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25 April 2023
Anglo American plc
Production Report for the first quarter ended 31 March 2023
Duncan Wanblad, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: "Our production in
the first quarter increased by 9% compared to the same period in 2022, driven
by the ramp-up of copper production from our new Quellaveco mine in Peru((1)).
Performance also benefited from the ongoing improvement at our Steelmaking
Coal longwall operations, as well as at Kumba and Minas-Rio, our iron ore
businesses. These were offset by planned lower copper grades in Chile, lower
PGMs production and the transition of De Beers' Venetia mine from open pit to
the new underground section, which results in temporary lower production until
the underground operation fully ramps up.
"This improved performance reflects our focus on safe and stable operational
momentum through the seasonally slower first quarter of the year which also
coincides with the wet season in much of the southern hemisphere.
"We continue to make progress towards our suite of sustainability ambitions
and organic growth options in future-enabling products and we welcome the
recent approval of the environmental permit application for our Los Bronces
Integrated Project, which sets up the next phase of development for one of the
world's largest copper mines."
Q1 2023 highlights
• Copper production increased by 28%, reflecting the ramp-up of production
from our new Quellaveco copper mine in Peru, while production from our
operations in Chile decreased by 15%, primarily due to planned lower grades at
both Los Bronces and Collahuasi.
• Steelmaking coal production increased by 59%, primarily due to all three
underground longwall operations running during the quarter.
• Iron ore production increased by 15%, driven by improved operational
performance at both Kumba and Minas-Rio, as well as improved rain readiness
plans.
• Nickel production increased by 4%, reflecting improved operational
performance.
• Rough diamond production was flat, as planned higher grade ore and strong
operational performance across most of the assets was offset by the planned
completion of Venetia's open pit in December 2022, as it transitions to
underground operations during 2023.
• Metal in concentrate production from our Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)
operations decreased by 6% due to the impact of unplanned plant maintenance
and lower grades at Mogalakwena, as well as planned infrastructure closures at
Amandelbult in Q4 2022.
• Partnering with H2 Green Steel, the Swedish hydrogen and steel producer,
to study and trial the use of premium quality iron ore products from Kumba and
Minas-Rio as feedstock for H2 Green Steel's direct reduced iron production
process.
• 2023 production and unit cost guidance is unchanged across all business
units.
Production Q1 2023 Q1 2022 % vs. Q1 2022
Diamonds (Mct)((2)) 8.9 8.9 0%
Copper (kt)((3)) 178 140 28%
Nickel (kt)((4)) 9.7 9.3 4%
Platinum group metals (koz)((5)) 901 956 (6)%
Iron ore (Mt)((6)) 15.1 13.2 15%
Steelmaking coal (Mt) 3.5 2.2 59%
Manganese ore (kt) 841 804 5%
(1) Total production across Anglo American's products is calculated on a
copper equivalent basis, including the equity share of De Beers' production
and using long-term consensus parameters.
(2) De Beers Group production is on a 100% basis, except for the Gahcho Kué
joint operation which is on an attributable 51% basis.
(3) Contained metal basis. Reflects copper production from the Copper
operations in Chile and Peru only (excludes copper production from the
Platinum Group Metals business unit).
(4) Reflects nickel production from the Nickel operations in Brazil only
(excludes 3.3 kt of Q1 2023 nickel production from the Platinum Group Metals
business unit).
(5) Produced ounces of metal in concentrate. 5E+Au (platinum, palladium,
rhodium, ruthenium and iridium plus gold). Reflects own mine production and
purchase of concentrate.
(6) Wet basis.
Production and unit cost guidance summary
2023 production guidance 2023 unit cost guidance((1))
Diamonds((2)) 30-33 Mct c.$80/ct
Copper((3)) 840-930 kt c.156 c/lb
Nickel((4)) 38-40 kt c.515 c/lb
Platinum Group Metals((5)) 3.6-4.0 Moz c.$1,025/oz
Iron Ore((6)) 57-61 Mt c.$39/t
Steelmaking Coal((7)) 16-19 Mt c.$105/t
(1) Unit costs exclude royalties, depreciation and include direct support
costs only. FX rates used for 2023 costs: ~17 ZAR:USD, ~1.5 AUD:USD, ~5.3
BRL:USD, ~900 CLP:USD, ~3.8 PEN:USD.
(2) Production on a 100% basis, except for the Gahcho Kué joint operation,
which is on an attributable 51% basis, subject to trading conditions. Venetia
continues to transition to underground operations - first production is
expected in 2023. Unit cost is based on De Beers' share of production and is
impacted by the Venetia transition to underground during 2023.
