28 September 2026
Ferro-Alloy Resources Limited
(“the Company”)
Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2026
Ferro-Alloy Resources Limited (LSE:FAR), the vanadium producer and developer of the large Balasausqandiq vanadium deposit in Southern Kazakhstan announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026.
Overview
The Company’s main focus during the year to date has been the progression of the Balasausqandiq vanadium deposit (the “Project”) to production.
Concurrently, the Company has continued to operate the existing plant at the mine site for the production of both vanadium and molybdenum from recycled concentrates that were considered sufficiently profitable to process and for research and development (“R&D”) purposes.
Project progression
Following the issue of the feasibility study in October 2025, the current stage of the Project’s development is front-end engineering and design, after which the Company expects to receive quotations from construction engineers for the building of the Project. Concurrently, in order to secure finance for the Project, the Company is engaging with various financial institutions and other governmental organisations, particularly in the US, which may support the financing of the Project owing to vanadium and rare earth elements (“REEs”) being critical metals. To that end, the Company has received a letter from a large US government financing institution (“the USGFI”) indicating the USGFI’s willingness to consider a formal application for a loan for the Project, subject to the USGFI’s comprehensive review and approval process.
Research and development
The Group has focused on two main areas of R&D during the period; the progression of the carbon black substitute (“CBS”) product and the development of processes to recover the REEs contained within the Balasausqandiq ore.
CBS
Following a competitive tender process, the Group has been awarded a new grant of US$500,000 by the Kazakhstan Science Fund. The purpose of the grant is to fund the installation of new equipment that will support the preparation of samples of CBS (40% carbon) for future industrial-scale testing and commercial offtake negotiations. Once installed, the plant will be capable of producing up to 1,000 tonnes of high grade CBS sample. Under the terms of the funding, the Group is required to co-fund the grant with US$227,000.
Concurrently, the Group has continued test work and product refinement processes with potential Chinese customers.
REEs
The ore at the Balasausqandiq is known to contain REEs, as evidenced by historical analytical work conducted at the deposit as part of the Company's previous studies.
The Group has focused on the optimisation of the processes to recover the yttrium and other REEs present in the residual leach solutions produced by the proposed Project processing facility, following the extraction of the vanadium, to produce a mixed rare earth concentrate.
Processing
Financial
Corporate
Post period
Nick Bridgen, CEO of Ferro-Alloy Resources said:
“The Project continues to make good progress with the advancement of several key workstreams during the first half of the year.
The development of the CBS is an important component of the Project’s overall economics, contributing to a strong Phase 1 net present value approaching US$1 billion. R&D activities have remained focused on developing this product with a view to securing off-take agreements. The recent strength in the prices of REEs gives us an opportunity to develop another important by-product which will even further enhance net present value and, importantly, reduce the cash cost attributable to vanadium production even lower, cementing the Company’s position as by far the lowest cash cost producer of any vanadium producer currently operating or developing projects.”
ENDS
For further information,visitwww.ferro-alloy.comorcontact:
Ferro-Alloy Resources Limited |
Nick Bridgen (CEO) / William Callewaert (CFO) |
info@ferro-alloy.com
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Notes to Editors
About Ferro-Alloy Resources Limited:
The Company's operations are all located at the Balasausqandiq deposit in Kyzylordinskoye Oblast in the South of Kazakhstan.
Balasausqandiq is a very large deposit, with vanadium as the principal product together with the CBS and several by-products. Owing to the nature of the ore, the capital and operating costs are very much lower than for other vanadium projects.
The most recent mineral resource estimate for ore-body one (of seven) provided an Indicated Mineral Resource of 32.9 million tonnes at a mean grade of 0.62% vanadium pentoxide ("V2O5") equating to 203,364 contained tonnes of V2O5. In the system of reserve estimation used in Kazakhstan the reserves are estimated to be over 70 million tonnes in ore-bodies 1 to 5, but this does not include the full depth of ore-bodies 2 to 5, or the remaining ore-bodies which remain substantially unexplored.
The grade of carbon in the deposit is over 8%. The carbon flows through to the tailings from where it is concentrated, in a simple low-cost operation, into a 40% carbon product, the CBS, that can be used in place of carbon black as a reinforcing filler in the making of rubber.
The Project will be developed in two phases, Phase 1 and Phase 2, with Phase 1 treating 1.65 million tonnes per year.
The results of the feasibility study, carried out principally by SRK and Tetra Tech, were announced in October 2025, showing a Project net present value ("NPV") of US$748m and internal rate of return ("IRR") of 22%.Since then, a preliminary re-estimation of the capital costs by Chinese engineers China National Chemical Engineering Sixth Construction Co., Ltd has been received, which would have the effect of increasing NPV to US$932m and IRR to 31%.
There is an existing concentrate processing operation at the site of the Balasausqandiq deposit. The production facilities were originally created from a 15,000 tonnes per year pilot plant, which was then expanded and adapted to recover vanadium, molybdenum and nickel from purchased concentrates.Alongside this operation, there is a well-equipped laboratory and highly skilled technical team, who have already developed the technology that is being built into the feasibility study and is further developing and optimising processes needed for future vanadium and carbon operations. The plant will operate only when profitable concentrates are available and, when not operating as a production facility, will operate on an expanded basis as an R&D centre.
Interim Management Report
Introduction
The Company is primarily engaged with progressing the giant Balasausqandiq vanadium project (“the Project”) to production.
The Company also operates a small-scale process plant with a strategic focus on research and development (“R&D”) for the Company’s carbon black substitute (“CBS”) product.
