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Fortescue — Fortescue Metals Group — Investor Presentation (August 2010)

105 slides from Fortescue's investor presentation, Aug 10, 2010

  1. Slide 1: Fortescue Investor Presentation and Site Visit

    For personal use only Fortescue Investor Presentation and Site Visit 10-11 August 2010

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer For personal use only Important Notice The purpose of this presentation is to provide general information about Fortescue Metals Group Ltd ("Fortescue"). It is not recommended that any person makes any investment decision in relation to Fortescue based on this presentation. This presentat

  3. Slide 3: Welcome

    For personal use only Welcome Rod Campbell

  4. Slide 4: Agenda

    For personal use only Agenda 1. Company Overview 2. Operational Update 3. Marketing, Shipping and Metallurgy 4. Development Strategy 5. Financial Snapshot 6. BC Iron Joint Venture

  5. Slide 5: Company Overview

    For personal use only Company Overview Andrew Forrest

  6. Slide 6: Fortescue has a dominant Pilbara land position

    Fortescue has a dominant Pilbara land position For personal use only Fortescue: 71,400km2 Rio: 11,000km2 (Robe 4,200km2) BHP: 6,500km2

  7. Slide 7: Integrated Business – over 72Mt shipped

    For personal use only Integrated Business – over 72Mt shipped Ownership of infrastructure is the key

  8. Slide 8: Proven skills in Construction – Completion Records

    For personal use only Proven skills in Construction – Completion Records From concept To reality Herb Elliott Port Port 2006 2008 Fortescue Rail Railway 2007 2008 Mine Cloudbreak Minesite 2006 2008 FACT: Fortescue built its infrastructure faster than any other mining company FACT: Fortescue ramped u

  9. Slide 9: Innovation at work

    For personal use only Innovation at work • New exploration model applied • Surface miners optimise grade control • Automated overburden removal systems • Largest ore processing plant in the Pilbara • Fastest heaviest haul rail system • Port out-load rates highest in Australia • Energised and flat st

  10. Slide 10: Innovation: 4200 Surface Miner

    For personal use only Innovation 4200 Surface Miner

  11. Slide 11: Innovation: Automated overburden removal system

    Innovation Automated overburden For personal use only removal system – in operation mid September

  12. Slide 12: Innovation: Largest Ore Processing Facility in the Pilbara

    For personal use only Innovation The largest Ore Processing Facility (OPF) in the Pilbara

  13. Slide 13: Innovation: Fastest heaviest haul rail

    For personal use only Innovation Fastest heaviest haul rail Guinness Book of Records

  14. Slide 14: Innovation: Australia's largest shiploader

    For personal use only Innovation Australia’s largest shiploader Herb Elliott Port – Over 72Mt Shipped

  15. Slide 15: Fortescue – forging ahead

    For personal use only Fortescue – forging ahead

  16. Slide 16: Operational Update

    For personal use only Operational Update Paul Hallam

  17. Slide 17: Key Points

    Key Points For personal use only • Significantly improved safety performance. • Improved and Solid FY10 operational performance. • June Qtr 2010 was best sustained operational performance to date. • 40Mtpa rate until Christmas Creek expansion. • FY11 Exciting & Challenging Year; – Commissioning of o

  18. Slide 18: Safety

    Safety For personal use only • Management led focus on reducing safety incidents and injuries. • Significantly improved safety outcomes across all operational areas. • Hazard Management Program

  19. Slide 19: Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate - LTIFR

    Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate - LTIFR For personal use only

  20. Slide 20: Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate - TRIFR

    Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate - TRIFR For personal use only

  21. Slide 21: Growth story without Parallel

    Growth story without Parallel For personal use only • Fastest ramp up of any Pilbara mine. • Surface miners optimise grade control. • Largest ore processing plant in the Pilbara. • Fastest Heaviest haul rail system. • Port out-load rates highest in Australia. • Energised management team. • Soon to b

