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GLN - Third Quarter 2023 Production Report
GLENCORE PLC
(Incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991)
(Registration number 107710)
JSE Share Code: GLN
LSE Share Code: GLEN
ISIN: JE00B4T3BW64
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NEWS RELEASE
Baar, 30 October 2023
Third Quarter 2023 Production Report
Glencore Chief Executive Officer, Gary Nagle:
"We are pleased to report a solid production performance from our underlying base business over the first nine months of the
year, where our key copper, coal and zinc assets performed in line with expectations and previously communicated guidance.
"Full year 2023 production guidance for copper, zinc, coal and cobalt remains in line with previous guidance, however nickel has
been reduced to reflect, within the INO business, maintenance outages at the Sudbury smelter and a longer than expected
recovery from 2022 strike action, together with a lower full-year revision for Koniambo. Ferrochrome production has also been
marked lower, due to additional smelter off-line days on account of electricity pricing and load curtailments in South Africa,
however chrome ore mining production is expected to only be modestly below 2022 levels.
"In our Marketing segment, we continue to expect a full year 2023 Adjusted EBIT outcome above the top end of our $2.2-3.2
billion p.a. long-term guidance range, with a likely outcome within the previously communicated $3.5-4.0 billion range."
Production from own sources – Total (1)
YTD YTD
2023 2022 Change %
Copper kt 735.8 770.5 (5)
Cobalt kt 32.5 33.1 (2)
Zinc kt 672.1 699.6 (4)
Lead kt 133.6 136.9 (2)
Nickel kt 68.4 81.6 (16)
Gold koz 544 504 8
Silver koz 14,510 17,878 (19)
Ferrochrome kt 873 1,110 (21)
Coal mt 83.9 81.9 2
1 Controlled industrial assets and joint ventures only. Production is on a 100% basis, except as stated.
Production highlights
• Own sourced copper production of 735,800 tonnes was 34,700 tonnes (5%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, reflecting
the sale of Cobar in June 2023 and lower copper by-product production outside the Copper department.
• Own sourced cobalt production of 32,500 tonnes was in line with the comparable 2022 period.
• Own sourced zinc production of 672,100 tonnes was 27,500 tonnes (4%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, mainly reflecting
the 2022 disposals of South American zinc operations (23,600 tonnes) and the closure of Matagami (17,300 tonnes), offset by
stronger production from Kazzinc (Zhairem) and Antamina.
• Own sourced nickel production of 68,400 tonnes was 13,200 tonnes (16%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, primarily
reflecting higher INO third party production (versus own sourced), in large part necessitated by the strike at Raglan mine in 2022.
• Attributable ferrochrome production of 873,000 tonnes was 237,000 tonnes (21%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, mainly
due to planned additional smelter offline days during the 3-month high electricity demand winter season, a period of elevated
power prices.
• Coal production of 83.9 million tonnes was broadly in line with the comparable 2022 period.
Production guidance
Actual Actual Actual Previous Guidance
FY FY FY guidance FY
2020 2021 2022 2023 2023
Copper kt 1,258 1,196 1,058 1,040 ± 30 1,040 ± 30
Cobalt kt 27.4 31.3 43.8 38 ± 5 38 ± 4
Zinc kt 1,170 1,118 939 950 ± 30 950 ± 30 (1)
Nickel kt 110 102 108 112 ± 5 102 ± 4
Ferrochrome kt 1,029 1,468 1,488 1,310 ± 30 1,200 ± 30
Coal mt 106 103 110 110 ± 5 110 ± 4
1 Excludes Volcan.
Changes in guidance mainly reflect:
• Nickel down 10kt (9%) – combination of a longer than expected recovery period following the extended Raglan strike action in
2022, maintenance outages at the Sudbury smelter and a lower full-year revision for Koniambo
• Ferrochrome down 110kt (8%) - lower production in H2 2023, reflecting additional smelter offline days and further curtailments in
response to ferrochrome market conditions. Full year chrome ore production is expected to only be modestly below 2022 levels.
