Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
04538-132
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No ___X____
QUANTITIES AND QUALITIES
Note: 1,600 Mt Reserves already audited by GOLDER Associates
| RESOURCES | Tonnage (Mt) | Fe (%) | SiO2 (%) | |||
| MEASURED | 1,524 | 46.73 | 28.64 | |||
| INDICATED | 1,414 | 40.44 | 38.02 | |||
| INFERRED | 5,450 | 40.02 | 38.51 | |||
| TOTAL | 8,388 | 41.31 | 36.63 |
| RESERVES | Tonnage (Mt) | Fe (%) | SiO2 (%) | |||
| PROVED | 2,185 | 47.20 | 27.54 | |||
| PROBABLE | 1,250 | 44.74 | 31.89 | |||
| TOTAL | 3,435 | 45.72 | 29.63 |
| RESERVES (Mt) | RESOURCES (Mt) | |||
| ENGENHO COMPLEX | ||||
| Engenho Mine | 168.0 | 868.0 | ||
| Nogueira Duarte and Argentina Mines | 28.9 | 110.0 | ||
| Pires (Pedras Pretas and Água Santa) | 5.4 | 40.0 | ||
| Pires (Fines from Tailings Dams) | 12.0 | - | ||
| Sobramil | 4.4 | 6.0 | ||
| FERNANDINHO COMPLEX | ||||
| Fernandinho II | 148.0 | 584.0 | ||
| Cayman | 47.6 | 70.0 | ||
| Fernandinho I (Fines Tailings Dams) | 15.0 | - | ||
| SARZEDO COMPLEX | ||||
| Carrapato | 36.1 | 82.0 | ||
| Mangaba (Fines Tailings Dams) | 20.0 | - | ||
| TOTAL | 438.0 | 1760.0 | ||
| INVESTMENTS (US$ M) | 1.00 US$ = R$ 2,00 | |||||
| PHASE | Scheduled | Paid-up (Dec 07) | Balance | |||
| CASA DE PEDRA | 1.640 | 416 | 1.224 | |||
| Mine | 290 | 140 | 150 | |||
| 40 Mtpy | 140 | 140 | 0 | |||
| 50 Mtpy | 20 | 0 | 20 | |||
| 70 Mtpy | 130 | 0 | 130 | |||
| BENEFICIATION PLANT | 1.350 | 276 | 1.074 | |||
| 40 Mtpy | 480 | 275 | 205 | |||
| 50 Mtpy | 170 | 1 | 169 | |||
| 70 Mtpy | 700 | 0 | 700 | |||
| ITAGUAÍ PORT | 790 | 236 | 554 | |||
| 1st Phase (7 Mtpy) | 110 | 110 | 0 | |||
| 2nd Phase (30 Mtpy) | 90 | 90 | 0 | |||
| 3rd and 4th Phases (45/55 Mtpy) | 140 | 36 | 104 | |||
| 5th and 6th Phases (65/100 Mtpy) | 450 | 0 | 450 | |||
| SUB TOTAL | 2.430 | 652 | 1.778 | |||
| PELLETINZING (6 Mtpy) | 540 | 5 | 535 | |||
| TOTAL | 2.970 | 657 | 2.313 | |||
| INVESTMENTS (US$ M) | 1.00 US$ = R$ 2,00 | |||||
| PHASE | Schedule | Paid-up (Feb 08) | Balance | |||
| PIRES | 63 | 8.7 | 53.9 | |||
| Phase I (6.5 Mtpy) | 40 | 8.7 | 31.5 | |||
| Tailing Dam Phase (3.0 Mtpy) | 22 | 0 | 22 | |||
| FERNANDINHO II | 162 | 0 | 162 | |||
| Phase I (3.0 Mtpy) | 162 | 0 | 162 | |||
| Magnetic Concentration Plants | 40 | 0 | 40 | |||
| Tailing Dam Phases (5.0 Mtpy) | 40 | 0 | 40 | |||
| TOTAL | 265 | 9 | 256.3 | |||
| INVENTORY | (x M tonne) | |||||||||||||||||
| 31/Dec/07 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||
| PRODUCTION | ||||||||||||||||||
| Casa de Pedra | 9,0 | 17,0 | 30,0 | 40,0 | 50,0 | 70,0 | 70,0 | 70,0 | 70,0 | |||||||||
| NAMISA (including CFM) | 2,0 | 7,5 | 10,0 | 14,0 | 16,5 | 16,5 | 16,5 | 16,5 | 16,5 | |||||||||
| Purchase (NAMISA) | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | ||||||||||
| New Developments | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 9,0 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL PRODUCTION | 11,0 | 30,5 | 48,0 | 62,0 | 74,5 | 101,5 | 101,5 | 101,5 | 101,5 | |||||||||
| DOMESTIC MARKET | ||||||||||||||||||
| Volta Redonda | 8,3 | 8,3 | 8,5 | 8,5 | 8,5 | 8,5 | 8,5 | 8,5 | ||||||||||
| CSN 1st New Plant | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 7,2 | 7,2 | 7,2 | 7,2 | ||||||||||
| CSN 2st New Plant | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 7,2 | 7,2 | 7,2 | ||||||||||
| Others | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL DOMESTIC MARKET | 12,8 | 12,8 | 13,0 | 14,0 | 23,2 | 27,4 | 27,4 | 27,4 | ||||||||||
| EXPORTS | 24,0 | 38,0 | 49,0 | 60,0 | 77,0 | 74,0 | 74,0 | 74,0 | ||||||||||
| PORT OUTPUT | 26,0 | 42,0 | 52,0 | 62,0 | 80,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL SALES (excluding CSN consumption) | 28,5 | 42,5 | 53,5 | 64,5 | 81,5 | 78,5 | 78,5 | 78,5 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL SALES (including CSN consumption) | 36,8 | 50,8 | 62,0 | 74,0 | 100,2 | 101,4 | 101,4 | 101,4 | ||||||||||
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL |
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By: |
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer
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By: |
/S/ Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
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Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
Chief Financial Officer |
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