30 sep 25   fulcrum metals plc - interim results fulcrum metals plc | fmet | 6.5 0.45 6.9% | mkt cap: 7.93m    rns number : 2872b fulcrum metals plc 30 september 2025     fulcrum metals plc / epic: fmet / market: aim / sector: mining   30 september 2025 fulcrum metals plc ("fulcrum" or the "company" or the "group")   unaudited interim results for the six months to 30 june 2025   fulcrum metals plc (lon: fmet), a company pioneering the use of innovative technology to recover precious and critical metals from mine waste, announces its unaudited consolidated interim results for the six months to 30 june 2025.   operational highlights: ·      march 2025: published results of phase 2 high-level conceptual study at teck-hughes gold tailings project in ontario: o  npv7.5 of us$33m and irr of 21.4% based on a 9-year operational life. o  c.3-year payback from production. o  initial study based on us$2,899 gold price, 2,000 tonnes per day, 59.4% recovery and 6-hour leach time. o  recovery rates could reach 70%+ with further optimisation. o  sensitivity analysis showed that a 25% increase in either the gold price to us$3,624 or recovery rates to 74% would: § increase npv7.5 to us$75.5 million pre-tax § increase irr to 37.7%; and § reduce payback period to less than 2 years from production. ·      april 2025: signed letter of intent ("loi") with loyalist exploration limited ("loyalist") for the sale of 100% interest in the tully gold project. terms include a ca$500,000 cash payment on completion and 89,255,000 common shares in loyalist, based on and subject to adjustment on the completion of loyalist's financing from the date of the loi, to represent a 19.9% equity interest. ·      april 2025: presence of gallium identified at teck-hughes and sylvanite tailings projects. gallium and tellurium are both recognised by canada as critical minerals vital to the global energy transition and fulcrum's projects offer a potential canadian domestic source of these critically important elements. may 2025: signed exclusivity agreement with extrakt covering legacy gold mine waste sites in timmins and kirkland lake. extrakt's non-cyanide processing technology has already delivered significantly improved recovery rates at teck-hughes, with gold recoveries of up to 59.4% and leaching times reduced by 60%.   corporate: ·      february 2025: mitchell smith appointed as independent non-executive chairman. ·      april 2025: panther metals' 12.33% shareholding (7,625,122 shares) in fulcrum acquired by certain existing shareholders, demonstrating continued strong shareholder conviction in fulcrum's management and strategy. ·      may 2025: directors participated in a subscription raising £140,000, underlining their confidence in fulcrum's growth trajectory. june 2025: collaborative working agreement signed with apitipi anicinapek nation first nations group with respect to the teck hughes and sylvanite tailings projects. financial highlights: ·      for the six months to 30 june 2025 ("h1 2025") the company reported a pre-tax loss of £375,019 (the six months to 30 june 2024 ("h1 2024"): pre-tax loss of £514,654). ·      the company's cash balance as at 30 june 2025 was £38,778 (h1 2024: £113,582). ·      basic loss per share of 0.006p (h1 2024: loss of 0.010p per share). ·      the company generated no revenue during the period.   post-period: ·      july 2025: closing date for loyalist loi on sale of tully gold project was originally extended to 30 september 2025. due to 30 september 2025 being a national holiday in canada, the financial close is now expected on or around 2 october 2025. ·      july 2025: canadian listed terra balcanica resources corp. ("terra") (cnsx:tera) exercised the first year option to acquire saskatchewan uranium projects for consideration of c$50,000 in cash and 3,804,347 terra common shares to the value of c$350,000. with this fulcrum now own 5,801,498 terra common shares,  ·      july 2025: successful placing and subscription raised £1.29 million, including £175,000 strategic investment by metals one plc, highlighting growing interest in fulcrum's pioneering approach to tailings remediation and resource recovery in canada. ·      august 2025: fulcrum removed all debt from the company's balance sheet with the amendment and conversion to equity of the outstanding £430,000 convertible loan notes. ·      september 2025: significant augur drilling program commenced at teck hughes with initial gold assay results of up to 1.2 grams per tonne. ·      september 2025: phase 3 detailed metallurgical work program commenced with extrakt at teck hughes to scale up and optimise the recovery process. ·      september 2025: appointment of ap kane & associates ltd as consultants to provide specialist support in advancing the teck hughes project, address complementary opportunities at the nearby sylvanite project and cross sector growth opportunities.     ryan mee, chief executive officer of fulcrum, commented: "the first half of 2025 has been a period of considerable progress and setting the foundation for a pivotal second half of 2025 going into 2026 for fulcrum as we advance our tailings strategy and unlock value from our projects. securing an exclusivity agreement with extrakt during the period was a significant and transformational milestone that gives us access to their innovative, non-cyanide processing technology across our tailings projects in kirkland lake. this agreement provides a unique platform to progress our tailings projects towards production, with early test work at teck-hughes delivering strong recovery rates and clear potential for further optimisation.   "alongside this, the results from our phase 2 study at teck-hughes demonstrated compelling project returns, while the proposed divestment of tully, the strengthening of our shareholder base, and the identification of critical minerals such as gallium in our tailings underline the progress we are making and the opportunities that lie ahead of us. with a strong start to the second half of 2025 meeting crucial milestones, and growing industry and investor interest in our pioneering approach, fulcrum is positioned at the forefront of sustainable tailings reprocessing in canada and has a clear pathway towards long-term value creation for our shareholders."      chairman's statement   i am pleased to present our interim results for the six months ended 30 june 2025, a period in which fulcrum has made significant progress in advancing its tailings strategy in canada.   during the first half of the year, we took decisive steps to position fulcrum as a leader in sustainable resource recovery. the signing of an exclusivity agreement with extrakt marked a transformational development for the company, providing fulcrum with unique access to an environmentally superior, non-cyanide processing technology across the historic timmins and kirkland lake gold camps. this agreement, together with our streamlined portfolio and strengthened shareholder base, underpins our ambition to become a leading innovator in tailings remediation and resource recovery.   our tailings portfolio is further enhanced by the identification of critical minerals such as gallium and tellurium; materials central to the energy transition and currently dominated by chinese supply. with no primary domestic gallium production and limited tellurium output in canada, fulcrum has the potential to contribute meaningfully to a secure north american supply chain.   we also deepened our relationships with local stakeholders. in june we signed a collaborative working agreement with the apitipi anicinapek nation for our teck-hughes and sylvanite tailings projects. building trusted partnerships with first nations groups and host communities is essential to our long-term success.   environmental and social benefits remain at the heart of our strategy. tailings management is a major challenge for the mining industry, with legacy liabilities in canada alone estimated at over ca$10 billion. by deploying innovative, non-toxic technology to recover metals from mine waste, fulcrum seeks to unlock commercial value while remediating historically impacted sites - a dual focus that continues to resonate strongly with industry partners, investors and local stakeholders.   looking ahead, fulcrum is well positioned to accelerate the development of its tailings projects, unlock the potential of critical minerals, and leverage our unique technology partnership with extrakt. encouragingly, fulcrum has seen a broadening of its share register with several new shareholders following completion of the recent fundraising including metals one plc. with a strong financial base, a streamlined portfolio and community partnerships, we have a clear pathway to long-term value creation.   on behalf of the board, i thank our management team, shareholders, partners and local stakeholders for their continued support as we progress towards becoming a leader in sustainable resource recovery. mitchell smith independent non-executive chairman      ceo statement operational ·      extrakt exclusivity agreement: a major milestone in the period was the signing of an exclusivity agreement with extrakt covering the timmins and kirkland lake gold camps. this agreement secures fulcrum's access to extrakt's non-cyanide technology. exclusivity provides a unique competitive advantage in two of the most prolific gold camps in canada and has enabled the company to accelerate its work at  both teck-hughes and sylvanite. early test work at teck-hughes has confirmed superior recoveries and substantially reduced leach times, and further optimisation is planned. ·      teck-hughes: fulcrum completed phase 2 of the high-level conceptual study at the teck-hughes gold tailings project, confirming the strong economics of our approach. the study returned a pre-tax npv of us$33 million, an irr of 21.4% and a payback period of around three years based on a 9-year operational life. these results were based on a gold price of us$2,899 and non-optimised leach recovery of 59.4%, with clear potential to increase recoveries to over 70% through further test work and process refinement. sensitivity analysis showed a 25% increase in either the spot gold price or recovery rates could raise the npv to us$75.5 million and irr to 37.7%, reducing the payback to less than two years. ·      big bear: our big bear project continues to offer significant long-term exploration potential. whilst not a near-term priority, this project, along with our residual equity stakes and non-core holdings in other exploration projects, provides optionality for future discovery, joint ventures or value realisation as appropriate.   strategic highlights: ·      critical minerals discovery: initial assays at both teck-hughes and sylvanite confirmed the presence of gallium and tellurium, both identified by canada as critical to the energy transition. with china currently dominating global production of these minerals, fulcrum's projects could represent an important domestic source and provide additional upside beyond gold recovery. ·      portfolio management: we also took decisive steps to streamline our portfolio. the agreement to sell our interest in the tully gold project to loyalist exploration, allows us to focus resources on tailings development while retaining a 19.9% equity interest in loyalist, ensuring fulcrum and its shareholders remain positioned to benefit from future success at tully. ·      stakeholder engagement: during the period we signed a collaborative working agreement with the apitipi anicinapek nation with respect to the teck-hughes and sylvanite tailings projects. building such partnerships is fundamental to our esg approach and enhances our ability to advance projects responsibly. ·      sustainability focus: our strategy remains underpinned by sustainability. by applying extrakt's non-toxic processing technology, we are demonstrating how legacy mine waste can be transformed into a valuable resource while delivering environmental remediation and positive outcomes for local communities. this alignment of commercial and esg objectives is central to fulcrum's positioning as a responsible and innovative resource company.   