BHP BILLITON PLC - Presentation - Delivering value through optimisation

Presentation - Delivering value through optimisation

Issued by:                 BHP Billiton Plc


Date:                      30 October 2012


To:                        London Stock Exchange
                           JSE Limited


For Release:               Immediately


Contact:                   Elizabeth Hobley +44 (0) 20 7802 4054



                    BHP Billiton Plc – Delivering value through optimisation


 UK Listing Authority Submission

 BHP Billiton Chief Executive Ferrous and Coal, Marcus Randolph, will present on the
 Company’s Iron Ore and Metallurgical Coal businesses at a briefing in Sydney today.

 A copy of the presentation has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will
 shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

 The document may also be accessed via BHP Billiton’s website (www.bhpbilliton.com) or by
 using the following web link:
 http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/reports/Documents/2012/121030_DeliveringValueT
 hroughOptimisation.pdf

 Slide 7: Pursuing the capital efficient tonne

 •    Our focus has shifted from the marginal tonne to the capital efficient tonne
 •    Debottlenecking opportunities have the potential to release significant capacity well beyond
      220 mtpa (100% basis)
 •    We will exercise the options with the lowest capital intensity and highest returns to unlock
      substantial value

 Slide 10: Debottleneck and optimise the supply chain

 •    Targeting the release of substantial capacity at low capital intensity

 Slide 13: Port: deliver the capital efficient tonne

 •    5th car dumper installed end CY12
 •    Optimised throughput potential 55-60 mtpa per dumper
 •    7th and 8th shiploaders recently installed at Nelson Point
 •    Optimised throughput potential 35-40 mtpa per shiploader
 •    Low cost opportunity to debottleneck the conveyor, stockyard and stacker-reclaimer system

 Slide 14: Port: low cost debottlenecking of our conveyors and stockyards

 •    Latent capacity in our car dumpers and shiploaders has been tested and proven
 •    Complex interconnections are constraining the system
 •    System capacity will rise significantly as we debottleneck our stockyards and conveyors

Slide 16: Rail: substantial upside in our existing dual track

•   Dual track can deliver more than 300 mtpa of capacity with modest investment

Slide 17: Mines: readily expandable

•   Mobile crushers can unlock 20 mtpa of capacity
•   Jimblebar built for expansion beyond 35 mtpa
•   One new mine required to achieve >300 mtpa


Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with
Barclays)


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