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Anglo American Q1 2020 Production Report - Time:
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23 Apr 2020 - Category:
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Anglo American plc
Production Report for the first quarter ended 31 March 2020
Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: "Our overwhelming priority is the safety of our people, their families and our host communities. We have taken extensive measures across our business to help safeguard against the spread of COVID-19, while also protecting the integrity of our assets to enable a swift return to normal levels of operation when appropriate. The onset of varying degrees of lockdown or distancing measures in a number of our operating countries towards the end of the quarter, combined with the impact of longwall moves in our Metallurgical Coal business, led to 4%(1) lower production compared to the same period of 2019, despite continued strong iron ore production at Minas-Rio."
Q1 highlights
• Minas-Rio in Brazil continued its strong operational performance, with 6.4 million tonnes of premium grade iron ore production, reflecting P101 productivity improvements.
• Continued strong performance from Collahuasi in Chile, with a 16% increase in copper production partly offsetting the expected impact of the ongoing water constraints at Los Bronces.
• Metallurgical coal production decreased by 8% to 3.8 million tonnes due to the timing of longwall moves.
• The start of a COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa had a limited impact of c.2% on Q1 production; however, refined PGMs production was significantly reduced by the announced convertor plant outage.
• Completed $0.5 billion cash acquisition of Sirius Minerals Plc and its UK Woodsmith polyhalite project.
|
|
Q1 2020 |
Q1 2019 |
% vs. Q1 2019 |
| Diamonds (Mct)(2) |
7.8 |
7.9 |
(1)% |
| Copper (kt)(3) |
147 |
161 |
(9)% |
| Platinum (koz)(4) |
441 |
472 |
(7)% |
| Palladium (koz)(4) |
303 |
327 |
(7)% |
| Iron ore - Kumba (Mt) |
9.4 |
9.5 |
(1)% |
| Iron ore - Minas-Rio (Mt)(5) |
6.4 |
4.9 |
31% |
| Metallurgical coal (Mt) |
3.8 |
4.2 |
(8)% |
| Thermal coal (Mt)(6) |
6.2 |
6.6 |
(7)% |
| Nickel (kt)(7) |
10.9 |
9.8 |
11% |
| Manganese ore (kt) |
843 |
874 |
(4)% |
(1) Copper equivalent production is normalised to reflect closure of Victor (De Beers) and Sibanye-Stillwater Rustenburg material that has transitioned to a tolling arrangement (Platinum Group Metals).
(2) De Beers production is on a 100% basis, except for the Gahcho Kué joint venture which is on an attributable 51% basis.
(3) Contained metal basis. Reflects copper production from the Copper business unit only (excludes copper production from the Platinum Group Metals business unit).
(4) Produced ounces of metal in concentrate. Reflects own mine production and purchases. Normalised for the transition of Sibanye-Stillwater Rustenburg material from purchased concentrate to a tolling arrangement.
(5) Wet basis.
(6) Reflects export production from South Africa and attributable export production (33.3%) from Colombia.
(7) Reflects nickel production from the Nickel business unit only (excludes nickel production from the Platinum Group Metals business unit).
DE BEERS
| De Beers(1) (000 carats) |
Q1 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q4 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
|||||
| Botswana |
5,644 |
5,950 |
(5 |
)% |
5,888 |
(4 |
)% |
| Namibia |
511 |
483 |
6 |
% |
456 |
12 |
% |
| South Africa |
751 |
382 |
97 |
% |
434 |
73 |
% |
| Canada |
844 |
1,037 |
(19 |
)% |
1,009 |
(16 |
)% |
| Total carats recovered |
7,750 |
7,852 |
(1 |
)% |
7,787 |
0 |
% |
Rough diamond production was in line with prior year at 7.8 million carats, with limited impact from COVID-19 measures introduced at the end of the quarter in producer countries.
Botswana production decreased by 5% to 5.6 million carats, driven by a 7% decrease at Orapa due to challenges related to commissioning of new plant infrastructure and maintenance, while production at Jwaneng reduced by 4% due to planned lower grade.
Namibia production increased by 6% to 0.5 million carats due to planned higher grade at the marine operations.
In South Africa, production increased by 97% to 0.8 million carats as the final ore from the open pit is mined prior to transition to underground.
Production in Canada decreased by 19% to 0.8 million carats, primarily due to the closure of Victor, which reached the end of its life in Q2 2019. Gahcho Kué production increased by 4% to 0.8 million carats due to strong plant performance.
Rough diamond sales totalled 8.9 million carats (8.3 million carats on a consolidated basis)(2) from two sales cycles, an increase compared to Q1 2019 (7.5 million carats from two sales cycles; 7.2 million carats on a consolidated basis)(2) , driven primarily by the fact that the early part of 2019 saw lower demand due to higher polished stocks. Sales volumes increased year-on-year despite adverse demand impacts in Q1 2020 from COVID-19, with customers given the option to defer some allocations in the second sales cycle, offset by a shift in demand towards lower value goods. The third sales cycle of 2020 was not held due to COVID-19-related restrictions on the movement of people and product, and customers were provided with flexibility to defer all their allocations from Sight 3 until later in the year.
