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Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources. In December 2004 the International Accounting Standards Board issued IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources. Amendments to References to the Conceptual Framework in IFRS Standards (issued March 2018).
A principal purpose of IFRS 6 is to specify the circumstances in which entities should test exploration and evaluation costs for impairment, and when to require disclosure of information about such assets.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARD 6 EXPLORATION FOR AND EVALUATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES. OBJECTIVE. 1. SCOPE. 3. RECOGNITION OF EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS. 6. Temporary exemption from IAS 8 paragraphs 11 and 12. 6. MEASUREMENT OF EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS. 8. Measurement at recognition. 8.
IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources has the effect of allowing entities adopting the standard for the first time to use accounting policies for exploration and evaluation assets that were applied before adopting IFRSs. It also modifies impairment testing of exploration and evaluation assets by introducing different ...
IFRS 6 is an interim standard, and is a short-term solution to the problem of accounting for the exploration and evaluation of mineral resource assets.
IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources provides guidance on accounting for exploration and evaluation expenditures, including the recognition of exploration and evaluation assets. This page provides information on the standard and amendments, with ICAEW factsheets and guides.
IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources. The objective of this IFRS is to specify the financial reporting for the exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources.