Project progression
Following the issue of the feasibility study in October 2025, the current stage of the Project’s development is front-end engineering and design, after which the Company expects to receive quotations from construction engineers for the building of the Project. Concurrently, in order to secure finance for the Project, the Company is engaging with various financial institutions and other governmental organisations, particularly in the US, which may support the financing of the Project owing to vanadium and rare earth elements (“REEs”) being critical metals. To that end, the Company has received a letter from a large US government financing institution (“the USGFI”) indicating the USGFI’s willingness to consider a formal application for a loan for the Project, subject to the USGFI’s comprehensive review and approval process.
Research and development
The Group has focused on two main areas of R&D during the period; the progression of the CBS product and the development of the REEs contained within the Balasausqandiq ore.
CBS
Following a competitive tender process, the Group has been awarded a new grant of US$500,000 by the Kazakhstan Science Fund. The purpose of the grant is to fund the installation of new equipment that will support the preparation of samples of CBS (40% carbon) for future industrial-scale testing and commercial offtake negotiations. Once installed, the plant will be capable of producing up to 1,000 tonnes of high grade CBS sample. Under the terms of the funding, the Group is required to co-fund the grant with US$227,000.
The Group has continued test work and product refinement processes with potential Chinese customers.
REEs
As identified in the Company's prospectus and related Competent Persons Report, the ore at the Balasausqandiq deposit is known to contain REEs, as evidenced by historical analytical work conducted at the deposit as part of the Company's previous studies.
The Group has focused on the optimisation of the processes to recover the yttrium and other REEs present in the residual leach solutions produced by the proposed Project processing facility, following the extraction of the vanadium, to produce a mixed rare earth concentrate.
Processing
Despite the focus of the existing plant being on R&D, the Group procured and treated vanadium-bearing concentrates that were considered profitable to process.
As a result, the existing plant produced in the first six months of the year 96 tonnes (2025: 151 tonnes) of vanadium pentoxide (mainly as ammonium metavanadate) and 14.6 tonnes (2025: 27.8 tonnes) of molybdenum (in ferro-molybdenum).
Corporate
During the period, the Company issued 28,621,701 ordinary shares of nil par value in the capital of the Company for gross proceeds of £1,574,194. See Note 16 for further details.
Earnings and cash flow
The Group generated total revenues of US$1.8m for the period compared to US$2.5m for the first six months of 2025, representing a decrease in overall revenues of 28%. The decrease in revenues primarily reflects a 35% reduction in the volume of raw materials processed by the plant during the period due to the unavailability of suitable materials available in the market for processing.
The cost of sales for the period under review was US$2.3m (2025: US$3.4m) which is line with the volumes of concentrates processed by the existing operation during the period.
A gross loss of US$0.5m was recorded for the period (2025: US$0.8m).
Administrative expenses for the period were US$1.6m (2025: US$1.5m) while corresponding net finance costs were US$1m (2025: US$1.1m).
The Group made a loss before and after tax of US$3.2m (2025: loss of US$3.5m).
Net cash outflows used in operating activities were US$2.4m (2025: cash outflow of US$0.5m). Net cash used in investing activities during the period was US$0.4m (2025: cash outflow of US$2.2m) representing a decrease outflow of US$1.8m attributable to the completion of the Company’s feasibility study, the costs of which have historically been capitalised by the Company. Net cash inflow from financing activities was US$1m (2025: net cash outflow of US$1.1m) representing the proceeds of the equity issued noted above less interest paid on the bonds previously issued by the Company under the 2023 US$20 million Kazakhstan bond programme (“the Bond Programme”).
Balance sheet review
At the period end, non-current assets totalled US$14.4m (2025: US$13.2m) reflecting the completion of the feasibility study during October 2025 and the conclusion of the capitalisation of the vast majority of the costs of same.
Current assets, excluding cash balances, totalled US$4.4m at the period end in comparison to US$5m for the prior period.
The Group held an aggregate cash balance of US$0.8m at the period end (2025: US$0.4m).
Non-current liabilities at the period end were US$5.1m (2025: US$17.2m) reflecting the accounting reclassification of several tranches of bonds, previously issued under the Bond Programme, to current liabilities given their maturity dates.
Current liabilities at the period end were US$16.1m (2025:US$4.6m) the difference between the periods being attributable to the accounting reclassification noted above.
Environmental, social and governance
Both the existing operation and the planned process plant for Balasausqandiq will have a strongly positive environmental impact. The vanadium from production will benefit energy storage in both vanadium redox flow batteries, the front-running technology for fixed ground long-term energy storage, but also potentially in certain technologies for mobile batteries used in electric vehicles.
The CO2 emissions created by our production at Balasausqandiq are expected to be a fraction of most other producers which generally require concentration and high-temperature roasting to liberate the vanadium. The CBS which we plan to market as a replacement for carbon black is produced without burning hydrocarbons, as is the usual production process.
Description of principal risks, uncertainties and how they are managed
Current processing operations make up a small part of the Company’s expected future value and allow the Group to gain valuable experience of the vanadium and carbon black industries and will provide an experienced workforce ready to build and operate the planned operating plant. The principal risks of this operation are the prices of its products (vanadium, molybdenum and nickel), availability of vanadium-bearing concentrates and the efficiency of recovery of products from those concentrates.
The Group is constantly reviewing the market opportunities for supplies of vanadium-bearing concentrates from reliable suppliers that can deliver concentrates that are profitable to treat and on a timely basis.
The Project is primarily dependent on long-term vanadium prices.
