...Harb | |3/15/2010 | |FIN 573 | Contents Executive Summery 4 Business Overview 4 Introduction 4 Industry Analysis – Mining Industry 4 Industry Segments 5 Surface Mining 5 Underground Mining 6 Aftermarket 6 Industry Cycle 7 Industry Competition 7 Coal 7 Iron 9 Copper 9 Oil Sands 9 Mining Industry Historical Trends & Prospect 10 Business Description 11 Surface Mining Segment 11 Surface Mining Products 13 Production and Distribution 14 Suppliers & Raw Materials 15 Research & Development 15 Underground Mining Segment 15 Underground Mining Products 17 Production and Distribution 17 Suppliers & Raw Materials 18 Competitive Environment 18 Barriers to Entry 18 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 18 Bargaining Power of Buyers 19 Threat of Substitute 19 Degree of Rivalry 19 S.W.O.T 20 Business Strategy 20 Expand Product Lines 20 Products Efficiency 21...
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...Corporate Financial Analysis 25743 Autumn Semester 2012 Assignment 1 ON Done By: Student Name Ai Ling HONG Wendy LUONG David PARK Peichao WANG Ying ZHU Student Number 11261308 11159249 11174354 11282047 10679140 Page 1 Table of Contents: 1. Business Description 2. Whitehaven Coal Ltd’s Performance Vs ASX200 Energy Index 2.1 Profitability Ratios 2.2 Asset Utilization Ratios 2.3 Capitalisation Ratios 2.4 Market Ratios 3. Quality of Financial Data 4. Revenue & Profitability Growth Forecast 4.1 Industry Life Cycle 4.2 Sustainable Growth Rate 4.3 Macroeconomic and Technological Factors Affecting Growth Rate 5. Business Risks: Porter’s 5 Forces 5.1 Threat of New Entrants 5.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 5.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers 5.4 Threat of Substitutes 5.5 Rivalry Among Existing Competitors 6. Recommendation Pg 3 Pg 3 − 5 Pg 5 Pg 6 Pg 7 − 8 Pg 9 Page 2 1. Business Description ASX Ticker: WHC Current Share Price (5th April 2012) Market Capitalisation Shares Outstanding Revenue from Ordinary Activities FY11 NPAT FY11 Diluted EPS (cents) Whitehaven Coal Ltd is an Australian listed company whose main $5.67 operations involve developing and operating coalmines in NSW. $2, 814m 496m and the development of the Narrabi underground mine. Initial Currently, its focus is on coal production in the Gunnedah Basin resource assessment by WHC projected that the Gunnedah Basin is $622.19m able to support at least 1.5 million tonne per annum (Mtpa)...
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...Coal Chain Logistics UNDERSTANDING THE FUNDAMENTALS Featuring the Hunter Valley Coal Chain HOSTED BY QML SERVICES FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL +61 2 4958 4177 or EMAIL info@qmlservices.com Coal Chain Course “The Coal Chain Logistics Course is unique. It offers a practical overview of the whole system.... for people wanting to enhance their understanding of coal chain logistics.” The course explores all the links within the coal chain and the role each of you play in delivering the coal from the pit to the end user. It will give you an improved understanding of the relationships between each component of the chain, to help you add more value. QML Services’ unique interactive course has been designed to provide you with a detailed insight to the many complex processes of the Hunter Valley coal chain. Key Benefits Sessions The course aims to provide participants with: You will work through a number of interactive sessions with industry professionals to provide you with an understanding of: • A global view of bulk commodity supply chains, their operations and the various roles and interactions of entities within the coal chain. • A renewed vision of business outcomes through improved understanding of the chain operation. • Improved knowledge of upstream factors affecting delivery, as well as the downstream impact of decisions. • An opportunity to discuss the challenges and issues faced by businesses within the coal...
