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AGL - Anglo American plc - Annual General Meeting - Address to shareholders
Anglo American plc ("the Company")
Incorporated in the United Kingdom
(Registration number: 3564138)
Short name: Anglo
Share code: AGL
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820
Annual General Meeting - Address to shareholders
Anglo American plc held its Annual General Meeting for shareholders in London
today. Sir John Parker, Chairman, and Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive, made the
following remarks:
Sir John Parker, Chairman, Anglo American plc:
Good afternoon, everyone. Many of you, I know, have travelled a long way. I also
see that we have here with us today interest groups from as far afield as Alaska
and South Africa. May I extend a warm welcome to you all.
GOVERNANCE
In opening my address this morning, I should like to say a few words about the
governance of your company and what your Board has been doing to promote the
long-term success of the company for all of its stakeholders.
The Board owns the strategy and its role encompasses the establishment, review
and monitoring of strategic objectives. This includes taking a balanced and
disciplined approach to capital management; the approval of major acquisitions,
disposals and capital expenditure; and overseeing the company`s systems of
governance, internal control and risk management. It is also part of the Board`s
remit to approve business plans, budgets and all material expenditure.
But to do its job properly, any board has to have an appropriate set of skills
and experience to challenge and stress-test its company`s strategy. Since I
became your Chairman some two and a half years ago, I have endeavoured,
therefore, to ensure that your Board is a strong and influential one, while
being reflective of a constantly changing business environment.
In terms of enhancing the Board`s contribution to our affairs, during the year
Anglo American`s directors and the company`s most senior executives participated
in an internal strategy forum spanning nearly two days. I also reported back to
the Board on its performance against the objectives set in an internally
facilitated Board-effectiveness review conducted the previous year. In addition,
I commissioned an external effectiveness review of the Board and its various
committees; the results of that review will be detailed in the 2012 annual
report.
At the AGM in 2011, the Board also became an `early mover` in adopting the idea
of annual re-election of directors as part of our commitment to setting the tone
of the company`s governance from the very top. We also reiterated our objective
to increase the representation of women on the Board from 20 per cent to 30 per
cent by 2013 (excluding the chairman).
I should like to thank all the members of the Board team collectively for their
contribution to Board debates, as well as those individuals who are doing such
sterling service on the Board`s important committees.
OUR PEOPLE
I would also like to pay tribute to Cynthia Carroll and her management team.
Cynthia, as many of you know by now, is a leader who works tirelessly in
executing the Group`s strategy. She has assembled an impressive executive team
around her that I believe is best in class over a range of fields from
exploration to mining engineering and environmental engineering, backed up by a
highly skilled workforce.
SAFETY
Turning to some of the most important developments in our business over the past
12 months... Not surprisingly, I will start with Safety, because that remains
our No. 1 agenda item. Most regrettably, the significant improvement in our
safety performance over the previous four years was not maintained in 2011. The
number of people who lost their lives while on company business increased to 17
from 15 the previous year - though that compares with 40 five years ago - while
there was an accompanying levelling-out in our injury rate.
In light of this, we are redoubling our efforts to seek solutions, particularly
at site level. The Board fully supports Cynthia in her drive to bring about real
and lasting change in the way in which we approach safety - only by changing
people`s mindsets, and fostering a climate of openness, will we start to make
lasting improvements and further progress towards our ultimate goal of zero harm
Group-wide.
PERFORMANCE AND DIVIDEND
2011 was characterised by difficult conditions for many mining company
operations around the world, and across the industry. In the early months, our
Australian operations (and, to a somewhat lesser extent, those in Chile and
South Africa) experienced exceptional flood conditions. Indeed, I saw the
devastation for myself in Australia. Throughout the year, too, the effects of
various operational difficulties were compounded by ongoing pressure on unit
costs resulting from lower grade profiles and higher-than-inflation cost inputs,
while in the second half we were confronted by a more uncertain macro-economic
landscape.
Against this background, Anglo American recorded a sound set of financial and
operational results. Operating profit rose by 14 per cent to a record $11.1
billion from $9.8 billion in 2010. The Board has proposed a final dividend of 46
cents per share, giving a total dividend for the year of 74 cents, a 14%
increase, and at the higher end of market expectations.