The Project is also dependent on raising finance to meet projected capital costs (see below) and the successful construction and commissioning of the Project’s proposed mine processing facilities. It is not unusual for new mining projects to experience unforeseen problems, incur unexpected costs and be exposed to delays during construction, commissioning, and initial production, all of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations and financial position. The Company has taken steps to mitigate such potential adverse effects by engaging globally recognised engineers and consultants to assist with the development and design of the key elements of the Project in addition to the Group’s own highly qualified workforce.
While the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia is not directly impacting the Group, the Directors remain vigilant of the situation. The continued main risk of the conflict is to the Group’s transport routes, many of which involve transit through Russia. Whilst these are currently operating without issue, sanctions have been made against Russian and Belarusian vehicles transiting through Europe (but not against vehicles registered in other jurisdictions in the region such as Kazakhstan). There is a risk that further sanctions might prevent transit through Russia into Latvia, through which the majority of the Company’s exports flow. The Company continues to review alternative transit routes for raw material imports and product exports through the West of Kazakhstan via the Caspian Sea.Routes to China are working normally.
With respect to the global sanctions imposed on certain Russian entities and individuals, the Group monitors the implications of those sanctions on the Group’s trading activities on an ongoing basis.
The Company has not yet identified any risks applicable to the Group due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East but will continue to monitor the situation.
The Project will require substantial funds to be raised in debt and equity which will be dependent upon market conditions at the time.
In March 2021 the Company signed an investment agreement with Vision Blue Resources Ltd (“Vision Blue”). Under the terms of this agreement and in addition to Vision Blue’s participation in various secondary equity fundraises completed by the Company, investments totalling US$19m have been made by Vision Blue. Vision Blue holds options to subscribe up to US$30m at pre-agreed prices to partially finance the construction of the Project.
The Group has not identified any particular climate change related scenarios that would likely have a significant impact on the Project or the existing operation. The existing operation already functions in an environment that is subject to extreme weather conditions and is, therefore, considered to have a strong resilience to existing and future climate-related scenarios.
According to the World Bank, Kazakhstan has transitioned from lower-middle-income to upper-middle-income status in less than two decades. Kazakhstan’s regulatory environment has similarly developed and the Company believes that the period of rapid change and high risk is coming to an end.Nevertheless, the economic and social regulatory environment continues to develop and there remain some areas where regulatory risk is greater than in developed economies. The Company mitigates this risk by monitoring developments in these regulatory environments on a regular basis and taking relevant actions where required.
As already noted above, the success of the Company is dependent upon the long-term prices of the products to be produced by the planned mine processing facilities. As a result of there being no formally established trading markets for the Company’s principal products from the Project, there is a risk that price fluctuations and volatility for these products may have an adverse impact on the Company’s future financial performance. The Company will mitigate this risk by regularly reviewing third party commodity pricing forecasts and considering hedging opportunities, as appropriate.
The Group is dependent upon its executive management team. Whilst it has entered into contractual agreements at market rates with the aim of securing the services of these personnel, the retention of their services cannot be guaranteed. The development and success of the Group depends on its ability to recruit and retain high quality and experienced staff. The loss of the service of key personnel or the inability to attract additional qualified personnel as the Group grows could have an adverse effect on future financial performance. The Company mitigates this risk by regularly reviewing and revising, where necessary, executive management remuneration and incentivisation packages against market rates and by maintaining an open dialogue on key personnel matters.
Fluctuations in currency exchange rates, principally between the US Dollar and Kazakhstan Tenge could adversely impact the Group’s future earnings and cash flows. The Company mitigates this risk by maintaining appropriate internal foreign exchange rate policies.
Directors’ Responsibility Statement
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
This interim financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2026 has been approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
William Callewaert
Director
25 September 2026
Condensed unaudited Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the six months ended 30 June 2026
|
Note |
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited six-month period ended 30 June 2025 $000 |
|
Audited year |
|
Revenue from customers (pricing at shipment) |
2 |
1,818 |
|
2,533 |
|
4,524 |
|
Final pricing adjustments after delivery |
2 |
- |
|
(4) |
|
7 |
|
Total revenue |
2 |
1,818 |
|
2,529 |
|
4,531 |
|
Cost of sales |
3 |
(2,320) |
|
(3,354) |
|
(6,253) |
|
Gross loss |
|
(502) |
|
(825) |
|
(1,722) |
|
Other income |
4 |
4 |
|
42 |
|
70 |
|
Administrative expenses |
5 |
(1,620) |
|
(1,547) |
|
(3,565) |
|
Distribution expenses |
|
(111) |
|
(59) |
|
(137) |
|
Other expenses |
6 |
(22) |
|
(36) |
|
(504) |
|
Loss from operating activities |
|
(2,251) |
|
(2,425) |
|
(5,858) |
|
Net finance cost |
8 |
(966) |
|
(1,072) |
|
(2,557) |
|
Loss before income tax |
|
(3,217) |
|
(3,497) |
|
(8,415) |
|
Income tax |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Loss for the period |
|
(3,217) |
|
(3,497) |
|
(8,415) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive loss Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations |
|
2,308 |
|
(523) |
|
(261) |
|
Total comprehensive loss for the period |
|
(909) |
|
(4,020) |
|
(8,676) |
|
Loss per share (basic and diluted) |
16 |
(0.006) |
|
(0.007) |
