2019 Annual Report FORGING a STRONGER NEWCREST
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2019 Annual Report FORGING A STRONGER NEWCREST The success of FY19 reflects the enormous amount of effort applied by our people towards delivering on our commitments and our potential. SANDEEP BISWAS MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER To be the Miner of Choice. To be the Miner of Choice for VISION our people, shareholders, host OUR communities, partners and suppliers. To safely deliver superior returns to our stakeholders from finding, developing and MISSION operating gold/copper mines. OUR NEWCREST 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 1 CONTENTS FORGING A STRONGER NEWCREST Forging a stronger Newcrest 2 Asset overview 4 Key Achievements for FY19 6 Safety & Sustainability 12 People 13 Releasing orebody potential 14 NEWCREST’S VALUE PROPOSITION Long reserve life 16 Delivering on commitments 16 Low cost production 16 Organic growth options 17 Financially robust 18 Exploration & technical capability 19 OUR COMPANY Chairman’s Report 8 Managing Director’s Review 10 The Board 20 Mineral Resources & Ore Reserves 24 Corporate Governance Statement 32 Directors’ Report 34 Financial Report 89 Corporate Directory 149 Coarse ore stockpile at Cadia, New South Wales, Australia FORGING A STRONGER NEWCREST The health and safety of our people 2 Forging a stronger is of primary importance at Newcrest. Newcrest Our clear focus remains on eliminating To achieve Newcrest’s full potential FORGING A STRONGER FORGING A STRONGER NEWCREST fatalities and life-changing injuries from for our stakeholders, our company our business, while striving to make strategy focuses on five key pillars, continual progress on reducing all injuries each with associated aspirations. and health impacts. We believe that a strong and enduring commitment to the health and safety of our workforce best reflects our values and underpins and sustains optimal business performance. Safety & People Operating Technology Profitable sustainability performance & innovation growth FIVE PILLARS OUR ZERO FATALITIES FIRST QUARTILE FIRST QUARTILE 5 BREAKTHROUGH EXPOSURE TO AND INDUSTRY- ORGANISATIONAL GROUP AISC PER SUCCESSES BY FIVE TIER ONE LEADING TRIFR BY HEALTH BY END OUNCE BY END END OF CY20 OREBODIES BY END OF CY20 OF CY20 OF CY20 END OF CY20 (OPERATIONS, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, ASPIRATIONS OR EQUITY INVESTMENTS) OUR Being agile, bold and having EDGE an owner’s mindset OUR NEWCREST 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Three key external 3 stakeholders are: To achieve our Mission of Newcrest’s mining and We believe Newcrest’s activities safely delivering superior exploration activities have positively contribute to the STAKEHOLDERS returns to our stakeholders significant potential to economy of the jurisdictions from finding, developing and impact the communities where we operate through operating gold/copper mines, where we operate. tax, royalties and other we strive to: socio-economic benefits at GOVERNMENT COMMUNITIES A planned, transparent and SHAREHOLDERS constructive approach to community the community level. – Safely realise the full potential engagement and development is Newcrest recognises the importance of our existing assets critical to maintaining Newcrest’s to our long-term success of – Apply our technical expertise social licence to operate and to developing meaningful relationships to unlock value in orebodies ensure that communities benefit with all levels of government. We we own or can acquire from Newcrest’s operations. We are strive to proactively engage with also conscious of the need to balance – Leverage our exploration and governments in the jurisdictions community expectations against technical expertise to find, or where we operate to understand their a project’s ability to deliver returns gain access by early-stage entry views about, and expectations of, throughout the life of the mine. to new gold/copper orebodies our activities. Our engagement can In the longer term, we also need – Maintain capital discipline cover a wide range of areas including to ensure that we do not create economic, environmental and when deploying all growth undue community dependence and exploration opportunities social responsibility. To strengthen upon our mining operations that is community services and support to ensure financial strength unsustainable once the operations throughout the capital cycle capacity building, Newcrest also reach the end of their lives. works through a range of partners, – Provide shareholder value Newcrest’s presence provides many including local governments. through dividend returns in line direct and indirect benefits to the with our dividend policy Newcrest strives to act with integrity countries and communities in which and honesty when conducting we operate. These benefits can business, in a manner