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Orsu Metals Corporation results for the period ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
FOR: ORSU METALS CORPORATION
TSX, AIM SYMBOL: OSU
August 12, 2015
Orsu Metals Corporation results for the period ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Aug. 12, 2015) - Orsu Metals Corporation ("Orsu" or the "Company"), is a dual
listed (TSX:OSU)(AIM:OSU) London-based base and precious metals exploration and development company today reports its
unaudited results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 ("Q2 2015"). A full Management's Discussion and Analysis of the
results ("MD&A") and Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) for Q2 2015 (the "Financials") will soon be available
on the Company's profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) or on the Company's website (www.orsumetals.com). Copies of the MD&A
and Financials can also be obtained upon request from the Company Secretary.
The Financials have been prepared in accordance with applicable International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").
All amounts are reported in United States Dollars ($) unless otherwise indicated. Canadian Dollars are referred to
herein as CAD$ and British Pounds Sterling are referred to as GBPGBP.
The following information has been extracted from the MD&A and the Financials. Reference should be made to the complete
text of the MD&A and the Financials.
SECOND QUARTER 2015 HIGHLIGHTS
A year on year reduction of $0.9 million in net losses to $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, from $2.3
million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, along with a year on year reduction of $0.5 million in net cash
outflows.
As at June 30, 2015 the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $6.3 million and estimates to have sufficient working
capital to fund it exploration and administration obligations for the next 12 months.
In April 2015 - the Company announced that it had entered into a new conditional exclusivity agreement (the "Exclusivity
Agreement") with David-Invest LLP ("David-Invest"), a Kyrgyz registered company, and a related company, David Way
Limited ("David Way"), a Hong Kong registered company (together the "Potential Buyers") with a view to the potential
sale of its Akdjol and Tokhtazan exploration licenses in Kyrgyzstan (the "Akdjol-Tokhtazan Project"). Pursuant to the
terms of the Exclusivity Agreement the Potential Buyers have been granted an exclusive right to purchase the Akdjol-
Tokhtazan Project until December 31, 2015 conditional upon the Potential Buyers continuing to fund the costs of
maintaining the license.
In May 2015 - the Company announced that Mr Timothy Hanford would not stand for re-election as a director, and
accordingly his directorship terminated as at the conclusion of the Company's annual shareholder meeting held on June
22, 2015.
FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015
For Q2 2015 the Company reported a quarter of quarter reduction of $0.6 million in net losses to a net loss of $0.6
million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 compared to a net loss of $1.2 million for the three months ended June
30, 2014.
The net loss of $0.6 million for Q2 2015 consisted of administrative costs of $0.4 million ($0.7 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2014), legal and professional costs of $0.2 million ($0.3 million for the three months ended June
30, 2014) and exploration costs of $0.1 million ($0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014). These losses
were partially offset by net finance income of $0.1 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (nil for the three months
ended June 30, 2014).
As at June 30, 2015 the Company had net assets of $19.7 million ($21.1 million as at December 31, 2014) of which $6.3
million was held in cash and cash equivalents ($7.6 million as at December 31, 2014).
Liquidity and capital resources
As at June 30, 2015 the Company's main source of liquidity was unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $6.3 million,
compared with $7.6 million as at December 31, 2014.
The Company measures its consolidated working capital as comprising free cash, accounts receivable, prepayments and
other receivables, less accounts payable and accrued liabilities. As at June 30, 2015 the Company's consolidated working
capital was $6.6 million (compared with a consolidated working capital of $7.7 million as at December 31, 2014).
The Company's working capital needs as at June 30, 2015 included the funding for its exploration and development
activities, future expenditure obligations of the Kogodai Project, its corporate and administrative expenditures
requirements and potential contributions towards project finance, if and when arranged, in relation to the Karchiga
Project, as deemed appropriate. The Company expects to fund its working capital requirements for 2015, other than as set
out below for the Karchiga Project, and be able to contribute towards the pursuit of future growth opportunities (which
may include acquiring one or more additional assets), if and when such opportunities arise, from its unrestricted cash
of $6.3 million as at June 30, 2015 and potential net proceeds, if any, from the sale of the Akdjol-Tokhtazan Project.
In the six months to the end of Q2 2015 the net cash used by the Company's operating expenditures was $1.4 million,
compared to a net cash inflow of $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 (set out in the interim
consolidated financial statements as at June 30, 2015). The minimum working capital the Company estimates for the year
is set out below:
Estimated working capital requirements for 2015 $000
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Estimated corporate and administration expenditure (1) 3,005
Estimated exploration expenditure for the Kogadai Project (2) 875
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Total 3,880
Notes:
(1) Includes office expenditure at the Karchiga Project.
(2) Total expenditure obligation of $3.75 million over five years.
In the Company's view, the consolidated working capital as at June 30, 2015 is sufficient to satisfy its working capital
needs, other than as described below in relation to the Karchiga Project, for at least the next twelve months.
