Whitehaven Metallurgical Coal Acquisition Presentation
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Blackwater - operational & financial overview (cont.)
FOB unit costs forecast to return to historic levels, with cost savings opportunities to improve unit economics
Product mix & price vs benchmark (%)
FOB cash costs (A$/t) 1,2
FY24F - FY28F Average
Product
Product
mix1
Benchmark
Realisation
vs Index³
FY23A
SHCC
-65-70%
PLV HCC
Index
-85%
SSCC
~25-30%
PLV HCC
Index
-75%
119
FY22A
117
FY21A
110
150
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Blackwater offers two core products, allowing for product
mix optimisation to capture value with changing price
spreads between products
■ Historically, hard coking coal has priced at around 85% of
Platts PLV HCC Index with semi-soft coking coal pricing at
around 75% of Platts PLV HCC Index
Up to 95% of Blackwater products have been sold under
term contracts over past 5 years, with tenures between
12-36 months, involving index linked pricing mechanisms
Potential for lower ash HCC product from existing strike
and/or SHCC from southern areas
5-Year Historical Average
99
Given the larger scale of Blackwater, costs have been
historically stable with less volatility
FY23 higher costs reflect lower production volumes
Costs are expected to decrease after FY23 as pre-
stripping returns to historical performance
Source: Company filings, BMA management information and Whitehaven estimates
Assuming FY24 life of mine plan for forecast period; forecast cash costs and capex in real terms (indexed to Jun-23)
5 year historical average over period from FY16 - FY20; sourced from BMA management information
Based on historical weighted average realisation over the period 2019 to 2023
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30
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2.
3.
Capex (A$m) 1,2
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FY24F - FY28F Average
168
FY23A
FY22A
133
FY21A
135
5-Year Historical Average
120
199
Spike in FY23 attributable capex spend related to Kress
fleet replacement and interim tailing solutions
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LT Sustaining capex of ~A$100m - $130m p.a.
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Development capex total of A$100m - A$150m anticipated
in FY28 and FY29 (included in above average)
Major component of total capex relates to mining
equipment overhauls and replacement incl. dragline
shutdowns
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