Harvest Minerals
Limited / Index: LSE / Epic: HMI / Sector: Mining
30 September 2024
Harvest Minerals Limited ('Harvest' or
the 'Company')
Interim Results
Harvest Minerals Limited (AIM: HMI), a producer
of organic fertiliser, announces its interims results for the six
months ended 30 June 2024.
REVIEW OF
OPERATIONS
Arapuá Project
("Arapuá")
We have implemented a dual strategy at the
Arapuá Project in Brazil. The first focus is on the production and
sale of our established organic fertiliser, KP Fértil®. The second
is on progressing the development of the project's Rare Earth
Elements ("REE") potential. By diversifying into two business
lines, we've broadened our commodity exposure and expanded our
future opportunities.
Fertiliser
Sales continue to be negatively affected as the
fertiliser sector faces a challenging period, driven by both
macroeconomic pressures and a continuation of local factors
impacting commodity prices as noted in the Company's 2023 annual
results (released on 26 June 2024). In response, we launched a new
marketing campaign for KP Fértil® during the review period, which
generated a positive initial reaction. Unfortunately, this has not
continued, and sales have subsequently been below
expectations. As a result, the period under review has been
very disappointing and the Company forecasts no near-term respite
to the difficult trading conditions.
Total sales for the 6 month period to 30 June
2024 were 17,007 tonnes, which included 2,271 tonnes of orders
placed in 2023 and 14,736 tonnes of orders placed in 2024,
respectively, but only delivered, and therefore recognised as
revenue, in H1 2024. As the Company continues to experience a
volatile trading environment, expectations for the remainder of the
year have been reduced and the Company is now forecasting total
annual sales of 35,000Kt.
We are positioned for timely order fulfilment
at relatively low cost. However the primary challenge remains
converting sales, and we are continuously assessing customer
feedback to adjust our strategies going forward.
Rare Earth
Elements
The REE potential at Arapuá is looking
promising, albeit we are at an early stage in the exploration
programme. Laboratory analysis of rock samples has confirmed REE
concentrations ranging from 1,176 ppm to 1,860 ppm of total rare
earth oxides ("TREO"), while historical analyses have shown even
higher values, ranging from 1,837 ppm to 4,117 ppm TREO (see RNS
dated 10 April 2024).
Accordingly, we have launched a fully funded,
two-stage REE-focused programme. The first stage involves reviewing
historical data and samples from previous drill holes, along with
conducting new auger drill holes to clarify and confirm resources.
The second stage will expand drilling efforts, conduct a detailed
analysis of the optimal beneficiation process, and evaluate both
the resource volume and concentration within the deposit.
Crucially, this work is supported by Arapuá's existing
infrastructure, including on-site teams, laboratories, and
equipment.
The REE potential at Arapuá has been further
highlighted through a Technical Cooperation Agreement signed post
period end with PVW Resources Limited (ASX: PVW), an Australian
company specialising in REE projects in Brazil and beyond. PVW has
recognised the prospectivity of Arapuá, particularly the potential
for REE association with ionic clays. The collaboration aims to
facilitate a transaction on the asset, contingent on continued
positive results from the current work programmes. PVW's proven
expertise will be invaluable in reviewing historical data,
identifying new resource targets, and offering technical
guidance.
RESULTS
The loss after tax recorded in the Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the half-year
ended 30 June 2024 was $1,780,082 (2023: $1,645,945).
Net cash outflow from operating activities in
the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cashflows for the half year
ended 30 June 2024 was $877,023 (2023: $2,634,226).
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
Post period end, we completed an equity raising
which was the first time we have utilised the capital markets in
over six years. In addition to new investment, there was a
significant conversion of directors' fees. This not only
improved Harvest's balance sheet position but underlined the
Board's commitment to the Company. The majority of the funds
are being utilised to conduct the exploration work to prove up the
prospectivity of REE potential.
The equity issue was announced to AIM on 2 July
2024, consisting of a placing raised gross proceeds of £422,634
(AUD 801,389), and the settlement of £577,366 (AUD
$1,094,788) of director / company secretary fees, through
the issue of, in aggregate, 100,000,000 new ordinary shares of no
par value at a price of 1p.
There have been no other known significant
events subsequent to the end of the period that require disclosure
in this report.