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METALS AND MINERALS
PRODUCTION DATA
Production from own sources – Copper assets (1)
YTD YTD
2023 2022 Change %
African Copper (Katanga, Mutanda)
Copper metal kt 189.1 174.9 8
Cobalt (2) kt 30.8 30.4 1
Collahuasi (3)
Copper in concentrates kt 180.5 188.2 (4)
Silver in concentrates koz 2,854 2,541 12
Gold in concentrates koz 29 28 4
Antamina (4)
Copper in concentrates kt 102.8 116.1 (11)
Zinc in concentrates kt 119.2 111.8 7
Silver in concentrates koz 2,868 3,946 (27)
Other South America (Antapaccay, Lomas Bayas)
Copper metal kt 45.3 53.2 (15)
Copper in concentrates kt 116.5 108.5 7
Gold in concentrates and in doré koz 72 42 71
Silver in concentrates and in doré koz 844 906 (7)
Cobar
Copper in concentrates kt 15.0 26.1 (43)
Silver in concentrates koz 180 307 (41)
Total Copper department
Copper kt 649.2 667.0 (3)
Cobalt kt 30.8 30.4 1
Zinc kt 119.2 111.8 7
Gold koz 101 70 44
Silver koz 6,746 7,700 (12)
Production from own sources – Zinc assets (1)
YTD YTD
2023 2022 Change %
Kazzinc
Zinc metal kt 81.1 97.7 (17)
Zinc in concentrates kt 38.3 12.1 217
Lead metal kt 14.0 13.1 7
Lead in concentrates kt 10.8 – n.m.
Copper metal5 kt 9.4 16.2 (42)
Gold koz 435 421 3
Silver koz 1,867 2,023 (8)
Silver in concentrates koz 406 – n.m.
Australia (Mount Isa, Townsville, McArthur River)
Zinc in concentrates kt 402.5 406.3 (1)
Copper metal kt 51.2 47.4 8
Lead in concentrates kt 108.8 116.8 (7)
Silver koz 472 350 35
Silver in concentrates koz 3,739 3,838 (3)
North America (Matagami, Kidd) (6)
Zinc in concentrates kt 31.0 48.1 (36)
Copper in concentrates kt 16.5 23.4 (29)
Silver in concentrates koz 1,123 1,054 7
Other Zinc: South America (Bolivia, Peru) (6)
Zinc in concentrates kt – 23.6 (100)
Lead in concentrates kt – 7.0 (100)
Copper in concentrates kt – 1.1 (100)
Silver in concentrates koz – 2,778 (100)
Total Zinc department
Zinc kt 552.9 587.8 (6)
Lead kt 133.6 136.9 (2)
Copper kt 77.1 88.1 (12)
Gold koz 435 421 3
Silver koz 7,607 10,043 (24)
Production from own sources – Nickel assets (1)
YTD YTD
2023 2022 Change %
Integrated Nickel Operations (INO) (Sudbury, Raglan, Nikkelverk)
Nickel metal kt 25.4 36.5 (30)
Nickel in concentrates kt 0.1 0.1 –
Copper metal kt 6.1 9.4 (35)
Copper in concentrates kt 3.4 6.0 (43)
Cobalt metal kt 0.2 0.5 (60)
Gold koz 8 13 (38)
Silver koz 157 135 16
Platinum koz 17 24 (29)
Palladium koz 47 67 (30)
Rhodium koz 2 3 (33)
Murrin Murrin
Nickel metal kt 23.1 26.6 (13)
Cobalt metal kt 1.5 2.2 (32)
Koniambo
Nickel in ferronickel kt 19.8 18.4 8
Total Nickel department
Nickel kt 68.4 81.6 (16)
Copper kt 9.5 15.4 (38)
Cobalt kt 1.7 2.7 (37)
Gold koz 8 13 (38)
Silver koz 157 135 16
Platinum koz 17 24 (29)
Palladium koz 47 67 (30)
Rhodium koz 2 3 (33)
Production from own sources – Ferroalloys assets1
YTD YTD
2023 2022 Change %
Ferrochrome (7) kt 873 1,110 (21)
Vanadium Pentoxide mlb 14.9 14.3 4
Total production – Custom metallurgical assets1
YTD YTD
2023 2022 Change %
Copper (Altonorte, Pasar, Horne, CCR)
Copper metal kt 377.1 326.2 16
Copper anode kt 348.1 343.0 1
Zinc (Portovesme, San Juan de Nieva, Nordenham, Northfleet, CEZ
Refinery)
Zinc metal kt 545.8 527.8 3
Lead metal kt 184.6 216.1 (15)
1 Controlled industrial assets and joint ventures only (excludes Volcan). Production is on a 100% basis, except for joint ventures, where the Group's attributable share of production is
included.
