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ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION 
  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND OCTOBER 31, 2003
  AND FOR
  THE TWO MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004



(Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

(These statements have not been reviewed by the Company's auditors)

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATIONConsolidated Balance Sheets
      (Expressed in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise stated)
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|                                                        |   | December 31 |   |   | October 31  |  
|------------------------------------------------------- | - | ----------- | - | - | ----------- | -
|                                                        |   | 2004        |   |   | 2003        |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Assets                                                  |   |             |   |   |             |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Current assets                                          |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Cash and equivalents                                    | $ | 14,945,355  |   | $ | 5,414,398   |  
|Amounts receivable
      (notes 4 and 8)                |   | 668,643     |   |   | 164,499     |  
|Prepaid
      expenses                                  |   | 138,642     |   |   | 60,819      |  
|                                                        |   | 15,752,640  |   |   | 5,639,716   |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Equipment(note 5)                                       |   | 197,995     |   |   | 16,990      |  
|Mineral property interests(note 6)                      |   | 10,075,000  |   |   | 4,200,000   |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|                                                        | $ | 26,025,635  |   | $ | 9,856,706   |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                    |   |             |   |   |             |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Current Liabilities                                     |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Accounts payable and
      accrued liabilities (note 8) | $ | 1,573,733   |   | $ | 528,277     |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Future income taxes(note 9)                             |   | 1,385,255   |   |   | –           |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Shareholders' equity                                    |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Share capital (note
      7)                            |   | 49,974,357  |   |   | 25,086,863  |  
|Contributed surplus
      (note 7(c))                   |   | 2,363,950   |   |   | 485,962     |  
|Deficit                                                 |   | (29,271,660 | ) |   | (16,244,396 | )
|                                                        |   | 23,066,647  |   |   | 9,328,429   |  
|                                                        |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Nature of operations (note 1)                           |   |             |   |   |             |  
|Commitments (note 6)                                    |   |             |   |   |             |  
|                                                        | $ | 26,025,635  |   | $ | 9,856,706   |  

|Approved by the Board of Directors |                       
|---------------------------------- | ----------------------
|                                   |                       
|/s/ Tumelo M. Motsisi              | /s/ Ronald W. Thiessen
|                                   |                       
|Tumelo M. Motsisi                  | Ronald W. Thiessen    
|Director                           | Director              

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATIONConsolidated Statements of Operations(Expressed in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise stated)
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|                                                             |   | Two months ended |  
|------------------------------------------------------------ | - | ---------------- | -
|                                                             |   | December 31      |  
|                                                             |   | 2004             |  
|                                                             |   | (unaudited)      |  
|                                                             |   |                  |  
|Expenses                                                     |   |                  |  
|Accounting, audit and
      legal                            | $ | 133,969          |  
|Conference and travel                                        |   | 110,189          |  
|Consulting                                                   |   | 58,972           |  
|Exploration (schedule)                                       |   | 1,269,674        |  
|Office and administration                                    |   | 128,746          |  
|Salaries and benefits                                        |   | 225,028          |  
|Stock-based compensation
      - operations (note 7(c))      |   | 2,913            |  
|Stock-based compensation
      - exploration (note 7(c))     |   | 9,699            |  
|Shareholders communications                                  |   | 41,251           |  
|Trust and filing                                             |   | 8,552            |  
|Loss before the following                                    |   | 1,988,993        |  
|Foreign exchange loss
      (gain)                           |   | 55,461           |  
|Interest income                                              |   | (95,564          | )
|Write-off (recovery) of amounts receivable
      (note 8(e)) |   | –                |  
|Loss for the period                                          | $ | 1,948,890        |  
|                                                             |   |                  |  
|Basic and diluted loss per share                             | $ | 0.01             |  
|                                                             |   |                  |  
|Weighted average number of common                            |   |                  |  
|shares outstanding                                           |   | 147,652,145      |  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

Consolidated Statements of Deficit
  (Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

|                             | Two months ended |  
|---------------------------- | ---------------- | -
|                             | December 31      |  
|                             | 2004             |  
|Deficit, beginning of period | (27,322,770      | )
|Loss for the period          | (1,948,890       | )
|Deficit, end of the period   | (29,271,660      | )

