5 INVESTMENT IN FOREIGN LISTED ASSOCIATE
 
      2018 
R’000 
      2017 
R’000 
 
81 316 667 (2017: 70 833 334) shares in IronRidge Resources Limited (IronRidge) at cost                         
At cost        185 537           121 953    
– share of net asset value (NAV)       113 890           50 306    
– goodwill        71 647           71 647    
Share of equity losses to date        (27 348)          (13 224)   
– balance at beginning of year        (13 224)          (8 483)   
– share of equity losses for the year        (14 124)          (4 741)   
Foreign currency translation reserve recorded in other comprehensive income*        (3 293)          –    
– carrying value at end of year        154 896           108 729    
The investment represents 28,91% (2017: 29,64%) of IronRidge's ordinary share capital, which is listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange.                         
IronRidge is registered in Australia and is a junior exploration company, with a portfolio of gold, lithium, bauxite, titanium and iron ore prospects in Africa and Australia.                         
In accordance with IFRS, IronRidge is accounted for on the equity-accounting basis and the group's share of IronRidge's loss after taxation has been disclosed in the consolidated income statement. At year-end, the fair value of the group's investment, based on the AIM price, was R410 386 000 (2017: R423 045 000).                         
The financial information set out below has been extracted from the provisional results of IronRidge for the year ended 30 June 2018, converted to the group reporting currency as follows:                         
Abridged income statement of IronRidge                         
Revenue        506           43    
Total reported comprehensive loss for the year        (48 864)          (53 648)   
Abridged statement of financial position of IronRidge                         
Non-current assets        87 823           95 370    
Current assets                   
– trade and other receivables        11 553           1 067    
– other current assets        110 044           130    
– cash resources        95 496           23 277    
        304 916           119 844    
Total liabilities                       
Trade and other payables        10 244           8 460    
Net assets        294 672           111 384    
Portion owned by group (%)       28,91           29,64    
During the year, the group acquired a further 10 483 333 shares in the amount of R63,6 million by way of a combination of rights issues and exercising the existing “creep” provisions contained in the shareholders’ agreement.