(3) Copper business unit only. On a contained-metal basis. Total copper
production is the sum of Chile and Peru: Chile: 530-580 kt and Peru: 310-350
kt. Production in Chile is subject to water availability, and in Peru is
subject to completion of ramp-up, expected around mid-2023. Unit cost total is
a weighted average based on the mid-point of production guidance. Chile: c.190
c/lb and Peru: c.100 c/lb.
(4) Nickel operations in Brazil only. The Group also produces approximately 20
kt of nickel on an annual basis as a co-product from the PGM operations.
(5) 5E + gold produced metal in concentrate ounces. Includes own mined
production (~65%) and purchased concentrate volumes (~35%). The split of
metals differs for own mined and purchased concentrate, refer to FY2022
results presentation slide 42 for indicative split of own mined volumes. 2023
metal in concentrate production is expected to be 1.6-1.8 Moz of platinum,
1.2-1.3 Moz of palladium and 0.8-0.9 Moz of other PGMs and gold. 5E + gold
refined production is expected to be 3.6-4.0 Moz, subject to the impact of
Eskom load-curtailment. Unit cost is per own mined 5E + gold PGMs metal in
concentrate ounce.
(6) Wet basis. Total iron ore is the sum of operations at Kumba in South
Africa and Minas-Rio in Brazil. Kumba: 35-37 Mt and Minas-Rio: 22-24 Mt. Kumba
production is subject to the third party rail and port performance. Unit cost
total is a weighted average based on the mid-point of production guidance.
Kumba: c.$44/t and Minas-Rio: c.$32/t .
(7) Production excludes thermal coal by-product from Australia. FOB unit cost
comprises managed operations and excludes royalties and study costs.
Realised prices
Q1 2023 Q1 2022 Q1 2023 vs. FY 2022
Q1 2022
Copper (USc/lb)((1)) 447 462 (3) % 385
Copper Chile (USc/lb)((2)) 455 462 (2) % 386
Copper Peru (USc/lb) 433 n/a n/a 379
Nickel (US$/lb) 10.16 10.85 (6) % 10.26
Platinum Group Metals
Platinum (US$/oz)((3)) 984 998 (1) % 962
Palladium (US$/oz)((3)) 1,690 2,097 (19) % 2,076
Rhodium (US$/oz)((3)) 11,671 17,161 (32) % 15,600
Basket price (US$/PGM oz)((4)) 2,131 2,685 (21) % 2,551
Iron Ore - FOB prices((5)) 122 168 (27) % 111
Kumba Export (US$/wmt)((6)) 121 169 (28) % 113
Minas-Rio (US$/wmt)((7)) 125 166 (25) % 108
Steelmaking Coal - HCC (US$/t)((8)) 301 373 (19) % 310
Steelmaking Coal - PCI (US$/t)((8)) 278 266 5 % 271
(1) Average realised total copper price is a weighted average of the Copper
Chile and Copper Peru realised prices.
(2) Realised price for Copper Chile excludes third party sales volumes.
(3) Realised price excludes trading.
(4) Price for a basket of goods per PGM oz. The dollar basket price is the net
sales revenue from all metals (PGMs, base metals and other metals), excluding
trading, per 5E + gold sold ounces (own mined and purchased concentrate).
(5) Average realised total iron ore price is a weighted average of the Kumba
and Minas-Rio realised prices.
(6) Average realised export basket price (FOB Saldanha) (wet basis as product
is shipped with ~1.6% moisture). The realised prices differ to Kumba's
standalone results due to sales to other Group companies. Average realised
export basket price (FOB Saldanha) on a dry basis is $123/t (Q1 2022: $172/t),
higher than the dry 62% Fe benchmark price of $112/t (FOB South Africa,
adjusted for freight).
(7) Average realised export basket price (FOB Açu) (wet basis as product is
shipped with ~9% moisture).
(8) Weighted average coal sales price achieved at managed operations.
Australian thermal coal by-product in Q1 2023, a 16% decrease to US$194/t (Q1
2022 US$230/t). FY 2022 was $310/t.
De Beers
De Beers((1)) (000 carats) Q1 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q4 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022
Botswana 6,899 6,184 12 % 5,790 19 %
Namibia 619 451 37 % 590 5 %
South Africa 739 1,696 (56) % 948 (22) %
Canada 673 604 11 % 827 (19) %
Total carats recovered 8,930 8,935 0 % 8,155 10 %
Rough diamond production was flat at 8.9 million carats, as the planned
treatment of higher grade ore and strong operational performance across most
of the assets was offset by the planned end of operations in Venetia's open
pit in December 2022 as the mine transitions to underground operations during
2023.
In Botswana, production increased by 12% to 6.9 million carats, primarily
driven by the planned treatment of higher grade ore and continued strong plant
performance at Orapa.
Namibia production increased by 37% to 0.6 million carats, primarily driven by
the contribution from the Benguela Gem vessel, which commenced production in
March 2022.