OUTLOOK
We have a dual strategy at Arapuá, a project
spanning a substantial 14,481 hectares. Initial results for
the REE component have been positive and notably, all of our
historical data has been gathered from just 6.7% of the total
license area, leaving significant potential for further
exploration. We remain committed to the success of Harvest,
underlined by our fee conversion and I look forward to updating the
market as we progress the opportunity.
Brian
McMaster
Executive
Chairman
Competent Person Statement
The technical information in this report is based on complied
and reviewed data by Mr Paulo Brito BSc(geol), MAusIMM, MAIG. Mr
Brito is a consulting geologist for Harvest Minerals Limited and is
a Member of AusIMM - The Minerals Institute, as well as a Member of
Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Brito has sufficient
experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and
type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which is
being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the
2012 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration
Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves". Mr Brito also meets
the requirements of a qualified person under the AIM Note for
Mining, Oil and Gas Companies and consents to the inclusion in this
report of the matters based on his information in the form and
context in which it appears. Mr Brito accepts responsibility for
the accuracy of the statements disclosed in this
report
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the
half-year ended 30 June 2024
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
|
6 months ended 30 June
2024
$
|
|
6 months ended
30 June
2023
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue from fertiliser sales
|
3
|
1,226,412
|
|
931,608
|
Cost of goods sold
|
4
|
(1,243,202)
|
|
(707,044)
|
Gross
(loss)/profit
|
|
(16,790)
|
|
224,564
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
17,196
|
|
18,592
|
Other income
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Gain on sale of motor vehicle
|
|
-
|
|
15,171
|
Foreign exchange gain/(loss)
|
|
3,756
|
|
(1,919)
|
Accounting fees
|
|
(83,675)
|
|
(91,734)
|
Audit and tax fees
|
|
(56,466)
|
|
(85,942)
|
Advertising fees
|
|
(64,517)
|
|
(196,790)
|
Consultants' fees
|
|
(3,442)
|
|
(76,689)
|
Directors' fees
|
|
(391,574)
|
|
(395,391)
|
Depreciation
|
|
(119,743)
|
|
(38,985)
|
Legal fees
|
|
(2,399)
|
|
(8,036)
|
Wages & Salaries
|
|
(194,651)
|
|
(309,161)
|
Interest expense
|
|
(219,079)
|
|
(80,217)
|
Public company costs
|
|
(107,930)
|
|
(103,082)
|
Travel expenses
|
|
(127,492)
|
|
(126,437)
|
Impairment exploration
expense
|
|
(106,276)
|
|
-
|
Other expenses
|
|
(306,120)
|
|
(352,786)
|
Loss from
continuing operations before income tax
|
|
(1,779,202)
|
|
(1,608,842)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
(880)
|
|
(37,103)
|
Loss from
continuing operations after income tax
|
|
(1,780,082)
|
|
(1,645,945)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
Item that may
be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation
|
|
(776,779)
|
|
1,040,306
|
Other
comprehensive income for the half-year
|
|
(776,779)
|
|
1,040,306
|
Total
comprehensive income/(loss) for the half-year
|
|
(2,556,861)
|
|
(605,639)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per
share
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share (cents per
share)
|
|
(0.94)
|
|
(0.87)
|
Condensed Consolidated
Statement of Financial Position
as at 30
June 2024
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
Notes
|
30 June
2024
$
|
|
31 December
2023
$
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
5
|
450,149
|
|
795,554
|
Trade and other receivables
|
6
|
889,093
|
|
281,700
|
Inventories
|
7
|
1,287,014
|
|
1,789,297
|
Total Current
Assets
|
|
2,626,256
|
|
2,866,551
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Current
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Trade and other receivables
|
|
411,424
|
|
457,303
|
Investments
|
|
304,910
|
|
329,019
|
Plant and equipment
|
8
|
3,035,522
|
|
3,682,001
|
Mine properties
|
9
|
3,550,434
|
|
4,162,685
|
Deferred exploration and evaluation
expenditure
|
|
-
|
|
111,901
|
Total
Non-Current Assets
|
|
7,302,290
|
|
8,742,909
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
9,928,546
|
|
11,609,460
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Trade and other payables
|
10
|
1,668,585
|
|
974,521
|
Borrowings
|
11
|
1,057,995
|
|
654,474
|
Total Current
