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8th Annual Mining the Pilbara Conference
Tim Langmead, Director External Relations
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Disclaimer
Important Notice
The purpose of this presentation is to provide general information about Fortescue Metals Group Limited ("Fortescue"). It is not recommended that
any person makes any investment decision in relation to Fortescue based on this presentation.
This presentation contains certain statements which may constitute "forward-looking statements". Such statements are only predictions and are
subject to inherent risks and uncertainties which could cause actual values, results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those
expressed, implied or projected in any forward-looking statements.
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be correct. Except for statutory liability which cannot be excluded, each of Fortescue, its officers, employees and advisers expressly disclaims any
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the material contained in this presentation and excludes all liability whatsoever (including in
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presentation or any other information made available to a person nor any obligation to furnish the person with any further information.
Additional Information
This presentation should be read in conjunction with the 2013 Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2013, the half year financial report at 31
December 2013 together with any announcements made by Fortescue in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations arising under the
Corporations Act 2001.
Any references to reserve and resource estimations should be read in conjunction with Fortescue’s 2013 Annual Report which is available on the
Fortescue website. Fortescue confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the mineral resources and ore
reserves statement included in the 2013 Annual Report.
All amounts within this presentation are stated in United States Dollars consistent with the Functional Currency of Fortescue Metals Group Limited.
Tables contained within this presentation may contain immaterial rounding differences.
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Building a world class company Working with communities and pastoralists
• Founded 2003
• First ore 2008
• 155mtpa production rate
• 10,000 jobs
• $2 billion in company tax and
State royalties (FY15 forecast)
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Sustainably delivering 155mtpa
Costs
March
2014 155mtpa
Infrastructure complete
Ramped up across mines
and processing facilities
100mt shipped in CY2013
$US3.1bn debt reduction
World’s fourth largest seaborne exporter
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efficiency
focus
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Vision to be the safest, lowest cost iron ore producer
Increased production at lower cost
Ore mined (wmt) Ore processed (wmt)
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Targeting bottom quartile
Moving down the global cost curve
Source: Metalytics
Cumulative Mt (wet, as delivered)
US
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Domestic Chinese Ore
Australia
Brazil
India
South Africa
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China Iron Ore Supply CFR Costs – May 2014 (including royalties & freight)
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• > 500 employees living in the Pilbara
• $860 million spent
with Pilbara-based
companies in FY13
• $740 million flowing into the Pilbara
community in FY13
Our commitment to the Pilbara
Investing in our Communities
Unlocking the potential of WA’s North West
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• VTECs established in
South Hedland and Roebourne
• 1200 Aboriginal
employees
• $1.55 billion in contracts
awarded to Aboriginal
businesses
A hand up not a hand out
Committed to Aboriginal people
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Thermal coal capital spend per tonne of new capacity
Canary in the Coal Mine
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106
61
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2007 2012
Rest of World Australia
Source: Minerals Council of Australia, Opportunity at Risk, 2012
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Australia’s Shrinking Coal Market Share
Indonesia, 27.4
Russia, 1.6
South Africa, 4.9
Columbia, 20.8
United States, 1.6
Indonesia, 17.0
Australia, 15.7
Columbia, 2.8
South Africa, -0.6
United States, 13.7
2013-15 supply growth by country 2015-18 supply growth by country
Source: Citi Research
Australia, 29.3
Production swamped by Indonesia and U.S. producers
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How can we maintain a competitive advantage in a competitive world?
We have to earn our place in the world:
– as workers
– as companies
– as a nation
The future of the Pilbara
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Maintaining the Pilbara as the best address for iron ore project development globally
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