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Quarterly Report March 2019
South32 Limited
(Incorporated in Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth))
(ACN 093 732 597)
ASX, LSE, JSE Share Code: S32 ADR: SOUHY
ISIN: AU000000S320
Quarterly Report March 2019
- Net cash increased US$48M to US$726M despite an increase in “We achieved record year to date ore
working capital and the allocation of a further US$37M to our production at Australia Manganese and
on-market share buy-back in the quarter. increased production guidance at both our
manganese ore operations for FY19 as we respond
- Maintained FY19 Operating unit cost guidance for all to favourable market conditions.
our operations.
“At Worsley Alumina we have lowered
- Achieved record year to date ore production at Australia production guidance for FY19 as we focus on
Manganese and increased FY19 production guidance by 4% at improving calciner performance to sustainably
both our manganese operations as we continue to respond to achieve nameplate capacity.
favourable market conditions.
“We remain focussed on mitigating inflationary
- Lowered FY19 production guidance at Worsley Alumina by 4% as pressure and have maintained FY19 unit cost
we deliver initiatives to support a sustainable increase to guidance for all our operations.
nameplate capacity from FY20 and Brazil Alumina by 5% as we
improve steam generation, enabling the realisation of the “We continue to reshape our portfolio having
full benefits of the De-bottlenecking Phase One committed to the final year of our Trilogy
project. Metals option, retaining the right to earn a 50%
interest in the Upper Kobuk Mineral projects.
- Reduced FY19 production guidance at South Africa Energy Coal, The divestment of South Africa Energy Coal is
including low margin domestic production by 2Mt and export on track with binding bids expected in the
production by 0.8Mt following community protests and a slower June 2019 quarter. Once an acceptable bid is
than expected ramp-up of activity at Klipspruit after an received and evaluated, we expect to
insurable dragline outage. reclassify the operation as held for sale.
- Remain on track to achieve FY19 production guidance at “Net cash has increased by US$48M to
Illawarra Metallurgical Coal having completed longwall moves at US$726M, following the return of a further
Appin and Dendrobium following the end of the quarter and US$37M to shareholders through our on-
successfully renegotiated the remaining labour agreements. market share buy-back.”
- Maintained production guidance at Cannington, having Graham Kerr, South32 CEO
commenced temporary road haulage during the quarter to
mitigate the loss of rail following floods in North Queensland.
- Maintained production guidance at Hillside Aluminium and Mozal
Aluminium despite an increase in the frequency of load-shedding
events.
Production summary
9M 9M
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 QoQ
Alumina production (kt) 3,773 3,743 (1%) 1,232 1,383 1,201 (13%)
Aluminium production (kt) 737 737 0% 242 247 242 (2%)
Energy coal production (kt) 21,097 19,239 (9%) 7,096 6,369 6,310 (1%)
Metallurgical coal production (kt) 2,076 4,072 96% 794 1,567 990 (37%)
Manganese ore production (kwmt) 4,199 4,246 1% 1,369 1,439 1,360 (5%)
Manganese alloy production (kt) 180 161 (11%) 62 57 52 (9%)
Payable nickel production (kt) 32.5 30.5 (6%) 10.7 10.4 9.4 (10%)
Payable silver production (koz) 8,257 8,948 8% 3,082 2,882 2,881 (0%)
Payable lead production (kt) 73.0 73.1 0% 23.6 22.5 24.8 10%
Payable zinc production (kt) 28.8 37.0 28% 8.6 13.1 10.7 (18%)
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Unless otherwise noted: percentage variance relates to performance during the nine months ended March 2019 compared with the nine
months ended March 2018 (YoY) or the March 2019 quarter compared with the December 2018 quarter (QoQ); production and sales
volumes are reported on an attributable basis.
Corporate Update
- Net cash[Note 1] increased by US$48M to US$726M during the March 2019 quarter despite a rise in working capital and the
continuation of our capital management program. We returned a further US$37M to shareholders during the quarter by way of
our on-market share buy-back. To 31 March 2019 we have bought back 286M shares at an average price of A$3.13 per share.