Liabilities
|
|
2,726,580
|
|
1,628,995
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for rehabilitation
|
|
461,429
|
|
517,162
|
Borrowings
|
11
|
1,964,834
|
|
2,130,739
|
Total
Non-Current Liabilities
|
|
2,426,263
|
|
2,647,901
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Liabilities
|
|
5,152,843
|
|
4,276,896
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Assets
|
|
4,775,703
|
|
7,332,564
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
Contributed equity
|
12
|
43,328,219
|
|
43,328,219
|
Reserves
|
|
985,059
|
|
1,761,838
|
Accumulated losses
|
|
(39,537,575)
|
|
(37,757,493)
|
Total
Equity
|
|
4,775,703
|
|
7,332,564
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the half-year ended 30 June 2024
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
6 months ended
30 June
2024
$
|
|
6 months ended
30 June
2023
$
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
Receipts from customers
|
|
649,173
|
|
962,276
|
Payments to suppliers and employees
|
|
(1,324,313)
|
|
(3,534,877)
|
Interest received
|
|
17,196
|
|
18,592
|
Interest paid
|
|
(219,079)
|
|
(80,217)
|
Net cash
outflow from operating activities
|
|
(877,023)
|
|
(2,634,226)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of plant and equipment
|
|
(18,956)
|
|
(638,218)
|
Payments for mine properties
|
|
-
|
|
(204,683)
|
Proceeds from sale of motor vehicle
|
|
-
|
|
60,536
|
Payments for investments - loan
collateral
|
|
-
|
|
(306,732)
|
Net cash
outflow from investing activities
|
|
(18,956)
|
|
(1,089,097)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from borrowings
|
|
1,057,142
|
|
1,436,381
|
Repayment of borrowings
|
|
(430,298)
|
|
(106,222)
|
Net cash inflow
from financing activities
|
|
626,844
|
|
1,330,159
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
(269,135)
|
|
(2,393,164)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period
|
|
795,554
|
|
2,723,509
|
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash
held
|
|
(76,270)
|
|
93,637
|
Cash and cash
equivalents at the end of the period
|
5
|
450,149
|
|
423,982
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes to the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
for the half-year ended 30 June 2024
NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Corporate Information
This general purpose half-year
financial report of Harvest Minerals Limited (the "Company") and
its subsidiaries (the "Group") for the half-year ended 30 June 2024
was authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the
Directors on 27 September 2024.
Harvest Minerals Limited is a
company limited by shares incorporated in Australia whose shares
are publicly traded on the AIM market of the London Stock
Exchange.
The nature of the operations and
principal activities of the Group are described in the Directors'
Report.
Basis of Preparation
This financial report for the
half-year ended 30 June 2024 has been prepared in accordance with
the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001, applicable
accounting standards including AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting,
Accounting Interpretations and other authoritative pronouncements
of the Australian Accounting Standards Board ("AASB").
Compliance with AASB 134 ensures compliance with IAS 134
"Interim Financial
Reporting". The Group is a for
profit entity for financial reporting purposes under Australian
Accounting Standards.
These half-year financial statements
do not include all notes of the type normally included within the
annual financial statements and therefore cannot be expected to
provide as full an understanding of the financial performance,
financial position and financing and investing activities of the
group as the full financial statements.
It is recommended that the half-year
financial statements be read in conjunction with the annual report
for the year ended 31 December 2023 and considered together with
any public announcements made by Harvest Minerals Limited during
the half-year ended 30 June 2024 in accordance with the continuous
disclosure obligations of the AIM market.
For the purpose of preparing the
interim report, the half-year has been treated as a discrete
reporting period. The accounting policies and methods of
computation adopted are consistent with those of the previous
financial year and corresponding interim reporting period.
These accounting policies are consistent with Australian Accounting
Standards and with International Financial Reporting
Standards.