South Africa production decreased by 56% to 0.7 million carats, due to the
planned completion of the Venetia open pit in December 2022. Venetia continues
to process lower grade surface stockpiles, which will result in temporary
lower production levels as it transitions to underground operations.
Production in Canada increased by 11% to 0.7 million carats, despite unplanned
maintenance challenges.
Sales were in line with expectations given that Sightholders have taken a more
cautious approach in planning their 2023 allocation schedule in light of the
current uncertain macroeconomic outlook, with a greater weighting of goods
expected to be purchased as the year progresses. Rough diamond sales totalled
9.7 million carats (8.9 million carats on a consolidated basis)((2)) from
three Sights, compared with 7.9 million carats (7.0 million carats on a
consolidated basis)((2)) from two Sights in Q1 2022, and 7.3 million carats
(6.6 million carats on a consolidated basis)((2)) from two Sights in Q4 2022.
2023 Guidance
Production guidance((1)) for 2023 is unchanged at 30-33 million carats (100%
basis), subject to trading conditions.
Unit cost guidance for 2023 is unchanged at c.$80/ct((3)).
(1) De Beers Group production is on a 100% basis, except for the Gahcho Kué
joint operation which is on an attributable 51% basis.
(2) Consolidated sales volumes exclude De Beers Group's JV partners' 50%
proportionate share of sales to entities outside De Beers Group from the
Diamond Trading Company Botswana and the Namibia Diamond Trading Company,
which are included in total sales volume (100% basis).
(3) FX assumption of ~17 ZAR:USD.
De Beers((1)) Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022 2022 2022
Carats recovered (000 carats)
100% basis (unless stated)
Jwaneng 3,782 3,126 3,567 3,120 3,632 4 % 21 %
Orapa((2)) 3,117 2,664 3,080 2,401 2,552 22 % 17 %
Total Botswana 6,899 5,790 6,647 5,521 6,184 12 % 19 %
Debmarine Namibia 498 439 423 488 375 33 % 13 %
Namdeb (land operations) 121 151 108 77 76 59 % (20) %
Total Namibia 619 590 531 565 451 37 % 5 %
Venetia 739 948 1,651 1,220 1,696 (56) % (22) %
Total South Africa 739 948 1,651 1,220 1,696 (56) % (22) %
Gahcho Kué (51% basis) 673 827 741 643 604 11 % (19) %
Total Canada 673 827 741 643 604 11 % (19) %
Total carats recovered 8,930 8,155 9,570 7,949 8,935 0 % 10 %
Sales volumes
Total sales volume (100%) (Mct)((3)) 9.7 7.3 9.1 9.4 7.9 23 % 33 %
Consolidated sales volume (Mct)((3)) 8.9 6.6 8.5 8.3 7.0 27 % 35 %
Number of Sights (sales cycles) 3 2 3 3 2
(1) De Beers Group production is on a 100% basis, except for the Gahcho Kué
joint operation which is on an attributable 51% basis.
(2) Orapa constitutes the Orapa Regime which includes Orapa, Letlhakane and
Damtshaa.
(3) Consolidated sales volumes exclude De Beers Group's JV partners' 50%
proportionate share of sales to entities outside De Beers Group from the
Diamond Trading Company Botswana and the Namibia Diamond Trading Company,
which are included in total sales volume (100% basis).
Copper
Copper((1)) (tonnes) Q1 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q4 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022
Copper 178,100 139,500 28 % 244,300 (27) %
Copper Chile 118,600 139,500 (15) % 162,300 (27) %
Copper Peru 59,500 n/a n/a 82,000 (27) %
(1) Copper production shown on a contained metal basis. Reflects copper
production from the Copper operations in Chile and Peru only (excludes copper
production from the Platinum Group Metals business unit).
Copper production increased by 28% to 178,100 tonnes, due to the ramp-up of
production from our new Quellaveco mine in Peru, while Chile's production
decreased by 15%.
Chile - Copper production decreased by 15% to 118,600 tonnes, due to planned
lower grades at both Los Bronces and Collahuasi.
Production from Los Bronces decreased by 19% to 52,700 tonnes, due to planned
lower grades (0.52% vs. 0.62%), plant maintenance and expected higher ore
hardness, partially offset by higher copper recovery (84% vs 80%).
At Collahuasi, attributable production decreased by 13% to 57,100 tonnes, due
to planned lower grades (1.05% vs 1.18%).
Production from El Soldado increased by 5% to 8,800 tonnes, driven by planned
higher grades (0.72% vs 0.57%), reflecting production from a new phase of the
mine.
Chile´s central zone continues to face severe drought conditions and these
conditions place pressure on water availability. In the short term, various
management initiatives to improve water efficiency and secure alternative
sources of water continue to partly mitigate the impact on production. From
2025, more than 45% of Los Bronces' needs will be met through a desalinated
water supply.
