Australia Coal and Laos Power: Operational and Financial Summary
Australia coal: operating costs
AVERAGE PRODUCTION COSTS
A$/t
60
COMMENTS
BANPU
$54
$52
$51
$52
$50
50
$48
$49
$49
$46 $45
$44
40
40
30
20
10
10
FY13 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FY14 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FY15
2014
2015
Depreciation
Open-cut contractor cost
Coal handling & preparation
Cash overhead
General expenses
Repairs & maintenance
■ Continued focus on cost
control and productivity,
driven by step-change in
productivity programme and
increasing LW automation
■ On a like-for-like basis,
production and productivity
significantly improved - but
masked by:
Stores & supplies
■
Labour
* These figures do not include selling, distribution and royalty costs; based on
'sold' production
approvals delay resulted in an
extended longwall changeover at
Springvale
Mandalong traversing a known
dyke, which was physically harder
than previously experienced
■ Non-availability of Clarence's
high-production FCT¹ panel
undergoing major overhaul
Despite these issues, all mines
achieved record production
milestones during 2015
1 Flexible Conveyor Train
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