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATIONConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows(Expressed in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise stated)
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|                                                       |   | Two          |  
|------------------------------------------------------ | - | ------------ | -
|                                                       |   | months ended |  
|                                                       |   | December 31  |  
|                                                       |   | 2004         |  
|                                                       |   | (unaudited)  |  
|Cash provided by (used for):                           |   |              |  
|                                                       |   |              |  
|Operating activities                                   |   |              |  
|Loss for the period                                    | $ | (1,948,890   | )
|Items not involving
      cash                         |   |              |  
|Depreciation included in exploration expenses          |   | 13,547       |  
|Stock-based compensation (note 7(c))                   |   | 12,612       |  
|Amounts receivable written off                         |   | –            |  
|Mineral properties written off                         |   | –            |  
|Shares issued for property option payments             |   | –            |  
|included in exploration
      expenses                 |   |              |  
|Changes in non-cash
      operating working capital    |   | –            |  
|Amounts receivable                                     |   | 419,260      |  
|Prepaid expenses                                       |   | 24,272       |  
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities               |   | (779,263     | )
|                                                       |   | (2,258,462   | )
|                                                       |   |              |  
|Investing activities                                   |   |              |  
|Mineral property acquistion
      costs                |   | 413,416      |  
|Purchase of equipment                                  |   | (39,115      | )
|                                                       |   | 374,301      |  
|                                                       |   |              |  
|Financing activities                                   |   |              |  
|Issuance of common
      shares                        |   | 190,672      |  
|Issue costs                                            |   | –            |  
|Issuance of common shares for cash,
      net of costs |   | 190,672      |  
|                                                       |   |              |  
|Increase in cash and equivalents                       |   | (1,693,489   | )
|Cash and equivalents, beginning of period              |   | 16,638,844   |  
|Cash and equivalents, end of period                    | $ | 14,945,355   |  
|                                                       |   |              |  
|                                                       |   |              |  
|Supplementary information                              |   |              |  
|Interest paid                                          | $ | 16,907       |  
|Interest received                                      | $ | (95,564      | )
|                                                       |   |              |  
|Non-cash operating, financing and investing activities |   |              |  
|Shares issued for property option agreements           | $ | –            |  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATIONConsolidated Schedules of Exploration Expenses
      (Expressed in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise stated)
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|                                             |   | Two months ended |  
|-------------------------------------------- | - | ---------------- | -
|                                             |   | December 31      |  
|Republic of South Africa                     |   | 2004             |  
|                                             |   | (unaudited)      |  
|                                             |   |                  |  
|Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex        |   |                  |  
|Assays and analysis                          | $ | 128,630          |  
|Depreciation                                 |   | 13,564           |  
|Drilling                                     |   | 395,533          |  
|Engineering                                  |   | 362,141          |  
|Environmental and socioeconomic              |   | 63,106           |  
|Geological and consulting                    |   | 151,079          |  
|Graphics                                     |   | 1,981            |  
|Property fees and assessments                |   | 2,853            |  
|Property option payments                     |   | 3,357            |  
|Site activities                              |   | 77,013           |  
|Transportation                               |   | 58,485           |  
|                                             |   | 1,257,742        |  
|                                             |   |                  |  
|Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Complex         |   |                  |  
|Engineering                                  |   | 12,598           |  
|Environmental and socioeconomic              |   | 1,554            |  
|Geological and consulting                    |   | 3,397            |  
|Property option payments                     |   | 197              |  
|Site activities                              |   | (11,779          | )
|Transportation                               |   | 5,965            |  
|                                             |   | 11,932           |  
|                                             |   |                  |  
|Exploration expenses before the following    |   | 1,269,674        |  
|Stock-based compensation (note 7(c))         |   | 9,699            |  
|Exploration expenses                         |   | 1,279,373        |  
|Cumulative expenditures, beginning of period |   | 15,612,843       |  
|Cumulative expenditures, end of period       | $ | 16,892,216       |  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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|1.  | Nature of operations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|    | Anooraq Resources Corporation (the "Company"
        or "Anooraq") is incorporated in the Province of British Columbia, Canada
        and its principal business activity is the exploration of mineral property
        interests. Since 1999, the Company has focused on mineral property interests
        located in the Republic of South Africa, with particular attention on
        the Bushveld Complex (note 6).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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|    | During 2004, the Company changed its
        fiscal year end from October 31 to December 31.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|    | The Company is in the process of exploring
        its mineral property interests and has not yet determined whether its
        mineral property interests contain economically recoverable mineral reserves.
        The underlying value and the recoverability of the amounts shown for mineral
        property interests are entirely dependent upon the existence of economically
        recoverable mineral reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the
        necessary financing to complete the exploration and development of the
        mineral property interests, and future profitable production or proceeds
        from the disposition of the mineral property interests.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|    | The consolidated financial statements
        are prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern.
        At December 31, 2004, the Company had working capital of approximately
        $14 million which, although expected to be sufficient to allow the
        Company to meet its commitments and fund its operations for the next fiscal
        year, may not be sufficient to meet it’s planned business objectives.
        Management recognizes that the Company may need to generate additional
        financial resources in order meet its planned business objectives. However,
        there can be no assurances that the Company will continue to obtain additional
        financial resources and/or achieve profitability or positive cash flows.
        If the Company is unable to obtain adequate additional financing, the
        Company will be required to curtail operations and exploration activities.
        Furthermore, failure to continue as a going concern would require that
        the Company’s assets and liabilities be restated on a liquidation
        basis which would differ significantly from the going concern basis.
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|2.  | Basis of presentation and principles
        of consolidation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|    | These financial statements have been
        prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company
        and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. The Company's investment
        in the Ga-Phasha joint venture (note 6(b)) is consolidated on a proportionate
        basis. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|3.  | Significant accounting policies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|(a) | Cash and equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|    | Cash and equivalents consist of cash
        and highly liquid investments, having maturity dates of three months or
        less from the date of purchase, that are readily convertible to known
        amounts of cash.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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|(b) | Equipment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|    | Equipment is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation.
        Depreciation is provided on a declining balance basis at various rates
        ranging from 15% to 30% per annum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|(c) | Mineral property interests                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|    | Exploration expenses incurred prior to determination
        of the feasibility of mining operations, periodic option payments and
        administrative expenditures are expensed as incurred. Mineral property
        acquisition costs and exploration and development expenditures incurred
        subsequent to the determination of the feasibility of mining operations
        are capitalized until the property to which they relate is placed into
        production, sold, allowed to lapse or abandoned.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|    | Mineral property acquisition costs include the cash
        consideration and the fair market value of common shares and warrants
        issued for mineral property interests, pursuant to the terms of the relevant
        agreement. These costs will be amortized over the estimated life of the
        property following commencement of commercial production, or written off
        if the property is sold, allowed to lapse or abandoned or when an impairment
        in value has been determined to have occurred.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|(d) | Share capital                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|    | The Company records proceeds from share issuances
        net of issue costs. Shares issued for consideration other than cash are
        valued at the quoted price on the date the agreement to issue the shares
        was reached and announced.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|(e) | Income taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|    | The Company uses the asset and liability method
        of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, future income tax assets
        and liabilities are computed based on differences between the carrying
        amounts of assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and their corresponding
        tax values, generally using the substantively enacted income tax rates
        expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
        differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Future income tax
        assets also result from unused loss carry forwards and other deductions.
        Future tax assets are recognized to the extent that they are considered
        more likely than not to be realized. The valuation of future income tax
        assets is adjusted, if necessary, by the use of a valuation allowance
        to reflect the estimated realizable amount.
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|(f) | Loss per share                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|    | Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the
        loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of
        common shares outstanding during the period. For all periods presented,
        loss available to common shareholders equals the reported loss.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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|    | Diluted loss per common share is calculated using
        the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the weighted
        average number of common shares outstanding used for the calculation of
        diluted loss per share assumes that the proceeds to be received on the
        exercise of dilutive share options and warrants are used to repurchase
        common shares at the average market price during the year. In the Company's
        case, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share as the
        effect of including outstanding options and warrants in the loss per share
        calculation would be anti-dilutive.                                                                                                                        
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|(g) | Fair value of financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|   
|    | The carrying amounts of cash and equivalents, amounts
        receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their
        fair values due to their short-term nature. It is not practicable to determine
        the fair values of amounts receivable due from/to related parties (note
        8) due to the related party nature of such amounts and the absence of
        a secondary market for such instruments.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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|(h) | Translation of foreign currencies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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|    | All of the Company's foreign operations are integrated.
        Monetary assets and liabilities of the Company's integrated foreign operations
        are translated into Canadian dollars at exchange rates in effect at the
        balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated
        at historical exchange rates unless such items are carried at market,
        in which case they are translated at the exchange rates in effect on the
        balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses, except depreciation, are translated
        at the average exchange rates for the year. Depreciation is translated
        at the same exchange rate as the assets to which it relates. Gains or
        losses on translation are recorded in the statement of operations.
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|(i) | Use of estimates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|    | The preparation of financial statements requires
        management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
        amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets
        and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported
        amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting year. Significant
        areas requiring the use of management estimates include the determination
        of the recoverability of mineral property interests, determination of
        reclamation obligations and the assumptions used in determining fair value
        of non-cash stock- based compensation. Actual results could differ from
        these estimates.                                                             
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|(j) | Stock-based compensation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|    | Effective November 1, 2002, the Company adopted
        the new accounting standard of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
        (“CICA”), Section 3870 “Stock-Based Compensation and
        Other Stock-Based Payments (“HB 3870”). Under the new standard,
        stock options and other stock-based payments to non-employees, and employee
        awards that are direct awards of stock, call for settlement in cash or
        other assets, or are stock appreciation rights that call for settlement
        by issuance of equity instruments, granted on or after November 1, 2002,
        are accounted for using the fair value based method.                                                                                                                               

