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Rio Tinto — CESCO 2015

6 slides from Rio Tinto's conference presentation, Apr 14, 2015

  1. Slide 1: The new metals age: the place of copper in the century ahead

    14 April 2015 CESCO 2015 The new metals age: the place of copper in the century ahead Jean-Sébastien Jacques Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia

  2. Slide 2: Copper climate

    2 Copper climate Copper price Copper cost curve (LME cash, cents/lb) (C1 + sustaining, cents/lb) 5 400 2011 2013 2015 4 300 Down 15% from peak in 2013 3 200 Down 40% Down 18% Down 10% 2 2011 peak since start of 100 since 2011 2014 1 0 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 0% 20% 40

  3. Slide 3: Past and present: innovation uses copper

    3 Past and present: innovation uses copper Wright Brothers Boeing Dreamliner 1903 Ford Tesla Motors

  4. Slide 4: Population growth and rising incomes in emerging regions will drive further growth

    4 Population growth and rising incomes in emerging regions will drive further growth into the next decade The rise of the global middle class Growing electricity requirements in large emerging led by emerging Asia markets will continue to support demand 6,000 70 14,000 60 Per capita electricity cons

  5. Slide 5: Rio Tinto's 4+2 copper portfolio

    5 Rio Tinto’s 4+2 copper portfolio Four brownfield + two greenfield world-class copper projects Kennecott Oyu Tolgoi Utah, USA Mongolia Resolution Grasberg Arizona, USA Indonesia La Granja Escondida Peru Chile

  6. Slide 6: New Metals Age: Future of Copper

    6 New Metals Age: Future of Copper’ Wind and renewable energy Copper alloy fishing nets Medical equipment Copper indium gallium selenide Urbanization Rural electrification solar cells (CIGS)

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