Carbon Minerals : Half Year Report 30 June 2017 (New)

Carbon Minerals Limited

ABN 29 00 l836 586 -ASX Code CRM

Seam Gas Pioneersof theGmmedah BasinNSW

www.carbonminerals.com.au

HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2017

CARBON MINERALS LIMITED A.B.N. 29 001 836 586

DIRECTORS' REPORT

Your directorspresent their report on the consolidated entity consisting of Carbon Minerals Limited and the entitiesit controlled atthe end of,or during,the half-year ended 30June 2017.

Directors

The following personswere directorsof Carbon Minerals Limitedduring the half-yearand up tothe date of this report:

M.P. Lincoln Smith

W.V. Annis-Brown

S.J. Danielson

B.K. Lee (alternatedirector for S.J.Danielson)

Operating Results

The consolidated Joss of the consolidated entity forthe half-year after income tax was $139,990 (2016half- year:loss of $103,879).

Dividends

The directors report that during the half-year ended30 June 2017 no dividends were declared or paid (2016half-year: nil)

Review of Operations

Gunnedah Basin Coal-Seam-Gas Project

Petroleum Exploration Licences (PEL) 1 and 12, NSW (Gunnedah Basin)

These tenements are heldby wholly owned subsidiary, Australian Coalbed Methane Pty Ltd (ACM) and are subject to a Joint Venture (JV) with Santos QNT Pty Ltd (Santos). Santosholds a 65%interest in thetenements and is theproject Operator.

Field operations have remained limited to routine inspectionand maintenanceof existing wellheads,surface facilitiesand access tracks.

Operator Santos has submitted various statutoryreports to the Regulator in accordance with requirements and continuesto be proactive in consulting with thelocal communityincluding business groups, landholders andmedia.

To date, noadvice has beenreceived from theNSW government regardingthe progressof the renewal applicationsfor PELs 1 and 12.

Company personnel andadvisors conducted asite inspectionof theGunnedah Basintenements in July 2017. All surface infrastructureappeared to be ingood order and well maintained.

Auditors' independence declaration

A copy of the auditor's independencedeclaration as required undersection 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 isset out on page3.

CARBON MINERALS LIMITED A.B.N.29 001 836 586

DIRECTORS' REPORT (Continued)

Rounding of amounts

The companyhas relied onthe relief provided by ASIC Corporations(Rounding in Financial/Directors'Reports) Instrument 2016/191relating to the 'rounding off of amounts inthe directors' report andfinancial report. Amountsin the directors'report and financialreport have been rounded off tothe nearestdollarin accordance withthat instrument.

This report is made in accordance with a resolution ofdirectors.

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M.P. Lincoln Smit

Director

Sydney

1 September 2017

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pwc Auditor's Independence Declaration

Aslead auditor for the review of Carbon Minerals Limited for the half-year ended 30June 2017,I declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:

1. no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001in relation to the review; and

2. no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the review.

This declaration is in respect of Carbon Minerals Limited and the entities it controlled during the period.

Partner

oft

Sydney

1September2017

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