Subsequent to the end of the quarter we returned an additional US$85M in the form of a special dividend, bringing total returns
under our approved US$1B capital management program to US$908M with the remainder of the program due for completion
by 5 September 2019. We also paid a fully franked interim dividend of US$256M on 4 April 2019.
- We received net distributions[Note 2] of US$64M (South32 share) from our manganese equity accounted investments (EAI) during
the quarter. The combination of strong operating performance and pricing has seen additional cash build in our manganese
joint venture, despite Australia Manganese paying royalties of US$124M (100% share) in respect of the prior 6 month period.
Excess cash in the joint venture is expected to be distributed to partners in the June 2019 quarter.
- Our Operating unit costs are tracking to plan at all operations on the basis of previously disclosed exchange
rate and commodity price assumptions[Note 3] , albeit the cost profile of our aluminium smelters continues to be influenced by
still elevated raw material prices.
- We remain on track to transform the ownership of South Africa Energy Coal with binding bids expected in the June 2019
quarter. Once acceptable bids are received and evaluated, we expect to reclassify the operation as an asset held for sale on
the balance sheet and a discontinued operation in the income statement.
- The primary corporate tax rates applicable to the Group include: Australia 30%, South Africa 28%, Colombia 33%[Note 4] ,
Mozambique 0%[Note 4] and Brazil 34%. The disproportionate effect of intragroup agreements and other permanent differences can
impact the Effective Tax Rate (ETR) of the Group when margins are compressed, or losses are incurred in specific
jurisdictions. In the December 2018 half year our ETR was 37.3% and we now expect the FY19 ETR to remain elevated given
continued compressed margins at our aluminium smelters, as profits have moved upstream to our refineries which are located in
higher tax rate jurisdictions.
Production guidance 9M
FY18 YTD19 FY19e Comments
(South32 share)
Worsley Alumina
Guidance reduced by 4% as we prioritise initiatives to
Alumina production (kt) 3,764 2,799 [Down]3,795 support a sustainable increase in production to nameplate
capacity ahead of future de-bottlenecking
Brazil Alumina
Guidance reduced by 5% with package boilers introduced to
Alumina production (kt) 1,304 944 [Down]1,285 improve the reliability of steam generation ahead of
realising the full benefits of the De-bottlenecking Phase
Hillside Aluminium One project
Aluminium production (kt) 712 536 720
Mozal Aluminium
Aluminium production (kt) 271 201 269
South Africa Energy Coal[Note 5]
Energy coal production (kt) 27,271 18,269 [Down]26,200 Lower margin domestic guidance reduced by 11% following
community protests and a delay in the implementation of a
Domestic coal production (kt) 15,154 11,595 [Down]15,500 new shift pattern at Khutala
Export guidance reduced by 7% due to the slower than
expected ramp-up of activity at Klipspruit after an
Export coal production (kt) 12,117 6,674 [Down]10,700 insurable dragline outage
Illawarra Metallurgical Coal
Total coal production (kt) 4,244 5,042 6,500
Metallurgical coal production (kt) 3,165 4,072 5,200
Energy coal production (kt) 1,079 970 1,300
Australia Manganese
Manganese ore production
3,396 2,631 [Up]3,500 Guidance increased by 4% (subject to market demand)
(kwmt)
South Africa Manganese
Manganese ore production[Note 6]
2,145 1,615 [Up]2,130 Guidance increased by 4% (subject to market demand)
(kwmt)
Cerro Matoso
Payable nickel production (kt) 43.8 30.5 40.5
Cannington
Payable zinc equivalent 187.2 140.1 188.1
production[Note 7] (kt)
Payable silver production (koz) 12,491 8,948 11,750
Payable lead production (kt) 104.4 73.1 98.0 2
Payable zinc production (kt) 41.3 37.0 51.0
The denotation (e) refers to an estimate or forecast year.
