Key information on Xstrata’s 2007 performance

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All managed operations are required to comply with Xstrata’s Sustainable Development Reporting Guidelines, which ensure compliance with GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) G3 2006 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines and associated technical and other protocols. All managed operations are required to enter data into Xstrata’s Sustainability Database and information entered into the Database is validated at commodity business and Group level.

Performance is reported for each of Xstrata’s key areas and detailed information is available for the following:

Economic indicators                                      
$ million 2004 2005 2006   2007
Total Group Revenue† 6,462 8,050 17,102   28,542
Total Group EBIT† 1,498 2,520 5,765   8,792
Employee salaries and benefits 735 878 1,435   2,565
Royalties and taxes 212 611 1,412   3,595
Corporate social involvement 10 25 49   102
Dividends per share 22US¢‡ 31US¢‡ 42US¢‡   50US¢
†Pre-exceptionals, continuing operations
‡Adjusted for rights issue impact

 

Production indicators                                      
2004 2005 2006   2007
Ferrochrome (kt) 1,225 1,122 959   1,219
Vanadium pentoxide (k lbs) 21,067 20,166 21,651   18,870
Ferrovanadium (k kg) 5,791 4,936 4,907   4,280
Thermal coal (mt)2 48.1 52.2 65.6   69.6
Coking coal (mt) 5.2 4.8 5.6   6.8
Semi-soft coking (mt) 6.7 4.8 5.3   6.4
Total coal (mt)2 60 61.8 76.5   82.8
Total mined copper (contained metal) (kt)1,2 461 1,023 1,011   987
Total mined gold (contained metal) (koz)1,2 776 777 787   777
Nickel (kt)2 - 52.5 51.7   52.1
Ferronickel (kt)2 - 28.7 29.7   29.1
Cobalt (kt)2 - 1.4 1.4   1.4
Zinc in concentrate production (kt)2,3 312 713 670   736
Zinc metal production (kt)2,3 646 831 878   844
Lead in concentrate production (kt)2,3 144 260 218   214
Lead metal production (kt)2,3 126 237 231   190
1Includes Xstrata Copper's 44% share of Collahuasi and 33.75% share of Antamina
22005 and 2006 pro forma figures adjusted on a 100% consolidated basis
3Includes Xstrata Zinc's pro rata share of CEZ production (25%) and Antamina production (33.75%)

 

Environmental indicators                                      
2004 2005 2006   2007
Direct energy use (PJ) 19.4 21.3 24.2   50.7
Total energy use (PJ) 58.2 55.4 61.9†   112.7
Total water use (ML) 74,900 75,300 85,600   168,700
Direct greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 equivalent million tonnes) 8.7 7.6 10.3   15
Total greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 equivalent million tonnes) 18.6 14.5 17.4‡   24.1
Sulphur dioxide stack emissions (tonnes) 229,291 238,564 252,888   368,264
Oxides of nitrogen stack emissions (tonnes) 1,477 1,112 1,193   1,523
Total recycling and reuse of water (ML) 92,900 98,900 101,300   394,300
Land disturbed (hectares) 2,362 2,142 1,734   3,822
Land rehabilitated (hectares) 659 1,122 992   1,309
Category 1 incidents# 580 441 890   1,143
Category 2 incidents# 210 158 229   264
Category 3 incidents# 35 20 24   11
Category 4 incidents# - - -   -
Category 5 incidents# - - -   -
Prosecutions - - -   -
Fines $1,110 - $8,100   $600
†2006 figure restated from 63.2 PJ
‡2006 figure restated from 15.9 (CO2 equivalent million tonnes)
#Includes former Falconbridge data from September 2006

 

Social indicators                                      
2004 2005 2006*   2007
Total workforce 22,144 24,091 43,732   60,021†
Permanent employees 16,766 17,628 28,198   37,698†
Full-time contractors 5,378 6,463 15,882   22,323†
Total employees covered by collective agreements 13,047 12,639 19,451   20,639
Fatalities 6 9 1   9
Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate# 18.5 15 14.1   12.3
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate# 5.3 4.3 3.3   3
Disabling Injury Severity Rate# 613 575 399   340
Health and safety prosecutions - - -   -
Health and safety fines - - -   -
Occupational illnesses# 82 37 58   35
Average hours of training per employee per year 117 69 69   71
Community complaints# 490 587 391   577
*Includes Falconbridge from September 2006
# Includes Eland, Anvil Hill and Tahmoor from November 2007
†Average employee and contractor numbers for 2007

 

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