2 Cobalt contained in concentrates and hydroxides.
3 The Group's pro-rata share of Collahuasi production (44%).
4 The Group's pro-rata share of Antamina production (33.75%).
5 Copper metal includes copper contained in copper concentrates and blister.
6 North and South American assets sold or closed since the beginning of 2022: Matagami (Canada) completed mining in June 2022, Bolivian Zinc sold in March 2022, Peruvian Zinc sold
in December 2022.
7 The Group's attributable 79.5% share of the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture.
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
Copper assets
Own sourced copper production of 735,800 tonnes was 34,700 tonnes (5%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, reflecting the
sale of Cobar in June 2023 and lower copper by-product production outside the Copper department.
Own sourced cobalt production of 32,500 tonnes was in line with the comparable 2022 period.
African Copper
Own sourced copper production of 189,100 tonnes was 14,200 tonnes (8%) higher than the comparable 2022 period, mainly
reflecting successful management of geotechnical issues at Katanga resulting in increased production volumes and higher milling
throughput at Mutanda.
Own sourced cobalt production of 30,800 tonnes was in line with the comparable 2022 period, reflecting improved cobalt recoveries
at Katanga, offset by lower grades, due to feed plan adjustments, at Mutanda.
Collahuasi
Attributable copper production of 180,500 tonnes was 7,700 tonnes (4%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, reflecting the
known and planned mining sequence in 2023. Attributable production in Q3 2023 was 8,800 tonnes (15%) higher than Q2 2023,
reflecting the increased expected head grades and production volumes in H2 2023.
Antamina
Aligned with planned mining sequencing, attributable copper production of 102,800 tonnes was 13,300 tonnes (11%) lower than the
comparable 2022 period, while zinc production of 119,200 tonnes was 7,400 tonnes (7%) higher.
Other South America
Copper production of 161,800 tonnes was in line with the comparable 2022 period, reflecting higher copper grades and recoveries at
Antapaccay (8,000 tonnes), partially offset by anticipated delayed metal deliveries to the leach pads (7,900 tonnes) at Lomas Bayas,
expected to be recovered in Q4 2023 and Q1 2024.
Cobar
Cobar (Australian copper) mine was sold on 16 June 2023.
Copper custom metallurgical assets
Overall copper anode production of 348,100 tonnes was in line with the comparable 2022 period.
Copper cathode production of 377,100 tonnes was 50,900 tonnes (16%) higher than the comparable 2022 period, reflecting increased
anode deliveries from Horne and Pasar.
Zinc assets
Own sourced zinc production of 672,100 tonnes was 27,500 tonnes (4%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, mainly reflecting
the 2022 disposals of South American zinc operations (23,600 tonnes) and the closure of Matagami (17,300 tonnes), offset by stronger
production from Kazzinc (Zhairem) and Antamina.
Kazzinc
Own sourced zinc production of 119,400 tonnes was 9,600 tonnes (9%) higher than the comparable 2022 period, reflecting Zhairem's
ramp-up, partly offset by delayed processing of own-sourced material at Kazzinc's smelters, in favour of third-party material.
Own sourced lead production of 24,800 tonnes was 11,700 tonnes (89%) higher than the comparable 2022 period, due to Zhairem's
ramp up.
Own sourced copper production of 9,400 tonnes was 6,800 (42%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, due to lower copper
grades at the Maleevsky mine, together with furnace downtime at the copper smelter.
Own sourced gold production of 435,000 ounces was 3% higher than the comparable 2022 period.
Australia
Zinc production of 402,500 tonnes was substantially in line with the comparable 2022 period, having now largely recovered from the
Q1 impact of severe weather.
Lead production of 108,800 tonnes was 8,000 tonnes (7%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, mainly due to planned reduction
in ore grade at Lady Loretta mine (Mount Isa).
Copper production of 51,200 tonnes was 3,800 tonnes (8%) higher than the comparable 2022 period, reflecting partial recovery from
Covid-related absenteeism and operational challenges in the base period.
North America
Zinc production of 31,000 tonnes was 17,100 tonnes (36%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, mainly reflecting the closure of
Matagami mine in mid-2022. Kidd production was in line with the comparable 2022 period.
South America
Following disposal of the Bolivian mines at the end of H1 2022 and Los Quenuales in December 2022, no operating assets remain in
this grouping.
Zinc custom metallurgical assets
Zinc metal production of 545,800 tonnes was 3% higher than the comparable 2022 period, reflecting additional production from
CEZ, consolidated from April 2023, following Glencore's increase in ownership from 25% to 100%, offset by the suspension of
Nordenham in H2 2022, on account of high European power prices.
