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Management Discussion and Analysis<br />
Unit processing cost calculated per ROM coal in-feed tonne increased by USD0.9 or 18.4% from USD4.9 per<br />
ROM tonne for the year ended 31 December 2014 to USD5.8 per ROM tonne for 2015. The increase was mainly<br />
attributable to the lower utilisation of CHPP module capacity.<br />
Table 10. Total processing cost and unit processing cost per ROM tonne:<br />
Year ended 31 December<br />
2015 2014 2015 2014<br />
(USD/ROM (USD/ROM<br />
(USD’000) (USD’000) tonne) tonne)<br />
Total processing costs 13,084 31,596 5.8 4.9<br />
Consumables 671 1,652 0.3 0.3<br />
Maintenance and spares 812 3,293 0.4 0.5<br />
Power 2,956 5,640 1.3 0.9<br />
Water 777 1,863 0.3 0.3<br />
Staff 1,767 2,636 0.8 0.4<br />
Ancillary and support 897 1,080 0.4 0.1<br />
Depreciation and amortisation 5,204 15,432 2.3 2.4<br />
Note: The above total processing cost table does not include idling cost<br />
The handling cost is related to feeding ROM coal from ROM coal stockpiles to the CHPP, and also the removal<br />
of reject (primarily rock and sediment separated from coal) after coal processing. During the year ended 31<br />
December 2015, the Group’s handling cost was approximately USD1.2 million (2014: USD6.0 million). Unit<br />
handling cost decreased by USD0.1 or 9.1% from USD1.1 per tonne in 2014 to USD1.0 per tonne for the year<br />
ended 31 December 2015. The decrease was mainly attributable to cost savings arising from lower fuel prices.<br />
Transportation costs include costs related to the transportation of coal products from UHG to TKH, and the<br />
transportation of coal products from TKH to GM, including fees paid to third party transportation contractors.<br />
During the year ended 31 December 2015, the Group’s transportation costs, excluding idling cost, were USD15.4<br />
million (2014: USD74.4 million), of which USD8.4 million was related to long-haul (UHG-TKH) transportation, and<br />
USD6.9 million was related to short-haul (TKH-GM) cross-border transportation. On a unit cost basis, the Group’s<br />
overall transportation cost decreased in the UHG-GM section by USD0.6 per tonne or 4.3% from USD14.1 per<br />
tonne in 2014 to USD13.5 per tonne in 2015. The transportation cost in the long haul section (UHG-TKH) was<br />
increased from USD6.5 per tonne in 2014 to USD7.4 per tonne in 2015. Long-haul transportation costs increased<br />
due to lower transportation volume. For the short-haul (TKH- GM) section, where the Group utilised third-party<br />
contractors, the Group’s transportation costs were reduced by 19.7% from USD7.6 per tonne in 2014 to USD6.1<br />
per tonne in 2015 as a result of effective negotiations on haulage fees with the contractors.<br />
The logistics costs are mainly related to costs associated with operating product stockpiles at UHG and TKH. For<br />
the year ended 31 December 2015, the Group’s logistics cost was approximately USD2.7 million (2014: USD9.8<br />
million). The reduction in logistics costs is attributable to lower sales volume of coal products.<br />
The site administration cost during mine operations is primarily related to the site support facilities and<br />
consolidated management of the Group’s mining, processing, transportation and logistics operations. For the<br />
year ended 31 December 2015, the Group’s site administration cost was approximately USD6.3 million (2014:<br />
USD13.0 million).<br />
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