|
(0.017) |
|
These condensed unaudited financial statements were approved by the directors on 25 September 2026 and signed by:
_____________________________
William Callewaert
Director
Condensed unaudited Statement of Financial Position for the six months ended 30 June 2026 |
Note |
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
|
|
Audited 31 December 2025 |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment |
9 |
|
3,322 |
|
3,237 |
|
|
|
3,605 |
Exploration and evaluation assets |
10 |
|
11,066 |
|
8,975 |
|
|
|
10,480 |
Intangible assets |
11 |
|
18 |
|
17 |
|
|
|
18 |
Prepayments |
14 |
|
3 |
|
944 |
|
|
|
- |
Total non-current assets |
|
|
14,409 |
|
13,173 |
|
|
|
14,103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories |
12 |
|
1,311 |
|
2,198 |
|
|
|
1,318 |
Trade and other receivables |
13 |
|
1,940 |
|
2,083 |
|
|
|
1,307 |
Prepayments |
14 |
|
1,188 |
|
732 |
|
|
|
931 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
15 |
|
832 |
|
391 |
|
|
|
1,684 |
Total current assets |
|
|
5,271 |
|
5,404 |
|
|
|
5,240 |
Total assets |
|
|
19,680 |
|
18,577 |
|
|
|
19,343 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital |
|
|
63,313 |
|
56,118 |
|
|
|
61,212 |
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
397 |
|
397 |
|
|
|
397 |
Share-based payment reserve |
|
|
76 |
|
42 |
|
|
|
76 |
Foreign currency translation reserve |
|
|
(3,156) |
|
(5,725) |
|
|
| (5,464) |
Accumulated losses |
|
|
(62,167) |
|
(54,032) |
|
|
|
(58,950) |
Total equity |
|
|
(1,537) |
|
(3,200) |
|
|
|
(2,729) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans and borrowings |
17 |
|
5,000 |
|
17,134 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
Long-term liabilities |
|
|
84 |
|
- |
|
|
|
85 |
Provisions |
|
|
30 |
|
24 |
|
|
|
29 |
Total non-current liabilities |
|
|
5,114 |
|
17,158 |
|
|
|
5,114 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans and borrowings |
17 |
|
12,563 |
|
- |
|
|
|
12,872 |
Trade and other payables |
18 |
|
3,235 |
|
4,316 |
|
|
|
4,086 |
Interest payable |
17 |
|
305 |
|
303 |
|
|
|
- |
Total current liabilities |
|
|
16,103 |
|
4,619 |
|
|
|
16,958 |
Total liabilities |
|
|
21,217 |
|
21,777 |
|
|
|
22,072 |
Total equity and liabilities |
|
|
19,680 |
|
18,577 |
|
|
|
19,343 |
Condensed unaudited Statement of Changes in Equity for the six months ended 30 June 2026
|
Share |
|
|
Additional paid in capital |
|
Share-based |
|
Foreign currency translation reserve |
|
Accumulated |
|
Total |
Balance at 1 January 2025 |
55,027 |
|
|
397 |
|
42 |
|
(5,202) |
|
(50,535) |
|
(271) |
Loss for the year |
- |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(3,497) |
|
(3,497) |
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations |
- |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
(523) |
|
- |
|
(523) |
Total comprehensive loss for the period |
- |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
(523) |
|
(3,497) |
|
(4,020) |
Transactions with owners, recorded directly in equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued, net of issue costs |
1,091 |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
1,091 |
Balance at 30 June 2025 |
56,118 |
|
|
397 |
|
42 |
|
(5,725) |
|
(54,032) |
|
(3,200) |
Balance at 31 December 2025 |
61,212 |
|
|
397 |
|
76 |
|
(5,464) |
|
(58,950) |
|
(2,729) |
Balance at 1 January 2026 |
61,212 |
|
|
397 |
|
76 |
|
(5,464) |
|
(58,950) |
|
(2,729) |
Loss for the period |
- |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(3,217) |
|
(3,217) |
Other comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations |
- |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
2,308 |
|
- |
|
2,308 |
Total comprehensive loss for the period |
- |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
2,308 |
|
(3,217) |
|
(909) |
Transactions with owners, recorded directly in equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued, net of issue costs |
2,101 |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
2,101 |
Balance at 30 June 2026 |
63,313 |
|
|
397 |
|
76 |
|
(3,156) |
|
(62,167) |
|
(1,537) |
1(a) Basis of preparation
These Condensed unaudited Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ and International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (“IFRS”) on a going concern basis.
The same accounting policies and basis of preparation have been followed as adopted in the annual financial statements of the Group which were published on 30 April 2026.
The consolidated unaudited financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2026 have been prepared in accordance with IFRS on a going concern basis.
The operations of the Group are financed from a combination of cash flows generated by the existing operation, bond issues and funds raised from shareholders and strategic investors. In common with many pre-production entities, the Group will need to raise further funds in order to progress from the feasibility study phase into construction and ultimately into production. The Directors consider the ability of the Company to raise further funding to be a material uncertainty.
With respect to the Bond Programme, a number of the tranches previously issued under the Bond Programme will come to maturity during 2026 and 2027 and the Company will need to either fund these redemptions in cash or by alternative non-cash methods. The Directors consider the ability of the Company to fund the upcoming redemptions required by the Bond Programme to be a material uncertainty. Further information on the tranches issued under the Bond Programme is disclosed at Note 17.
These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty, which may cast doubt over 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. The financial statements do not include adjustments that would arise in the event of the Group not being able to continue as a going concern.
The Directors believe that the Company will be able to secure further funding to address the material uncertainties noted above and, therefore, the Company will continue as a going concern for at least the next 12 months. Accordingly, the Directors consider that it is appropriate that the Company adopts the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of these financial statements.
(c) Use of estimates and judgements
Preparing the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.
Judgements that relate to estimation uncertainty
Inventories (Note 12)
The Group holds material inventories which are assessed for impairment at each reporting date. The assessment of net realisable value requires consideration of future cost to process and sell and spot market prices at period end less applicable discounts. The estimates are based on market data and historical trends.