  22. Slide 22: Ramp up without Parallel

    Ramp up without Parallel 50,000 For personal use only 45,000 Fortescue 40,000 Cloudbreak 35,000 30,000 Annual Production (kt) 25,000 20,000 15,000 Fortescue Christmas Creek 10,000 5,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 RIO Hope Downs RIO IOC (pellets and concentrate) RIO R

  23. Slide 23: Operational update – June Qtr 2010

    Operational update – June Qtr 2010 For personal use only Mining • Ore production combined rate of >45Mtpa. • Christmas Creek >6Mt in first year of operation. • Commencement of mobile equipment upscaling. Processing • Processing at Cloudbreak at rate of 42Mtpa. • New oversized crusher to commission i

  24. Slide 24: Mining – Chichester

    Mining – Chichester For personal use only Ore Mined 12 10 8 6 4 2 Total Movement 0 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10

  25. Slide 25: Processing

    For personal use only Processing Ore Processed 12 10 8 Million Tonnes 6 4 2 0 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10

  26. Slide 26: Rail

    Rail Ore Railed For personal use only 12 10 8 Million Tonnes 6 4 2 0 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10

  27. Slide 27: Port

    Port Ore Shipped For personal use only 12 10 8 Million Tonnes 6 4 2 0 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 FMG Ore 3rd Party Ore

  28. Slide 28: Production forecast

    Production forecast For personal use only • Production and shipments to be maintained at rate of around 40Mtpa until the Christmas Creek OPF is commissioned. • Wet commissioning of Christmas Creek OPF to commence February 2011. • Expansion to 55Mtpa run rate for June Qtr 2011.

  29. Slide 29: Efficiency Improvements

    For personal use only Efficiency Improvements • Reduce rehandle • Overburden handling equipment • Next generation surface miners • Larger scale trucks & shovels • Permanent primary crusher • Ore conveyor system • OPF enhancements (FY12) – CB: Wet Front End; – CC: Additional Scrubbers

  30. Slide 30: Marketing & Shipping

    For personal use only Marketing & Shipping Russell Scrimshaw

  31. Slide 31: Chinese steel industry and economy

    For personal use only Chinese steel industry and economy • Current forecast of around 620-630Mt of steel production for 2010. • Year on Year rise of over 10 per cent (2009 568Mt) • China cooling construction and inflation (above average two per cent). • Real economy still growing at over 10 per cent

  32. Slide 32: Shanghai spot rebar v 62% ore spot index

    For personal use only Shanghai spot rebar v 62% ore spot index (10 Aug) Source: GFI

  33. Slide 33: Market Pricing for Iron Ore

    For personal use only Market Pricing for Iron Ore • Big 3 migrated market in June Qtr 2010 to lagging ‘Index average’ for majority of shipments • BHPB offering customers choice of the previous 30, 60, or 90 day average of the Platts Index for each subsequent quarter. Vale and Rio offering 90 days. S

  34. Slide 34: China Spot Ore & Shipping Prices

    For personal use only China Spot Ore & Shipping Prices (10 Aug) Source: GFI

  35. Slide 35: Non China Iron Ore demand

    Non China Iron Ore demand For personal use only • Japan and Korea are back to pre-GFC production levels • Many large European and Asian steel makers are keen for a supply relationship as a result of Fortescue market credibility, proposed BHBP/Rio iron ore merger and expiring current LTAs • Fortescue

  36. Slide 36: For personal use only

    100 ; 250 90 4 80 4 200 70 - g g a 604 150 2 5 a ~ —) = 504 3 2 a ° 40 100 $ 2 a a” oa” 30 20 50 10 0 0 Jan07 May-07 Sep-07 Jan-08 May-08 Sep-08 Jan-09 May09 Sep-09 Jan-10 May-10 E=Shend of Month Stocks (Mt) =——=SpotPrice = 4 Days of BF Production Days of Imports Notes: Spot iron ore CFR price 63.5%

  37. Slide 37: China's iron ore imports to June 2010

    For personal use only China's iron ore imports to June 2010 Imports, Jan - Imports, Jun M-o-m Y-o-y change Country Jun ('000 ('000 tons) change (%) (%) tons) Australia 21,033.78 -6.12 128,020.52 5.17 Brazil 8,419.56 1.01 59,625.25 -1.9 India 8,293.91 -21 64,883.43 3.83 South Africa 2,211.15 -31.5 14