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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|    | On adoption of HB 3870, the Company elected to use
        the settlement method of accounting for stock options granted to employees,
        and to disclose the pro forma effect of accounting for these awards under
        the fair value method. Effective November 1, 2003, in connection with
        amendments to HB 3870, the Company changed the method of application of
        its stock-based compensation accounting policy so as to measure all stock
        options granted at fair value and to recognize the compensation expense
        over the vesting period, with a corresponding credit to contributed surplus.
        This change has been applied prospectively for options granted on or after
        November 1, 2003, as allowed under the transitional provisions of HB 3870.                                                                               
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|    | Prior to the adoption of the new recommendations
        in 2002, no compensation expense was recorded for the Company’s
        stock-based plan when options or incentives were granted. Any consideration
        paid by directors and employees on exercise of stock options was credited
        to share capital.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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|(k) | Asset retirement obligations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|    | During the period ended December 31, 2004, the Company
        adopted the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants ("CICA") Handbook
        Section 3110 "Asset Retirement Obligations" ("HB 3110"). This new standard
        recognizes statutory, contractual or other legal obligations related to
        the retirement of tangible long-lived assets when such obligations are
        incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. These obligations
        are measured initially at fair value and the resulting costs capitalized
        to the carrying value of the related asset. In subsequent periods, the
        liability is adjusted for any changes in the amount or timing and for
        the discounting of the underlying future cash flows. The capitalized asset
        retirement cost is amortized to operations over the life of the asset.
|   
|    | Prior to the adoption of HB 3110, the Company had
        accounted for reclamation and closure costs by accruing an amount associated
        with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets as a charge to operations
        over the life of the asset.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|   
|    | The Company adopted HB 3110 retroactively with a
        restatement of prior periods presented; however, the adoption of HB 3110
        resulted in no changes to amounts previously presented.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|(l) | Comparative figures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|   
|    | Certain of the prior periods' comparative figures
        have been restated to conform to the presentation adopted for the current
        period.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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|4. | Amounts receivable                        
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|  
|   | Amounts receivable comprise the following:

| |                                                  |   | December 31, |  |   | October 31,
| | ------------------------------------------------ | - | ------------ |  | - | -----------
| |                                                  |   | 2004         |  |   | 2003       
| | Value-added taxes recoverable                    | $ | 588,190      |  | $ | 162,910    
| | Employee expense advances                        |   | 10,354       |  |   | 1,589      
| | Other receivables                                |   | 7,188        |  |   | –          
| | Hunter Dickinson Inc., and subsidiaries (note 8) |   | 62,911       |  |   | –          
| |                                                  | $ | 668,643      |  | $ | 164,499    

|5. | Equipment
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| |          |   | December 31, 2004 |  |   | October 31, 2003
| | -------- | - | ----------------- |  | - | ----------------
| |          |   |                   |  |   | Accumulated     
| |          |   | Cost              |  |   | depreciation    
| | Office   | $ | 65,846            |  | $ | 34,794          
| | Vehicles |   | 253,468           |  |   | 86,525          
| |          | $ | 319,314           |  | $ | 121,319         

|6. | Mineral property interests
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| | Mineral Property Acquisition Costs |   | December 31, |  |   | October 31,
| | ---------------------------------- | - | ------------ |  | - | -----------
| |                                    |   | 2004         |  |   | 2003       
| | Platreef Properties (note 6(a))    | $ | 4,200,000    |  | $ | 4,200,000  
| | Ga-Phasha Project (note 6(b))      |   | 5,875,000    |  |   | –          
| | Balance, end of period             | $ | 10,075,000   |  | $ | 4,200,000  

|(a) | Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex, Republic
        of South Africa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|   
|    | Platreef                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|   
|    | In October 1999, the Company acquired a two-stage
        right to purchase up to 100% of Pinnacle Resources Inc.'s ("Pinnacle")
        South African subsidiary, Plateau Resources (Proprietary) Limited ("Plateau"),
        which holds the Platreef platinum group mineral ("PGM") properties located
        on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa.