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...UNIVERSITY OF MACAU | Bloody Coal Mine | -Ethical Analysis on Wangjialing Case | | | 5/1/2010 | Group 4 BA605786 QIU KAN, Fred BA600912 WENG YANG, Rick BA605958 XU RU YIN, Reon BA603026 CHEN JUN KAI, Kaiser Event Review 28 Mar 2010, Wang Jialing, the state owned mine in Shanxi province, there were totally 261 miners underground before the accident. In order to catch the production schedule, dare to be the first, all miners worked hard at that moment. Even when someone reported that there was potential safety hazard in the mine, water penetration, the supervisor took little attention on it, still continued the project. When the accident happened, 108 miners had been lifting the shaft, and 153 workers were trapped in a coal mine, after about 150,000 cubic meter of water flooded into the mine. At that time, there has been no sign of life, even though thousand of rescuers have been working against time to search for them. The rescue operation lasted for two weeks. Finally, the coal flooding disaster killed 38 miners, and 115 trapped miners were rescued from death. Relevant Facts China coal mining industry Coal has been the dominant energy source for China for hundreds of years. The industry of coal mining is highly related to China’s energy safety as well as GDP. This industry has been one of the most important mainstay industries to China. However, the coal mine industry is considered lacking of efficiency in production, labor intensive and has poor...
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...Definition of coal: • caustobiolitică a sedimentary rock that comes from vegetal incarbonizarea. • the transformation is slow in the absence of atmospheric oxygen at elevated pressures and temperatures that depend on the depth at which the plant is accumulation. Classification of coal: Coal (7000-9000 kcal / kg): anthracite, coal Quality coal (2600-5000 kcal / kg) brown coal, lignite, peat Historically the use of coal Late nineteenth century - coal had a role in the development of industry (coal century). Widely used as fuel for steam engine - James Watt (creator of the first motor efficiency). The widespread use of coal: Getting coke resulting from the high temperature carbonization process, the distillation of coal in the absence of oxygen. The coke used as fuel in the steel (for obtaining one ton of steel requires 600 kg coke). The material or by-product in the manufacture of iron, calcium carbide and other industrial thereof. Fuel for power generation and chemicals. construction materials fuel for power stations and cement factories (3/4 of the demand for coal) Chemical Industry Getting paints, plastics, synthetic fibers, fertilizers, etc.. Pharmaceutical industry. Domestic heating fuel Synthetic Fuel Coal Liquefaction Evaluation of coal resources: 1913 - International Geological Congress in Turin (7100 billion tons) - North America 68% -...
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...Partners perceives a bright future in coal mining. Formed in 2012, Foresight Energy owns and operates four underground coal mining complexes in the Illinois Basin. Its complexes, which include the Williamson, Sugar Camp, Hillsboro, and Macoupin, have a combined production capacity of up to 65 million tons of high Btu coal per year and contain an estimated 3 billion tons of coal reserves. The company sells its mined coal to primarily US and overseas electric utilities and industrial companies. Foresight Energy was formed in early 2012; it filed to go public a short time after its formation. The Company is a low cost producer of high quality thermal coal with expertise in operating and developing highly productive underground mines in the Illinois Basin. It has invested over $1.5 billion in four mining complexes with long reserve lives which it believes will provide it with significant sustainable free cash flow. The company have significant near-term and long-term growth opportunities through our approximately 3 billion tons of coal reserves. It believes its first operation, Williamson, was the most productive underground coal mine in the United States for the fourth quarter of 2011 on a clean tons produced per man hour basis. Its leading productivity translates into low costs, and it believes it is the lowest cost underground coal producer in the United States at $19.41 per ton in 2010. It have developed infrastructure to provide each mining complex with multiple transportation...
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...Company Analysis: Teck Resources Limited | November 9 2011 | Submitted by Amit Chaudhuri | BSEN-777 | Table of Contents 1. Company Profile ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2. Recent History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3. Business Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 4. Financial Analysis --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 5. Strategy & Leadership ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 6. Future Outlook--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 7. References-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Company Profile Teck Resources Limited, formerly known as Teck Cominco Limited, was formed in 2001 following the merger of Cominco and Teck Corporation. It is a Canadian based integrated mining, mineral processing and metallurgical company. Seven years ago in 2001(1) when the Teck Cominco merger was completed, two strong Canadian companies with a tradition of excellence in mining and metal refining were brought together. In October of 2008 (1), the management of the company announced the launch of a simplified brand name, Teck, and the formation of five business units specializing in copper, metallurgical coal, zinc...