Despite the fire at the third party Ventanas port, Los Bronces' sales of
copper concentrate were in line with production, as alternative export routes
were successfully secured. Sales will remain dependent on alternative port
availability and any potential impact is expected to be recovered by the end
of the year.
The average realised price of 455c/lb, includes 125,100 tonnes of copper
provisionally priced on 31 March at an average of 408c/lb.
Peru - Quellaveco produced 59,500 tonnes, reflecting an expected slow-down in
its ramp-up profile for planned plant maintenance, following the successful
testing of the plant to confirm completion of construction, as well as a
managed reduction in throughput as the tailings dam goes through a particular
phase of its construction and as the country experienced some socio-political
tension during the period. Quellaveco is expected to ramp-up fully around
mid-2023.
In addition, the molybdenum plant successfully reached first production on 3
April and is currently in its ramp-up phase.
The average realised price of 433c/lb, includes 135,000 tonnes of copper
provisionally priced on 31 March at an average of 406c/lb.
2023 Guidance
Production guidance for 2023 is unchanged at 840,000-930,000 tonnes (Chile
530,000-580,000 tonnes; Peru 310,000-350,000 tonnes). Production in Chile is
subject to water availability and in Peru is subject to completion of ramp-up,
expected around mid-2023.
Unit cost guidance for 2023 is unchanged at c.156 c/lb((1)) (Chile c.190
c/lb((1)); Peru c.100 c/lb((1))).
(1) FX assumption of ~900 CLP:USD and ~3.8 PEN:USD.
Copper((1)) Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022 2022 2022
Total copper production 178,100 244,300 146,800 133,900 139,500 28 % (27) %
Total copper sales volumes 185,900 242,700 132,900 132,800 132,100 41 % (23) %
Copper Chile
Los Bronces mine((2))
Ore mined 12,126,800 13,133,900 11,389,900 13,256,600 8,976,100 35 % (8) %
Ore processed - Sulphide 10,042,400 12,959,300 9,848,900 11,992,800 11,142,600 (10) % (23) %
Ore grade processed - 0.52 0.69 0.58 0.57 0.62 (16) % (25) %
Sulphide (% TCu)((3))
Production - Copper in concentrate 44,000 74,100 46,400 55,700 55,300 (20) % (41) %
Production - Copper cathode 8,700 10,200 10,500 8,600 10,100 (14) % (15) %
Total production 52,700 84,300 56,900 64,300 65,400 (19) % (37) %
Collahuasi 100% basis
(Anglo American share 44%)
Ore mined 13,503,400 17,975,000 20,217,100 22,025,700 22,004,800 (39) % (25) %
Ore processed - Sulphide 14,092,200 14,797,300 14,339,600 14,337,800 13,841,700 2 % (5) %
Ore grade processed - 1.05 1.08 1.08 1.10 1.18 (11) % (3) %
Sulphide (% TCu)((3))
Production - Copper in concentrate 129,800 142,900 137,400 141,000 149,400 (13) % (9) %
Anglo American's 44% share of copper production for Collahuasi 57,100 62,900 60,400 62,100 65,700 (13) % (9) %
El Soldado mine((2))
Ore mined 1,903,000 3,277,100 1,942,400 948,700 611,100 211 % (42) %
Ore processed - Sulphide 1,465,000 1,898,200 1,926,500 1,914,100 1,809,700 (19) % (23) %
Ore grade processed - 0.72 0.95 0.59 0.50 0.57 26 % (24) %
Sulphide (% TCu)((3))
Production - Copper in concentrate 8,800 15,100 9,200 7,500 8,400 5 % (42) %
Chagres Smelter((2))
Ore smelted((4)) 33,800 23,400 25,700 20,600 30,900 9 % 44 %
Production 27,900 22,500 25,000 24,900 25,100 11 % 24 %
Total copper production((5)) 118,600 162,300 126,500 133,900 139,500 (15) % (27) %
Total payable copper production 114,100 156,000 121,600 128,500 134,100 (15) % (27) %
Total copper sales volumes 116,900 170,500 127,600 132,800 132,100 (12) % (31) %
Total payable sales volumes 112,300 164,000 122,200 127,500 126,900 (12) % (32) %
Third party sales((6)) 86,400 79,500 126,600 150,900 65,300 32 % 9 %
Copper Peru
Quellaveco mine((7))
Ore mined 7,177,900 11,063,300 8,487,000 4,645,400 3,235,300 122 % (35) %
Ore processed - Sulphide 7,042,200 8,851,800 2,867,600 - - n/a (20) %
Ore grade processed - 1.04 1.17 0.96 - - n/a (11) %
Sulphide (% TCu)((3))
Total copper production 59,500 82,000 20,300 - - n/a (27) %
Total payable copper production 57,500 79,300 19,600 - - n/a (27) %
Total copper sales volumes 69,000 72,200 5,300 - - n/a (4) %
Total payable sales volumes 66,700 69,700 5,100 - - n/a (4) %
(1) Excludes copper production from the Platinum Group Metals business unit.
