Investor Presentaiton
PFS OPERATING UNIT COSTS
Operating unit costs are expected to benefit from underground productivity, production scale and favourable location
Operating unit costs?
US$/t ore milled (average)
~23
~10
Mining
~13
Processing
General and administrative
Other
Negative Operating unit costs
with by-product credits
Operating unit costs
•
Mining costs include all activities related to underground
mining, including labour, materials, utilities and
maintenance
III
SOUTH32
.
~35
ZnEq Operating unit cost
~US$(0.71)/lb ZnEq
All-in sustaining cost⁹
~US$(0.05)/lb ZnEq
Processing costs include consumables, labour and power
• General and administrative costs include head office
corporate costs and site support staff
•
Other costs include shipping and transport, marketing and
royalties, with private net smelter royalties averaging 2.4%
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