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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| | The Company acquired its rights under the October 1999
        agreement with Pinnacle as a consequence of reaching a settlement agreement
        with Gladiator Minerals Inc., subsequently renamed Hinterland Metals Inc.
        ("Hinterland"), pursuant to which Anooraq would pay cash of $25,000
        (paid) and issue shares in stages to Hinterland, to a maximum of 875,000
        shares based on project expenditures and a bonus of 625,000 shares for
        each 7 million PGM ounces defined on the project. Under this agreement,
        378,500 shares were issued to Hinterland to November 2003 and on November
        13, 2003, the Company issued an additional 400,000 common shares to Hinterland
        as full and final negotiated settlement under this agreement.
      In South Africa, many mineral claim areas were historically
        defined by farm boundaries and consequently, are commonly referred to
        as "farms".
      On May 23, 2000, the Company added to its mineral rights
        in the region by acquiring through Plateau the option to purchase a 100%
        interest in portion 2 of the Elandsfontein 766LR farm located contiguous
        to the pre-existing Platreef properties, pursuant to an agreement with
        MSA Projects (Proprietary) Limited. The option required staged issuances
        of a maximum of 500,000 common shares of the Company (of which 412,500
        shares have been issued to December 31, 2004 and no further share issuances
        are expected) and aggregate cash payments of US$350,000 (of which
        US$54,250 and $15,000 have been paid).
      In July 2001, Plateau acquired the right to purchase
        a 100 percent interest in the farm Hamburg 737LR (2,126 hectares) and
        Portion 1 of the farm Elandsfontein 766LR (428 hectares), located contiguous
        to the north end of the then-existing Platreef properties. Consideration
        for the exploration rights to these properties, which are in effect for
        a five year term, consists of payments of US$2.00 per hectare in year
        one escalating in stages to US$4.50 per hectare in year five. To purchase
        the farms outright, a payment of US$325 per hectare is required if
        the option is exercised in year one, US$390 per hectare in year two,
        US$455 per hectare in year three, US$520 per hectare in year four
        and US$600 per hectare in year five.
      On August 28, 2001, the Company completed an agreement
        to purchase from Pinnacle the remaining outstanding common shares of Plateau
        that it did not own in consideration for the issuance of 7.5 million of
        its common shares, recorded at a value of $4.2 million. In connection
        with this acquisition, the original loan facility and share purchase agreement
        between Anooraq and Pinnacle was purchased for consideration of 4,500,000
        Anooraq warrants, which were exercised in their entirety in July 2003.
      In August 2002, the Company entered into a five year
        prospecting contract, expiring August 2007, with an option to extend the
        agreement for an additional three years with the South African Department
        of Mines and Energy (“DME”) for farm Noord Holland 775LR (1,229
        hectares) bringing the aggregate land package of its Platreef Property
        to approximately 13,400 hectares. Annual option fees ranging from ZAR
        3 per hectare to ZAR 18 per hectare are payable to the DME.
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      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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| | Rietfontein
      On October 10, 2001, the Company completed an agreement
        with African Minerals Ltd., now Ivanhoe Nickel and Platinum Ltd. (“Ivanplats”),
        a private affiliate of Ivanhoe Capital Corporation, whereby Ivanplats
        has the right to earn a 50% interest in the Company's 2,900 hectare Rietfontein
        2KS farm ("Rietfontein"). Under the terms of this agreement, Ivanplats
        must incur at least $750,000 in expenditures pursuant to exploration
        activities undertaken on Rietfontein in accordance with an approved program
        in each of the ensuing two years (of which the year one program has been
        completed) to obtain the right to form a 50/50 joint venture with the
        Company on Rietfontein. There is disagreement over budgets, compilation
        and analysis of the exploration results, and the overall adequacy and
        completeness of Ivanplats exploration activities. The Company and Ivanplats
        are currently in discussions over these matters, both outside of and within
        a formal arbitration process, pursuant to the terms of the earn-in agreement.
      Rustenburg (“Kwanda”)
      On May 16, 2002, the Company completed an agreement
        with Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited ("Rustenburg"), a wholly owned
        subsidiary of Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited (together "Anglo
        Platinum"), for the right to acquire up to an 80% interest in twelve new
        PGM properties located on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex.
      Under the agreements with Anglo Platinum, the Company
        has acquired an initial 50% interest in the PGM rights to the twelve farms
        and can maintain this interest by making staged exploration expenditure
        totalling South African Rand ("ZAR") 25 million within five years. The
        Company is required to spend ZAR 2.5 million in year one (which has been
        completed), ZAR 5 million in each of years two (which has been completed),
        three, and four, and ZAR 7.5 million in year five.
      If a mineral resource is identified, the Company can
        earn an additional 30% interest by bringing the property into commercial
        production. Rustenburg will retain a 20% interest in the joint venture.
        The agreements also include plans to involve local communities in future
        development of the properties. Any participation by local and regional
        communities will be provided out of Rustenburg's interest and any participation
        in the venture by a Historically Disadvantaged South Africans ("HDSA")
        partner will be provided out of the Company's interest.
      Drenthe-Overysel (“Boikgantsho”)
      On November 26, 2003, the Company announced that it
        had entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Potgietersrus Platinums
        Limited ("PPRust"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American Platinum
        Corporation Limited (together "Anglo Platinum"). The Joint Venture was
        formed to explore and develop PGMs, gold and nickel mineralization on
        the Company's Drenthe 778LR and Witrivier 777LR farms and a portion of
        PPRust's adjacent Overysel 815LR farm. These farms are located on the
        Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex.
      The objective is to explore and develop a large-scale
        open pit deposit with the potential to utilize nearby milling, smelting
        and refining facilities which could provide substantial cost advantages
        to
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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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|    | a new mining project. The Company is contributing