financing our shareholder base strengthened during the period, with panther metals' 12.3% stake in fulcrum being placed out to certain existing shareholders, whilst directors also participated in a subscription for new shares raising £140,000. post-period, on 22 july 2025, we completed a successful fundraising of £1.29 million, including a £175,000 strategic investment from metals one plc, converted £430,000 of convertible loan notes into equity and saw terra balcanica exercise its first-year option over our saskatchewan uranium projects. these steps simplified our balance sheet, strengthened our financial position and provided funding to advance our projects through the next phase of development and optimisation. outlook looking ahead, in the second half of 2025 we are focussed on accelerating development of our tailings projects, progressing further test work to scale up and optimise recoveries, and advancing our community partnerships. with exclusive access to extrakt's technology in two of canada's most prolific gold camps, strong project economics, critical mineral upside and a solid financial base, fulcrum is well placed to become a revenue-generating business delivering long-term value for shareholders. i would like to thank our shareholders for their continued support and commitment to fulcrum as we work to deliver on this strategy. ryan mee chief executive officer     for further information   visit: www.fulcrummetals.com follow on x: @fulcrummetals contact:   fulcrum metals plc ryan mee, chief executive officer     via st brides partners limited allenby capital limited (nominated adviser) nick athanas / dan dearden-williams   +44 (0) 203 328 5656 clear capital markets limited (broker) bob roberts   +44 (0) 203 869 6081 st brides partners ltd (financial pr) ana ribeiro / paul dulieu     +44 (0) 207 236 1177          unaudited interim financial information on fulcrum metals plc   consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the six months ended 30 june 2025        unaudited  unaudited audited   notes  6 months ended   6 months ended   year ended     30 june '25  30 june '24  31 dec '24    £  £  £ administrative expenses  (331,565) (469,730) (809,469) impairment of exploration & evaluation assets  - - (257,877)           operating loss   (331,565) (469,730) (1,067,346)      finance cost  (43,454) (44,924) (86,115)      loss before taxation  (375,019) (514,654) (1,153,461)      taxation                        -                         -   -      loss for the financial period  (375,019) (514,654) (1,153,461) other comprehensive income/(loss):     items that may be reclassified subsequently  (101,673) 2,681 (255,796) fair value gain/(loss) on financial investments  29,056 - (62,349)   (72,617) 2,681 (318,145)      total comprehensive loss for the financial period  (447,636) (511,973) (1,471,606)     earnings per share     basic and diluted loss per share 11 (0.006) (0.010) (0.022)       consolidated statement of financial position   as at 30 june 2025        unaudited  unaudited  audited   notes  30 june '25  30 june '24  31 dec '24 assets    £  £  £ non-current assets     exploration & evaluation assets 2                          3,546,303                          4,035,126                        3,401,715 property, plant and equipment  292                                  760                             504 financial investments 3 106,606 - 77,550 assets held for sale 4 232,087 - 214,097   3,885,288                          4,035,886                        3,693,866      current assets     trade and other receivables  54,351                              44,435                        70,082 cash and cash equivalents 5                      38,778                          113,582                          340,517   93,129                          158,017                        410,599 current liabilities          trade and other payables 6 (365,220) (103,600) (140,353) convertible loan notes 7 (648,949) - (605,495)   (1,014,169) (103,600) (745,848) net current assets  (921,040) 54,417 (335,249) total assets less current liabilities   2,964,248 4,090,303 3,358,617   non-current liabilities     convertible loan notes 7 - (564,303) - deferred consideration 8 (165,734) (357,002) (252,467)   (165,734) (921,305) (252,467)      net assets  2,798,514                         3,168,998                         3,106,150         equity & liabilities          shareholders' equity     called up share capital 9 646,259 499,609 618,259 share premium account 9 6,257,651 5,367,516 6,145,651 share option reserve 10 159,361 288,122 288,122 other reserves   (134,678) (134,678) (134,678) foreign exchange translation reserve   (374,152) (14,002) (272,479) financial assets at fvoci reserve  (33,293) - (62,349) retained earnings   (3,722,634) (2,837,569) (3,476,376)           total equity  2,798,514 3,168,998 3,106,150                 consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended 30 june 2025       unaudited  unaudited  audited    6 months ended   6 months ended   year ended     30 june '25  30 june '24  31 dec '24    £  £  £ cash flows from operating activities     loss for the period  (375,019) (514,654) (1,153,461) adjustments for:     depreciation  252 256 504 impairment  - - 257,877 finance expense  43,454 44,924 86,115 currency translation  5,447 115,979 (54,292) decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables  15,731 (1,487) (27,134) increase/ (decrease) in trade and other payables  138,134 (4,271) (6,605) net cash used in operating activities   (172,001) (359,253) (896,996)      cash flows from investing activities     acquisition of intangible exploration assets  (269,973) (168,107) (396,701) proceeds from option agreement   - 14,424 13,868 net cash used in investing activities  (269,973) (153,683) (382,833)      cash flows from financing activities     proceeds on the issue of share capital   140,000 - 947,998 net cash from financing activities  140,000 - 947,998           net decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (301,974) (512,936) (331,831)      cash and cash equivalents at start of period  340,517 620,924 620,924 exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents   235 5,594 51,424 cash and cash equivalents at end of period  38,778 113,582 340,517        consolidated statement of changes in equity for the six months ended 30 june 2025  share capital share premium share option reserves financial assets at fvoci reserve other reserves foreign exchange translation reserve retained earnings total equity unaudited  £  £  £ £  £ £  £  £ balance at 1 jan 2024 499,609 5,367,516 288,122 - (134,678) (16,683)     (2,322,915) 3,680,971          loss for the financial period -  -  -  - - - (514,654) (514,654) items that may be reclassified subsequently -  -  -  - - 2,681 - 2,681 total comprehensive loss for the period - - - - - 2,681 (514,654) (511,973) balance at 30 june 2024 (unaudited) 499,609 5,367,516 288,122 - (134,678) (14,002) (2,837,569) 3,168,998             audited         balance at 1 january 2024 499,609 5,367,516 288,122 - (134,678) (16,683) (2,322,915) 3,680,971 loss for the financial year - - - - - - (1,153,461) (1,153,461) items that may be reclassified subsequently - - - - - (255,796) -` (255,796) fv gain/ (loss) on financial investments -  - - (62,349) -  -  (62,349) total comprehensive loss for the year               - - - (62,349) - (255,796) (1,153,461) (1,471,606)          transactions with owners         issue of new shares 118,650 829,348 - - - - - 947,998 cost of shares issued - (51,213) - - - - - (51,213) total transactions with owners 118,650 778,135 - - - - - 896,785          balance at 31 december 2024 618,259 6,145,651 288,122 (62,349) (134,678) (272,479) (3,476,376) 3,106,150                   unaudited         balance at 1 jan 2025 618,259 6,145,651 288,122 (62,349) (134,678) (272,479) (3,476,376) 3,106,150 loss for the period -  -  -  - - - (375,019) (375,019) items that may be reclassified subsequently -  -  -  - - (101,673) - (101,673) fv gain/ (loss) on financial investments - - - 29,056 - - - 29,056 total comprehensive loss for the period - - - 29,056 - (101,673) (375,019) (447,636)                   transactions with owners                 issue of new shares 28,000 112,000 - - - - - 140,000 expiration of warrants - - (128,761) - - - 128,761 - total transactions with owners 28,000 112,000 (128,761)       128,761 140,000          balance at 30 june 2025 (unaudited) 646,259 6,257,651 159,361 (33,293) (134,678) (374,152) (3,722,634) 2,798,514   other reserves other reserve represents all other reserve balances, including the equity component of the convertible loan notes issued by the group (see note 7), and the merger reserve which represents the difference between the nominal value of consideration paid for shares acquired in entities under common control and the nominal value of those shares.  notes to the interim financial information for the six months ended 30 june 2025   1. presentation of accounts and accounting policies   (a) reporting entity fulcrum metals plc (the "company") and its subsidiaries (together, the "group") has a portfolio of highly prospective assets at different stages of development but it's strategic focus is on the reprocessing of tailings (mine waste) at its teck-hughes and sylvanite gold tailings projects, located in kirkland lake, ontario, canada.   the company is a public limited company, incorporated, domiciled, and registered in england and wales. the registered number is 14409193. the company's registered office and principal place of business is unit 58, basepoint business centre isidore road, bromsgrove enterprise park, bromsgrove, worcestershire, b60 3et, england.   (b) basis of preparation the interim financial statements of fulcrum metals plc are unaudited consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 june 2025 which have been prepared in accordance with uk adopted international accounting standards. they include unaudited comparatives for the six months ended 30 june 2024 together with audited comparatives for the year ended 31 december 2024. the condensed interim financial information has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of ias 34 "interim financial reporting". the interim financial information does not include all notes of the type normally included in the annual financial report 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 report. the interim financial statements do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the companies act 2006.  the statutory accounts for the year ended 31 december 2024 have been reported on by the company's auditors and have been filed with the registrar of companies.  the report of the auditors is unqualified and contained a material uncertainty relating to going concern. aside from the material uncertainty relating to going concern paragraph above, the auditor's report did not contain any statement under section 498 of the companies act 2006. the interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 june 2025 have been prepared on the basis of accounting policies expected to be adopted for the year ended 31 december 2025. these are anticipated to be consistent with those set out in the group's latest financial statements for the year ended 31 december 2024. these accounting policies are drawn up in accordance with adopted international accounting standards ("ias") and international financial reporting standards ("ifrs") as issued by the international accounting standards board. (c) basis of consolidation the consolidated interim financial information includes the results of fulcrum metals plc and its subsidiary undertakings.   