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Minerals Australia Briefing
BHP Minerals Australia President, Mike Henry, today outlined plans to grow value and improve returns on capital across the Company’s Australian operations.
Speaking to investors and analysts at a briefing in Adelaide, Mr Henry said BHP’s large, long-life, low-cost Australian assets underpin current margins and future optionality.
“The quality, scale, concentration and location of our assets support improvement initiatives, compelling latent capacity options, efficient technology deployment and attractive investment opportunities.
“By sharing knowledge and replicating best practice across our global portfolio, we’ve been able to substantially reduce unit costs at our Australian mining operations over the last five years. But we have further to go. We can make ourselves safer and even more productive, and expect to lower our unit costs by a further 10 per cent over the medium-term.
“Through strengthening our maintenance capability and processes, including by bringing in expertise from other industries, and through better leveraging technology, our global Maintenance Centre of Excellence is enabling a step-change in maintenance performance across BHP. With our global technology initiatives and asset-level programs to unlock resources and lower costs, we expect our Australian mining operations to deliver US$1.6 billion of additional productivity gains over the next two years,” Mr Henry said.
“We also have a suite of attractive medium-term investment opportunities. While these remain subject to our strict Group-level capital allocation framework tests, with average returns potentially exceeding 40 per cent, they are well placed to compete for capital.”
Mr Henry highlighted the Brownfield Expansion option (BFX) at Olympic Dam as an example of a project with the potential to deliver sustainable returns to shareholders, government and the local community.
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Also speaking at the briefing, Olympic Dam Asset President Jacqui McGill, said the BFX option could provide a capital efficient path to increased capacity through accelerated development into the Southern Mine Area.
“As we move into the Southern Mine Area we expect to see the copper grade increase to 3 per cent by financial year 2023, which we believe would coincide with a structural deficit in the copper market.
“If approved, the BFX option could lift production capacity to 330 ktpa and move Olympic Dam into the first quartile of the cost curve, which is where we strive to be with all our assets at BHP. Any investment however, must compete for capital against all other options, including returns to shareholders.”
Ms McGill also outlined longer-term development options that had the potential to significantly increase the volume of copper produced, including the use of heap leach technology.
Combined, these plans create significant value and support improved returns both at Olympic Dam and across BHP’s minerals operations in Australia.
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BHP Minerals Australia Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio Mike Henry President Operations, Minerals Australia 28 November 2017 Jimblebar
Disclaimer Forward-looking statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements, which may include statements regarding: trends in commodity prices and currency exchange rates; demand for commodities; plans, strategies and objectives of management; closure or divestment of certain operations or facilities (including associated costs); anticipated production or construction commencement dates; capital costs and scheduling; operating costs and shortages of materials and skilled employees; anticipated productive lives of projects, mines and facilities; productivity gains; anticipated cost reductions; provisions and contingent liabilities; tax and regulatory developments. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as ‘intend’, ‘aim’, ‘project’, ‘anticipate’, ‘estimate’, ‘plan’, ‘believe’, ‘expect’, ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘will’, ‘continue’, ‘annualised’ or similar words. 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Queensland Coal (QCoal) comprises the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) asset, jointly operated with Mitsubishi, and the BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal (BMC) asset, operated by BHP. Numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided due to rounding. ‘BHP’, ‘Group’, ‘BHP Group’, ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’, ‘ourselves’ are used to refer to BHP Billiton Limited, BHP Billiton Plc and, except where the context otherwise requires, their respective subsidiaries listed in Note 13 of the financial statements in BHP’s Annual Report on Form 20-F. No offer of securities Nothing in this presentation should be construed as either an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell BHP securities in any jurisdiction, or be treated or relied upon as a recommendation or advice by BHP. Reliance on third party information The views expressed in this presentation contain information that has been derived from publicly available sources that have not been independently verified. No representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information. This presentation should not be relied upon as a recommendation or forecast by BHP. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 2
Key messages Large, long-life, low-cost ore bodies close to key Asian customers Portfolio Portfolio quality, simplicity and optionality supports current margins and future opportunities Maximise Productivity gains of >US$1.6 billion to be delivered over the next two years cash flow Targeting >10% reduction in copper equivalent unit costs over the medium term Capital Attractive investment options well-suited to market outlook but subject to strict capital allocation framework tests discipline >40% average IRR1 for medium-term investment options Value and Driving value through productivity, technology, latent capacity and investment returns Detailed plans to further improve Return On Capital Employed2 to ~30% by FY22 1. Latent capacity and brownfield projects for Minerals Australia assets; consensus prices, refer to slide 12 for additional detail. 2. Average Minerals Australia ROCE is calculated after tax at FY17 realised prices; excludes Nickel West. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 3
Our strategy Value and returns are at the centre of everything we do Simple portfolio Distinctive enablers Shareholder value and Diversified exposure to preferred Charter Values and commodities returns culture of connectivity Safety, productivity and Tier 1 upstream assets operational excellence Technology and systems to Attractive geographies optimise resource and capital Licence to Capital discipline, balance sheet Valuable options operate strength and shareholder returns Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 4
Simple portfolio with valuable optionality High-margin upstream assets competitively placed on the cost curve • Quality resource Minerals Australia portfolio (FY17 EBITDA margin, %) – average Fe grade of 61%1; ~25% lump; strip ratio of 1.3x 1 Western Australia – premium hard coking coal (coke strength2 64%) and energy Note: Bubble size Olympic Dam Iron Ore 70 3 represents Life of 2 with BFX coal (calorific value >6,000 kCal/kg) Asset planning – third largest copper equivalent deposit (ore at >2.5% average 60 copper grade for decades) 100 years • Large scale, concentrated footprint in favourable jurisdiction, close 50 Queensland to tidewater and to Asian markets Coal – largest seaborne metallurgical coal supplier and major iron ore 40 NSW supplier Energy Coal – Life of Asset plans range from 50 to 125 years, with growth 30 optionality Olympic Dam • Experienced leadership team enabled by streamlined operating 20 Today model 10 – improved connectivity between assets 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Cost curve position4 (quartile) – reducing overheads while improving functional support 1. Average from FY18 to FY22. 2. Coke Strength after Reaction (CSR); calorific value is Gross As Received (GAR); Wood Mackenzie data. 3. BFX project remains subject to strict capital allocation framework tests; consensus prices and FX; Life of Asset planning subject to future mine planning. 4. QCoal coking coal cost curve position excludes Blackwater; Wood Mackenzie data. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 5
Safety is our first priority We must continue to drive to eliminate fatalities and injuries Safety performance (12-month rolling average TRIF) • Fatal incident at Goonyella (August 2017) 8.0 7% reduction • Continued reduction in TRIF1 to 6.2 in FY17 Our approach to improve safety 6.0 • Safety Field Leadership: deployed across the organisation including in-field verification of material and fatal risks 4.0 • Manufacturing mindset: improving our tooling, standardising and Jan 16 Apr 16 Jul 16 Oct 16 Jan 17 Apr 17 Jul 17 Oct 17 simplifying our systems, and redesigning our work Significant Injuries Frequency (SIF)2 • Asset integrity: Maintenance practices to reduce unplanned 2.0 outages and enhanced Process Safety Management • Technology: using automation and data analysis to remove our 1.0 people from harms’ way 0.0 Jan 16 Apr 16 Jul 16 Oct 16 Jan 17 Apr 17 Jul 17 Oct 17 1. TRIF: Total Recordable Injury Frequency per million hours worked. SIF (1 month) SIF (3-month moving average) 2. SIF: Significant Injury Frequency per million hours worked (including first aid cases and above that occurred in scenarios that could have resulted in a fatality). Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 6
Contributing to our communities • Significant contribution to the Australian economy US$15 billion in total economic contribution in FY17 – US$15 billion1 in FY17 Communities Shareholders – includes US$3.8 billion of taxes and royalties paid to the Australian government (Federal 47%, State 30% and Local 23%) Employees Suppliers • Engaging our communities – local buying program started in Queensland, has been extended to NSW and most recently rolled out to SA and WA Taxation—local – school-based trainee and apprenticeship program Taxation—state – Indigenous Employment Plan focused on attraction, retention, Taxation—federal and leadership development • Advocating for our communities – to ensure our success is shared with our host communities • Operating sustainably – endowments established to ensure sustainable conservation activities, including Five Rivers Conservation 1. Represents BHP’s economic contribution to Australia; BHP FY17 Economic Contribution Report. Five Rivers Conservation Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 7
Improving returns by driving performance Specific plans to improve after tax Return On Capital Employed to ~30% by FY22 (at FY17 prices) Western Australia Queensland Coal NSW Energy Coal Olympic Dam Minerals Iron Ore Australia FY17 – ROCE 26% 23% 22% 1% ~20% Improved truck Improved truck and Improved truck and wash Increased jumbo and productivity shovel productivity plant productivity truck productivity and Excellence Rail scheduling 1 Smelter campaign CRSC ramp up Ayredale pit development technology, practices optimisation maintenance Train Loadout remote Integrated Remote Multiple Elevated Integrated Remote of loading Operations Centre Roadways Operations Centre Centres Culture, work Truck and drill Truck and drill Production creep High-grade Southern standardised automation automation MineArea Port availability program Blackwater 4 Mtpa Refinery upgrade Global initiatives expansion Expand the materials Production creep Production creep handling capacity FY22 – ROCE2 ~40% ~40% ~30% ~6%3 ~30% 1. Caval Ridge Southern Circuit. 2. Minerals Australia assets’ ROCE is calculated after tax at FY17 realised prices; excludes Nickel West. 3. Prior to the completion of Brownfield Expansion (BFX); if approved. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 8