Units shown are tonnes unless stated otherwise.
(2) Anglo American ownership interest of Los Bronces, El Soldado and the
Chagres Smelter is 50.1%. Production is stated at 100% as Anglo American
consolidates these operations.
(3) TCu = total copper.
(4) Copper contained basis.
(5) Total copper production includes Anglo American's 44% interest in
Collahuasi.
(6) Relates to sales of copper not produced by Anglo American operations.
(7) Anglo American ownership interest of Quellaveco is 60%. Production is
stated at 100% as Anglo American consolidates this operation.
Nickel
Nickel (tonnes) Q1 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q4 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022
Nickel 9,700 9,300 4 % 10,200 (5) %
Nickel production increased by 4% to 9,700 tonnes, reflecting improved
operational performance at Codemin and higher metal recovery at Barro Alto,
offsetting planned lower grades.
2023 Guidance
Production guidance for 2023 is unchanged at 38,000-40,000 tonnes.
Unit cost guidance for 2023 is unchanged at c.515 c/lb((1)).
Nickel (tonnes) Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022 2022 2022
Barro Alto
Ore mined 534,800 973,700 1,349,100 758,300 343,700 56 % (45) %
Ore processed 631,900 570,600 589,000 618,100 643,900 (2) % 11 %
Ore grade processed - %Ni 1.36 1.51 1.52 1.52 1.42 (4) % (10) %
Production 7,800 8,000 8,200 8,600 7,900 (1) % (3) %
Codemin
Ore mined 27,800 800 - - - n/a n/a
Ore processed 146,900 148,500 133,500 134,000 115,100 28 % (1) %
Ore grade processed - %Ni 1.34 1.48 1.46 1.42 1.41 (5) % (9) %
Production 1,900 2,200 1,800 1,700 1,400 36 % (14) %
Total nickel production((2)) 9,700 10,200 10,000 10,300 9,300 4 % (5) %
Sales volumes 8,500 11,800 10,400 7,800 9,000 (6) % (28) %
(1) FX assumption of ~5.3 BRL:USD.
(2) Excludes nickel production from the Platinum Group Metals business unit.
Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)
PGMs (000 oz)((1)) Q1 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q4 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022
Metal in concentrate production 901 956 (6) % 990 (9) %
Own mined((2)) 586 623 (6) % 657 (11) %
Purchase of concentrate (POC)((3)) 315 333 (5) % 334 (6) %
Refined production((4)) 626 719 (13) % 877 (29) %
(1) Ounces refer to troy ounces. PGMs consists of 5E+Au (platinum, palladium,
rhodium, ruthenium and iridium plus gold).
(2) Includes managed operations and 50% of joint operation production.
(3) Includes the other 50% of joint operation production, as well as the
purchase of concentrate from third parties.
(4) Refined production excludes toll refined material.
Metal in concentrate production
Own mined production decreased by 6% to 586,000 ounces, primarily due to lower
production from Mogalakwena and Amandelbult, partially offset by a strong
production performance from Unki.
Mogalakwena production decreased by 12% to 219,000 ounces as a result of
unplanned plant maintenance and mining in a lower grade area. Production at
Amandelbult decreased by 5% to 151,500 ounces, primarily due to planned
infrastructure closures and the closure of the Merensky Concentrator in Q4
2022. Joint operations decreased by 10% to 84,300 ounces, due to the ramp-down
of the Kroondal complex. These were partially offset by a 17% increase in
production from Unki, reflecting improvements in throughput, grade and
recoveries.
Purchase of concentrate was 5% lower at 315,200 ounces, due to lower volumes
from the Kroondal joint operation as well as lower third party receipts.
Refined production
Refined production decreased by 13% to 626,000 ounces, primarily due to the
ramp-up of the Polokwane smelter at the end of January 2023 following its
rebuild, and asset integrity work at Waterval smelter as well as the impact of
Eskom load-curtailment (reductions in electricity availability).
Sales
Sales volumes decreased by 17% in line with lower refined production.
The average realised basket price was $2,131/PGM ounce, reflecting lower
market prices compared to Q1 2022.
2023 Guidance
Production guidance (metal in concentrate) for 2023 is unchanged at 3.6-4.0
million ounces((1)). Refined production guidance for 2023 is 3.6-4.0 million
ounces, subject to the impact of Eskom load-curtailment.
Unit cost guidance for 2023 is unchanged at c.$1,025/PGM ounce((2)).
