Overview

• Key features 2006
• Letter from the chairman & chief executive officer
• AngloGold Ashanti at a glance - corporate profile
• Group information
• Performance review
• Gold production & mine-site rehabilitation processes
• Research & development

Corporate profile (PDF - 421KB)

AngloGold Ashanti at a glance - corporate profile

Corporate highlights

• Production of 5.6 million ounces of gold in 2006
• Capital expenditure of $817 million, spent primarily on projects at Mponeng, TauTona and Moab Khotsong in South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti Brasil Mineração in Brazil, Geita in Tanzania and Sunrise Dam in Australia
• Proved and Probable Ore Reserves of 66.9 million ounces and total Mineral Resources inclusive of Ore Reserves of 181.6 million ounces
• More than 61,000 people, including contractors, are employed around the globe

AngloGold Ashanti, one of the world's leading gold producers, has a portfolio of long-life, relatively low-cost assets with a variety of orebody types in key gold-producing regions around the world.

AngloGold Ashanti produced 5.6 million ounces of gold in 2006 of which 2.6 million ounces (45%) came from deep-level hard-rock operations in South Africa and the balance of 2.5 million ounces (45%) from shallow and surface operations, and 0.5 million ounces (10%) from underground operations around the world.

Today, AngloGold Ashanti has 21 operations located in 10 countries on four continents, together with a substantial project pipeline and a focused, global exploration programme. AngloGold Ashanti currently operates in South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Ghana, the Republic of Guinea, Mali, Namibia, Tanzania and the United States.

Greenfields exploration is underway in Western Australia, Colombia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and through exploration partnerships and joint ventures in Colombia, Russia, China, the Philippines and Laos. In 2006, 119,089 metres of greenfields exploration drilling was completed, a four-fold increase on that of 2005.

Shareholder information

Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti’s primary listing is on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (ANG). It is also listed on the following securities exchanges: New York (AU), London (AGD), Australia (AGG) and Ghana (AGA) as well as Euronext Paris (VA) and Euronext Brussels (ANG).