Technology improves safety, costs and unlocks resource Digital technologies will remove overloading and variability providing a stable base for safety and improvement MINING & FOUNDATIONS GEOSCIENCE PLANNING RAIL PORT MARKETING PROCESSING Improving safety Delivering productivity Unlocking resource Removing people from harms’ way Minimising variability in operations Improving resource understanding • Jimblebar autonomous haulage demonstrating • Automation of blast hole drills at WAIO, to be • Real time data capture capability via down hole lower TRIF and a 2% utilisation improvement, extended to trucks, longwall and shiploading assay tools in exploration and blast holes minimises plans to replicate at other sites activities drilling in waste • Intelligent risk dashboards allow simple access to • IROC to be replicated at Olympic Dam, building on • Advanced sensors installed at Olympic Dam to material risks, critical controls and verifications successful Coal replication from WAIO establish foundation for Precision Mining • Driver Safety System deployed in buses at Yandi • Real-time condition monitoring to prevent • Blast movement transmitters at Nickel West lift to reduce fatigue-related driver risk unplanned breakdowns using sensors on precision in low-grade Nickel Sulphide recovery conveyors to check belt thickness Minimising exposure to environmental hazards • NSWEC 3D seismic survey enable us to exploit • Rail scheduling optimiser is improving rail utilisation resource strengths to overcome its challenge • Electric Light Vehicle trials at Olympic Dam to rates at WAIO by transforming human expertise reduce worker exposure to Diesel Particulate • Heap leaching technology program progressing at and data into digital knowledge for faster decisions Matter by 50% Olympic Dam with potential to deliver cost efficient • Maintenance Centre of Excellence to utilise processing machine learning and data analytics to reduce unplanned work and accelerate best practice Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 9
Reducing costs through productivity Delivers sustained incremental cash flows • Benchmarking with one enterprise system, better integration of operational data and improved efficiency with standardised equipment • >US$9 billion productivity gains delivered since FY12 and >50% reduction in copper equivalent unit costs1 • Expect to deliver >80% of BHP’s US$2 billion productivity gains over next two years and >10% reduction in unit costs1 over medium term Unit costs2 WAIO Queensland Coal NSW Energy Coal Olympic Dam Nickel West (US$/t) (US$/t) (US$/t) (US$/lb) (US$/lb) FY12 30 148 56 4.04 8.54 FY17 14.60 60 41 1.81 4.70 FY18 <14 59 46 ~2.10 ~4.50 Port Availability Increasing pre-strip Multiple Elevated Increased jumbo and Haul truck utilisation practice and productivity Program initiatives productivity Roadways truck productivity improvement Deliver improved Effective equipment Ayredale pit Value chain extended Reset asset stability equipment productivity allocation via IROC development to nickel sulphate Best replication benchmarking Crusher interface Improved wet weather Improved wet weather High-grade Southern Refinery improvements haulage haulage Mine Area debottlenecking Medium term <13 ~54 ~40 ~1.00 3 Different product mix 1. Operating cost per copper equivalent tonne presented on a continuing operations basis excluding royalties and BHP’s share of volumes from equity accounted investments; copper equivalent production based on FY17 average realised prices. 2. WAIO, QCoal and NSWEC exclude freight and royalties; OD FY12 includes freight and is presented gross of by-product credits (~US$1.40/lb), FY17 onwards excludes freight and is presented net of by-product credits; Nickel West includes third party purchases and additional costs to move downstream, with FY18 results normalised using FY17 nickel price. FY18 guidance and medium-term unit cost targets are based on an exchange rate of AUD/USD 0.75 and are in nominal terms. 3. Prior to the completion of Brownfield Expansion (BFX); if approved. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 10
Further to go on our productivity journey Focused on key productivity enablers across the business Improvement in WAIO port outflow capacity Outflow Primary haul truck operating hours1 (Tonnes per shiploader/hour) (Mt) (Hours) 6,000 300 8,000 5,000 225 4,000 4,000 150 0 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18e FY19e FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18e FY19e Port gross loading rate (LHS) Port outflow (RHS) Nickel West NSWEC WAIO QCoal Improving NSWEC stripping productivity Rising BMA wash plant productivity (Mt per truck/year) (Production hours) 6 8,760 5 6,880 4 3 5,000 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18e FY19e FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18e FY19e Ultra-class trucks Target BMA wash plant Target 1. Truck hours exclude queue time; 793 trucks for Western Australia Iron Ore and Nickel West, Ultra Class trucks for Queensland Coal (BMA) and NSW Energy Coal. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 11
Simple portfolio with valuable optionality Attractive options well-suited to the commodity price outlook but subject to strict capital allocation framework tests Sustaining Latent capacity Brownfield Greenfield Future optionality WAIO • South Flank • Creep to 290 Mtpa • Resource to support beyond 290 Mtpa Queensland • Saraji pit restarts • CRSC • Caval Ridge • Wards Well • Saraji expansion Coal • Creek diversions • Blackwater expansion expansion • Goonyella second longwall NSW • Potential to increase • Ayredale pit Energy Coal bypass coal development Olympic Dam • Restore operational • SMA (to 230 ktpa) • BFX (to 330 ktpa) • ODEP stability (to 450-500 ktpa) Nickel West • Resource transition • Debottlenecking • Nickel sulphate • Cobalt sulphate refinery to 84 kt • Cathode precursor Capital (US$ billion) 1.2 2.3 Average IRR1 (%) >70% ~25% CuEq volume2 (kt) >380 ~240 >40% average IRR1 for medium-term growth options Note: CRSC – Caval Ridge Southern Circuit; SMA – Southern Mine Area; BFX – Brownfield Expansion; ODEP – Olympic Dam Expansion Project. 1. Weighted by capital expenditure; consensus prices. 2. Copper equivalent production based on FY17 average realised prices; represents average production after ramp-up (irrespective of date achieved); BHP share. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 12
WAIO: Maximising value from installed infrastructure • Pathway to 290 Mtpa run rate by end FY19 Improving product mix with South Flank2 (Grade, Fe %) – ramp up of additional primary crusher and conveying capacity at Jimblebar 65 – rail capacity improvement through scheduling optimisation, 64 Peer 1 without additional tracks Portfolio BHP with South Flank 63 – working with government and local communities to increase production export license to 290 Mtpa 62 BHP • South Flank project to be submitted for Board approval mid-CY18; 61 first ore targeted CY21 Peer 2 60 Portfolio – capital cost in the range of US$30-40/t, fits within US$4/t sustaining capex over the next five years; IRR >30%1 59 – increases Fe grade and lump proportion for overall product mix 58 100 – improves MAC product grade Peer 3 Mt Portfolio 57 Note: Bubble size • Multiple high-grade resources with size >1 Bt as longer-term sustaining options (not required until after 2040) represents production 56 0 10 20 30 40 Product mix (% of lump and pellets) 1. Consensus prices. Source: Publicly available information and BHP internal analysis. Peer group comprises Vale, Fortescue Metals Group 2. BHP share. and Rio Tinto. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 13
QCoal: Latent capacity and expansion opportunities • Caval Ridge Southern Circuit latent capacity project tracking to plan Productivity offsets closed operations – 10 Mtpa (100% basis) wash plant capacity enabled through (Production2, Mtpa) project execution 50 – IRR1 >80% and capital investment of US$204 million (100% basis) – first production expected in early FY19 • Potential future opportunities with attractive returns – Blackwater expansion would support 4 Mtpa (100% basis) capacity increase through increased metallurgical coal bypass 40 – expansion of the Caval Ridge wash plant with the addition of a third module would unlock 5.7 Mtpa (100% basis) capacity – greenfield underground longwall potential at Wards Well premium hard coking coal resource 30 FY14 Closure Productivity FY17 FY18e Medium term 1. Consensus prices. 2. BHP share. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 14
NSWEC: Managing monocline challenge • Potential increase in bypass coal with volumes expected to Multiple Elevated Roadways (MERs) reduces cycle times1 increase to ~22 Mtpa in the medium term (Average cycle time, minutes) – ‘Path to Value’ study concluded in CY17 40 – re-opening Ayredale Pit in FY18 to gain earlier access to high 30 margin resource with average strip ratio ~9% lower than the remainder of the operation over the next decade 20 – Multiple Elevated Roadways to mitigate cycle time impacts caused by the monocline: optimised haulage route to reduce 10 cycle times and increase productivity FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Without MERs With MERs MERs enable flatter haulage to reduce cycle time Without MERs With MERs 1. Estimated results using BHP internal analysis. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 15
Nickel West: Extending life and increasing margins • Production sustained by the discovery and development of Potential to debottleneck refinery capacity resources at Venus, Yakabindie and Leinster B11 (Capacity, ktpa) – increasing confidence of life extension to 2040 90 • Kwinana Refinery debottlenecking aspiring to take capacity to 84kt over medium term • Margin improvement by moving to higher value products 60 – Stage 1 nickel sulphate plant to 100 kt approved – first production expected in April 2019 – capital investment of US$43 million and IRR1 >40% 30 – Stage 2 to 200 kt nickel sulphate potential 0 Impala Norilsk Minara Sherritt Ambatovy Nickel Nickel Nickel Harjavalta Resources (CA) (MG) West West (ZA) (RU) (AU) (FY17) (Medium term) 1. Consensus prices. Source: BHP analysis. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 16
Key messages Large, long-life, low-cost ore bodies close to key Asian customers Portfolio Portfolio quality, simplicity and optionality supports current margins and future opportunities Maximise Productivity gains of >US$1.6 billion to be delivered over the next two years cash flow Targeting >10% reduction in copper equivalent unit costs over the medium term Capital Attractive investment options well-suited to market outlook but subject to strict capital allocation framework tests discipline >40% average IRR1 for medium-term investment options Value and Driving value through productivity, technology, latent capacity and investment returns Detailed plans to further improve Return On Capital Employed2 to ~30% by FY22 1. Latent capacity and brownfield projects for Minerals Australia assets; consensus prices, refer to slide 12 for additional detail. 2. Average Minerals Australia ROCE is calculated after tax at FY17 realised prices; excludes Nickel West. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 17
