Whitehaven Metallurgical Coal Acquisition Presentation
A Daunia - operational & financial overview (cont.)
Unit costs forecast to return to historical levels as strip ratio reduces and production returns to historical levels
Product mix and price vs benchmark (%)
FOB cash costs (A$/t) 1,2
Product
Product
mix¹
Benchmark
Realisation
vs Index3
FY24F - FY28F Average
FY23A
HCC
-65-70%
PLV HCC
Index
-90%
FY22A
PCI
-30-35%
LV PCI
Index
-97%
FY21A
5-Year Historical Average
98
122
122
155
163
Capex (A$m) 1,2
FY24F - FY28F Average
FY23A
FY22A
68
FY21A
5-Year Historical Average
54
54
82
88
110
110
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Daunia offers two core products - a low vol, low ash hard
coking coal (HCC) and a mid vol PCI coal for export into
seaborne met coal markets
Historically, hard coking coal has priced at around 90% of
Platts PLV HCC Index with PCI coal pricing at around
97% of Platts LV PCI Index
Up to 80% of sales have been made under term contracts
during the last 5 years, typically with terms of 12 months,
involving index-linked pricing mechanisms
Expected to decrease to ~A$105-115/t over the next 5
years as strip ratio decreases, and ROM production
increases as AH steps up to 6,600 hrs pa/truck
Productivity gains due to AH roll out and challenges were
overcome
FOB cash costs increased between FY20 and FY23 as a
result of increasing strip ratio, lower ROM production
levels as AH was introduced and developed
Source: Company filings, BMA management information and Whitehaven estimates
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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
Low levels of sustaining capex requirements over the
LOM averaging A$38m p.a.
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Pandora Pit growth capex at Daunia is expected to cost
~A$90m largely in FY26 and FY27
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