(1) Metal in concentrate production is expected to be 1.6-1.8 million ounces
of platinum, 1.2-1.3 million ounces of palladium and 0.8-0.9 million ounces of
other PGMs and gold; with own mined output accounting for ~65%.
(2) FX assumption of ~17 ZAR:USD.
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022 2022 2022
M&C PGMs production (000 oz)((1)) 901.2 990.4 1,046.1 1,031.5 956.0 (6) % (9) %
Own mined 586.0 656.6 683.2 686.3 623.1 (6) % (11) %
Mogalakwena 219.0 256.7 259.3 261.4 248.8 (12) % (15) %
Amandelbult 151.5 176.6 192.6 183.4 159.9 (5) % (14) %
Unki 62.5 52.6 59.9 66.3 53.3 17 % 19 %
Mototolo 68.7 71.7 75.4 75.6 67.2 2 % (4) %
Joint operations((2)) 84.3 99.0 96.0 99.6 93.9 (10) % (15) %
Purchase of concentrate 315.2 333.8 362.9 345.2 332.9 (5) % (6) %
Joint operations((2)) 84.3 99.0 96.0 99.6 93.9 (10) % (15) %
Third parties 230.9 234.8 266.9 245.6 239.0 (3) % (2) %
Refined PGMs production (000 oz)((1)(3)) 626.0 877.2 994.8 1,240.6 718.5 (13) % (29) %
By metal:
Platinum 266.0 391.2 457.2 600.4 334.1 (20) % (32) %
Palladium 230.5 278.5 317.1 374.8 228.1 1 % (17) %
Rhodium 38.8 51.7 64.8 86.4 46.3 (16) % (25) %
Other PGMs and gold 90.7 155.8 155.7 179.0 110.0 (18) % (42) %
Nickel (tonnes) 3,300 4,800 5,700 6,200 4,600 (28) % (31) %
Tolled material (000 oz)((4)) 146.1 173.1 151.3 143.4 154.8 (6) % (16) %
PGMs sales from production (000 oz)((1)(5)) 698.6 883.4 933.5 1,206.2 838.2 (17) % (21) %
Third party PGMs sales (000 oz)((1)(6)) 912.2 789.6 403.4 256.0 400.9 128 % 16 %
4E head grade (g/t milled)((7)) 3.11 3.19 3.33 3.33 3.24 (4) % (3) %
(1) M&C refers to metal in concentrate. Ounces refer to troy ounces. PGMs
consists of 5E+Au (platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium plus
gold).
(2) The joint operations are Modikwa and Kroondal. Platinum owns 50% of these
operations, which is presented under 'Own mined' production, and purchases the
remaining 50% of production, which is presented under 'Purchase of
concentrate'.
(3) Refined production excludes toll material.
(4) Tolled volume measured as the combined content of: platinum, palladium,
rhodium and gold, reflecting the tolling agreements in place.
(5) PGMs sales volumes from production are generally ~65% own mined and ~35%
purchases of concentrate though this may vary from quarter to quarter.
(6) Relates to sales of metal not produced by Anglo American operations, and
includes metal lending and borrowing activity.
(7) 4E: the grade measured as the combined content of: platinum, palladium,
rhodium and gold, excludes tolled material. Minor metals are excluded due to
variability.
Iron Ore
Iron Ore (000 t) Q1 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q4 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022
Iron Ore((1)) 15,076 13,165 15 % 15,682 (4) %
Kumba((2)) 9,425 8,292 14 % 9,961 (5) %
Minas-Rio((3)) 5,651 4,873 16 % 5,721 (1) %
(1) Total iron ore is the sum of Kumba and Minas-Rio.
(2) Volumes are reported as wet metric tonnes. Product is shipped with ~1.6%
moisture.
(3) Volumes are reported as wet metric tonnes. Product is shipped with ~9%
moisture.
Iron ore production increased by 15% to 15.1 million tonnes, reflecting a 16%
increase at Minas-Rio and a 14% increase at Kumba.
Kumba - Total production increased to 9.4 million tonnes, primarily driven by
a 25% increase at Kolomela to 3.1 million tonnes as well as a 9% increase at
Sishen to 6.3 million tonnes, reflecting improved operational performance due
to improved rain readiness capability and equipment reliability, as well as
the benefit of lower rainfall this quarter.
Total sales increased 2% to 9.5 million tonnes((1)) but, due to ongoing weak
logistics performance from Transnet as the third party rail and port operator,
continues to be constrained by low levels of finished stock at the port. As a
result, total finished stock increased to 8.0 million tonnes((1)) (Q1 2022:
5.1 million tonnes((1))).
Kumba's iron (Fe) content averaged 63.1% (Q1 2022: 64.0%), while the average
lump:fines ratio was 67:33 (Q1 2022: 65:35).
