For personal use only Consolidated Note 30 June 2014 $’000 30 June 2013 $’000 Cash flows from operating activities Receipts from customers (inclusive of GST) 2,048,915  1,103,573  Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST) (1,455,286) (746,578) 593,629  356,995  Other revenue 39,439  8,353  Interest received 5,513  371  Interest and other finance costs paid (16,734) (5,163) Income taxes paid (55,291) (30,921) Net cash from operating activities 45 566,556  329,635  Cash flows from investing activities Payments for investments (198,043) (2,336) Payments for property, plant and equipment (148,944) (387,473) Payments for intangibles (5,263) -  Payments for exploration and evaluation (11,353) (15,863) Payments for mine development expenditure (18,542) (14,074) Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 322,145  -  Net cash used in investing activities (60,000) (419,746) Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from borrowings -  222,586  Proceeds from exercise of share option 822  1,203  Loan advanced to third party (6,400) -  Dividends paid (109,946) (80,216) Repayment of borrowings (242,410) (71,912) Net cash (used in)/from financing activities (357,934) 71,661  Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 148,622  (18,450) Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year 57,832  76,282  Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year 9 206,454  57,832  Financial  Statements The above Statement of Cash Flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes Mineral Resources Limited Annual Report 2014  51 For the year ended 30 June 2014 Statement of Cash Flows