DELIVERING ON OUR GROWTH PROJECTS
It is very satisfying to report that in 2011 Anglo American commissioned no
fewer than three major new mining operations, all of them on or ahead of
schedule and in the lower half of the cost curve - an extraordinary achievement
in an industry that is often criticised for its shortcomings in the project-
delivery field. I have great confidence in the engineering and project-delivery
ability of Anglo American.
The Barro Alto nickel project in Brazil came on stream in March, the Los Bronces
copper expansion in Chile was commissioned in October and the Kolomela iron ore
mine in South Africa shipped its first ore in December, five months ahead of
schedule.
DELIVERING VALUE
We also continue to keep a close eye on value-enhancing M&A opportunities. A key
development during the year was our announcing our intention to acquire the
Oppenheimer family`s interest in De Beers. This is a unique opportunity to gain
control of the world`s most famous diamond company - and its unsurpassed assets.
As you know, in early January 2012, our shareholders voted overwhelmingly to
approve the transaction, and we expect closure of the deal sometime in the
second half of this year.
Shortly afterwards, we announced a major value-enhancing divestment with the
sale of a 24.5 per cent interest in Anglo American Sur (AAS) in Chile to
Mitsubishi for $5.4 billion. AAS, which includes the Los Bronces and El Soldado
mines and the Chagres smelter, is a world-class copper business with extensive
reserves and resources, and significant growth potential. The transaction
enabled us to realise an attractive valuation for a minority stake in AAS,
valuing 100 per cent of AAS at $22 billion - almost double that of analysts`
valuations.
The decision by the Board to sell a 24.5 per cent stake in AAS was considered
with the utmost care. We have acted to deliver very significant value to our
shareholders, in full compliance with what is a very clear legal contract
between ourselves and the Chilean state-owned copper producer, Codelco. We have
also made it clear, from the outset, that we are wholly amenable to working with
Codelco to find a commercial solution for the benefit of Codelco and for Chile,
though such a solution must recognise our rights within the contract.
Anglo American has invested $6.5 billion in Chile over the past 30 years, and
has paid more than $6 billion in taxes in the last five years alone, reflecting
the strength of our relationship with the Chilean government, while our future
investment plans for the country are also very considerable. Anglo American
represents the very best standards and practices in our industry; we are an
approachable company, but we stand up for what is right by our shareholders.
Turning to another matter... Even though our Platinum business is performing in
line with the rest of the platinum industry, we recognise that the current level
of returns is not acceptable to our investors. With the full support of the
Board, therefore, Cynthia and her team are carrying out a top-to-bottom review
to ensure that the business is configured optimally to deliver value in the long
term.
A CHANGING LANDSCAPE
As the Chairman of a leading global mining company, I am often asked these days
about the risks posed by the upwelling of resource nationalism. Certainly it is
the case that countries are becoming far more aware, and protective, of the
value of their mineral inheritance. Developing nations and developed economies
alike are seeking to increase their share of the mining cake through a range of
means, from establishing joint ventures with mining companies, to windfall taxes
and increased royalties, and even in some cases threatening to push matters to
the point of nationalisation of mining assets.
At the same time, the growing demand for metals and minerals means that mining
companies are exploring in regions beyond their traditional mining
jurisdictions, with all their attendant climatic, infrastructural, logistical,
security and other challenges. This inevitably presents a heightened degree of
risk and may be accompanied by political instability in some countries where
good governance is still developing.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
But where there is risk, there is generally opportunity - and it is the duty of
the Board and management to seek out and unlock such opportunity. I believe the
best way to do that is to always conduct ourselves to the highest standards of
corporate conduct and to build strong links across the wide stakeholder
spectrum.
In our own Group, our leadership in the social and sustainable development arena
has been recognised once again by Business in the Community recently awarding
Anglo American a platinum ranking in its 2012 Corporate Responsibility Index -
the UK`s leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility. We are the
only mining company to secure platinum status - and we have now done so for
three years running, which is a great reflection on our people.
In recognising our responsibilities to all shades of stakeholders, we always
need to bear in mind that there are important constituencies who may not be
directly invested in companies such as Anglo American, but who are nevertheless
influential stakeholders. They perform an important role, for example, in
keeping up the pressure on our industry to act in a transparent and responsible
manner, in examining the feasibility of ethical accreditation in respect of the
origin of minerals and metals and, more generally, monitoring what companies
such as Anglo American are doing on a wider, sustainable development canvas.