Full Year Guidance
In response to the impact of COVID-19 on mining operations, wholesale trading activity and consumer traffic in key consumer markets, production guidance has been revised to 25-27 million carats (previously 32-34 million carats), subject to continuous review based on the disruptions related to COVID-19 as well as the timing and scale of the recovery in trading conditions.
(1) De Beers Group production is on a 100% basis, except for the Gahcho Kué joint venture 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 Diamond Trading Company Botswana and the Namibia Diamond Trading Company, which are included in total sales volume (100% basis).
| De Beers(1) |
Q1 |
Q4 |
Q3 |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
|||||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
||||||||
| Carats recovered (000 carats) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 100% basis (unless stated) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Jwaneng |
3,200 |
3,319 |
2,584 |
3,223 |
3,336 |
(4 |
)% |
(4 |
)% |
|||
| Orapa(2) |
2,444 |
2,569 |
3,115 |
2,495 |
2,614 |
(7 |
)% |
(5 |
)% |
|||
| Botswana |
5,644 |
5,888 |
5,699 |
5,718 |
5,950 |
(5 |
)% |
(4 |
)% |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Debmarine Namibia |
417 |
363 |
320 |
245 |
364 |
15 |
% |
15 |
% |
|||
| Namdeb (land operations) |
94 |
93 |
106 |
90 |
119 |
(21 |
)% |
1 |
% |
|||
| Namibia |
511 |
456 |
426 |
335 |
483 |
6 |
% |
12 |
% |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Venetia |
751 |
434 |
535 |
571 |
382 |
97 |
% |
73 |
% |
|||
| South Africa |
751 |
434 |
535 |
571 |
382 |
97 |
% |
73 |
% |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Gahcho Kué (51% basis) |
844 |
1,009 |
779 |
883 |
808 |
4 |
% |
(16 |
)% |
|||
| Victor |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
192 |
229 |
n/a |
n/a |
||
| Canada |
844 |
1,009 |
779 |
1,075 |
1,037 |
(19 |
)% |
(16 |
)% |
|||
| Total carats recovered |
7,750 |
7,787 |
7,439 |
7,699 |
7,852 |
(1 |
)% |
0 |
% |
|||
| Sales volumes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total sales volume (100)% (Mct)(3) |
8.9 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
9.0 |
7.5 |
19 |
% |
27 |
% |
|||
| Consolidated sales volume (Mct)(3) |
8.3 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
7.2 |
15 |
% |
26 |
% |
|||
| Number of Sights (sales cycles) |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|||||
(1) De Beers Group production is on a 100% basis, except for the Gahcho Kué joint venture 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 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 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q4 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
|||||
| Los Bronces |
68,700 |
91,700 |
(25 |
)% |
71,700 |
(4 |
)% |
| Collahuasi (44% share) |
66,500 |
57,300 |
16 |
% |
72,200 |
(8 |
)% |
| El Soldado |
11,900 |
12,100 |
(2 |
)% |
14,900 |
(20 |
)% |
| Total Copper |
147,100 |
161,100 |
(9 |
)% |
158,800 |
(7 |
)% |
(1) Copper production shown on a contained metal basis. Reflects copper production from the Copper business unit only (excludes copper production from the Platinum Group Metals business unit).
Copper production decreased by 9% to 147,100 tonnes, largely due to an expected reduction at Los Bronces, driven by the continued drought conditions in central Chile, partially offset by continued strong plant performance at Collahuasi.
Production from Los Bronces decreased by 25%, to 68,700 tonnes with a 42% reduction in plant throughput (7 million tonnes vs 12 million tonnes) due to lower water availability, partially offset by planned higher grades (1.0% vs 0.8%). Chile´s central zone continues to face unprecedented climate conditions, with this drought being the longest since records began.
At Collahuasi, attributable production increased by 16% to 66,500 tonnes driven by higher plant throughput (14 million tonnes vs 13 million tonnes) and higher copper recovery (89.1% vs 86.3%), due to plant optimisations and improvements implemented during 2019, as well as planned higher grades (1.20% vs 1.16%).
Full Year Guidance
Production guidance for the year is unchanged at 620,000-670,000, subject to water availability and the extent of further COVID-19-related disruptions.