        its rights to the Drenthe 778LR farm on which a large PGM-nickel resource
        has been outlined in the Drenthe deposit, and the Witrivier 777LR farm
        if the deposit extends north on to Witrivier. PPRust is contributing its
        rights to the northern portion of the Overysel 815LR farm which lies south
        of and contiguous to the Drenthe 778LR farm.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|   
|    | Pursuant to the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement,
        the Company and Anglo Platinum will form an initial 50/50 Joint Venture
        (the "Boikgantsho JV") to explore these farms for a period of up to five
        years. During that period, Anooraq will operate the exploration programs,
        and spend up to ZAR12.35 million (of which the entire amount has been
        spent) on behalf of the Boikgantsho JV. Anooraq will then have the option
        to proceed on a year-by-year basis and to take the project to a bankable
        feasibility study ("BFS") level.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|   
|    | Once a BFS has been completed, the parties, by agreement,
        may proceed to exploitation subject to relevant regulatory requirements.
        If both partners decide to proceed, then a joint management committee
        will be established to oversee development and operations. At commencement
        of exploitation, the joint venture interest allotted to each of Anooraq
        and Anglo Platinum will be determined in proportion to the relative value
        of the metals contained in each contributed property as reflected in the
        BFS. Anooraq or Anglo Platinum, as the case may be, each has the right
        to make a cash payment to the other party or to fund additional capital
        contributions to equalize their respective contributions. During development,
        the Boikgantsho JV will be seeking a Black Economic Empowerment ("BEE")
        partner to participate in the project, which may itself be Anooraq, with
        the original Boikgantsho JV partners dividing the remaining interest.
|   
|    | Should the Company choose not to proceed, Anglo
        Platinum shall have the option of acquiring the Company's interest at
        the aggregate of (i) the net present value of exploiting the Company's
        mineral rights as a stand alone mining operation, by applying an agreed
        discount rate as determined in the BFS, and (ii) all exploration expenditures
        (as defined) incurred by the Company up to the completion of the BFS.
        Should Anglo Platinum decide not to contribute to exploitation, its interest
        will be diluted over time in terms of a formula taking into account expenditure
        on the project by the contributory parties. Anglo Platinum will remain
        entitled to a minimum 12.5% non-contributory interest, adjusted depending
        on the final PGM royalty to be established under the South African Mineral
        and Petroleum Royalty Bill, to a maximum of 15%.                                                                                                        
|   
|    | Anglo Platinum has the right to enter into a PGM
        Ore or Concentrate Purchase and Disposal Agreement at the exploitation
        phase, based on standard commercial terms, whereby PGM produced from the
        operation would be treated at Anglo Platinum's facilities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|   
|(b) | Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Complex, Republic
        of South Africa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|   
|    | Ga-Phasha Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|   
|    | In January 2004, the Company announced it had agreed
        to terms whereby the Company and Pelawan Investments (Proprietary) Limited
        ("Pelawan"), a private South African BEE company, would combine their
        respective PGM assets, comprising the Company's Northern and Western Limb
        PGM projects and Pelawan's 50% participation interest in the Ga-Phasha
        (previously                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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| | known as Paschaskraal) PGM Project ("Ga-Phasha") on
        the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. The Ga-Phasha
        property consists of four farms – Portion 1 of Paschaskraal 466KS,
        and the whole of farms Klipfontein 465KS, De Kamp 507KS and Avoca 472KS
        – covering an area of approximately 9,700 hectares.
      The mineral title relating to the Ga-Phasha Project
        is held by Micawber 277 (Proprietary) Limited ("Micawber"), a private
        South African corporation which was owned 50% by Anglo Platinum and 50%
        by Pelawan.
      Pursuant to the terms of the agreement between the Company
        and Pelawan, the Company acquired Pelawan's 50% shareholding in Micawber
        and the rights to its 50% participation interest in the Ga-Phasha Project
        in return for 91.2 million common shares of the Company (the "Consideration
        Shares") and cash payments totalling ZAR 15,652,744 ($3,055,416).
        Of the Consideration Shares, approximately 83 million will be held in
        escrow until the earlier of September 29, 2010 or twelve months after
        the commencement of commercial production from the Ga-Phasha Project.
      In June 2004, Pelawan received approval from the Exchange
        Control department of the South African Reserve Bank (“SARB”)
        to complete the transaction, which permitted Anooraq to become a BEE company.
        The transaction was completed on September 29, 2004. The Ga-Phasha Project
        is a 50/50 joint venture between the Company, through Plateau, and Anglo
        Platinum, through its wholly owned subsidiary Rustenburg Platinum Mines
        Limited, governed by, among other things, a shareholders' agreement relating
        to Micawber entered into on September 22, 2004. Work on the Ga-Phasha
        Project is continuing toward the preparation of a bankable feasibility
        study.
      The transaction constitutes a “reverse take-over”
        under the policies of the TSX Venture exchange. This transaction has been
        accounted for as an acquisition by Anooraq of Micawber's 50% interest
        in its mineral properties. However, because neither the fair value of
        the Anooraq shares issued, nor the fair value of the mineral property
        interests acquired could be readily determined, the acquisition has been
        recorded at the net book value, as determined in accordance with Canadian
        generally accepted accounting principles, of Micawber's net assets acquired,
        being nil, plus related transaction costs.
      The acquisition costs were accounted for as follows:
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|Cash payments totaling ZAR 15,652,744        | $ | 3,055,416
|-------------------------------------------- | - | ---------
|Financial, legal, advisory, and other fees   |   | 1,419,329
|Estimated South African stamp duties         |   | 15,000   
|Book value of Micawber's net assets acquired |   | –        
|Future income taxes                          |   | 1,385,255
|Acquisition cost, Ga-Phasha Project          | $ | 5,875,000

