire  the  earn-in  rights  over  the 

Jacomynspan  Project  from  two  companies,  Namaqua  Nickel  Mining  (Pty)  Ltd  (Namaqua)  and  Disawell 

(Pty)  Ltd  (Disawell)  (together  the  Companies),  which  hold  partly  overlapping  prospecting  rights  and 

mining right applications.  

The Company’s earn-in right is via a South African-registered special-purpose vehicle (SPV), which will be 

established  by  the  Company  as  its  vehicle  for  investment  in  the  joint  ventures  and  of  which  historically-

disadvantaged South African (HDSA) shall hold a minimum of 26% of the issued shares. Key terms of the 

transaction are set out below: 

• 

SPV has the exclusive opportunity to earn up to an 80% interest (Company 59.2%) in the Companies. 

The Companies are privately owned South African companies with 26% or greater HDSA ownership. 

•  Conditions  precedent  to  the  commencement  of  earn  in  rights  (Earn-In  Commencement  Date) 

include:  

o  Due diligence to be conducted by the Company; 

The Company providing the Companies with an initial exploration program to be carried out 

for the first 6 month period following the Earn-In Commencement Date (Initial Program); 

The  Companies  obtaining  all  necessary  approvals  for  the  Company  to  access  the 

Jacomynspan Project and conduct exploration activities including the Initial Program;  

The Company providing proof of financial capacity to execute the Initial Program prior to 9 

January 2017; and 

The parties entering into a comprehensive earn-in agreement prior to 10 November 2016. 

•  Orion  SPV  is  able  to  earn  an  initial  interest  of  25%  (Orion  18.5%)  in  the  Companies  via  staged 

expenditure  of  USD500,000  on  the  Jacomynspan  Project  over  the  12  months  from  the  Earn  In 

Commencement Date (First Earn In Right)  including: 

Expenditure commitment of USD250,000 in the first 6 months; and 

o  A  further  $250,000  must  be  spent  within  12  months  of  the  Earn-In  Commencement  Date 

(USD500,000 in total expenditure). 

•  Once Orion SPV has earnt the initial 25% interest: 

The  Companies  will  issue  the  Company  with  fully  paid  ordinary  shares  in  the  Companies 

which shall result in Orion SPV being the holder of 25% of the total shares on issue immediately 

following such issue of shares; 

The Companies will record a shareholder loan account in favour of Orion SPV to the value of 

the  First  Earn  In  Right  expenditure  incurred  by  Orion  and  shall  continue  to  record  further 

expenditure by the Orion SPV as an increase in the shareholder loan account (Orion Loan);  

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

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Directors’ Declaration 

1 

In the opinion of the directors of Orion Gold NL (the Company): 

(a) 

the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  notes  that  are  set  out  on  pages  50  to  79  and  the 
Remuneration  report  set  out  on  pages  39  to  47,  identified  within  in  the  Directors’  report,  are  in 
accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 

(i) 

(ii) 

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

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

2 

3 

4 

The directors draw attention to Note 2(a) to the consolidated financial statements which the directors 
have considered in forming their view that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company 
will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. 

The directors have been given the declarations required by Section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 
from the chief executive officer and chief financial officer for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. 

The  directors  draw  attention  to  Note 2  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  which  includes  a 
statement of compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards. 

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors: 

Denis Waddell 
Chairman 
Perth, Western Australia   

20 September 2016 

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Directors’ Declaration 

1 

In the opinion of the directors of Orion Gold NL (the Company): 

(a) 

the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  notes  that  are  set  out  on  pages  50  to  79  and  the 

Remuneration  report  set  out  on  pages  39  to  47,  identified  within  in  the  Directors’  report,  are  in 

accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 

(i) 

giving  a  true  and  fair  view  of  the  Group’s  financial  position  as  at  30  June  2016  and  of  its 

performance for the financial year ended on that date; and 

(ii) 

complying  with  Australian  Accounting  Standards  (including  the  Australian  Accounting 

Interpretations) and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and 

2 

The directors draw attention to Note 2(a) to the consolidated financial statements which the directors 

have considered in forming their view that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company 

will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. 

3 

The directors have been given the declarations required by Section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 

from the chief executive officer and chief financial officer for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. 

4 

The  directors  draw  attention  to  Note 2  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  which  includes  a 

statement of compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards. 

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors: 

Denis Waddell 

Chairman 

Perth, Western Australia   

20 September 2016 

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RSM Australia Partners 

Level 21, 55 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 
PO Box 248 Collins Street West VIC 8007 

T +61 (0) 3 9286 8000 
F +61 (0) 3 9286 8199 

www.rsm.com.au 

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Auditor’s Responsibility 

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THE POWER OF BEING UNDERSTOOD 
AUDIT | TAX | CONSULTING 

RSM Australia Partners is a member of the RSM network and trades as RSM.  RSM is the trading name used by the members of the RSM network.  Each member of the 
RSM network is an independent accounting and consulting firm which practices in its own right.  The RSM network is not itself a separate legal entity in any jurisdiction. 

