Richards Bay Coal Terminal- An Overview

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Richards Bay Ariel View


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Brief History of RBCT

1972: TCOA contract with Japanese Steel Mills for 27 Mt over 10 years

1976: Port of Richards Bay officially opened;

RBCT started exports with Phase 1 at 12 Mt/a capacity

1979: Phase 2 completed: total capacity 24 Mt/a

1984: Phase 3 completed: total capacity 44 Mt/a

1991: Phase 3 Upgrade exercise: increased to 63 Mt/a

1999: Brownfields expansion: total 72 Mt/a

2008: Design capacity increased to 76Mt/a

2010: Phase V (to be) completed: increase to 91 Mt/a


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Infrastructure & Facilities

Situated at a deep sea port, RBCT is able to handle large ships andsubsequent large volumes and as such has gained a reputation foroperating efficiently and reliably to prevent demurrages.

The terminal currently boasts a quay 2.2 kilometres long with 6

berths and four ship-loaders, the two largest of which load at 10000 and 11 000 tons per hour.

Richards Bay has a draft of 17.50M and operates 24/7.

The terminal is capable of storing up to 9.5 million tons of coal andis serviced by seven stacker re-claimers, two stackers and a re-claimer.


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Stock-Yard

Total Capacity: 9.5 Mt

6.7 Mt with cuts, in 34 grades

Ideal Operating Stock Level: 3.0 - 4.0 Mt

10 Yard Machines:

7 Stacker/Reclaimers

2 Stackers

1 Reclaimer

56 km Conveyors

1.8 and 2.5 metres wide, max speed 6.7m/sec (24.12 km/ hr)


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Stock Yard View from Control Tower


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Coal Input Process

Coal is railed in from more than 49 mines

Mines are located in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Kwa-Zulu Natalprovinces

97% of coal from Mpumalanga 2% of coal from Limpopo

1% of coal from KZN

Mines are approximately 650 850km from Richards Bay by Rail.

Furtherest mine is Grootgeluk at 1063 km


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Coal Input By Rail


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Rail System

Owned and ooperated by Transnet Freight Rail (TFR)

Approximately 6 300 wagons in fleet

Trains arrive at RBCT in 200 wagon units, and are then split in 100

wagon units

Wagons are of sizes 58t, and 84t

An average of 13 units of 200 wagons per day arrive at RBCT


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Wagon Unloading

Wagons are unloaded using mechanical tipplers

RBCT has 5 tandem tipplers

Coal is tipped at a rate of 5 500 tons per hour

Average Tipping time is 1:27 Min

90 km of rail in RBCT system

Average Bypass: 14% ( Coal which is directly sent for loadinginstead of being stockpiled)


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Wagon Tipplers


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Wagon Tippling


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Stackers & Re-claimers


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Conveyor System


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Silo


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Shiploading

RBCT has 4 Ship-loaders with the following capacities

2 x 8 500 t/hr

1 x 10 000 t/hr 1 x 11 000 t/hr

6 Berths

Minimum Size Cargo: 25 000 dwt


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Ship-loaders


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Shareholding Pattern Post Phase-V

SHAREHOLDER No of shares % Entitlement% of

Entitlement

BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa Limited 189 498 20.82% 17 952 500 19.73