the financial statements of all group companies are adjusted, where necessary, to ensure the use of consistent accounting policies. all intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full on consolidation.   (d) significant accounting policies   the group has presented below key extracts of its accounting policies.   (e) intangible assets exploration and evaluation assets the group recognises expenditure as exploration and evaluation assets when it determines that those assets will be successful in finding specific mineral resources. expenditure included in the initial measurement of exploration and evaluation assets and which are classified as intangible assets, relate to the acquisition of rights to explore, topographical, geological, geochemical and geophysical studies, exploratory drilling, trenching, sampling and activities to evaluate the technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resource. capitalisation of pre-production expenditure ceases when the mining property is capable of commercial production.   exploration and evaluation assets are recorded and held at cost. exploration and evaluation assets are assessed for impairment annually or when facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of an asset may exceed its recoverable amount. the assessment is carried out by allocating exploration and evaluation assets to cash generating units, which are based on specific projects or geographical areas. ifrs 6 permits impairments of exploration and evaluation expenditure to be reversed should the conditions which led to the impairment improve. the group continually monitors the position of the projects capitalised and impaired.   whenever the exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in cash generating units does not lead to the discovery of commercially viable quantities of mineral resources and the group has decided to discontinue such activities of that unit, the associated expenditures are written off to the income statement.   impairment exploration and evaluation assets are reviewed regularly for indicators of impairment and costs are written off where circumstances indicate that the carrying value might not be recoverable. in such circumstances, the exploration and evaluation asset is allocated to development and production assets within the same cash generating unit and tested for impairment. any such impairment arising is recognised in the income statement for the period. where there are no development and production assets, the impaired costs of exploration and evaluation are charged immediately to the income statement.   (f) judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty the preparation of the group financial statements in conformity with ifrss requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of expenses during the year. actual results may vary from the estimates used to produce these financial statements.   estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.     significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to:   impairment of exploration and evaluation costs exploration and evaluation costs have a carrying value at 30 june 2025 of £3,546,303 (30 june 2024: £4,035,126; 31 december 2024: £3,401,715). the group has a right to renew exploration permits and the asset is only depreciated once the extraction of the resource commences. management tests annually whether exploration projects have future economic value in accordance with the intangible assets accounting policy stated in note (e). each exploration project is subject to an annual review by either a consultant or senior company geologist to determine if the exploration results returned during the year warrant further exploration expenditure and have the potential to result in an economic discovery. this review takes into consideration the expected costs of extraction, long term metal prices, anticipated resource volumes and supply and demand outlook. in the event that a project does not represent an economic exploration target and results indicate there is no additional upside, a decision will be made to discontinue exploration. the directors concluded that no impairment charge was required as of 30 june 2025.        2. exploration & evaluation assets intangible assets comprise acquisition, exploration and evaluation costs. exploration and evaluation assets are all internally generated. these are measured at cost and have an indefinite asset life. once the pre-production phase has been entered into, the exploration and evaluation assets will be capitalised under intangible assets and commence amortisation.   