Lead metal production of 184,600 tonnes was 31,500 tonnes (15%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, primarily reflecting lower
bullion received at Northfleet from Mount Isa and Portovesme's partial care and maintenance.
Nickel assets
Own sourced nickel production of 68,400 tonnes was 13,200 tonnes (16%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, primarily
reflecting higher INO third party production (versus own sourced), in large part necessitated by the strike at Raglan mine in 2022.
Integrated Nickel Operations (INO)
Own sourced nickel production of 25,500 tonnes was 11,100 tonnes (30%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, whereby the strike
at Raglan in 2022 has impacted 2023 nickel production, given the long lead time from ore mining in Northern Quebec to finished
nickel production in Norway, and maintenance outages impacted the Sudbury smelter. Total refinery production of 71,100 tonnes
was 12,600 tonnes (22%) higher than the comparable 2022 period.
Murrin Murrin
Own sourced nickel production of 23,100 tonnes was 3,500 tonnes (13%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, primarily due to a
longer than scheduled major maintenance and the phasing of subsequent ramp-up.
Koniambo
Nickel production of 19,800 tonnes was 1,400 tonnes (8%) higher than the comparable 2022 period, reflecting furnace modifications
made during Q1's planned maintenance, and a more consistent operating performance.
Ferroalloys assets
Attributable ferrochrome production of 873,000 tonnes was 237,000 tonnes (21%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, mainly
due to planned additional smelter offline days during the 3-month high electricity demand winter season, a period of elevated
power prices.
ENERGY PRODUCTS
Coal assets (1)
YTD YTD
2023 2022 Change %
Australian coking coal mt 5.2 6.2 (16)
Australian semi-soft coal mt 2.8 2.8 –
Australian thermal coal (export) mt 41.0 39.7 3
Australian thermal coal (domestic) mt 5.2 5.4 (4)
South African thermal coal (export) mt 10.4 9.8 6
South African thermal coal (domestic) mt 2.9 2.9 –
Cerrejón mt 16.4 15.1 9
Total Coal department mt 83.9 81.9 2
Oil assets (non-operated) YTD YTD
2023 2022 Change %
Glencore entitlement interest basis kboe 3,026 4,003 (24)
Cameroon kbbl 488 819 (40)
Total Oil department kboe 3,514 4,822 (27)
1 Controlled industrial assets and joint ventures only. Production is on a 100% basis, except for joint ventures, where the Group's attributable share of production is included.
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
Coal assets
Coal production of 83.9 million tonnes was broadly in line with the comparable 2022 period.
Australian coking
Production of 5.2 million tonnes was 1.0 million tonnes (16%) lower than the comparable 2022 period, with the Newlands mine
ceasing production in February 2023.
Australian thermal and semi-soft
Production of 49.0 million tonnes was broadly in line with the comparable 2022 period.
South African thermal
Production of 13.3 million tonnes was 0.6 million tonnes (5%) higher than the comparable 2022 period, reflecting improved
productivity. Rail constraints continue to impact production in 2023.
Cerrejón
Production of 16.4 million tonnes was 1.3 million tonnes (9%) higher than the comparable 2022 period, reflecting heavy rains in the
base period.
Oil assets
Exploration and production (non-operated)
Entitlement interest oil and gas production of 3.5 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) was 1.3 million boe (27%) lower than the
comparable 2022 period, due to natural field decline at Bolongo in Cameroon and the reduction of Glencore's entitlement
percentage interest in an Equatorial Guinea block, following the recovery of historical costs under a production sharing contract.
Refining
Following an extensive multi-year rebuild, the Astron Energy oil refinery in Cape Town restarted operations earlier in 2023.