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Development and Exploration Update
- We invested US$25M in our early stage greenfield exploration projects during the nine months ended
March 2019. This included US$10M to maintain our option with Trilogy Metals Inc. (TSX:TMQ) for the third and final year,
retaining our right to earn a 50% interest in the Upper Kobuk Mineral projects in Alaska by committing approximately US$150M
to a 50:50 joint venture by 31 January 2020. Our guidance for FY19 greenfield exploration remains unchanged at US$41M.
- We directed US$29M towards exploration programs at our existing operations in the nine months ended March 2019
(US$18M capitalised). This included US$2M for our EAI (US$1M capitalised) and US$12M at the Hermosa project
(all capitalised) to further increase our knowledge of this high grade resource. We remain on track to declare a Mineral
Resource[Note 8] for Hermosa in accordance with the JORC Code during the June 2019 quarter.
- We commenced a drilling program at the Eagle Downs Metallurgical Coal project to further support the completion of the
feasibility study ahead of a final investment decision scheduled for the December 2020 half year.
Worsley Alumina
(86% share)
9M 9M 3Q19 3Q19
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 vs vs
3Q18 2Q19
Alumina production (kt) 2,783 2,799 1% 918 1,052 893 (3%) (15%)
Alumina sales (kt) 2,796 2,821 1% 910 1,035 936 3% (10%)
Worsley Alumina saleable production increased by 1% (or 16kt) to 2.8Mt in the nine months ended March 2019, as further calciner
maintenance was undertaken and the refinery retained a substantial hydrate inventory position. We have commenced several
initiatives that are expected to improve calciner availability and support a sustainable increase in production to nameplate capacity
of 4.6Mtpa (100% basis) from FY20. Given this focus, we now expect FY19 production of 3,795kt (versus prior guidance of 3,965kt).
Brazil Alumina
(36% share)
9M 9M 3Q19 3Q19
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 vs vs
3Q18 2Q19
Alumina production (kt) 990 944 (5%) 314 331 308 (2%) (7%)
Alumina sales (kt) 963 866 (10%) 314 317 247 (21%) (22%)
Brazil Alumina saleable production decreased by 5% (or 46kt) to 944kt in the nine months ended March 2019 as boiler
performance and power outages impacted production and our ability to realize the full benefits of the De-bottlenecking Phase One project.
We now expect FY19 production of 1,285kt (versus prior guidance of 1,355kt) with the addition of package boilers in the
the June 2019 quarter to improve the reliability of steam generation. Production guidance of 1,370kt for FY20 remains unchanged.
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Hillside Aluminium
(100%)
9M 9M 3Q19 3Q19
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 vs vs
3Q18 2Q19
Aluminium production (kt) 533 536 1% 175 180 176 1% (2%)
Aluminium sales (kt) 528 516 (2%) 184 182 156 (15%) (14%)
Hillside Aluminium saleable production increased by 1% (or 3kt) to 536kt in the nine months ended March 2019 as the smelter
continued to test its maximum technical capacity, despite an increase in the frequency of load-shedding events. FY19 production
guidance remains unchanged at 720kt, but remains subject to load-shedding. Sales declined by 14% in the March 2019 quarter
reflecting the timing of shipments.
Notwithstanding the smelter’s continued strong operating performance, its cost profile continues to be influenced by still elevated
raw material prices, including alumina sourced from Worsley Alumina. In order to ensure the smelter’s ongoing sustainability and to
improve its competitiveness, we commenced a consultation process with our employees[Note 9] during the March 2019 quarter regarding
a proposed restructure of the business. We expect this process to conclude in the June 2019 quarter.
Mozal Aluminium
(47.1% share)
9M 9M 3Q19 3Q19
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 vs vs
3Q18 2Q19
Aluminium production (kt) 204 201 (1%) 67 67 66 (1%) (1%)
Aluminium sales (kt) 198 198 0% 51 70 69 35% (1%)
Mozal Aluminium saleable production decreased by 1% (or 3kt) to 201kt in the nine months ended March 2019 as the smelter’s
operating performance was impacted by an increase in the frequency of load-shedding events. FY19 production guidance remains
unchanged at 269kt, but remains subject to load-shedding.