exploration & evaluation assets - cost and net book value    mineral licence cost  £ at 1 january 2024 4,060,508 foreign exchange movement within the period (112,296) additions 258,828 at 30 june 2024 4,207,040     amortisation  and impairment  at 1 january 2024 176,857 foreign exchange movement within the period (4,943) at 30 june 2024 171,914     carrying amount at 30 june 2024 4,035,126   cost   at 1 january 2024 4,060,508 foreign exchange movement within the period (264,465) additions 396,701 reclassified to held for sale (note 4) (367,864) at 31 december 2024 3,824,880         amortisation and impairment  at 1 january 2024 176,857 impairment losses 257,877 foreign exchange movement within the period (11,569) at 31 december 2024 423,165   carrying amount at 31 december 2024 3,401,715     cost  at 1 january 2025 3,824,880 foreign exchange movement within the period (137,903) additions 269,973 adjustments (763) at 30 june 2025 3,956,187   amortisation and impairment   at 1 january 2025 423,165 foreign exchange movement within the period (13,281) at 30 june 2025 409,884   carrying amount at 30 june 2025 3,546,303        following their assessment, the directors concluded that no impairment charge was required at 30 june 2025     project location cost b/fwd as at 1 january 2025 fx movement on cost b/fwd additions adjustment impairment b/fwd fx on impairment b/fwd impairment within the period carrying amount    £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ tailings teck-hughes ontario  348,277  (25,444)  262,040                      -    -    -                     -    584,873  sylvanite tailings ontario  205,698  (6,455)  7,270                      -    -    -                     -    206,513     -    -    -     -    -     -   gold big bear ontario  2,033,662  (67,174)  663                  (763)  -    -                     -    1,966,388  tully gold project ontario  529,858  (16,628)  -                        -    -    -                     -    513,230  jackfish lake ontario  291,382  (9,144)  -                        -    (145,653)  4,571                   -    141,156  dog lake ontario  86,298  (2,707)  -                        -    (86,299)  2,708                   -    -    syenite lake ontario  63,450  (1,991)  -                        -    -    -                     -    61,459  beavertrap ontario  39,376  (1,236)  -                        -    (39,376)  1,236                   -    -    carib creek ontario  68,445  (2,150)  -                        -    (68,443)  2,148                   -    -       -    -    -     -    -     -   base metals tocheri lake ontario  83,394  (2,618)  -                        -    (83,394)  2,618                   -    -    rongie lake & lost lake ontario  75,040  (2,356)  -                        -    -    -                     -    72,684     3,824,880  (137,903)  269,973                  (763)  (423,165)  13,281                   -    3,546,303     on 22 may 2025, fulcrum metals plc entered into a four-year exclusive master licence agreement (mla) with extrakt process solutions llc, securing the rights to deploy extrakt's proprietary non-cyanide leaching technology across fulcrum's tailings projects in the timmins and kirkland lake gold camps in ontario, canada.   under the mla, fulcrum will pay an annual exclusivity fee in cash to extract, the first of which was paid in the period ended 30 june 2025. the mla can be extended for up to a total of 12 years by mutual agreement. the mla provides a framework for licensing agreements for individual sites on a site-by-site basis including site specific royalties and collaboration with extrakt, its affiliates and alliance partners.                                      3. financial investments   on 24 july 2024 fulcrum metals (canada) limited received cad 250,000 of shares in terra balcanica resources corp. ("terra balcanica").  in consideration of the closing of the option agreement. this resulted in fulcrum receiving 1,997,151 shares in terra balcanica at a value of cad 0.1252 in line with the 10-day volume weighted average price ("vwap").   30/06/2025 24/07/2024 31/12/2024 cad/gbp 1.8734 1.7870 1.8027   number of shares held   1,997,151   1,997,151   1,997,151 value of shares (cad) 199,715 250,000 139,801 value of shares (£) 106,606 139,899 77,550 share price (cad) 0.1000 0.1252 0.0700 fair value gain/(loss) on financial investment (£) for the period 29,056  (62,349)     total fair value gain/(loss) on financial investment (£) at period end (33,293)   (62,349)   4. assets held for sale   terra balcanica option agreement for uranium assets.  on 2 july 2024, fulcrum metals (canada) limited ('fulcrum') entered into a definitive agreement with terra balcanica. terra balcanica has an option to acquire a 100% interest in fulcrum's charlot - neely, fontaine lake, snowbird and south pendleton uranium licenses (the 'licenses') located in northern saskatchewan, canada.    in consideration for the four-year option the company received cad 7,500 for exclusivity on execution of signing of the letter of intent, and cad 25,000 less the cad 7,500 (cad 17,500 received) exclusivity payment on execution of closing of the option agreement. additionally, terra balcanica shall pay fulcrum cash according to the schedule below:    -       cad 50,000 on the first anniversary of closing of the option agreement (received) -       cad 75,000 on the second anniversary of closing of the option agreement -       cad 75,000 on the third anniversary of closing of the option agreement -       cad 75,000 on the fourth anniversary of closing of the option agreement and;   fulcrum to receive shares of terra balcanica at the 10-day volume weighted average price ('vwap') prior to the date of issuance as per the following schedule:  -       cad 250,000 on closing of the option agreement (received) -       cad 350,000 on the first anniversary of closing of the option agreement (received) -       cad 500,000 on the second anniversary of closing of the option agreement -       cad 650,000 on the third anniversary of closing of the option agreement and -       cad 1,250,000 on the fourth anniversary of closing of the option agreement.  -       terra balcanica will also complete minimum work expenditures totalling cad 3,250,000 prior to the fourth anniversary of the option agreement and will grant fulcrum a 1% net smelter return on all claims with buydown option of 0.5% nsr for cad 1,000,000. all amounts are in cad.   as at 31 december 2024, the licenses have been reclassified as non-current assets held for sale in accordance with ifrs 5. the carrying amount of the licenses is measured at the lower of its carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.   