The rise and fall(?) of seaborne thermal costs Report

Insight 05 August 2013

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Report summary

The weighted average total cash cost for all seaborne thermal coal rose by 51%, or US$23.4/tonne, between 2009 and 2012. Driving this cost escalation was an increase in mining costs US$13.2/tonne followed by a growth in transportation charges of US$5.7/tonne, both increases of more than 50% from 2009 levels. The remaining categories of coal preparation, overheads, port, royalties and other taxes also experienced increases between US$0.7 and US$1.4/tonne. The six major supplying countries...

Executive summary
Coal prices rise, and costs follow
Mining
Transportation and port
Coal preparation, overheads, royalties and taxes
Exchange rates
The future

Tables and charts

This report includes 7 images and tables including:

Seaborne thermal weighted average cost in US$/tonne (energy adjusted, real 2013 basis)
Weighted average cost of seaborne thermal coal (energy adjusted, real 2013 basis)
Change in weighted average seaborne thermal coal cost from 2009 to 2012 (US$/tonne, real 2013 basis)

Pacific Basin seaborne suppliers weighted average costs (energy adjusted, real 2013 basis)
Atlantic Basin seaborne suppliers weighted average costs (energy adjusted, real 2013 basis)
Exchange rates of local currency to US$
Change in weighted average seaborne thermal coal cost from 2013 to 2018 (US$/tonne, real 2013 basis)