MARKET CONDITIONS
Select average commodity prices
Change in
YTD 2023 YTD 2022 average %
S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Index 433 496 (13)
S&P GSCI Energy Index 266 345 (23)
LME (cash) copper price ($/t) 8,592 9,068 (5)
LME (cash) zinc price ($/t) 2,701 3,631 (26)
LME (cash) lead price ($/t) 2,142 2,162 (1)
LME (cash) nickel price ($/t) 22,894 25,679 (11)
Gold price ($/oz) 1,932 1,826 6
Silver price ($/oz) 23 22 5
Fastmarkets cobalt standard grade, Rotterdam ($/lb) (low-end) 15 33 (55)
Ferro-chrome 50% Cr import, CIF main Chinese ports, contained Cr (¢/lb) 103 96 7
Iron ore (Platts 62% CFR North China) price ($/DMT) 112 119 (6)
Coal API4 ($/t) 123 292 (58)
Coal Newcastle (6,000) ($/t) 183 357 (49)
Oil price – Brent ($/bbl) 82 102 (20)
Metals and minerals
PRODUCTION FROM OWN SOURCES – TOTAL (1)
Change Change
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD YTD YTD 23 vs Q3 23 vs
2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 YTD 22 Q3 22
% %
Copper kt 260.3 287.6 244.1 243.9 247.8 735.8 770.5 (5) (5)
Cobalt kt 12.4 10.7 10.5 11.2 10.8 32.5 33.1 (2) (13)
Zinc kt 218.9 238.9 205.3 229.4 237.4 672.1 699.6 (4) 8
Lead kt 41.8 54.7 39.3 48.1 46.2 133.6 136.9 (2) 11
Nickel kt 23.8 25.9 20.9 25.5 22.0 68.4 81.6 (16) (8)
Gold koz 170 157 187 182 175 544 504 8 3
Silver koz 5,299 5,872 4,525 4,921 5,064 4,510 17,878 (19) (4)
Ferrochrome kt 324 378 400 317 156 873 1,110 (21) (52)
Coal mt 26.5 28.1 26.9 27.3 29.7 83.9 81.9 2 12
Oil (entitlement interest basis) kboe 1,690 1,309 1,208 1,142 1,164 3,514 4,822 (27) (31)
PRODUCTION FROM OWN SOURCES – COPPER ASSETS (1)
Change Change
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD YTD YTD 23 vs Q3 23 vs
2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 YTD 22 Q3 22
% %
African Copper (Katanga, Mutanda)
Katanga Copper metal kt 56.7 67.3 53.6 48.7 59.9 162.2 152.8 6 6
Cobalt (2) kt 7.6 6.6 7.0 7.6 7.4 22.0 18.9 16 (3)
Mutanda Copper metal kt 8.2 11.2 8.2 9.7 9.0 26.9 22.1 22 10
Cobalt(2) kt 3.8 3.2 2.8 3.0 3.0 8.8 11.5 (23) (21)
Total Copper metal kt 64.9 78.5 61.8 58.4 68.9 189.1 174.9 8 6
Total Cobalt (2) kt 11.4 9.8 9.8 10.6 10.4 30.8 30.4 1 (9)
Collahuasi (3) Copper in concentrates kt 60.4 62.9 57.1 57.3 66.1 180.5 188.2 (4) 9
Silver in concentrates koz 738 809 724 888 1,242 2,854 2,541 12 68
Gold in concentrates koz 9 10 9 11 9 29 28 4 –
Antamina (4) Copper in concentrates kt 38.9 36.4 32.0 36.3 34.5 102.8 116.1 (11) (11)
Zinc in concentrates kt 39.6 32.5 31.8 45.3 42.1 119.2 111.8 7 6
Silver in concentrates koz 1,340 1,018 923 1,027 918 2,868 3,946 (27) (31)
Other South America (Antapaccay, Lomas Bayas)
Antapaccay Copper in concentrates kt 34.8 42.5 36.8 45.9 33.8 116.5 108.5 7 (3)
Gold in concentrates koz 13 19 21 35 16 72 42 71 23
Silver in concentrates koz 263 316 251 358 235 844 906 (7) (11)
Lomas Bayas Copper metal kt 18.2 19.4 17.9 11.9 15.5 45.3 53.2 (15) (15)
Total Copper metal kt 18.2 19.4 17.9 11.9 15.5 45.3 53.2 (15) (15)
Total Copper in concentrates kt 34.8 42.5 36.8 45.9 33.8 116.5 108.5 7 (3)
Total Gold in concentrates
and in doré koz 13 19 21 35 16 72 42 71 23
Total Silver in concentrates
and in doré koz 263 316 251 358 235 844 906 (7) (11)
Australia (Cobar)
Cobar Copper in concentrates kt 7.3 11.2 8.7 6.3 – 15.0 26.1 (43) (100)
Silver in concentrates koz 95 139 100 80 – 180 307 (41) (100)
Total Copper department
Copper kt 224.5 250.9 214.3 216.1 218.8 649.2 667.0 (3) (3)
Cobalt kt 11.4 9.8 9.8 10.6 10.4 30.8 30.4 1 (9)
Zinc kt 39.6 32.5 31.8 45.3 42.1 119.2 111.8 7 6
Gold koz 22 29 30 46 25 101 70 44 14
Silver koz 2,436 2,282 1,998 2,353 2,395 6,746 7,700 (12) (2)
Metals and minerals
PRODUCTION FROM OWN SOURCES – ZINC ASSETS (1)
Change Change
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD YTD YTD 23 vs Q3 23 vs
2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 YTD 22 Q3 22
% %
Kazzinc
Zinc metal kt 30.2 28.0 24.9 24.6 31.6 81.1 97.7 (17) 5
Zinc in concentrates kt 5.7 8.6 9.4 13.1 15.8 38.3 12.1 217 177
Lead metal kt 3.3 3.8 4.8 4.0 5.2 14.0 13.1 7 58
Lead in concentrates kt – 0.4 3.5 4.0 3.3 10.8 – n.m. n.m.