Anglo Operations Limited 208 830 22.95% 19 783 800 21.74

Xstrata South Africa (Pty) Limited 158 883 17.46% 15 051 900 16.54

Optimum Coal Terminal (Pty) Limited 68 611 7.54% 6 500 000 7.14

Total Coal South Africa (Pty) Limited 43 182 4.75% 4 091 000 4.50

Sasol Mining (Pty) Limited 38 012 4.18% 3 601 200 3.96

Kangra Coal (Pty) Limited 17 454 1.92% 1 653 400 1.82

Siyanda 15 832 1.74% 1 500 000 1.65

Exxaro Coal (Pty) Limited 35 556 3.91% 3 500 000 3.85

Exxaro Coal Mpumalanga (Pty) Limited 9 142 1.00% 866 200 0.95

South Dunes Coal Terminal (Pty) Limited 60 000 6.59% 6 000 000 6.59

ARM Coal (Pty) Limited 32 000 3.52% 3 200 000 3.52

Mmakau Mining (Pty) Limited 3 500 0.38% 350 000 0.38

Tumelo Coal Mines (Pty) Limited 6 000 0.66% 600 000 0.66

Umcebo Mining (Pty) Limited 10 000 1.10% 1 000 000 1.10

Yomhlaba Resources Limited 5 000 0.55% 500 000 0.55

Mbokodo Mining (Pty) Limited (LTTOP) * - 0.00% 500 000 0.55

Worldwide Coal Carolina (Pty) Limited (LTTOP) * - 0.00% 350 000 0.38

Other (Short or long term users/unissued) * 8 500 0.93% -

Common Users (Quattro) Refer attached - 0.00% 4 000 000 4.40

910 000 100.00% 91 000 000 100.00

SHAREHOLDING (Post Phase V) ENTITLEMENT


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UBU ( Quattro) EntitlementALLOCATION APPLICATION

2007/8 2008/9

Anker Coal Sales & Export 197 000 197 000

Black Gold Coal 200 000 200 000

Endulwini Resources 250 000 250 000

Eyesizwe Mining 289 000 289 000

Exxaro Coal 105 000 105 000

Leeuw Mining & Exploration 207 000 207 000

Mashala Resources 207 000 207 000

Mmakau Mining 247 000 247 000

Polmaise Colliery 230 000 230 000

SACMH (Ilanga) 207 000 207 000

Shanduka Coal 197 000 197 000

Shanduka Resources 270 000 270 000

Tweewaters Fuel 242 000 242 000

Umcebo Mining 197 000 197 000

Nucoal (Woestalleen) 207 000 207 000

Worldwide Coal 401 000 401 000

Zinoju Investments 197 000 197 000

Zululand Anthracite 150 000 150 000

4 000 000 4 000 000

COMPANY


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RBCT Ownership at 91Mt/AnnumCurrent Shareholders Small Miners SDCT Subscription TonnageCurrent Shareholders Small Miners SDCT Subscription Tonnage

72 Mt 4 Mt 6Mt 9Mt

Anglo Operations Ltd 19.80BHP Billiton Energy Coal SA Ltd 17.95Xstrata SA (Pty) Ltd

15.05Optimum Coal Terminal (Pty) Ltd 6.50

Total Coal SA (Pty) Ltd 4.09Sasol Mining (Pty) Ltd 3.60Kangra Coal (Pty) Ltd 1.65Siyanda Resources

1.50Exxaro Coal (Pty) Ltd 1.00Eyesizwe Coal (Pty) Ltd 0.86

Made availablevia the CoalIndustry TaskTeam for newentrants

Now to bespecificallyavailable foremerging BEEminers withexport volumesof 250 ktpa orless.

Quattro

The newshareholdercomponent ofSouth DunesCoal Terminal

Two thirds BEEwith primaryshareholders :

Kumba 2 MtEskomEnterprises 1MtGolang Coal 3

Mt

Awarded as followsYomhlaba Resources Ltd: 0.50mtpaMbokodo Mining : 0.50 mtpaUmcebo Mining: 1.00 mtpaARM Coal : 3.20 mtpaTumelo Coal Mines: 0.60 mtpaMmakau Mining: 0.35 mtpa Exxaro Coal : 2.50 mtpaWorldwide Coal Carolina: 0.35


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Conclusions

For exporting coal out of RBCT one needs either to be a shareholder

of RBCT or should have a tie up with any of the existing

shareholders.

RBCT is designed to receive coal only through rail wagons.

For RBCT ,TFR gives train allocations only to those players who havean allocation at port either independently or through some

shareholders.

Given the stranglehold of the big players the only way to get coal

exported out of RBCT is to tie up with smaller players forming the

part Quattro.

We have started establishing contacts with the independent

constituents of Quattro.

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