Trade and other receivables (Note 13)
The Group holds trade and other receivable balances at the period end which are assessed for recoverability at each reporting date. The assessment of recoverability is based on estimates of future receipts taking into consideration past receipt patterns and trends.
Judgements that do not relate to estimation uncertainty
Exploration and evaluation assets (Note 10)
The Group holds material exploration and evaluation assets and judgement is applied in determining whether impairment indicators exist under the Group’s accounting policy. In determining whether an impairment indicator exists management have considered the Group’s Feasibility Study on the asset, the strategic plans for exploration and future development and the status of the Subsoil Use Agreement. Judgement was required in determining that the application for deferral of obligations under the Subsoil Use Agreement is expected to be granted. In the event that approval is not received, the Group will consider the options available to it to effect approval under the provisions of the Kazakhstan national Subsoil Use legislation.
Additionally, judgement was required in determining that the Group’s exploration and evaluation asset should continue to be classified as such an asset rather than transitioning to classification as a development asset. Management has concluded that until the final investment decision for the development of the asset has been determined by the Board then the asset should continue to be classified as an exploration and evaluation asset.
(d) Unaudited status
These Condensed unaudited Financial Statements have not been audited or reviewed by the Group’s auditor.
2Revenue
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited |
Sales of vanadium products |
558 |
|
1,457 |
|
2,550 |
Sales of ferro-molybdenum |
1,250 |
|
1,055 |
|
1,929 |
Sales of gravel and waste rock |
- |
|
- |
|
45 |
Service revenue |
10 |
|
21 |
|
- |
Total revenue from customers under IFRS 15 |
1,818 |
|
2,533 |
| 4,524 |
Other revenue (adjustments to price after delivery and fair value changes) |
- |
|
(4) |
|
7 |
Total revenue |
1,818 |
|
2,529 |
|
4,531 |
Under certain sales contracts the single performance obligation is the delivery of ammonium metavanadate (“AMV”) to the designated delivery point at which point possession, title and risk on the product transfers to the buyer. The buyer makes an initial provisional payment based on volumes and quantities assessed by the Company and market spot prices of vanadium pentoxide for AMV at the date of shipment. The final payment is received once the product has reached its final destination with adjustments for quality / quantity and pricing. The final pricing is based on the historical average market prices during a quotation period based on the date the product reaches the port of destination and an adjusting payment or receipt will be made to the revenue initially received. Where the final payment for a shipment made prior to the end of an accounting period has not been determined before the end of that period, the revenue is recognised based on the spot price that prevails at the end of the accounting period.
Other revenue related to the change in the fair value of amounts receivable and payable under the sales contracts between the date of initial recognition and the period end resulting from market prices are recorded as other revenue.
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited |
|
Materials |
1,418 |
|
2,162 |
|
4,361 |
|
Wages, salaries and related taxes |
466 |
|
600 |
|
1,225 |
|
Depreciation |
323 |
|
366 |
|
375 |
|
Electricity |
59 |
|
67 |
|
136 |
|
Other |
54 |
|
159 |
|
156 |
|
|
2,320 |
|
3,354 |
|
6,253 |
|
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited |
|
Currency conversion gain |
4 |
|
9 |
|
11 |
|
Other |
- |
|
33 |
|
59 |
|
|
4 |
|
42 |
|
70 |
|
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited |
Wages, salaries and related taxes |
706 |
|
867 |
|
1,781 |
Professional services |
92 |
|
63 |
|
235 |
Taxes other than income tax |
- |
|
18 |
|
54 |
Listing and financing expenses |
456 |
|
234 |
|
498 |
Audit |
71 |
|
136 |
|
170 |
Materials |
16 |
|
16 |
|
36 |
Rent |
37 |
|
21 |
|
64 |
Depreciation and amortisation |
31 |
|
38 |
|
66 |
Insurance |
30 |
|
14 |
|
46 |
Bank fees |
9 |
|
10 |
|
18 |
Travel expenses |
8 |
|
12 |
|
37 |
Communication and information services |
7 |
|
7 |
|
15 |
Other |
157 |
|
111 |
|
545 |
|
1,620 |
|
1,547 |
|
3,565 |
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited |
|
Currency conversion loss |
22 |
|
35 |
|
57 |
|
Write-down of inventory to net realisable value |
- |
|
- |
|
205 |
|
Share-based payment expense |
- |
|
- |
|
34 |
|
Other |
- |
|
1 |
|
208 |
|
|
22 |
|
36 |
|
504 |
|
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited |
|
Wages, salaries and related taxes |
1,293 |
|
1,532 |
|
2,997 |
|
|
1,293 |
|
1,532 |
|
2,997 |
|
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited |
Net foreign exchange gain |
(28) |
|
79 |
|
558 |
Unwinding of discount on bonds |
- |
|
- |
|
3 |
Interest expense on financial liabilities (bonds) |
994 |
|
993 |
|
1,996 |
Net finance costs |
966 |
|
1,072 |
|
2,557 |
9Property, plant and equipment
|
Land and buildings |
|
Plant and equipment |
|
Vehicles |
|
Computers |
|
Other |
|
Construction in progress |
|
Total |
Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 1 January 2025 |