The Q1 average realised price of $121/tonne((1)) (FOB South Africa, wet basis)
was 10% higher than the 62% Fe benchmark price of $110/tonne (FOB South
Africa, adjusted for freight and moisture), reflecting the lump and Fe content
quality premiums that the Kumba products attract, as well as the benefit of
provisionally priced sales volumes.
Minas-Rio - Production increased by 16% to 5.7 million tonnes, driven by
improved mining performance, reflecting improved rain readiness capability as
well as increased plant performance due to improvements at the crushing
circuit.
The Q1 average realised price of $125/tonne (FOB Brazil, wet basis) was higher
than the Metal Bulletin 65((2)) price of $109/tonne (FOB Brazil, adjusted for
freight and moisture), which takes into account the premium for our high
quality product, including higher (~67%) Fe content, as well as the benefit of
provisionally priced sales volumes.
2023 Guidance
Production guidance (wet basis) for 2023 is unchanged at 57-61 million tonnes
(Kumba 35-37 million tonnes; Minas-Rio 22-24 million tonnes). Kumba is subject
to third party rail and port performance.
Unit cost guidance (wet basis) for 2023 is unchanged at c.$39/tonne((3))
(Kumba c.$44/tonne((3)); Minas-Rio c.$32/tonne((3))).
(1) Sales volumes, stock and realised price are reported on a wet basis and
differ to Kumba's standalone results due to sales to other Group companies.
(2) Fastmarkets has ceased publication of the Metal Bulletin 66 index,
therefore the benchmark price has been switched to Metal Bulletin 65.
(3) FX assumption of ~17 ZAR:USD for Kumba and ~5.3 BRL:USD for Minas-Rio.
Iron Ore (000 t) Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022 2022 2022
Iron Ore production((1)) 15,076 15,682 16,060 14,374 13,165 15 % (4) %
Iron Ore sales((1)) 14,546 13,887 15,799 14,471 13,829 5 % 5 %
Kumba production 9,425 9,961 9,977 9,469 8,292 14 % (5) %
Lump 6,146 6,523 6,530 6,230 5,388 14 % (6) %
Fines 3,279 3,438 3,447 3,239 2,904 13 % (5) %
Kumba production by mine
Sishen 6,341 7,010 7,085 7,106 5,816 9 % (10) %
Kolomela 3,084 2,951 2,892 2,363 2,476 25 % 5 %
Kumba sales volumes((2))
Export iron ore((2)) 9,499 7,054 9,982 10,303 9,332 2 % 35 %
Minas-Rio production
Pellet feed 5,651 5,721 6,083 4,905 4,873 16 % (1) %
Minas-Rio sales volumes
Export - pellet feed 5,047 6,833 5,817 4,168 4,497 12 % (26) %
(1) Total iron ore is the sum of Kumba and Minas-Rio and reported in wet
metric tonnes. Kumba product is shipped with ~1.6% moisture and Minas-Rio
product is shipped with ~9% moisture.
(2) Sales volumes differ to Kumba's standalone results due to sales to other
Group companies.
Steelmaking Coal
Steelmaking Coal((1)) (000 t) Q1 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q4 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022
Steelmaking Coal 3,533 2,226 59 % 4,650 (24) %
(1) Anglo American's attributable share of production. Includes production
relating to processing of third party product.
Steelmaking coal production increased by 59% to 3.5 million tonnes, as all
three longwalls (Grosvenor, Moranbah and Aquila) were operational during the
quarter, reflecting the benefit of the Grosvenor restart and the Aquila mine
commissioning, which both occurred in February 2022, and the longwall move at
Moranbah in Q1 2022. Grosvenor continued to improve longwall performance
throughout the quarter, while Moranbah is safely navigating through
challenging strata conditions, which we expect to improve by the middle of the
second quarter.
Aquila successfully completed its first 'walk-on-walk-off' longwall move in
February 2023, which is a significant step forward in operational performance
as no days of longwall production were lost during the move; furthermore, as
it is a fully automated and remote longwall operation, it leads to safer and
more productive output. The open cut operations recovered from wet weather
impacts experienced earlier in the quarter.
The ratio of hard coking coal production to PCI/semi-soft coking coal was
80:20, broadly in line with Q1 2022 (79:21), as the higher contribution of
premium hard coking coal from Grosvenor and Moranbah in this quarter was
offset by higher volumes of PCI/semi-soft coals from the open cuts compared to
Q1 2022.
The Q1 average realised price for hard coking coal was $301/tonne, lower than
the benchmark price of $344/tonne. However, the price realisation increased to
88% (Q1 2022: 76%) driven by larger volumes of premium hard coking coal being
produced from the underground longwall operations and the impact of sales
timing in Q1 2022.
2023 Guidance
Production guidance for 2023 is unchanged at 16-19 million tonnes.
Unit cost guidance for 2023 is unchanged at c.$105/tonne((1)).