Notwithstanding the smelter’s continued strong operating performance, its cost profile continues to be influenced by still elevated
raw material prices, including alumina sourced from Worsley Alumina. Damage caused by Cyclone Idai to in-country power
distribution lines during the March 2019 quarter is also expected to result in higher power costs for the smelter during the June
2019 half year.
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South Africa Energy Coal
(100%)
9M 9M 3Q19 3Q19
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 vs vs
3Q18 2Q19
Energy coal production (kt) 20,164 18,269 (9%) 6,741 6,001 6,098 (10%) 2%
Domestic sales (kt) 11,169 11,699 5% 3,835 3,646 3,950 3% 8%
Export sales (kt) 9,337 6,753 (28%) 3,472 2,283 2,547 (27%) 12%
South Africa Energy Coal saleable production decreased by 9% (or 1,895kt) to 18.3Mt in the nine months ended March 2019, albeit
production improved during the March 2019 quarter as domestic sales volumes benefitted from a contract to sell lower quality
stockpiled product.
Notwithstanding the improved performance, disruptions caused by community protests, a delay in the implementation of a new shift
pattern at Khutala and the slower than expected ramp-up of activity following the Klipspruit dragline’s return to service resulted in
lower than planned volumes in the March 2019 quarter. The dragline incident at Klipspruit has been confirmed as an insurable
event and the volume and cost impact will be subject to an insurance claim. We now expect FY19 export production of 10.7Mt
(versus prior guidance of 11.5Mt) and a larger decline in lower margin domestic production to 15.5Mt (versus prior guidance of 17.5Mt).
We remain on track to transform the ownership of South Africa Energy Coal with binding bids expected in the June 2019 quarter.
Once acceptable bids are received and evaluated, we expect to reclassify South Africa Energy Coal as an asset held for sale on
the balance sheet and a discontinued operation in the income statement.
Illawarra Metallurgical Coal
(100%)
9M 9M 3Q19 3Q19
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 vs vs
3Q18 2Q19
Total coal production (kt) 3,009 5,042 68% 1,149 1,935 1,202 5% (38%)
Total coal sales (kt) 2,751 4,790 74% 1,091 1,755 1,531 40% (13%)
Metallurgical coal production (kt) 2,076 4,072 96% 794 1,567 990 25% (37%)
Metallurgical coal sales (kt) 1,817 3,783 108% 760 1,349 1,256 65% (7%)
Energy coal production (kt) 933 970 4% 355 368 212 (40%) (42%)
Energy coal sales (kt) 934 1,007 8% 331 406 275 (17%) (32%)
Illawarra Metallurgical Coal saleable production increased by 68% (or 2,033kt) to 5.0Mt in the nine months ended March 2019 as
the Dendrobium and Appin longwalls performed strongly. We also successfully renegotiated a new Appin Trades and Operators
and West Cliff Coal Preparation Plant Enterprise Agreement during the March 2019 quarter, thereby concluding the renegotiation of
all major labour agreements at the operation.
FY19 production guidance remains unchanged at 6.5Mt as we commence the extraction of new panels at both Appin and
Dendrobium in the June 2019 quarter, following the successful completion of two longwall moves. Our focus remains on achieving
a substantial uplift in development rates at Appin in order to sustain the operation of two longwalls in parallel from H2 FY20.
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Australia Manganese
(60% share)
9M 9M 3Q19 3Q19
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 vs vs
3Q18 2Q19
Manganese ore production (kwmt) 2,531 2,631 4% 830 879 820 (1%) (7%)
Manganese ore sales (kwmt) 2,415 2,522 4% 803 856 782 (3%) (9%)
Manganese alloy production (kt) 123 114 (7%) 41 35 38 (7%) 9%
Manganese alloy sales (kt) 115 105 (9%) 37 47 29 (22%) (38%)
Australia Manganese achieved record ore performance in the nine months ended March 2019, increasing saleable ore production
by 4% (or 100kwmt) to 2,631kwmt. The primary circuit continued to achieve high utilisation rates despite the impact of the wet
season, while the Premium Concentrate Ore (PC02) circuit operated at approximately 120% of its design capacity, contributing
10% of total production as we continued to take advantage of strong market conditions. Notwithstanding the potential impact from
the wet season across the remainder of the financial year, we now expect FY19 production of 3,500kwmt (versus prior guidance of
3,350kwmt).