| | The Company accounts for its interest in Micawber,
        which holds the Ga-Phasha Project, using the proportionate consolidation
        method.
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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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| | The following is a summary of the Company's proportionate
        share of Micawber as at December 31, 2004 and for the period from acquisition
        on September 29, 2004 to December 31, 2004, included in the Company's
        consolidated financial statements:
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|                                        | December 31, |  
|--------------------------------------- | ------------ | -
|                                        | 2004         |  
|Current assets                          | $24,045      |  
|Non-current assets                      | –            |  
|Current liabilities                     | 219,423      |  
|Non-current liabilities                 | –            |  
|Revenues                                | –            |  
|Expenses                                | 195,387      |  
|Net loss                                | (195,387     | )
|Cash flows used in operating activities | (195,387     | )
|Cash flows used in investing activities | –            |  
|Cash flows used in financing activities | –            |  

|c) | Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex, Republic
        of South Africa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|   | Thusong Joint Venture                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|  
|   | In May 2003, the Company entered into a joint venture
        agreement with Rustenburg to form a joint venture to explore and develop
        PGMs, gold and nickel mineralization on the Wachteenbietjieslaagte 4JQ,
        Vogelstruiskraal 400KQ and Cyferkuil 1JQ farms, which are located on the
        western limb of the Bushveld Complex, approximately 75 kilometres north
        of the town of Rustenburg, South Africa, adjacent to Anglo Platinum’s
        Union operations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|  
|   | Pursuant to the terms of the joint venture agreement,
        the Company and Anglo Platinum will form an initial 50/50 joint venture
        (the "Thusong JV") to explore the three farms for a period of up to five
        years. During that period, the Company will operate exploration programs,
        and spend up to ZAR 12 million on behalf of the Thusong JV. The Company
        will have the option to proceed to take the project to a BFS level. Once
        the BFS has been completed, the parties, by agreement, may jointly or
        separately proceed to exploitation. During development, the Thusong JV
        will be seeking a BEE partner to participate in the project. If both partners
        decide to proceed, then a joint management committee will be established
        to oversee development and operations. Should Anglo Platinum decide not
        to contribute to exploitation, its interest will be diluted over time
        in terms of a formula taking into account expenditure on the project by
        the contributing parties. Anglo Platinum will remain entitled to a minimum
        17.5% non-contributory interest, adjusted depending on the final PGM royalty
        established under the South African Mineral and Petroleum Royalty Bill
        to a maximum of 20%. Should the Company decide not to proceed, Anglo Platinum
        has the right to buy out the Company’s interest at the pro-rata
        net present value of exploiting the farms as determined in the BFS.

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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|7.  | Share capital                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|(a) | Authorized share capital                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|    | On May 21, 2004, shareholders of the
        Company approved an increase in the authorized share capital from 200,000,000
        common shares without par value to an unlimited number of common shares
        without par value.
|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|(b) | Issued and outstanding common shares                                                                                                                                                                                                 

| | Common shares issued and outstanding                                 |       | Number of   |               |  
| | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ------------- | -
| |                                                                      | Price | Shares      | Dollar Amount |  
| | Balance, October 31, 2001                                            |       | 27,384,880  | $16,708,903   |  
| | Issued during 2002:                                                  |       |             |               |  
| | Share purchase options exercised                                     | $0.50 | 14,500      | 7,250         |  
| | Share purchase options exercised                                     | $0.60 | 7,000       | 4,200         |  
| | Share purchase warrants exercised                                    | $0.70 | 4,482,800   | 3,137,960     |  
| | Private placement,
      August 2002, net of issue costs (note 7(f)) | $0.80 | 259,283     | 190,161       |  
| | Balance, October 31, 2002                                            |       | 32,148,463  | 20,048,474    |  
| | Issued during fiscal 2003:                                           |       |             |               |  
| | Shares issued for property option                                    | $0.75 | 270,833     | 203,125       |  
| | Share purchase options exercised                                     | $0.60 | 1,206,000   | 720,090       |  
| | Share purchase warrants exercised                                    | $0.72 | 5,138,876   | 3,435,560     |  
| | Private placement,
      May 2003, net of issue costs (note 7(g))    | $0.52 | 1,400,000   | 679,614       |  
| | Balance, October 31, 2003                                            |       | 40,164,172  | 25,086,863    |  
| | Issued during fiscal 2004:                                           |       |             |               |  
| | Shares issued for property option
      (note 6(a))                  | $0.85 | 400,000     | 340,000       |  
| | Share purchase options exercised                                     | $0.75 | 3,419,300   | 3,143,950     |  
| | Share purchase warrants exercised                                    | $0.85 | 3,313,125   | 2,822,529     |  
| | Private placement, Dec 2003, net
      of issue costs (note 7(h))    | $2.10 | 9,523,810   | 18,635,143    |  
| | Shares issued to acquire Ga-Phasha
      Project (note 6(b))         |       | 91,200,000  | –             |  
| | Share issue
      cost of Ga-Phasha project                          |       | –           | (54,128       | )
| | Balance, December 31, 2004                                           |       | 148,020,407 | $49,974,357   |  

|(c) | Share Option Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|   
|    | The Company has a share option plan approved by
        the shareholders that allows it to grant options, subject to regulatory
        terms and approval, to its directors, employees, officers, and consultants
        to acquire up to 10,800,000 common shares. As at December 31, 2004, 2,610,000
        of these options were outstanding, 4,646,800 had been exercised, and 3,543,200
        remained available to grant. The exercise price of each option is set
        by the Board of Directors at the time of grant but cannot be less than
        the market price (less permissible discounts) on the TSX Venture Exchange.
        Options typically have a maximum term of two to three years and terminate
        30 days following the termination of the optionee’s employment or
        term of engagement, except in the case of retirement or death. Vesting
        of options is at the discretion of the Board of Directors at the time
        the options are granted.

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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| | The continuity of share purchase options is as follows:
| | -------------------------------------------------------

| |                            |                |                   |   | Contractual     
| | -------------------------- | -------------- | ----------------- | - | ----------------
| |                            | Weighted       |                   |   | weighted average
| |                            | average        |                   |   | remaining life  
| |                            | exercise price | Number of options |   | (years)         
| | Balance, October 31, 2001  | $0.59          | 1,619,000         |   | 1.62            
| | Granted                    | 0.83           | 2,439,000         |   |                 
| | Exercised                  | 0.53           | (21,500           | ) |                 
| | Expired or cancelled       | 0.59           | (280,000          | ) |                 
| | Balance, October 31, 2002  | 0.75           | 3,756,500         |   | 1.59            
| | Granted                    | 1.35           | 2,852,000         |   |                 
| | Exercised                  | 0.60           | (1,206,000        | ) |                 
| | Expired                    | 0.56           | (88,500           | ) |                 
| | Cancelled                  | 0.68           | (114,000          | ) |                 
| | Balance, October 31, 2003  | 1.12           | 5,200,000         |   | 1.36            
| | Granted                    | 1.89           | 897,500           |   |                 
| | Exercised                  | 0.75           | (3,419,300        | ) |                 
| | Cancelled                  | 0.97           | (68,200           | ) |                 
| | Balance, December 31, 2004 | $1.87          | 2,610,000         |   | 1.54            

| | Options outstanding at December 31, 2004 were as
        follows:
| | -----------------------------------------------------------------

|                     |        | Number of   | Number of  
|-------------------- | ------ | ----------- | -----------
|                     | Option | options     | options    
|Expiry date          | price  | outstanding | exercisable
|July 29, 2005        | $0.60  | 50,000      | 37,500     
|September 8, 2005    | $0.85  | 100,000     | 100,000    
|September 30, 2005   | $0.85  | 50,000      | 50,000     
|October 21, 2005     | $2.00  | 1,585,000   | 1,585,000  
|October 26, 2006     | $1.95  | 590,000     | 515,000    
|October 26, 2006     | $2.00  | 35,000      | 30,000     
|October 26, 2006     | $1.64  | 200,000     | 200,000    
|Total                |        | 2,610,000   | 2,517,500  
|Average option price |        | $1.87       | $1.87      

