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Antofagasta — Technical Presentation (December 2016)

31 slides from Antofagasta's technical presentation, Dec 7, 2016

  1. Slide 1: Centinela - Site Visit

    Centinela - Site Visit December 7th 2016 Luis Sánchez Chief Operating Officer

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary statement

    Cautionary statement This presentation has been prepared by Antofagasta plc. By reviewing and/or attending this presentation you agree to the following conditions: This presentation contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than historical facts are forward-looking statements. Exampl

  3. Slide 3: Key Messages

    Key Messages Focus on Creating long Emphasis on cost and Positioned term value Leaders in profitable operational for growth through innovation tonnes reliability Sustainability • Only profitable • Rebase costs • Advance • New • History of production • Protect margins organic growth community innovat

  4. Slide 4: Agenda

    Agenda Operational Growth Overview Sustainability Review Opportunities 4

  5. Slide 5: Safety Performance

    Safety first - 24 months with zero fatalities Safety Performance • Committed to zero fatalities • Similar LTIFR compared to last year • New safety and occupational health model 4 being extended to contractors 1.40 1.00 0.90 0.80 • Regular senior management site visits to 1 0 0 reinforce Safety First

  6. Slide 6: Overview

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  7. Slide 7: Centinela overview

    Centinela overview • Ownership structure Centinela – 70% Antofagasta – 30% Marubeni Corp. Cu Cu • History C1 – Merged El Tesoro and Esperanza in 2014 Conc. Cath. – El Tesoro started production in Santiago 2001, Esperanza in 2011 YTD Q3 016 YTD Q3 016 YTD Q3 2016 • Location Production (t) Production

  8. Slide 8: Centinela Team

    Centinela Team Denotes presence at presentation André Sougarret Chief Executive Officer Fabian Suez Sustainability Manager Juan Luis Cristian Palacios Fadic Safety and Maintenance Occupational Manager Health Manager Diego Rodolfo Rodrigo Luis Ignacio Arrigorriaga Navarro Salinas Sanchez Muñoz Chief

  9. Slide 9: Location Map

    Location Map Calama Antucoya Muelle ESP Port Sierra Gorda Town Water pipeline Centinela San Pedro Mejillones de Atacama Located in the II Region, 30 km from Sierra Gorda town Antofagasta (200 km from Antofagasta / 100 km from Calama) 9

  10. Slide 10: Site visit

    Site visit Algarrobo Camp Cathode Plant ←Ripios Tesoro Noreste Pit Tesoro Central Pit Mirador Pit ←ROM Esperanza Pit ←Tailings Deposit ←Primary Crusher Concentrator Plant Chañar Camp 10

  11. Slide 11: Development of Centinela

    Development of Centinela  Centinela established  Molybdenum Plant - first  Integrated planning and operations production  Sharing best practices and facilities  Mo recovery from concentrates  US$125 million  Increasing productivity and cost efficiency DMC   Esperanza - First production MOLY

  12. Slide 12: Reserves and Resources

    Reserves and Resources As of 31 Dec 2015. Resources include measured + indicated + inferred. DMC - Sulphides DMC - Oxides 720 Mt @ 0.43% Cu Mirador Oxides 5,980 Mt @ 0.38% Cu Tesoro 31% 42% Mirador Sulfuros 58% 69% Esperanza Esperanza Sur Paleo Canal / Llano Additional Resources Ore Reserves Encuent

  13. Slide 13: Centinela's challenge

    Centinela’s challenge Our strategy focuses on harnessing synergies while …aiming to be an operation of the future capturing balancing growth and productivity… the full potential and value of the Centinela District Taking advantage of opportunities to defend our competitive position and leverage our

  14. Slide 14: Centinela's 3 step development path

    Centinela’s 3 step development path • Ramp-up 2nd • Successful completion of Concentrator Encuentro Oxides and • Prepare for Phase 2 • Operating at 105 ktpd Moly projects Expansion Project capacity • Achieve cost reduction • Progress feasibility of • Achieve cost reduction targets other mineral reso

  15. Slide 15: The vision of the Centinela District

    The vision of the Centinela District The 2nd Concentrator monetises the large base of mineral …moving Centinela to it’s resources that exist in the District full economic potential • Significant increase in copper production Simplify and optimise our processes Production • With molybdenum and gold b

