Half Yearly Report

RNS Number : 4629M
Edenville Energy PLC
17 September 2012
 



 

17 September 2012

 

EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC ("Edenville" or the "Company") (AIM: EDL),

 

Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2012

 

Edenville Energy plc, the African coal exploration and development company, today announces its unaudited Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2012.

 

Highlights

 

·     £10,723,788 net assets

·     £319,213 loss

·     £2,283,822 cash

·     £2,500,000 raised in January 2012 to fund drilling programmes at key coal targets and to provide additional working capital

·     Maiden JORC Compliant Resource Estimate for Mkomolo announced in April 2012

Resource of 39 million tonnes (39Mt) at an average calorific value of 17 MJ/kg (float density - 2.0 and Yield - 26%)

Quality of the coal confirmed as suitable, with appropriate processing, for coal fired power generation

Resource within the Rukwa Coalfield project in South Western Tanzania and represents one of Edenville's three known coal deposits on the field

First drill targets identified at Muze Basin Drilling to commence in [Q4], once geological mapping and surface sampling of the coal seams and the surrounding rocks is complete

Project lies approximately 10km east from the Mkomolo and Namwele deposits

 

Post period Highlights

 

·     Drilling continued on Mkomolo with initial results confirming the quality of the coal

·     Initial drilling programme and sampling at Namwele has confirmed the presence of coal bearing strata extending out along strike and occurring at depth.

·     In August 2012, the Company announced that it had exercised its second option on the Rukwa Coalfield project in south western Tanzania, taking interest in two prospecting licences and 66 primary mining licences to 90% with the remaining 10% held by the local partner on the project.

 

Simon Rollason, Chairman of Edenville, commented:

 

"The immediate outlook for Edenville is positive as we await full assays from our ongoing drilling campaign at the Rukwa coalfield. The work undertaken during the period allowed us to prepare a carefully selected series of drill targets and I am extremely encouraged that additional coal measures will be intersected further demonstrating our exploration expertise. We shall look to use current drilling results and further exploration work to rapidly deliver an upgraded JORC compliant resource estimation for the Rukwa project. Edenville continues to evaluate its portfolio of assets in Tanzania and will continue to seek new opportunities for company growth through joint participation, partnerships or ownership."



 

Contact:

Edenville Energy plc

 

Simon Rollason - Chairman
Rakesh Patel - Finance Director
www.edenville-energy.com

 +44 (0) 20 7099 1940 

 

 

ZAI Corporate Finance Ltd

 

Marc Cramsie/John Treacy/Charles Laughton

+44 (0) 20 7060 2220

 

Newgate Threadneedle

 

Graham Herring/Richard Gotla

+44 (0) 20 7653 9850


Chairman's Statement

 

I am pleased to report on the interim results of the Group for the six months ended 30th June 2012.

 

Operational Review

 

The results received from the first 6 months of 2012 have transformed Edenville from an early stage explorer to a company now having an established resource tonnage on its mineral inventory book. The Company has achieved a significant milestone in determining a Maiden JORC compliant resource at Mkomolo in April 2012 which it aims to upgrade and expand during the next 12 months. The JORC compliant resource published in April, prepared by the consulting group, Wardell Armstrong International ("WAI"), at the Mkomolo Basin on the Rukwa Coalfield project in South Western Tanzania has the following highlights:

 

·     Maiden inferred JORC compliant Mkomolo resource of 39 million tonnes (39Mt) at an average calorific value of 17 MJ/kg (float density - 2.0 and Yield - 26%)

·     Phase 1 drilling at Mkomolo covered a strike length of approximately 6km

·     Mkomolo remains open to the north, potentially for a further 3.5 km, and down dip.

·     The Mkomolo Basin on the Rukwa Coalfield, represents one of Edenville's three known coal deposits on the field

 

The results of the Maiden JORC-compliant resource estimate for the Mkomolo portion of the Rukwa Coalfield highlights the positive potential of the project. Historical estimates for Mkomolo were just 2.5Mt of coal; to date we have delineated 39Mt of inferred resource. Edenville has now confirmed the presence of coal bearing strata along multiple kilometres of strike length, which also extends to a significant depth. Importantly, drilling further confirmed the quality of the coal as suitable, with appropriate processing, for coal fired power generation.