  38. Slide 38: Fortescue current market status

    For personal use only Fortescue current market status • Market demand for Fortescue ore remains very healthy. Shipped to over 45 steel mill customers; including 3 from outside China (expect this will more than double in this half year) • Policy of CFR shipments to optimise port throughput • Pricing

  39. Slide 39: China Forecast: Iron Ore Supply by Country

    China Forecast: Iron Ore Supply by Country For personal use only Domestic vs. Imported Ores (Mt) 1400 1200 1000 Volume (Mt) 800 600 400 200 0 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Contained Fe: Dom. Contained Fe: Imp. *Grade of Chinese Domestic Production is Source: AME

  40. Slide 40: Seaborne Iron Ore growth

    Seaborne Iron Ore growth For personal use only 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015 Target Cumulative New 82 131 205 303 456 615 870 Capacity Source: Citi Investment Research & Analysis

  41. Slide 41: Fortescue creating Quality 'Index' to underpin our price

    For personal use only Fortescue creating Quality ‘Index’ to underpin our price We are developing an “Iron Quality Index” to replace “Fe Content” to better correlate the market price of different ore types. This index would also be used as true determination of quality within Fortescue • The quality

  42. Slide 42: Link to customer Value in Use (VIU)

    For personal use only Link to customer Value in Use (VIU) • Market price for a given quality is a function of the VIU of the product and Market positioning/ strategy • The Iron Quality Index is a simplified correlation to the complex calculation of value in use. It is less accurate but valid for sma

  43. Slide 43: Shipping

    For personal use only Shipping Mark Davidson

  44. Slide 44: Load Port Characteristics

    For personal use only Load Port Characteristics • 20 nautical mile, draft restricted entry channel into Port Hedland • 2 berth, 1 shiploader; continuous loading while full vessel waits to sail • 19.7m available draft at Fortescue AP2 berth • Sailing draft 14.1m + Tide – Under Keel Clearance. Average

  45. Slide 45: Freight Market $/Mt Rate Shipping Cost

    For personal use only Freight Market $/Mt Rate Shipping Cost Western Australia to China • High volatility due to short term vessel 25.00 supply/demand imbalance • Recent $/t Port Hedland to China (C5) 20.00 fluctuated between US$6-US$24.36 pwmt. This volatility must be managed 15.00 • Fast growing d

  46. Slide 46: CFR Sales Policy

    CFR Sales Policy For personal use only • Implemented to drive efficiency of port and rail AND move to Index pricing • 55Mtpa requires 27 capesize shipments per month • Fortescue control of vessel schedules necessary to target 1-2 day loading slots • Specific vessel configurations targeted to maximis

  47. Slide 47: Shipping Contracts

    For personal use only Shipping Contracts • Pre financial crisis, Fortescue concluded long term COA and Time Charter contracts to take advantage of lower forward rates compared to all time high spot rates • GFC changed everything and certain contracts were suspended and subsequently renegotiated for

  48. Slide 48: Shipping Strategy

    For personal use only Shipping Strategy • Strategy to implement flexible arrangements that maximise ore throughput while building profitable shipping book. Key principles: • Suite of flexible contracts with rolling expiration; • Specific vessels targeted to take advantage of load port infrastructure

  49. Slide 49: Technical Marketing

    For personal use only Technical Marketing John Clout

  50. Slide 50: Target versus Actual Grades – Rocket Fines

    Target versus Actual Grades – Rocket Fines For personal use only Chemical Analysis dry weight % Product Totals Free Target Grade LOI (Wt Moisture and Limits Fe SiO2 Al2O3 TiO2 Mn CaO P S MgO K2O Na2O Total %) (Wt %) Rocket Fines 59.0 4.4 1.9 0.080 0.50 0.08 0.054 0.030 0.09 0.030 0.030 8.5 100.29 10

