c7a44ad7-370f-4626-89d3-7522520d2712.pdf
INTRODUCTION
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
for the three month period ended 30 September 2015
The following is management's discussion and analysis of the financial condition and the results of operations of Heron Resources Limited, ('Heron' or the 'Company') for the three month period ended 30 September 2015, and its financial position as at 30 September, 2015 and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements as at 30 June 2015, including the accompanying notes thereto.
The Company's audited Financial Statements and Notes to the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, as issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Additional information relating to the Company, including press releases, has been filed electronically with the Australian Securities Exchange ('ASX') and through the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ('SEDAR') and is available online at www.sedar.com.
The date of this management discussion and analysis is 28 October, 2015. Unless otherwise indicated all amounts discussed herein are denominated in Australian dollars. The relevant exchange rates applicable to the three period ended 30 September, 2015 are as follows.
Three months ended 30
September, 2015
|
AUD/CDN $ Closing Rate...............................
|
.936
|
Average Rate .................................................
|
.949
|
The Company's common shares trade on the Australian Stock Exchange (the 'ASX') under the trading symbol 'HRR', and on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the 'TSX') under the trading symbol 'HER'.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Certain information included in this management's discussion and analysis may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of securities laws. In some cases, forward- looking information can be identified by the use of terms such as 'may', 'will', 'should', 'expect', 'believe', 'plan', 'scheduled', 'intend', 'estimate', 'forecast', 'predict', 'potential', 'continue', 'anticipate' or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking information may relate to management's future outlook and anticipated
events or results, and may include statements or information regarding the future plans or prospects of the Company. Without limitation, statements about the Company's planned activities related to exploration or development activities carried out in Australia, constitute forward-looking information. Actual results may vary. See 'Risk Factors and Uncertainties'.
Forward-looking information is based on certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realization of mineral reserve and resource estimates, metal prices, the timing and amount of future exploration expenditures, the estimation of initial and sustaining capital requirements, the estimation of labour and operating costs, the availability of necessary financing and materials, including financing to conduct any future drilling program and the other activities necessary to continue to explore and develop the Company's properties in the short and long term, the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, and assumptions with respect to environmental risks, title disputes or claims, weather conditions, climate change and other similar matters. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect.
Without limitation, in estimating expenditures the Company has assumed, among other things, that metal prices will not change materially from the prices used in its current financial forecasts or those of its affiliate, that it will obtain in a timely fashion all of the financing, regulatory approvals and other authorizations required to enable the continued exploration and development of its properties, and that such activities will proceed in the ordinary course without undue disruption. See 'Risk Factors and Uncertainties'.
Forward-looking information is subject to certain factors, including risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from what management currently expects. These factors include risks inherent in the exploration and development of mineral deposits, risks relating to changes in metal prices and the worldwide demand for and supply of metal, uncertainties inherent in the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, risks relating to the remoteness of the Company's properties including access and supply risks, reliance on key personnel, construction and operational risks inherent in the conduct of mining activities, including the risk of increases in capital and operating costs and the risk of delays or increased costs that might be encountered during the construction and development process, the risk of fluctuations in the Canadian/Australian and U.S./Australian dollar exchange rates, regulatory risks, including risks relating to the acquisition of the necessary licences and permits, financing, capitalization and liquidity risks, including the risk that the financing necessary to fund the exploration and development activities of the Company may not be available on satisfactory terms, or at all, environmental risks, including risks relating to climate change and the potential impact of global warming on project timelines and on construction and operating costs, and insurance risks. See 'Risk Factors and Uncertainties'.
You should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. While the Company may elect to, the Company is under no obligation and does not undertake to update this information at any particular time, except as required by law.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls. Any system of internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Management has completed an evaluation of the design effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that as at 30 September 2015, the Company's design for internal control over financial reporting was effective. Management has also evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of 30 September 2015. Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted by the Company under Australian and Canadian securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in those rules.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the three month period ended 30 September 2015 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
OVERVIEW
HERON RESOURCES LIMITED ('Heron' or 'the Company') is engaged in the exploration and development of base and precious metal deposits in Australia. Following the merger with TriAusMin in August 2014, the Company is focused on the development of the high grade Woodlawn Project located 250km southwest of Sydney in New South Wales. Heron also owns the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project located north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, and holds a number of other quality base metal and copper-gold exploration properties located in the Lachlan Fold Belt of New South Wales.
