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Western Areas Ltd
Half Year Results – 22 February 2013
  “Think Nickel, think Western Areas”
Disclaimer and Forward Looking Statements

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Western Areas Ltd to differ materially from the information set forth herein, although such information reflects forecasts and projections prepared in good faith based upon
methods and data that are believed to be reasonable and accurate as at the dates thereof and although all reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the facts stated herein
are accurate and that the forward-looking statements, opinions and expectations contained herein are based on fair and reasonable assumptions. Western Areas Ltd undertakes
no obligation to revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Individuals should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements and are advised to make their own independent analysis and determination with respect to the forecasted periods, which reflect Western Areas Ltd’s view only as of
the date hereof.

The information within this PowerPoint presentation was compiled by Mr. David Southam, but the information as it relates to mineral resources and reserves was prepared by Mr.
Dan Lougher and Mr. Andre Wulfse. Mr. Southam, Mr. Lougher and Mr. Wulfse are full time employees of Western Areas Ltd. Mr. Lougher and Mr. Wulfse are members of
AusIMM and have sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking to
qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr. Southam,
Mr. Lougher and Mr. Wulfse consent to the inclusion in this presentation of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.

For Purposes of Clause 3.4 (e) in Canadian instrument 43-101, the Company warrants that Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic
viability.

                    THIS PRESENTATION IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE U.S.


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Agenda

                                 “Western Areas has an enviable track record of
                                  exploring, finding, developing and producing
                                                profitable mines.”
 Introduction & Highlights
 Financials
 Operations
 Exploration & Growth Outlook

                                      Explore                    Develop




                                       Sales                     Produce          3
Strong Asset Base


      Production                Exploration
        Assets                   & Growth
             Flying Fox
                                   Forrestania &
        • 1st nickel mine
                                   WA Regional
        • 15kt to 20kt nickel                             Disciplined
          per annum                 - Nickel
                                                          Acquisition
                                                           Potential
          Spotted Quoll                                    (Nickel &
                                  Canadian Assets
        • 2nd nickel mine                                Base Metals)
                                     - Nickel / Copper
        • 10kt to 15kt nickel
          per annum                  - Platinum group



            Cosmic Boy
                                      Finland
        • Nickel concentrator
          – treats ore from         - VMS
                                    - Outokumpu Cu
          both mines

                                                                        4
Key Financial Takeaways – Half Year


 LTIFR of 0.78 at 31/12/12 – NOW 0.00 AT 31/1/13
 14,461t nickel in ore production averaging 5.0% nickel
 Nickel in concentrate sales 13,752t to Jinchuan and BHP
                                                                    All ahead of guidance
 A$2.69/lb cash cost in concentrate:
      Remains best in class in Australia

 Cashflow from Operations A$48.1m
      Demonstrates the ability of WSA to generate positive operational cash at low nickel prices
 Underlying NPAT of A$6.5m on reported NPAT of A$2.1m:
      Reported NPAT impacted by A$4.4m post tax non-cash write off following an exit from the
       Sandstone JV
      Revenue significantly impacted by a reduced nickel price and strong AUD:
 Substantial increase in Flying Fox Reserves
 Fully Franked Dividend of 2c per share




                                                                                                    5
Financial Snapshot


 Half Yearly Snapshot              1H 2012     2H 2012     1H 2013
 Mine Production (tonnes Ni)          16,230      14,872      14,461     Shipment timing
                                                                         impacted 2H 2012
 Mill Production (tonnes Ni)          13,045      12,596      13,673
 Recovery                               93%         91%         91%      Guidance maintained after
                                                                         full transition to Spotted
 Sales Volume (tonnes Ni)             11,595      15,042      13,752     Quoll Underground
 Cash Costs (US$/lb)                    2.23        2.77        2.79
 Cash Costs (A$/lb)                     2.17        2.69        2.69
 Exchange Rate USD/ AUD                 1.03        1.03        1.04
 Nickel Price (U$/tn)                 18,761      18,276      16,664   Nickel Price is primary
                                                                       driver of EBITDA
 EBITDA ('000)                        96,633      89,950      61,619
                                                                       changes
 EBIT ('000)                          52,814      42,088      17,433
                                                                         Impacted by $4.4m write-
 NPAT ('000)                          24,102      16,079       2,117     down (post tax)

 Cashflow from Operations ('000)      64,412      94,841      48,076
 Net Debt ('000)                   (179,844)   (220,198)   (194,354)     Includes A$105.5m
 Cash at Bank                        160,856     165,502      85,846     Convertible Bond
                                                                         Repayment. ANZ debt of
 Dividend (cents)                        5.0         6.0         2.0     A$45m retired in Jan 2013


 Underlying NPAT 1H 2013: A$6.5m (pre Sandstone impairment)
                                                                                                 6
Report Card 1st Half 2012/13

 Delivering on Objectives

Objectives                                   What's Been Delivered
Pay Dividend                                   2c interim dividend
Cashflow from Operations                       A$48.1m cashflow, debt reduction and dividends
Profitable through the cycle                   <nickel price, EBITDA A$61.6m, Underlying NPAT $6.5m
Cash costs below A$3.00/lb                     A$2.69/lb
Increase reserves at Flying Fox                72kt nickel reserve
New discovery at Forrestania                   New Morning and Sunrise
LTIFR < 1.0                                    0.78, but today sits at 0.00
Spotted Quoll production to 10kt nickel pa     Achieving production target - delivered on budget




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Financials




 Lounge Lizard 10m wide face of 7% Massive Nickel Sulphide




                                                             8
Income Statement


                                                                 Commentary (1H FY 2012)
Earnings Data ($'000)         1H FY 2012 2H FY 2012 1H FY 2013    Nickel price down A$0.95/lb and A$0.73/lb
Exchange Rate USD/ AUD              1.03      1.03       1.04      versus 1H 2012 and 2H 2012 respectively.

