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Fortescue Metals Group Limited I Annual Report 2014 Fortescue Metals Group Limited I Annual Report 2014 OUR VISION Our vision is to be the safest, lowest cost iron ore producer OUR VALUES 1 Safety Family Empowerment Enthusiasm Determination Frugality Integrity Generating ideas Set yourself stretch targets Fortescue Metals Group Limited I Annual Report 2014 FY14 OPERATION HIGHLIGHTS August 2013 October 2013 Official opening of the fourth berth at Herb Elliott Port Surge bin increases outload capacity Port March 2014 February 2014 December 2013 2,000th ship berthed at Port Fifth berth commenced 300 millionth tonne construction shipped September 2013 November 2013 Robotic ore car maintenance facility opened 13th rake fully operational Rail 2 March 2014 March 2014 December 2013 10,000th train Hamersley Line train control Integrated train control completed system commissioned 2013 September 2013 Improved train load out performance - Benefits realised from enhanced processing capabilities less than 2.2 hours per train including the reduction of strip ratios Chichester Hub June 2014 Strip ratios at Cloudbreak and Christmas Creek averaged 3.2 for the June 2014 quarter, slightly below the five-year mine plan of 3.5 November 2013 November 2013 March 2014 Power station fully operational Kings Valley OPF first ore Official opening of Kings Valley project Solomon Hub July 2014 June 2014 First Kings Valley channel iron deposit (CID) mined 16 autonomous trucks in operation Fortescue Metals Group Limited I Annual Report 2014 CONTENTS 1013 Corporate directory About Fortescue 4 Where we operate 5 Chairman’s report 6 Chief Executive Officer’s report 10 Operations report 14 Reserves and resources report 18 Corporate social responsibility 25 Corporate governance 54 Financial report 73 Directors’ report 74 Remuneration report 98 Auditor’s independence declaration 120 Independent auditor’s report to the members 121 Directors’ declaration 123 Financial statements 124 Shareholder information 170 Tenement report 171 Fortescue Metals Group Limited I Annual Report 2014 ABOUT FORTESCUE Fortescue Metals Group is the world’s fourth largest producer of iron ore, having started as a vision just over a decade ago. Fortescue discovered world-class deposits in the It operates the fastest and heaviest haul rail network Pilbara’s Chichester Range and Hamersley Range, in the world, where every day 14 trains, and set about redefining the iron ore industry. each 2.7 kilometres long, transport about 33,000 Construction began at its first mine, Cloudbreak, tonnes of ore per train from mine to port. Fortescue’s in 2006 while work also started on a 256 kilometre efficient port operations shipped 124.2 million tonnes railway from Cloudbreak to Port Hedland and on world- in Financial Year 2014 and the company is targeting class facilities at Herb Elliott Port. Two years later, and 155 to 160 million tonnes in FY15. only five years after the company was formed, Fortescue shipped its first cargo of iron ore bound for China. Fortescue is now focused on maximising throughput, bringing down costs, paying back In 2014, Fortescue completed a US$9.2 billion debt and increasing shareholder value with the expansion ahead of schedule increasing its capacity to aim of being the safest, lowest cost, most profitable 155 million tonnes per annum. The company has now iron ore producer in the world. built four mines across its two operating hubs – Chichester and Solomon. t 4 FY14 HIGHLIGHTS Ore shipped 54% EBITDA1 US$bn 58% 124mt 5.6 81mt 3.6 58mt 2.7 3.0 40mt 41mt 1.1 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Revenue US$bn 45% Net profit after tax US$bn 57% 11.8 2.7 8.1 1.7 6.7 1.6 5.4 1.0 3.2 0.6 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Net debt2 US$bn 32% C13 US$/wmt 23% 10.5 48 7.2 44 44 6.2 31 34 2.2 1.7 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 1 EBITDA = profit before income tax adjusted for depreciation and amortisation, asset write- 2 Net debt = debt + cash and cash equivalents offs, exploration, development and other write-offs, net finance costs and gain or loss on 3 C1 = costs of mining, processing, rail and port per wet metric tonne refinancing (refer page 89 reconciliation). (refer page 85 reconciliation). Fortescue Metals Group Limited I Annual Report 2014 WHERE WE OPERATE 5 Fortescue is the world’s fourth largest iron ore producer 2013 Firetail Mine 2013 Kings Valley Project in construction Fortescue Metals Group Limited I Annual Report 2014 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 6 Chairman Andrew Forrest and CEO Nev Power at the official opening of the Kings Valley project at the Solomon Hub I am delighted to introduce Fortescue’s 2014 annual report. The past year marked a significant milestone in Fortescue’s evolution by cementing our hard earned status as the new force in iron ore and placing us on track to becoming the force in the global iron ore industry. These achievements stand as testament to the hard work, the completion of the expansion, our gaze was drawn to determination and faith of the Fortescue family in the an enormous banner draped against the ore processing shared ambition of building our company into one of the facility. Four words encapsulated a journey that began world’s leading mining groups. It is an achievement of around my kitchen table 11 years ago: Turning Vision into which the Board of directors, on behalf of all stakeholders, Reality. And there at Kings Valley we took a moment to are very proud. revel in what we had achieved and pay tribute to those who believed in our vision: our wonderful employees, Our team has proved their courage to defy the odds, our contracting partners, our local communities, our to prove their detractors wrong, time and time again. customers and our shareholders. Together, we had the Your company, dear fellow shareholder, has earned courage to pursue what many people mocked and for its reputation of translating vision into reality. There that, I thank you.