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Production Report for the first quarter ended 31 March 2020
Anglo American plc (the "Company")
Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AN
Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)
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JSE Share Code: AGL
NSX Share Code: ANM
NEWS RELEASE
23 April 2020
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 Kue 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
Q1 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q4 Q1 2020 vs.
De Beers(1) (000 carats) 2020 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q4 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 Kue 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 Kue 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).
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2020 vs.
De Beers(1) 2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q4 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 Kue (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 Kue 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
Q1 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q4 Q1 2020 vs.
Copper(1) (tonnes) 2020 2019 Q1 2019 2019 Q4 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.
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2020 vs.
Copper(1) 2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q4 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)%
(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)
Q1 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q4 Q1 2020 vs.
Platinum (000 oz)(1) 2020 2019 Q1 2019 2019 Q4 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.
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2020 vs.
Platinum 2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q4 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
Q1 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q4 Q1 2020 vs.
Iron Ore (000 t) 2020 2019 Q1 2019 2019 Q4 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.
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2020 vs.
Iron Ore (tonnes) 2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q4 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
Q1 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q4 Q1 2020 vs.
Coal(1) (000 t) 2020 2019 Q1 2019 2019 Q4 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 Cerrejon 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.
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2020 vs.
Coal, by product (tonnes)(1) 2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q4 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 Cerrejon production is 33.3%.
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2020 vs.
Coal, by operation (tonnes)(1) 2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q4 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 Cerrejon production is 33.3%.
NICKEL
Q1 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q4 Q1 2020 vs.
Nickel (tonnes) 2020 2019 Q1 2019 2019 Q4 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.
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2020 vs.
Nickel 2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q4 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
Q1 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q4 Q1 2020 vs.
Manganese (000 t) 2020 2019 Q1 2019 2019 Q4 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.
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 2020 vs. Q1 2020 vs.
Manganese (tonnes) 2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q4 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:
Impact of known Duration of known Production post
Units Previously issued disruptions(2) disruptions(2) known disruptions(2)
Diamonds(3) Mct 32-34 ~7 See note 3 25-27
Copper4 kt 620-670 - - 620-670
Platinum - M&C(5) Moz 2.0-2.2 0.5 See note 5 1.5-1.7
Palladium -M&C(5) Moz ~1.4 0.2-0.4 See note 5 1.0-1.2
Kumba Iron Ore(6) Mt 41.5-42.5 3.5-4.5 35 days 37-39
Minas-Rio Iron Ore(7) Mt 22-24 - - 22-24
Metallurgical Coal(8) Mt 19-21 - - 19-21
Thermal Coal(9) Mt ~26 ~4 35 days ~22
Nickel(10) 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 Kue 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.
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