(1) FX assumption of ~1.5 AUD:USD.
Coal, by product (000 t)((1)) Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022 2022 2022
Production volumes
Steelmaking Coal((2)(3)) 3,533 4,650 5,510 2,621 2,226 59 % (24) %
Hard coking coal((2)) 2,842 3,647 4,562 2,126 1,753 62 % (22) %
PCI / SSCC 691 1,003 948 495 473 46 % (31) %
Export thermal coal 284 428 424 366 427 (33) % (34) %
Sales volumes
Steelmaking Coal((2)(3)) 3,334 4,233 5,245 2,776 2,430 37 % (21) %
Hard coking coal((2)) 2,699 3,114 4,289 2,097 1,812 49 % (13) %
PCI / SSCC 635 1,119 956 679 618 3 % (43) %
Export thermal coal 402 473 480 390 338 19 % (15) %
(1) Anglo American's attributable share of production.
(2) Includes production relating to processing of third party product.
(3) Steelmaking coal volumes exclude thermal coal by-product.
Steelmaking coal, by operation (000 t)((1)) Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022 2022 2022
Steelmaking Coal((2)(3)) 3,533 4,650 5,510 2,621 2,226 59 % (24) %
Moranbah((2)) 576 1,490 1,523 210 173 n/a (61) %
Grosvenor 976 777 1,277 856 125 n/a 26 %
Aquila (incl. Capcoal)((2)(4)) 745 1,023 1,150 527 746 0 % (27) %
Dawson 520 584 741 318 445 17 % (11) %
Jellinbah 716 776 819 710 737 (3) % (8) %
(1) Anglo American's attributable share of production.
(2) Includes production relating to processing of third party product.
(3) Steelmaking coal volumes exclude thermal coal by-product.
(4) Includes production from the Aquila longwall operation from February
2022. Prior to then, includes production from the Grasstree longwall
operation.
Manganese
Manganese (000 t) Q1 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q4 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022
Manganese ore((1)) 841 804 5 % 984 (15) %
(1) Saleable production.
Manganese ore production increased by 5% to 840,900 tonnes, primarily
reflecting the impact of the planned maintenance at the South African
operation in Q1 2022.
Manganese (tonnes) Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 Q1 2023 vs. Q4 2022
2023 2022 2022 2022 2022
Samancor production
Manganese ore((1)) 840,900 984,300 973,300 979,600 803,500 5 % (15) %
Samancor sales volumes
Manganese ore 823,600 954,700 834,400 960,200 846,900 (3) % (14) %
(1) Saleable production.
Exploration and evaluation
Exploration and evaluation expenditure increased by 13% to $68 million.
Exploration expenditure increased by 25% to $30 million, reflecting increased
activity, principally in copper. Evaluation expenditure increased by 6% to $38
million, driven by higher spend in iron ore and base metals.
Corporate and other activities
For more information on Anglo American's announcements since our previous
production report, please find links to our Press Releases below:
• 18 April 2023 | Anglo American updates on sustainability progress - carbon
neutrality, thriving communities and workplace culture
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/18-04-2023a)
• 18 April 2023 | Anglo American secures environmental approval for Los
Bronces Integrated Project
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/18-04-2023a)
• 12 April 2023 | Anglo American rough diamond sales value for De Beers'
third sales cycle of 2023
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/12-04-2023)
• 4 April 2023 | Anglo American partners with H2 Green Steel to advance low
carbon steelmaking
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/04-04-2023)
• 8 March 2023 | Anglo American rough diamond sales value for De Beers'
second sales cycle of 2023
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/08-03-2023)
• 28 February 2023 | Anglo American appoints Magali Anderson as
non-executive director
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/28-02-2023)
• 23 February 2023 | Anglo American Preliminary Results 2022
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/23-02-2023)
• 23 February 2023 | Notice of Final Dividend
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/23-02-2023a)
• 21 February 2023 | Kumba Iron Ore annual results 2022
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/21-02-2023)
• 20 February 2023 | Anglo American Platinum Limited year end results 2022
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/20-02-2023)
• 15 February 2023 | Anglo American senior leadership change
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/15-02-2023)
• 8 February 2023 | Anglo American to acquire 9.9% of Canada Nickel, owner
of the Crawford nickel project
(https://www.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2023/08-02-2023)
Notes
• This Production Report for the first quarter ended 31 March 2023 is
unaudited.
• Production figures are sometimes more precise than the rounded numbers
shown in this Production Report.
• Copper equivalent production shows changes in underlying production
volume. It is calculated by expressing each product's volume as revenue,
subsequently converting the revenue into copper equivalent units by dividing
by the copper price (per tonne). Long-term forecast prices are used, in order
that period-on-period comparisons exclude any impact for movements in price.
• Please refer to page 16 for information on forward-looking statements.
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