Mining in the global landscape:a case study from Liberia

June 2015Joseph Mathews, General Manager External Relations, ArcelorMittal Mining

South Africa Iron Ore

* Includes share of production

Presence in 60 countries and an industrial footprint in 19 countries

Mining assets in 11 countries

USA Iron Ore Minorca 100%

Hibbing 62.31%*

Mexico Iron OreLas Truchas & Volcan 100%;

Pena 50%*Liberia

Iron Ore 85%

Algeria Iron Ore

49%

Brazil Iron Ore100%

New projects / exploration

Existing mines

Canada AMMC 85%

Bosnia Iron Ore

51%

USA Coal100%

South Africa Manganese

50%

Ukraine Iron Ore95.13%

Kazakhstan Coal

8 mines 100%

Kazakhstan Iron Ore

4 mines 100%

Iron ore mine

Non ferrous mine

Coal mine Coal of Africa7.9%

CanadaBaffinland 50%

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Geographically diversified mining assetsCorporate responsibility focus demands respect to the health, safety and the

wellbeing of our employees, contractors, suppliers and communities

Indian Iron Ore & Coal exploration

license

The world’s leading steel and mining company

ArcelorMittal Liberia

3Mining and exporting around 5 million tonnes of direct shipping ore per year

North Liberia landscape

4An ancient landform with a mosaic of bush and secondary forest

The biophysical landscape

5Startling biodiversity, but nothing much bigger than chimpanzees

Landscape management in practiceWhy is a mining company involved?

6One day the minerals will be history, and all this will be forest again

What we actually do - enabling people to adapt their landscape

7Our Biodiversity Conservation Programme in Liberia uses a landscape approach

Using science and alternative livelihoods to achieve sustainable biodiversity and conserve natural resources

Development of the socio-economic and cultural landscapes

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Very low development indicators; we are helping to develop a subsistence-based economy

A rich, but little known and understood culture, well worth helping to preserve

Stabilisation of the agricultural landscape

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Infertile soils are suited to shifting cultivation; truly sustainable alternatives are elusive, but trials are yielding some promising results

Multiple land tenure systems exist, and land allocation planning is extremely weak

Changing from cultivation to stabilised sustainable agricultural practices is hard

Ebola in the landscapeRole and contribution of the EPSMG

10The EPSMG - the only private sector group on Ebola in the world

ArcelorMittal was a founder of the Ebola Private Sector Mobilisation Group.• EPSMG – in country: partner with local NGOs to deliver

airport-screening isolation units, treatments centres• Food: supplied to isolated patients, armed forces and

healthcare workers• Logistic and support donated: Fuel & petrol,

accommodation, office space• Education & Awareness: 50, 000 employees with a

potential of > 350,000 dependents, 200 front line health workers

• Communication: 23,150 mobiles phones; 10 000 smart phones for data

• Re-building public health systems: supporting doctors & nurses, 4 vaccine trials, mass media education campaigns

Conclusions

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A big industry like mining is inevitably part of the wider landscape. Understanding that landscape and helping to manage it responsibly are big but essential commitments.

ArcelorMittal present in Liberia for nearly ten years• Understanding the landscape in which you operate takes a long time and requires

a dedicated team of in-region staff – rather than simply commissioning consultants to carry out studies for the company.

• It is necessary to take a long-term view.  Twenty years is the minimum timeframe.• We are still learning what it means to be a positive corporate force in the

landscapes in which we work.  This learning must continue throughout our tenure.• Modern extractive industries need to work based on consensus and avoid conflict.• Managing expectations is hard, but essential; we cannot be the only development

agency responsible for entire regions.• But with partners, we can transform entire landscapes, helping to sustain natural

resources and ensure long-term wealth in all senses: natural, cultural, social and economic.

The landscape challenge

12Our generation has the potential to ruin the landscape, or to safeguard it for the future