  16. Slide 16: Operational Review

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  17. Slide 17: Flow sheet for the concentrate plant

    Flow sheet for the concentrate plant SECONDARY AND TERTIARY CRUSHERS PRIMARY CRUSHER FLOTATION SECONDARY MILL CV OVERLAND STOKPILE SAG MILL THICKENERS COPPER CONCENTRATE THICKENER CONCENTRATE FILTER CONCENTRATE TRANSPORT CONCENTRATE STOCKPILE TAILINGS 17

  18. Slide 18: Flow sheet for the cathodes plant

    Flow sheet for the cathodes plant PRIMARY CRUSHER AGLOMERATION STACKING LEACHING SECONDARY CRUSHER TERTIARY CRUSHER SX Cu EW 18

  19. Slide 19: Production process – Mine Area

    Production process – Mine Area Tesoro Central Pit Mirador Pit • Dimension: 1,9 x 1,7 km • Dimension: 1,2 x 0,6 km • Depth: 300 m • Depth: 208 m Tesoro Noreste Pït • Dimension: 1,4 x 0,9 km • Depth: 290 m Esperanza Pit • Dimension: 1,5 x 1,3 km • Depth: 416 m 19

  20. Slide 20: Fleet and mining equipment

    Fleet and mining equipment Type Brand – Model No of Units - Atlas Copco Pit Viper PV351 production drill rigs Drilling - Atlas Copco DMM3 production drill rigs • Diesel drill - Atlas Copco ROC L-8 down-the-hole crawler 15 • Support drill - Atlas Copco ROC D560 surface drill rig - Atlas Copco ROC D45

  21. Slide 21: Esperanza pit main challenges

    Esperanza pit main challenges Sulphides Oxides • Waste-to-ore ratio • Grade variability 21

  22. Slide 22: Centinela has realised savings of approx. US$190M

    Centinela has realised savings of approx. US $ 190M MORE IDEAS MORE PRODUCTIVITY Services Operational Organisational Energy Productivity Budget & Effectiveness Efficiency Maintenance management Accumulated Cost Savings US$m [Excluding FX and input price savings] Savings Achieved By 200 189 • Centine

  23. Slide 23: Concentrator Plant - Throughput

    Concentrator Plant - Throughput Progress Tailings 1. Increase thickening capacity: 3 new paste thickeners 1 operational, 2 ramping up 2. Improvements to existing high-density thickeners (new rakes) Completed Crushing 1. Additional 20 ktpd crushing capacity: secondary and tertiary plant Completed Flo

  24. Slide 24: Sustainability

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  25. Slide 25: Pioneering the use of sustainable technologies

    Pioneering the use of sustainable technologies Thickened tailings Use of raw sea water Thermosolar plant • Thickeners to maximise use • Sea water transported over • Solar power used to heat water 140km from Esperanza port solutions in recovery process • Largest application in • Operation adapted to

  26. Slide 26: Sustainability

    Sustainability Economic Viability : • Simple process with larger equipment • In search of synergies • Innovation & improvement as permanent practices Innovation for environment: • First thermosolar plant of industrial scale in the mining industry • 100% use of sea water without desalination in the c

  27. Slide 27: Growth opportunities

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  28. Slide 28: Growth opportunities

    Growth opportunities 105ktpd Plant Expansion Encuentro Oxides / Moly Centinela 2nd Concentrator 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020+ • Encuentro Oxide  Starting production in 2017, 8-year mine life. Feed for existing SX-EW plant  Full production 50,000 tpa copper  Capex : US$636 million • Molybdenum plant 

  29. Slide 29: Our Future - Centinela Mining District 2016

    Our Future - Centinela Mining District 2016 2016 2020+ 29

  30. Slide 30: Key Messages

    Key Messages World class district with optionality for long term development • Projects in execution and starting production in 2017:  Encuentro Oxides: leverage existing SX-EW plant and pre-stripping for Encuentro Sulphides  Moly: improving competitiveness through by-products credits • 2nd concen

  31. Slide 31: Centinela - Site Visit

    Centinela - Site Visit December 7th 2016 Luis Sánchez Chief Operating Officer

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