In order to achieve the Company's planned construction of mining facilities and commencement of mining operations at the
Karchiga Project, if any, the Company will require an estimated initial CAPEX of $115 million for which the Company will
be required to raise additional financing in the future. If the Company secures the required debt financing on
acceptable commercial terms then it may also apply a proportion of its available unrestricted cash and if any, from the
sale of the Akdjol-Tokhtazan Project, towards the project financing requirements as the Company determines necessary.
Whilst the Company has been successful in raising debt and other financing in the past, the Company's ability to raise
additional debt and other financing may be affected by numerous factors beyond the Company's control, including, but not
limited to, adverse market conditions and/or commodity price changes and economic downturn and those other factors that
are listed under "Risks and Uncertainties" in the Company's 2014 annual MD&A.
Consolidated statements of net loss and comprehensive loss (Unaudited)
(Prepared in accordance with IFRS)
Three months Six months
ended June 30, ended June 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
$000 $000 $000 $000
Operating expenses
Administration (369) (734) (1,067) (1,435)
Legal and professional (173) (258) (211) (284)
Exploration (50) (219) (80) (351)
Net foreign exchange (losses)/ gains (9) 28 (37) (170)
Net loss from disposal group asset held
for sale (18) (70) (76) (47)
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(619) (1,253) (1,471) (2,287)
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Unrealized gain on share warrant
liability 2 8 40 33
Finance income less finance (expense) 52 4 44 3
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54 12 84 36
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Net loss and comprehensive loss (565) (1,241) (1,387) (2,251)
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Net loss attributable to:
Owners of the parent (524) (1,236) (1,308) (2,231)
Non-controlling interest (41) (5) (79) (20)
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(565) (1,241) (1,387) (2,251)
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Loss per share (US dollars per share)
Basic $(0.00) $(0.01) $(0.01) $(0.01)
Diluted $(0.00) $(0.01) $(0.01) $(0.01)
Weighted average number of common shares
(in thousands) 182,696 182,696 182,696 182,696
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(Prepared in accordance with IFRS)
June 30 December 31
2015 2014
Assets $000 $000
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 6,275 7,606
Prepaid expenses and receivables 618 545
Assets of Akdjol-Tokhtazan Project held for
sale 4,473 4,583
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11,366 12,734
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Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 9,021 9,036
Other assets 802 832
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9,823 9,868
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Total assets 21,189 22,602
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 569 377
Deferred income 400 400
Liabilities of Akdjol-Tokhtazan Project
held for sale 150 187
Lease obligations 368 -
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1,487 964
Non-current liabilities
Share warrant liability 6 46
Other liabilities - 509
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1,493 1,519
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Equity
Share capital 382,576 382,576
Share purchase options 3,760 5,601
Contributed surplus 30,401 28,560
Non-controlling interest (648) (569)
Deficit (396,393) (395,085)
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19,696 21,083
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Total equity and liabilities 21,189 22,602
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(Prepared in accordance with IFRS)
Six months ended June 30,
2015 2014
$000 $000
Cash flows used by operating activities
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the
period (1,387) (2,251)
Items not affecting cash:
Depreciation 63 54
Onerous lease provision release (141) -
Unrealized derivative gain on share
warrant liability (40) (33)
Foreign exchange losses 30 179
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(1,475) (2,051)
Changes in non-cash working capital:
Accounts receivable and other assets 20 (60)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 132 263
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Net cash used by operating activities (1,323) (1,848)
Cash flows used by investing activities
Expenditures on property, plant and
equipment (47) (66)
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Net cash used by investing activities (47) (66)
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents in
the period (1,370) (1,914)
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Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of
period 7,607 11,343
Exchange gains on cash and cash
equivalents 39 14
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Cash and cash equivalents - End of period 6,276 9,443
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Cash and cash equivalents per the
consolidated balance sheets 6,275 9,442
Included in the Akdjol-Tokhtazan Project
classified held for sale 1 1
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This press release and the Company's MD&A contains or refers to forward-looking information. All information, other than
information regarding historical fact that addresses activities, events or developments that the Company believes,
expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future is forward-looking information. Such forward-looking information
includes, without limitation, statements relating to: development and operational plans and objectives, including the
Company's expectations relating to the continued and future maintenance, exploration, development and financing for, as
applicable, of the Karchiga Project, and the Kogodai Project and the timing related thereto and its acquisition and
development of new mineral exploration licenses, properties and projects; the Company's ability to satisfy certain
future expenditure obligations; mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; estimated project economics, cash flow,
costs, expenditures, revenue, capital payback, performance and economic indicators and sources of funding; the estimate,
use and sufficiency of the Company's working capital and the Company's ability to fund its working capital requirements;
the re-negotiation of a new debt mandate with UniCredit and/or another senior debt provider and the potential
participation by other debt providers; the potential raising of additional funding through the disposition of the Akdjol-
Tokhtazan Project and the proposed uses thereof; the estimated mine life, NPV and IRR for, and forecasts relating to
tonnages and amounts to be mined from, and processing and expected recoveries and grades at, the Karchiga Project as
well as the other forecasts, estimates and expectations relating to the Karchiga Definitive Feasibility Study Report;
the mine design and plan for the Karchiga Project, including mining at, and production from the Karchiga Project; the
Company's intention to recognize the $400,000 non-refundable deposit from the Potential Buyers as income in the future;
the future political and legal regimes and regulatory environments relating to the mining industry in Kazakhstan and/or
Kyrgyzstan; the Company's expectations and beliefs with respect to the waiver of the State's pre-emptive right with
respect to the Karchiga Project and the past placements of the Common Shares being covered thereby; the significance of
any individual claims by non-Ontario residents in relation to a class action in June 2008 brought against the Company in
the Ontario Superior Court of Justice which was settled by the Company 2010 (the "Claim"); and the Company's future
growth (including new opportunities and acquisitions) and its ability to raise or secure new funding.