Manganese alloy saleable production decreased by 7% (or 9kt) to 114kt in the nine months ended March 2019.
South Africa Manganese
(60% share)
9M 9M 3Q19 3Q19
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 vs vs
3Q18 2Q19
Manganese ore production (kwmt) 1,668 1,615 (3%) 539 560 540 0% (4%)
Manganese ore sales (kwmt) 1,543 1,540 (0%) 476 523 530 11% 1%
Manganese alloy production (kt) 57 47 (18%) 21 22 14 (33%) (36%)
Manganese alloy sales (kt) 49 51 4% 21 19 16 (24%) (16%)
South Africa Manganese saleable ore production decreased by 3% (or 53kwmt) to 1,615kwmt in the nine months ended March
2019 as an increase in higher quality premium material was more than offset by a decline in fine grained secondary material. While
we will continue to monitor market conditions, we now expect FY19 production of 2,130kwmt (versus prior guidance of 2,050kwmt)
as we optimise our use of higher cost trucking in response to currently strong demand.
Manganese alloy saleable production decreased by 18% (or 10kt) to 47kt in the nine months ended March 2019.
Cerro Matoso
(99.9% share)
9M 9M 3Q19 3Q19
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 vs vs
3Q18 2Q19
Payable nickel production (kt) 32.5 30.5 (6%) 10.7 10.4 9.4 (12%) (10%)
Payable nickel sales (kt) 32.1 30.4 (5%) 10.8 10.4 9.1 (15%) (13%)
Cerro Matoso payable nickel production decreased by 6% (or 2.0kt) to 30.5kt in the nine months ended March 2019 as a planned
increase in the contribution of lower grade stockpiled ore feed was realised. FY19 production guidance remains unchanged at
40.5kt following the completion of a planned furnace outage during the March 2019 quarter.
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Cannington
(100% share)
3Q19 3Q19
South32 share 9M 9M YoY 3Q18 2Q19 3Q19 vs vs
YTD18 YTD19 3Q18 2Q19
Payable zinc equivalent production (kt) 128.3 140.1 9% 42.9 45.5 44.9 5% (1%)
Payable silver production (koz) 8,257 8,948 8% 3,082 2,882 2,881 (7%) (0%)
Payable silver sales (koz) 8,443 8,160 (3%) 3,014 3,283 1,820 (40%) (45%)
Payable lead production (kt) 73.0 73.1 0% 23.6 22.5 24.8 5% 10%
Payable lead sales (kt) 72.1 59.8 (17%) 23.5 24.6 12.7 (46%) (48%)
Payable zinc production (kt) 28.8 37.0 28% 8.6 13.1 10.7 24% (18%)
Payable zinc sales (kt) 32.0 31.9 (0%) 6.3 15.9 7.2 14% (55%)
Cannington payable zinc equivalent production increased by 9% (or 11.8kt) to 140.1kt in the nine months ended March 2019 as
silver and zinc grades improved in accordance with our expectations and mill throughput continued to track to plan. Lower payable
silver, lead and zinc sales in the March 2019 quarter reflect timing differences following significant floods in North Queensland that
caused an extended outage of a third-party rail line connecting Cannington to the Townsville Port. FY19 zinc equivalent[Note 7]
production guidance remains unchanged at 188.1kt (silver 11,750koz, lead 98.0kt and zinc 51.0kt) with the disruption to rail
successfully mitigated by temporary road haulage, at minimal incremental cost.
Notes:
1. Net Cash number is unaudited and should not be considered as an indication of or alternative to an IFRS measure of profitability,
financial performance or liquidity.
2. Net distributions from equity accounted investments includes net debt movements and dividends, which are unaudited and should
not be considered as an indication of or alternative to an IFRS measure of profitability, financial performance or liquidity.