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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| | The exercise prices of all share purchase options
        granted during the period were equal to the market price at the grant
        date. Using an option pricing model with the assumptions noted below,
        the estimated fair value of all options granted during fiscal 2004 and
        2003 and the estimated fair value of options granted to non-employees
        during 2002 have been reflected in the consolidated statement of operations
        as follows:
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| |                                                   |   | Fourteen    |   |   |            |  |   |           
| | ------------------------------------------------- | - | ----------- | - | - | ---------- |  | - | ----------
| |                                                   |   | months      |   |   |            |  |   |           
| |                                                   |   | ended       |   |   | Year ended |  |   | Year ended
| |                                                   |   | December 31 |   |   | October 31 |  |   | October 31
| |                                                   |   | 2004        |   |   | 2003       |  |   | 2002      
| |                                                   |   |             |   |   |            |  |   |           
| | Stock-based compensation – Exploration            | $ | 1,040,542   |   | $ | 8,875      |  | $ | –         
| | Stock-based compensation – Operations             |   | 1,426,006   |   |   | 477,087    |  |   | –         
| |                                                   |   |             |   |   |            |  |   |           
| | Credited to contributed surplus during the period |   | 2,466,548   |   |   | 485,962    |  |   | –         
| | Share purchase options exercised, credited to     |   |             |   |   |            |  |   |           
| | share capital                                     |   | (588,560    | ) |   | –          |  |   | –         
| | Contributed surplus, beginning of the period      |   | 485,962     |   |   | –          |  |   | –         
| | Contributed surplus, end of period                | $ | 2,363,950   |   | $ | 485,962    |  | $ | –         

| | The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of
        options granted during the period were:
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| |                         | 2004    | 2003    | 2002   
| | ----------------------- | ------- | ------- | -------
| | Risk free interest rate | 3%      | 3%      | 3%     
| | Expected life           | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years
| | Volatility              | 88%     | 40%     | 40%    
| | Expected dividends      | nil     | nil     | nil    

|(d) | Share purchase warrants                                 
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------
|   
|    | The continuity of share purchase warrants is as follows:

| | Note Reference             |            |   | 6(a)       |   | 7(e)       |   | 7(f)     |   | 7(h)      |  |            |  
| | -------------------------- | ---------- | - | ---------- | - | ---------- | - | -------- | - | --------- |  | ---------- | -
| | Expiry date                | Aug. 3,    |   | Aug. 28,   |   | Dec. 21,   |   | Dec. 27, |   | June 1,   |  |            |  
| |                            | 2002       |   | 2003       |   | 2003       |   | 2003     |   | 2005      |  |            |  
| | Exercise price             | $0.70      |   | $0.70      |   | $0.85      |   | $0.88    |   | $2.50     |  | TOTAL      |  
| | Balance, October 31, 2001  | 4,797,800  |   | 4,500,000  |   | 3,692,718  |   | –        |   | –         |  | 12,990,518 |  
| | Issued                     | –          |   | –          |   | –          |   | 259,283  |   | –         |  | 259,283    |  
| | Exercised                  | (4,482,800 | ) | –          |   | –          |   | –        |   | –         |  | (4,482,800 | )
| | Expired                    | (315,000   | ) | –          |   | –          |   | –        |   | –         |  | (315,000   | )
| | Balance, October 31, 2002  | –          |   | 4,500,000  |   | 3,692,718  |   | 259,283  |   | –         |  | 8,452,001  |  
| | Exercised                  | –          |   | (4,500,000 | ) | (592,000   | ) | (46,876  | ) | –         |  | (5,138,876 | )
| | Balance, October 31, 2003  | –          |   | –          |   | 3,100,718  |   | 212,407  |   | –         |  | 3,313,125  |  
| | Issued                     | –          |   | –          |   | –          |   | –        |   | 5,333,334 |  | 5,333,334  |  
| | Exercised                  | –          |   | –          |   | (3,100,718 | ) | (212,407 | ) | –         |  | (3,313,125 | )
| | Balance, December 31, 2004 | –          |   | –          |   | –          |   | –        |   | 5,333,334 |  | 5,333,334  |  

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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|(e) | Share purchase warrants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|   
|    | On December 10, 2002, the Company extended the expiry
        date of 3,692,718 warrants for an additional year to December 21, 2003,
        with the exercise price unchanged at $0.85.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|   
|(f) | Private placement, August 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|   
|    | On August 27, 2002, the Company completed a $207,426
        private placement financing of 259,283 units at a price of $0.80 per
        unit. Each unit was comprised of one common share and a one common share
        purchase warrant exercisable at $0.88 per common share until December
        27, 2003. The warrants were subject to an accelerated expiry based on
        certain conditions.                                                                                                                                                                                              
|   
|(g) | Private placement, May 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|   
|    | On May 27, 2003, the Company completed a private
        placement financing consisting of 1,400,000 common shares at a price of
        $0.52 per share.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|   
|(h) | Private placement, December 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|   
|    | During December 2003, the Company completed a $20
        million private placement financing of 9,523,810 units at a price of $2.10
        per unit. Each unit was comprised of one common share and one-half of
        a common share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable at
        $2.50 per common share until June 1, 2005. The agents received 571,429
        share purchase warrants each exercisable into one common share at $2.50
        per common share until June 1, 2005. The fair value of warrants issued
        has been shown on a net basis in share capital.