  51. Slide 51: How does Rocket Fines grade compare with BHPB, Rio?

    How does Rocket Fines grade compare with BHPB, Rio? For personal use only Uncalcined (Wt %) Calcined* (Wt %) SiO2 Al2O3 P Mn LOI Total SiO2+ Brand Fe Fe SiO2* Al2O3 P Mn Al2O3 RM 57.0 5.7 2.7 0.040 0.08 9.2 62.8 6.3 3.0 0.044 0.09 9.2 BY 58.5 5.1 1.3 0.037 0.03 9.4 64.6 5.6 1.5 0.041 0.03 7.1 RY 58.

  52. Slide 52: Rocket Fines Fe with Pilbara competitor fines

    Rocket Fines Fe with Pilbara competitor fines For personal use only Uncalcined Fine Iron Ores Calcined Fine Iron Ores Iron Iron 68.0 70.0 67.0 69.0 66.0 68.0 65.0 64.0 67.0 63.0 66.0 <2.6% Fe dif f erence 7.0% Fe dif f erence 62.0 65.0 61.0 64.0 % Fe % Fe 60.0 63.0 59.0 FMG - Rocket Fines Rio-Pilbar

  53. Slide 53: Al2O3, SiO2 and P in Rocket Fines is low

    % SiO2 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 For personal use only Vale -PF HG Indian Fines <1.2% SiO2 dif f erence Rio-Pilbara Blend BHPB - MAC %P 0.000 0.010 0.020 0.030 0.040 0.050 0.060 0.070 0.080 0.090 0.100 Silica BHPB - Premium Vale -Itabira Rio- Yandicoogina Calcined Fine Iron Ores Vale -PF FMG -

  54. Slide 54: Rocket Fines has favourably coarse size

    Rocket Fines has favourably coarse size Fine Ore Size - % >1.0 mm For personal use only 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% % Retained 40.0% BHPBIO - Premium Rio - Yandicoogina 30.0% Rio - Pilbara Blend FMG Rocket Fines BHPBIO - Yandi MAC - BHPBIO Vale - Carajas 20.0% Vale - SFSC Vale - PFCJ Vale - CJF HG Indian 10.0

  55. Slide 55: Proven Value in Use for Customers

    Proven Value in Use for Customers Summary: For personal use only 1. Very good sintering properties – fast sintering speed 2. Can be used in large per cent of customer blends - used at 20-45 per cent level in many Chinese customer sinter blends (vs 12 per cent for other MM fines) 3. 64.5 per cent Fe

  56. Slide 56: Proposed Product Mix for Solomon

    Proposed Product Mix for Solomon For personal use only Designing for: • ~40Mtpa CID fines only product with Fe ~58%, similar to Yandi but ~1.9-2.0% Al2O3. Competitive with existing Rio/BHPB CID products • ~20Mtpa Brockman fines only product from mixing higher P Firetail BID with low P Detrital (DID)

  57. Slide 57: Development: Important Notice

    For personal use only Development Important Notice The purpose of this presentation is to provide general information about Fortescue Metals Group Ltd ("Fortescue"). It is not recommended that any person makes any investment decision in relation to Fortescue based on this presentation. Target produc

  58. Slide 58: Execution Strategy

    Execution Strategy For personal use only Implementation Plan Peter Meurs • Production to 55Mtpa Board Approved • Production beyond 55Mtpa still subject to Board Approval

  59. Slide 59: Three Hub Mining Strategy

    Three Hub Mining Strategy Chichester, Solomon and Western Fortescue Infrastructure For personal use only Fortescue Rail New Pilbara Port Port (Anketell) Hedland Proposed Fortescue Rail Dampier API Joint Venture Karratha Rio Tinto Rail BHP Rail Solomon Hub Chichester Western Hub Hub Tom Price Solomon

  60. Slide 60: Execution Strategy – Production – June 2010

    Execution Strategy – Production – June 2010 Chichester, Solomon and Western For personal use only 40 Port Fortescue Infrastructure Hedland Fortescue Rail Dampier Rio Tinto Rail Karratha BHP Rail Chichester Hub 32 8 Tom Price Paraburdoo Newman