The forward-looking information in this press release and the Company's MD&A reflects the current expectations,
assumptions or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available to the Company. With respect to forward-
looking information contained in this press release and the Company's MD&A, the Company has made assumptions regarding,
among other things, the Company's ability to generate sufficient funds from debt sources and/or capital markets to meet
its future expected obligations and planned activities (including, with respect to financing for the Karchiga Project,
the ability of the Company to obtain such financing on terms acceptable to the Company or otherwise), the Company's
business (including the continued exploration and development of, as applicable, the Karchiga Project and the Kogodai
Project and the timing and methods to be employed with respect to same), the estimation of mineral resources and mineral
reserves, the parameters and assumptions employed in the Karchiga Definitive Feasibility Study Report, the economy and
the mineral exploration and extraction industry in general, the political environments and the regulatory frameworks in
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan with respect to, among other things, the mining industry generally, royalties, taxes,
environmental matters and the Company's ability to obtain, maintain, renew and/or extend required permits, licenses,
authorisations and/or approvals from the appropriate regulatory authorities, including the previous waiver granted by
the relevant ministry in Kazakhstan, currently the Ministry of Investments and Development's of Kazakhstan (the
"Competent Authority"), which covers any pre-emptive right that the Competent Authority or State has in respect of any
past placements, future capital, operating and production costs and cash flow discounts, anticipated mining and
processing rates, the Company's ability to continue to obtain qualified staff and equipment in a timely and cost-
efficient manner, assumptions relating to the Company's critical accounting policies, and has also assumed that no
unusual geological or technical problems occur, and that equipment works as anticipated, no material adverse change in
the price of copper, gold or molybdenum occurs and no significant events occur outside of the Company's normal course of
business.
Forward-looking information is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of the
Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking information, and even if such actual results
are realised or substantially realised, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or
effects on, the Company. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current
expectations include, but are not limited to: risks normally incidental to exploration and development of mineral
properties and operating hazards; uncertainties in the interpretation of results from drilling and metallurgical test
work; the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with expectations;
uncertainty of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; technical and design factors; uncertainty of capital and
operating costs, production and economic returns; uncertainties relating to the estimates and assumptions used, and
risks in the methodologies employed, in the Karchiga Definitive Feasibility Study Report; adverse changes in commodity
prices; the inability of the Company to obtain required financing on favourable terms at all or arrange for the
disposition of the Akdjol-Tokhtazan Project; the Company's inability to obtain, maintain, renew and/or extend required
licenses, permits, authorizations and/or approvals from the appropriate regulatory authorities, including (without
limitation) the Company's inability to obtain (or a delay in obtaining) the necessary construction and development
permits for the Karchiga Project and other risks relating to the regulatory frameworks in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan;
adverse changes in the political environments in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and the laws governing the Company, its
subsidiaries and their respective business activities; inflation; changes in exchange and interest rates; adverse
general market conditions; lack of availability, at a reasonable cost or at all, of equipment or labour; the inability
to attract and retain key management and personnel; the possibility of non-resident class members commencing individual
claims in connection with the Claim; the Company's inability to delineate additional mineral resources and mineral
reserves; and future unforeseen liabilities and other factors including, but not limited to, those listed under "Risks
and Uncertainties" in the Company's MD&A for the financial year ended December 31, 2014.
Any mineral resource and mineral reserve figures referred to in the Company's MD&A are estimates and no assurances can
be given that the indicated levels of minerals will be produced. Such estimates are expressions of judgment based on
knowledge, mining experience, analysis of drilling results and industry practices. Valid estimates made at a given time
may significantly change when new information becomes available. While the Company believes that the mineral resource
and mineral reserve estimates in respect of its properties are well established, by their nature mineral resource and
mineral reserve estimates are imprecise and depend, to a certain extent, upon statistical inferences which may
ultimately prove unreliable. If such mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates are inaccurate or are reduced in the
future, this could have a material adverse impact on the Company. Due to the uncertainty that may be attached to
inferred mineral resources, it cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will be upgraded
to an indicated or measured mineral resource as a result of continued exploration. Mineral resources that are not
mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Any forward-looking information speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by
applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Although the Company believes that the
assumptions inherent in the forward-looking information are reasonable, forward-looking information is not a guarantee
of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such information due to the inherent
uncertainty therein.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Orsu Metals Corporation
Kevin Denham
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
+44 (0) 20 7518 3999
www.orsumetals.com
OR
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor / Oliver Davidson
+44 (0) 20 7523 8000
OR
Vanguard Shareholder Solutions
+1 604 608 0824
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