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Condor Gold PLC
15 May 2018
Condor Gold plc
7th Floor
39 St. James's Street
London
SW1A 1JD
Telephone +44 020 74932784
Fax: +44 020 74938633
May 15, 2018
Condor Gold plc
("Condor", "Condor Gold" or the "Company")
Condor Gold plc announces its unaudited results for the three
months ended March 31, 2018
Condor Gold (AIM: CNR; OTCQX: CNFGF; TSX: COG) announces that it
has today published its unaudited financial results for the three
month period ending March 31, 2018 and the Management's Discussion
and Analysis for the same period.
Both of the above have been posted on the Company's website
www.condorgold.com and are also available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com
.
HIGHLIGHTS
-- Successful secondary listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange
-- Amendment of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
involving a re-designed mine infrastructure to avoid resettlement
was submitted to the Nicaraguan Ministry of the Environment and
Natural Resources applying for the Environmental Permit to
construct and operate a 2,800tpd processing plant with capacity to
produce 100,000 oz gold per annum.
-- GBP2.5 million raised through a private placement
-- Positive rock chip assay results and detailed geological
mapping progress the plan to define a major gold district around La
India Project
-- Appointment of Andrew Cheatle as a director based in Canada
with 30 years industry experience, strengthens the Board
Mark Child, Chairman and CEO, said, "This has been a very
encouraging start to the year for the Company and we have made good
progress in our permitting process and proving up a major Gold
District. I am confident that the re-designed mine site
infrastructure to avoid resettlement will facilitate the grant of
the main permit. We are on track and have had encouraging meetings
with key Ministries. I look forward to updating shareholders in the
near future."
On January 15, 2018 the Ordinary Shares of the Company commenced
trading on the TSX. The Ordinary Shares of the Company remain
listed on AIM and trade on the OTCQX.
On January 18, 2018 the Company announced Mr. Roger Davey's
retirement from the Company's board of directors and the
appointment of Mr. Andrew Cheatle.
Condor announced, on February 26, 2018, that it had formally
submitted a 130 page amendment to its Environmental and Social
Impact Assessment ("ESIA") that, significantly, does not require
the resettlement of approximately 330 houses occupied by 1,000
people to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in
Nicaragua. The ESIA is part of an Environmental Permit
("Environmental Permit" or "EP") application to permit and
construct a processing plant with capacity to process up to 2,800
tonnes per day of mineral ore.
On March 13, 2018 the "Inter-Institutional Committee" comprising
of ten technicians from three Ministries: the Ministry of
Environment and Natural Resources, the Ministry of Energy and Mines
and the Ministry of Forestry conducted a final site visit
inspection of the re-designed mine site infrastructure, which
avoids resettlement.
On March 23, 2018, the Company announced a private placement
(the "March 2018 Placement") of 5,197,674 units of the Company at a
price of 43 pence per unit, together with a subscription by
directors of the Company for 616,279 units, to raise in aggregate
gross proceeds of GBP2,500,000. The March 2018 Placement price of
43 pence per unit represented a discount of 7.5 per cent to the
closing price of the Ordinary Shares on AIM of 46.5 pence per share
on March 22, 2018.
The March 2018 Placement closed on March 28, 2018, and each unit
issued consisted of one Ordinary Share and one-half of one ordinary
share purchase warrant (a "2018 Warrant"). Each such 2018 Warrant
entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at a
price of 65 pence until March 28, 2020. In the event that the 2018
Warrant is exercised in full, the Company would receive gross
proceeds of GBP1,889,534. Following the March 2018 Placement, the
Company had 67,179,335 Ordinary Shares at 20 pence each in
issue.
In the first quarter of the year, the main activity of the
Company's geology team was a re-logging of the stratigraphy,
mineralisation and mine depletion voids in the La India and America
drill core, as the strategy of proving a major Gold District
continues. Detailed geological mapping and vein characterisation
continued along several veins, which included the collection of
over 150 rock chip samples. On the America Vein Set, 24 rock chip
samples returned gold values greater than 5.0g/t including 24.6g/t
and 32.0g/t gold on the Guapinol vein and 27.2g/t gold on the
Alfonso Vega vein. On a new prospect, the El Derrumbado prospect,
an area of multiple east-west striking veins, immediately north of
the Tatascame vein, six samples returning gold greater than 5 g/t,
including a 24.3 g/t gold rock chip
Events subsequent to March 31, 2018
On the May 2nd, 2018, the Chairman and senior management of the
Company held a meeting with the Inter-Institutional Committee at
the offices of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources to
discuss additional information required by the Inter-Institutional
Committee following their site visit inspection on March 13th,
2018. The Company intends to submit the technical information by
May 31(st) , 2018.
Extracts from the Condensed, Consolidated Interim Financial
Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2018 are set out on
the following pages.