4,410 |
|
3,448 |
|
452 |
|
42 |
|
267 |
|
66 |
|
8,685 |
Additions |
- |
|
101 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
3 |
|
- |
|
104 |
Disposals |
- |
|
(12) |
|
- |
|
(4) |
|
(2) |
|
- |
|
(18) |
Foreign currency translation difference |
27 |
|
20 |
|
3 |
|
- |
|
1 |
|
- |
|
51 |
Balance at 30 June 2025 |
4,437 |
|
3,557 |
|
455 |
|
38 |
|
269 |
|
66 |
|
8,822 |
Balance at 31 December 2025 |
4,623 |
|
3,723 |
|
470 |
|
33 |
|
257 |
|
68 |
|
9,174 |
Balance at 1 January 2026 |
4,623 |
|
3,723 |
|
470 |
|
33 |
|
257 |
|
68 |
|
9,174 |
Additions |
35 |
|
13 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
6 |
|
- |
|
54 |
Disposals |
- |
|
(4) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(4) |
Foreign currency translation difference |
159 |
|
128 |
|
17 |
|
1 |
|
8 |
|
3 |
|
316 |
Balance at 30 June 2026 |
4,817 |
|
3,860 |
|
487 |
|
34 |
|
271 |
|
71 |
|
9,540 |
Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 1 January 2025 |
1,208 |
|
3,448 |
|
341 |
|
31 |
|
122 |
|
- |
|
5,150 |
Depreciation for the period |
200 |
|
201 |
|
15 |
|
3 |
|
10 |
|
- |
|
429 |
Disposals |
- |
|
(12) |
|
- |
|
(4) |
|
(2) |
|
- |
|
(18) |
Foreign currency translation difference |
97 |
|
(80) |
|
1 |
|
- |
|
6 |
|
- |
|
24 |
Balance at 30 June 2025 |
1,505 |
|
3,557 |
|
357 |
|
30 |
|
136 |
|
- |
|
5,585 |
Balance at 31 December 2025 |
1,647 |
|
3,363 |
|
382 |
|
26 |
|
151 |
|
- |
|
5,569 |
Balance at 1 January 2026 |
1,647 |
|
3,363 |
|
382 |
|
26 |
|
151 |
|
- |
|
5,569 |
Depreciation for the period |
212 |
|
222 |
|
12 |
|
1 |
|
7 |
|
- |
|
454 |
Disposals |
- |
|
(4) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(4) |
Foreign currency translation difference |
54 |
|
121 |
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
9 |
|
- |
|
199 |
Balance at 30 June 2026 |
1,913 |
|
3,702 |
|
407 |
|
29 |
|
167 |
|
- |
|
6,218 |
Carrying amounts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At 1 January 2025 |
3,202 |
|
- |
|
111 |
|
11 |
|
145 |
|
66 |
|
3,535 |
At 30 June 2025 |
2,932 |
|
- |
|
98 |
|
8 |
|
133 |
|
66 |
|
3,237 |
At 31 December 2025 |
2,976 |
|
360 |
|
88 |
|
7 |
|
106 |
|
68 |
|
3,605 |
At 30 June 2026 |
2,904 |
|
158 |
|
80 |
|
5 |
|
104 |
|
71 |
|
3,322 |
Depreciation expense of US$323,000 (2025: US$366,000) has been charged to cost of sales, excluding cost of finished goods that were not sold at period end, US$31,000 (2025: US$38,000) to administrative expenses, and US$100,000 has been charged to the cost of finished goods that were not sold at the end of the period (2025: US$9,000).
The Group’s exploration and evaluation assets relate to the Balasausqandiq deposit. As at 30 June 2026, the carrying value of exploration and evaluation assets was US$11.1m (2025: US$9.0m).
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited |
Balance at 1 January |
10,480 |
|
7,999 |
|
7,999 |
Additions (Stage 1 feasibility study) |
386 |
|
2,101 |
|
3,387 |
Foreign currency translation difference |
200 |
|
(1,125) |
|
(906) |
Balance at 30 June / 31 December |
11,066 |
|
8,975 |
|
10,480 |
11Intangible assets
|
Mineral rights |
|
Patents |
|
Computer software |
|
Total | |
Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Balance at 1 January 2025 |
73 |
|
31 |
|
3 |
|
107 | |
Additions |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- | |
Foreign currency translation difference |
- |
|
1 |
|
- |
|
1 | |
Balance at 30 June 2025 |
73 |
|
32 |
|
3 |
|
108 | |
Balance at 31 December 2025 |
76 |
|
33 |
|
3 |
|
112 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Balance at 1 January 2026 |
76 |
|
33 |
|
3 |
|
112 | |
Additions |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- | |
Foreign currency translation difference |
3 |
|
1 |
|
- |
|
4 | |
Balance at 30 June 2026 |
79 |
|
34 |
|
3 |
|
116 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Amortisation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Balance at 1 January 2025 |
73 |
|
13 |
|
3 |
|
89 | |
Amortisation for the year |
- |
|
1 |
|
- |
|
1 | |
Foreign currency translation difference |
- |
|
1 |
|
- |
|
1 | |
Balance at 30 June 2025 |
73 |
|
15 |
|
3 |
|
91 | |
Balance at 31 December 2025 |
76 |
|
15 |
|
3 |
|
94 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Balance at 1 January 2026 |
76 |
|
15 |
|
3 |
|
94 | |
Amortisation for the year |
- |
|
1 |
|
- |
|
1 | |
Foreign currency translation difference |
3 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
3 | |
Balance at 30 June 2026 |
79 |
|
16 |
|
3 |
|
98 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Carrying amounts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
At 1 January 2025 |
- |
|
18 |
|
- |
|
18 | |
At 30 June 2025 |
- |
|
17 |
|
- |
|
17 | |
At 31 December 2025 |
- |
|
18 |
|
- |
|
18 | |
At 30 June 2026 |
- |
|
18 |
|
- |
|
18 | |
During the six months ended 30 June 2026 and 2025, amortisation of intangible assets was charged to administrative expenses.
|
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited 30 June 2025 $000 |
|
Audited 31 December 2025 |
|
Raw materials and consumables |
|
703 |
|
1,548 |
|
1,060 |
|
Finished goods |
|
580 |
|
528 |
|
230 |
|
Work in progress |
|
28 |
|
122 |
|
28 |
|
|
|
1,311 |
|
2,198 |
|
1,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the six months ended 30 June 2026, inventories expensed to profit and loss amounted to US$1.4m (2025:US$2.2m).