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...! ! Group Project: Ethics of the Mining Industry Group 4 Business Ethics 04-71-300-02 Professor Singh Date submitted: March 19th, 2014 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !1 Executive Summary This report assesses the global mining industry from a business perspective. Firstly, it begins with the history of mining across the globe and the structure of the mining industry. It then analyzes the impacts of the mining industry globally. Lastly, it addresses the issues surrounding our land—the Canadian mining industry. The research shows that the history of mining goes as far as the Neolithic era. The mining value chain presented demonstrates the formation of a mining company to the extraction of the natural resources. Further investigation shows that the mining structure is an oligopoly. Methods of analysis include an environmental analysis using PEST and a stakeholder map, which focus on the performance of a world-renowned mining company TransAlta. The finding is that management’s role is to have efficiency and productivity while maintaining ethical practices. Ethical theories are then used to look at the social, environmental and economical impacts of the Canadian industry. It is concluded that each ethical theory presents a favorable solution to each impact. Social corporate responsibility is evaluated in the last ten years in Canada and around the globe. It is found that the industry has become one of the most safety-conscious industries within Canada. The companies still...
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...of air pollution around coal mining area: Emphasizing on spatial distributions, seasonal variations and heavy metals, using cluster and principal component analysis Bhanu Pandey 1, Madhoolika Agrawal 1, Siddharth Singh 2 1 2 Laboratory of Air Pollution and Global Climate Change, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi–221005, India Environmental Management Group, Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research (CSIR), Barwa road, Dhanbad–826015, India ABSTRACT Jharia Coal field (JCF) in Jharkhand is the richest coal bearing area in India, which contains large quantities of high grade coking coal. The conventional coal fuel cycle is among the most destructive activities on the earth, threatening the health, polluting the air and water, harming the land, and contributing to global warming. The variations in air quality in terms of sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter around JCF were evaluated over the period of 2010 and 2011 at five sites during different seasons. Air pollution index (API), calculated on the basis of suspended particulate matter (SPM), SO2 and NO2 concentrations was highest near the coal mining area. The ambient concentrations of heavy metals (in PM10) also showed significant temporal and spatial variations at different sites around coal mining areas. Pollutants dispersion and spatial variations were explained by the use of cluster analysis (CA). Multivariate stat...
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...FINANCE “Review the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) in Australia and critique its impact on financial management decisions” BY Xiao Nie Yang Song Date: 20th April 2010 Introduction In today’s society, all countries in the world will experience climate change in coming decades because of increasing carbon pollution (climate change 2007). In order to reduce the carbon pollution, ETS and CPRS will be proposed in the world wide and Australia. This essay is to focus on revising the proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme and point out its impact on financial management decision. In the first place, there is a brief summary about the CPRS scheme in detail. In the second place, there is an analysis about major and minor financial management decisions. In the final place, the impacts of CPRS on its financial management decision will be raised. All in all, the conclusion is a summary of the aim of the essay and how to achieve this aim. The CPRS scheme The emissions trading scheme (ETS) in Australia is called Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). Australia is very vulnerable to the effects of climate change. They recognize that human activity is causing the climate change and also Australia is one of the biggest polluters on a per capita basis. The CPRS will help reduce Australia’s carbon pollution by putting a price on carbon for the first time in Australia’s history. The carbon price means that goods that are emissions...
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...PROJECT REPORT ON CAPITAL BUDGETING TOOLS AT CMPDI GUIDED BY: MR. KINTALI NAVEEN SUBMITTED BY: HEEMA KUMARI ROLL NO: CUJ/I/2012/IMBA/11 CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHAND DECLARATION I hereby declare that this project report prepared in lieu of a compulsory paper for the partial fulfillment of Integrated Master in business administration is my original work which I have submitted in Central Mine Planning and Designing Institute to my guide Mr. Kintali Naveen No part of it has been submitted to any other university or organization. All the information and data in my project are authentic to the best of my knowledge and taken from reliable sources. HEEMA KUMARI CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION This is to certify...