CONDOR GOLD PLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS TO 31 MARCH 2018
Three months Three months
to 31 March to 31 March
2018 unaudited 2017 unaudited
GBP GBP
Revenue - -
Administrative expenses (602,915) (953,260)
Operating loss (602,915) (953,260)
Finance income 237 -
Loss before income tax (602,678) (953,260)
Income tax expense - -
Loss for the period (602,678) (953,260)
================ ================
Other comprehensive
income/(loss):
Write off of Minority (85,056) -
Interest
Currency translation
differences (710,554) (531,993)
---------------- ----------------
Other comprehensive
income/(loss) for the
period (795,610) (531,993)
================ ================
Total comprehensive
loss for the period (1,398,288) (1,485,253)
================ ================
Loss attributable to:
Non-controlling interest - -
Owners of the parent (602,678) (953,260)
---------------- ----------------
(602,678) (953,260)
================ ================
Total comprehensive
loss attributable to:
Non-controlling interest (-) (21,028)
Owners of the parent (1,398,288) (1,464,227)
---------------- ----------------
(1,398,288) (1,485,255)
Loss per share expressed
in pence per share:
Basic and diluted (in
pence) (0.97) (1.86)
================ ================
CONDOR GOLD PLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 MARCH 2018
As at 31 As at 31 As at 31
March 2018 December March 2017
unaudited 2017 unaudited
GBP audited GBP
GBP
ASSETS:
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 240,368 271,319 261,095
Intangible assets 18,722,597 18,927,968 15,290,642
18,962,965 19,199,287 15,551,737
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CURRENT ASSETS
Trade and other receivables 379,925 320,974 630,006
Cash and cash equivalents 2,483,095 946,261 4,489,522
------------- ------------- -------------
2,863,020 1,267,235 5,119,528
------------- ------------- -------------
TOTAL ASSETS 21,825,985 20,466,522 20,671,265
============= ============= =============
LIABILITIES:
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables 491,981 445,030 311,981
------------- ------------- -------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES 491,981 445,030 311,981
============= ============= =============
NET CURRENT ASSETS 2,371,039 822,205 4,807,547
------------- ------------- -------------
NET ASSETS 21,334,004 20,021,492 20,359,284
============= ============= =============
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE
TO OWNERS OF THE PARENT
Called up share capital 13,435,868 12,273,077 12,273,077
Share premium 33,663,259 32,426,049 32,426,049
Legal reserves - - -
Exchange difference reserve (128,979) 581,575 121,559
Retained earnings (25,636,144) (25,174,153) (24,361,669)
21,334,004 20,106,548 20,459,016
============= ============= =============
TOTAL EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Non-controlling interest - (85,056) (99,732)
21,334,004 20,021,492 20,359,284
============= ============= =============
CONDOR GOLD PLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2017
Share Share Legal Exchange Retained Total Non Total
capital premium reserve difference earnings controlling equity
reserve interest
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
At 1 January
2017 10,582,129 28,875,061 - 632,526 (23,075,118) 17,014,598 (78,704) 16,935,894
Comprehensive
income:
Loss for the
period - - - - (953,260) - (953,260)
Other
comprehensive
income:
Currency
translation
differences - - - (510,967) - (510,967) (21,028) (531,995)
----------- ----------- -------- ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Total
comprehensive
income - - - (510,967) (953,260) (1,464,227) (21,028) (1,485,255)
New shares
issued 1,690,948 3,550,988 - - - 5,241,936 - 5,241,936
Share based
payment - - - - (333,291) (333,291) (333,291)
At 31 March
2017 12,273,077 32,426,049 - 121,559 (24,361,669) 20,459,016 (99,732) 20,359,284
----------- ----------- -------- ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
At 1 January
2018 12,273,077 32,426,049 - 581,575 (25,174,153) 20,106,548 (85,056) 20,021,492
Comprehensive
income:
Loss for the
period - - - - (602,678) (602,678) - (602,678)
Other
comprehensive
income:
Write off
of Minority
Interest (85,056) (85,056) 85,056 -
Currency
translation
differences - - (710,554) - (710,554) - (710,554)
Total
comprehensive
income - - - (710,554) (687,734) (1,398,288) (-) (1,398,288)
New shares
issued 1,162,791 1,337,210 - - - 2,500,001 - 2,500,001
Issue costs (100,000) (100,000) - (100,000)
Share based
payment - - - - 225,743 225,743 - 225,743
At 31 March
2018 13,435,868 33,663,259 - (128,979) (25,636,144) 21,334,004 (-) 21,334,004
----------- ----------- -------- ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
CONDOR GOLD PLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
AS AT 31 MARCH 2018
Three months Three months
to 31.03.18 to 31.03.17
unaudited unaudited
GBP GBP
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss before tax (602,678) (953,260)
Share based payment 225,742 (333,292)
Depreciation charges 22,729 315
Exchange differences 9,460 956,888
Finance income (237) -
------------- -------------
(344,984) (329,349)
(Increase) in trade and other
receivables (58,948) (84,755)
Increase/(decrease) in trade
and other payables (53,050) (39,564)
Net cash absorbed in operating
activities (456,982) (453,668)
------------- -------------
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of intangible fixed
assets (501,123) (879,991)
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (5,299) (2,362)
Interest received 237 -
Net cash absorbed in investing
activities (506,185) (882,353)
------------- -------------
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from share issue 2,500,001 5,241,934
Net cash generated in financing
activities 2,500,001 5,241,934
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Increase / (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents 1,536,834 3,905,912
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period 946,261 583,610
Exchange losses on cash and - -
bank
------------- -------------
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of period 2,483,095 4,489,522
- Ends -
For further information please visit www.condorgold.com or
contact:
Condor Gold plc Mark Child, Chairman and CEO
+44 (0) 20 7493 2784
Beaumont Cornish Limited Roland Cornish and James Biddle
+44 (0) 20 7628 3396
Numis Securities Limited John Prior and James Black
+44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Blytheweigh Tim Blythe, Camilla Horsfall and Megan
Ray
+44 (0) 20 7138 3204
About Condor Gold plc:
Condor Gold plc was admitted to AIM on 31 May 2006. The Company
is a gold exploration and development company with a focus on
Central America.