BHP Appendix
BHP guidance Copper FY18e Olympic Dam Production (kt) 150 Major smelter maintenance campaign is phased through August to December 2017. Unit cash costs (US$/lb) ~2.10 Iron Ore FY18e Western Australia Iron Ore Production (Mt, 100% basis) 275 – 280 Unit cash costs (US$/t) <14 Excludes freight and royalties; based on an exchange rate of AUD/USD 0.75. Sustaining capital expenditure (US$/t) 4 FY18e–FY22e average; includes capital cost for South Flank; +/- 50% in any given year. Coal FY18e Queensland Coal Production (Mt) 44 – 46 Unit cash costs (US$/t) 59 Excludes freight and royalties; based on an exchange rate of AUD/USD 0.75. Sustaining capital expenditure (US$/t) 8 FY18e–FY22e average; +/- 50% in any given year. NSW Energy Coal Unit cash costs (US$/t) 46 Excludes freight and royalties; based on an exchange rate of AUD/USD 0.75. Sustaining capital expenditure (US$/t) 5 FY18e–FY22e average; +/- 50% in any given year. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 19
WAIO: Asset snapshot Overview of asset Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) is an integrated system of four processing hubs and five mines, connected by more than 1,000 kilometres of rail infrastructure and port facilities in the Pilbara region of northern Western Australia. At each mining hub – Newman, Yandi, Mining Area C and Jimblebar – ore from mines is crushed, beneficiated (where necessary) and blended to create high-grade hematite lump and fines products. Iron ore products are then transported along the Port Hedland – Newman Rail Line to the Finucane Island and Nelson Point port facilities at Port Hedland. WAIO’s port facilities at Nelson Point are owned by the Mt Newman JV, and Finucane Island is owned by the Mt Goldsworthy JV. BHP interest varies between 85 and 100% across joint ventures. Cash costs Fixed versus variable split (approximate) (FY18e, %) (FY18e, %) 7% Contractors and consultants 11% Consumables 5% 13% 28% Labour Port and rail 19% Royalties, rates and taxes Fuel and electricity Other 25% 72% 20% Fixed Variable Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 20
Queensland Coal: Asset snapshot Overview of asset Queensland Coal comprises the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC) assets in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland, Australia. BMA operates seven Bowen Basin mines (Goonyella Riverside, Broadmeadow, Daunia, Peak Downs, Saraji, Blackwater and Caval Ridge) and owns and operates the Hay Point Coal Terminal near Mackay. With the exception of the Broadmeadow underground longwall operation, BMA’s mines are open-cut, using draglines and truck and shovel fleets for overburden removal. BMA is owned by BHP (50%) and Mitsubishi (50%). BMC owns and operates two open-cut metallurgical coal mines in the Bowen Basin (South Walker Creek and Poitrel). BMC is owned by BHP (80%) and Mitsui and Co (20%). Queensland Coal has access to key infrastructure in the Bowen Basin, including a modern, multi-user rail network and its own coal-loading terminal at Hay Point. Queensland Coal also has contracted capacity at three other multi-user port facilities, including the Port of Gladstone (RG Tanna Coal Terminal), Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal and Abbot Point Coal Terminal. Cash costs Fixed versus variable split (approximate) (FY18e, %) (FY18e, %) 9% Contractors and consultants 24% Consumables 8% 30% Labour Port and rail 17% Royalties, rates and taxes Fuel and electricity Other 17% 70% 13% Fixed 12% Variable Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 21
NSWEC: Asset snapshot Overview of asset New South Wales Energy Coal (NSWEC) consists of the Mt Arthur Coal open-cut energy coal mine in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. The site produces coal for domestic and international customers in the energy sector. BHP interest is 100%. BHP owns a 35.5% interest in Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG), which operates the Newcastle Third Port export coal loading facility. Cash costs Fixed versus variable split (approximate) (FY18e, %) (FY18e, %) 10% Contractors and consultants 17% Consumables 11% 30% Labour Port and rail Royalties, rates and taxes 11% 18% Fuel and electricity Other 70% 17% Fixed 16% Variable Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 22
Olympic Dam: Asset snapshot Overview of asset Olympic Dam is one of the world’s largest ore bodies. Located 560 kilometres north of Adelaide, it is one of the world’s largest deposits of copper, gold and uranium, and it also has a significant deposit of silver. Olympic Dam operates a fully integrated processing facility from ore to metal. Olympic Dam’s underground mine is made up of more than 450 kilometres of underground roads and tunnels. The asset extracts copper uranium ore, with the ore hauled by automated train to feed underground crushing, storage and ore hoisting facilities. Olympic Dam’s processing plant consists of two grinding circuits in which high-quality copper concentrate is extracted from sulphide ore through a flotation extraction process. The asset includes a fully integrated metallurgical complex with a grinding and concentrating circuit, a hydrometallurgical plant incorporating solvent extraction circuits for copper and uranium, a copper smelter, a copper refinery and a recovery circuit for precious metals. BHP interest is 100%. Cash costs Fixed versus variable split (approximate) (FY18e, %) (FY18e, %) 8% Contractors and consultants 10% 28% Consumables Labour 35% 4% Port and rail 1% Royalties, rates and taxes Fuel and electricity Other 23% 72% Fixed 19% Variable Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 23
Nickel West: Asset snapshot Overview of asset Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market nickel business. All nickel operations (mines, concentrators, a smelter and refinery) are located in Western Australia. The integrated business adds value throughout our nickel supply chain, with the majority of Nickel West’s production sold as powder and briquettes. Low-grade disseminated sulphide ore is mined from Mt Keith, a large open-pit operation. The ore is crushed and processed on-site to produce nickel concentrate. High-grade nickel sulphide ore is mined at Cliffs and Leinster underground mines and Rocky’s Reward open-pit mine. The ore is processed through a concentrator and dryer at Leinster. Nickel West’s concentrator plant in Kambalda processes ore and concentrate purchased from third parties. The three streams of nickel concentrate come together at the Nickel West Kalgoorlie smelter, a vital part of our integrated business. The smelter uses a flash furnace to smelt more than 700 ktpa of concentrate to produce nickel matte. Nickel West Kwinana then refines granulated nickel matte from the Kalgoorlie smelter into nickel powder and premium-grade nickel metal briquettes containing over 99 per cent nickel. Nickel matte and metal are exported to overseas markets via the Port of Fremantle. Cash costs Fixed versus variable split (approximate) (FY18e, %) (FY18e, %) 5% Contractors and consultants 11% Consumables 30% 30% Labour 2% 3% Port and rail Royalties, rates and taxes Fuel and electricity 22% Other 70% Fixed 27% Variable Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 24
Bulk operations material moved and strip ratios BMA NSW Energy Coal (Material moved, Bt) (Strip ratio1, x) (Material moved, Bt) (Strip ratio1, x) 3.0 18.0 0.4 8.0 1.5 9.0 0.2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18e FY19e FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18e FY19e BMC Western Australia Iron Ore (Material moved, Bt) (Strip ratio1, x) (Material moved, Bt) (Strip ratio1, x) 0.4 12.0 1.2 2.0 0.8 0.2 6.0 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18e FY19e FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18e FY19e Material moved Strip ratio 1. Represents total overburden stripping (bcm) to production (tonnes). Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 25
Further productivity initiatives to reduce unit costs WAIO – High margins driven by product mix and improvement initiatives (Unit cost, US$ per tonne) • FY17 costs of US$14.60/t includes rail program (US$0.20/t), stock 16 write offs (US$0.15/t), exploration (US$0.30/t), and private royalties (US$0.30/t) • Unit cost <US$14/t in FY18 and <US$13/t in medium term 8 – Port Availability Program to reduce downtime – delivery of benchmark equipment productivity 0 FY16 FY17 FY18e Medium term – optimising mine plans, reducing no-feed delays and re-handle – optimising shutdown performance (duration and frequency) QCoal – Low cost producer in the Bowen Basin with competitive margin performance (Unit cost, US$ per tonne) 60 • FY17 unit costs of US$60/t impacted by Tropical Cyclone Debbie • Unit cost <US$59/t in FY18 and ~US$54/t in medium term – best practice and Playbook program to benchmark and 30 improve truck production hours • Employee agreement renewal to focus on flexibility to better 0 enable simplicity, safe productivity improvements and cost FY16 FY17 FY18e Medium term efficiencies Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 26
On the journey to sustainable unit cost NSWEC – Mitigating geological constraints (Unit cost, US$ per tonne) • FY17 cash costs of US$41/t 50 • FY18 cost of US$46/t as we mine through the monocline structure and additional buy-in stripping costs in Southern pit areas 25 • Medium-term guidance of ~US$40/t – Multiple Elevated Roadways (MERs) and new mining sequence 0 FY16 FY17 FY18e Medium term has increased stripping productivity enabling lower unit costs in the medium term Nickel West – Developing higher margin products (Unit cost1, US$ per tonne) • Margin improvement driven through entry into downstream nickel 15,000 sulphate investment • Unit costs impacted by nickel price linked third party nickel feed 7,500 purchases • Transition to our new mines in the northern region will underpin unit 0 cost performance FY16 FY17 FY18e Medium term 1. Nickel West unit costs include third party purchases and additional costs to move downstream; FY18 and medium term unit costs have been normalised using FY17 Nickel price. Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 27
Optimised mine plan at NSWEC mitigates adverse cost impacts Reduces truck cycle times delivering sustainable margin improvement Without MERs With MERs New Mine Plan—a fundamental change • Exploits resource strengths to overcome its challenge – large constant strip ratio post monocline enables long-term resource to be traded for lower costs today • Nil “buy-in” cost which benefits low delivery risk • Delivered by underlying mine design New Mine Plan—traversing the monocline Traversing the monocline • Still less dump volume released per strip mined • Waste still hauled further back and higher up, but higher bridge has eliminated down haul component • Reduced inefficiency enables lower cycle times Post the monocline New Mine Plan—post the monocline High, mid and low waste haulage will be predominantly flat with down haulage eliminated • Ultimate pit and dump geometry unchanged but, the cross-pit bridge grows and more roadways as pit deepens • Hauling waste down eliminated and much less waste New Mine Plan cross-pit bridges hauled up leading to shorter cycle times and higher truck Current Mine Plan productivity cross-pit bridges Minerals Australia: Realising value and improving returns across our portfolio 28 November 2017 28
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Marketing Minerals Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain Vicky Binns Vice President, Marketing Minerals 28 November 2017
