Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
+Added: Coal Pricing Risk
+Added: As of March 31, 2022, the Company held coal derivative contracts related to a portion of its forecasted sales with an aggregate notional volume of 1.6 million tonnes.
+Added: Such financial contracts may include futures, forwards and options.
+Added: Included in this total are 1.3 million tonnes related to financial derivatives entered to support the profitability of the Wambo Underground Mine as part of a strategy to extend the mine life through mid-2023.
+Added: Of this total, 0.6 million tonnes will settle during the nine months ending December 31, 2022 and 0.7 million tonnes will settle during 2023 at expected average pricing of approximately $84 per tonne (Newcastle index).
+Added: The Newcastle thermal coal index was $271.06 per tonne on March 31, 2022, and the Company had posted $332.0 million of variation margin for the related derivative contracts at such date.
+Added: A change in the Newcastle forward curve of $100 per tonne would increase or decrease the Company’s variation margin requirement by approximately $134 million and result in comparable unrealized gains or losses.
+Added: To reduce exposure to additional margin requirements, the Company converted 0.8 million metric tons of financial hedges into fixed price physical sales over the next 12 months.
+Added: With these transactions, 1.4 million metric tons remain outstanding with 0.9 million metric tons projected to settle over the remainder of 2022.
Foreign Currency Risk
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“Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements” to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: As of September 30, 2021, the Company had currency options outstanding with an aggregate notional amount of $595.0 million Australian dollars to hedge currency risk associated with anticipated Australian dollar expenditures over the nine-month period ending June 30, 2022.
+Added: As of March 31, 2022, the Company had currency options outstanding with an aggregate notional amount of $705.0 million Australian dollars to hedge currency risk associated with anticipated Australian dollar expenditures over the nine-month period ending December 31, 2022.
Assuming the Company had no foreign currency hedging instruments in place, its exposure in operating costs and expenses due to a $0.10 change in the Australian dollar/U.S.
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Based upon the Australian dollar/U.S.
−Removed: dollar exchange rate at September 30, 2021, the currency option contracts outstanding at that date would limit the Company’s net exposure to a $0.10 unfavorable change in the exchange rate to approximately $125 million for the next twelve months.
+Added: dollar exchange rate at March 31, 2022, the currency option contracts outstanding at that date would limit the Company’s net exposure to a $0.10 unfavorable change in the exchange rate to approximately $105 million for the next twelve months.
Diesel Fuel Price Risk
Previously, the Company managed price risk of the diesel fuel used in its mining activities through the use of derivatives, primarily swaps.
−Removed: As of September 30, 2021, the Company did not have any diesel fuel derivative instruments in place.
+Added: As of March 31, 2022, the Company did not have any diesel fuel derivative instruments in place.
The Company also manages the price risk of diesel fuel through the use of cost pass-through contacts with certain customers.
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