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100% 598 818 759 636 698 2,811
TITANIUM DIOXIDE FEEDSTOCK
Production ('000 tonnes)
Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium (g) 100% 389 372 365 316 322 1,443
URANIUM
Production ('000 lbs U3O8)
Energy Resources of Australia (h) 68% 0 0 853 904 737 1,757
Rössing 69% 644 455 615 618 272 2,333
Rio Tinto total uranium production 644 455 1,467 1,523 1,010 4,089
Production data notes:
Production figures are sometimes more precise than the rounded numbers shown, hence small differences may result between the total of the quarter figures and the year to date figures.
(a) The curtailment of production at the Gove refinery was completed on 28 May 2014.
(b) Mine production figures for metals refer to the total quantity of metal produced in concentrates, leach liquor or doré bullion irrespective of whether these products are then refined onsite, except for the data for bauxite and iron ore which represent production of marketable quantities of ore plus concentrates and pellets.
(c) Rio Tinto has a 22.95% shareholding in the Sangaredi mine but benefits from 45.0% of production.
(d) Through a joint venture agreement with Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Rio Tinto is entitled to 40% of additional material mined as a consequence of expansions and developments of the Grasberg facilities since 1998.
(e) Rio Tinto owns a 33.52% indirect interest in Oyu Tolgoi through its 50.79% interest in Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.
(f) Includes 100% of production from Paraburdoo, Mt Tom Price, Marandoo, Yandicoogina, Brockman, Nammuldi and the Eastern Range mines. Whilst Rio Tinto owns 54% of the Eastern Range mine, under the terms of the joint venture agreement, Hamersley Iron manages the operation and is obliged to purchase all mine production from the joint venture and therefore all of the production is included in Rio Tinto's share of production.
(g) Quantities comprise 100% of Rio Tinto Fer et Titane and Rio Tinto's 74% interest in Richards Bay Minerals (RBM).
(h) ERA production reported is 'drummed' U3O8.
The Rio Tinto percentage shown above is at 31 March 2015.
Rio Tinto's interest in the Benga and Clermont mines and the Alucam and SØRAL smelters were sold in 2014. No data for these operations are included in the Share of Production table.
Rio Tinto operational data
Rio Tinto 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q Full Year
interest 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2014
ALUMINA
Smelter Grade Alumina - Aluminium Group
Alumina production ('000 tonnes)
Australia
Queensland Alumina Refinery - Queensland 80.0% 872 835 926 935 924 3,568
Yarwun refinery - Queensland 100.0% 683 661 656 687 683 2,688
Brazil
São Luis (Alumar) refinery 10.0% 882 865 938 953 862 3,639
Canada
Jonquière (Vaudreuil) refinery - Quebec (a) 100.0% 360 352 358 373 360 1,444
(a) Jonquière's (Vaudreuil's) production shows smelter grade alumina only and excludes hydrate produced and used for specialty alumina.
Smelter Grade Alumina - Other Aluminium
Alumina production ('000 tonnes)
Australia
Gove refinery - Northern Territory (a) 100.0% 537 139 0 0 0 676
(a) The curtailment of production at the Gove refinery was completed on 28 May 2014.
Specialty Alumina - Aluminium Group
Specialty alumina production ('000 tonnes)
Canada
Jonquière (Vaudreuil) plant - Quebec 100.0% 26 27 28 27 27 108
Rio Tinto percentage interest shown above is at 31 March 2015. The data represent full production and sales on a 100% basis unless otherwise stated.