Nickel Price (U$/tn avg)         18,761     18,276     16,664     Prior two halves have the impact of the
                                                                   super low cost Spotted Quoll Open Pit – 1H
Revenue                         149,106    181,592    158,963      2013 is purely two underground mines.
EBITDA                           96,633     89,950     61,619     Sales volume high in 2H 2012 due to timing
Depreciation & Amortisation      43,819     47,862     44,186      of shipments

EBIT                             52,814     42,088     17,433     Unit cash costs kept below guidance at
                                                                   A$2.69/lb and consistent with 2H 2012.
Interest Expense                 18,086     19,355     13,671
                                                                  Sandstone post tax impairment charge of
Tax                              10,626      6,654      1,645      A$4.4M.
NPAT                             24,102     16,079      2,117     Interest   expense    reduction      reflects
Dividend (cents)                     5.0        6.0       2.0      retirement of A$105.5m bond in July 2012
                                                                  Final dividend declaration of 2c fully franked
Earnings per share (cents)          13.4        9.0       1.1
                                                                   represents return of 62% of underlying NPAT.
                                                                 *Underlying NPAT reconciliation              $m
Underlying* NPAT 1H 2013: A$6.5m
                                                                 Underlying NPAT                             $6.5

                                                                 Less Sandstone impairment (post tax)       ($4.4)

                                                                 Reported NPAT                               $2.1




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Income Statement



                                       WSA NPAT - 2H FY 2012 vs 1H FY 2013
      25


      20                              $3.23                $0.06                $6.13

                  $16.1
      15
                                                                                                    $6.94

      10
 $m




                                                                                                                        6.5
       5                                                                                                                $4.4

                                                                                                                        $2.1
       0
                                                            Other




                                                                                                      Revenue (Price)
                                        Tax




                                                                                 Revenue (Vol)
                   2H FY 2012




                                                                                                                         1H FY 2013
       -5


      -10


1H FY13 NPAT impacted by:
1.     Exploration write off - Sandstone impairment
2.     2H FY2012 had record shipments – timing issue with a large shipment leaving just prior to 30/6/12
3.     Significantly reduced realised nickel price from average US$8.29/lb to US$7.56/lb

                                                                                                                                      10
Cashflow Statement


                                                                          Commentary (1H FY 2013)
Cashflow Statement ($'000)        1H FY 2012    2H FY 2012 1H FY 2013      Cashflow from Operations of A$48.1m,
Operating Cashflow                   64,412        94,841      48,076       significantly impacted by a lower nickel price
                                                                            and first income tax payment.
Less:
                                                                           Exploration and capex broadly in line with
Exploration                          (17,860)      (15,940)    (12,795)
                                                                            guidance.
FinnAust Investment                   (4,058)       (3,307)     (2,297)
                                                                           2nd half exploration may be higher based on
Acquisition of Mining Interests       (1,512)            -           -      New Morning success.
Mine Development                     (38,506)      (28,911)    (15,475)    Final US$15m paid for Outokumpu Royalty
Capital Expenditure                   (8,087)       (5,625)    (14,333)     retirement.

Investment activities                  (274)         (811)           -     2012 Convertible bond retired for A$105.5m
                                                                            in July 2012.
Outokumpu Royalty Payout             (14,926)            -     (14,317)
                                                                           A$50m received from equity placement in
Payment for subsidiary                     -       (71,100)          -      December (before costs).
Proceeds from Share Issues                 -             -     50,000      Final dividend of 6c per share from FY2012
Proceeds/(Costs) from Financing        (319)       44,486       (2,231)     paid in October 2012.
Dividends Paid                       (26,962)       (8,987)    (10,784)
Repayment of convertible bond              -             -    (105,500)
Net Cashflow                         (48,092)       4,646      (79,656)
Cash at Bank                        160,856       165,502      85,846



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Balance Sheet

                                                                  Commentary (1H FY 2012)
Balance Sheet              1H FY 2012   2H FY 2012   1H FY 2013
                                                                   Strong balance sheet with reduced gearing - $45m
Cash at Bank                  160,856      165,502       85,846     ANZ Facility repaid in January 2013.
Receivables                    28,971       25,360       26,276    Repaid A$105.5m bond on 2 July 2012 – well
Stockpiles & Inventory         50,841       42,121       41,699     flagged to market and strong positioning
PP&E                          106,932      107,111      114,413    Capital Management has plenty of headroom:
Exploration & Evaluation      106,660      133,282      140,051       ANZ Facility of A$65m – currently undrawn
Mine Development              247,401      295,634      272,104
                                                                      Convertible bond July 2014 – A$110.2m
Other                          10,465        5,958        4,525
                                                                      Convertible bond July 2015 – A$125.0m
TOTAL ASSETS                  712,126      774,968      684,914
                                                                   FY13 capex/mine development likely to be <A$70m
Trade & Other Payables         70,328       66,444       45,216
Short Term Borrowings         103,449      162,656       45,073    FY13 exploration may be more than A$20m
                                                                    dependent on results from New Morning and
Long Term Borrowings          250,268      256,003      265,296
                                                                    Sunrise.
TOTAL LIABILITES              424,045      485,103      355,585
                                                                   New and longer dated ANZ Facility of A$125m will
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY           288,081      289,865      329,329     be finalised shortly – provides repayment certainty
                                                                    on July 2014 bond




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Operations




             13
Flying Fox Mine


Summary
 Continuous high grade Nickel to 1300m. Open at
  depth
 Resource ore grades increase at depth from 3.9% to
  5.8% Nickel
 Announced intersection T5: 34.7m @ 8.9% Nickel
Production
 FY2012 – 373,726t @ 5.0% nickel for 18.5kt nickel
 FY2013 guidance – 16kt nickel in ore
 Low cash cost operation <US$3/lb
 Ore Reserve now 72,200t of high grade nickel
 Total High Grade Resource now stands at around
  100,286t of Nickel
 Major drilling program ongoing at Lounge Lizard
 T5 & T7 down dip extensions cross into Lounge
  Lizard and remain open



                                                       14
Spotted Quoll Mine


Summary
 Ore reserve was upgraded in June 2012 by 94%
  with an exceptional 88% conversion ratio
 Ore reserve now 3.0mt @ 4.20% containing
  126,135t nickel
 Remains open at depth
 Surface drilling program complete to improve
  conversion of inferred resource to indicated
  resource
 Already >10 year mine life on reserve
 New Spotted Quoll North Resource of 50kt
  @11.3% for 5,730 nickel tonnes