| Copper(1) |
Q1 |
Q4 |
Q3 |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
|||||
| Los Bronces mine(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| Ore mined |
10,013,000 |
17,373,800 |
15,560,400 |
17,302,500 |
15,678,600 |
(36 |
)% |
(42 |
)% |
| Ore processed - Sulphide |
7,059,500 |
7,146,800 |
10,977,200 |
11,813,600 |
12,070,800 |
(42 |
)% |
(1 |
)% |
| Ore grade processed - Sulphide (% TCu)(3) |
0.98 |
0.99 |
0.78 |
0.81 |
0.80 |
22 |
% |
(1 |
)% |
| Production - Copper cathode |
9,900 |
10,000 |
10,100 |
9,300 |
9,600 |
3 |
% |
(1 |
)% |
| Production - Copper in concentrate |
58,800 |
61,700 |
70,300 |
81,900 |
82,100 |
(28 |
)% |
(5 |
)% |
| Total production |
68,700 |
71,700 |
80,400 |
91,200 |
91,700 |
(25 |
)% |
(4 |
)% |
| Collahuasi 100% basis (Anglo American share 44%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| Ore mined |
19,402,000 |
22,132,200 |
25,780,000 |
23,698,300 |
15,642,800 |
24 |
% |
(12 |
)% |
| Ore processed - Sulphide |
14,097,800 |
14,728,700 |
14,478,700 |
11,626,100 |
13,299,600 |
6 |
% |
(4 |
)% |
| Ore grade processed - Sulphide (% TCu)(3) |
1.20 |
1.25 |
1.14 |
1.21 |
1.16 |
4 |
% |
(4 |
)% |
| Production - Copper in concentrate |
151,000 |
164,200 |
146,600 |
124,400 |
130,200 |
16 |
% |
(8 |
)% |
| Anglo American's share of copper production for Collahuasi(4) |
66,500 |
72,200 |
64,500 |
54,700 |
57,300 |
16 |
% |
(8 |
)% |
| El Soldado mine(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| Ore mined |
1,915,300 |
2,721,400 |
3,299,900 |
3,017,800 |
3,089,000 |
(38 |
)% |
(30 |
)% |
| Ore processed - Sulphide |
1,458,900 |
1,854,900 |
1,911,700 |
1,861,900 |
1,809,900 |
(19 |
)% |
(21 |
)% |
| Ore grade processed - Sulphide (% TCu)(3) |
1.02 |
1.02 |
0.92 |
0.92 |
0.84 |
21 |
% |
0 |
% |
| Production - Copper in concentrate |
11,900 |
14,900 |
14,000 |
13,200 |
12,100 |
(2 |
)% |
(20 |
)% |
| Chagres Smelter(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| Ore smelted |
30,800 |
30,800 |
28,800 |
32,100 |
30,300 |
2 |
% |
0 |
% |
| Production |
30,000 |
29,900 |
28,000 |
31,200 |
29,500 |
2 |
% |
0 |
% |
| Total copper production(5) |
147,100 |
158,800 |
158,900 |
159,100 |
161,100 |
(9 |
)% |
(7 |
)% |
| Total payable copper production |
141,700 |
153,100 |
153,000 |
153,100 |
155,000 |
(9 |
)% |
(7 |
)% |
| Total sales volumes |
139,600 |
176,500 |
160,000 |
165,400 |
141,900 |
(2 |
)% |
(21 |
)% |
| Total payable sales volumes |
134,300 |
170,100 |
153,800 |
159,100 |
136,500 |
(2 |
)% |
(21 |
)% |
| Third party sales(6) |
76,300 |
115,300 |
91,600 |
88,800 |
53,400 |
43 |
% |
(34 |
)% |
(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) Anglo American's share of Collahuasi production is 44%.
(5) Total copper production includes Anglo American's 44% interest in Collahuasi.
(6) Relates to sales of copper not produced by Anglo American operations.
PLATINUM GROUP METALS (PGMs)
| Platinum (000 oz)(1) |
Q1 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q4 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
|||||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
||||||||
| Metal in concentrate production |
440.9 |
471.9 |
(7 |
)% |
531.7 |
(17 |
)% |
|||
| Own mined(2) |
299.4 |
321.9 |
(7 |
)% |
361.9 |
(17 |
)% |
|||
| Purchase of concentrate (POC)(3) |
141.5 |
150.0 |
(6 |
)% |
169.8 |
(17 |
)% |
|||
| Palladium (000 oz)(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Metal in concentrate production |
303.1 |
326.6 |
(7 |
)% |
360.4 |
(16 |
)% |
|||
| Own mined(2) |
232.9 |
250.9 |
(7 |
)% |
275.0 |
(15 |
)% |
|||
| Purchase of concentrate (POC)(3) |
70.2 |
75.7 |
(7 |
)% |
85.4 |
(18 |
)% |
|||
| Refined production |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Platinum |
000 oz(1)(4) |
240.3 |
411.7 |
(42 |
)% |
629.7 |
(62 |
)% |
||
| Palladium |
000 oz(1)(4) |
197.1 |
293.6 |
(33 |
)% |
396.6 |
(50 |
)% |
||
| Rhodium |
000 oz(1)(4) |
47.3 |
52.0 |
(9 |
)% |
90.8 |
(48 |
)% |
||
| Tolled material |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Platinum |
000 oz(1) |
78.6 |
- |
|
n/a |
104.4 |
|
(25 |
)% |
|
| Palladium |
000 oz(1) |
40.4 |
- |
|
n/a |
54.0 |
|
(25 |
)% |
|
(1) Ounces refer to troy ounces.
(2) Includes managed operations and 50% of joint venture production.
(3) Includes 50% of joint venture production, and the purchase of concentrate from third parties.
(4) Refined production excludes toll material but includes in comparative periods material now transitioned to tolling.
Metal in concentrate production
Platinum and palladium production both decreased by 7%, to 440,900 ounces and 303,100 ounces, respectively.
Own mined platinum production decreased by 7% to 299,400 ounces and palladium production decreased by 7% to 232,900 ounces. This was largely driven by Eskom load-shedding impacting concentrators as well as initial impact of the 35-day lockdown implemented in South Africa from 27 March in response to COVID-19, in particular with underground operations going onto care and maintenance.