30/06/2025 30/06/2024 31/12/2024    £  £ £ carrying value brought forward  214,097 - - gain/ loss on foreign exchange retranslation 17,990 - - transfer from exploration & evaluation assets - - 367,864 payments received in cash and shares - - (153,767)  232,087 - 214,097            5. cash and cash equivalents  30/06/2025 30/06/2024 31/12/2024    £  £ £ cash and cash equivalents                  38,778 113,582        340,517       6. trade and other payables   30/06/2025 30/06/2024 31/12/2024    £  £  £ trade creditors 256,107 51,003 72,661 social security and other taxes 5,522 5,833 5,898 deferred consideration (see note 8) 52,044 14,424 - other creditors 21,472 - - accruals 30,075 32,340 61,794    365,220 103,600 140,353   7. convertible loan notes   during the period under review the company had an existing convertible loan note (cln) in place from its 2023 acquisition of the tully gold project, with a maturity date originally set for 31 july 2025 and an outstanding balance of approximately £656,489, including accrued interest.   the net proceeds received from the issue of the convertible loan notes have been split between the financial liability element and an equity component, representing the fair value of the embedded option to convert the financial liability into equity of the company, as follows: convertible loan notes     30/06/2025 30/06/2024 31/12/2024    £  £  £ opening balance 520,000 520,000  520,000     proceeds of issue of convertible loan notes - - -     net proceeds from issue of convertible loan notes 520,000 520,000 520,000     equity component 26,767 26,767 26,767     amount classified as equity 26,767 26,767 26,767     liability component at start of period 605,495 519,380 519,380 interest charged 43,454 44,923 86,115 liability component at period end 648,949 564,303 605,495        liability component due within one year 648,949 - 605,495 liability component due over one year - 564,303 -     carrying amount of liability component at end of period 648,949 564,303   605,495                8. deferred consideration  30/06/2025 30/06/2024 31/12/2024    £  £ £ current liabilities        amounts owed to teck-hughes and sylvanite 52,044 14,424 -        non-current liabilities       amounts owed to teck-hughes and sylvanite 165,734 357,002 252,467  217,778 371,426 252,467     9. share capital  issued, called up and fully paid   number of ordinary share   share capital   share premium   total    £  £  £ at 01 january 2024 49,960,943   499,609   5,367,516   5,867,125                 at 30 june 2024 49,960,943   499,609   5,367,516   5,867,125                 share issue 20 september 2024 8,568,750  85,686  599,814  685,500 share issue 07 october 2024 1,431,250  14,314  100,184  114,498 further subscription 07 october 2024 1,625,000  16,250  113,750  130,000 allotment of shares for services 24 december 2024 240,000  2,400  15,600  18,000 share issue costs -  -  (51,213)  (51,213) at 31 december 2024 61,825,943   618,259   6,145,651   6,763,910                 share issue 02 june 2025 2,800,000  28,000  112,000  140,000                 at 30 june 2025 64,625,943   646,259   6,257,651   6,903,910           all shares hold the same voting and dividend rights.   on 20 september 2024, the company issued 8,568,750 ordinary shares at a price of £0.08, credited as fully paid. the company incurred share issue costs of £51,213 related to advisory and promotional services for the share issue.   on 7 october 2024 the company issued 1,431,250 shares at a price of £0.08 to directors of the company, for a mix of consideration for director services and cash, credited as fully paid.   on 7 october 2024, the company issued 1,625,000 ordinary shares at a price of £0.08, credited as fully paid.   on 24 december 2024, the company issued 240,000 ordinary shares at a price of £0.075 to a service provider in lieu of cash payment.   on 2 june 2025 the company issued 2,800,000 shares at a price of £0.05 to directors of the company, credited as fully paid.     10. share-based payments   the fair value of the equity-settled warrants was determined by the binomial option model; the parameters are defined below:   equity-settled warrants   on 8 february 2023, 1,169,915 investor warrants and 119,649 vendor warrants which were originally issued by fulcrum metals limited were agreed to be reissued as warrants in fulcrum metals plc. the stock price at this date was 18.25p. these warrants have a two-year exercise window from the admission date (14 february 2023) and allow the holder to subscribe for ordinary shares in the company at an exercise price of £0.175 and £0.2625 respectively.   warrants were issued to panther metals plc (panther a & panther b warrants) as part consideration for the purchase of big bear.   panther a warrants were issued with a maximum subscription price of £125,000 and exercise price at the placing price of £0.175. on this basis this calculates a total of 714,286 warrants available. these are exercisable during the period commencing on the date of admission and ending on the second anniversary of the date of submission.   panther b warrants were also issued with a maximum subscription price of £125,000 but with the exercise price set at 150% of the placing pricing £0.2625. accordingly, this second tranche constitutes a total of 476,190 warrants available, which are exercisable for a longer period up to the third anniversary of the date of admission.   