Production
 Successfully ramped up nickel production to a
  10ktpa rate for the six months to Dec 2012
 Mine optimisation study complete and decline
  being accelerated to reach 15ktpa nickel in FY2015



                                                       15
Forrestania Nickel Concentrator


Concentrator Summary
 Current nameplate capacity of 550,000tpa of ore (but being exceeded)
 Nickel concentrate output >25,000tpa Ni
 Concentrate grades of around 14.0% Ni
       Premium blending product (Fe/Mg ratio >15)
       Desirable to smelters as it enables lower quality concentrates to be
        economically utilised after blending
 14,000t of concentrate storage capacity
Export Infrastructure and Logistics
 Access to >1400 sealed shipping containers
 No Environmental issues
 Using 25 trucks for concentrate transportation
 Shipping contract in place, FOB Esperance Port
Concentrator Expansion
 Preliminary high grade expansion study (750ktpa) completed
 Expansion configured for upgrade to 1mtpa of ore
 Some items of infrastructure (crusher) already capable of 1mtpa
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Concentrate Supply and Offtake Contracts

Concentrate Supply                                                                                                        1000
                                                                                                                                        Global Smelter Demand vs Global Concentrate Supply
                                                                                                                          950

 Tightness in smelter supply to be experienced from 2014                                                                 900

                                                                                                                          850
 Global nickel sulphide grades in decline




                                                                                                     Nickel in Conc/ Kt
                                                                                                                          800


 Reliable nickel sulphide concentrate supply dwindling
                                                                                                                          750

                                                                                                                          700


 Laterites and Nickel Pig Iron do not fill the void                                                                      650

                                                                                                                          600

                                                                                                                          550

Offtake Contracts                                                                                                         500
                                                                                                                                 2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020

 Jinchuan contract expires earlier than planned in Jan 2013                                                                                    Nickel in Concentrate Supply                    Smelter Demand


  due to higher sales
 Tender process complete – 26,000t of nickel in
  concentrate awarded to Jinchuan
         Improved payability achieved
         Bids from end users, investors and traders
 WSA in a unique position being an independent producer
 Ability to complete spot/opportunistic sales
  NOTE: The graph FORRESTANIA – OFFTAKE CONTRACTS is based on Western Areas’ 10 Year
  Production Targets. These Targets include estimates and assumptions on production rates of
  existing ore reserves, conversion of existing mineral resources to ore resources and assumptions
  on potential extensions to existing mineral resources, based on current information. These
  Production Targets may vary due to future drilling results, nickel prices, costs and market
  conditions. Refer to Disclaimer and Forward Looking Statement in Presentation




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Exploration and Growth Outlook




                                 18
Short Term – Near Mine Exploration

 Exploration Budget of A$20M for FY13, majority to be spent on drilling at Forrestania
 120km strike length (900 sq km) of prospective Forrestania Nickel Project, within 500km long
  nickel province
 Drilling Priority within 8km long zone (below). New discovery would access existing mine
  infrastructure. Systematic approach
 Recent New Morning massive sulphide & Sunrise discoveries (see next slide)




                      Drilling in Progress


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High Grade Discovery at New Morning

 WSA’s latest new high grade discovery, 2.5km from
  Flying Fox and 2.8km from Spotted Quoll
 Massive sulphide discovered below New Morning
  3.0m @ 6.3% nickel including 2.4m @ 7.6% nickel
 DHEM geophysics confirms plate approximately
  250m x 150m
 Major drilling program underway




                                                      Drilling in Progress




                                                                             20
New Discovery-Sunrise

 Another high grade discovery, 2km from Spotted Quoll and 300m SE of New Morning
 Best intersection 4.6m @ 3.7% nickel
 Major drilling program underway and results to be announced over next 6 months




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Canada – Mustang Minerals


 WSA owns 19.5% of Mustang Minerals - a Canadian listed nickel and PGM company
        WSA has two of 5 board seats, plus provides technical assistance
        Makwa Nickel/PGE mine in Manitoba – feasibility in progress targeting 5ktpa Ni in concentrate
        Mayville Copper/Nickel deposit in Manitoba – drilling in progress – new resource expected Q1, FY2013
        Potentially significant Palladium & Platinum discovery adjacent to Mayville



  Mayville outcropping                                         Mayville drill core: 74.7m @ 0.75% Cu & 0.24% Ni




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Finland – FinnAust Mining PLC Projects

 83% WSA, planning to list on AIM - dependent on
  market conditions
 300km long base metal province in Finland
 Numerous nickel/copper/zinc mines & occurrences
 Focus on two key projects:
     1.   Outokumpu Copper Project
     2.   Hammaslahti VMS Project

 Drill priority targets for potential extensions and
  repetitions to known copper deposits
 Geophysics proving very effective in defining targets -
  ZTEM survey completed




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Growth Outlook



 Short Term < 12 Months            Medium Term 2-5 years                  Long Term >5 years

• Flying Fox > 10 years –         • Spotted Quoll & Flying             • Base Case production
  drilling in progress              Fox – 30ktpa                         40-50ktpa , plus new
• Forrestania drilling            • New Morning/ Sunrise                 mines
• Mill expansion decision           reserve & production –             • Large disseminated
• Cash costs <US$3.00/lb            5-10ktpa                             resource potential
• Strong cashflow                 • 4th mine from                      • FinnAust producing
                                    Forrestania                        • Base Metals exposure
• Dividends
                                  • Mill expanded 750ktpa              • Dividends
• Further enhanced
  offtake contract                • First quartile cash costs          • Continued
• Advance FinnAust                • FinnAust in feasibility              exploration upside
  Mining exploration              • Dividends                          • Independent
                                  • Mustang prod – 5ktpa                 producer
                    Disciplined Acquisition Potential (Nickel & Base Metals)



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The Portfolio


     Kawana JV
       80%

                    Bullfinch              East Bull
                    North JV             Lake JV 65%       Makwa &
     Cosmic Boy       70%                                  Mayville         Spotted
      Resource                                             Canada            Quoll

                                               New
                                              Morning
         Mt          Koolya -
      Alexander                                            Diggers
                     nobbing                                               Flying Fox
       JV 25%                                              South

