PORT WARATAH COAL SERVICES

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1 PORT WARATAH COAL SERVICES Visitor Presentation 2008 PWCS SITES CARRINGTON KOORAGANG 1

2 PWCS AT A GLANCE PWCS owns and operates the two export coal terminals in Newcastle - at Carrington and Kooragang. The company is owned by the Hunter Valley coal export industry - coal producers and some of their Japanese customers and is an unlisted public company. PWCS is the largest coal export facility in the World, with planned throughput of 95.0 million tonnes of coal in PWCS has a throughput capacity of 102 Mtpa. Kooragang Terminal 77 Mtpa and Carrington Terminal 25 Mtpa. Since 1994, PWCS has invested over $860 million in the expansion of throughput capacity, increasing from its original capacity at Carrington of 20 Mtpa to 102 Mtpa for the combined terminals. For Calender Year 2007 PWCS loaded 84.8 million tonnes, compared to 79.8 million tonnes in Calender Year PWCS PEOPLE 420 people are employed at PWCS supported by the equivalent of approximately 350 full time contractors Operators and maintainers work a 4-on 4-off shift roster to provide 24 hour / 7 day coverage to provide continuous operation of both port facilities People are our most important asset and we are keen to develop active engagement to promote continuous improvement 2

3 PWCS HEALTH AND SAFETY PWCS is committed to improving safety Port Waratah Coal Services Cumulative Total - Injury Count PWCS is implementing the StepSafe Safety Management System, Interactive Safety Observation, Risk Assessment Programmes and increasing employee involvement to create a culture of safety excellence. Hist ory January February March April May June July August September October November December PWCS OPERATIONS Carrington: 2 rail dump stations, 4 stackers, 4 reclaimers, 2 shiploaders Kooragang: 3 rail dump stations, 5 stackers, 3 reclaimers, 3 shiploaders PWCS has the capacity to simultaneously load five vessels 3

4 PWCS AND THE ENVIRONMENT PWCS uses recycled water, automatic dust suppression systems on the stockpiles and monitors water discharge into the Hunter River. PWCS operates under and complies with Government Consent Conditions. PWCS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PWCS actively endorses community groups and projects within the vicinities of the two coal terminals. Two of our major sponsorships are: Hunter Medical Research Institute this local Institute promotes medical research. PWCS sponsors researchers to examine onset of schizophrenia. Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club this local club has a 100-year history in Newcastle. PWCS sponsors the purchase of new equipment. Other community involvement includes Scholarships for both High School and University students and Apprenticeships with hands-on work. $ for $ (employees and company) donating to local charities PWCS remains committed to good neighbour principles and conducts tour programmes to offer an insight to our operations. 4

5 PWCS OWNERSHIP PWCS Shareholders % No. of Directors Newcastle Coal Shippers 37% 4 Bloomfield Collieries 3% Coal & Allied 30% 3 (including Chairman) Japanese Trading 18% Japanese Steel 7% 3 Japanese Power, Cement, Oil 5% Total 100% 10 PWCS CUSTOMERS % of Throughput Xstrata Coal Australia 32% Coal & Allied 26% BHP Billiton 7% Integra 4% Anglo Coal 2-4% Coaltrade Australia Wambo Mining Noble Resources Constellation Ashton Coal Operations 1% or less Muswellbrook Coal Centennial Coal Newpac EDF Trading Lake Coal Whitehaven Austar Energy Coal Marketing Glencore International Idemitsu Boggabri Nippon Steel Bloomfield Collieries * (2007 Figures) 5

6 COAL IN NEW SOUTH WALES In NSW there are 55 mines: 28 underground 27 open cut There are 33 major development proposals, including 6 under construction, 11 expansions of existing operations and 16 potential new projects Total NSW Exports (2007) PWCS (Jan Dec 07) Domestic consumption 96.7 Mt 84.8 Mt 33.3 Mt Coalfield Reserve Mt Hunter 4,330 Newcastle 1,440 Gunnedah 1,290 Western 1,760 Gloucester 20 Southern 670 Oaklands 1,280 Total 10,790* Recoverable reserves include resources where conceptual mine planning has been undertaken. Source: NSW Dept. Mineral Resources Coal Industry Profile and Coal Services Pty Ltd Project 3Exp Phase 1 Expansion Option 113Mtpa Up-rating works The expansion involves: New plant works Upgrade the in-loading rate from 6,600 tph to 8,500 tph and the stacker travel time from 25 metres per minute to 40 metres per minute on two stacking streams One conveyor stream to remain at 6,600 tph to minimise operational impact New reclaimer on Berm D and new stacker on Berm E Replacement of two original reclaimers and two original stackers

7 THE HUNTER VALLEY COAL CHAIN separate entities with a common purpose MINES 36 Mines 17 Coal Producers 33 Exporting Companies The HVCCLT presents a coal movement plan for the industry LOAD POINTS TRAIN MOVEMENTS 23 Rail Load Points 56 Trains Daily 2 Road Load Points Pacific National 8 x 8,500 tonnes 5 x 7,300 tonnes 6 x 3,000 tonnes 2 x 2,100 tonnes COAL TERMINAL Queensland Rail 4 x 7,200 tonnes Port Waratah Coal Services Kooragang - 77mtpa Carrington - 25mtpa PORT Newcastle Port Corp >900 Coal vessels Vessel agents, suppliers and Govt Bodies HVCC -THE NEXT FIVE YEARS Infrastructure Capital spending on track infrastructure to increase coal chain capacity including Sandgate Grade Separation Load Point upgrades, Hunter Valley Load Point, Warkworth Load Point, Ulan Load Point and Liddell Load Point. Construction of a new Load Point at Wambo which has increased rail capacity Additional train sets by Pacific National and Queensland Rail to increase rail capacity The port has plans to deepen and widen its shipping channels in the future to allow access to larger vessels Hunter Valley Coal Chain Logistics Team s work to increase the performance of all coal chain interfaces 7

8 EXPORT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE PWCS GROWTH AND CHC 100 Mt Exported Coal Handling Charge $A $A $A Million Tonnes YTD 2008 $A5.00 $A4.00 $A3.00 $A2.00 $A1.00 $A0.00 8

9 THROUGHPUT vs CAPACITY MTPA Kooragang Expansion 2 nd berth Stockyard extension 2 nd rail receival 2 nd shiploader Kooragang Expansion 3 rd stacking stream 3 rd rail receival Additional stockyard rd reclaimer Kooragang Expansion 3 rd shiploader 3 rd berth Kooragang Expansion 4th stacking stream Additional stockyard- Pad D Export Tonnes Long Term Expansion YEAR EXPORT TONNES YTD Europe 0% China 2% Korea 16% Japan 62% Taiwan 13% Malaysia 2% Steaming Coal 81% Coking Coal 19% Mexico 0% Newcastle Other Countries 5% 9

10 PWCS VESSEL STATISTICS The total number of vessels loaded in Calender Year 2007 was 973 compared to 918 in Calender Year The average shipment size is 87,179 tonnes (PANAMAX). PWCS VESSEL STATISTICS SHIPMENT SIZE 2008 HANDY SIZE PANAMAX SIZE CAPE SIZE 30% 25% Percentage by Vessels 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Tonnes

11 PWCS AVERAGE VESSEL QUEUE Average number of Vessels queued 'off-shore' Avg Avg Avg Avg. Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08 Feb-08 Mar-08 Apr-08 May-08 11