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Investor enquiries,please contact:
Tanya Chikanza
+44 (0)20 7201 6007
tanya.chikanza@lonmin.com
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How we performed in 2011:
- Platinum sales of 721,000 ounces, PGMs sales of 1,436,000 ounces
- Revenue of around $2.0 billion
- Underlying Operating Profit of $311 million
- Underlying Earnings Per Share of 111.6 US cents up 59.0%
- Net debt reduced by 37.6% to $234 million
- Dividend payment maintained
- Metal in concentrate production of 719,000 ounces of Platinum and 1,352,000 PGMs ounces
- Available ore reserves up 8.8% to 2.9 million square metres
- Improved Concentrator recoveries to 85.3%
- Safety – unacceptable fatalities, but an overall 19.8% improvement in LTIFR to 4.71 per million hours
Key management actions taken in 2011:
- Reviewed our safety culture and policies following six fatalities – improvement initiatives in place
- First full year of business since successful relocation of senior executive team to South Africa – positive impact through 2011
- Number One furnace successfully modified – stable performance
- New longer term bank facilities of $945 million – capacity to effectively manage impact of market volatility
- Contained the impact of the illegal strikes at Karee mining operation
- momentum in operations safely restored following stoppage
- revised unit cost guidance increase of 11.2% per PGM ounce achieved
- Tailings treatment and chrome plants projects successfully implemented – will maximise recoveries
- Continued implementation of our transformation programme towards our 2014 Social and Labour Plan targets
- Agreement with Shanduka to explore feasibility of managing and operating Limpopo
Key focus areas for 2011 and bKey focus areas in 2012 and beyond:
- Maintain our focus on safety initiatives as we continue our journey to zero harm
- Achieve the delivery of our transformation and sustainability targets
- Flexible management of our production profile to deliver profitable ounces
- Build on momentum established in 2011 to further improve productivity
- Platinum sales of around 750,000 ounces
- Capital expenditure of up to $450 million
- Unit cost percentage increase in line with wage settlement
- Continue with momentum to grow capacity to 950,000 Platinum ounces at Marikana
- Deliver on essential capital projects that will secure future growth
- Akanani and Pandora – continue with evaluation processes
- Investing for future growth whilst delivering profitable ounces and maintaining a strong balance sheet
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