TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 27, 2017) - Dalradian Resources Inc. (TSX:DNA)(AIM:DALR) ("Dalradian" or the "Company") announces results for the year ended December 31, 2016 including closing cash and cash equivalents of $35.7 million1. The 2017 work program for the Curraghinalt Gold Project includes infill, step-out and geotechnical drilling (approximately 40,000 metres in total), geotechnical studies and ore-sorting tests. Subsequent to year-end, approximately 15,000 tonnes of mineralized material from the underground development at Curraghinalt was shipped to a mill in North America for processing, with results expected during Q2. ESIA, permitting and stakeholder relations activities will continue in support of the planning application to build a mine, submission of which is planned for 2017. Regional exploration will continue across all of the licence areas.
Supporting documents
The 2016 Financial Statements (not including notes) can be found below. The full 2016 Management Discussion and Analysis and Financial Statements are available on www.dalradian.com and on www.sedar.com.
| Dalradian Resources Inc. Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (Expressed in Canadian dollars) |
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| As at Dec. 31, 2016 |
As at Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| ASSETS | |||||
| Current assets: | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $35,719,242 | $43,322,899 | |||
| Amounts receivable | 666,166 | 856,244 | |||
| Prepaid expenses and advance payments | 506,785 | 1,373,798 | |||
| 36,892,193 | 45,552,941 | ||||
| Non-Current assets: | |||||
| Restoration deposit | 1,032,135 | 1,268,930 | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 118,988,157 | 12,096,928 | |||
| Exploration and evaluation assets | 3,943,077 | 82,356,346 | |||
| 123,963,369 | 95,722,204 | ||||
| $160,855,562 | $141,275,145 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $4,908,196 | $6,070,328 | |||
| Current portion of provision for reclamation | 347,844 | - | |||
| 5,256,040 | 6,070,328 | ||||
| Non-Current liabilities: | |||||
| Provision for reclamation | 679,124 | 1,265,234 | |||
| Shareholders' equity: | |||||
| Share capital | 195,974,511 | 162,680,450 | |||
| Warrants | 10,745,550 | 15,019,060 | |||
| Contributed surplus | 12,314,675 | 12,533,961 | |||
| Accumulated deficit | (64,114,338 | ) | (56,293,888 | ) | |
| 154,920,398 | 133,939,583 | ||||
| $160,855,562 | $141,275,145 | ||||
| Dalradian Resources Inc. Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss (Expressed in Canadian dollars) |
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Year ended Dec. 31, 2016 |
Year ended Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Operating expenses: | |||||
| Salaries and related benefits | $3,119,915 | $4,213,550 | |||
| Professional fees and consulting | 1,145,288 | 816,131 | |||
| Share-based payments | 1,094,623 | 1,365,594 | |||
| Investor relations and general travel | 1,061,043 | 1,187,366 | |||
| Office, regulatory and general | 762,423 | 908,618 | |||
| Amortization | 4,606 | 103,356 | |||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 809,272 | (898,577 | ) | ||
| Interest and bank charges | 11,454 | 8,628 | |||
| $8,008,624 | $7,704,666 | ||||
| Interest income and other | 188,174 | 241,097 | |||
| Loss and comprehensive loss for the period | $(7,820,450 | ) | $(7,463,569 | ) | |
| Loss per share - basic and diluted | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.04 | ) | |
| Dalradian Resources Inc. Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Expressed in Canadian dollars) |
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Year ended Dec. 31, 2016 |
Year ended Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Share capital: | ||||
| Balance, beginning of year | $162,680,450 | $110,693,043 | ||
| Common shares issued | 220,932 | 40,178,329 | ||
| Warrants exercised | 30,869,137 | 11,395,255 | ||
| Options exercised | 1,260,492 | 413,823 | ||
| RSUs redeemed | 943,500 | - | ||
| Balance, end of year | $195,974,511 | $162,680,450 | ||
| Warrants: | ||||
| Balance, beginning of year | $15,019,060 | $7,288,894 | ||
| Warrants issued | - | 9,648,206 | ||
| Warrants exercised | (4,229,727 | ) | (1,864,955 | ) |
| Warrants expired | (43,783 | ) | (53,085 | ) |
| Balance, end of year | $10,745,550 | $15,019,060 | ||
| Contributed surplus: | ||||
| Balance, beginning of year | $12,533,961 | $11,118,485 | ||
| Increase from share-based payments | 1,183,623 | 1,521,214 | ||
| Warrants expired | 43,783 | 53,085 | ||
| Options exercised | (503,192 | ) | (158,823 | ) |
| RSUs redeemed | (943,500 | ) | - | |
| Balance, end of year | $12,314,675 | $12,533,961 | ||
| Accumulated deficit: | ||||
| Balance, beginning of year | $(56,293,888 | ) | $(48,830,319 | ) |
| Loss and comprehensive loss for the year | (7,820,450 | ) | (7,463,569 | ) |
| Balance, end of year | $(64,114,338 | ) | $(56,293,888 | ) |
| Total shareholders' equity | $154,920,398 | $133,939,583 | ||
| Dalradian Resources Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Expressed in Canadian dollars) |