Selected Annual Financial Information
Set forth below is certain selected financial information expressed in Australian dollars in respect of the five most recently completed financial years of the Company. This audited data is derived from the Company's full year financial statements which are prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, as issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. All numbers below are in '000s except for the number of shares outstanding and Net Loss per share information.
Financial Year Ended:
|
Working Capital (1)
|
Total Assets(2)
|
Shareholders'
Equity
|
Common shares outstanding
|
Net Gain (Loss)
|
Net Gain (Loss) per Common Share (in
dollars)
|
June 30, 2015
|
24,015
|
54,352
|
52,151
|
360,877,723
|
(5,674)
|
(0.016)
|
June 30, 2014
|
32,915
|
42,603
|
41,762
|
252,985,787
|
(6,389)
|
(0.025)
|
June 30, 2013
|
39,597
|
48,506
|
47,702
|
252,985,787
|
(10,483)
|
(0.039)
|
June 30, 2012
|
43,171
|
57,910
|
56,863
|
252,985,787
|
(5,356)
|
(0.022)
|
June 30, 2011
|
46,973
|
61,292
|
60,162
|
252,985,787
|
(14,056)
|
(0.055)
|
(1) See Capital Resources and Liquidity for a further discussion of working capital.
(2) See Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.
Quarterly Financial Information
Set forth below is certain selected financial information expressed in Australian dollars in respect of the most recently completed quarter and previous two quarters of the Company. This unaudited data is derived from the Company's interim financial statements which are prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, as issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. All numbers below are in '000s except for the number of shares outstanding and Net Loss per share information
Quarter Ended:
|
Working Capital (1)
|
Total Assets(2)
|
Shareholders'
Equity
|
Common shares outstanding
|
Net Gain (Loss)
|
Net Gain (Loss)
per Common Share (in
dollars)
|
September 30, 2015
|
27,177
|
60,713
|
58,711
|
415,009,381
|
(170)
|
(0.0004)
|
June 30, 2015
|
24,015
|
54,352
|
52,151
|
360,877,723
|
(779)
|
(0.0022)
|
March 31, 2015
|
25,895
|
53,993
|
52,767
|
360,877,723
|
(1,114)
|
(0.0031)
|
December 31, 2014
|
28,316
|
55,560
|
53,882
|
360,877,723
|
(2,036)
|
(0.0055)
|
September 30, 2014
|
31,002
|
56,692
|
55,532
|
360,877,723
|
(1,745)
|
(0.0055)
|
(1) See Capital Resources and Liquidity for a further discussion of working capital.
(2) See Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 September
2015 (all financial numbers in '000s)
The Company is principally involved in the exploration and evaluation of mineral properties. It had no revenues from operations in the previous quarter to 30 September, 2015. Exploration expenditures on mineral properties are expensed as incurred in the Income Statement, unless there is a reasonable probability that the mineral property may become a productive mine, in which case the expenditure is capitalised onto the Balance Sheet. During the three month period the Company incurred $2,761 in exploration expenditure of which $2,274 was capitalised onto the Balance Sheet. All of the capitalised expenditure was incurred on the Woodlawn property.
Corporate and administrative expenses are charged to the Income Statement as incurred. Interest income consists only of interest on short-term invested funds. The Company reported a loss from operations in the three month period ended 30 September, 2015. Retained earnings are in a deficit position. The Company has not paid any dividends since inception.
The Company recorded a loss for the three month period ended 30 September 2015 of $170 ($0.0004 per share) compared to a net loss of $1,745 ($0.0055 per share) for the corresponding three month period ended 30 September 2014.
The Company's incurred general and administration expenses of $680 in the three months to 30 September 2015 compared with the $590 in the three months to 30 September 2014. The increase in the current period is due to higher than budgeted legal expenses incurred in the period.
The Company recorded a gain on its listed investments $814 in the three months to 30 September 2015 ($nil in the corresponding three months to 30 September 2014).
EXPLORATION EXPENDITURES (all financial numbers in '000s)
Expenditures on exploration and evaluation in the three month period ended 30 September 2015 of $2,761 (of which $2,274 was capitalised) were higher when compared to expenditures