 

The objective of the remaining 2012 drill programme will be to delineate these extensions to the known Mkomolo coal seams and also test the Muze and Namwele deposits. To support this, the company has engaged Sound Mining Solutions Ltd. ("SMS") of South Africa, to supervise the on-site works and to report on the upgradede resource once all laboratory results have been received. The Company has also engaged Geoline Services Ltd to undertake downhole geophysical surveys of some holes drilled in 2011 and from holes accessible during the 2012 programme. This data will allow for better cross correlation of the coal seams between drillholes.

 

In May 2012 the Company announced the commencement of the 2012 drilling programme with the drill rig mobilising to site. The objective of the drilling programme is to upgrade and expand the current maiden Inferred Resource at Mkomolo of 39 Million tonnes to a JORC compliant Measured and Indicated resource, in addition to drilling at the Namwele deposit and commencing drilling at the Muze portion of the Rukwa Coalfield Project in South Western Tanzania.

 

During the reporting period we announced the initial rock sample results from the first set of sampling carried out at the Muze Basin. The Muze project lies approximately 10km east from the Mkomolo and Namwele deposits. The results indicated that the Gross Calorific Values

("C.V") of the coal mineralisation are similar to the Mkomolo and Namwele deposits and classed as sub-bituminous thermal coal, which would be suitable for thermal power generation. The Muze area has a historical, non-JORC compliant resource of 60 million tonnes and is scheduled for initial drilling later this year, once the geological mapping and surface sampling of the coal seams and the surrounding rocks is complete.

 

Financing

 

In January 2012, Edenville successfully completed a share placing of 1 billion new ordinary shares in the Company to raise £2.5 million. The Placing proceeds are to fund the proposed 2012 drill programme at the Company's Rukwa coal project in southern Tanzania, which is planned to evaluate coal mineralisation along strike from the area drilled in 2011 and also to test the down-dip depth extension of the intersections reported last year.

 

Financial Results

 

The Company made a loss after taxation for the six month period ended 30 June 2012 of £319,123 and had net assets at that date of £10,723,788.

 

The total comprehensive loss for the period was £410,273 which included a loss of £91,150 arising of the translation on the Tanzanian subsidiary company accounts from US Dollars to Sterling.

 

At 30 June 2012, the Company had cash reserves of £2,283,822.

 

Post Balance Sheet Events

 

In July 2012, the Company announced the receipt of all the outstanding remaining drill results from the 2011 drill programme at Namwele, Tanzania. The Namwele Project lies 4km to the south east of the Mkomolo Deposit. Namwele hosts an old open pit mine which was previously worked on a small scale providing lump coal to industries located at Mbeya, some 300km to the south by road. In late 2011 Edenville drilled eight vertical diamond drill holes close to the Namwele open pit and out along strike of the coal mineralisation. In total, 869.80 metres were drilled covering a strike length of 2.2 kilometres.

 

The initial drill programme and sampling at Namwele has confirmed the presence of coal bearing strata extending out along strike from the previous workings and occurring at depth. These results will provide the basis for follow-up drilling during the second half of 2012 which will enable a JORC compliant resource to be estimated for Namwele.

 

In August 2012, the Company announced that it had exercised its second option on the Rukwa Coalfield project in south western Tanzania, taking our interest in two prospecting licences ("PL") and 66 primary mining licences ("PML") to 90% with the remaining 10% held by the local partner on the project.

 

Outlook

 

The outlook for the Company remains very positive. We now have our maiden resource statement which we fully expect to be upgraded and expanded once the current drill programme is complete and all sample results received. The current resource is based on part of the Mkomolo Deposit, which represents only one of the three known coal deposits on the Rukwa Coalfield, held under licence by the Company. During the remainder of this year we will initiate drilling at Muze and complete additional work at Namwele to allow for JORC compliant resource estimates to be made for both deposits. Through the share placement that was completed at the beginning of the year we remain funded to complete our current programme of works. The results from the Rukwa project to date are very encouraging and demonstrate the presence of coal of a quality with appropriate processing suitable for domestic use and power generation. The predicted demand for electricity in the southern African region, particularly Tanzania, bodes well for the development of the project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simon Rollason