Purchase of platinum in concentrate decreased by 6% to 141,500 ounces and purchase of palladium in concentrate decreased by 7% to 70,200 ounces, due to lower purchases from the Kroondal joint venture and Bafokeng-Rasimone Platinum Mine due to force majeure associated with the Anglo Converter Plant (ACP) shutdown and reduced activity under lockdown measures.
Refined production and sales volumes
Refined platinum production decreased by 34% and palladium decreased by 26% on a like-for-like basis(1). This was largely driven by the shutdown of the ACP for repairs which started on 6 March 2020. Refined platinum production decreased by 42% to 240,300 ounces and refined palladium production decreased by 33% to 197,100 ounces.
Repair of the ACP is progressing well and is on track to start-up within the expected timeframe, by 25 May.
Platinum sales volumes decreased by 42% to 239,900 ounces and palladium sales volumes decreased by 24% to 222,500 ounces due to lower refined production in the period.
Full Year Guidance
Production guidance (metal in concentrate) is revised to 1.5-1.7 million ounces of platinum (previously 2.0-2.2 million ounces) and 1.0-1.2 million ounces of palladium (previously c.1.4 million ounces), subject to the extent of further COVID-19-related disruption.
(1) Excluding the impact of the tolled volumes that were previously purchased as concentrate.
| Platinum |
Q1 |
Q4 |
Q3 |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
|||||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
||||||||
| Produced platinum (000 oz)(1) |
440.9 |
531.7 |
526.8 |
520.3 |
471.9 |
(7 |
)% |
(17 |
)% |
|||
| Own mined |
299.4 |
361.9 |
351.7 |
342.8 |
321.9 |
(7 |
)% |
(17 |
)% |
|||
| Mogalakwena |
121.9 |
135.8 |
123.4 |
127.9 |
130.4 |
(7 |
)% |
(10 |
)% |
|||
| Amandelbult |
85.5 |
120.1 |
118.4 |
116.6 |
98.5 |
(13 |
)% |
(29 |
)% |
|||
| Unki |
21.8 |
23.3 |
23.7 |
23.1 |
19.3 |
13 |
% |
(6 |
)% |
|||
| Mototolo |
28.3 |
30.9 |
31.4 |
23.0 |
26.8 |
|
6 |
% |
(8 |
)% |
||
| Joint ventures(2) |
41.9 |
51.8 |
54.8 |
52.2 |
46.9 |
(11 |
)% |
(19 |
)% |
|||
| Purchase of concentrate |
141.5 |
169.8 |
175.1 |
177.5 |
150.0 |
(6 |
)% |
(17 |
)% |
|||
| Joint ventures(2) |
41.9 |
51.8 |
54.8 |
52.2 |
46.9 |
(11 |
)% |
(19 |
)% |
|||
| Third parties |
99.6 |
118.0 |
120.3 |
125.3 |
103.1 |
(3 |
)% |
(16 |
)% |
|||
| Palladium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Produced palladium (000 oz)(1) |
303.1 |
360.4 |
351.8 |
347.2 |
326.6 |
(7 |
)% |
(16 |
)% |
|||
| Own mined |
232.9 |
275.0 |
262.7 |
260.5 |
250.9 |
(7 |
)% |
(15 |
)% |
|||
| Mogalakwena |
128.7 |
146.0 |
130.8 |
139.5 |
141.5 |
(9 |
)% |
(12 |
)% |
|||
| Amandelbult |
39.1 |
56.0 |
54.3 |
53.7 |
44.9 |
(13 |
)% |
(30 |
)% |
|||
| Unki |
19.6 |
20.0 |
21.3 |
20.9 |
17.0 |
15 |
% |
(2 |
)% |
|||
| Mototolo |
17.2 |
19.0 |
19.4 |
14.0 |
16.3 |
|
6 |
% |
(9 |
)% |
||
| Joint ventures(2) |
28.4 |
34.0 |
36.9 |
32.4 |
31.2 |
(9 |
)% |
(16 |
)% |
|||
| Purchase of concentrate |
70.2 |
85.4 |
89.0 |
86.7 |
75.7 |
(7 |
)% |
(18 |
)% |
|||
| Joint ventures(2) |
28.4 |
34.0 |
36.9 |
32.4 |
31.2 |
(9 |
)% |
(16 |
)% |
|||
| Third parties |
41.8 |
51.4 |
52.1 |
54.3 |
44.5 |
(6 |
)% |
(19 |
)% |
|||
| Refined production |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Platinum (000 oz)(1)(3) |
240.3 |
629.7 |
578.6 |
590.9 |
411.7 |
(42 |
)% |
(62 |
)% |
|||
| Palladium (000 oz)(1)(3) |
197.1 |
396.6 |
362.1 |
428.2 |
293.6 |
(33 |
)% |
(50 |
)% |
|||
| Rhodium (000 oz)(1)(3) |
47.3 |
90.8 |
66.5 |
84.1 |
52.0 |
(9 |
)% |
(48 |
)% |
|||
| Gold (000 oz)(1)(3) |
27.9 |
32.4 |
27.9 |
21.3 |
24.0 |
16 |
% |
(14 |
)% |
|||
| Nickel (tonnes)(3) |
3,100 |
6,400 |
6,800 |
5,600 |
4,200 |
(26 |
)% |
(52 |
)% |
|||
| Copper (tonnes)(3) |
3,000 |
4,100 |
3,400 |
3,500 |
3,200 |
(6 |
)% |
(27 |
)% |
|||
| Tolled material |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Platinum (000 oz)(1) |
78.6 |
104.4 |
100.9 |
97.9 |
- |
|
n/a |
(25 |
)% |
|||
| Palladium (000 oz)(1) |
40.4 |
54.0 |
51.3 |
|
49.1 |
|
- |
|
n/a |
(25 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Platinum sales volumes (000 oz)(1)(4) |
239.9 |
668.3 |
537.4 |
595.2 |
414.2 |
(42 |
)% |
(64 |
)% |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Palladium sales volumes (000 oz)(1)(4) |
222.5 |
435.8 |
316.9 |
475.9 |
292.1 |
(24 |
)% |
(49 |
)% |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Platinum third party sales volumes (000 oz)(1)(5) |
62.1 |
10.6 |
17.5 |
13.0 |
5.0 |
n/a |
n/a |
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Palladium third party sales volumes (000 oz)(1)(5) |
169.2 |
42.8 |
79.7 |
81.0 |
58.7 |
n/a |
n/a |
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 4E head grade (g/t milled)(6) |
3.44 |
3.67 |
3.65 |
3.55 |
3.58 |
(4 |
)% |
(6 |
)% |
|||
(1) Ounces refer to troy ounces.
