Industrial Minerals Congress

A bright future for industrial minerals Gary Goldberg President and Chief Executive Officer Rio Tinto Minerals IM 20 Congress – Miami, Florida 22 March 2010

Cautionary statement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide

Introduction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide

Iron ore Energy Aluminium Copper Diamonds & Minerals Slide Diversified portfolio based on quality of the opportunity Diamonds TiO 2 Borates Talc Lithium Zircon

Partner of choice on six continents Mines and mining projects Separate processing plants Aluminium Copper Diamonds Energy Iron ore Minerals Africa Europe South America North America Australasia Asia Slide

Energy use GHG emissions Water use Independent recognition and leadership role Recognized for sustainable development leadership ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide

People’s needs and expectations drive demand Slide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1 USGS; 2 UN World Population Prospects ; 3 TechnoAssociates Inc.

Developing economies are growing fastest Slide Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (medium scenario), 2005. Slide Redirection of RTM borax sales Redirection of RTM boric acid sales 57% 22% 21% 30% 24% 46% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Americas EMEA Asia 2006 2008 2006 2008 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1950 1970 1990 2010 2030 2050 Less Developed Regions More Developed Regions World population growth (billions) 32% 30% 38% 22% 23% 55% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Americas EMEA Asia

Food supply depends on minerals to keep pace Slide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Slide World Grain Production 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Million tons Per capita (kg) Production Per capita

Urbanization, conservation drive intensity of use Slide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision (medium scenario), 2004. Slide Urban population (%) 29 15 17 53 47 37 37 76 55 42 74 85 54 61 82 World Africa Asia Latin America and the Caribbean More Developed Regions 1950 2000 2030

Slide Slide Minerals play a role in energy and transportation solutions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1 F.O. Licht, World Ethanol and Biofuels Report, 20 August 2009 2 World Wind Energy Association 3 European Photovoltaic Industry Association 4 Demand for Lithium is poised to take off; Clifford Krauss, New York Times, March 10, 2010

Supply drivers vary widely ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide

Anticipating and adapting to society’s expectations Slide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Safety – giving people the means to do their best Slide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1998 Lassing disaster

Environment – net positive impact in Madagascar Slide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Economics – creating the Mine of the Future™ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Mine-of-the-future” “ commenced R&D testing December 2008 AHS Trial Pit Autonomous Drilling “ Smart” Explosives Truck Slide Autonomous Haulage Remote Operations Centre High Precision GPS & Accumine Machine Supervision & Control Autonomous Trains

The outlook from Rio Tinto ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide

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