Disclaimer Forward-looking statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements, which may include statements regarding: trends in commodity prices and currency exchange rates; demand for commodities; plans, strategies and objectives of management; closure or divestment of certain operations or facilities (including associated costs); anticipated production or construction commencement dates; capital costs and scheduling; operating costs and shortages of materials and skilled employees; anticipated productive lives of projects, mines and facilities; productivity gains; anticipated cost reductions; provisions and contingent liabilities; tax and regulatory developments. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as ‘intend’, ‘aim’, ‘project’, ‘anticipate’, ‘estimate’, ‘plan’, ‘believe’, ‘expect’, ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘will’, ‘continue’, ‘annualised’ or similar words. These statements discuss future expectations concerning the results of operations or financial condition, or provide other forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees or predictions of future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements contained in this presentation. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. For example, future revenues from our operations, projects or mines described in this presentation will be based, in part, upon the market price of the minerals, metals or petroleum produced, which may vary significantly from current levels. These variations, if materially adverse, may affect the timing or the feasibility of the development of a particular project, the expansion of certain facilities or mines, or the continuation of existing operations. Other factors that may affect the actual construction or production commencement dates, costs or production output and anticipated lives of operations, mines or facilities include our ability to profitably produce and transport the minerals, petroleum and/or metals extracted to applicable markets; the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on the market prices of the minerals, petroleum or metals we produce; activities of government authorities in some of the countries where we are exploring or developing these projects, facilities or mines, including increases in taxes, changes in environmental and other regulations and political uncertainty; labour unrest; and other factors identified in the risk factors discussed in BHP’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (including in Annual Reports on Form 20-F) which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by applicable regulations or by law, the Group does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events. Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance. Non-IFRS and other financial information BHP results are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This presentation may also include certain non-IFRS (also referred to as alternate performance measures) and other measures including Underlying attributable profit, Underlying EBITDA (all references to EBITDA refer to Underlying EBITDA), Underlying EBIT, Adjusted effective tax rate, Controllable cash costs, Free cash flow, Gearing ratio, Net debt, Net operating assets, Operating assets free cash flow, Principal factors that affect Underlying EBITDA, Underlying basic earnings/(loss) per share, Underlying EBITDA margin and Underlying return on capital employed (ROCE) (all references to return on capital employed refer to Underlying return on capital employed). These measures are used internally by management to assess the performance of our business and segments, make decisions on the allocation of our resources and assess operational management. Non-IFRS and other measures have not been subject to audit or review and should not be considered as an indication of or alternative to an IFRS measure of profitability, financial performance or liquidity. Presentation of data Unless specified otherwise: variance analysis relates to the relative performance of BHP and/or its operations during the 2017 financial year compared with the 2016 financial year; data is presented on a continuing operations basis from the 2014 financial year onwards; copper equivalent production based on 2017 financial year average realised prices; references to Underlying EBITDA margin exclude third party trading activities; data from subsidiaries are shown on a 100 per cent basis and data from equity accounted investments and other operations is presented, with the exception of net operating assets, reflecting BHP’s share; medium term refers to our five year plan. Queensland Coal (QCoal) comprises the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) asset, jointly operated with Mitsubishi, and the BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal (BMC) asset, operated by BHP. Numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided due to rounding. ‘BHP’, ‘Group’, ‘BHP Group’, ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’, ‘ourselves’ are used to refer to BHP Billiton Limited, BHP Billiton Plc and, except where the context otherwise requires, their respective subsidiaries listed in Note 13 of the financial statements in BHP’s Annual Report on Form 20-F. No offer of securities Nothing in this presentation should be construed as either an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell BHP securities in any jurisdiction, or be treated or relied upon as a recommendation or advice by BHP. Reliance on third party information The views expressed in this presentation contain information that has been derived from publicly available sources that have not been independently verified. No representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information. This presentation should not be relied upon as a recommendation or forecast by BHP. Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 2
Key messages Commercial Leveraging market intelligence from mine to customer to drive value creation acumen Using commercial expertise to ensure products are placed with the right customers for the best price Global Sustained growth in global steel demand over the next decade steel Long-term demand driven by emerging Asia, enabled by China’s Belt and Road Initiative Bulk Chinese policy impacting short-term demand and pricing commodities Structural reform underpins longer-term demand for high-quality iron ore and metallurgical coal Structural deficit to emerge in the early 2020s Copper Demand is expected to grow at 2-3% CAGR to 2025, emerging markets to drive growth outlook Supply growth challenged by grade decline, increased costs and limited new developments Uranium Inventory overhang supressing short-term price outlook outlook Olympic Dam’s first quartile cash cost position ensures profitable uranium stream Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 3
Our approach to value creation is end to end Supply Marketing Total cost of Shareholder Value-in-use ownership Revenue Unit cost reduction value and enhancement Economies of scale returns Product placement and scope Inbound supply chain Product quality optimisation Parts and service Upstream resource availability value maximisation Stock management Throughput capacity Payment terms Distribution Working capital Supply chain cost optimisation reduction Inventory reduction Working capital Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 4
China’s winter restrictions Will cut steel production but support stronger steel profitability Map of “2+26” cities in China with winter restriction Market share of “2+26” cities in China (%) 50 25 0 Coking capacity Blast furnace Fixed asset Industrial GDP capacity investment China steel gross profit margin (US$ per tonne) 150 Historical Forward curve 100 50 0 (50) Level I restriction (4 cities) Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Level II restriction (24 cities) Note: Forward margin calculation based on forward curve as of 3 November 2017. Coking capacity includes a few cities outside “2+26” region which also join winter production cut. Source: NBS; Fenwei Energy; Mysteel; SHFE; DCE; BHP. Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 5
Structural reform in China Underpins long-term demand for high quality iron ore and metallurgical coal Iron ore fines price realisation relative to Value in Use Metallurgical coal portfolio skewed towards premium quality ($/wmt FOB Basis) (BHP supply in the seaborne metallurgical coal market, pictorial representation) 1.5 high 0.0 Premium low-volatile Customer target Premium (1.5) Coke blend box mid-volatile quality Premium coals Tier-2 hard (3.0) Semi-soft coking coal coking coal Semi-hard 5Mt of BHP BHP Peer 1 Peer 2 Peer 3 coking coal production volume (4.5) low H1 CY15 H2 CY15 H1 CY16 H2 CY16 H1 CY17 lower higher Price Note: The normalised price performance is the difference between the expected price based on ViU on prompt basis. Peer group comprises Rio Tinto, Vale and FMG. Source: BHP assessment based on publically available information. Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 6
Emerging Asia to drive long-term steel demand Enabled by China’s Belt and Road Initiative Global finished steel demand growth breakdown Map of new integrated steel plants2 (million tonnes finished steel) 2,000 1.7% CAGR Silk Road Economic Belt 3.1% CAGR 1,500 21st Century Maritime 1,000 Silk Road 500 00 RoW Asia¹ RoW Asia¹ 2006A China 2016A China 2026E Emerging Emerging BMA and BMC Source: Platts; worldsteel; BHP analysis. 1. Emerging Asia includes India, ASEAN and other South Asian countries. New integrated steel mills in India and Southeast Asia 2. New integrated steel projects commissioned or being built since 2017. Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 7 l
Shorter-term copper market drivers Copper market expected to remain finely balanced over the next few years Chinese consumption by source – 2016 Copper concentrate shortfall 2017-2020 (Mt Copper in concentrate) Blister imports 2 Scrap imports Domestic scrap (Cat 7) ~1.5Mt Scrap imports (Cat 6) Domestic mines 1 Cathode imports ~0.7Mt (less stocks) Concentrate 0 imports Chinese primary smelter Copper in concentrate capacity growth supply growth¹ Source: Wood Mackenzie; BHP analysis. 1. Represents incremental net capacity or mine supply (contained copper basis, net of disruption) in 2020 over 2017 Source: BGRIMM Li Lan; BHP analysis. excluding Copperbelt intermediate products which are unlikely to be available as concentrate. Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 8
Strong longer-term copper fundamentals Structural deficit to emerge in the early 2020s as additional supply is required to meet growing demand Significant capital investment required to meet supply gap Two-thirds of the world have significant upside in consumption Grade decline, increased input costs and limited new discoveries With demand expected to grow at 2-3% CAGR to 2025 (US$bn over the next 10 years) (kg Cu/capita, 2016) 40 12 10 China Advanced 30 8 Bridging the gap 20 6 10 4 Rest of World 2 India 0 Note: Bubble size Amercia Australia/ represents population Asia CIS 0 Peru Other DRC USA Other Chile / Canada / Alaska Russia / Zambia 10 20 30 40 50 Latin Other (GDP/capita, 2016) Source: Wood Mackenzie, BHP analysis. Consumption per capita is based on Total Copper Consumption. Source: BHP analysis. Advanced Economies: USA; Canada; Europe; Japan; Korea; Taiwan; Australia. Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 9