                                              Sunrise
     Lake King JV                                           Spotted
         70%        Mt Gibb JV                               Quoll          Bioheap
                       70%                                Undergroun
                                          Southern
                                                           d Upgrade
                                            Cross
                                         Goldfields -
     Hatters Hill                          Other          Cosmic Boy       Cosmic Boy
                    Finland –                                Mill             Mill
                     Copper                               Expansion
 Jkjjljljlkj                                  Finland –
      Mt Jewel                                  Nickel
       25%



                            = International                = WA Regional           = Forrestania
                                                                                                   25
Nickel Industry




                  26
Nickel Outlook


 Current LME spot price up ~ 10% on average price for prior      We believe prices have bottomed
  period                                                          and will gradually trend higher
                                                                  over our forecast period to
 Demand increase linked to:                                      encourage the rise in capacity
      Chinese steel production – construction and consumer       utilization rates required to meet
       good uses, linked to Chinese economic growth               our forecast demand growth. We
                                                                  expect marginal costs to be a key
      North American economy – linked to consumer goods          determinant of prices.
      European economy – linked to consumer goods                Based      on     the     historical
      Two from three showing good signs                          inventory/price relationship and
                                                                  our    cost    work,     we     see
 Supply side still suggests positive pricing dynamic:            fundamental price support in the
      Indonesian laterite export ban to hit new age nickel pig   $8.50/lb to $9.50/lb range.
       iron producers
      Looming quality sulphide gap with major mines                           -RBC Capital Markets,
       reaching end 2013-2014                                                       21 January 2013
                                                                            “Nickel Market Outlook”
 Consolidation in the nickel industry a potential driver over
  2013



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Ready For The Cycle


Western Areas is:
 Australia’s lowest cash cost nickel producer
 A proven explorer, developer and operator led by an experienced management team
 An S&P ASX 200 index member
      Market cap ~ $900 million at current prices
 Profitable, even at the current low A$ nickel price
 A proven dividend payer, with a strong balance sheet
 Australia’s third largest producer of nickel at 31,000 tonnes of nickel mined and 25,000 tonnes of
  nickel in concentrate produced
        No 1 = BHP-B Nickel West and No 2 = Glencore
 Employer of approx 500 staff, either directly or through contractors
 Into its seventh consecutive year of production, tenth consecutive quarter with no downside
  surprises
      First production 26 October 2006
 Committed to stable growth from the current solid platform


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Appendices




             29
Introduction – Corporate Summary

Listing:                           Member of S&P ASX 200                        Top 15 Shareholders                    %
                                                                                 1 T Streeter                       13.42
                                                                                 2 Colonial Group                    7.77
                                                                                 3 M & A Greenwell                   5.17
Shares on Issue:                   196.8M                                        4 Sydney Fund Manager               3.92
                                                                                 5 Paradice Investment Management    3.57
                                                                                 6 Giovanni Santaluccia              3.17
Share Price:                       ~ A$4.60 (February 2013)                      7 Celeste Funds Management          2.69
                                                                                 8 Concise Asset Management          2.63
                                                                                 9 UBS Asset Management              2.53
Market Cap:                        ~ A$900 million                              10 Tribeca Investments
                                                                                11 Platypus Asset Management
                                                                                                                     2.38
                                                                                                                     2.33
(undiluted)
                                                                                12 Antares                           1.99
                                                                                13 State Street                      1.75
                                                                                14 BlackRock                         1.61
Cash:                              A$86M at 31 Dec 2012                         15 Mount Kellet                      1.59
                                                                                TOTAL                               56.52

WSA FY2013 Share Price
$5.00

$4.50

$4.00

$3.50

$3.00
    Jul-12    Aug-12   Sep-12   Oct-12   Nov-12      Dec-12   Jan-13   Feb-13

                                    Closing Share…
                                                                                                                        30
Western Areas are Safe Areas

Continuous Safety Improvement
                                                                                       Western Areas LTIFR                                                              LTIFR
 LTIFR at 0 is the lowest result since 2009          4.0
                                                      3.5
 Flying Fox > 800 days LTI free                      3.0
                                                      2.5
 Spotted Quoll > 450 days LTI free                   2.0

 Exploration >1,500 days LTI free                    1.5
                                                      1.0

 MTIFR trending down to 10.9                         0.5
                                                      0.0




                                                                              Apr-12
                                                            Feb-12




                                                                                                                           Sep-12
 Contractors and Employees fully integrated into a




                                                                                                Jun-12

                                                                                                         Jul-12
                                                                     Mar-12




                                                                                                                                                      Dec-12
                                                                                                                                    Oct-12
                                                                                                                  Aug-12




                                                                                                                                                               Jan-13
                                                                                                                                             Nov-12
                                                                                       May-12
  site wide commitment


Environment & Social
 No environmental breaches
 Strong local commitments from the Hyden
  Respite Centre, Perth Zoo (Northern Quoll) and
  Starlight Childrens Foundation WA




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Location



           WSA concentrate to
              BHP Billiton




           WSA operations




               WSA
            concentrate
              exports



                            32
December Quarter

                                            2011/2012              2012/2013            FY
Tonnes Mined                            Mar Qtr    Jun Qtr      Sep Qtr     Dec Qtr    Total
Flying Fox
Ore Tonnes Mined                Tn's     81,143      96,289     102,218      89,846    192,064
Grade                           Ni %       5.3%         5.3%        5.0%        4.9%       5.0%
                                                                                                  On target to exceed
Ni Tonnes Mined                 Tn's      4,278       5,097       5,129       4,380      9,509    guidance for nickel in ore
                                                                                                  production
Spotted Quoll - Tim King Pit
Ore Tonnes Mined                Tn's     57,204           -          -           -           -
Grade                           Ni %       4.0%          0.0%       0.0%        0.0%
Ni Tonnes Mined                 Tn's      2,280           -          -           -           -
Spotted Quoll - Underground
Ore Tonnes Mined                Tn's     23,261      42,574       43,581     50,907     94,488    Spotted Quoll ramped up to
Grade                           Ni %       4.5%         5.1%         5.4%       5.1%       5.2%   10ktpa nickel
Ni Tonnes Mined                 Tn's      1,044       2,173        2,375      2,577      4,952
Total - Ore Tonnes Mined        Tn's    161,608    138,863      145,799     140,753    286,552
Grade                           Ni %        4.7%       5.2%         5.1%        4.9%       5.0%
Total Ni Tonnes Mined           Tn's      7,603      7,270        7,504       6,957     14,461

