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Overseas Facilities

Mines and Smelters Owned by SMM

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Gold Mines

Pogo Mine (Alaska, United States)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 85%, Sumitomo Corporation: 15%
Start of Production:
2006
Production Quantity:
Approx. 12 t/year; Gold Reserve: 130 t
Pogo Mine (Alaska, United States)

Copper Mines & Smelters

Morenci Mine (Arizona, United States)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 12%, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.: 85%, Sumitomo Corporation: 3%
Equity Participation:
1986

Production of electrolytic copper using a leaching method ('07 copper production result: 368,000 t)

Morenci Mine (Arizona, United States)

Candelaria Mine (Atacama, Chile)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 16%, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.: 80%, Sumitomo Corporation: 4%
Start of Production:
1995

Production of copper concentrates ('07 copper production result: 184,000 t)

Candelaria Mine (Atacama, Chile)

Cerro Verde Mine (Arequipa, Peru)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 16.8%, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.: 53.6%, Sumitomo Corporation: 4.2%, others: 25.4%
Equity Participation:
2005

Production of electrolytic copper using a leaching method ('07 copper production result: 270,000 t)

Cerro Verde Mine (Arequipa, Peru)

Ojos del Salade Copper Mine (Coquimbo, Chile)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 16%, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.: 80%, Sumitomo Corporation: 4%
Equity Participation:
2005 (start of production: 1929)

Production of copper concentrates ('07 copper production result: 26,000 t)

Ojos del Salade Copper Mine (Coquimbo, Chile)

Batu Hijau Mine (Sumbawa, Indonesia)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 3.5%, Newmont Mining Corporation: 31.5%, Sumitomo Corporation: 18.2%, others: 46.8%
Start of Production:
1999

Production of copper concentrates

Batu Hijau Mine (Sumbawa, Indonesia)

Northparkes Mine (New South Wales, Australia)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 13.3%, Rio Tinto: 80%, Sumitomo Corporation: 6.7%
Start of Production:
1994

Production of copper concentrates

Northparkes Mine (New South Wales, Australia)

Jinlong Copper Co., Ltd. (Anhui, China)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 27.07%, Tongling Non-Ferrous Metals (China): 61.4%, Sumitomo Corporation: 7.86%, Ping Guo Aluminum Company (China): 3.67%
Equity Participation:
1995

Production of copper, sulfuric acid, and precious metals (annual production capacity: copper: 270,000 t)

Jinlong Copper Co., Ltd. (Anhui, China)

Nickel Mines & Smelters

Coral Bay (Palawan Island, Philippines)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 54%, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.: 18%, Sojitz Corporation: 18%, Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation: 10%
Start of Production:
2004

Production of nickel-cobalt mixed sulfide, an intermediate product in the nickel refining process

Annual production capacity (in the form of metal): nickel: approx. 10,000 t, cobalt: approx. 700 t)

Coral Bay (Palawan Island, Philippines)

Soroako (Indonesia)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 20.09%, Vale Inco: 60.8%, others: 19%)
Equity Participation:
1988

Production of nickel matte, an intermediate product in the nickel refining process

Soroako (Indonesia)

Figesbal (New Caledonia)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 25.5%, others: 74.5%
Equity Participation:
1990

Production of nickel ore

Figesbal (New Caledonia)

Goro Nickel (New Caledonia)

SMM's Interest:
SMM: 11%, Vale Inco: 69%, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.: 10%, SPMSC: 10%)
Equity Participation:
2004

Production of nickel-cobalt mixed sulfide, an intermediate product in the nickel refining process

Annual planned production (in the form of metal): oxidized nickel: approx. 60,000 t, cobalt carbonate: approx. 4,000 to 5,000 t)

Goro Nickel (New Caledonia)

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