How We Work
Around the world, we’re helping people improve their lives through the development of natural resources.
We produce bauxite, alumina, aluminium, energy coal, metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc in Australia, Southern Africa and South America. We also own a highgrade zinc, lead and silver development option in North America and have partnered with several junior explorers with a bias to base metals.
Whether it’s for use in infrastructure, energy generation, consumables or vehicles, we believe the extraction and processing of minerals and metals can be done in a responsible way.
That’s why we continually challenge ourselves to be the best in what matters – the safety and wellbeing of our people and communities, our operational performance, and minimising our environmental impact.
Our purpose is to make a difference
Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for generations to come. We’re trusted by our owners and partners to realise the potential of their resources.
We do this by creating local jobs, empowering and investing in communities, and contributing to governments through paying taxes and royalties – while achieving sector-leading returns for our shareholders.
Our strategy and breakthroughs
Our purpose is underpinned by our strategy, which is focused on:
- Optimising the performance of our existing operations;
- Unlocking their potential by converting high-value resource into reserve; and
- Identifying new opportunities to compete for capital.
To deliver on our purpose and strategy, we’re guided by our ‘Breakthroughs’, which outline how we’ll make a difference through our safety performance, stakeholder engagement, operationsfunctions, technology, environmental and social leadership, and portfolio optimisation. Across the organisation, our Breakthroughs form the basis of our Business Plans to ensure we’re all aligned.
While our strategy and Breakthroughs focus on the ‘what’, our values focus on ‘how’ we achieve our purpose. We hold ourselves and each other to account to act and make decisions aligned with our values of care, trust, togetherness and excellence.
We all guarantee everyone goes home safe
and well
We are meaningfully connected and believe
in our purpose
Our operations run to their full potential
and maximise return on investment
Our functions are lean and enable our operations to deliver their full potential
Technology and innovation is radically lifting
our performance
We create value through our environmental
and social leadership
We have optimised our portfolio and have multiple growth options with a bias to base metals
Our values
CARE
We care about people, the communities we're a part of and the world we depend on.
TRUST
We deliver on our commitments and rely on each other to do the right thing.
TOGETHERNESS
We value difference and we openly listen and share, knowing that together we are better.
EXCELLENCE
We are courageous and challenge ourselves to be the best in what matters.