3. FY19 Operating unit cost guidance includes royalties (where appropriate) and the influence of exchange rates, and includes
various assumptions for FY19, including: an alumina price of US$443/t; an average blended coal price of US$173/t for Illawarra
Metallurgical Coal; a manganese ore price of US$6.58/dmtu for 44% manganese product; a nickel price of US$5.47/lb; a thermal
coal price of US$92/t (API4) for South Africa Energy Coal; a silver price of US$15.06/troy oz; a lead price of US$2,023/t
(gross of treatment and refining charges); a zinc price of US$2,587/t (gross of treatment and refining charges); an AUD:USD
exchange rate of 0.72; a USD:ZAR exchange rate of 14.02; a USD:COP exchange rate of 3,096; and a reference price for caustic
soda; all of which reflected forward markets as at January 2019 or our internal expectations.
4. The Colombian corporate tax rate was 40% during CY17, 37% during CY18 and is 33% in CY19. The corporate tax rate will decrease
on an annual basis by a percent each year, stabilising at 30% from 1 January 2022. The Mozambique operations are subject to a
royalty on revenues instead of income tax.
5. 8% of South Africa Energy Coal is owned by a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) consortium. The interests owned
by the B-BBEE consortium were acquired using vendor finance, with the loans repayable to South32 via distributions attributable
to these parties, pro rata to their share in South Africa Energy Coal. Until these loans are repaid, South32’s interest in
South Africa Energy Coal is accounted at 100%.
6. Consistent with the presentation of South32’s segment information, South Africa Manganese ore and sales have been reported at
60%.
The Group’s financial statements will continue to reflect a 54.6% interest in South Africa Manganese ore.
7. Payable Zinc Equivalent (kt) is calculated by aggregating Revenue from payable silver, lead and zinc, and dividing the total
Revenue by the price of zinc. FY18 realised prices for zinc (US$3,185/t), lead (US$2,463/t) and silver (US$16.6/oz) have been
used for FY18 and FY19e.
8. The information in this release that relates to estimates of Mineral Resources for the Hermosa project are foreign estimates
under ASX Listing Rules and reference should be made to the clarifying statement on Mineral Resources in the market announcement
‘South32 to acquire Arizona Mining in agreed all cash offer’ dated18 June 2018, in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 5.12.
South32 is not in possession of any new information or data relating to the foreign estimate that materially impacts on the
reliability of the estimates. South32 confirms that the information contained in the clarifying statement in the 18 June 2018
market announcement continues to apply and has not materially changed. The estimates of Mineral Resources are not reported
in accordance with the JORC Code. Competent Persons have not done sufficient work to classify the foreign estimates as Mineral
Resources in accordance with JORC Code. It is uncertain that following evaluation and further exploration that the foreign
estimates will be able to be reported as Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves in accordance with the JORC Code.
9. On 18 February 2019 South32 informed employees at its Hillside Aluminium smelter in Richards Bay, South Africa, that it intends
to commence consultation with them in accordance with Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act. The consultation is related to a
proposed restructure of the business.
10. The following abbreviations have been used throughout this report: US$ million (US$M); US$ billion (US$B); grams per tonne
(g/t); tonnes (t); thousand tonnes (kt); thousand tonnes per annum (ktpa); million tonnes (Mt); million tonnes per annum
(Mtpa); ounces (oz); thousand ounces (koz); million ounces (Moz); thousand wet metric tonnes (kwmt); million wet metric
tonnes (Mwmt); million wet metric tonnes per annum (Mwmt pa); thousand dry metric tonnes (kdmt).