Electric Vehicles – positive for long-term copper demand EVs contain four times as much copper as a conventional medium sized car Global light duty EV annual sales forecast (2018-2030) BEV copper intensity by car segment in China – 2016 (kg/unit) ‘Green’ EV sales (~40% CAGR) Buses Executive cars Large cars Medium cars Small cars Mini cars 0 50 100 150 200 Battery Motor Wire harness Others Source: Fbetter. BEV: battery electric vehicles. ‘Central’ EV sales (~30% CAGR) Incremental copper demand from Hybrids and EVs (Mt copper) 1.9 Range of analyst 1.5 forecasts Electric buses 1.3 Light duty vehicles 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Analyst forecast to 2025 includes UBS; BoAML; IDTechEx; Liberum; Woodmac; BNEF; Navigant and IHS. Source: BHP analysis. ‘EVs’ include both Battery Electric Vehicles and Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles Source: IDTechEx. Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 10
Renewables – positive for long-term copper demand Attractive long-run economics and the importance of decarbonisation drive a sustained high-growth path for wind and solar Global power generation capacity Cu intensity by power generation type (TW) (kg/KW) 12.0 Wind + Solar: 29% Wind—Offshore ~10 10.0 Solar ~5 8.0 Wind + Solar: 10% Wind—Onshore ~3.5 6.0 Natural gas ~3 4.0 Nuclear ~2.5 2.0 Hydro ~2 0.0 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 Coal ~2 Fossil fuels Nuclear Hydro Wind Solar Other Source: BHP analysis. Source: ICA; BHP analysis. Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 11
Risks – China substitution and emergence of scrap Risks from aluminium substitution in power cable and growing use of scrap Tracking substitution developments China semis copper demand and old scrap generation National Key Draft National Design Code1 to codification recommend not using AluminiumAlloy Cables Actual Forecast Government CNIA2 and MIIT2 policy-neutral, with no policy promotion of Aluminium over Copper Share of copper in the State Grid in 2016 Power • dominant in medium-voltage cable grid • some pressure in low-voltage cable Power cable production up +2% YoY YTD3 ~20 year lag Spot Copper: Aluminium price ratio ~3.2 Price Historically ratios ~3.5 to 4 x encourage faster difference substitution 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Source: ICA; BHP analysis. China semis China old scrap 1. National Code for Design of Cables for Electric Engineering (GB50217). Recommendation applies to voltages above 1kV. 2. CNIA: China Non-Ferrous Industry Association, MIIT: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. 3. International Copper Association: power cable production Mar-Aug 2017 vs Mar-Aug 2016. Source: BHP analysis. Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 12
Uranium outlook muted in the short term Reliable supplier despite subdued short-term market conditions Operating reactors (# reactors) • Low spot price exposes many mines despite long-term contracts 800 Forecast – many producers are “out of the money” at spot prices • Inventory overhang prevails amid lacklustre short-term growth 400 Our position is resilient in a long-term downside scenario • Even if US and EU reactor retirements advance or renewables 0 gain larger share, Asia will need uranium 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 Forecast History • Olympic Dam envious position Cost curve in FY2030 – proximity to growing Asian market (US$/lb U3O8, real 1 January 2017) ) – first quartile cash cost position with uranium as a by-product 120 (post BFX BHP Other supply Dam 60 Secondary Olympic 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 Source: BHP analysis. Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 13
Key messages Commercial Leveraging market intelligence from mine to customer to drive value creation acumen Using commercial expertise to ensure products are placed with the right customers for the best price Global Sustained growth in global steel demand over the next decade steel Long-term demand driven by emerging Asia, enabled by China’s Belt and Road Initiative Bulk Chinese policy impacting short-term demand and pricing commodities Structural reform underpins longer-term demand for high-quality iron ore and metallurgical coal Structural deficit to emerge in the early 2020s Copper Demand is expected to grow at 2-3% CAGR to 2025, emerging markets to drive growth outlook Supply growth challenged by grade decline, increased costs and limited new developments Uranium Inventory overhang supressing short-term price outlook outlook Olympic Dam’s first quartile cash cost position ensures profitable uranium stream Marketing Minerals: Bringing commercial insight to all steps of the value chain 28 November 2017 14
BHP
Maintenance Centre of Excellence A distinctive enabler Brandon Craig Vice President, Maintenance 28 November 2017
Disclaimer Forward-looking statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements, which may include statements regarding: trends in commodity prices and currency exchange rates; demand for commodities; plans, strategies and objectives of management; closure or divestment of certain operations or facilities (including associated costs); anticipated production or construction commencement dates; capital costs and scheduling; operating costs and shortages of materials and skilled employees; anticipated productive lives of projects, mines and facilities; productivity gains; anticipated cost reductions; provisions and contingent liabilities; tax and regulatory developments. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as ‘intend’, ‘aim’, ‘project’, ‘anticipate’, ‘estimate’, ‘plan’, ‘believe’, ‘expect’, ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘will’, ‘continue’, ‘annualised’ or similar words. These statements discuss future expectations concerning the results of operations or financial condition, or provide other forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees or predictions of future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements contained in this presentation. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. For example, future revenues from our operations, projects or mines described in this presentation will be based, in part, upon the market price of the minerals, metals or petroleum produced, which may vary significantly from current levels. These variations, if materially adverse, may affect the timing or the feasibility of the development of a particular project, the expansion of certain facilities or mines, or the continuation of existing operations. Other factors that may affect the actual construction or production commencement dates, costs or production output and anticipated lives of operations, mines or facilities include our ability to profitably produce and transport the minerals, petroleum and/or metals extracted to applicable markets; the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on the market prices of the minerals, petroleum or metals we produce; activities of government authorities in some of the countries where we are exploring or developing these projects, facilities or mines, including increases in taxes, changes in environmental and other regulations and political uncertainty; labour unrest; and other factors identified in the risk factors discussed in BHP’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (including in Annual Reports on Form 20-F) which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by applicable regulations or by law, the Group does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events. Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance. Non-IFRS and other financial information BHP results are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This presentation may also include certain non-IFRS (also referred to as alternate performance measures) and other measures including Underlying attributable profit, Underlying EBITDA (all references to EBITDA refer to Underlying EBITDA), Underlying EBIT, Adjusted effective tax rate, Controllable cash costs, Free cash flow, Gearing ratio, Net debt, Net operating assets, Operating assets free cash flow, Principal factors that affect Underlying EBITDA, Underlying basic earnings/(loss) per share, Underlying EBITDA margin and Underlying return on capital employed (ROCE) (all references to return on capital employed refer to Underlying return on capital employed). These measures are used internally by management to assess the performance of our business and segments, make decisions on the allocation of our resources and assess operational management. Non-IFRS and other measures have not been subject to audit or review and should not be considered as an indication of or alternative to an IFRS measure of profitability, financial performance or liquidity. Presentation of data Unless specified otherwise: variance analysis relates to the relative performance of BHP and/or its operations during the 2017 financial year compared with the 2016 financial year; data is presented on a continuing operations basis from the 2014 financial year onwards; copper equivalent production based on 2017 financial year average realised prices; references to Underlying EBITDA margin exclude third party trading activities; data from subsidiaries are shown on a 100 per cent basis and data from equity accounted investments and other operations is presented, with the exception of net operating assets, reflecting BHP’s share; medium term refers to our five year plan. Queensland Coal (QCoal) comprises the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) asset, jointly operated with Mitsubishi, and the BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal (BMC) asset, operated by BHP. Numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided due to rounding. ‘BHP’, ‘Group’, ‘BHP Group’, ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’, ‘ourselves’ are used to refer to BHP Billiton Limited, BHP Billiton Plc and, except where the context otherwise requires, their respective subsidiaries listed in Note 13 of the financial statements in BHP’s Annual Report on Form 20-F. No offer of securities Nothing in this presentation should be construed as either an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell BHP securities in any jurisdiction, or be treated or relied upon as a recommendation or advice by BHP. Reliance on third party information The views expressed in this presentation contain information that has been derived from publicly available sources that have not been independently verified. No representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information. This presentation should not be relied upon as a recommendation or forecast by BHP. Maintenance Centre of Excellence: A distinctive enabler 28 November 2017 2
Key messages Safety and Maintenance Centre of Excellence (MCoE) to drive step-change in safety and productivity productivity Analysing data and designing processes to reduce unplanned work and accelerate continuous improvement Data analytics applied to a single enterprise-wide system leverages BHP’s scale and simplicity Efficiency Standardised, repeatable process applied to our most critical equipment, replicated globally Targeting a >3.5% increase in the availability of our top 70 equipment categories by FY22 Performance Equivalent to an additional ~8 Mt iron ore, ~2 Mt coal and ~45 kt copper Value and Targeting a 15-25% reduction in maintenance costs by FY22 returns Delivers savings of US$60 million in FY18, US$170 million in FY19 and ~US$700 million p.a. by FY22 Maintenance Centre of Excellence: A distinctive enabler 28 November 2017 11
Why a Maintenance Centre of Excellence? A critical enabler to delivering a step-change in safety, operating and capital costs ~35% US$3.5 billion p.a. 10,000 people of injuries occur in maintenance spend (16% of Group maintenance (~30% of operational spend) workforce) Over 3,000 780,000 machines ~1.75 million unique materials (trucks, loaders, dozers, jobs annually (~25% of Group drills, excavators) trade working capital) Maintenance Centre of Excellence: A distinctive enabler 28 November 2017 4