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Year ended Dec. 31, 2016 |
Year ended Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities: | |||||
| Loss and comprehensive loss for the year | $(7,820,450 | ) | $(7,463,569 | ) | |
| Items not affecting cash: | |||||
| Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) on cash | 1,164,808 | (953,398 | ) | ||
| Interest income and other | (188,174 | ) | (236,004 | ) | |
| Amortization | 4,606 | 103,356 | |||
| Share-based payments | 1,094,623 | 1,365,594 | |||
| Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) on restoration deposit | 236,795 | (148,060 | ) | ||
| Change in non-cash operating working capital: | |||||
| Amounts receivable | 188,603 | (606,865 | ) | ||
| Prepaid expenses and advance payments | (14,663 | ) | (56,435 | ) | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 1,529,526 | 233,410 | |||
| Cash flows used in operating activities | $(3,804,326 | ) | $(7,761,971 | ) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||
| Net proceeds from common shares and warrants issued | $- | $49,142,965 | |||
| Exercise of warrants | 26,639,410 | 9,530,300 | |||
| Exercise of options | 757,300 | 255,000 | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities | $27,396,710 | $58,928,265 | |||
| Cash flows from (used) in investing activities: | |||||
| Expenditures on exploration and evaluation assets | $(24,810,417 | ) | $(27,148,794 | ) | |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | (5,410,717 | ) | (11,657,887 | ) | |
| Interest received | 189,901 | 233,016 | |||
| Cash flows used in investing activities | $(30,031,233 | ) | $(38,573,665 | ) | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (6,438,849 | ) | 12,592,629 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 43,322,899 | 29,776,872 | |||
| Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held | (1,164,808 | ) | 953,398 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $35,719,242 | $43,322,899 | |||
About Dalradian Resources Inc.
Dalradian Resources Inc. is a gold exploration and development company that is focused on advancing its high-grade Curraghinalt Gold Project located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward looking information" which may include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the future financial or operating performance of the Company and its subsidiary and its mineral project, the future price of metals, test work and confirming results from work performed to date, the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves, the realization of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, capital, operating and exploration expenditures, costs and timing of the development of new deposits, costs and timing of future exploration, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims, limitations of insurance coverage, the timing and possible outcome of pending regulatory matters and the realization of the expected production, economics and mine life of the Curraghinalt gold deposit. Often, but not always, forward looking statements can be identified by the use of words and phrases such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made and are based on various assumptions such as the continued political stability in Northern Ireland, that permits required for Dalradian's operations will be obtained on a timely basis in order to permit Dalradian to proceed on schedule with its planned exploration and mine development, construction and production programs, that skilled personnel and contractors will be available as Dalradian's operations commence and continue to grow towards production and mining operations, that the price of gold will be at levels that render Dalradian's mineral project economic, that the Company will be able to continue raising the necessary capital to finance its operations and realize on mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates and current mine plans, that the assumptions contained in the Company's Technical Report dated January 25, 2017 are accurate and complete, that the results of the ESIA will be positive and that a permitting application for mine construction will be approved.
Forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Dalradian to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and/or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2016 dated March 23, 2017 (the "AIF").
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 statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this press release and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that forward looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements.
1 All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.
Contact Information:
Vice President Communications
+1 416 583 5622
investor@dalradian.com
Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)
Philip Secrett / Richard Tonthat / Harrison Clarke
+44 (0)20 7383 5100
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Broker)
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor / Martin Davison
+44 (0)20 7523 8000