New
and amending Accounting Standards and
Interpretations
In the half-year ended 30 June 2024,
the Directors have
reviewed all of the new and revised Standards and Interpretations
issued by the AASB that are relevant to the Group's operations and
effective for current reporting periods beginning on or after 1
January 2024. The Directors have also reviewed all new Standards
and Interpretations that have been issued but are not yet effective
for the half-year ended 30 June 2024. As a result of this review
the Directors have determined that there is no impact, material or
otherwise, of the new and revised Standards and Interpretations on
the Group's business and, therefore, no change is necessary to the
Group accounting policies.
New and amended accounting standards
and interpretations have been published but are not mandatory. The
Group has decided against early adoptions of these standards and
has determined the potential impact on the financial statements
from the adoption of these standards and interpretations is not
material to the Group.
Going concern
For the half-year ended 30 June 2024
the Group recorded a loss after tax of $1,780,082 (Half-year to 30
June 2023: $1,645,945) and had net cash outflows from operating and
investing activities of $895,979 (Half-year to 30 June 2023:
$3,723,323). These conditions indicate a material uncertainty that
may cast significant doubt about the Group's ability to continue as
a going concern and, therefore, that it may be unable to realise
its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of
business. In the absence of an improvement in sales volumes and
pricing, the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern
will be dependent on securing additional funding through debt or
equity and/or from asset sales in order for the Group to continue
to fund its operational activities in the longer term.
The half-year financial report has
been prepared on the basis that the Group is a going concern, which
contemplates the continuity of normal business activity,
realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal
course of business for the following reasons:
· Management have considered the future capital requirements of
the entity and will consider all funding options as required,
including asset sales;
· The
level of the Group's expenditure can be managed;
· The
Directors agreed to temporarily pause drawing their remuneration
due from the Company during Q2 2023 until such point as the Company
is in a better position to pay;
· The
Group has historically demonstrated its ability to raise funds to
satisfy its immediate cash requirements;
· On 5
July 2024, the Group issued 100,000,000 new ordinary shares of no
par value at a price of 1p, raising gross proceeds of £ 422,634
(AUD $ 801,389) and settling £577,366 (AUD $1,094,788) of director
/ company secretary fees for the period to 30 June 2024.
As at the date of this report, the
Board and Management believe there are sufficient funds to meet the
Group's working capital requirements in the near term and that
sufficient funds will become available, through certain of the
above actions, if and when needed, to finance the operations of the
Group in the longer term. Should the Group not be able to continue
as a going concern, it may be required to realise its assets and
discharge its liabilities other than in the ordinary course of
business, and at amounts that differ from those stated in the
half-year financial report. The half-year financial report does not
include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and
classification of recorded asset amounts or liabilities that might
be necessary should the Group not continue as a going
concern.
Significant Accounting
Policies
Deferred
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 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. Exploration and evaluation
expenditure for each area of interest is carried forward as an
asset provided that one of the following conditions is
met:
· such costs are
expected to be recouped through successful development and
exploitation of the area of interest or, alternatively, by its
sale; or
· exploration and
evaluation activities in the area of interest have not yet reached
a stage which permits a reasonable assessment of the existence or
otherwise of economically recoverable reserves, and active and
significant operations in relation to the area are
continuing.
Expenditure which fails to meet the conditions
outlined above is written off. Furthermore, the directors regularly
review the carrying value of exploration and evaluation expenditure
and make write downs if the values are not expected to be
recoverable.
Identifiable exploration assets acquired are
recognised as assets at their cost of acquisition, as determined by
the requirements of AASB 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of
Mineral Resources. Exploration assets acquired are reassessed on a
regular basis and these costs are carried forward provided that at
least one of the conditions referred to in AASB 6 is
met.
Exploration and evaluation expenditure incurred
subsequent to acquisition in respect of an exploration asset
acquired is accounted for in accordance with the policy outlined
above for exploration expenditure incurred by or on behalf of the
entity.
Acquired exploration assets are not written
down below acquisition cost until such time as the acquisition cost
is not expected to be recovered. When an area of interest is
abandoned, any expenditure carried forward in respect of that area
is written off. Expenditure is not carried forward in respect of
any area of interest/mineral resource unless the Group's rights of
tenure to that area of interest are current.
Mine
Properties
Mine properties represent the accumulation of
all exploration, evaluation and development expenditure incurred in
respect of areas of interest in which mining has commenced or is in
the process of commencing. When further development expenditure is
incurred in respect of mine property after the commencement of
production, such expenditure is carried forward as part of the mine
property only when substantial future economic benefits are thereby
established, otherwise such expenditure is classified as part of
the cost of production.