Tonnes Milled and Sold                  Mar Qtr    Jun Qtr      Sep Qtr   Dec Qtr      Total
Ore Processed                    Tns    131,748     143,148      142,795   151,855     294,650    Concentrator operating >
Grade                             %         5.1%        4.9%         5.3%      4.9%        5.1%   capacity, on target to exceed
Ave. Recovery                     %         93%         90%          92%       90%         91%    guidance
Ni Tonnes in Concentrate         Tns      6,276       6,320        6,951     6,722      13,673
Ni Tonnes in Concentrate Sold    Tns      8,154         6,888      6,923      6,829
                                                                                -       13,752
                                                                                           -
Total Nickel Sold                Tns      8,154         6,888      6,923      6,829     13,752

Financial Statistics                    Mar Qtr    Jun Qtr      Sep Qtr     Dec Qtr    Total
                                                                                                  Unit Cash Costs < guidance of
                                                                                                  A$3.00/lb
Cash Cost Ni in Con (***)       A$/lb      2.48          2.90       2.49       2.89       2.69
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Western Areas Half Year Results Presentation Feb 2013

  • 1. Western Areas Ltd Half Year Results – 22 February 2013 “Think Nickel, think Western Areas”
  • 2. Disclaimer and Forward Looking Statements This presentation is being furnished to you solely for your information and for your use and may not be copied, reproduced or redistributed to any other person in any manner. You agree to keep the contents of this presentation and these materials confidential. The information contained in this presentation does not constitute or form any part of any offer or invitation to purchase any securities and neither the issue of the information nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract or commitment on the part of any person to proceed with any transaction. You must not take or transmit this presentation or a copy of this presentation into the United States or Japan or distribute it, directly or indirectly, in the United States or Japan or to any US persons. By your acceptance of this document, you acknowledge that you are a not a “U.S. person” for the purposes of the US Securities Act. Neither this document, in whole or in part, nor any copy thereof may be taken or transmitted to any other person. The distribution of this document to other persons or in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law, and persons into whose possession this document comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the federal securities laws of the United States and the laws of other jurisdictions. The distribution of this presentation in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law, and persons into whose possession this presentation comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. The information contained in this presentation has been prepared by Western Areas Ltd. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made in or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by Western Areas Ltd, employees or representatives as to the accuracy or completeness of this information or any other written or oral information made available to any interested party or its advisers and any liability therefore is hereby expressly disclaimed. No party has any obligation to notify opinion changes or if it becomes aware of any inaccuracy in or omission from this presentation. All opinions and projections expressed in this presentation are given as of this date and are subject to change without notice. This document contains forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the performance or achievements of Western Areas Ltd to differ materially from the information set forth herein, although such information reflects forecasts and projections prepared in good faith based upon methods and data that are believed to be reasonable and accurate as at the dates thereof and although all reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the facts stated herein are accurate and that the forward-looking statements, opinions and expectations contained herein are based on fair and reasonable assumptions. Western Areas Ltd undertakes no obligation to revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Individuals should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and are advised to make their own independent analysis and determination with respect to the forecasted periods, which reflect Western Areas Ltd’s view only as of the date hereof. The information within this PowerPoint presentation was compiled by Mr. David Southam, but the information as it relates to mineral resources and reserves was prepared by Mr. Dan Lougher and Mr. Andre Wulfse. Mr. Southam, Mr. Lougher and Mr. Wulfse are full time employees of Western Areas Ltd. Mr. Lougher and Mr. Wulfse are members of AusIMM and have sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr. Southam, Mr. Lougher and Mr. Wulfse consent to the inclusion in this presentation of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears. For Purposes of Clause 3.4 (e) in Canadian instrument 43-101, the Company warrants that Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. THIS PRESENTATION IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE U.S. 2
  • 3. Agenda “Western Areas has an enviable track record of exploring, finding, developing and producing profitable mines.”  Introduction & Highlights  Financials  Operations  Exploration & Growth Outlook Explore Develop Sales Produce 3
  • 4. Strong Asset Base Production Exploration Assets & Growth Flying Fox Forrestania & • 1st nickel mine WA Regional • 15kt to 20kt nickel Disciplined per annum - Nickel Acquisition Potential Spotted Quoll (Nickel & Canadian Assets • 2nd nickel mine Base Metals) - Nickel / Copper • 10kt to 15kt nickel per annum - Platinum group Cosmic Boy Finland • Nickel concentrator – treats ore from - VMS - Outokumpu Cu both mines 4
