Annual Report 2006
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Summary of business operations

   

12 months ended

 

12 months ended 

   

31 December 

 

30 June 

’000 tonnes

2006 

2005 

2004 

2003 

2003 

2002 

IRON ORE

           

Production

           
Sishen2 28 692  28 458  27 609  27 110  26 168  25 903 
Thabazimbi2 2 418  2 529  2 503  2 484  2 389  2 422 
Total 31 110  30 987  30 112 29 594  28 557  28 324 

Sales

           
Export1 21 495  22 113  20 923  20 446  20 946  19 916 

COKING COAL

           

Production

           
Grootegeluk 2 133  1 859  1 972  1 782  1 830  1 670 
Tshikondeni 363  414  437  382  377  404 
Total 2 496  2 273  2 409  2 162  2 207  2 074 

THERMAL COAL

           

(Eskom)

           
Production2 34 599  14 573  14 383  13 869  13 036  13 352 
Sales to Eskom2 34 665  14 703  14 356  14 097  13 052  13 198 

THERMAL/

           

METALLURGICAL

           

COAL

           

Production

           
Grootegeluk 1 585  1 552  1 403  1 323  1 313  1 194 
Leeuwpan  1 504  1 442  1 249  1 610  1 456  1 632 
New Clydesdale2 1 107           
North block complex2 469           
Total 4 665  2 993  2 652  2 933  2 769  2 825 
1 Included in the 2006 figures is 12 months information for comparative purposes.
2 Physical information includes Eyesizwe Coal mines for 12 months even though only acquired effective 1 November 2006.

 

   

12 months ended

 

12 months ended

   

31 December

 

30 June

’000 tonnes

2006 

2005 

2004 

2003 

2003 

2002 

MINERAL SANDS – RSA

           

Production

           
– Ilmenite 319  356  262  176  91  44 
– Zircon 50  47  49  50  53  45 
– Rutile 25  23  20  17  20  19 
– Pig iron 75  89  63  25   
– Scrap pig iron 10     
– Chloride slag 134  134  96  27     
– Sulphate slag 36  30  40  20     

MINERAL SANDS –

           

AUSTRALIA3

           

Production

           
– Ilmenite 227  220  236  217  214  223 
– Zircon 36  35  38  40  40  39 
– Rutile 18  16  18  17  18  15 
– Synthetic rutile 14  12  11  16  13 
– Leucoxene 98  111  112  97  90  89 
– Pigment 54  53  53  48  47  46 

ZINC

           

Production

           
Rosh Pinah (zinc concentrate) 104  126  124  108  91  75 
Zincor (zinc metal) 90  102  104  111  115  105 
Chifeng (zinc metal)4 16  15  12     
Rosh Pinah (lead concentrate) 21  25  27  31  22  28 

GLEN DOUGLAS

           

Production

           
Dolomite 661  689  653  668  642  543 
Aggregate 672  666  705  579  586  650 
Lime 59  26  73  76  99  95 

FERROALLOYS

           

Production

           
Atomised ferrosilicon 6 
3
Physical information reflects Exxaro Australia Sands’ 50% interest in the Tiwest joint venture with Tronox Incorporated, Western Australia.
4
Physical information represents the effective interest in Chifeng (Hongye) refinery

 

     
   

Regional

 

Operations

location

BUSINESSES

   

Coal

Grootegeluk mine Limpopo
     
     
  Leeuwpan mine Mpumalanga
     
  Tshikondeni mine Limpopo
     
  Arnot mine1 Mpumalanga
     
  Matla mine1 Mpumalanga
     
  New Clydesdale mine1 Mpumalanga
     
  North Block Complex1 Mpumalanga
     

Mineral sands

Minerals Sands – RSA KwaZulu-Natal
     
     
     
     
     
  Minerals Sands – Australia
  Australia2  
     
     
     
1 12 months sales tonnes disclosed for comparative purposes.
2
Sales tonnes disclosed reflect Exxaro Australia Sands’ 50% interest in the Tiwest joint venture.

 

   

Sales for 12 months

 
   

to December 2006

%

Ownership

Products

’000 tonnes

exports

       
Division of Exxaro Coal Thermal coal (Eskom) 14 417  
(Pty) Limited Semi-soft coking coal 2 173 30
  Metallurgical coal 1 716 23
Division of Exxaro Coal Thermal coal (Eskom) 915  
(Pty) Limited Metallurgical coal (other) 1 509 23
Division of Exxaro Coal Coking coal 381  
(Pty) Limited      
Division of Eyesizwe Coal Thermal coal (Eskom) 3 985  
(Pty) Limited      
Division of Eyesizwe Coal Thermal coal (Eskom) 13 613  
(Pty) Limited      
Division of Eyesizwe Coal Thermal coal (Eskom) 255  
(Pty) Limited Thermal coal (other) 1 115 92
Division of Eyesizwe Coal Thermal coal (Eskom) 1 481  
(Pty) Limited Thermal coal (other) 432  
Subsidiaries of Exxaro Zircon 48 96
Resources Limited Rutile 31 98
(100%) Ilmenite 50 100
  Chloride slag 104 100
  Sulphate slag 30 100
  Low manganese pig iron (LMPI) 60 69
Interest in Tiwest Zircon 32 100
joint venture Rutile 18 100
(50%) Ilmenite 30 100
  Synthetic rutile 27 100
  Leucoxene 10 100

 

     
   

Regional

 

Operations

location

BUSINESSES

   

Base metals

Zincor refinery Gauteng
     
  Rosh Pinah mine Namibia
     
     
  Chifeng refinery1 China
     

Industrial minerals

Glen Douglas mine Gauteng
     
     
  FerroAlloys Gauteng
     

INVESTMENTS

   

Iron ore

Sishen mine2 Northern Cape
     
     
  Thabazimbi mine2 Limpopo
     
     
1 Sales tonnes disclosed represent the effective interest in the physical information of the Chifeng (Hongye) refinery.
2 12 months sales tonnes disclosed for comparative purposes.

 

 

Sales for 12 months

 
 

to December 2006

%

Ownership

Products

’000 tonnes

exports

     
Subsidiary of Exxaro Base Zinc metal 99 8
Metals (Pty) Limited Sulphuric acid 117 4
Subsidiary of Exxaro Zinc concentrate 108 100
Base Metals (Namibia) (Pty) Lead concentrate 32 100
Limited (89,5%)      
Associate (31,91%) Zinc metal 16 100
  Sulphuric acid 9 100
Subsidiary of Exxaro Metallurgical dolomite 669  
Resources Limited Aggregate 669
  Lime 65  
Subsidiary of Exxaro Atomised ferrosilicon 6  
Resources Limited      
   
Division of Sishen Iron Ore Lump ore 16 724 72
Company (Pty) Limited in      
which Exxaro owns 20% Fine ore 10 686 88
Division of Sishen Iron Ore Lump ore 1 060  
Company (Pty) Limited in      
which Exxaro owns 20% Fine ore 1 342  

 

 

 

 

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