13Trade and other receivables
Current |
Unaudited $000 |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited 31 December 2025 |
|
|
$000 |
|
$000 | |
Trade receivables from third parties |
637 |
|
914 |
|
264 |
Due from employees | 98 |
|
37 |
|
76 |
VAT receivable |
1,281 |
|
1,190 |
|
1,040 |
|
2,016 |
|
2,141 |
|
1,380 |
Expected credit loss provision for receivables |
(76) |
|
(58) |
|
(73) |
|
1,940 |
|
2,083 |
|
1,307 |
The expected credit loss provision for receivables relates to credit impaired receivables which are in default and the Group considers the probability of collection to be remote given the age of the receivables and default status.
14 Prepayments
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited 31 December 2025 |
Non-current Prepayments |
3 |
|
944 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
944 |
|
1 |
Current |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayments for goods and services |
1,188 |
|
732 |
|
931 |
|
1,188 |
|
732 |
|
931 |
15Cash and cash equivalents
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited 31 December 2025 |
Cash at current bank accounts |
753 |
|
324 |
|
1,613 |
Cash at bank deposits |
72 |
|
67 |
|
70 |
Petty cash |
7 |
|
- |
|
1 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
832 |
|
391 |
|
1,684 |
Number of shares unless otherwise statedOrdinary shares
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited 31 December 2025 |
Par value |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
Outstanding at beginning of period / year |
559,129,629 |
|
483,222,238 |
|
483,222,238 |
Shares issued |
28,621,701 |
|
10,422,098 |
|
75,907,391 |
Outstanding at end of period / year |
587,751,330 |
|
493,644,336 |
|
559,129,629 |
Ordinary shares
All shares rank equally. The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the Company.
On 10 March 2026, the Company issued 28,621,701 ordinary shares of nil par value in the capital of the Company for gross proceeds of £1,574,194.
Reserves
Share capital: Value of shares issued less costs of issuance.
Additional paid in capital: Amounts due to shareholders which were waived.
Share-based payment: Share options issued during the period.
Foreign currency translation reserve: Foreign currency differences on retranslation of results from functional to presentational currency and foreign exchange movements on intercompany balances considered to represent net investments which are considered as permanent equity.
Accumulated losses: Cumulative net losses.
No dividends were declared for the six months ended 30 June 2026 (2025: US$ nil).
The calculation of basic and diluted loss per share has been based on the loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding. There are no convertible bonds and convertible preferred stock, so basic and diluted losses are equal.
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited year ended |
Loss for the period, attributable to owners of the Company |
(3,217) |
|
(3,497) |
|
(8,415) |
Loss attributable to ordinary shareholders |
(3,217) |
|
(3,497) |
|
(8,415) |
Shares |
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited year ended | |
Issued ordinary shares at 1 January (after subdivision) |
559,129,629 |
|
483,222,238 |
|
483,222,238 | |
Effect of shares issued (weighted) |
22,975,776 |
|
7,313,189 |
|
22,090,787 | |
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares at period / year end |
582,105,405 |
|
490,535,427 |
|
505,313,025 | |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Loss per share of common stock attributable to the Company: (Basic and diluted / US$) |
(0.0055) |
|
(0.0071) |
|
(0.017) | |
In 2023 the Company launched the Bond Programme and has issued four tranches of unsecured corporate bonds under the Programme with effective interest rates of 9.2%, 10.4%, 11% and 13.5% respectively.
With respect to the first tranche of bonds (2023), investors subscribed for a total of 1,500 bonds with a nominal value of US$2,000 each. These bonds are unsecured, have a three-year term and bear a coupon rate of 9%, paid twice-yearly. The bonds have been listed on the Astana International Exchange (“AIX”) with ISIN number KZX000001474. These bonds were redeemed in full after the period end, see Note 22.
With respect to the second tranche of bonds (2023), investors subscribed for a total of 50,000 bonds with a nominal value of US$100 each. These bonds are unsecured, have a three-year term and bear a coupon rate of 10%, paid quarterly. The bonds have been listed on AIX with ISIN number KZX000001623.
With respect to the third tranche of bonds (2024), investors subscribed for a total of 50,000 bonds with a nominal value of US$100 each. These bonds are unsecured, have a three-year term and bear a coupon rate of 11%, paid quarterly. The bonds have been listed on AIX with ISIN number KZX000001946. These bonds were redeemed in full after the period end, see Note 22.
With respect to the fourth tranche of bonds (2024), investors subscribed for a total of 50,000 bonds with a nominal value of US$100 each. These bonds are unsecured, have a three-year term with an option to redeem 12 months early and bear a coupon rate of 13.5%, paid quarterly. The bonds have been listed on AIX with ISIN number KZX000003348.