Rio Tinto operational data
Rio Tinto 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q Full Year
interest 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2014
ALUMINIUM
Primary Aluminium
Primary aluminium production ('000 tonnes)
Australia
Bell Bay smelter - Tasmania 100.0% 46 47 48 48 46 188
Boyne Island smelter - Queensland 59.4% 129 136 143 145 142 553
Tomago smelter - New South Wales 51.6% 136 139 142 144 141 561
Cameroon
Alucam (Edéa) smelter (a) 0.0% 24 23 24 22 - 93
Canada
Alma smelter - Quebec 100.0% 112 111 116 116 115 455
Alouette (Sept-Îles) smelter - Quebec 40.0% 144 145 146 147 147 583
Arvida smelter - Quebec 100.0% 42 43 44 44 43 173
Arvida AP60 smelter - Quebec 100.0% 14 15 15 15 14 59
Bécancour smelter - Quebec 25.1% 111 111 110 114 105 446
Grande-Baie smelter - Quebec 100.0% 56 55 55 55 54 222
Kitimat smelter - British Columbia 100.0% 38 35 28 24 20 125
Laterrière smelter - Quebec 100.0% 60 61 62 62 60 244
France
Dunkerque smelter 100.0% 67 67 68 68 67 270
Iceland
ISAL (Reykjavik) smelter 100.0% 50 52 51 52 51 206
New Zealand
Tiwai Point smelter 79.4% 81 82 82 82 82 327
Norway
SØRAL (Husnes) smelter (b) 0.0% 23 23 23 8 - 76
Oman
Sohar smelter 20.0% 88 91 92 93 93 364
United Kingdom
Lochaber smelter 100.0% 10 10 10 11 12 42
(a) Rio Tinto sold its 46.7% interest in the Alucam (Edéa) smelter with an effective date of 31 December 2014. Production data are shown up to that date.
(b) Rio Tinto sold its 50% interest in the SØRAL (Husnes) smelter with an effective date of 31 October 2014. Production data are shown up to that date.
Rio Tinto percentage interest shown above is at 31 March 2015. The data represent full production and sales on a 100% basis unless otherwise stated.
Rio Tinto operational data
Rio Tinto 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q Full Year
interest 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2014
BAUXITE
Bauxite production ('000 tonnes)
Australia
Gove mine - Northern Territory 100.0% 1,804 1,426 1,725 1,574 1,710 6,528
Weipa mine - Queensland 100.0% 6,116 6,363 6,844 6,944 6,704 26,266
Brazil
Porto Trombetas (MRN) mine 12.0% 3,649 3,918 4,177 4,633 3,651 16,376
Guinea
Sangaredi mine (a) 23.0% 3,747 4,189 4,043 3,823 3,627 15,803
Rio Tinto share of bauxite shipments
Share of total bauxite shipments ('000 tonnes) 9,829 10,065 10,671 10,851 10,487 41,417
Share of third party bauxite shipments ('000 tonnes) 4,464 5,768 6,523 6,502 6,372 23,257
(a) Rio Tinto has a 22.95% shareholding in the Sangaredi mine but benefits from 45.0% of production.
Rio Tinto percentage interest shown above is at 31 March 2015. The data represent full production and sales on a 100% basis unless otherwise stated.
Rio Tinto operational data
Rio Tinto 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q Full Year
interest 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2014
BORATES
Rio Tinto Minerals - borates 100.0%
US
Borates ('000 tonnes) (a) 126 133 127 123 129 508
(a) Production is expressed as B2O3 content.
COAL
Rio Tinto Coal Australia
Bengalla mine 32.0%
New South Wales
Thermal coal ('000 tonnes) 2,369 2,045 2,083 2,061 2,341 8,558
Clermont Coal mine (a) 0.0%
Queensland
Thermal coal ('000 tonnes) 2,567 2,265 - - - 4,832
Hail Creek Coal mine 82.0%
Queensland
Hard coking coal ('000 tonnes) 1,451 1,631 1,557 1,853 1,450 6,492
Thermal coal ('000 tonnes) 390 420 856 639 884 2,304
Hunter Valley Operations 80.0%
New South Wales
Semi-soft coking coal ('000 tonnes) 539 481 365 550 574 1,935
Thermal coal ('000 tonnes) 2,937 2,728 3,415 2,844 2,730 11,924
Kestrel Coal mine 80.0%
Queensland
Hard coking coal ('000 tonnes) 781 613 621 149 1,017 2,163
Thermal coal ('000 tonnes) 88 109 56 311 118 564
Mount Thorley Operations 64.0%
New South Wales
Semi-soft coking coal ('000 tonnes) 554 570 496 333 485 1,952
Thermal coal ('000 tonnes) 596 665 780 200 551 2,241
Rio Tinto percentage interest shown above is at 31 March 2015. The data represent full production and sales on a 100% basis unless otherwise stated.
