Rio Tinto Plc · LSE:RIO
Rio Tinto — Corporate Update (September 2003)
19 slides from Rio Tinto's corporate update, Sep 11, 2003
Slide 1: ASX cover letter: Rio Tinto site visit presentation
RIO TINTO External Affairs Telephone: #61 3 9283 3360 Pacsimile: #61 3 9283 3216 11 September 2003 Company Announcements Office Australian Stock Exchange Limited SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Sir, The attached was presented to the financial community on 11 September 2003 as part of Rio Tinto’s 2003 Australia
Slide 2: Iron Ore Financial Community Visit September 2003
RIO TINTO IRON ORE Financial Community Visit September 2003 Part 2 of 2
Slide 3: Robe's competitive advantage
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Dan Tenardi Cape Lambert Operations GM Operations : 2 Robe River September 2003 Robe’s competitive advantage # Low cost production # Competitive price # Consistent product quality § # Customer service # Reliable supplier # Continuous improvement # Future outlook is strong # Record
Slide 4: Location
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Location Cape Lambert number of employees = approx 420 Robe operations Pilbara Rail Financial Community Visit, September 2003
Slide 5: Cape Lambert flow sheet
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Cape Lambert flow sheet Handling of material from Mesa J = Car dumping rate of 5,700 tonnes per hour # Material is crushed in the primary crusher to a maximum 200mm * Conveyed to a 400,000 tonne capacity coarse ore stockpile # Fed to conveyors beneath the stockpile to a series of
Slide 6: Handling of material from West Angelas
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Handling of material from West Angelas # The new mine required the Port to be upgraded « Cape Lambert upgraded to nominal capacity of 52Mipa in 2002 « Twin-cell rotary car dumper for ore unloading « Additional re-screening plant « Increased port stockpile capacity « 3 new stackers
Slide 7: Ship loading
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Ship loading = Two vessels can be in berth at any one time # Both shiploaders can operate simultaneously « Travelling slewing type « Boom length of 44.27 metres + Capacity of 8,000 tonnes per hour « Current average loading rate between 5,000 — 6,000 tonnes per hour Port Walcott No
Slide 8: Power; grade control and product sampling
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Power # 105 MW power station at Cape Lambert # Supplies power to « Plant « Mine « Wickham and Pannawonica « Excess power supplied to Western Power for regional domestic supply # Gas supplied from Burrup via a 46km pipeline # Combined grid ~ connection to HI network Grade control a
Slide 9: Dust minimisation and outlook for Cape Lambert
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Dust minimisation Pisolite « Dust control measures are not required « No water is added to the ore Marra Mamba « Bulk moisture contro! to minimise dust « Most of the water is added at the mine, at strategically placed locations + Moisture level is maintained at the port by the use
Slide 10: Outlook for Cape Lambert
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Outlook for Cape Lambert # Port sharing with HI a priority * Expansion to 69Mtpa being studied # Removal of conflict between stackers and reclaimers in yard « Includes a new long boom stacker « Relocation of existing stackers + Installation of transfer stations « Other minor works
Slide 11: Dampier Operations
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Dampier Operations Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd A: Memiber ofthe Rio Tinto Group: Evacuation procedure Please observe the following rules during your visit ¢ Always follow the advice of your tour guide. « Wear safety glasses and hard helmets when advised by your guide. * Safety belts mu
Slide 12: Port operations and infrastructure management
Rio Tinto Iron Ore | Monger Por Opens | 1 Mananer Infrastruchire f » Operate Parker Point and | Bost Intercourse Idand + Operate and maintain ‘Wadtine infrasiruchiie and fous (ies, crews and yilot! | for Bland Dampier Salt Angeles. movemenig * Water and power * Scheduling and quallly supplies. manag
Slide 13: Berth capacity
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Berth Capacity 186,000t * Live stockpile capacity 1.33Mt * Dumping cycle 130 secs * Berth capacity 250,000t * Live stockpile capacity 2.73Mt * Dumping cycle 87 secs Financial Community Visit, September 2003
Slide 14: Port operations at capacity
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Railing Car durnping Car dumping Vessel tockpil Stockpile berthing Reclaiming Saripling Ship loading Sailing Port operations are at capacity — 74Mtpa rate * System is in balance, with inload matched to outload, and debottlenecked as far as possible * Shipped 68.5Mt in 2002 * Demur
Slide 15: Expansion focused on Parker Point
Rio Tinto Iron Ore * Expansion focused on Parker Point, minor modifications likely to EIT * Work on refining options is underway ¢ New twin-cell car dumper, rail line ¢ Stockyards, stackers, reclaimers * Conveyors, screening plant ¢ Upgrade to wharf, new berth and shiploading facilities * Will inclu
Slide 16: Pilbara Rail Company
Rio Tinto lron Ore Pilbara Rail Company Pilbara Rai Geoff Neil Chief Operating Officer | + Pilbara Rail Company formed on 1 April 2002 with the integration of Hamerstley Iron and Robe River’s railway systems Total railings for 2003 approximately 116Mt Pilbara Fait Financial Community Visit, Septembe
Slide 17: Pilbara Rail shared rail system
Rio Tinto lron Ore Hamersley and Robe have established a shared rail system by granting each other the right to use each others rail assets + Pilbara Rail enables track to be shared by Hamersley and Robe to maximise use of existing assets + Pilbara Rail is a 50/50 joint venture between Hamersley & R
Slide 18: Rail trains and cycle times
Rio Tinto lron Ore Each ore wagon carries approximately 106 torines of ore resulting in an axle load of 32.5 tonnes + Each train has a gross mass of approx 29,500 tonnes and is up to 2.4km long + Trains consist of + For Hamersiey and West Angelas operations the consist comprises 2 GE Dash 9 locomoti
Slide 19: Track length, haulage and signalling
Rio Tinto lron Ore Total track length including 868km Hamersley 316km Robe yards is yy es * Gauge: 1435mm (standard gauge) 68kg rail * Concrete sleepers Haulage Lengths: Yandicoogina to Dampier 447kim West Angelas to Cape Lambert 420kim Paraburdoo to Dampier 386km Marandoo to Dampier 306km Tom Price