Copper metal5 kt 5.9 4.3 3.4 1.6 4.4 9.4 16.2 (42) (25)
Gold koz 144 125 154 134 147 435 421 3 2
Silver koz 583 698 693 414 760 1,867 2,023 (8) 30
Silver in concentrates koz – 12 140 123 143 406 – n.m. n.m.
Kazzinc – total production including third party feed
Zinc metal kt 61.2 55.5 63.5 61.5 66.2 191.2 201.4 (5) 8
Lead metal kt 26.1 25.8 23.9 21.8 27.7 73.4 81.8 (10) 6
Copper metal kt 14.3 13.9 11.5 5.8 11.8 29.1 41.9 (31) (17)
Gold koz 224 262 261 270 275 806 650 24 23
Silver koz 5,798 4,959 4,861 4,716 4,355 13,932 17,046 (18) (25)
Australia (Mount Isa, McArthur River)
Mount Isa Zinc in concentrates kt 66.4 87.2 61.6 68.5 76.0 206.1 203.0 2 14
Copper metal kt 18.4 23.1 16.5 18.6 16.1 51.2 47.4 8 (13)
Lead in concentrates kt 26.6 36.0 18.8 27.8 25.4 72.0 78.5 (8) (5)
Silver koz 112 207 180 158 134 472 350 35 20
Silver in concentrates koz 921 1,383 708 1,086 1,056 2,850 2,742 4 15
Mount Isa, Townsville – total production including third party feed
Copper metal kt 51.6 56.2 44.3 50.5 53.0 147.8 135.3 9 3
Gold koz 35 43 37 35 46 118 105 12 31
Silver koz 423 578 408 386 482 1,276 1,307 (2) 14
McArthur River Zinc in concentrates kt 63.9 70.5 66.9 66.4 63.1 196.4 203.3 (3) (1)
Lead in concentrates kt 10.3 13.1 12.2 12.3 12.3 36.8 38.3 (4) 19
Silver in concentrates koz 227 371 366 261 262 889 1,096 (19) 15
Total Zinc in concentrates kt 130.3 157.7 128.5 134.9 139.1 402.5 406.3 (1) 7
Total Copper kt 18.4 23.1 16.5 18.6 16.1 51.2 47.4 8 (13)
Total Lead in concentrates kt 36.9 49.1 31.0 40.1 37.7 108.8 116.8 (7) 2
Total Silver koz 112 207 180 158 134 472 350 35 20
Total Silver in concentrates koz 1,148 1,754 1,074 1,347 1,318 3,739 3,838 (3) 15
North America (Matagami, Kidd) (6)
Matagami Zinc in concentrates kt – – – – – – 17.3 (100) n.m.
Copper in concentrates kt – – – – – – 3.2 (100) n.m.