  • 5. Key Financial Takeaways – Half Year  LTIFR of 0.78 at 31/12/12 – NOW 0.00 AT 31/1/13  14,461t nickel in ore production averaging 5.0% nickel  Nickel in concentrate sales 13,752t to Jinchuan and BHP All ahead of guidance  A$2.69/lb cash cost in concentrate:  Remains best in class in Australia  Cashflow from Operations A$48.1m  Demonstrates the ability of WSA to generate positive operational cash at low nickel prices  Underlying NPAT of A$6.5m on reported NPAT of A$2.1m:  Reported NPAT impacted by A$4.4m post tax non-cash write off following an exit from the Sandstone JV  Revenue significantly impacted by a reduced nickel price and strong AUD:  Substantial increase in Flying Fox Reserves  Fully Franked Dividend of 2c per share 5
  • 6. Financial Snapshot Half Yearly Snapshot 1H 2012 2H 2012 1H 2013 Mine Production (tonnes Ni) 16,230 14,872 14,461 Shipment timing impacted 2H 2012 Mill Production (tonnes Ni) 13,045 12,596 13,673 Recovery 93% 91% 91% Guidance maintained after full transition to Spotted Sales Volume (tonnes Ni) 11,595 15,042 13,752 Quoll Underground Cash Costs (US$/lb) 2.23 2.77 2.79 Cash Costs (A$/lb) 2.17 2.69 2.69 Exchange Rate USD/ AUD 1.03 1.03 1.04 Nickel Price (U$/tn) 18,761 18,276 16,664 Nickel Price is primary driver of EBITDA EBITDA ('000) 96,633 89,950 61,619 changes EBIT ('000) 52,814 42,088 17,433 Impacted by $4.4m write- NPAT ('000) 24,102 16,079 2,117 down (post tax) Cashflow from Operations ('000) 64,412 94,841 48,076 Net Debt ('000) (179,844) (220,198) (194,354) Includes A$105.5m Cash at Bank 160,856 165,502 85,846 Convertible Bond Repayment. ANZ debt of Dividend (cents) 5.0 6.0 2.0 A$45m retired in Jan 2013 Underlying NPAT 1H 2013: A$6.5m (pre Sandstone impairment) 6
  • 7. Report Card 1st Half 2012/13 Delivering on Objectives Objectives What's Been Delivered Pay Dividend  2c interim dividend Cashflow from Operations  A$48.1m cashflow, debt reduction and dividends Profitable through the cycle  <nickel price, EBITDA A$61.6m, Underlying NPAT $6.5m Cash costs below A$3.00/lb  A$2.69/lb Increase reserves at Flying Fox  72kt nickel reserve New discovery at Forrestania  New Morning and Sunrise LTIFR < 1.0  0.78, but today sits at 0.00 Spotted Quoll production to 10kt nickel pa  Achieving production target - delivered on budget 7
  • 8. Financials Lounge Lizard 10m wide face of 7% Massive Nickel Sulphide 8
  • 9. Income Statement Commentary (1H FY 2012) Earnings Data ($'000) 1H FY 2012 2H FY 2012 1H FY 2013  Nickel price down A$0.95/lb and A$0.73/lb Exchange Rate USD/ AUD 1.03 1.03 1.04 versus 1H 2012 and 2H 2012 respectively. Nickel Price (U$/tn avg) 18,761 18,276 16,664  Prior two halves have the impact of the super low cost Spotted Quoll Open Pit – 1H Revenue 149,106 181,592 158,963 2013 is purely two underground mines. EBITDA 96,633 89,950 61,619  Sales volume high in 2H 2012 due to timing Depreciation & Amortisation 43,819 47,862 44,186 of shipments EBIT 52,814 42,088 17,433  Unit cash costs kept below guidance at A$2.69/lb and consistent with 2H 2012. Interest Expense 18,086 19,355 13,671  Sandstone post tax impairment charge of Tax 10,626 6,654 1,645 A$4.4M. NPAT 24,102 16,079 2,117  Interest expense reduction reflects Dividend (cents) 5.0 6.0 2.0 retirement of A$105.5m bond in July 2012  Final dividend declaration of 2c fully franked Earnings per share (cents) 13.4 9.0 1.1 represents return of 62% of underlying NPAT. *Underlying NPAT reconciliation $m Underlying* NPAT 1H 2013: A$6.5m Underlying NPAT $6.5 Less Sandstone impairment (post tax) ($4.4) Reported NPAT $2.1 9
  • 10. Income Statement WSA NPAT - 2H FY 2012 vs 1H FY 2013 25 20 $3.23 $0.06 $6.13 $16.1 15 $6.94 10 $m 6.5 5 $4.4 $2.1 0 Other Revenue (Price) Tax Revenue (Vol) 2H FY 2012 1H FY 2013 -5 -10 1H FY13 NPAT impacted by: 1. Exploration write off - Sandstone impairment 2. 2H FY2012 had record shipments – timing issue with a large shipment leaving just prior to 30/6/12 3. Significantly reduced realised nickel price from average US$8.29/lb to US$7.56/lb 10
  • 11. Cashflow Statement Commentary (1H FY 2013) Cashflow Statement ($'000) 1H FY 2012 2H FY 2012 1H FY 2013  Cashflow from Operations of A$48.1m, Operating Cashflow 64,412 94,841 48,076 significantly impacted by a lower nickel price and first income tax payment. Less:  Exploration and capex broadly in line with Exploration (17,860) (15,940) (12,795) guidance. FinnAust Investment (4,058) (3,307) (2,297)  2nd half exploration may be higher based on Acquisition of Mining Interests (1,512) - - New Morning success. Mine Development (38,506) (28,911) (15,475)  Final US$15m paid for Outokumpu Royalty Capital Expenditure (8,087) (5,625) (14,333) retirement. Investment activities (274) (811) -  2012 Convertible bond retired for A$105.5m in July 2012. Outokumpu Royalty Payout (14,926) - (14,317)  A$50m received from equity placement in Payment for subsidiary - (71,100) - December (before costs). Proceeds from Share Issues - - 50,000  Final dividend of 6c per share from FY2012 Proceeds/(Costs) from Financing (319) 44,486 (2,231) paid in October 2012. Dividends Paid (26,962) (8,987) (10,784) Repayment of convertible bond - - (105,500) Net Cashflow (48,092) 4,646 (79,656) Cash at Bank 160,856 165,502 85,846 11
  • 12. Balance Sheet Commentary (1H FY 2012) Balance Sheet 1H FY 2012 2H FY 2012 1H FY 2013  Strong balance sheet with reduced gearing - $45m Cash at Bank 160,856 165,502 85,846 ANZ Facility repaid in January 2013. Receivables 28,971 25,360 26,276  Repaid A$105.5m bond on 2 July 2012 – well Stockpiles & Inventory 50,841 42,121 41,699 flagged to market and strong positioning PP&E 106,932 107,111 114,413  Capital Management has plenty of headroom: Exploration & Evaluation 106,660 133,282 140,051  ANZ Facility of A$65m – currently undrawn Mine Development 247,401 295,634 272,104  Convertible bond July 2014 – A$110.2m Other 10,465 5,958 4,525  Convertible bond July 2015 – A$125.0m TOTAL ASSETS 712,126 774,968 684,914  FY13 capex/mine development likely to be <A$70m Trade & Other Payables 70,328 66,444 45,216 Short Term Borrowings 103,449 162,656 45,073  FY13 exploration may be more than A$20m dependent on results from New Morning and Long Term Borrowings 250,268 256,003 265,296 Sunrise. TOTAL LIABILITES 424,045 485,103 355,585  New and longer dated ANZ Facility of A$125m will SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY 288,081 289,865 329,329 be finalised shortly – provides repayment certainty on July 2014 bond 12