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...Case Analysis Luotang Power Company Background Luotang Power Company is a 600 Mega Watt coal-fired power plant, located in Hubei Province, China, the parent company of which is China Hua Tong Power (HT Power). The major business is to generate electricity by coal burning and sell it to Hubei Provincial Power Company (HPPC), the major customer which is the only power transmission and distribution company in Hubei Province. Whereas the coal is purchased from Pindingshan Coal Company who is required to supply low sulfur bituminous coal that meets certain quality specifications. Regardless of the improved plant availability and fuel economy, the company wasn’t performing well for the financial result. A variances analysis indicated that the poor performance was due to a combination of shrinking revenue, increasing price of the coal and decreasing quality of the coal. Company analysis Macroeconomic analysis A PESTE framework including political, economic, social, technological and environmental factors is used to contextualize the company in an industry framework. Economic aspect: China is the world second largest energy consumer behind the United States. The energy consumption has been boosted by strong economic growth over the past two decades. Its electricity consumption is influenced by fluctuations in the GDP growth. (Appendix1) Hubei led the four provinces fed by the central China grid with a 13.8% rise in economy and is said to be doubled in the next five years...
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...Summary The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton (BHP) is cutting jobs at its coal mines after closing a loss-making mine thoroughly in Queensland early this year (Stewart 2012). BHP's job cuts is accompanied by other global mining companies such as Rio Tinto to confront a retrogressive market with falling industrial commodity prices and increasing costs. The future of Australia's mining boom which is largely dependent on Chinese demand for commodities driven by its economic growth is of particular concern (Stewart 2012). Application of Concepts Both economic environment and the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be demonstrated in this article. In particular, the nature of BHP's mining business, which is regarded as a significant contributor to Australian economy (Maddock and McLean 1987) determines its need to pay close attention to the opportunities and threats posed by the global economic environment (Blainey 2003). For example, slowdown in China's economic growth and recent European economic recession have impact on Australia's resource exports (Stevens 2012). The Australian mining industry which has once benefited from the surge in demand driven by the rapid growth of emerging economies in Asia since 2003 and the shortage of global supply (Stevens 2012) is now facing a difficult period signaled by the drop of China's GDP growth from 10 per cent to a mere 8 per cent (Connolly and Orsmond 2011). China's demand for resources has declined as a result...
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...MASTERPLAN ACCELERATION AND EXPANSION OF INDONESIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2011-2025 R EPUBLIC OF I ND ON ES IA Doc. Wijaya Karya Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia Economic Development © Copyright Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs, Republic of Indonesia Published by Editor Design by : Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs : Deputy Minister for Coordinating Infrastructure and Regional Development, Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs : IndoPacific Edelman First Published 2011 All Rights Reserved Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs, Republic of Indonesia Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia Economic Development Jakarta: Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs, 2011 212 pages; 28 x 30 cm ISBN 978-979-3754-14-7 Masterplan aCCeleratIOn anD eXpansIOn OF InDOnesIa eCOnOMIC DeVelOpMent 2011-2025 Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs Republic of Indonesia 6 Masterplan P3EI Abstract Doc. Astra Otoparts Doc. Wijaya Karya Doc. Wijaya Karya Table of Contents Preface from The President of Republic of Indonesia Abstract Historical Breakthrough in the Making of MP3EI 1. The Self-Sufficient, Advanced, Just, and Prosperous Indonesia A. Preface B. Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia Economic Development C. Indonesia’s Position Within The Regional and Global Dynamics D. Indonesia’s Potential and Challenges E. Acceleration of Economic Transformation - A New Way of Working...
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... BHP Billiton Limited Introduction: BHP Billiton is world’s largest diversified natural resources company. The company was created by the merger of two companies, BHP Ltd (An Australian mining company) and Billiton PLC (An UK based Company). BHP Billiton has created long time share holder value through the discovery, acquisition and development of natural resources. In the last few years, BHP Billiton has faced some governance challenges in conducting their business around the world. For overcoming those challenges several strategic drivers has been taken by BHP Billiton. This report mainly focused on external and internal environment, strength and weakness, Governance challenges and strategic drivers of BHP Billiton. Overview of BHP Billiton: BHP Billiton is a Dual Listed Company (DLC) comprising BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc. BHP Billiton was created through the DLC merger of BHP Limited (now BHP Billiton Limited) and Billiton Plc (now BHP Billiton Plc), which was concluded on 29 June 2001. BHP Billiton is a leading global resources company. The purpose is to create long-term shareholder value through the discovery, acquisition, development and marketing of natural resources. BHP Billiton are among the world’s largest producers of major commodities, including aluminum, coal, copper, iron ore, manganese, nickel, silver and uranium, and have substantial interests in oil and gas. The headquarters of BHP Billiton Limited, and the global headquarters of the combined...
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