Investor Presentaiton
TAYLOR PFS SUMMARY
IIIE
SOUTH32
Potential for a large scale, low-cost, multi-decade operation adopting a conventional processing circuit
PFS summary information
Mine design
Process design
Nameplate capacity
Products
Resource life
Head grades
Recoveries
Metal payability
Annual payable zinc production
Annual payable lead production
Annual payable silver production
Annual payable ZnEq production5
Operating unit costs
Longhole open stoping underground mine with paste backfill plant
Conventional sulphide ore flotation circuit
Up to 4.3Mtpa in the preferred PFS development scenario (a)
Zinc and lead concentrates, with silver credits
~22 years
~4.1% Zn, ~4.5% Pb, ~82 g/t Ag
~90% Zn, ~91% Pb, ~81% Ag (in Pb concentrate)
~85% Zn, ~95% Pb, ~95% Ag (in Pb concentrate)
~111kt
~138kt
~7.3Moz
~280kt
~US$81/t ore milled
Taylor site map
Main shaft
WTP1
Ventilation shaft
WTP2
T
Dry-stack TSF
Paste plant
Primary
access
road
Operating unit costs
Growth capital
Sustaining capital
Fiscal terms
Notes:
a.
~US$(0.71)/lb ZnEq
~US$1,700M comprising ~US$1,230M (direct) & ~US$470M (indirect)
~US$40M per annum
Corporate tax rate ~26%
Refer to important notices (slide 2) for additional disclosure.
Processing plant
Harshaw Road
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