that promotes potentially include: transparency in business dealings. – Improved access to employment, Newcrest is a Supporting Member health, education and training of the Extractive Industries opportunities Transparency Initiative (EITI), which – Investment in community is a global coalition of governments, infrastructure and services, companies and civil society working including road access and together to improve openness and maintenance, electricity and accountable management of revenues clean water supply from natural resources. As part of this commitment, Newcrest publishes – Income-generating activities, its Annual Tax Contribution Report, including local business which sets out mining royalties and development, goods and services taxes paid across all our operating supply and support for local jurisdictions. agricultural businesses We also actively engage both directly – Improved community lifestyle, and indirectly, through industry including religious and sporting groups, with government and other facilities and sponsorship of both stakeholders on policy and regulatory local and regional events and reform. Proper consultation is activities critical to any reform process and Newcrest seeks to participate and contribute on relevant issues to assist with informed discussion and consideration. FORGING A STRONGER NEWCREST 4 Asset overview ASSET OVERVIEW ASSET 4 Gosowong 3 Lihir Indonesia 6 Wafi-Golpu Antam Alliance 2 Telfer Australia Papua New Guinea Second Junction Reefs project (JV) Wamum project (100%) Encounter Alliance & JVs Tatau / Big Tabar Island (O & FI) Prodigy Gold NL – (FI) Isa North (100%) Cloncurry (O & FI) 1 Cadia Côte d’Ivoire Bulimba (100%) Barrick JV (50% JV) Greatland Gold – (FI) Australia Papua New Guinea Indonesia 1 CADIA 3 LIHIR 4 GOSOWONG Location: 25 kilometres from Orange, Location: Niolam Island, New Ireland Location: Halmahera Island, New South Wales Province, 900 kilometres north-east North Maluku Province FY19 Production: 913koz of gold, of Port Moresby FY19 Production: 190koz of gold 91kt of copper FY19 Production: 933koz of gold Mining Method: Underground Mining Method: Underground Mining Method: Open pit Reserves and Resources*: Reserves and Resources*: Reserves and Resources*: Ore Reserve: 0.37moz gold Ore Reserve: 22moz gold & 4.3mt copper Ore Reserve: 24moz gold Mineral Resource: 1.1moz gold Mineral Resource: 38moz gold & Mineral Resource: 50moz gold Ownership: Gosowong is owned and 8.3mt copper Ownership: 100% Newcrest operated by PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals Ownership: 100% Newcrest (Newcrest 75%). The figures represent 100% of Mineral Resource and 2 TELFER Ore Reserve. Location: Pilbara, Western Australia FY19 Production: 452koz of gold, 15kt of copper Canada Mining Method: Open pit and underground 5 RED CHRIS Reserves and Resources*: Location: British Columbia, approximately Ore Reserve: 2.0moz gold & 0.20mt copper 1,000 kilometres north of Vancouver Mineral Resource: 6.4moz gold & Mining Method: Open Pit 0.59mt copper Ownership: 70% Newcrest, 30% Imperial Ownership: 100% Newcrest Metals Limited. Transaction completed 15 August 2019. * Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves are as at 31 December 2018. See pages 28 to 31 of this Annual Report. NEWCREST 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Exploration Key FI = Farm-in JV = Joint Venture 100% = 100% Newcrest tenement EI = Equity investment in company O = Option Leveraging our 5 exploration experience One of our aspirations is to grow our 5 Red Chris asset base, ideally “through the drill bit” EXPLORATION by focussing on brownfield and greenfield exploration opportunities globally. United States OVERVIEW ASSET Jarbidge (O) Rattlesnake Hills (O & FI) We are also pursuing alliances and joint venture arrangements with junior explorers and other mining companies who have access to prospective land. Our experienced exploration teams will partner with these companies to maximise Mexico potential exploration results. Newcrest has experience in all Azucar Minerals (EI) forms of mining and processing which gives confidence to our partners that Newcrest will be able to responsibly develop any Ecuador SolGold (EI) viable deposits discovered. Lundin Gold (EI) At the end of the 2019 financial year, Newcrest had 20 of Lundin Gold (JV) these agreements of various forms with junior explorers and Caña Brava porphyry/ other mining companies in place. epithermal project (O & FI) Porphyry targets (100%) Our exploration activity is currently concentrated in four broad regions: Australia, North America, Central America and South America. Chile Altazor (O & FI) Vicuña (O & FI) Argentina Mioceno (O & FI) Cerro Lindo Gorbea (O & FI) epithermal/ porphyry project (O & FI) Advanced Projects 6 WAFI-GOLPU Location: Morobe Province, 65 kilometres south-west of Lae, Papua New Guinea (PNG) Potential: Golpu: Underground copper-gold mine;