Kidd Zinc in concentrates kt 8.2 8.4 10.7 11.5 8.8 31.0 30.8 1 7
Copper in concentrates kt 7.1 4.9 6.8 4.6 5.1 16.5 20.2 (18) (28)
Silver in concentrates koz 305 292 392 477 254 1,123 1,054 7 (17)
Total Zinc in concentrates kt 8.2 8.4 10.7 11.5 8.8 31.0 48.1 (36) 7
Total Copper in concentrates kt 7.1 4.9 6.8 4.6 5.1 16.5 23.4 (29) (28)
Total Silver in concentrates koz 305 292 392 477 254 1,123 1,054 7 (17)
Metals and minerals
PRODUCTION FROM OWN SOURCES – ZINC ASSETS (1) CONTINUED
Change Change
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD YTD YTD 23 vs Q3 23 vs
2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 YTD 22 Q3 22
% %
Other Zinc: South America (Bolivia, Peru)6
Zinc in concentrates kt 4.9 3.7 – – – – 23.6 (100) (100)
Lead in concentrates kt 1.6 1.4 – – – – 7.0 (100) (100)
Copper in concentrates kt 0.4 0.3 – – – – 1.1 (100) (100)
Silver in concentrates koz 670 567 – – – – 2,778 (100) (100)
Total Zinc department
Zinc kt 179.3 206.4 173.5 184.1 195.3 552.9 587.8 (6) 9
Lead kt 41.8 54.7 39.3 48.1 46.2 133.6 136.9 (2) 11
Copper kt 31.8 32.6 26.7 24.8 25.6 77.1 88.1 (12) (19)
Gold koz 144 125 154 134 147 435 421 3 2
Silver koz 2,818 3,530 2,479 2,519 2,609 7,607 10,043 (24) (7)
PRODUCTION FROM OWN SOURCES – NICKEL ASSETS1
Change Change
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD YTD YTD 23 vs Q3 23 vs
2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 YTD 22 Q3 22
% %
Integrated Nickel Operations (Sudbury, Raglan, Nikkelverk)
Nickel metal kt 8.8 9.7 8.1 10.0 7.3 25.4 36.5 (30) (17)
Nickel in concentrates kt – 0.1 – – 0.1 0.1 0.1 – n.m.
Copper metal kt 2.2 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.2 6.1 9.4 (35) –
Copper in concentrates kt 1.8 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.2 3.4 6.0 (43) (33)
Cobalt metal kt 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 – 0.2 0.5 (60) (100)
Gold koz 4 3 3 2 3 8 13 (38) (25)
Silver koz 45 60 48 49 60 157 135 16 33
Platinum koz 7 8 6 6 5 17 24 (29) (29)
Palladium koz 17 16 16 17 14 47 67 (30) (18)
Rhodium koz 1 1 1 – 1 2 3 (33) –
Nickel metal kt 15.9 23.6 23.9 23.2 23.9 71.0 58.3 22 50
Nickel in concentrates kt 0.1 – – 0.1 – 0.1 0.2 (50) (100)
Copper metal kt 3.7 4.7 5.2 5.0 4.8 15.0 13.8 9 30
Copper in concentrates kt 2.4 2.7 1.6 1.6 1.1 4.3 7.9 (46) (54)
Cobalt metal kt 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 2.5 2.2 14 33
Gold koz 7 6 6 8 5 19 23 (17) (29)
Silver koz 111 130 86 89 110 285 364 (22) (1)
Platinum koz 14 16 12 13 11 36 53 (32) (21)
Palladium koz 47 49 46 54 43 143 172 (17) (9)
Rhodium koz 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 – –
Murrin Murrin
Total Nickel metal kt 9.5 9.1 7.8 7.8 7.5 23.1 26.6 (13) (21)
Total Cobalt metal kt 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.5 2.2 (32) (50)
Murrin Murrin – total production including third party feed
Total Nickel metal kt 10.5 10.3 8.9 9.0 8.6 26.5 30.1 (12) (18)
Total Cobalt metal kt 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.7 2.4 (29) (50)
Koniambo Nickel in ferronickel kt 5.5 7.0 5.0 7.7 7.1 19.8 18.4 8 29
Total Nickel department
Nickel kt 23.8 25.9 20.9 25.5 22.0 68.4 81.6 (16) (8)
Copper kt 4.0 4.1 3.1 3.0 3.4 9.5 15.4 (38) (15)
Cobalt kt 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.7 2.7 (37) (60)
Gold koz 4 3 3 2 3 8 13 (38) (25)
Silver koz 45 60 48 49 60 157 135 16 33
Platinum koz 7 8 6 6 5 17 24 (29) (29)
Palladium koz 17 16 16 17 14 47 67 (30) (18)
Rhodium koz 1 1 1 – 1 2 3 (33) –
Metals and minerals
PRODUCTION FROM OWN SOURCES – FERROALLOYS ASSETS (1)
Change Change
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD YTD YTD 23 vs Q3 23 vs
2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 YTD 22 Q3 22
% %
Ferrochrome (7) kt 324 378 400 317 156 873 1,110 (21) (52)
Vanadium pentoxide mlb 4.4 5.5 5.4 3.9 5.6 14.9 14.3 4 27
TOTAL PRODUCTION – CUSTOM METALLURGICAL ASSETS (1)
Change Change
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD YTD YTD 23 vs Q3 23 vs
2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 YTD 22 Q3 22
% %
Copper (Altonorte, Pasar, Horne, CCR)
Copper metal kt 94.2 130.7 128.2 123.2 125.7 377.1 326.2 16 33
Copper anode kt 104.8 131.9 119.9 105.4 122.8 348.1 343.0 1 17
Zinc (Portovesme, San Juan de Nieva, Nordenham, Northfleet, CEZ Refinery)
Zinc metal kt 176.9 155.2 140.6 204.7 200.5 545.8 527.8 3 13
Lead metal kt 57.1 57.3 65.0 58.7 60.9 184.6 216.1 (15) 7
1 Controlled industrial assets and joint ventures only (excludes Volcan). Production is on a 100% basis except for joint ventures, where the Group's attributable share of production is
included.