(2) The joint venture 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 but includes in comparative periods material now transitioned to tolling.
(4) Sales from own mined and purchased concentrate, excludes refined metal purchased from third parties.
(5) Relates to sales of metal not produced by Anglo American operations.
(6) 4E: the grade measured as the combined content of: platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold, excludes tolled material.
IRON ORE
| Iron Ore (000 t) |
Q1 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q4 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
|||||
| Kumba |
9,449 |
9,516 |
(1 |
)% |
11,806 |
(20 |
)% |
| Minas-Rio(1) |
6,424 |
4,910 |
31 |
% |
6,164 |
4 |
% |
(1) Wet basis.
Kumba - Production volumes were broadly unchanged at 9.4 million tonnes.
Sishen's production increased by 2% to 6.6 million tonnes, while production at Kolomela decreased by 7% to 2.9 million tonnes as unfavourable weather conditions resulted in safety-related stoppages and equipment reliability challenges.
Sales volumes(1) were broadly unchanged at 10.7 million tonnes.
With sales ahead of production, stock was drawn down reducing finished stock levels to 5.6 million tonnes(1) from 6.6 million tonnes(1) as at 31 December 2019.
Minas-Rio - Production increased by 31% to 6.4 million tonnes, reflecting P101 productivity initiatives that have driven robust operational stability and, in particular, processing performance.
Full Year Guidance
Kumba production guidance based on the current lockdown measures in South Africa has been revised to 37-39 million tonnes (previously 41.5-42.5 million tonnes), subject to the extent of further COVID-19-related disruptions.
Minas-Rio production guidance is unchanged at 22-24 million tonnes, subject to the extent of further COVID-19-related disruptions. The planned one-month production stoppage to carry out routine internal scanning of the pipeline, originally scheduled for Q2, has been postponed to the second half of the year.
(1) Sales volumes and stock differ to Kumba's standalone results due to sales to other Group companies.
| Iron Ore (tonnes) |
Q1 |
Q4 |
Q3 |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
|||||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
||||||||
| Kumba production |
9,449,300 |
11,806,100 |
10,521,300 |
10,544,000 |
9,516,300 |
(1 |
)% |
(20 |
)% |
|||
| Lump |
6,387,900 |
7,898,500 |
6,955,500 |
7,111,400 |
6,544,600 |
(2 |
)% |
(19 |
)% |
|||
| Fines |
3,061,400 |
3,907,600 |
3,565,800 |
3,432,600 |
2,971,700 |
3 |
% |
(22 |
)% |
|||
| Kumba production by mine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Sishen |
6,579,600 |
8,263,900 |
7,153,500 |
7,310,400 |
6,446,600 |
2 |
% |
(20 |
)% |
|||
| Kolomela |
2,869,700 |
3,542,200 |
3,367,800 |
3,233,600 |
3,069,700 |
(7 |
)% |
(19 |
)% |
|||
| Kumba sales volumes |
10,683,500 |
10,469,400 |
10,153,800 |
10,471,900 |
10,878,600 |
(2 |
)% |
2 |
% |
|||
| Export iron ore(1) |
10,331,900 |
10,237,100 |
9,670,200 |
9,755,600 |
10,130,600 |
2 |
% |
1 |
% |
|||
| Domestic iron ore |
351,600 |
232,300 |
483,600 |
716,300 |
748,000 |
(53 |
)% |
51 |
% |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Minas-Rio production |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Pellet feed (wet basis) |
6,424,100 |
6,163,600 |
6,126,100 |
5,915,500 |
|
4,909,700 |
|
31 |
% |
4 |
% |
|
| Minas-Rio sales volumes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Export - pellet feed (wet basis) |
6,081,200 |
6,570,700 |
5,734,500 |
|
6,590,400 |
|
4,031,400 |
|
51 |
% |
(7 |
)% |
(1) Sales volumes differ to Kumba's standalone results in Q1 2020 and Q4 2019 due to sales to other Group companies.
