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Market Overview
The Zambian copper belt has recently attracted substantial, high profile investment interest with its large, higher grade deposits with growth opportunities in a stable political environment. This is against the global backdrop of declining production and continued strong demand. Since our acquisition of KCM we have invested US$2 billion principally on developing the Konkola Deep project and the new 300ktpa capacity Nchanga smelter. With this renewed investment focus by major players including Konkola, the Zambia copper production is on a trajectory to reach a record production of one million tonnes per year by 2013. This growth will contribute to Africa achieving the fastest growth rate in mined metal production over the next few years.
Strategic objectives
n Deliver multi-source production growth
n Drive cost reduction through productivity enhancement and by-product strategy
n Create optionalities through brownfield and greenfield exploration
Key Achievements
n Record production
- Mined metal production increased from 119mt to 144mt
- Ore production from open pits increased by 96%
n Record EBITDA of $439.9 million achieved, up 190%
n Cost efficiencies through new global alliance contracts with key suppliers
n Key infrastructure for KDMP completed including commissioning of the mid-shaft loading station
n Continued exploration success with addition of c.10mt (excluding tailings and refractory ore stockpiles) in R&R
Production Performance
Integrated production rose to 133 kt in FY2010-11 as compared with 126 kt in FY 2009-10 driven by a 28% increase in TLP production to 59,000 tonnes in FY10-11 as compared with FY09-10.
Finished copper production at our Zambian operations was significantly higher, up by 25%, reaching 217 kt in FY2010-11 compared with 173 kt in FY2009-10, supported by increased custom smelting volume.
Unit Costs
Unit cost of production was 197 USc per lb in FY2010-11, up 7.1% compared with FY2009-10. A significant driver was the increase in contained copper in ore stockpiles at Nchanga Open pits from 11kmt to 34kmt during the year. Other factors include increased pre-stripping in line with the new life of mine plan, commodity inflation and manpower costs. The ramp-up of production from development projects and productivity initiatives are expected to reduce unit costs.
Financial Performance
EBITDA in FY2010-11 was US$439.9 million (FY2009-10: US$151.8 million), mainly due to increased production and higher average LME copper prices. Operating profit for the financial year was US$309.0 million (FY2009-10: US$32.5 million) due to the increase in EBITDA, partially off-set by higher amortisation and depreciation on the new Nchanga smelter.
Projects
Konkola Deep Mine
All seventeen planned milestones for the year were achieved on schedule. The development of the service decline is progressing well and nearing completion ahead of schedule. The mid-shaft loading station is fully operational and ramp-up of ore hoisting is on track. All supporting infrastructure such as ventilation shafts, pipe shaft, backfill plant have been commissioned. The emergency power back-up generators of 24MW is on plan for completion in the first quarter of FY2011-12.
Upper Ore Body
The Upper Ore body project to enhance the life of mine of the Nchanga Underground is progressing on target. The trial mining and development schedules have all been met in line with the company's plans.
Nchanga Concentrator Projects
The construction of the new East (7.5mtpa) and West (3mtpa) Mills are in line with the project plans for completion by September and December 2011, respectively.
Exploration
The company's aggressive exploration programme continued resulting in a net addition of 10mt of ore in R&R (excluding tailings and refractory stockpiles). The ore bodies at Kakosa and Mimbula have been well defined to add optionalities in open pit mining. The company is also seeking new large prospecting licenses for additional exploration.
Outlook
Given the strong outlook of the copper market fundamentals and the investments in Konkola, the company is well poised to deliver results in line with expectations. In line with the announcement made by Vedanta in November 2010, Vedanta continues to evaluate the possibility of a public listing of KCM and intends to pursue such listing during 2011.