Amortisation is provided on a unit of
production basis which results in a write off of the cost
proportional to the depletion of the proven and probable mineral
reserves.
The net carrying value of each area of interest
is reviewed regularly and to the extent to which this value exceeds
its recoverable amount, the excess is either fully provided against
or written off in the financial year in which this is
determined.
The Group provides for environmental
restoration and rehabilitation at site which includes any costs to
dismantle and remove certain items of plant and equipment. The cost
of an item includes the initial estimate of the costs of
dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which
it is located, the obligation for which an entity incurs when an
item is acquired or as a consequence of having used the item during
that period. This asset is depreciated on the basis of the current
estimate of the useful life of the asset. In accordance with AASB
137 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets the
Group is also required to recognise as a provision the best
estimate of the present value of expenditure required to settle
this obligation. The present value of estimated future cash flows
is measured using a current market discount rate.
Stripping
costs
Costs associated with material stripping
activity, which is the process of removing mine waste materials to
gain access to the mineral deposits underneath, during the
production phase of surface mining are accounted for as either
inventory or a non-current asset (non-current asset is also
referred to as a 'stripping activity asset').
To the extent that the benefit from the
stripping activity is realised in the form of inventory produced,
the Group accounts for the costs of that stripping activity in
accordance with the principles of AASB 102 Inventories. To the
extent the benefit is improved access to ore, the Group recognises
these costs as a non-current asset provided that:
· it is probable
that the future economic benefit (improved access to the ore body)
associated with the stripping activity will flow to the
Group;
· the Group can
identify the component of the ore body for which access has been
improved; and
· the costs
relating to the stripping activity associated with that component
can be measured reliably.
Stripping activity assets are initially
measured at cost, being the accumulation of costs directly incurred
to perform the stripping activity that improves access to the
identified component of ore plus an allocation of directly
attributable overhead costs. In addition, stripping activity assets
are accounted for as an addition to, or as an enhancement to, an
existing asset.
Accordingly, the nature of the existing asset
determines:
· whether the Group
classifies the stripping activity asset as tangible or intangible;
and
· the basis on
which the stripping activity asset is measured subsequent to
initial recognition.
In circumstances where the costs of the
stripping activity asset and the inventory produced are not
separately identifiable, the Group allocates the production
stripping costs between the inventory produced and the stripping
activity asset by using an allocation basis that is based on volume
of waste extracted compared with expected volume, for a given
volume of ore production.
Borrowings
Borrowings are initially recognised at fair
value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are
subsequently measured at amortised cost. Any difference between the
proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption amount is
recognised in profit or loss over the period of the borrowing using
the effective interest method. Fees paid on the establishment of
loan facilities are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to
the extent that it is probable that some or all of the facility
will be drawn down. In this case, the fee is deferred until the
draw down occurs. To the extent there is no evidence that it is
probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the
fee is capitalised as a prepayment for liquidity services and
amortised over the period of the facility to which it
relates.
Revenue
Revenue arises mainly from the sale of
fertiliser. The Group generates revenue in Brazil. To determine
whether to recognise revenue, the Group follows a 5-step
process:
1. Identifying the contract with a
customer
2. Identifying the performance
obligations
3. Determining the transaction
price
4. Allocating the transaction price
to the performance obligations
5. Recognising revenue when/as
performance obligation(s) are satisfied.
The revenue and profits recognised in any
period are based on the delivery of performance obligations and an
assessment of when control is transferred to the
customer.
In determining the amount of revenue and
profits to record, and related statement of financial position
items (such as contract fulfilment assets, capitalisation of costs
to obtain a contract, trade receivables, accrued income and
deferred income) to recognise in the period, management is required
to form a number of key judgements and assumptions. This includes
an assessment of the costs the Group incurs to deliver the
contractual commitments and whether such costs should be expensed
as incurred or capitalised.