COAL
| Coal(1) (000 t) |
Q1 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q4 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
|||||
| Metallurgical Coal (Australia) |
3,826 |
4,156 |
(8 |
)% |
6,284 |
(39 |
)% |
| Export Thermal Coal (Australia) |
403 |
339 |
19 |
% |
389 |
4 |
% |
| Export Thermal Coal (South Africa)(2) |
4,195 |
4,417 |
(5 |
)% |
4,515 |
(7 |
)% |
| Export Thermal Coal (Colombia)(3) |
1,978 |
2,199 |
(10 |
)% |
2,315 |
(15 |
)% |
| Domestic Thermal Coal (South Africa) |
2,507 |
2,290 |
9 |
% |
2,511 |
0 |
% |
(1) Anglo American's attributable share of production.
(2) Includes export primary production, secondary production sold into export markets, production sold domestically at export parity pricing, and pre-commercial production volumes from Navigation section of Khwezela.
(3) Anglo American's attributable share of Cerrejón production is 33.3%.
Metallurgical Coal - Export metallurgical coal production decreased by 8% to 3.8 million tonnes primarily due to a longwall move at Grosvenor. Production at Moranbah increased, despite a roof collapse on 30 January during a long wall move, because of its extended longwall move in Q1 2019; the operation is on track for restart at the beginning of June.
The ratio of hard coking coal production to PCI/semi-soft coking coal was 79:21 (Q1 2019: 79:21).
Thermal Coal South Africa - Export thermal coal production reduced by 5% to 4.2 million tonnes as sections at Goedehoop approach their end of life, as well as a limited initial impact from the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa.
Thermal Coal Colombia - Attributable export thermal coal production decreased by 10% to 2.0 million tonnes as a result of planned lower production in response to weak market conditions and the initial impact of COVID-19.
Full Year Guidance
Production guidance for metallurgical coal is unchanged at 19-21 million tonnes, subject to the extent of further COVID-19-related disruptions.
Production guidance for export thermal coal based on the current lockdown measures in South Africa and Colombia has been revised to c.22 million tonnes (previously c.26 million tonnes), subject to the extent of further COVID-19-related disruptions.
| Coal, by product (tonnes)(1) |
Q1 |
Q4 |
Q3 |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
|||||
| Metallurgical Coal (Australia) |
3,826,200 |
6,283,600 |
6,568,900 |
5,843,500 |
4,156,200 |
(8 |
)% |
(39 |
)% |
| Hard Coking Coal |
3,012,200 |
5,117,500 |
5,615,900 |
4,958,600 |
3,265,100 |
(8 |
)% |
(41 |
)% |
| PCI / SSCC |
814,000 |
1,166,100 |
953,000 |
884,900 |
891,100 |
(9 |
)% |
(30 |
)% |
| Thermal Coal |
9,083,600 |
9,730,000 |
9,402,700 |
9,460,700 |
9,245,000 |
(2 |
)% |
(7 |
)% |
| Export (Australia) |
403,200 |
389,200 |
437,900 |
245,200 |
338,500 |
19 |
% |
4 |
% |
| Export (South Africa)(2) |
4,195,100 |
4,515,100 |
4,288,400 |
4,575,000 |
4,417,000 |
(5 |
)% |
(7 |
)% |
| Export (Colombia)(3) |
1,977,900 |
2,314,900 |
2,055,100 |
2,016,900 |
2,199,300 |
(10 |
)% |
(15 |
)% |
| Domestic (South Africa) |
2,507,400 |
2,510,800 |
2,621,300 |
2,623,600 |
2,290,200 |
9 |
% |
0 |
% |
| Total coal production |
12,909,800 |
16,013,600 |
15,971,600 |
15,304,200 |
13,401,200 |
(4 |
)% |
(19 |
)% |
| Sales volumes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| Metallurgical Coal (Australia) |
3,850,300 |
6,100,100 |
6,371,500 |
5,987,300 |
3,921,700 |
(2 |
)% |
(37 |
)% |
| Hard Coking Coal |
2,867,400 |
5,097,200 |
5,737,800 |
4,944,300 |
3,290,600 |
(13 |
)% |
(44 |
)% |
| PCI / SSCC |
982,900 |
1,002,900 |
633,700 |
1,043,000 |
631,100 |
56 |
% |
(2 |
)% |
| Thermal Coal |
11,796,200 |
12,939,200 |
12,166,100 |
12,046,300 |
12,265,900 |
(4 |
)% |
(9 |
)% |
| Export (Australia) |
407,200 |
500,900 |
584,600 |
270,900 |
451,200 |
(10 |
)% |
(19 |
)% |
| Export (South Africa)(2) |
3,924,000 |
4,880,100 |
4,073,300 |
4,932,400 |
4,262,800 |
(8 |
)% |
(20 |
)% |
| Export (Colombia)(3) |
2,028,000 |
2,260,800 |
2,068,600 |
2,244,800 |
2,199,600 |
(8 |
)% |
(10 |
)% |
| Domestic (South Africa) |
2,408,400 |
2,172,700 |
3,175,200 |
2,016,700 |
2,402,800 |
0 |
% |
11 |
% |
| Third party sales |
3,028,600 |
3,124,700 |
2,264,400 |
2,581,500 |
2,949,500 |
3 |
% |
(3 |
)% |
(1) Anglo American's attributable share of production.