RSM Australia Partners ABN 36 965 185 036 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation 

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Independence 

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Opinion  
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Emphasis of Matter 

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Auditor’s Opinion 

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Additional ASX Information

Shareholder Information 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

Shareholdings

At 30 September 2016 the issued share capital of the Company was held as follows: 

Distribution of ordinary and partly paid contributing shareholders and option holders 

Fully paid 
ordinary shares 

Partly paid 
contributing shares 

Options

No. of  
holders

897

264

80

371

315

No. of  
shares

264,631

854,197

602,476

18,015,326

464,601,240

1,927

484,137,870

No. of  
holders

No. of 
shares

No. of  
holders

No. of  
options

-

-

-

3

-

3

-

-

-

(1)58,775

-

58,775

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 – 1,000

1,001 – 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 100,000

100,001 and over

(1) At the auction of forfeited partly paid shares held at 10.00am 7 August 2008, no shares were sold. Under the terms 
of the Company Constitution the shares will be held by the directors in trust for the Company and then be disposed 
of in such manner and on such terms as the directors determine.

Holders of non-marketable parcels

Number of fully paid ordinary shareholders with holdings of less than a marketable parcel was 
1,328.

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 Orion Gold NL Annual Report 2016

Additional ASX Information Continued

The names of the twenty largest holders of ordinary fully paid shares are: 

1

2

3

4

5

Tarney Holdings Pty Ltd 

Silja Investment Limited 

Eastern Goldfields

Kinsella Holdings Ltd 

Ponton Minerals Pty Ltd 

6 Mr Alexander Haller 

7

8

Perth Select Seafoods

ABN AMRO Clearing Sydney Nominees Pty Ltd 

9 Mr Robin Haller 

10 Mr Stefan Haller 

11

Botsis Holdings Pty Ltd

12 Delta Resource Management Pty Ltd 

13

Jemaya Pty Ltd 

14 DDH 1 Drilling Pty Ltd 

15 Dr Leon Eugene Pretorius

16 ADFAR Pty Ltd

17 Ms Betty Jeanette Moore 

18 Navigator Australia Ltd

19 Mr William Alan Oliver & Mrs Bryony Nicolle Norman Oliver 

20

Yandal Investments Pty Ltd 

Ordinary 
shares

66,546,104

56,189,019

42,433,333

16,033,333

12,603,344

11,300,928

11,000,000

10,108,948

10,009,260

10,009,260

9,833,330

9,679,048

9,200,000

7,999,998

7,344,000

7,333,333

6,252,500

6,200,000

5,471,088

4,965,447

% 

13.75%

11.61%

8.76%

3.31%

2.60%

2.10%

2.27%

2.08%

2.07%

2.07%

2.03%

2.00%

1.90%

1.65%

1.52%

1.51%

1.30%

1.28%

1.13%

1.62%

320,466,346

65.97%

Total issued ordinary share capital

484,137,870 

Substantial shareholders

The following shareholders are recorded in the Company’s register of substantial shareholders:

Holders giving notice

Date of notice

Ordinary shares as  
at date of notice

% holding 

Silja Investment Ltd (1)

Alexander Haller (2)

Josephine Haller (1)

Denis Waddell

Eastern Goldfields

12-02-2014

28-12-2012

12-02-2014

02-12-2015

16-09-2016

41,328,114

52,630,362

41,328,114

66,546,104

42,433,333

8.5%

10.9%

8.5%

13.7%

8.8%

This information is based on substantial holder notifications provided to the Company. 
(1) These substantial holdings relate to the same shares. 
(2) A total of 41,328,114 ordinary shares relate to the same shares as Silja Investment Ltd and Josephine Haller.

Voting rights 

Ordinary shares

Carry a voting right of one vote per share.

Franking credits

The Company has nil franking credits.