Chairman

 

 

17 September 2012


EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

 



Six months ended

30 June 12

Six months ended

30 June 11

Year

ended

31 Dec 11



Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited


Note

£

£

£






Gross profit


-

-

-

Administrative expenses


(273,691)

(234,188)

(511,315)

Share based payments


(45,437)

(108,421)

(259,028)

Impairment of available for sale equity investments


 

-

 

-

 

(446,428)



                

                

                

Group operating loss


(319,128)

(342,609)

(1,216,771)






Finance income


5

-

4



                

                

                

Loss on operations before taxation


(319,123)

(342,609)

(1,216,767)






Taxation


-

-

-



                

                

                

Loss for the period after taxation


(319,123)

(342,609)

(1,216,767)

Other comprehensive income:





Loss on translation of overseas subsidiary


(91,150)

(326,753)

27,839



                

                

                

Total comprehensive loss for the period


(410,273)

(669,362)

(1,188,928)



                

                

                






Attributable to:





Equity holders of the Company


(410,220)

(669,349)

(1,118,476)

Non controlling interest


(53)

(13)

(452)



                

                

                



(410,273)

(669,362)

1,118,928



                

                

                

Loss per share





- basic and diluted (pence)

2

(0.007)

(0.010)

(0.040)



                

                

                






 

The loss for the period arises from the Group's continuing operations.


EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC

CONSOLIDATED statement of financial position

 

as at 30 june 2012

 



As at

30 June 12

As at

30 June 11

As at

31 Dec 11



Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited







Note

£

£

£






Non-current assets





Property, plant and equipment


80,760

20,722

17,762

Intangible assets

4

9,541,191

8,309,203

9,454,607

Equity investments - available for sale


-

446,428

-



                

                

                



9,621,951

8,776,353

9,472,369

Current assets





Trade and other receivables


164,242

31,324

104,324

Cash and cash equivalents


2,283,822

1,561,958

511,538



                

                

                



2,448,064

1,593,282

615,862



                

                

                

Current liabilities





Trade and other payables


71,424

75,865

117,212



                

                

                

Current assets less current liabilities


2,376,640

1,517,417

498,650








                

                

                

Total assets less current liabilities


11,998,591

10,293,770

9,971,019






Non -current liabilities





Provisions for other liabilities and charges


(1,274,803)

(1,242,711)

(1,288,162)



                

                

                



10,723,788

9,051,059

8,682,857



                

                

                

Capital and reserves





Called-up share capital

5

940,588

740,588

740,588

Share premium account


11,913,686

9,707,686

9,707,686

Share based payment reserve


335,344

139,299

289,907

Foreign currency translation reserve


(328,584)

(592,026)

(237,434)

Retained earnings


(2,158,015)

(965,069)

(1,838,945)



                

                

                

Issued capital and reserves attributable to owners of the parent company


10,703,019

9,030,478

8,661,802

Non-controlling interest


20,769

20,581

21,055



                

                

                

Total equity


10,723,788

9,051,059

8,682,857



                

                

                


EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

Equity Interests




 

 

 

Share capital

 

 

 

Share premium

 

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

Share option reserve

 

Foreign currency translation reserve

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Non- Controlling interest

 

 

 

 

Total


£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£










Balance at 1 January 2012

740,588

9,707,686

(1,838,945)

289,907

(237,434)

8,661,802

21,055

8,682,857

Issue of share capital

200,000

2,300,000

-

-

-

2,500,000

-

2,500,000

Share issue costs

-

(94,000)

-

-

-

(94,000)

-

(94,000)

Share based payment charge

-

-

-

45,437

-

45,437

-

45,437

Minority interest on fair value adjustment

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(223)

 

(223)

Other reserves

-

-

-

-

-

-

(10)

(10)

Foreign currency translation

-

-

-

-

(91,150)

(91,150)

-

(91,150)

Total comprehensive loss for the period

-

-

(319,070)

-

-

(319,070)

(53)

(319,123)


                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

Balance at 30 June 2012

940,588

11,913,686

(2,158,015)

335,344

(328,584)