in addition, on 8 february 2023, allenby capital and clear capital were issued 623,240 and 994,286 warrants respectively, both with an exercise price at the placing price of £0.175. these warrants have a three-year exercise window from the date of admission   on 6 august 2023, fulcrum metals plc agreed to grant to clear capital a number of warrants over new ordinary shares in the company 263,513 ordinary shares (being 15% of £325,000), with a value of £48,750, exercisable at the warrant holders option at any time in the 3 years following completion of the placing. the warrants - investor warrants, vendor warrants and panther a - below expired unexercised on 14 february 2025 with no impact on profit or loss, and any related equity reserve was reclassified within equity. warrant  exercise price (£) number of warrants expiry date value per warrant (£) fair value (£) expired warrants      £ investor warrants  0.1750 1,169,915   14/02/2025 0.065 76,577 vendor warrants  0.2625 119,649 14/02/2025 0.045 5,430 panther a - vendor warrants  0.1750 714,286 14/02/2025 0.065 46,754 total of expired warrants   2,003,850   128,761 remaining warrants        panther b - vendor warrants  0.2625 476,190 14/02/2026 0.057 27,250 clear capital warrants  0.1750 994,286 14/02/2026 0.073 72,738 allenby capital warrants  0.1750 623,240 14/02/2026 0.073 45,595 clear capital vendor warrants                                                 0.1850   263,513   06/08/2026   0.052     13,778 total warrants as at 30/06/2025   2,357,229      159,361           number of warrants   number of expired warrants   weighted average exercise price (£) weighted average remaining life   brought forward 1 january 2024 4,361,079 - 0.1876 1.70 years granted within the period - - - - carried forward 30 june 2024 4,361,079 - 0.1876 1.20 years         movement within the period ended 31 december 2024 - - - -        brought forward 1 january 2025 4,361,079 - 0.1876 0.70 years granted within the period ended 30 june 2025 - - - - expired within the period 2,003,850 2,003,850 0.1802 - carried forward 30 june 2025 2,357,229 - 0.1938 0.68 years            11. earnings per share   basic earnings per share   30/06/2025 30/06/2024 31/12/2024    £  £ £ basic loss per share from continuing operations 0.006 0.010 0.022   the loss and weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of basic loss per share are as follows:   30/06/2025 30/06/2024 31/12/2024    £  £ £ loss for the year  375,019 514,654 1,153,461      no. no. no. weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue 62,261,499 49,960,943 52,765,984         there is no difference between diluted loss per share and basic loss per share due to the loss position of the group. convertible loan notes and warrants could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future but were not included in the calculations of diluted earnings per share as they are anti-dilutive for the periods presented.   12. events after the end of the reporting period   on 14 july 2025, terra balcanica exercised the first-year option under the definitive option agreement entered into on 2 july 2024 to acquire 100% of the company's saskatchewan uranium projects, comprising the charlot-neely lake, fontaine lake, snowbird, and south pendleton projects. in consideration for exercising the first-year option, the company received cash proceeds of cad 50,000 and 3,804,347 new common shares in terra balcanica (the "new terra shares"), valued at cad 350,000 based on a 10-day volume-weighted average price (vwap) of cad 0.092 per share. the new terra shares are subject to a four-month hold period in accordance with canadian securities laws. following the issuance of the new terra shares, the company holds a total of 5,801,498 common shares in terra, representing approximately 9.0% of terra's issued share capital and valued at cad 533,738 based on the vwap price. the cash consideration will be used to support fulcrum's ongoing working capital requirements. fulcrum retains a 1% net smelter return ("nsr") royalty on all claims, with a buydown option of 0.5% nsr for cad 1,000,000.   on 22 july 2025, the company announced that it had successfully raised gross proceeds of £1.045 million through a placing and direct subscription of new ordinary shares at a price of 3 pence per share. the fundraising was conducted with both existing and new shareholders of the company. the placing was managed by clear capital markets limited, with capital plus partners ltd acting as placing agent. the fundraise includes a strategic investment of £175,000 by metals one plc (aim: met1), who became a significant shareholder in the company and a potential future collaborative partner in assessing projects for the application of extrakt process solutions llc's proprietary technology.   on 30 july 2025, the company announced that it had raised a further £245,010 through an oversubscribed additional subscription with a group of professional and institutional investors. the further subscription was undertaken at an issue price of 3 pence per share and on the same terms as the fundraise announced on 22 july 2025.   on 28th august 2025, the company announced that it had reached an agreement with holders of its convertible loan note (cln) to convert £430,078 of the outstanding £663,052 into 14,335,946 new ordinary shares at a price of 3 pence per share. a further £213,579 was repaid in cash, and £19,395 was held to cover withholding taxes. participating cln holders will also receive 7,167,973 warrants, exercisable at 5 pence per share for a period of 18 months.           this information is provided by rns, the news service of the london stock exchange. rns is approved by the financial conduct authority to act as a primary information provider in the united kingdom. terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. for further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.  rns may use your ip address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. for further information about how rns and the london stock exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our privacy policy.   end   ir flffrariafie return to news summary

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