  • 14. Flying Fox Mine Summary  Continuous high grade Nickel to 1300m. Open at depth  Resource ore grades increase at depth from 3.9% to 5.8% Nickel  Announced intersection T5: 34.7m @ 8.9% Nickel Production  FY2012 – 373,726t @ 5.0% nickel for 18.5kt nickel  FY2013 guidance – 16kt nickel in ore  Low cash cost operation <US$3/lb  Ore Reserve now 72,200t of high grade nickel  Total High Grade Resource now stands at around 100,286t of Nickel  Major drilling program ongoing at Lounge Lizard  T5 & T7 down dip extensions cross into Lounge Lizard and remain open 14
  • 15. Spotted Quoll Mine Summary  Ore reserve was upgraded in June 2012 by 94% with an exceptional 88% conversion ratio  Ore reserve now 3.0mt @ 4.20% containing 126,135t nickel  Remains open at depth  Surface drilling program complete to improve conversion of inferred resource to indicated resource  Already >10 year mine life on reserve  New Spotted Quoll North Resource of 50kt @11.3% for 5,730 nickel tonnes Production  Successfully ramped up nickel production to a 10ktpa rate for the six months to Dec 2012  Mine optimisation study complete and decline being accelerated to reach 15ktpa nickel in FY2015 15
  • 16. Forrestania Nickel Concentrator Concentrator Summary  Current nameplate capacity of 550,000tpa of ore (but being exceeded)  Nickel concentrate output >25,000tpa Ni  Concentrate grades of around 14.0% Ni  Premium blending product (Fe/Mg ratio >15)  Desirable to smelters as it enables lower quality concentrates to be economically utilised after blending  14,000t of concentrate storage capacity Export Infrastructure and Logistics  Access to >1400 sealed shipping containers  No Environmental issues  Using 25 trucks for concentrate transportation  Shipping contract in place, FOB Esperance Port Concentrator Expansion  Preliminary high grade expansion study (750ktpa) completed  Expansion configured for upgrade to 1mtpa of ore  Some items of infrastructure (crusher) already capable of 1mtpa 16
  • 17. Concentrate Supply and Offtake Contracts Concentrate Supply 1000 Global Smelter Demand vs Global Concentrate Supply 950  Tightness in smelter supply to be experienced from 2014 900 850  Global nickel sulphide grades in decline Nickel in Conc/ Kt 800  Reliable nickel sulphide concentrate supply dwindling 750 700  Laterites and Nickel Pig Iron do not fill the void 650 600 550 Offtake Contracts 500 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020  Jinchuan contract expires earlier than planned in Jan 2013 Nickel in Concentrate Supply Smelter Demand due to higher sales  Tender process complete – 26,000t of nickel in concentrate awarded to Jinchuan  Improved payability achieved  Bids from end users, investors and traders  WSA in a unique position being an independent producer  Ability to complete spot/opportunistic sales NOTE: The graph FORRESTANIA – OFFTAKE CONTRACTS is based on Western Areas’ 10 Year Production Targets. These Targets include estimates and assumptions on production rates of existing ore reserves, conversion of existing mineral resources to ore resources and assumptions on potential extensions to existing mineral resources, based on current information. These Production Targets may vary due to future drilling results, nickel prices, costs and market conditions. Refer to Disclaimer and Forward Looking Statement in Presentation 17
  • 19. Short Term – Near Mine Exploration  Exploration Budget of A$20M for FY13, majority to be spent on drilling at Forrestania  120km strike length (900 sq km) of prospective Forrestania Nickel Project, within 500km long nickel province  Drilling Priority within 8km long zone (below). New discovery would access existing mine infrastructure. Systematic approach  Recent New Morning massive sulphide & Sunrise discoveries (see next slide) Drilling in Progress 19
  • 20. High Grade Discovery at New Morning  WSA’s latest new high grade discovery, 2.5km from Flying Fox and 2.8km from Spotted Quoll  Massive sulphide discovered below New Morning 3.0m @ 6.3% nickel including 2.4m @ 7.6% nickel  DHEM geophysics confirms plate approximately 250m x 150m  Major drilling program underway Drilling in Progress 20
  • 21. New Discovery-Sunrise  Another high grade discovery, 2km from Spotted Quoll and 300m SE of New Morning  Best intersection 4.6m @ 3.7% nickel  Major drilling program underway and results to be announced over next 6 months 21
  • 22. Canada – Mustang Minerals  WSA owns 19.5% of Mustang Minerals - a Canadian listed nickel and PGM company  WSA has two of 5 board seats, plus provides technical assistance  Makwa Nickel/PGE mine in Manitoba – feasibility in progress targeting 5ktpa Ni in concentrate  Mayville Copper/Nickel deposit in Manitoba – drilling in progress – new resource expected Q1, FY2013  Potentially significant Palladium & Platinum discovery adjacent to Mayville Mayville outcropping Mayville drill core: 74.7m @ 0.75% Cu & 0.24% Ni 22
  • 23. Finland – FinnAust Mining PLC Projects  83% WSA, planning to list on AIM - dependent on market conditions  300km long base metal province in Finland  Numerous nickel/copper/zinc mines & occurrences  Focus on two key projects: 1. Outokumpu Copper Project 2. Hammaslahti VMS Project  Drill priority targets for potential extensions and repetitions to known copper deposits  Geophysics proving very effective in defining targets - ZTEM survey completed 23