Revenue is recognised either when the
performance obligation in the contract has been performed, so
'point in time' recognition or 'over time' as control of the
performance obligation is transferred to the customer. For
contracts with multiple components to be delivered such as
fertiliser, management applies judgement to consider whether
those promised goods and services are (i) distinct - to be
accounted for as separate performance obligations; (ii) not
distinct - to be combined with other promised goods or services
until a bundle is identified that is distinct or (iii) part of a
series of distinct goods and services that are substantially the
same and have the same pattern of transfer to the
customer.
Transaction
price
At contract inception the total transaction
price is estimated, being the amount to which the Group expects to
be entitled and has rights to under the present contract. The
transaction price does not include estimates of consideration
resulting from change orders for additional goods and services
unless these are agreed. Once the total transaction price is
determined, the Group allocates this to the identified performance
obligations in proportion to their relative stand-alone selling
prices and recognises revenue when (or as) those performance
obligations are satisfied.
For each performance obligation, the Group
determines if revenue will be recognised over time or at a point in
time. Where the Group recognises revenue over time for long term
contracts, this is in general due to the Group performing and the
customer simultaneously receiving and consuming the benefits
provided over the life of the contract.
For each performance obligation to be
recognised over time, the Group applies a revenue recognition
method that faithfully depicts the Group's performance in
transferring control of the goods or services to the customer. This
decision requires assessment of the real nature of the goods or
services that the Group has promised to transfer to the customer.
The Group applies the relevant output or input method consistently
to similar performance obligations in other contracts.
When using the output method the Group
recognises revenue on the basis of direct measurements of the value
to the customer of the goods and services transferred to date
relative to the remaining goods and services under the contract.
Where the output method is used, in particular for long term
service contracts where the series guidance is applied, the Group
often uses a method of time elapsed which requires minimal
estimation. Certain long term contracts use output methods based
upon estimation of number of users, level of service activity or
fees collected.
If performance obligations in a contract do not
meet the over time criteria, the Group recognises revenue at a
point in time. This may be at the point of physical delivery of
goods and acceptance by a customer or when the customer obtains
control of an asset or service in a contract with
customer-specified acceptance criteria.
Disaggregation of
revenue
The Group disaggregates revenue from contracts
with customers by contract type, which includes only fertiliser as
management believes this best depicts how the nature, amount,
timing and uncertainty of the Group's revenue and cash
flows.
Performance
obligations
Performance obligations categorised within this
revenue type include the debtor taking ownership of the fertiliser
product.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and
net realisable value.
Costs incurred in bringing each product to its
present location and condition is accounted for as
follows:
· Raw materials - purchase cost; and
· Finished goods - cost of direct materials and labour and an
appropriate proportion of variable and fixed overheads based on
normal operating capacity.
Net realisable value is the estimated selling
price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of
completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the
sale.
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.
Where the Group expects some, or
all, of a provision to be reimbursed, for example under an
insurance contract, the reimbursement is recognised as a separate
asset but only when the reimbursement is virtually certain. The
expense relating to any provision is presented in the statement of
comprehensive income net of any reimbursement.
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.
NOTE 2:
SEGMENT REPORTING
For management purposes, the Group
is organised into one main operating segment, which involves mining
exploration, processing and sale of fertiliser. All of the Group's
activities are interrelated, and discrete financial information is
reported to the Board (Chief Operating Decision Maker) as a single
segment. No revenue is derived from a single external
customer.
Accordingly, all significant
operating decisions are based upon analysis of the Group as one
segment. The financial results from this segment are equivalent to
the financial statements of the Group as a whole. Revenue
earned by the Group is generated in Brazil and all of the Group's
non-current assets reside in Brazil.
The following table present revenue
and loss information and certain asset and liability information
regarding business segments for the half year ended 30 June
2024.
|
Continuing operations
|
|
|
Australia
|
Brazil
|
Consolidated
|
|
30 June
2024
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|
Segment revenue
|
-
|
1,226,412
|
1,226,412
|
|
Segment profit/(loss) before income tax
expense
|
(607,355)
|
(1,171,847)
|
(1,779,202)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 June
2024
|
|
|
|
|
Segment assets
|
145,037
|
9,783,509
|
9,928,546
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment liabilities
|
1,215,474
|
3,937,369
|
5,152,843
|
|
Additions to non-current assets
|
-
|
18,956
|
18,956
|
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
Australia
|
Brazil
|
Consolidated
|
30 June
2023
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Segment revenue
|
-
|
931,608
|
931,608
|
Segment loss before income tax
expense
|
(642,854)
|
(965,988)
|
(1,608,842)
|
|
|
|
|
30 June
2023
|
|
|
|
Segment assets
|
367,324
|
11,389,888
|
11,757,212
|
|
|
|
|
Segment liabilities
|
220,861
|
2,428,248
|
2,649,109
|
Additions to non-current assets
|
-
|
945,953
|
945,953
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
NOTE 3:
REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
The Group derives its revenue from the sale of
goods at a point in time in the major category of
Fertiliser.