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited 31 December 2025 |
Non-current liabilities Bonds payable |
5,000 |
|
17,134 |
|
5,000 |
|
5,000 |
|
17,134 |
|
5,000 |
Current liabilities Bonds payable |
12,563 |
|
- |
|
12,563 |
Interest payable |
305 |
|
303 |
|
309 |
|
12,868 |
|
303 |
|
12,872 |
Non-cash transactions from financing activities are shown in the reconciliation of liabilities from financing transactions below:
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited year ended 31 December 2025 |
At 1 January |
17,872 |
|
17,566 |
|
17,566 |
Cash flows: |
|
|
|
|
|
-Interest paid |
(998) |
|
(1,123) |
|
(2,120) |
Total |
16,874 |
|
16,443 |
|
15,446 |
Non-cash flows: |
|
|
|
|
|
-Interest accruing in the period |
994 |
|
993 |
|
1,996 |
-Bond discount / premium |
- |
|
- |
|
430 |
At 30 June / 31 December |
17,868 |
|
17,436 |
|
17,872 |
18Trade and other payables
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited 31 December 2025 |
Trade payables |
2,297 |
|
2,861 |
|
2,910 |
Debt to employees |
49 |
|
269 |
|
189 |
Other taxes |
245 |
|
381 |
|
186 |
Advances received |
644 |
|
805 |
|
801 |
|
3,235 |
|
4,316 |
|
4,086 |
19Contingencies
The insurance industry in the Kazakhstan is in a developing state and many forms of insurance protection common in other parts of the world are not yet generally or economically available. The Group does not have full coverage for its plant facilities, business interruption or third-party liability in respect of property or environmental damage arising from accidents on Group property or relating to Group operations. There is a risk that the loss or destruction of certain assets could have a material adverse effect on the Group’s operations and financial position.
The taxation system in Kazakhstan is relatively new and is characterised by frequent changes in legislation, official pronouncements and court decisions which are often unclear, contradictory and subject to varying interpretations by different tax authorities. Taxes are subject to review and investigation by various levels of authorities which have the authority to impose severe fines, penalties and interest charges. A tax year generally remains open for review by the tax authorities for five subsequent calendar years but under certain circumstances a tax year may remain open for longer.
These circumstances may create tax risks in Kazakhstan that are more significant than in other countries. Management believes that it has provided adequately for tax liabilities based on its interpretations of applicable tax legislation, official pronouncements and court decisions. However, the interpretations of the relevant authorities could differ and the effect on these consolidated financial statements, if the authorities were successful in enforcing their interpretations, could be significant.
There are no tax claims or disputes at present.
The Group’s operations are split into three segments based on the nature of operations: processing, subsoil operations (being operations related to exploration and mining) and corporate segment for the purposes of IFRS 8 Operating Segments. The Group’s assets are primarily concentrated in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Group’s revenues are derived from operations in, and connected with, the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Unaudited six-month period ended 30 June 2026 |
|
|
|
| ||||
|
|
Processing |
|
Subsoil |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
Revenue |
|
1,818 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
1,818 |
Cost of sales |
|
(2,320) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(2,320) |
Other income |
|
3 |
|
- |
|
1 |
|
4 |
Administrative expenses |
|
(375) |
|
(30) |
|
(1,215) |
|
(1,620) |
Distribution & other expenses |
|
(133) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(133) |
Finance costs |
|
(16) |
|
- |
|
(950) |
|
(966) |
Loss before tax |
|
(1,023) |
|
(30) |
|
(2,164) |
|
(3,217) |
Unaudited six-month period ended 30 June 2025 |
|
| ||||||
|
|
Processing |
|
Subsoil |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
Revenue |
|
2,529 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
2,529 |
Cost of sales |
|
(3,354) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(3,354) |
Other income |
|
42 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
42 |
Administrative expenses |
|
(390) |
|
(28) |
|
(1,129) |
|
(1,547) |
Distribution & other expenses |
|
(95) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(95) |
Finance costs |
|
(283) |
|
- |
|
(789) |
|
(1,072) |
Loss before tax |
|
(1,551) |
|
(28) |
|
(1,918) |
|
(3,497) |
Audited year ended 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
Processing |
|
Subsoil |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
Revenue |
|
4,531 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
4,531 |
Cost of sales |
|
(6,253) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(6,253) |
Other income |
|
69 |
|
- |
|
1 |
|
70 |
Administrative expenses |
|
(1,078) |
|
(28) |
|
(2,459) |
|
(3,565) |
Impairment charge |
|
(470) |
|
- |
|
(34) |
|
(504) |
Distribution & other expenses |
|
(137) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(137) |
Finance costs |
|
(525) |
|
- |
|
(2,032) |
|
(2,557) |
Loss before tax |
|
(3,863) |
|
(28) |
|
(4,524) |
|
(8,415) |
Included in revenue arising from processing are revenues of US$1.5m (2025: US$2.2m) which arose from sales to two of three Group’ largest customers. No other single customer contributes 10 per cent or more to the Group’s revenue.
All of the Group’s assets are attributable to the Group’s processing operations.
Sales to the Group’s largest customers during the six months ended 30 June 2026 were as follows:
Customer AUS$ 0.8m (49%) (2025:US$ nil)
Customer BUS$ 0.4m (26%) (2025: US$0.8m)
Customer CUS$ 0.3m (20%) (2025: US$nil)
Key management personnel received the following remuneration during the year, which is included in personnel costs (see Note 7):
|
|
Unaudited |
|
Unaudited |
|
Audited year ended 31 December 2025 $000 |
Wages, salaries and related taxes |
|
450 |
|
538 |
|
1,074 |
Wages and salaries outstanding at 30 June 2026 is equal to US$ nil (2025: US$ nil).
On 31 July 2026 the Company issued 167,647,046 ordinary shares of nil par value in the Company raising gross proceeds of £5,700,000. The funds raised were used to repay the outstanding principal and accrued interest due to the bondholders of Tranche 1 and Tranche 3 of the Bond Programme.