  • 24. Growth Outlook Short Term < 12 Months Medium Term 2-5 years Long Term >5 years • Flying Fox > 10 years – • Spotted Quoll & Flying • Base Case production drilling in progress Fox – 30ktpa 40-50ktpa , plus new • Forrestania drilling • New Morning/ Sunrise mines • Mill expansion decision reserve & production – • Large disseminated • Cash costs <US$3.00/lb 5-10ktpa resource potential • Strong cashflow • 4th mine from • FinnAust producing Forrestania • Base Metals exposure • Dividends • Mill expanded 750ktpa • Dividends • Further enhanced offtake contract • First quartile cash costs • Continued • Advance FinnAust • FinnAust in feasibility exploration upside Mining exploration • Dividends • Independent • Mustang prod – 5ktpa producer Disciplined Acquisition Potential (Nickel & Base Metals) 24
  • 25. The Portfolio Kawana JV 80% Bullfinch East Bull North JV Lake JV 65% Makwa & Cosmic Boy 70% Mayville Spotted Resource Canada Quoll New Morning Mt Koolya - Alexander Diggers nobbing Flying Fox JV 25% South Sunrise Lake King JV Spotted 70% Mt Gibb JV Quoll Bioheap 70% Undergroun Southern d Upgrade Cross Goldfields - Hatters Hill Other Cosmic Boy Cosmic Boy Finland – Mill Mill Copper Expansion Jkjjljljlkj Finland – Mt Jewel Nickel 25% = International = WA Regional = Forrestania 25
  • 27. Nickel Outlook  Current LME spot price up ~ 10% on average price for prior We believe prices have bottomed period and will gradually trend higher over our forecast period to  Demand increase linked to: encourage the rise in capacity  Chinese steel production – construction and consumer utilization rates required to meet good uses, linked to Chinese economic growth our forecast demand growth. We expect marginal costs to be a key  North American economy – linked to consumer goods determinant of prices.  European economy – linked to consumer goods Based on the historical  Two from three showing good signs inventory/price relationship and our cost work, we see  Supply side still suggests positive pricing dynamic: fundamental price support in the  Indonesian laterite export ban to hit new age nickel pig $8.50/lb to $9.50/lb range. iron producers  Looming quality sulphide gap with major mines -RBC Capital Markets, reaching end 2013-2014 21 January 2013 “Nickel Market Outlook”  Consolidation in the nickel industry a potential driver over 2013 27
  • 28. Ready For The Cycle Western Areas is:  Australia’s lowest cash cost nickel producer  A proven explorer, developer and operator led by an experienced management team  An S&P ASX 200 index member  Market cap ~ $900 million at current prices  Profitable, even at the current low A$ nickel price  A proven dividend payer, with a strong balance sheet  Australia’s third largest producer of nickel at 31,000 tonnes of nickel mined and 25,000 tonnes of nickel in concentrate produced  No 1 = BHP-B Nickel West and No 2 = Glencore  Employer of approx 500 staff, either directly or through contractors  Into its seventh consecutive year of production, tenth consecutive quarter with no downside surprises  First production 26 October 2006  Committed to stable growth from the current solid platform 28
  • 30. Introduction – Corporate Summary Listing: Member of S&P ASX 200 Top 15 Shareholders % 1 T Streeter 13.42 2 Colonial Group 7.77 3 M & A Greenwell 5.17 Shares on Issue: 196.8M 4 Sydney Fund Manager 3.92 5 Paradice Investment Management 3.57 6 Giovanni Santaluccia 3.17 Share Price: ~ A$4.60 (February 2013) 7 Celeste Funds Management 2.69 8 Concise Asset Management 2.63 9 UBS Asset Management 2.53 Market Cap: ~ A$900 million 10 Tribeca Investments 11 Platypus Asset Management 2.38 2.33 (undiluted) 12 Antares 1.99 13 State Street 1.75 14 BlackRock 1.61 Cash: A$86M at 31 Dec 2012 15 Mount Kellet 1.59 TOTAL 56.52 WSA FY2013 Share Price $5.00 $4.50 $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Closing Share… 30
  • 31. Western Areas are Safe Areas Continuous Safety Improvement Western Areas LTIFR LTIFR  LTIFR at 0 is the lowest result since 2009 4.0 3.5  Flying Fox > 800 days LTI free 3.0 2.5  Spotted Quoll > 450 days LTI free 2.0  Exploration >1,500 days LTI free 1.5 1.0  MTIFR trending down to 10.9 0.5 0.0 Apr-12 Feb-12 Sep-12  Contractors and Employees fully integrated into a Jun-12 Jul-12 Mar-12 Dec-12 Oct-12 Aug-12 Jan-13 Nov-12 May-12 site wide commitment Environment & Social  No environmental breaches  Strong local commitments from the Hyden Respite Centre, Perth Zoo (Northern Quoll) and Starlight Childrens Foundation WA 31
  • 32. Location WSA concentrate to BHP Billiton WSA operations WSA concentrate exports 32
  • 33. December Quarter 2011/2012 2012/2013 FY Tonnes Mined Mar Qtr Jun Qtr Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Total Flying Fox Ore Tonnes Mined Tn's 81,143 96,289 102,218 89,846 192,064 Grade Ni % 5.3% 5.3% 5.0% 4.9% 5.0% On target to exceed Ni Tonnes Mined Tn's 4,278 5,097 5,129 4,380 9,509 guidance for nickel in ore production Spotted Quoll - Tim King Pit Ore Tonnes Mined Tn's 57,204 - - - - Grade Ni % 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Ni Tonnes Mined Tn's 2,280 - - - - Spotted Quoll - Underground Ore Tonnes Mined Tn's 23,261 42,574 43,581 50,907 94,488 Spotted Quoll ramped up to Grade Ni % 4.5% 5.1% 5.4% 5.1% 5.2% 10ktpa nickel Ni Tonnes Mined Tn's 1,044 2,173 2,375 2,577 4,952 Total - Ore Tonnes Mined Tn's 161,608 138,863 145,799 140,753 286,552 Grade Ni % 4.7% 5.2% 5.1% 4.9% 5.0% Total Ni Tonnes Mined Tn's 7,603 7,270 7,504 6,957 14,461 Tonnes Milled and Sold Mar Qtr Jun Qtr Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Total Ore Processed Tns 131,748 143,148 142,795 151,855 294,650 Concentrator operating > Grade % 5.1% 4.9% 5.3% 4.9% 5.1% capacity, on target to exceed Ave. Recovery % 93% 90% 92% 90% 91% guidance Ni Tonnes in Concentrate Tns 6,276 6,320 6,951 6,722 13,673 Ni Tonnes in Concentrate Sold Tns 8,154 6,888 6,923 6,829 - 13,752 - Total Nickel Sold Tns 8,154 6,888 6,923 6,829 13,752 Financial Statistics Mar Qtr Jun Qtr Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Total Unit Cash Costs < guidance of A$3.00/lb Cash Cost Ni in Con (***) A$/lb 2.48 2.90 2.49 2.89 2.69 33