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
6 months to
30 June
2024
$
|
6 months to
30 June
2023
$
|
|
|
Fertiliser sales
|
|
1,226,412
|
931,608
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
1,226,412
|
931,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
NOTE 4:
COST OF GOODS SOLD
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
6 months to
30 June
2024
$
|
6 months to
30 June
2023
$
|
|
Mine operating costs
|
|
902,167
|
383,059
|
|
Royalty expense
|
|
42,483
|
36,546
|
|
Rehabilitation expense
|
|
-
|
7,911
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
157,989
|
152,717
|
|
Amortisation
|
|
140,563
|
126,811
|
|
Total cost of goods sold
|
|
1,243,202
|
707,044
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
NOTE 5: CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
Consolidated
|
Reconciliation
of Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash comprises:
|
30 June
2024
$
|
31 December
2023
$
|
Cash at bank
|
450,149
|
795,554
|
|
450,149
|
795,554
|
NOTE 6: TRADE
AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
30 June
2024
$
|
31 December
2023
$
|
|
Trade Debtors1
|
|
1,899,745
|
1,407,548
|
|
Expected credit losses
|
|
(1,204,951)
|
(1,361,231)
|
|
Net Debtors
|
|
694,794
|
46,317
|
|
Prepayments
|
|
11,523
|
4,540
|
|
Cash advances
|
|
138,626
|
168,194
|
|
GST receivable
|
|
9,625
|
7,188
|
|
Other
|
|
34,525
|
55,461
|
|
Total trade and other receivables
|
|
889,093
|
281,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
NOTE 6: TRADE
AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
(i)
Classification of trade
receivables
Trade debtors, other debtors and goods and
services tax are receivable on varying collection terms. Due to the
short-term nature of these receivables, their carrying value is
assumed to approximate their fair value. Some debtors are given
industry standard longer payment terms which may cross over more
than one accounting period. These trade terms are widely used in
the agricultural market in Brazil and are considered industry
norms.
(ii)
Impairment of trade
receivables
The group applies the simplified approach to
measuring expected credit losses which uses a lifetime expected
loss allowance for all trade receivables and contract assets. To
measure the expected credit losses, trade receivables have been
grouped based on shared credit risk characteristics and the days
past due. The historical loss rates are adjusted to reflect current
and forward information on macroeconomic factors affecting the
ability of the customers to settle the receivables. Trade
receivables are written off where there is no reasonable
expectation of recovery. Indicators that there is no reasonable
expectation of recovery include, amongst others, the failure of a
debtor to engage in a repayment plan with the group, and a failure
to make contractual payments for a period of greater than 120 days
past due.
NOTE 7:
INVENTORIES
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
30 June
2024
$
|
31 December
2023
$
|
|
Raw materials at cost
|
|
356,856
|
403,139
|
|
Finished goods at cost
|
|
930,158
|
1,386,158
|
|
|
|
1,287,014
|
1,789,297
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
NOTE 8: PLANT
AND EQUIPMENT
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
6 months to
30 June
2024
$
|
12 months
to
31 December
2023
$
|
|
At beginning of the period
|
|
3,682,001
|
2,891,499
|
Additions for the period
|
|
18,956
|
964,055
|
Disposals for the period
|
|
-
|
(45,365)
|
Depreciation charge for the period
|
|
(277,732)
|
(488,572)
|
Net exchange difference on
translation
|
|
(387,703)
|
360,384
|
Balance at the end of the period
|
|
3,035,522
|
3,682,001
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
NOTE 9: MINE
PROPERTIES
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
6 months to
30 June
2024
$
|
12 months
to
31 December
2023
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
At beginning of the period
|
|
4,162,685
|
4,055,486
|
Amortisation charge for the period
|
|
(140,563)
|
(243,505)
|
Net exchange difference on
translation
|
|
(471,688)
|
350,704
|
Balance at the end of the period
|
|
3,550,434
|
4,162,685
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Management identified indicators of impairment
in relation to the Group's Arapua project assets (market
capitalisation is below net assets and loss making subsidiary due
to difficult market conditions) and has commenced the process to
obtain an independent valuation to determine the carrying value. At
the date of this report the independent valuation was not complete,
for the purposes of reporting its interim results Management has
assessed impairment with a management estimate of fair value (Level
3) and determined that no impairment was required.