(2) Includes export primary production, secondary production sold into export markets, production sold domestically at export parity pricing, and pre-commercial production volumes from Navigation section of Khwezela.
(3) Anglo American's attributable share of Cerrejón production is 33.3%.
| Coal, by operation (tonnes)(1) |
Q1 |
Q4 |
Q3 |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
|||||
| Metallurgical Coal (Australia) |
3,826,200 |
6,283,600 |
6,568,900 |
5,843,500 |
4,156,200 |
(8 |
)% |
(39 |
)% |
| Moranbah North |
450,800 |
2,332,600 |
1,973,100 |
1,603,200 |
239,500 |
88 |
% |
(81 |
)% |
| Grosvenor |
540,900 |
1,011,700 |
1,344,500 |
1,032,500 |
1,333,200 |
(59 |
)% |
(47 |
)% |
| Capcoal (incl. Grasstree) |
1,383,300 |
1,270,300 |
1,709,200 |
1,738,900 |
1,213,600 |
14 |
% |
9 |
% |
| Dawson |
741,200 |
842,500 |
703,200 |
774,000 |
633,300 |
17 |
% |
(12 |
)% |
| Jellinbah |
710,000 |
826,500 |
838,900 |
694,900 |
736,600 |
(4 |
)% |
(14 |
)% |
| Thermal Coal (Australia) |
403,200 |
389,200 |
437,900 |
245,200 |
338,500 |
19 |
% |
4 |
% |
| Capcoal |
114,700 |
123,200 |
81,300 |
63,700 |
64,000 |
79 |
% |
(7 |
)% |
| Dawson |
263,100 |
222,900 |
323,200 |
145,200 |
263,300 |
0 |
% |
18 |
% |
| Jellinbah |
25,400 |
43,100 |
33,400 |
36,300 |
11,200 |
127 |
% |
(41 |
)% |
| Total Australia production |
4,229,400 |
6,672,800 |
7,006,800 |
6,088,700 |
4,494,700 |
(6 |
)% |
(37 |
)% |
| Thermal (South Africa)(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| Goedehoop |
1,207,400 |
1,488,800 |
1,441,100 |
1,678,500 |
1,457,700 |
(17 |
)% |
(19 |
)% |
| Greenside |
1,177,900 |
1,428,700 |
1,237,200 |
1,186,700 |
993,300 |
19 |
% |
(18 |
)% |
| Zibulo |
1,291,700 |
1,351,000 |
1,294,100 |
1,394,600 |
1,319,600 |
(2 |
)% |
(4 |
)% |
| Khwezela(3) |
1,619,400 |
1,530,300 |
1,433,400 |
1,463,300 |
1,333,800 |
21 |
% |
6 |
% |
| Mafube |
484,600 |
481,200 |
450,600 |
443,900 |
431,800 |
12 |
% |
1 |
% |
| Isibonelo |
921,500 |
745,900 |
1,053,300 |
1,031,600 |
1,171,000 |
(21 |
)% |
24 |
% |
| Total South Africa production |
6,702,500 |
7,025,900 |
6,909,700 |
7,198,600 |
6,707,200 |
0 |
% |
(5 |
)% |
| Colombia (Cerrejón)(4) |
1,977,900 |
2,314,900 |
2,055,100 |
2,016,900 |
2,199,300 |
(10 |
)% |
(15 |
)% |
| Total Coal production |
12,909,800 |
16,013,600 |
15,971,600 |
15,304,200 |
13,401,200 |
(4 |
)% |
(19 |
)% |
(1) Anglo American's attributable share of production.
(2) Export and domestic production; the Eskom-tied operations and Isibonelo produce exclusively domestic volumes.
(3) Includes pre-commercial production volumes from Navigation section.
(4) Anglo American's attributable share of Cerrejón production is 33.3%.
NICKEL
| Nickel (tonnes) |
Q1 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q4 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
|||||
| Nickel |
10,900 |
9,800 |
11 |
% |
11,700 |
(7 |
)% |
Nickel production increased by 11%, benefiting from improved operational stability and the effect of a planned stoppage at Barro Alto that began in late Q1 2019.
Full Year Guidance
Production guidance is unchanged at 42,000-44,000 tonnes, subject to the extent of further COVID-19-related disruptions.
