RE: I wonder if we have ..Rare earth @ LCCM....7 Apr 2022 09:54
Ok hurtsy, I will spell out my last comment so you can understand it.
SML had a tax bill, SML had limited available cash, SML could offset the recent costs of exploration at CARE if they wrote off the venture. SML wrote off CARE and reduced their tax bill by claiming the costs against any revenue.
So yes i do know, the difference is I actually understand the practice.
Granted I am not sure how CARE could in theory be picked up again, i would assume 2 things,
A certain amount of time would need to pass
Possibly the offset tax would need to be repaid
In my mind its very likely some of those tenements would be mineral rich, some were sold off as they contained a reasonable amount of gold.