KATHERINE REGIONAL EXPLORATION AND MINING

SPENCER JOSE

May 2014

• Civil Infrastructure

• Rail

• Specialist Building

• Energy

• Resources

• Power

• Oil & Gas Infrastructure

• Water

• Tunnelling

• Contract Mining

• Mine Planning

• Environment/

Water Management

• Rehabilitation

• Drill and Blast

• Plant Maintenance

• Asset & Infrastructure

Services

• Energy Solutions

• Environmental Services

• Communications

Information correct as at April 2014

May 2014

Our Mining Operations

Sustainable Mining

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Our priority is to:

• invest in our people

• ensure their safety

• protect the environment

• enhance communities

• guarantee the integrity of

our supply chain.

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Roper Bar Iron Ore Project

May 2014

Roper Bar Mining Services

• Client: Western Desert Resources

• Contract awarded to Thiess in

January 2014

• Iron Ore, vertical strike

• 3 mtpa of Iron Ore

• 31 million BCM over a duration of

three years

• Load, Haul and Engineering

Agreement

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Roper Bar Fleet

• 2x Liebherr R9250 250t Excavators

• 2x Komatsu PC1250 (100t) Excavators

• 8x Cat 785 (150t) Trucks

• 5x Komatsu 785 (90t)

• 5x Cat 777s (90t)

• 4x Cat D10 Track Dozers

• 3x Graders (16H and 14M)

• 2x Cat 773 Water Carts

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May 2014

Our Community Involvement

We foster strong working

relationships with the communities

we operate in.

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May 2014

Contractor Opportunities

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Painting

Electrical contractors

Sewerage and plumbing

Welding and fabrication

Airconditioner servicing

Vehicle servicing

Building

Pest control

Clear and grub

Topsoil stripping

Cleaning

Rubbish removal

Labour supply

Office supplies

Radio supply

Small equipment hire

Conference facilities

Transport and freight

Accommodation

Emergency

response

First aid

Drug and alcohol

testing

Fire extinguisher

testing

Equipment and

supplyMaintenance

and services

Construction

and trades

Health and

safety

May 2014

Thiess Procurement Overview

Supplier

Step 1: Register in the Thiess Supplier Discovery

Database*

Step 4: Complete EOI including:

Environmental evaluation | H&S evaluation | Quality

evaluation | HR/IR evaluation | Insurances.

Step 6: Submit tender upon receipt of invitation

Step 8: Stay in touch

www.thiess.com.au

Thiess

Step 2: Scope work and identify businesses

Step 3: Issue EOI for pre-evaluation purposes

Step 5: Review EOI and issue an invitation to tender

to selected businesses^

Step 7: Evaluate tenders against set criteria

(may include reference checks and pre-award

meetings) and award the work

10* Visit thiess.com ^ Will include commercial and payment terms

May 2014

Tips and Advice - Procurement

Example

Contract alignment Royalty free licence on IP

Contract administration Support to develop the contract:

- Negotiation of terms

- Statutory declaration

- Line items – prescriptive invoices

- Engaging as a Trust including insurances

Practice and Policy Compliance such as:

- Code of Conduct

- Safety

- Environment etc

Payment terms 45 days:

- Flexibility is available in some instances

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Careers @ Thiess

We’re always looking for people who have

a great attitude and a genuine interest in

the mining industry.

Tips and advice:

Research the role

Stay fit and healthy

Manage your expectations

Stay in touch

www.facebook.com/thiessausmining

www.thiess.com.au/careers

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Questions?