Axiom Mining 2015 Annual Report

GROUP FINANCIAL REPORT

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2015

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Recognition of impairment losses An impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss whenever the carrying amount of an asset, or the cash-generating unit to which it belongs, exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses recognised in respect of cash-generating units are allocated to reduce the carrying amount of assets in the unit (or group of units) on a pro rata basis, except that the carrying value of an asset will not be reduced below its individual fair value less costs to sell, or value in use, if determinable. Reversal of impairment losses An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a favourable change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. A reversal of an impairment loss is limited to the asset’s carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised in prior years. Reversals of impairment losses are credited to profit or loss in the year in which the reversals are recognised. j. Income tax The income tax expense/(benefit) for the year comprises current income tax expense/(benefit) and deferred tax expense/(benefit). Current income tax expense charged to profit or loss is the tax payable on taxable income. Current tax liabilities/ (assets) are measured at the amounts expected to be paid to/(recovered from) the relevant taxation authority. Deferred income tax expense reflects movements in deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability balances during the year as well as unused tax losses. Current and deferred income tax expense/(benefit) are charged or credited outside profit or loss when the tax relates to items that are recognised outside profit or loss. Except for business combinations, no deferred income tax is recognised from the initial recognition of an asset or liability, where there is no effect on accounting or taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realised or the liability is settled and their measurement also reflects the manner in which management expects to recover or settle the carrying amount of the related asset or liability. With respect to non-depreciable items of property, plant and equipment measured at fair value and items of investment property measured at fair value, the related deferred tax liability or deferred tax asset is measured on the basis that the carrying amount of the asset will be recovered entirely through sale. Deferred tax assets relating to temporary differences and unused tax losses are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the benefits of the deferred tax asset can be utilised.

2. Significant accounting policies (continued) ii. Impairment of mineral exploration expenditure The carrying amount of the mineral exploration expenditure is reviewed annually and adjusted for impairment whenever one of the following events or changes in circumstances indicates that the carrying amount may not be recoverable: – The period for which the Group has the right to explore in the specific area has expired during the period or will expire in the near future, and is not expected to be renewed; – Substantive expenditure on further exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the specific area is neither budgeted nor planned; – Exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the specific area have not led to the discovery of commercially viable quantities of mineral resources and the Group has decided to discontinue such activities in the specific area; or – Sufficient data exist to indicate that, although a development in the specific area is likely to proceed, the carrying amount of the mineral exploration expenditure is unlikely to be recovered in full from successful development or by sale. An impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss whenever the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount. iii. Impairment of other assets Internal and external sources of information are reviewed at each balance sheet date to identify indications that the following assets may be impaired or an impairment loss previously recognised no longer exists or may have decreased: – Property, plant and equipment – Investments in subsidiaries in the parent company’s balance sheet. If any such indication exists, the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. Calculation of recoverable amount The recoverable amount of an asset is the greater of its net selling price and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. Where an asset does not generate cash inflows largely independent of those from other assets, the recoverable amount is determined for the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows independently (i.e. a cash- generating unit).

AXIOM MINING LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2015