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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|8. | Related party transactions
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| |                                                 |      | Fourteen     |   |            |   |           
| | ----------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------ | - | ---------- | - | ----------
| |                                                 |      | months ended |   | Year ended |   | Year ended
| |                                                 | Note | December 31  |   | October 31 |   | October 31
| | Services rendered by                            | Ref  | 2004         |   | 2003       |   | 2002      
| | Hunter Dickinson Inc.                           | (a)  | $1,512,441   |   | $1,281,758 |   | $896,550  
| | Hunter Dickinson Group Inc.                     | (b)  | 17,360       |   | 28,722     |   | –         
| | Pelawan Investments (Proprietary) Limited       | (d)  | 745,438      |   | –          |   | –         
| | CEC Engineering Ltd.                            | (e)  | 135,104      |   | 166,969    |   | 142,825   
| |                                                 |      |              |   |            |   |           
| |                                                 |      |              |   |            |   |           
| |                                                 |      | As at        |   | As at      |   |           
| |                                                 |      | December 31  |   | October 31 |   |           
| | Related party balances receivable (payable)     |      | 2004         |   | 2003       |   |           
| | Hunter Dickinson Inc.                           | (c)  | $24,195      |   | $(235,305  | ) |           
| | CEC Engineering Ltd.                            | (e)  | 24,118       |   | –          |   |           
| | Pelawan Investments (Proprietary)
      Limited | (d)  | 44,080       |   | –          |   |           
| | Tecnicos HD de Mexico
      SA de CV            | (a)  | (58,933      | ) | –          |   |           
| | Servicios HD de Mexico
      SA de CV           | (a)  | 97,649       |   | –          |   |           
| | Mainland Exploration Limited
      Partnership  | (g)  | –            |   | –          |   |           

| | (a) | Hunter Dickinson Inc. ("HDI") and its wholly owned
        subsidiaries, including Tecnicos HD de Mexico SA de CV and Servicios HD
        de Mexico SA de CV, are private companies with certain directors in common
        that provide geological, corporate development, administrative and management
        services to, and incur third party costs on behalf of, the Company on
        a full cost recovery basis pursuant to an agreement dated December 31,
        1996.                                                                                                                      
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|
| | (b) | Hunter Dickinson Group Inc. ("HDGI") is a private
        company with certain directors in common that provides consulting services
        to, and incurs costs on behalf of, the Company, at market rates.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|
| | (c) | The balances receivable from (payable to) HDI have
        resulted from advances against future work, services, or cost reimbursements,
        or from HDI providing periodic short-term working capital advances to
        the Company. These balances are included within amounts receivable (note
        4) or accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance
        sheets.                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|
| | (d) | Pelawan Investments (Proprietary) Limited ("Pelawan")
        is a private South African Black Economic Empowerment company which is
        a significant shareholder of the Company and which has certain directors
        in common with the Company (note 6(b)). During the period from Pelawan
        becoming a significant shareholder on September 29, 2004 to December 31,
        2004, the Company paid $745,438 (2003 – $nil) for technical,
        corporate development, administrative and management services provided
        to, and repayment of costs paid on behalf of, the Company.

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|ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
      Two months ended December 31, 2004 
      (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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| | (e) | During the period ended December 31, 2004, the Company
        paid or accrued $135,104 (year ended October 31, 2003 – $166,969)
        to CEC Engineering Ltd, a private company owned by a director, for engineering
        and project management services at market rates.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|
| | (f) | Mainland Exploration Limited Partnership (“Mainland”)
        is a limited partnership that invests in exploration properties and had
        provided certain services to the Company. Certain directors of the Company
        were also directors of Mainland’s general partner. To October 31,
        2000, the Company had advanced $201,000 to Mainland. During the period
        ended October 31, 2003, the Company determined that this amount receivable
        (plus interest) from Mainland was likely uncollectible and accordingly,
        the amount receivable was expensed during the year ended October 31, 2003.
        Subsequently, during the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company received
        $256,000 as full and final settlement of this amount receivable.

|9. | Income taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|  
|   | Substantially all of the difference between the
        actual income tax expense (recovery) of $nil and the expected income
        tax recovery based on statutory tax rates relates to the benefit of losses
        not recognized.
|  
|   | As at December 31, 2004 the tax effect of the significant
        components within the Company’s future tax asset (liability) were
        as follows:                                                                                

| |                             |   | December 31, |   |   | October 31, |  
| | --------------------------- | - | ------------ | - | - | ----------- | -
| |                             |   | 2004         |   |   | 2003        |  
| | Future income tax assets    |   |              |   |   |             |  
| | Mineral property interests  | $ | 3,239,000    |   | $ | 1,421,000   |  
| | Loss carry forwards         |   | 2,677,000    |   |   | 1,859,000   |  
| | Equipment                   |   | 7,000        |   |   | (5,000      | )
| | Resource-related tax pools  |   | –            |   |   | 321,000     |  
| | Other tax pools             |   | 451,000      |   |   | 104,000     |  
| | Subtotal                    |   | 6,374,000    |   |   | 3,700,000   |  
| | Valuation allowance         |   | (6,374,000   | ) |   | (3,700,000  | )
| | Net future income tax asset |   | –            |   |   | –           |  
| |                             |   |              |   |   |             |  
| | Future income tax liability |   |              |   |   |             |  
| | Mineral property interests  | $ | 1,385,255    |   | $ | –           |  

| | At December 31, 2004, the Company had losses available
        for income tax purposes in Canada totalling approximately $6.6 million
        (2003 - $5.1 million), expiring in various periods from 2005 to 2011.
        The Company had capital losses available of $nil (2002 - $1.0
        million), which, when available, can be used to offset future capital
        gains. As a result of the transaction referred to in note 6(b), for Canadian
        income tax purposes a change in control was deemed to have occurred, and
        consequently the capital losses expired. The Company had no (2003 - $0.9
        million) resource tax pools available in Canada, which, when available,
        may be carried forward and utilized to reduce future taxes related to
        certain resource income.
      A future income tax liability of $1,385,255 arising
        from the transaction referred to in note 6(b) was recorded.
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