Condor published a PFS on its wholly owned La India Project in
Nicaragua in December 2014, as summarized in the Technical Report
(as defined below). The PFS details an open pit gold mineral
reserve in the Probable category of 6.9 Mt at 3.0 g/t gold for
675,000 oz gold, producing 80,000 oz gold per annum for seven
years. La India Project contains a mineral resource in the
Indicated category of 9.6 Mt at 3.5 g/t for 1.08 million oz gold
and a total mineral resource in the Inferred category of 8.5 Mt at
4.5 g/t for 1.23 million oz gold. The Indicated mineral resource is
inclusive of the mineral reserve.
Disclaimer
Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents
of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website
(or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this
announcement.
Technical Information
Certain disclosure contained in this news release of a
scientific or technical nature has been summarized or extracted
from the technical report entitled "Technical Report on the La
India Gold Project, Nicaragua, December 2014", dated November 13,
2017 with an effective date of December 21, 2014 (the "Technical
Report"), prepared in accordance with NI 43-101. The Technical
Report was prepared by or under the supervision of Tim Lucks,
Principal Consultant (Geology & Project Management), Gabor
Bacsfalusi, Principal Consultant (Mining), Benjamin Parsons,
Principal Consultant (Resource Geology), each of SRK Consulting
(UK) Limited, and Neil Lincoln of Lycopodium Minerals Canada Ltd.,
each of whom is an independent Qualified Person as such term is
defined in NI 43-101.
A PFS on open-pit mining at La India and two supplementary
Expansion Scenarios which explored the possibility of including two
additional satellite open pits, and underground mining beneath the
La India and America open pits, as summarized in the Technical
Report, were released with an effective date of 21 December 2014.
To comply with Canadian securities law requirements, the two
Expansion Scenarios were prepared to replace the original PEAs
contained within the technical report prepared in 2014. Investors
are advised to rely exclusively on the Expansion Scenarios
disclosed in the Technical Report and not the PEAs.
David Crawford, Chief Technical Officer of the Company and a
Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, has approved the written
disclosure in this press release.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements in this press release, other than statements of
historical fact, are "forward-looking information" with respect to
the Company within the meaning of applicable securities laws,
including statements with respect to: the technical viability and
economic attractiveness of the redesigned open pit at La India
Project, the impact of the redesigned open pit on the Company's
mineral reserve, mineral resources, production rate and total
ounces of gold recoverable by the Company; the Company's ability to
increase production rates at La India Project; targeting additional
mineral resources and expansion of deposits; the Company's
expectations, strategies and plans for La India Project, including
the Company's planned exploration and development activities; the
results of future exploration and drilling and estimated completion
dates for certain milestones; successfully adding or upgrading
mineral resources and successfully developing new deposits; the
timing, receipt and maintenance of approvals, licences and permits
from the Nicaraguan government and from any other applicable
government, regulator or administrative body, including, but not
limited to, the Environmental Permit; production and processing
estimates; future financial or operating performance and condition
of the Company and its business, operations and properties;
estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves; and any other
statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future
plans, intentions, levels of activity, results, performance or
achievements.
Such forward-looking information involves known and unknown
risks, which may cause the actual results to be materially
different from any future results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including, risks related to: mineral
exploration, development and operating risks; estimation of
mineralisation, resources and reserves; environmental, health and
safety regulations of the resource industry; competitive
conditions; operational risks; liquidity and financing risks;
funding risk; exploration costs; uninsurable risks; conflicts of
interest; risks of operating in Nicaragua; government policy
changes; ownership risks; permitting and licencing risks; artisanal
miners and community relations; difficulty in enforcement of
judgments; market conditions; stress in the global economy; current
global financial condition; exchange rate and currency risks;
commodity prices; reliance on key personnel; dilution risk; payment
of dividends; as well as those factors discussed under the heading
"Risk Factors" in the Company's long-form prospectus dated December
21, 2017, available under the Company's SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors
that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ
materially from those described in forward-looking information,
there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results
not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no
assurance that such information will prove to be accurate as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. The Company disclaims any intention
or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise
unless required by law.
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