  61. Slide 61: Execution Strategy – Production – June 2011

    Execution Strategy – Production – June 2011 Chichester, Solomon and Western At Capacity For personal use only Port Fortescue 55 Infrastructure Hedland Fortescue Rail Dampier Rio Tinto Rail Karratha BHP Rail Chichester Hub 3 BCIJV Hopper 5 36 Jaw Crusher 16 OPF 1 Expanded Mine Tom Price Paraburdoo Ne

  62. Slide 62: Execution Strategy – Production – June 2012

    Execution Strategy – Production – June 2012 Chichester, Solomon and Western For personal use only Berth 3 80 Port Fortescue Infrastructure Shiploader 2 Hedland Train Unloader 2 Fortescue Rail Dampier Stockyard 2 Rio Tinto Rail Karratha BHP Rail Solomon Hub Chichester BCIJV Hub 5 Expanded 12 Wet Plan

  63. Slide 63: Execution Strategy – Production – June 2013

    Execution Strategy – Production – June 2013 Chichester, Solomon and Western For personal use only Berth 4 (SW Creek) 120 Port Fortescue Infrastructure Shiploader 3 Hedland Dampier Train Unloader 3 Fortescue Rail Stockyard 3 Rio Tinto Rail Karratha BHP Rail Solomon Hub Chichester BCIJV Hub 5 Expanded

  64. Slide 64: Execution Strategy – Production – June 2014

    Execution Strategy – Production – June 2014 Chichester, Solomon and Western Berth 5 (SW Creek) For personal use only New Pilbara Port Fortescue 155 Infrastructure Port (Anketell) Hedland Fortescue Rail Dampier 20 Rio Tinto Rail Karratha BHP Rail Solomon Hub Chichester Hub 5 BCIJV 35 20 60 Solomon 2

  65. Slide 65: Execution Strategy – Production – June 2015

    Execution Strategy – Production – June 2015 Chichester, Solomon and Western For personal use only New Pilbara Port Fortescue 155 Infrastructure Port (Anketell) Hedland Fortescue Rail Dampier Rio Tinto Rail Karratha 80 BHP Rail Solomon Western Hub Chichester Hub Hub 5 BCIJV 35 60 60 20 55 Early Expan

  66. Slide 66: Execution Strategy – Production – June 2016

    Execution Strategy – Production – June 2016 Chichester, Solomon and Western For personal use only New Pilbara Port Fortescue 155 Infrastructure Port (Anketell) Hedland Fortescue Rail Dampier Rio Tinto Rail Karratha 150 BHP Rail Solomon Western Hub Chichester Hub Hub 5 BCI 35 60 100 50 55 Tom Price P

  67. Slide 67: Execution Strategy – Production – June 2017

    Execution Strategy – Production – June 2017 Chichester, Solomon and Western For personal use only New Pilbara Port Fortescue 155 Infrastructure Port (Anketell) Hedland Fortescue Rail Dampier Rio Tinto Rail Karratha 200 BHP Rail Solomon Western Hub Chichester Hub Hub 5 BCI 35 60 100 100 55 Tom Price

  68. Slide 68: Brownfield Expansion

    For personal use only Brownfield Expansion Peter Thomas Port / Rail 55mtpa – 155mtpa Eamon Hannon Solomon Phase 1 60mtpa Brownfield Expansion Bryan Pearce Chichester Development 55mtpa – 95mtpa (+3mtpa BCI)

  69. Slide 69: Progress 40Mtpa – 55Mtpa

    For personal use only Progress 40Mtpa – 55Mtpa Bryan Pearce

  70. Slide 70: T55 Progress - Rail

    For personal use only T55 Progress - Rail • Signaling design is 85 per cent complete • Communication design is 75 per cent complete • Track Construction: • 44/44 km formation completed and handed over • 23/44 km of sleepers have been laid • 4/44km of rail has been completed

  71. Slide 71: T55 Progress - OPF

    For personal use only T55 Progress - OPF • The Christmas Creek Ore Processing Facility (OPF) is on schedule with work being undertaken in all areas of the plant. Construction work is 30 per cent complete.