NOTE 10: TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
|
Consolidated
|
|
30 June
2024
$
|
31 December
2023
$
|
|
|
Trade payables
|
|
918,392
|
453,867
|
|
|
Accruals
|
|
444,948
|
292,036
|
|
|
Customer Deposits
|
|
290,046
|
51,605
|
|
|
Advances of Revenues
|
|
-
|
145,197
|
|
|
Other payables
|
|
15,199
|
31,816
|
|
|
|
|
1,668,585
|
974,521
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Trade creditors, other creditors and goods and
services tax are non-interest bearing and generally payable on
60-day terms. Due to the short term nature of these payables, their
carrying value is assumed to approximate their fair
value.
NOTE 11:
BORROWINGS
|
Consolidated
|
|
30 June
2024
|
31 December 2023
|
|
$
|
$
|
Current
|
|
|
Secured Loans payable
|
1,057,995
|
654,474
|
|
1,057,995
|
654,474
|
Non-current
|
|
|
Secured Loans payable
|
1,964,834
|
2,130,739
|
|
1,964,834
|
2,130,739
|
In April 2024, the Group secured a
further $R2,500,000 loan with Banco Bradesco from the borrowing
facility available for drawdown, at a rate of CDI
+4.15%.
As at 30 June 2024, the Group
recorded $3,022,829 (31 December 2023: $2,785,213) of secured loans
as a payable.
NOTE 12:
CONTRIBUTED EQUITY
|
30 June
2024
$
|
|
31
December
2023
$
|
Contributed
equity
Ordinary
shares fully paid
|
43,328,219
|
43,328,219
|
|
6 months to
30 June
2024
|
|
12 months year
ended
31 December
2023
|
|
No.
|
$
|
|
No.
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Movements in
ordinary shares on issue
Opening
balance
|
189,169,217
|
43,328,219
|
|
189,169,217
|
43,328,219
|
Closing
balance
|
189,169,217
|
43,328,219
|
|
189,169,217
|
43,328,219
|
On 2 July 2024, the Company announced an equity
issue package consisting of a placing that raised gross proceeds of
£ 422,634 (AUD 801,389), and the settlement of £577,366 (AUD $1,094,788) of director / company
secretary fees, through the issue of, in aggregate, 100,000,000 new
ordinary shares of no par value at a price of 1p.
NOTE 13:
DIVIDENDS
No dividends have been paid or provided for
during the half-year (half-year to 30 June 2023: $nil).
NOTE 14:
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS
There has been no material change in contingent
liabilities or commitments since the last annual reporting
date.
NOTE 15:
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Group has a number of financial instruments
which are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial
position.
The Directors consider that the carrying
amounts of current receivables, current payables and current
borrowings are considered to be a reasonable approximation of their
fair values.
NOTE 16:
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
As announced to AIM on 2 July 2024, an equity
issue package consisting of a placing raised gross proceeds
of £422,634 (AUD 801,389), and the
settlement of £577,366 (AUD
$1,094,788) of director / company
secretary fees, through the issue of, in aggregate, 100,000,000 new
ordinary shares of no par value at a price of 1p.
There have been no other known significant
events subsequent to the end of the period that require disclosure
in this report.
**ENDS**
For further information, please
visit www.harvestminerals.net or
contact:
Harvest Minerals Limited
Brian McMaster, Chairman
|
Tel: +44 (0) 203 940 6625
|
Strand Hanson Limited, Nominated &
Financial Adviser
Ritchie Balmer, James Spinney
|
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494
|
Tavira Securities, Broker
Jonathan Evans
|
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3192 1733
|