BHP’s Maintenance Centre of Excellence A fundamentally different way of partnering with our operations • Operating Model increases specialisation of maintenance professionals – global hub and spoke model Houston (in planning) – drives improved performance across each stage of the maintenance value chain Master Data Manila (in design) • Leading-edge data science and analytical techniques (Group Asset Services) applied to one enterprise-wide system • Globally standardised ways of planning and performing work Master Data Kuala Lumpur Identifying and deploying – scale leads to greater frequency of task repetition and (Group Asset best practice faster improvement cycle Services) – rapid identification and replication of best practice – planning co-located with supply chain teams for optimal Perth planning MCoE global hub frontline productivity centre Brisbane planning centre • Automation and continuous improvement of maintenance Santiago Adelaide planning centre systems and processes (in detailed design) Maintenance Centre of Excellence: A distinctive enabler 28 November 2017 5
Harnessing our systems to enhance safety and culture Designing for safety across maintenance work • Targeting a significant reduction in BHP’s total recordable injury A more controlled and stable working environment frequency (TRIF) (Schedule adherence to the week1, %) 90 – maintenance represents ~35% of all injuries occurring across our operations • Development and continuous improvement of equipment strategies and work design is integral to safety 80 – eliminating unnecessary work – standardising how tasks get performed • Planning accuracy and stability has reduced unplanned activity, 70 leading to a safer and more productive working environment 60 MCoE begins partnering with Minerals Australia 50 Oct 16 Dec 16 Jan 17 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Sep 17 1. Schedule adherence to the week measures whether a work order was completed within the week that it was scheduled to be executed. Represents work associated with the control of material risks (Minerals Australia). Maintenance Centre of Excellence: A distinctive enabler 28 November 2017 6
Data analysis to accelerate improvement Leveraging our enterprise-wide system to extract value from millions of data points Data science and analytical techniques enable optimised Current maximum component ages for Caterpillar 793F haul truck fleet equipment strategies (thousand hours) 25 • Automated analysis of component failure history • Optimised equipment strategies to reduce life of asset cost and 20 improve availability 15 • Allows us to better predict failures through machine learning algorithms 10 • Identifies critical spare parts to support inventory management 5 Global solutions that accelerate continuous improvement • Algorithms perform analysis in “real-time” and more accurately 0 than our traditional approach Yandi OB18C Poitrel Saraji Ridge Daunia Area Downs • System produces recommendations for review Jimblebar EscondidaPeak Spence Jimblebar Riverside Caval • Our time is spent making decisions not performing analysis Cerro Colorado Eastern Ridge Goonyella • Best practice can be rapidly implemented across the globe Legend Max 75% value Mean 25% value Min Maintenance Centre of Excellence: A distinctive enabler 28 November 2017 7
Maintenance planning hubs deliver improved performance Planning, scheduling and executing optimised work strategies leads to improved performance and reduced cost Quality planning turns our maintenance strategies into reality 793F schedule accuracy (Minerals Australia) • Optimises the supply chain with the right parts at the right time (Schedule accuracy week +1, %) 100 MCoE begins partnering with Minerals Australia • Enhances frontline safety and productivity • Reduces unplanned work which lowers costs and increases asset 65 availability Our approach is already improving performance1 30 • Schedule accuracy2 (i.e. no changes to plan) has improved from Feb 17 Mar 17 Apr 17 May 17 Jun 17 Jul 17 Aug 17 40% to 85% Stream planning productivity (Minerals Australia) • Supply chain accuracy (i.e. right parts at the right time) has (Planned work orders, count) (Schedule adherence to the week, %) improved from 86% to 92% MCoE begins partnering with Minerals Australia 17,500 100 • Schedule adherence to the week3 has improved from 70% to 79% 15,500 85 • Workforce utilisation has improved from 74% to 86% 13,500 70 11,500 55 1. Improvement since MCoE began partnering with Minerals Australia in February 2017. Feb 17 Mar 17 Apr 17 May 17 Jun 17 Jul 17 Aug 17 2. Schedule accuracy measures how much change occurs from when a work order is created until it is executed. 3. Schedule adherence to the week measures whether a work order was completed within the week that it was Planned work order count Schedule adherence to the week scheduled to be executed. Maintenance Centre of Excellence: A distinctive enabler 28 November 2017 8
Value-driven pipeline of work A standardised, repeatable process applied to our most critical equipment first to create new global strategies Completed Cat 793F trucks US$8.6m in cost savings in FY18 and US$88m over the life of BHP’s existing Minerals Australia fleet (20% reduction) Leibherr T282 trucks US$2.4m in cost savings in FY18 and US$17m over the life of BHP’s existing global fleet (22% reduction) Cat D10/D11 dozers US$29m over the life of BHP’s existing global fleet (18% reduction) Joy 4100 shovels progress Blackwater Coal Handling Processing Plant Shovel and truck strategies target productivity improvements at both BMA and Escondida Cat 495HR/7495 shovels Cat 797B/F trucks Coal Handling Processing Plant strategies complement improved mining In productivity Peak Downs Coal Handling Processing Plant additional opportunities Saraji Coal Handling Processing Plant Marion 8050 Draglines Bucyrus 1370W Draglines Planned Port Hedland Inflow Goonyella Riverside Coal Handling Processing Plant Area C Inflow & Outflow Yandi Inflow OHP3 & OHP1 additional opportunities Maintenance Centre of Excellence: A distinctive enabler 28 November 2017 9
Case study: Caterpillar 793F haul trucks Caterpillar 793F maintenance strategy outcomes at Yandi (Western Australia Iron Ore) Improved maintenance Optimised Inputs into data analysis Maintenance execution strategy and planning supply chain 85% 13% Safety 2m 200k • Multiple catastrophic failure modes delay records work orders analysed analysed • Maintenance strategy developed to minimise exposure of people to unplanned high-risk activities (e.g. $550m transmission catastrophic failures; frame cracking) costs analysed 1% • 40% reduction in injuries related to 10% 793F truck maintenance across Minerals Australia since 3 % of plans unchanged % of plans unchanged % of parts unavailable % of parts unavailable implementation pre-MCoE post-MCoE pre-MCoE post-MCoE years 265 Cost • Strategy redesigned to be fully • 99% of parts available in full and on trucks • US$5.5 million in cost savings for 13 comprehensive and fit for purpose time for planned work • Better schedule accuracy with 85% 793F fleet at Yandi in FY17 mines of plans remaining unchanged US$88 million in cost savings over the life of BHP’s existing Minerals Australia fleet of Caterpillar 793F haul trucks and US$8.6 million in savings for FY18 Maintenance Centre of Excellence: A distinctive enabler 28 November 2017 10
Key messages Safety and Maintenance Centre of Excellence (MCoE) to drive step-change in safety and productivity productivity Analysing data and designing processes to reduce unplanned work and accelerate continuous improvement Data analytics applied to a single enterprise-wide system leverages BHP’s scale and simplicity Efficiency Standardised, repeatable process applied to our most critical equipment, replicated globally Targeting a >3.5% increase in the availability of our top 70 equipment categories by FY22 Performance Equivalent to an additional ~8 Mt iron ore, ~2 Mt coal and ~45 kt copper Value and Targeting a 15-25% reduction in maintenance costs by FY22 returns Delivers savings of US$60 million in FY18, US$170 million in FY19 and ~US$700 million p.a. by FY22 Maintenance Centre of Excellence: A distinctive enabler 28 November 2017 11
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Olympic Dam A world-class resource with valuable optionality Jacqui McGill Asset President, Olympic Dam 28 November 2017
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Statement of Mineral Resources Mineral Resources The information in this presentation that relates to the FY2017 Mineral Resources (inclusive of Ore Reserves) was first reported by the Company in compliance with the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, 2012’ (‘The JORC Code 2012 Edition’) in the 2017 BHP Annual Report of September 2017. All reports are available to view on www.bhpbilliton.com. Olympic Dam Mineral Resources are reported by Shane O’Connell (MAusIMM). Escondida and Antamina Mineral Resources are compiled by Martin Williams (MAusIMM). The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcements and, in the case of estimates of Mineral Resources, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcements continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons’ findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements. The above-mentioned persons are full-time employees of BHP, and have the required qualifications and experience to qualify as Competent Persons for Mineral Resources under the 2012 edition of the JORC Code. The compilers verify that this presentation is based on and fairly reflects the Mineral Resources information in the supporting documentation and agree with the form and context of the information presented. Copper Operations BHP 30 June 2017 Measured Resources Indicated Resources Inferred Resources Total Resources interest Resource % Ore Type Tonnes Cu U3O8 Au Ag Mo Zn Tonnes Cu U3O8 Au Ag Mo Zn Tonnes Cu U3O8 Au Ag Mo Zn Tonnes Cu U3O8 Au Ag Mo Zn millions % kg/t g/t g/t ppm % millions % kg/t g/t g/t ppm % millions % kg/t g/t g/t ppm % millions % kg/t g/t g/t ppm % Olympic Dam 100 Sulphide 1,460 0.96 0.30 0.41 2 — 4,680 0.79 0.25 0.34 1 — 3,920 0.71 0.24 0.28 1 — 10,100 0.78 0.25 0.33 1 — Escondida 57.5 Sulphide 5,350 0.63 — ——3,510 0.57 — ——9,570 0.51 — ——18,400 0.56 — — -Oxide 104 0.69 — ——83 0.57 — ——20 0.53 — ——207 0.63 — — -Mixed 70 0.62 — ——82 0.47 — ——59 0.44 — ——211 0.51 — — -Escondida (Pampa 57.5 Sulphide 294 0.53—0.07 ——1,150 0.55—0.10 ——6,000 0.43—0.04 ——7,440 0.45—0.05 — -Escondida) Escondida (Pinta 57.5 Sulphide — ——23 0.50 — ——37 0.45 — ——60 0.47 — — -Verde) Oxide 109 0.60 — ——64 0.53 — ——15 0.54 — ——188 0.57 — — -Escondida 57.5 Sulphide — — ——139 0.50 — ——84 0.60 — ——223 0.54 — — -(Chimborazo) Sulphide Cu Antamina 33.75 155 0.89 — 7 330 0.14 517 0.86 — 8 260 0.15 816 0.82 — 8 240 0.14 1,490 0.84 — 8 260 0.14 only Sulphide Cu-Zn 75 0.94 — 17 100 1.91 322 0.92 — 15 80 1.80 430 0.98 — 15 80 1.52 827 0.95 — 15 80 1.66 Metal equivalents The metallurgical recoveries and price information used to calculate copper equivalent figures in this presentation that relates to the FY2017 Mineral Resources (inclusive of Ore Reserves) were sourced from and can be found in the 2017 BHP Annual Report of September 2017 and the 2017 United States Securities and Exchange Commission Form 20-F. All reports are available to view on www.bhpbilliton.com. Copper equivalent grade calculations for BHP assets are listed below. Olympic Dam: CuEq = Cu % + (U3O8 kg/t x 0.901) + (Au g/t x 0.504) + (Ag g/t x 0.0066); Escondida: CuEq = Cu % + (Au g/t x 0.687); Antamina: CuEq = Cu % + (Zn % x 0.38) + (Mo % x 1.99) + (Ag g/t x 0.0082); Molybdenum price used = US$7.41/lb. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 3
