Investor Presentaiton
CERRO MATOSO NICKEL
SOUTH32
We have allocated capital at Cerro Matoso to unlock value and create options for potential supply into new nickel markets
Cerro Matoso's recent high-returning investments
have helped to re-position the operation ...
Q3
FY21
Q4
FY21
Q2
FY23
Completed
major furnace
rebuild, opening
up the operating
window
Realised first
ore from the
higher-grade
Q&P deposit
Commissioned
the OSMOC
project
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and sets a strong platform to unlock further value
following its mining contract extension to 2044
Creating options to optimise product mix into battery supply chains
Expanded processing capacity delivered by the OSMOC project has
underpinned a 15-year extension to the mining contract, creating
options for future investments at the operation
The proximity of the operation to the US and the Free Trade Agreement
with Colombia may provide a pathway to supply the rapidly growing
North American market
We continue to study the potential to produce incremental volumes
of intermediate products for battery markets, including mixed hydroxide
precipitate and nickel matte
Furnace maintenance program to sustain an extended operating life
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Planned furnace repair and refurbishment scheduled for Q4 FY25 is
expected to underpin plant performance over the operating life
This is expected to result in a ~20% reduction in nickel production in
FY25, before returning to normalised levels in FY26
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