10,703,019

20,769

10,723,788


                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 










Balance at 1 January 2011

658,922

8,224,353

(644,367)

52,616

(265,273)

8,026,251

38

8,026,289

Issue of share capital

81,666

1,483,333




1,564,999

-

1,564,999

Transfer on exercise of options and warrants

-

-

21,738

(21,738)

-

-

-

-

Share based payment charge

-

-

-

108,421

-

108,421

-

108,421

Fair value adjustment

-

-

-

-

-


20,712

20,712

Other reserves

-

-

156

-


156

(156)

-

Total comprehensive loss for the period

-

-

(342,596)

-

(326,753)

(669,349)

(13)

(669,362)


                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                

Balance at 30 June 2011

740,588

9,707,686

(965,069)

139,299

(592,026)

9,030,478

20,581

9,051,059


                 

                 

                  

                 

                 

                 

                 

                  










Balance at 1 January 2011

658,922

8,224,353

(644,367)

52,616

(265,273)

8,026,251

38

8,026,289

Issue of share capital

81,666

1,483,333

-

-

-

1,564,999

-

1,564,999

Transfer on exercise of warrants

-

-

21,737

(21,737)

-

-

-

-

Minority interest on fair value adjustment

-

-

-

-

-

-

21,469

21,469

Share based payment charge

-

-

-

259,028

-

259,028

-

259,028

Foreign currency translation

-

-

-

-

27,839

27,839

-

27,839

Total comprehensive loss for the year

-

-

(1,216,315)

-

-

(1,216,315)

(452)

(1,216,767)


                 

                 

                  

                 

                 

                  

                 

                 

Balance at 31 December 2011

740,588

9,707,686

(1,838,945)

289,907

(237,434)

8,661,802

21,055

8,682,857


                 

                 

                  

                

                  

                   

                

                 

 

EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC

consolidated CASH FLOW STATEMENT

 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

 


Six months

ended

30 June 12

Six months

ended

30 June 11

Year

 ended

31 Dec 11


Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited


£

£

£

Cash flows from operating activities




Operating loss

(319,128)

(342,609)

(1,216,771)

Impairment of tangible & intangible non-current assets

 

-

 

-

 

482,964

Depreciation

2,220

2,959

5,921

Share based payments

45,437

108,421

259,028

Foreign exchange loss

(5,978)

-

(89,245)

Increase in trade and other receivables

(60,538)

(19,749)

(50,445)

Decrease in trade and other payables

(44,492)

(94,766)

(35,344)


              

              

              

Net cash from operating activities

(382,479)

(345,744)

(643,892)





Cash flows from investing activities




Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets

(187,137)

(282,641)

(1,034,890)

Purchase of fixed assets

(64,587)

-

-

Finance income

5

-

4


              

              

              

Net cash used in investing activities

(251,719)

(282,641)

(1,034,886)


                

                

                

Cash flows from financing activities




Proceeds on issue of shares

2,500,000

1,564,999

1,564,999

Share issue costs

(94,000)

-

-


              

              

              

Net cash generated in from financing activities

2,406,000

1,564,999

1,564,999


              

              

              





Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

1,771,802

936,614

(113,779)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

511,538

625,639

625,639

Exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents

482

(295)

(322)


              

              

              





Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

2,283,822

1,561,958

511,538


              

              

              






EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC

NOTES TO THE INTERIM REPORT

 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

 

1.       Financial information and basis of preparation

 

The interim financial statements of Edenville Energy Plc are unaudited consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2012 which have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union.  They include unaudited comparatives for the six months ended 30 June 2011 together with audited comparatives for the year ended 31 December 2011.

 

The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011, as described in those financial statements.

 

The interim financial statements do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.  The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011 have been reported on by the company's auditors and have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.  The report of the auditors was unqualified and did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any statement under section 498 of the Companies Act 2006.

 

The following new standards and amendments to standards are mandatory for the first time for the financial year beginning 1 January 2012:

 

·     IFRS 7  Financial Instruments Disclosure - Amendments enhancing disclosures about    transfers of financial assets

·     IAS12   Income taxes - Limited scope amendment (recovery of underlying assets)

 

The adoption of these standards has not had a material effect on the financial statements of the group.

