Slide 1: ASX cover letter for site tour presentation
120 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia Postal Address: GPO Box 384D Melbourne 3001 Australia T +61 (0) 3 9283 3333 F +61 (0) 3 9283 3707 For personal use only ASX Market Announcements Australian Securities Exchange SYDNEY NSW 2000 14 September 2012 Dear Sir, Attached is a presentation given by
Slide 2: Rio Tinto, Fer et Titane - Site tour
Rio Tinto, Fer et Titane For personal use only Site tour Dominique Bouchard President, RTFT 13 September 2012
Slide 3: Cautionary statement
©2012, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved 2 Cautionary statement For personal use only This presentation has been prepared by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited (“Rio Tinto”) and consisting of the slides for a presentation concerning Rio Tinto. By reviewing/attending this presentation you agree to be b
Slide 4: Overview
Overview For personal use only • Safety • Overview of RTFT • RTFT: leading business • Lac Tio Mine in Havre-Saint-Pierre • Metallurgical Complex in Sorel-Tracy • Projects • Process • Questions ©2012, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved Slide 3
Slide 5: Continued improvements in safety
Continued improvements in safety For personal use only Injury frequency rates 2003 – July 2012 2 All injury frequency rate (AIFR) 1.8 1.6 Lost time injury frequency rate 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 July 2012 Safety briefing ©2012, Rio Tinto, All Rights Re
Slide 6: Overview: Active in Quebec since 1950
Overview For personal use only • Active in Quebec since 1950 • More than 2,200 employees • Rio Tinto: the unique shareholder since 1989 • One of the major actors in the mining & metallurgy sector • Important economic player in Quebec • Our strengths: research, development and innovation • Major inve
Slide 7: RTFT: a leading business
RTFT: a leading business For personal use only • Reserves of 52 million tonne TiO2 Lac Tio mine Havre-Saint-Pierre • Expansion options remain • Produces high grade titanium slag products and co-products Metallurgical • UGS process in operation for 15 years Complex • High purity steel billets Sorel-T
Slide 8: Lac Tio mine
Lac Tio mine For personal use only • World’s largest hard rock ilmenite mine; • In operation for more than 60 years; • Expected remaining life of mine is at least 35 years • Located at Lac Tio, 43 kilometers away from Havre-Saint-Pierre • Site includes a terminal, railway and port facilities • Ilmen
Slide 9: Metallurgical complex
Metallurgical complex For personal use only • Receiving, handling and shipping of bulk products, Ore pre-treatment plant • Preparation of ores and anthracite. Reduction plant • Ore reduction in nine electric-arc furnaces. UGS plant • Titanium slag purification. Metal Powders plant • High-quality iro
Slide 10: C$800 million to be invested over five years
C$800 million to be invested over five years For personal use only C$200 million at Lac Tio ilmenite mine in C$600 million to upgrade equipment, Havre-Saint-Pierre to expand mining infrastructure and systems in Sorel-Tracy: operations: • Increase Metal Powders plant capacity by • Extend life of mine
Slide 11: The process
The process For personal use only 95 % TiO2 80 % TiO2 90 % TiO2 ©2012, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved Slide 10
Slide 12: Site tour agenda
Site tour agenda For personal use only Time Visit 10:00 am Plant Visit – Part I • Smelter • Steel Plant • Port facilities & OPP 12 : 30 am Lunch 1 : 30 pm Plant Visit – Part II • Powders Plant • UGS Plant • Technology Center 3 : 30 pm Debriefing Session 4 : 00 pm End of Visit Return to Montreal ©201
Slide 13: Questions
Questions For personal use only ©2012, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved Slide 12