Final Results

Conroy Diamonds & Gold PLC 11 November 2002 Conroy Diamonds and Gold Plc Final Results for the year ended 31 May 2002 Chairman's Statement I have pleasure in presenting the Company's report for the twelve months ended 31st May 2002, a period of further major progress for your Company. I am delighted to report excellent progress with the exploration programmes for gold in Ireland and diamonds in Finland. The continuing good results from the Longford-Down Massif within which your Company has identified the Armagh-Monaghan Gold Belt lend encouragement to your Company's belief that the Massif itself may prove to be a new gold province of European and, perhaps, of world-class significance. Excellent Drilling Results The Armagh-Monaghan Gold Belt, which is becoming an increasingly significant discovery, is located in a geological structure called the Longford-Down Massif. The gold deposits and prospects identified to date are all spatially related to the Orlock Bridge Fault, a geological structure, which your Company's geologists believe most influenced the creation of the Gold Belt and is the main geological control over mineralisation in the region. Recent drilling in the Gold Belt has included the intersection of a 67m (200ft) mineralised zone at your Company's Tullybuck-Lisglassan gold deposit in Co. Monaghan. This broad zone of gold mineralisation is much wider than any previous intersection in this deposit. The result adds further weight to the view expressed by the British Geological Survey in its March 2000 report that mineralisation at Tullybuck-Lisglassan may be considerably more extensive than previously thought. It also has important implications for the demonstration of an economic resource for future mining. Results from drilling at your Company's gold deposit at Cargalisgorran in Co. Armagh are also highly encouraging. Significant gold mineralisation has been identified in three separate structures over a strike length of approximately 150m. The deepest intersection to date is at a vertical depth of around 55m below surface. The mineralised structures are parallel, trend NNE, and all three are open at depth and along strike. Only a very small part of a very large geochemical anomaly covering the Cargalisgorran prospect has so far been investigated by trenching and drilling. A new zone of gold mineralisation has been discovered in the Gold Belt. The new discovery is located at Tivnacree in Co. Armagh, some 1.2 km south-west of Cargalisgorran where previous reconnaissance geochemistry outlined a gold - in soil anomaly some 300 x 250 metres in area. The identification of this new zone of gold mineralisation is a very welcome development which adds further weight to the view that the two gold deposits already discovered by the Company in Armagh and Monaghan are part of a larger gold bearing system. Several other gold in soil anomalies have also been outlined by geochemical sampling elsewhere within the Armagh-Monaghan Gold Belt. All of the Gold Belt lies within your Company's licence area. Elsewhere in the Longford-Down Massif, near Slieve Glah in Co. Cavan, some 45 kilometres to the south west of Tullybuck-Lisglassan, the Orlock Bridge Fault shows a marked deviation to the south and may form a dilation zone. This type of geological structure is frequently associated with large-scale mineral deposition. To date a detailed soil geochemistry programme has defined three extensive gold anomalies in the area and trenching to bedrock is planned in order to define drill targets. Diamond Indicator Minerals I am very pleased to report highly encouraging results from your Company's ongoing diamond exploration programme in Finland. A large number of kimberlitic indicator minerals, together with many diamond indicator minerals, including key G9 and G10 garnets, have been recovered from the Kuhmo district. This is an exploration area in eastern Finland close to the Russian border where your company has completed a programme of regional till sampling covering approximately 1,700km2. G9 and G10 garnets are formed at the same temperatures and pressures as diamonds but in larger quantities and their presence in till samples is therefore particularly encouraging at such an early stage in the programme. Your Company also discovered kimberlitic indicators and G9 garnets in an area in western Finland. Both eastern and western exploration areas lie within the Archaean Karelian Craton, the block of ancient crustal rocks, - which extends into Russia where it is known to contain major diamond deposits. The type of indicator minerals found in the Kuhmo area suggests that they are derived from the erosion of kimberlites, one of the main host rocks for diamonds. Since studies have shown that the glacial tills in this part of Finland have moved only relatively short distances, the source of the indicator minerals may be nearby. The Kuhmo district is part of the Karelian Craton that extends into Russia and it is considered to be one of the most prospective areas for diamonds in Finland. Crustal thickness is of crucial importance in the formation of kimberlite pipes of economic significance, and in the Kuhmo area the earth's crust is over 200km thick. Your Company's exploration strategy is based on the belief that world-class diamond deposits similar to those found in Russia may exist in similar geology on the Finnish side of the border. The latest results support your Company's strategy and are a highly significant step towards finding economic diamond bearing kimberlites in Finland. The sampling programme is being undertaken on your Company's behalf by the Geological Survey of Finland (GSF) in conjunction with Conroy Diamonds and Gold staff and consultants. Sample analysis is being undertaken in the GSF laboratories. These are excellent results at this stage of your Company's exploration programme and we are obviously very pleased particularly in terms of the numbers of indicator minerals recovered and their distribution pattern. When viewed in conjunction with studies of glacial till movement in this area of Finland, it suggests we may be close to the kimberlite source of these indicator minerals. In terms of the search for diamondiferous kimberlites in Finland by Conroy Diamonds and Gold and other companies, our results appear to be equal to, or better than, anything reported by others at a comparable stage of exploration and augur well for future diamond discoveries. Strategy The success of your Company's exploration strategy in identifying major geological and prospecting opportunities is most encouraging with a potentially world class gold mining discovery in Ireland and excellent results from diamond exploration in Finland. Directors Consultants and Staff I would like to express my appreciation of the support and dedication of the directors consultants and staff. I am pleased to welcome the appointment of Mr Jim Sweeney as an additional senior geologist. Jim has extensive experience in both gold and diamond exploration and development. Future Outlook Your Company looks to the future with considerable confidence. We have a potentially world class gold prospect in Ireland, excellent results from our diamond exploration programme in Finland and the team with a track record to build on this success. Richard Conroy, Chairman Conroy Diamonds and Gold Plc Profit and Loss Account For the Year Ended 31 May 2002 2002 2001 € € Operating Expenses (355,245) (320,190) Other Income 7,383 14,821 ________ ________ Loss on Ordinary Activities before Taxation (347,862) (305,369) Tax on loss on ordinary activities - - ________ ________ Loss for the Year (347,862) (305,369) Profit and Loss Account, at 31 May 2001 (743,794) (438,425) ________ ________ Profit and Loss Account, at 31 May 2002 (1,091,656) (743,794) ========= ========= Loss per ordinary share - Basic and fully diluted (€0.019) (€0.022) There are no recognised gains or losses other than the loss for the year. Balance Sheet - 31 May 2002 2002 2001 € € Fixed Assets Mineral interests 4,250,337 3,261,035 Tangible assets 66,746 65,863 _________ _________ 4,317,083 3,326,898 _________ _________ Current Assets Debtors 19,449 45,957 Cash at bank and in hand 208,549 1,049,695 _________ _________ 227,998 1,095,652 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year (1,059,486) (968,536) _________ _________ Net Current (Liabilities)/Assets (831,488) 127,116 Total Assets less current Liabilities 3,485,595 3,454,014 Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year - (222,204) _________ _________ Net Assets 3,485,595 3,231,810 ======== ======== Capital and Reserves Called up share capital 620,732 557,449 Capital Conversion Reserve Fund 30,617 - Share premium account 3,925,902 3,418,155 Profit and loss account (1,091,656) (743,794) _________ _________ Shareholders' Funds - all equity 3,485,595 3,231,810 ======== ======== Note: Report and Accounts Copies of the annual report and accounts will be despatched to shareholders in due course. Further copies will be available from the registered office of the Company at 10 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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