 

2.       Loss per share

 

The calculation of the basic and diluted loss per share is based on the following data:

 


30 June 12

30 June 11

31 December 11


£

£

£

Loss after taxation

(319,123)

(342,609)

(1,216,767)





The weighted average number of shares in the period were








Basic ordinary shares

4,281,381,240

3,421,821,619

3,578,852,211





Basic and diluted loss per share (pence)

(0.007)

(0.010)

(0.040)


                

                

                

 

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

 

3.   Dividends

No dividends are proposed for the six months ended 30 June 2012 (six months ended 30 June 2011 £nil: year ended 31 December 2011 £nil).

4.       Intangible  assets

 


Exploration and evaluation assets




Javan Licences

Tanzanian Licences

 

Goodwill

 

Total


£

£

£

£

Cost or valuation

As at 1 January 2012

 

36,536

 

8,144,976

 

1,309,631

 

9,491,143

Additions

-

187,137

-

187,137

Fair value adjustment

-

-

(223)

(223)

Foreign exchange differences

-

(86,971)

(13,359)

(100,330)


                

                

                

                

At 31 June  2012

36,536

8,245,142

1,296,049

9,577,727


                

                

                

                











Accumulated amortisation and impairment





As at 1 January 2012

36,536

-

-

36,536

Impairment charge

-

-

-

-


                

                

                

                

As at 30 June 2012

36,536

-

-

36,536


                

                

                

                

Net book value





As at 30 June 2012

-

8,245,142

1,296,049

9,541,191


                

                

                

                











 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

4.             Intangible  assets (continued)

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation assets




Javan Licences

Tanzanian Licences

 

Goodwill

 

Total


£

£

£

£

Cost or valuation

As at 1 January 2011

 

36,536

 

7,061,646

 

1,286,890

 

8,385,072

Additions

-

285,199

20,712

305,911

Foreign exchange differences

 

-

 

(337,601)

 

(44,179)

 

(381,780)


                

                

                

                

At 30 June 2011

36,536

7,009,244

1,263,423

8,309,203


                

                

                

                






 


Exploration and evaluation assets




Javan Licences

Tanzanian Licences

 

Goodwill

 

Total


£

£

£

£

Cost or valuation

As at 1 January 2011

 

36,536

 

7,061,646

 

1,286,890

 

8,385,072

Additions

-

1,073,913

21,469

1,095,382

Foreign exchange adjustment

-

9,417

1,272

10,689


                

                

                

                

 

At 31 December 2011

 

36,536

 

8,144,976

 

1,309,631

 

9,491,143


                

                

                

                






Accumulated amortisation and impairment



As at 1 January 2011

-

-

-

-

Impairment charge

36,536

-

-

36,536


                

                

                

                

As at 31 December 2011

36,536

-

-

36,536


                

                

                

                

Net book value





As at 31 December 2011

-

8,144,976

1,309,631

9,454,607


                

                

                

                






 

The outcome of ongoing exploration and evaluation, and therefore whether the carrying value of exploration and evaluation assets will ultimately be recovered, is inherently uncertain.  The directors have assessed the value of exploration and evaluation expenditure carried as intangible assets.  In their opinion there has been no impairment loss to intangible exploration and evaluation assets in the period.

 

5.       Share capital

 



No.

£

30 June 2012




Allotted, called up and fully paid




Ordinary shares of 0.02p each


4,446,216,405

889,244

Deferred shares of 0.08p each


64,179,932

51,344




                




940,588




                

30 June 2011




Allotted, called up and fully paid




Ordinary shares of 0.02p each


3,446,216,405

689,244

Deferred shares of 0.08p each


64,179,932

51,344




                




740,588




                

31 December 2010




Allotted, called up and fully paid




Ordinary shares of 0.02p each


3,446,216,405

689,244

Deferred shares of 0.08p each


64,179,932

51,344




                




740,588




                

 

On 31 January 2012, the company issued for cash 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.02p each at 0.25p per share.

 

 

6.       Distribution on interim report to shareholders

 

The interim report will be available for inspection by the public at the registered office of the company during normal business hours on any weekday and from the Company's website http://www.edenville-energy.com/. Further copies are available on request.

 

 

 


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