Key messages Unique World’s third largest copper equivalent deposit offers scale and optionality resource Copper grade to average >2.5% (~3.6% CuEq)1 over next 30 years Maximise Detailed plans to improve operational reliability underway cash flow Move into the Southern Mine Area will see copper grade increase to 3% by FY23 Capital Three stage option-based approach to development with potential to more than double capacity discipline Medium-term focus on capital-efficient BFX option, subject to capital allocation tests Value and If approved, BFX would move Olympic Dam into the first quartile on the cost curve returns Increase in asset-level ROCE to 13% with BFX option (at consensus prices) 1. Copper equivalent grade calculated per metal equivalents note on slide 3. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 4
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP Staged resource development strategy Resource development via staged, independent, investment options, subject to strict capital allocation framework tests Stabilisebase operations Brownfield expansion option (BFX)2 ODEP optionality2 1 2 3 IRR >50%1 IRR >20%1 Studies underway De-bottleneck mine, focus on productivity and stability Capital efficient increase in capacity Potential to transition to a low cost, high-volume operation • Mine expansion into Southern Mine Area (SMA) • BFX being studied • Restore operational stability—smelter capacity upgrade • Large scale underground and greenfield surface expansion—largest planned smelter shut—new refinery tankhouse ~500 • Possible heap leach—refinery upgrade—additional milling capacity —Whenan hoist refurbishment • Accelerate mine development, ~450 - new tailings storage facility associated infrastructure BFX; SMA MHS Stage 2 BFX first production; ~330 SMA MHS Stage 1 Whenan ~280 Refinery upgrade SCM; refurbishment Tailings storage facility First ore from SMA; 215 SCM 150 FY18e FY19e FY20e FY21e FY22e FY23e Long-term Production guidance (Cu ktpa) Indicative capacity (Cu ktpa) 1. At consensus price and exchange rate forecasts. 2. Subject to internal and third party approvals. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 5
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP Our relentless pursuit to improve safety • Our goal is zero fatalities Safety performance and Field Leadership activities (12-month rolling average TRIFper million hours worked) (Number of activities) – committed to reducing TRIF by systematically managing risk 12 8,000 through operational control and management processes • Safety Field Leadership replicating best practice across BHP 6,000 6 4,000 – single fatality and material risk management 2,000 – implementation of Safety Management System – improved hazard reporting 0 0 Jan 16 Apr 16 Jul 16 Oct 16 Jan 17 Apr 17 Jul 17 Oct 17 • Investing in safety performance TRIF 12 month moving average Field Leadership activites – Whenan shaft refurbishment enables personnel movement and removes trucks Investing to reduce safety risk (Number of trucks required post MHS completion, index, baseline=100) – extension of Rail Materials Handling System (MHS) to 100 remove trucks – trialling use of electric light-vehicles underground to reduce exposure to diesel particulates 50 0 Baseline Whenan Extension of Rail Projected refurbishment Materials Handling System Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 6
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP Building social investment and community partnership • Supportive policy environment in South Australia – South Australia’s Copper Strategy aims to produce 1 Mtpa by 2030 • Secure tenure under the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act • Raising profile of BHP in South Australia through value-driven partnerships – Mining Minds (community-driven education program in Roxby Downs) – Arid Recovery (predator-free ecosystem restoration and research) – TARNANTHI (festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contemporary art) – Adelaide Crows AFL Women’s team • Collaborating to increase local participation in Olympic Dam – Local Buying Program launched in South Australia – establishing a new project construction services panel • One of the largest employers in South Australia Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 7
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP Experienced leadership and workforce Asset Leadership Team Jacqui McGill | Asset President Olympic Dam • Bringing the best talent from across our portfolio with global • 25+ years of industry experience • Underground / open cut mining expertise and proven track-records • Processing • Business development • >80 years combined experience in mining and minerals • Australia processing across functions, commodities and continents Troy Wilson | General Manager Mine Workforce • 20+ years of industry experience • Underground mining • Largest private sector employer in South Australia • Business development • Australia; USA • Female and Indigenous participation levels increasing – female target ~30% by FY22 (current 14%) Chris Barnesby | General Manager Surface – indigenous target ~8% by FY22 (current 4%) • 20+ years of diverse industry experience Leveraging our Operating Model • Steel making, processing, oil and gas • Major projects; maintenance; operations; HSE • Australia; USA; Trinidad and Tobago • Connecting global expertise to replicate best practice • Leveraging functional support Dan Heal | General Manager Integrated Operations • 15+ years of industry experience • Minerals Australia leadership in same geography and time zone • Underground / open cut mining • Business development • Australia; Canada; Chile Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 8
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP A unique resource with valuable optionality • Large, polymetallic ore body: 10.1 Bt at 0.78% Cu (1.18% CuEq)1,2 Resource size – third largest copper equivalent deposit in the world (Contained copper equivalent, Mt)1 160 – largest uranium and third largest gold deposit Fungurume – resource remains open at depth, offering potential upside 120 • High-grade ore body, suited to selective underground mining 80 Dam Chuquicamata Grasberg KGHM Polska Miedz – >1 Bt of minable underground material Tenke Oyu Tolgoi Kamoa-Kalula Los Pelambres – Cu grade projection increasing to ~3% (~4.2% CuEq)1 40 Teniente Radomiro Tomic Los Bronces Udokan Antamina Cananea Escondida Andina Olympic El Collahuasi Pebble – Cu grade to average >2.5% (~3.6% CuEq)1 over next 30 years 0 Copper Uranium Gold By-product • Largely untapped, particularly in the Southern Mine Area (SMA) which represents ~70% of remaining resource Copper grade (%) • Supports medium and long-term optionality 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1. Copper equivalent resource and grade figures calculated per metal equivalents note on slide 3. FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18e FY19e FY20e FY21e FY22e FY23e 2. Breakdown by Resource classification is provided on slide 3. 3. Industry average copper grade represents average grade weighted by ore processed. Source: WoodMackenzie. 3 4 4. Olympic Dam previous plan represents underground mine plan using traditional grade estimation. Olympic Dam Industry average Olympic Dam previous plan Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 9
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP Resource modelling supports more efficient development Increased understanding supports optimal mine development Very wide-spaced holes 100m blocks • Ore body is well defined (>3,200 km resource drilling in over 11,000 drill holes, >1 million drill core samples) Wide-spaced holes 30m blocks • Geostatistical algorithms improved our understanding of the grade Close-spaced variability through the resource holes 5m blocks – identified significant volumes of high-grade ore (>2.5% Cu) – suited to selective sub-level open stoping (SLOS) • Optimal resource development strategy leverages grade variability – tailored stope design – sequence stopes to prioritise high-grade ore first Long-term planning • Development strategy improves overall resource recovery and resolution capital efficiency, while lowering operating costs to maximise Copper grade (%) Medium-term investment returns 0.0 to 0.2 planning 0.2 to 0.4 0.4 to 0.6 resolution Mining • Preserves optionality for future development scenarios 0.6 to 0.8 0.8 to 1 resolution 1 to 2 – defer lower-grade ore for a transition to a high-volume strategy 2 to 4 >4 Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 10
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP Mine development • Significant volume of untapped mineralisation, particularly in the SMA • Resource continues to be open at depth in parts of the SMA and laterally in the NMA Existing and near-term mine development (Year 2025) BFX Life of Mine development and stope inventory (Year 2100) Northern Mine Area Northern Mine Area Clark shaft Southern Mine Area Southern Mine Area Whenan shaft under refurbishment Third decline under execution 1km 1km New SMA mine blocks currently under development Rail extension into SMA currently under study Existing development Historical produced stopes FY18,19 stope production Life of mine development Future life of mine stope inventory Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 11
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP Yet to realise Olympic Dam’s full potential • Infrastructure integrity issues and external factors have affected EBITDA and copper equivalent production1 historical financial performance (EBITDA, US$ million) (Copper equivalent production, kt) 1,000 300 – average ROCE over 5-year period (FY13-FY17) of 1% EBITDA CuEq production 280 • Maintaining operational stability has been challenging as major SCM2 asset integrity events have impacted operational reliability 800 260 – Clark hoist (FY10) 240 – Svedala mill (FY15) 600 220 • External factors have also impacted financial performance 200 Clark Power outage – power supply instability on the South Australian grid led to hoist Refinery crane statewide blackouts in 2016 (US$105 million FY17 EBITDA 400 180 impact) SCM Svedala mill SCM 160 – power costs increased by 100% since FY15 to ~9% of FY17 cost base (US$50 million FY17 EBITDA impact) 200 140 120 0 100 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Copper price (US$/lb)3: 2.36 3.24 3.59 2.18 3.08 4.00 3.72 3.46 3.19 2.88 2.22 2.48 1. Copper equivalent production based on FY17 average realised prices. 2. SCM refers to a major smelter maintenance campaign. 3. Copper price represents average LME copper cash spot index. Source: Bloomberg. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 12
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP Sustainably lowering costs and investing in stability • Cost out and transformation initiatives underpin a ~50% • Systematic review of infrastructure risk undertaken, improvement improvement in unit costs since FY12 plans developed and being executed • Targeting unit cash costs of US$1.65 -1.85/lb in FY19e – investing to restore operational stability • Future cost reduction initiatives underway • Development strategy has shifted to prioritise high-grade ore – improved plant and equipment utilisation suited to selective sub-level open stoping – optimised maintenance strategies reduce unplanned work – expand the mine footprint into the higher-grade SMA – new materials handling system (MHS) into SMA Unit cash costs1 Capital expenditure (US$/lb) (US$ million) 5 900 4 600 3 2 300 1 0 0 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18e FY19e FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18eFY19e AUD/USD: 1.03 1.03 0.92 0.84 0.73 0.75 0.75 0.75 Maintenance Latent Capacity Improvement Major projects Total capex 1. FY14 onwards excludes freight and is presented net of by-product credits. FY12 and FY13 include freight and are presented gross of by-product credits (~US$1.40/lb) . Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 13