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Tenement schedule

Project

Tenement

Status Grant Date Expiry Date

Holder (1)  Comments

Western Australia

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

E28/2367

Granted 07/05/2015

06/05/2020

E28/2378

Granted 22/07/2015

21/07/2020

E28/2462

Granted 27/07/2015

26/07/2020

E28/2596

Granted 06/09/2016

05/09/2021

KMX

KMX

KMX

KMX

KMX 100%

KMX 100%

KMX 100%

KMX 100%

E39/1653

Granted 20/04/2012

19/04/2017

GRPL

KMX 80%

E39/1654

Granted 23/04/2012

22/04/2017

E69/2379

Granted 21/05/2013

20/05/2018

E69/2380

Granted 22/05/2013

21/05/2018

E69/2707

Granted 19/06/2015

18/06/2020

NBX

PON

PON

PON

ORN 70%

ORN 70%

ORN 70%

ORN 70%

Eastern Goldfields2

E16/480

Granted 02/05/2016

01/05/2021

GDR GDR 100%

Eastern Goldfields2

E29/964

Granted  05/05/2016

04/05/2021

GDR GDR 100%

Eastern Goldfields2

P16/2921

Granted 06/05/2016

05/05/2020

GDR GDR 100%

Eastern Goldfields2

P16/2922

Granted 06/05/2016

05/05/2020

GDR GDR 100%

Eastern Goldfields2

E16/482 Application Application Application

Eastern Goldfields2

E16/483 Application Application Application

Eastern Goldfields2

E16/484 Application Application Application

Eastern Goldfields2

E16/486 Application Application Application

Eastern Goldfields2

E16/487 Application Application Application

Eastern Goldfields2

E30/478 Application Application Application

E28/2644 Application Application Application

E39/1658 Application Application Application

E39/1818 Application Application Application

E69/2706 Application Application Application

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

Fraser Range

Queensland

Aurora Flats

EPM19825

Granted

2/12/2013

1/12/2018

ORN ORN 100%

Aurora Flats South

EPM25283

Granted

23/9/2014

22/9/2019

ORN ORN 100%

Mt Mackenzie Sth

EPM25122

Granted

2/12/2013

1/12/2018

ORN ORN 100%

Aurora Flats

Aurora Flats

Aurora Flats

Aurora Flats

Aurora Flats

Aurora Flats

Aurora Flats

Aurora Flats

Aurora Flats

Aurora Flats

Aurora Flats

EPM25763

Granted

14/5/2015

13/5/2020

ORN ORN 100%

EPM25764

Granted

14/5/2015

13/5/2020

ORN ORN 100%

EPM25813

Granted

14/5/2015

13/5/2020

ORN ORN 100%

EPM25703

Granted 30/10/2015

29/10/2020

ORN ORN 100%

EPM25708

Granted 30/10/2015

29/10/2020

ORN ORN 100%

EPM25712

Granted 30/10/2015

29/10/2020

ORN ORN 100%

EPM25714

Granted 30/10/2015

29/10/2020

ORN ORN 100%

EPM26003

Granted 30/08/2016

29/08/2021

ORN ORN 100%

EPM26081

Granted 30/06/2016

29/06/2021

ORN ORN 100%

EPM26082

Granted 30/06/2016

29/06/2021

ORN ORN 100%

EPM26083

Granted 30/06/2016

29/06/2021

ORN ORN 100%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Project

Victoria

Walhalla

Walhalla

Walhalla

Walhalla

Walhalla

Tenement

Status Grant Date Expiry Date

Holder (1)  Comments

MIN54873

Granted 20/08/2008

19/08/2018

ORN ORN 100%

EL5340

EL5348

Granted

6/06/2013

5/06/2016

ORN ORN 100%

Granted

6/06/2013

5/06/2018

ORN ORN 100%

ELA5042 Application Application Application

ELA6069 Application Application Application

-

-

-

-

(1)   Holder abbreviations – ORN (Orion Gold NL); GDR (Goldstar Resources (WA) Pty Ltd (a 100% owned subsidiary of 
ORN)); GRPL (Geological Resources Pty Ltd); KMX (Kamax Resources Limited (a 100% owned subsidiary of ORN)); 
NBX (NBX Pty Ltd); PON (Ponton Minerals Pty Ltd).

(2)  The Eastern Goldfields project has been sold to Eastern Goldfields Ltd and is in the process of being transferred as 

part of this agreement.

(3)   On 11 August 2015 the Company announced to the ASX that it had entered into a sale agreement with A1 Gold 
for A1 Gold to acquire MIN 5487 which includes the Tubal Cain and Eureka deposits. For further information, refer 
to the Corporate section.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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DIRECTORS 

SHARE REGISTRY 

Mr Denis Waddell (Non-executive Chairman) 
Mr Errol Smart (Managing Director/CEO)  
Mr William Oliver (Technical Director/COO) 
Mr Alexander Haller (Non-executive Director) 

Link Market Services Limited 
Level 4, 152 St Georges Terrace 
Perth, Western Australia   6000 
Telephone: +61 1300 306 089 

COMPANY SECRETARY 

Mr Martin Bouwmeester 

REGISTERED OFFICE AND PRINCIPAL  
PLACE OF BUSINESS 

Suite 2 
64 Thomas Street 
West Perth, Western Australia,  6005 
Telephone: +61 8 9485 2685 
Website: www.oriongold.com.au 

AUDITORS 

RSM Australia Partners 
55 Collins Street 
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 

STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING 

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) 
ASX Code:   ORN 

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Suite 2
64 Thomas Street  
West Perth WA 6005
T: +61 8 9485 2685
www.oriongold.com.au