Rio Tinto operational data
Rio Tinto 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q Full Year
interest 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2014
COAL (continued)
Warkworth mine 44.5%
New South Wales
Semi-soft coking coal ('000 tonnes) 339 345 80 170 287 933
Thermal coal ('000 tonnes) 1,439 1,692 1,598 2,073 1,478 6,803
Total hard coking coal production ('000 tonnes) 2,232 2,244 2,178 2,002 2,467 8,655
Total semi-soft coking coal production ('000 tonnes) 1,431 1,395 942 1,052 1,347 4,821
Total thermal coal production ('000 tonnes) 10,387 9,924 8,787 8,129 8,101 37,227
Total coal production ('000 tonnes) 14,050 13,563 11,906 11,183 11,915 50,703
Total coal sales ('000 tonnes) 14,014 13,569 11,409 12,395 11,926 51,386
Rio Tinto Coal Australia share (b)
Share of hard coking coal sales ('000 tonnes) 1,990 2,152 1,563 1,978 1,925 7,683
Share of semi-soft coal sales ('000 tonnes) (c) 820 803 790 812 929 3,225
Share of thermal coal sales ('000 tonnes) (c) 5,827 5,447 4,972 5,183 4,781 21,429
(a) Rio Tinto sold its 50.1% interest in the Clermont mine with an effective date of 29 May 2014. Production data are shown up to that date.
(b) Kestrel produces hard coking coal and thermal coal through its mining operations. These coals may be blended at ports.
(c) Sales relate only to coal mined by the operations and exclude traded coal.
Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique
Benga mine (a) 0.0%
Hard coking coal production ('000 tonnes) 91 288 236 26 - 641
Thermal coal production ('000 tonnes) 82 271 216 23 - 593
(a) Rio Tinto completed the sale of Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique and its 65% interest in the Benga mine with an effective date of 7 October 2014. Production data are shown up to that date.
Rio Tinto percentage interest shown above is at 31 March 2015. The data represent full production and sales on a 100% basis unless otherwise stated.
Rio Tinto operational data
Rio Tinto 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q Full Year
interest 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2014
COPPER & GOLD
Escondida 30.0%
Chile
Sulphide ore to concentrator ('000 tonnes) 21,051 21,438 20,652 18,354 21,382 81,494
Average copper grade (%) 1.12 1.33 1.20 1.45 1.49 1.27
Mill production (metals in concentrates):
Contained copper ('000 tonnes) 195.5 235.6 205.5 215.7 270.6 852.4
Contained gold ('000 ounces) 29 27 22 13 21 90
Contained silver ('000 ounces) 1,326 1,439 1,159 958 1,355 4,883
Recoverable copper in ore stacked for leaching ('000 tonnes) (a) 67.1 62.3 75.3 80.5 83.5 285.2
Refined production from leach plants:
Copper cathode production ('000 tonnes) 75.8 81.5 69.3 75.0 77.3 301.5
(a) The calculation of copper in material mined for leaching is based on ore stacked at the leach pad.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Grasberg mine (a) 0.0% (b)
Papua, Indonesia
Ore treated ('000 tonnes) 10,617 9,368 12,488 11,512 17,199 43,985
Average mill head grades:
Copper (%) 0.73 0.73 0.88 0.79 0.62 0.79
Gold (g/t) 0.79 0.65 1.28 1.14 0.57 0.99
Silver (g/t) 3.34 3.08 3.90 3.37 1.70 3.45
Production of metals in concentrates:
Copper in concentrates ('000 tonnes) 67.5 58.7 97.7 82.3 89.9 306.3
Gold in concentrates ('000 ounces) 215 147 439 366 235 1,167
Silver in concentrates ('000 ounces) 558 499 913 771 518 2,740
Sales of payable metals in concentrates: (c)
Copper in concentrates ('000 tonnes) 50.6 54.3 120.0 83.9 84.2 308.7
Gold in concentrates ('000 ounces)
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