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP Investing in operating stability on the surface • Delivering stability through ~US$0.8 billion (FY18-FY21e) planned Ore milled, concentrate smelted investment1 in surface infrastructure (Index, FY17=100) 180 – smelter campaign maintenance in FY18 (>80% complete) Impact of higher Cu grade • reline flash furnace refractories SCM • electric slag furnace rebuild 120 SCM • waste heat/gas system replacement Stabilise operations BFX – water supply upgrade (~30% complete) 60 FY17 FY18e FY19e FY20e FY21e FY22e FY23e – electrolytic refinery upgrade (~50% complete) Ore milled Concentrate smelted – tailings storage facility (study, execute FY19-FY21) Electrostatic Precipitator Replacement (Oct 2017) – SCM21, during which BFX smelter scope tied-in • Investment increases Cu production to ~215ktpa in FY19, with improved risk profile • Technology in development – IROC (FY19) and automated smelter tapping (during FY21/26 SCM) 1. Excludes BFX option investment; subject to internal and third party approvals. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 14
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP Investing in operating stability in the mine • Delivering stability and a strong foundation for growth through planned Ore hoist2 and grade investment of ~US$1.3 billion1 (FY14-FY22e) in the mine (Mt) (Cu grade %) 13 3.3 – expansion into SMA commenced in 2014 • 3 new SMA blocks being developed (1st SMA ore Q1 FY18) • 20km mine development, 6 ventilation raise bores in SMA 9 2.5 – increased resource production drilling (6 drill rigs FY17, 12 drill rigs FY18, increasing further) Stabilise operations BFX 5 1.7 – expand materials handling capacity (~US$0.7 billion) FY17 FY18e FY19e FY20e FY21e FY22e FY23e • development of a third decline (~45% complete) Ore hoist Grade • Whenan shaft refurbishment (~25% complete) Jumbo and truck productivity • extension of underground rail into SMA (Equipment productivity3, index, FY17=100) (study, execute FY20-FY22, staged delivery) 150 MHS online • Technology to be deployed to improve productivity, utilisation and safety – underground fleet management system 115 – rapid advance mine development – electric light-vehicles Stabilise operations BFX 80 1. Includes ~US$230 million spend FY14-FY17; excludes BFX option investment; subject to internal and third party approvals. 2. Ore hoist excludes ore decline volumes. FY17 FY18e FY19e FY20e FY21e FY22e FY23e 3. Jumbo metres advance per day; truck tonne kilometers per month. Jumbo productivity Truck productivity Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 15
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP BFX option: the second stage of the Olympic Dam story • BFX would accelerate planned development into SMA to access BFX project IRR Investment1 Payback more ore at higher grade (12 Mtpa at 3% Cu), increasing copper (nominal) (US$bn nominal) (years) production to 330 ktpa Consensus prices >20% 2.1 4—5 • Investment of US$2.1 billion1 with 45% related to mine 10-year average (FY23-FY32)2 development Cu production (kt) 330 Opex (US$m/year, real) 1,300 – subject to strict capital allocation framework tests Cu Eq production (kt) 510 Sustaining capex (US$m/year, real) 400 U production (kt) 7 C1 (net) / Cu (US$/lb, real) 0.10 • Ore processed utilising latent capacity and targeted Au production (ktoz) 270 Capital intensity (US$k/t CuEq) 14 debottlenecking of existing surface facilities • No change required to existing primary government approvals for Olympic Dam ROCE water, power supply and production (% including US$3.2 billion of mineral rights) 14 • BFX currently in study phase, indicative milestones – seek Board approval to execute mid-CY20 7 – first incremental production targeted late-CY21 0 – project ramp-up and completion targeted late-CY22 Stabilise operations BFX FY17A FY19e FY21e FY23e FY25e 3 1. Execution amount, excludes study costs of ~US$240 million, subject to internal and third party approvals. ROCE at consensus prices ROCE at FY17 realised prices ROCE at spot prices 2. At consensus price and exchange rate forecasts. 3. Spot prices as at 13 November 2017. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 16
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP BFX option: improving cost and capital competitiveness • Targeting first quartile cost curve position in the medium term • Attractive capital intensity despite additional investment required – higher metal volumes would dilute our fixed cost base for downstream smelting and refining processes – no third party treatment and refining costs incurred Copper C1 Cost Curve1 Brownfield project capital intensity2,3 (CY17 curve, US$/lb) (Capital expenditure, US$ million) FY15A 5,000 OD FY17A 4,000 FY19e OD OD OD post BFX 3,000 BFX 2,000 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1,000 100 150 200 250 (Incremental copper equivalent production, kt) Source: Wood Mackenzie; BHP analysis. 1. Olympic Dam forecasts at consensus price and exchange rates. 2. BFX incremental copper equivalent production based on consensus prices, represents 10-year average (FY23-FY32). 3. Project peer group includes Collahuasi grinding line 5, El Teniente 137-180kt/d, Metalkol, Andina expansion, Centinela Mill 2, Quebrada Blanca, Zaldivar Sulphide Project, Spence, Lomas Bayas. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 17
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP BFX option: investment in the mine to access grade • BFX mine investment of US$1.0 billion would include Underground development and copper grade (km) (%) – increase in resource production drilling (18 drill rigs) 80 4.0 – new mining blocks development – mine ventilation, services and infrastructure (including additional fourth decline) 60 3.0 – ore and waste materials handling capacity • US$0.7 billion of mine development costs accelerated from 40 2.0 existing plans • Technology enabling transformational change in underground (e.g. rapid advance development, fleet management system) 20 1.0 0 0.0 FY89 FY92 FY95 FY98 FY01 FY04 FY07 FY10 FY13 FY16 Underground development (actual) Underground development (SMA) Underground development (NMA) Copper grade Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 18
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP BFX option: would utilise existing latent surface capacity Simplified BFX flowsheet • ~70% of planned BFX surface plant spend is in the primary copper production stream • Increases ore throughput towards limit of current water / power Copper capacity and Government production approvals (350 ktpa Cu) Cathode Mill / Smelter Electrolytic Concentrator Refinery Gold • Would utilise existing latent capacity in the surface processing and debottleneck targeted areas to deliver efficient incremental Cu • Investment of US$1.1 billion would include: Acid Plant – mill and concentrator expanded to ~12 Mtpa (from ~10 Mtpa) Silver – existing smelter to ~800 ktpa concentrate (from ~540 ktpa) – copper refinery to ~330 ktpa (from ~235 ktpa) – uranium and gold capacity expanded Tails Leach Copper Uranium 99% U3O8 • Technology enabling change in surface operations Solvent Solvent (e.g. automated refinery, smelter tapping) Extraction Extraction Major Capex >$100m Electrowinning Copper Refinery Cathode Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 19
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP BFX option: would utilise existing latent surface capacity Courtesy Outotec. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 20
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP BFX option: power and water solutions in place Power Power requirements (MW, 10-year average FY23-32) • Existing power infrastructure expected to meet BFX requirements 300 • South Australian government working hard to resolve power issues 200 • Demand reduction initiatives underway (e.g. mine ventilation on 100 demand) • Studies underway to evaluate reliable, lower-cost supply and 0 technologies to reduce emissions Current capacity Base operation BFX Water • BFX option covered by existing water approvals of 42 ML/d Water requirements (ML/d, 10-year average FY23-32) capacity 60 • Water infrastructure continuing to be upgraded to meet reliability requirements and BFX growth 30 • Studies underway investigating water saving efficiencies 0 Current capacity Base operation BFX Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 21
Overview Resource Base operations BFX ODEP ODEP option: longer-term development being evaluated Indicative ODEP mine schematic • Long-term options under study to identify highest returning alternative NMA SMA Logistics Shaft SMA Clark Shaft Whenan Shaft SMA Shaft Rock – subject to strict capital allocation framework tests ROM Stacker(s) Overland Conveyors • Potential for significant increase in volume of ore Bob Crew Decline + TDEC Service Decline – ~22 Mtpa ore at ~2.4% Cu ODEP Decline Jaw Crusher – average Cu production to 450-500 ktpa (700-780 ktpa Clark 64L Rail 64L MHS CuEq)1 Gyratory Crusher • Low-cost mining and surface processing are key to high-volume expansions – investment in mine footprint, access to ore – additional materials handling capacity, including new ~100L Haulage Level SMA rock and logistics hoist Gyratory – cost efficient heap leach technology, integrated with the existing surface plant • Heap leach technology development program progressing • Studies for power and water options underway Not to Scale 1. At consensus price forecasts. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 22
Key messages Unique World’s third largest copper equivalent deposit offers scale and optionality resource Copper grade to average >2.5% (~3.6% CuEq)1 over next 30 years Maximise Detailed plans to improve operational reliability underway cash flow Move into the Southern Mine Area will see copper grade increase to 3% by FY23 Capital Three stage option-based approach to development with potential to more than double capacity discipline Medium-term focus on capital-efficient BFX option, subject to capital allocation tests Value and If approved, BFX would move Olympic Dam into the first quartile on the cost curve returns Increase in asset-level ROCE to 13% with BFX option (at consensus prices) 1. Copper equivalent grade calculated per metal equivalents note on slide 3. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 23
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Production Production (Copper equivalent production, kt)1 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Copper Gold Uranium 1. Copper equivalent production based on FY17 average realised prices. Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 25
Current / BFX Flowsheet Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 26
ODEP potential flowsheet Olympic Dam: A world-class resource with valuable optionality 28 November 2017 27
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc | ||||||
| Date: November 28, 2017 | By: | /s/ Margaret Taylor | ||||
| Name: | Margaret Taylor | |||||
| Title: | Group Company Secretary | |||||