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Rio Tinto — Richards Bay Minerals — Corporate Update (March 2006)
16 slides from Rio Tinto's corporate update, Mar 28, 2006
Slide 1: Welcome to Richards Bay Minerals
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 Welcome to Richards Bay Minerals Creating a sustainable future for all SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT Page 1
Slide 2: Economic Contribution / Shareholders
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 ECONOMIC ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDERS BHP Rio Billiton Tinto 50% 50% Page 2
Slide 3: Richards Bay Minerals Safety Programme
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 RICHARDS RICHARDS BAY BAY MINERALS MINERALS Tisand (Pty) Ltd RBIT (Pty) Ltd SAFETY SAFETY PROGRAMME PROGRAMME Visible management participation Walk and talk (PSI’s) Identify and kill crocodiles JTA’s including risk assessment Involve
Slide 4: Safety Performance and Company History
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 SAFETY SAFETY PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE All All Injuries Injuries & & Lost Lost Time Time Injuries Injuries 120 100 80 Number of injuries AI's 60 LTI's 40 20 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ceiling Year COMPANY COMPANY H
Slide 5: Source of Heavy Minerals and Lease Areas
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 SOURCE SOURCE OF OF HEAVY HEAVY MINERALS MINERALS Erosion & weathering of igneous rocks Minerals carried down rivers into the sea Wave action deposits minerals onto beaches Wind action blows minerals into the dunes LEASE LEASE AREAS
Slide 6: Mining Overview and Process Overview
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 MINING MINING OVERVIEW OVERVIEW PROCESS PROCESS OVERVIEW OVERVIEW Tailings MINING HMC (Ilmenite, Rutile, Zircon) Rutile (Ti02) MINERAL SEPARATION PLANT Zircon (Zr Si02) ROASTER Ilmenite (FeOTi02) CO (Gas) Char (C) Ti02 (Slag) Electri
Slide 7: Products and TiO2 Pigment Demand
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 PRODUCTS PRODUCTS Titanium Dioxide Slag – 1 030 kt Y Paint, paper, plastic High Purity Iron- 550 kt Y Automobile parts Zircon - 260 kt Y Ceramics, refractories, TV tubes, chemicals Rutile – 110 kt Y Welding rods, pigment, titanium me
Slide 8: TiO2 Pigment Demand by Sector
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 TiO TiO22 PIGMENT PIGMENT DEMAND DEMAND BY BY SECTOR SECTOR 6,000 5,000 4,000 Volume (kt) 3,000 2,000 Chloride 1,000 Sulphate 0 1970 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 10 Contribution Contribution to to sales sales revenue revenue 2005 2005 6% 49%
Slide 9: Market and Costs
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 MARKET MARKET Slag - high grade feedstock supply remains tight in 2006 Zircon – shortage continues throughout 2006 Iron – stable demand Rutile – potential increase in supply COSTS COSTS “RBM “RBM is is aa Low Low Cost Cost Producer”
Slide 10: Corporate Governance and Mining Charter
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 Corporate Corporate Governance Governance Board for each company within RBM Board Audit and Finance Committee Company Corporate Governance Steering Committee Independent Internal Audit Services Department Rotation of External Audit p
Slide 11: Human Resources and HIV/AIDS
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 HUMAN HUMAN RESOURCES RESOURCES 1 770 permanent employees 850 contractors/service providers Stable, committed workforce Y Half of employees > 10 years of service Y One out of five employees > 20 years of service Training & developmen
Slide 12: Protecting the Environment
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 PROTECTING PROTECTING THE THE ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT PROTECTING PROTECTING THE THE ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT Water Air Radiation Greenhouse Gases Dune rehabilitation Page 12
Slide 13: Protecting the Environment: Rehab Programme
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 PROTECTING PROTECTING THE THE ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT Rehab Rehab Programme Programme After mining dunes reshaped to approximate their original form Rehabilitate one third - indigenous (coastal dune), two thirds - Casuarina (charcoal
Slide 14: Social Contribution
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 SOCIAL SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION Focus on local disadvantaged communities Creating an enabling sustainable environment with transfer of ownership Empowering the community as a whole Working in partnership with communities, gov
Slide 15: Summary: RBM is a Quality Asset
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 SUMMARY SUMMARY “RBM “RBM is is aa Quality Quality Asset” Asset” Quality ore reserves Proprietary technology Y AC smelter technology Y Highly automated Track Record of Technical Development Co-product credits (zircon and rutile) Lowe
Slide 16: Summary: Sustainable Development
Financial community visit to Richards Bay Minerals – 28 March 2006 SUMMARY SUMMARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ““It’s It’s aa journey journey –– there there are are no no shortcuts! shortcuts!”” Page 16
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