| Nickel |
Q1 |
Q4 |
Q3 |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
|||||||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
||||||||||
| Barro Alto |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Ore mined |
318,000 |
623,300 |
1,198,800 |
1,365,400 |
888,000 |
(64 |
)% |
(49 |
)% |
|||||
| Ore processed |
610,100 |
609,200 |
612,000 |
519,000 |
525,400 |
16 |
% |
0 |
% |
|||||
| Ore grade processed - %Ni |
1.57 |
1.73 |
1.66 |
1.67 |
1.67 |
(6 |
)% |
(9 |
)% |
|||||
| Production |
8,700 |
9,500 |
9,200 |
7,600 |
7,700 |
13 |
% |
(8 |
)% |
|||||
| Codemin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Ore mined |
- |
|
- |
|
1,300 |
|
39,000 |
|
- |
|
n/a |
n/a |
||
| Ore processed |
145,800 |
141,600 |
140,200 |
148,900 |
139,900 |
4 |
% |
3 |
% |
|||||
| Ore grade processed - %Ni |
1.62 |
1.68 |
1.69 |
1.62 |
1.62 |
0 |
% |
(4 |
)% |
|||||
| Production |
2,200 |
2,200 |
2,100 |
2,300 |
2,100 |
5 |
% |
0 |
% |
|||||
| Total Nickel production(1) |
10,900 |
11,700 |
11,300 |
9,800 |
9,800 |
11 |
% |
(7 |
)% |
|||||
| Sales volumes |
10,600 |
12,500 |
10,600 |
8,800 |
9,800 |
8 |
% |
(15 |
)% |
|||||
(1) Excludes nickel production from the PGMs business unit.
MANGANESE
| Manganese (000 t) |
Q1 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q4 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
|||||
| Manganese ore(1) |
843 |
874 |
(4 |
)% |
903 |
(7 |
)% |
| Manganese alloys(1)(2) |
24 |
35 |
(31 |
)% |
32 |
(23 |
)% |
(1) Saleable production.
(2) Production includes medium carbon ferro-manganese.
Manganese ore production decreased by 4% to 842,900 tonnes, driven by planned reductions in South Africa in response to the lower ore price environment as well as equipment reliability issues.
Manganese alloy production decreased by 31% to 24,400 tonnes due to a furnace outage in Australia.
| Manganese (tonnes) |
Q1 |
Q4 |
Q3 |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2019 |
Q1 2020 vs. Q4 2019 |
||
| 2020 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
2019 |
|||||
| Samancor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| Manganese ore(1) |
842,900 |
902,900 |
910,400 |
826,100 |
874,000 |
(4 |
)% |
(7 |
)% |
| Manganese alloys(1)(2) |
24,400 |
31,600 |
29,200 |
41,200 |
35,200 |
(31 |
)% |
(23 |
)% |
| Samancor sales volumes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| Manganese ore |
805,400 |
911,000 |
897,800 |
958,400 |
843,400 |
(5 |
)% |
(12 |
)% |
| Manganese alloys |
32,800 |
27,200 |
30,400 |
44,800 |
30,100 |
9 |
% |
21 |
% |
(1) Saleable production.
(2) Production includes medium carbon ferro-manganese.
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION
Exploration and evaluation expenditure decreased by 12% to $61 million. Exploration expenditure increased by 9% to $25 million driven by increased work in Copper and Metallurgical Coal. Evaluation expenditure decreased by 22% to $36 million, driven by decreased works in Copper at the Los Bronces Underground Project (Chile) and Sakatti (Finland), partially offset by increased spend in Metallurgical Coal.
CORPORATE ACTIVITY AND OTHER ITEMS
The Group successfully completed the acquisition of Sirius Minerals Plc and its Woodsmith polyhalite project in the UK on 17 March 2020 for cash consideration of $0.5 billion with net debt of $0.2 billion plus fair value adjustments(1).
PRODUCTION OUTLOOK
The impact of known disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic on the previously issued 2020 production guidance is summarised as follows:
|
|
Units |
Previously issued |
Impact of known disruptions2 |
Duration of known disruptions2 |
Production post known disruptions2 |
| Diamonds3 |
Mct |
32-34 |
~7 |
See note 3 |
25-27 |
| Copper4 |
kt |
620-670 |
- |
- |
620-670 |
| Platinum - M&C5 |
Moz |
2.0-2.2 |
0.5 |
See note 5 |
1.5-1.7 |
| Palladium -M&C5 |
Moz |
~1.4 |
0.2-0.4 |
See note 5 |
1.0-1.2 |
| Kumba Iron Ore6 |
Mt |
41.5-42.5 |
3.5-4.5 |
35 days |
37-39 |
| Minas-Rio Iron Ore7 |
Mt |
22-24 |
- |
- |
22-24 |
| Metallurgical Coal8 |
Mt |
19-21 |
- |
- |
19-21 |
| Thermal Coal9 |
Mt |
~26 |
~4 |
35 days |
~22 |
| Nickel10 |
kt |
42-44 |
- |
- |
42-44 |
(1) Acquisition accounting adjustments.
(2) Subject to further COVID-19-related disruption.
(3) On a 100% basis except for the Gahcho Kué joint venture, which is on an attributable 51% basis. The impact of known disruptions includes the impact of COVID-19 on mining operations, wholesale trading activity and consumer traffic in key consumer markets. Production guidance continues to be subject to continuous review based on the disruptions related to COVID-19 as well as the timing and scale of the recovery in trading conditions.
(4) Copper business unit only. On a contained-metal basis. Subject to water availability.
(5) Produced metal in concentrate ounces. Includes production from joint operations, associates and third-parties. Platinum ~65% own mined production, palladium ~75% own mined production.
(6) Dry basis. Subject to rail and port performance.
(7) Wet basis.
(8) Excludes thermal coal production.
(9) Export South Africa and Colombia production.
(10) Nickel business unit only.
NOTES
• This Production Report for the quarter ended 31 March 2020 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 15 for information on forward-looking statements.
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