2 Cobalt contained in concentrates and hydroxides.
3 The Group's pro-rata share of Collahuasi production (44%).
4 The Group's pro-rata share of Antamina production (33.75%).
5 Copper metal includes copper contained in copper concentrates and blister.
6 North and South American assets sold or closed since the beginning of 2022: Matagami (Canada) completed mining in June 2022, Bolivian Zinc sold in March 2022, Peruvian Zinc sold
in December 2022.
7 The Group's attributable 79.5% share of the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture.
Energy products
PRODUCTION FROM OWN SOURCES – COAL ASSETS1
Change Change
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD YTD YTD 23 vs Q3 23 vs
2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 YTD 22 Q3 22
% %
Australian coking coal mt 2.3 2.5 2.0 1.7 1.5 5.2 6.2 (16) (35)
Australian semi-soft coal mt 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.9 2.8 2.8 – (10)
Australian thermal coal (export) mt 12.1 13.7 12.9 13.8 14.3 41.0 39.7 3 18
Australian thermal coal (domestic) mt 2.4 2.4 1.5 1.7 2.0 5.2 5.4 (4) (17)
South African thermal coal (export) mt 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.8 10.4 9.8 6 9
South African thermal coal (domestic) mt 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 2.9 2.9 – 11
Cerrejón mt 4.3 4.6 5.4 4.8 6.2 16.4 15.1 9 44
Total Coal department mt 26.5 28.1 26.9 27.3 29.7 83.9 81.9 2 12
OIL ASSETS (NON-OPERATED)
Change Change
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD YTD YTD 23 vs Q3 23 vs
2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 YTD 22 Q3 22
% %
Glencore entitlement interest basis
Equatorial Guinea kboe 1,458 1,104 1,017 979 1,030 3,026 4,003 (24) (29)
Cameroon kbbl 232 205 191 163 134 488 819 (40) (42)
Total Oil department kboe 1,690 1,309 1,208 1,142 1,164 3,514 4,822 (27) (31)
Gross basis
Equatorial Guinea kboe 7,089 6,858 6,027 5,241 5,680 16,948 19,451 (13) (20)
Cameroon kbbl 571 508 483 410 367 1,260 1,927 (35) (36)
Total Oil department kboe 7,660 7,366 6,510 5,651 6,047 18,208 21,378 (15) (21)
1 Controlled industrial assets and joint ventures only. Production is on a 100% basis, except for joint ventures, where the Group's attributable share of production is included.
Actual Actual Actual Previous Guidance Outcome
FY FY FY guidance FY probability
2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2023
Copper kt 1,258 1,196 1,058 1,040 ± 30 1,040 ± 30 Lower end
Cobalt kt 27.4 31.3 43.8 38 ± 5 38 ± 4 Upper end
Zinc kt 1,170 1,118 939 950 ± 30 950 ± 30 (1) Lower end
Nickel kt 110 102 108 112 ± 5 102 ± 4 N/A
Ferrochrome kt 1,029 1,468 1,488 1,310 ± 30 1,200 ± 30 N/A
Coal mt 106 103 110 110 ± 5 110 ± 4 Upper end
1 Excludes Volcan.
Changes in guidance mainly reflect:
• Nickel down 10kt (9%) – combination of a longer than expected recovery period following the extended Raglan strike action in
2022, maintenance outages at the Sudbury smelter and a lower full-year revision for Koniambo
• Ferrochrome down 110kt (8%) – lower production in H2 2023, reflecting additional smelter offline days and further curtailments in
response to ferrochrome market conditions. Full year chrome ore production is expected to only be modestly below 2022 levels.
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