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Operating Performance
9M 9M
South32 share YTD18 YTD19 3Q18 4Q18 1Q19 2Q19 3Q19
Worsley Alumina (86% share)
Alumina hydrate production (kt) 2,885 2,868 938 911 959 988 921
Alumina production (kt) 2,783 2,799 918 981 854 1,052 893
Alumina sales (kt) 2,796 2,821 910 967 850 1,035 936
Brazil Alumina (36% share)
Alumina production (kt) 990 944 314 314 305 331 308
Alumina sales (kt) 963 866 314 378 302 317 247
Hillside Aluminium (100%)
Aluminium production (kt) 533 536 175 179 180 180 176
Aluminium sales (kt) 528 516 184 183 178 182 156
Mozal Aluminium (47.1% share)
Aluminium production (kt) 204 201 67 67 68 67 66
Aluminium sales (kt) 198 198 51 76 59 70 69
South Africa Energy Coal (100%)
Energy coal production (kt) 20,164 18,269 6,741 7,107 6,170 6,001 6,098
Domestic sales (kt) 11,169 11,699 3,835 4,227 4,103 3,646 3,950
Export sales (kt) 9,337 6,753 3,472 3,181 1,923 2,283 2,547
Illawarra Metallurgical Coal (100%)
Total coal production (kt) 3,009 5,042 1,149 1,235 1,905 1,935 1,202
Total coal sales (kt) 2,751 4,790 1,091 1,365 1,504 1,755 1,531
Metallurgical coal production (kt) 2,076 4,072 794 1,089 1,515 1,567 990
Metallurgical coal sales (kt) 1,817 3,783 760 1,120 1,178 1,349 1,256
Energy coal production (kt) 933 970 355 146 390 368 212
Energy coal sales (kt) 934 1,007 331 245 326 406 275
Australia Manganese (60% share)
Manganese ore production (kwmt) 2,531 2,631 830 865 932 879 820
Manganese ore sales (kwmt) 2,415 2,522 803 875 884 856 782
Ore grade sold (%, Mn) 45.7 45.9 45.0 45.7 46.1 45.8 45.8
Manganese alloy production (kt) 123 114 41 42 41 35 38
Manganese alloy sales (kt) 115 105 37 55 29 47 29
South Africa Manganese (60% share)
Manganese ore production (kwmt) 1,668 1,615 539 477 515 560 540
Manganese ore sales (kwmt) 1,543 1,540 476 539 487 523 530
Ore grade sold (%, Mn) 40.2 40.1 40.1 39.1 40.0 40.5 39.7
Manganese alloy production (kt) 57 47 21 22 11 22 14
Manganese alloy sales (kt) 49 51 21 18 16 19 16
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South32 share 9M 9M 3Q18 4Q18 1Q19 2Q19 3Q19
YTD18 YTD19
Cerro Matoso (99.9% share)
Ore mined (kwmt) 2,918 1,854 831 823 613 596 645
Ore processed (kdmt) 2,012 2,035 672 710 712 689 634
Ore grade processed (%, Ni) 1.81 1.67 1.76 1.73 1.68 1.69 1.63
Payable nickel production (kt) 32.5 30.5 10.7 11.3 10.7 10.4 9.4
Payable nickel sales (kt) 32.1 30.4 10.8 11.2 10.9 10.4 9.1
Cannington (100%)
Ore mined (kwmt) 1,780 1,954 571 683 623 683 648
Ore processed (kdmt) 1,712 1,791 544 643 638 606 547
Silver ore grade processed (g/t, Ag) 178 188 207 237 184 181 202
Lead ore grade processed (%, Pb) 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.8 4.9 4.7 5.6
Zinc ore grade processed (%, Zn) 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0
Payable Zinc equivalent production (kt) 128.3 140.1 42.9 58.9 49.7 45.5 44.9
Payable silver production (koz) 8,257 8,948 3,082 4,234 3,185 2,882 2,881
Payable silver sales (koz) 8,443 8,160 3,014 3,542 3,057 3,283 1,820
Payable lead production (kt) 73.0 73.1 23.6 31.4 25.8 22.5 24.8
Payable lead sales (kt) 72.1 59.8 23.5 25.8 22.5 24.6 12.7
Payable zinc production (kt) 28.8 37.0 8.6 12.5 13.2 13.1 10.7
Payable zinc sales (kt) 32.0 31.9 6.3 13.0 8.8 15.9 7.2
Forward-looking statements
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