  72. Slide 72: T55 Progress - OPF

    For personal use only T55 Progress - OPF Major works being undertaken are as follows: • All long lead equipment has been purchased with no delivery issue to date; • Primary Crusher concrete works are well progressed with the tunnel complete and concrete poured up to the crusher support level. Struct

  73. Slide 73: Hopper T55 Progress

    For personal use only Hopper 5 T55 Progress

  74. Slide 74: T55 Progress – Hopper

    For personal use only T55 Progress – Hopper 5 • Fabrication of the ROM bin has been completed and installation commenced • Mechanical fit out of the tunnel has commenced (apron feeder on site) • Mechanical fit out of conveyor CV004 is well advanced • The additional switchroom has been installed and

  75. Slide 75: Chichester Expansion 55Mtpa – 95Mtpa

    For personal use only Chichester Expansion 55Mtpa – 95Mtpa Bryan Pearce

  76. Slide 76: T95 Progress

    For personal use only T95 Progress • Christmas Creek current work areas: • Mine planning (5 year plan plus “life of mine”) • Hydrology • Materials handling • Process plant • Approvals road map • Risk identification This information will be integrated into the final Feasibility Study. • Christmas Cre

  77. Slide 77: Christmas Creek 60Mtpa LOM

    Christmas Creek 60Mtpa LOM For personal use only

  78. Slide 78: T95 Progress

    For personal use only T95 Progress Cloudbreak current work areas: • Work activities for the Cloudbreak wet scrubbing are well progressed with final control estimates and schedules are currently being validated.

  79. Slide 79: Cloudbreak 35Mtpa LOM

    Cloudbreak 35Mtpa LOM For personal use only

  80. Slide 80: Solomon Project 60Mtpa

    For personal use only Solomon Project 60Mtpa Eamon Hannon

  81. Slide 81: Solomon Momentum

    Solomon Momentum DFS completion December Qtr 2010, engineering and design For personal use only commenced. • Exploration success 2.8 billion tonnes and growing. 1 billion 5km tonnes in Solomon 20 Mtpa BID Stage 1; • Land Access and 40 Mtpa CID Environmental consents / approval well advanced; and • M

  82. Slide 82: Project Targets – 60Mtpa

    Project Targets – 60Mtpa • Early ore production (Firetail North and South) – June 2012 For personal use only • Project completion of Stage 1 (Firetail and Kings Production) – June 2013

  83. Slide 83: Study & Development Progress

    Study & Development Progress For personal use only • Capital budget for release with DFS in December Qtr 2010. • Ore body development continuing. Mine planning and metallurgy progressing • Design and engineering progressing. Rail well advanced, OPF flowsheets established. • Contracting and procureme

  84. Slide 84: Solomon competitive advantages

    Solomon competitive advantages For personal use only • Firetail deposit less than 1:1 strip ratio and above water table • Kings CID less than 2.5:1 in part below water table, but fresh water • Traditional low cost mining methodology • Established and well accepted product type • 50 per cent explorat

  85. Slide 85: Port 55Mtpa – 155Mtpa

    For personal use only Port 55Mtpa – 155Mtpa Peter Thomas

  86. Slide 86: Port Expansion

    For personal use only Port Expansion • Expansion to 95Mtpa (3 berths) then 155Mtpa (5 berths) • 2nd outload circuit project commenced • 3rd berth • 2nd shiploader • 2nd reclaimer • WorleyParsons team re-engaged as EPCM team • ThyssenKrupp re-activated • Detailed engineering re-activated and midway •

  87. Slide 87: Port Expansion

    For personal use only Port Expansion • 2nd and 3rd inload circuits work also underway • 2nd and 3rd train unloaders • South West Creek dredging environmental approvals progressing well • Expected approval in June Qtr 2011 • Dredging is critical path and certain early works dredging can commence in N

  88. Slide 88: Current Port infrastructure

    2 Berths For personal use only 1 Shiploader 2 Stackers 1 Reclaimer 1 Train Unloader Current Port infrastructure

  89. Slide 89: 95 Port infrastructure

    3 Berths For personal use only 2 Shiploaders 2 Stackers 2 Reclaimers 2 Train Unloaders 95 Port infrastructure

  90. Slide 90: 155 Port infrastructure

    5 Berths For personal use only 3 Shiploaders 4 Stackers 3 Reclaimers 3 Train Unloaders 155 Port infrastructure

  91. Slide 91: Port infrastructure

    Port infrastructure Capacity (mtpa) 55 95 155 For personal use only Berths 2 3 5 Shiploaders 1 2 3 Capacity (mtpa) 55 95 155 Stackers 2 2 4 Reclaimers 1 2 3 Capacity (mtpa) 55 95 155 Train Unloaders 1 2 3

  92. Slide 92: Rail Expansion

    For personal use only Rail Expansion Peter Thomas

  93. Slide 93: Rail Expansion

    For personal use only Rail Expansion • Expansion to 95Mtpa then 155Mtpa • Effective duplication of rail to 129km mark with multiple additional crossing loops beyond 129km • New train control system • Additional rolling stock • Switch to AC locos • Expanded maintenance yard • Train cycle times expect

  94. Slide 94: New Train Control System

    New Train Control System For personal use only Wayside Signal System Existing Communication Tower Interlocking Control Axle Counters + Wayside Signals Communication-Based Signalling

  95. Slide 95: The old way

    The old way For personal use only Full Capability of: 6 Routes 4 Signals 4 Shunting Signals 2 Point Machines Hundreds of meters of cabling and power

  96. Slide 96: The new way

    The new way For personal use only Communication based TCS minimizes wayside equipment

  97. Slide 97: Anketell Port

    For personal use only Anketell Port

  98. Slide 98: Two ports for three hubs

    Two ports for three hubs For personal use only Anketell Port 350+ Mtpa Staged Multi-user port • 3 Foundation Companies together with Government – Fortescue, API & MCCSJ • Major Project Status • Approvals & Land access commenced • Operational target of 2014 • First stage estimate A$4B

  99. Slide 99: Financial Snapshot

    For personal use only Financial Snapshot Stephen Pearce

  100. Slide 100: 2010 Financial Highlights

    For personal use only 2010 Financial Highlights • Strong cashflow from Operations. • Cash on hand at 30 June 2010 US$1.235Bn. • Leucadia accrued payments made in full July 2010. • Increased production/margins/cashflows in June Qtr 2010.

  101. Slide 101: FY2010 Production costs

    For personal use only FY2010 Production costs Cash costs per FY10 Q1FY10 Q2FY10 Q3FY10 Q4FY10 tonne US$/t Average Mining and processing 21.24 22.04 24.37 27.20 23.81 Rail and port 5.36 5.39 5.06 5.05 5.21 Total Direct Costs 26.20 27.43 29.43 32.25 29.02 Increase in cost pressures: Improvements to ef

  102. Slide 102: Sales Revenue and EBITDA

    For personal use only Sales Revenue EBITDA 3,500 1,600 3,000 1,400 Indicative Indicative Range 1,200 Range 2,500 Millions (USD) Millions (USD) 1,000 2,000 800 1,500 600 1,000 400 500 200 0 0 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010

  103. Slide 103: CFPS, EPS and ROE

    CFPS EPS For personal use only 0.40 40.00 0.35 30.00 Indicative Indicative 0.30 20.00 Range Range 0.25 10.00 Centrs (USD) 0.00 Cents (USD) 0.20 (10.00) 0.15 (20.00) 0.10 (30.00) 0.05 (40.00) 0.00 (50.00) -0.05 (60.00) -0.10 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010 ROE 80% 60% Indicative 40% Range 20% 0% -20% -

  104. Slide 104: BC Iron

    For personal use only BC Iron Mike Young

  105. Slide 105: Sign up to alerts online

    For personal use only Sign up to alerts online www.fmgl.com.au

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