Our own long-held view on sustainable development is that, as a leading
international player in the extractives industry, we should take a proactive
approach, and that we should seek to take the lead in the key sustainability
issues facing our industry.
But how does such an approach play out in practice?
Take the issue of water - a serious one for Anglo American because more than 80
per cent of our operations are in water-stressed regions. The need to use water
wisely and efficiently has led us to establish a new Group technical standard
for water management, while an important focus in 2011 was the implementation of
our new Water Efficiency Target Tool across every single business unit. Current
major water projects include building a desalination plant at Mantoverde copper
mine in Chile and, in South Africa, doubling the capacity of the eMalahleni
water treatment plant on the Witbank coalfield and bringing an assured supply of
potable water for the first time to nearly two million people who neighbour one
of our Eastern Limb platinum mines.
In the long run, climate change may well become a major issue for the mining
industry, and Anglo American seeks to play its part in helping address its
causes and mitigating its effects. We are an active and vocal participant in the
debate that is taking place on a global, national and local level, and we are
engaging with governments and other key stakeholders to develop equitable and
effective climate-change policies, and to enable our communities to access clean
energy. At a grassroots level, we are investing in clean coal research and
development projects in Australia, South Africa and the US, and we are assisting
in funding a private-public partnership to develop a fuel cells industry in
South Africa.
With regard to carbon abatement, we support government actions to put in place
policies that lead to a long-term price on carbon - but we want to see this done
in full consultation with stakeholders, from a solid fact base and over a
realistic timeframe, so that it does not jeopardise jobs, industry
competitiveness, or social and economic development.
PEBBLE
I would like to turn now to say something about the Pebble copper project in
Alaska ... and I extend a warm welcome to those of you who have travelled from
Alaska, including the Pebble Partnership`s CEO John Shively, who is an Alaskan.
I appreciate that here today we may have both critics and supporters of the
Pebble project, as well as those who have not yet made up their minds but do
support the project`s right to be allowed to go through the permitting process.
We are fully aware that there is a range of concerns over the project - we have
an Alaskan management team at Pebble who understand this better than anyone. I
would like to stress that it is our hope that all interested parties participate
in what will be a very extensive dialogue and long drawn-out permitting process,
and to base their opinions and decisions on the facts.
SILICOSIS
I believe we may have amongst us people representing former miners who claim to
have contracted silicosis as a result of working in South Africa`s gold mines.
Anglo American is very sympathetic to the claimants` situation - but, more than
that, we are doing something about it for those individuals whose claims in
South Africa have taken so long to be resolved. As the Chairman of Anglo
American, I want to assure you that progress is being made in alleviating those
claimants` plight - as Cynthia will tell you in a few minutes.
We have listened, and we have acted.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Finally, turning to the economic outlook... In 2011, there was a distinct
slowdown in the major emerging economies, alongside continuing fragility in the
US and Europe. Thankfully, decisive policy response from the world`s central
banks has helped to stabilise financial markets and the broader economy. In the
US, there are encouraging signs that the economy is finally shrugging off the
effects of the financial crisis. In Europe, policymakers have headed off extreme
downside risks, though some sizeable structural problems remain in many
economies.
In China, the economy has slowed in response to earlier policy restraints on the
housing market. With growing evidence of a much-needed adjustment, there is
scope for some selective policy easing to cushion the economy. In the medium to
long term, China and India will continue to benefit from technological and
productivity catch-up, driving sustained strong growth. Rising living standards
and a growing middle class should drive more demand for industrial commodities.
In addition, The US should overcome its recent difficulties, with a resumption
of healthier long-term growth rates as positive trends in demographics and
productivity reassert themselves.
Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive, Anglo American plc:
THE JOURNEY
Over the past five years we have been on a journey to transform Anglo American
into a leader in the mining industry, a company that delivers on its commitments
by driving for performance and shareholder value.
The transformation started with safety. We developed a performance culture, a
more efficient organisational structure, and a more joined-up business capturing
synergies across the Group.
We turned around business unit performance and became a cohesive company, with a
clear vision and strategy, and with the ability to successfully deliver large
complex projects.
We established relationships with governments, unions and other stakeholders
around the world.
And we are now reaping the benefits and the rewards of that transformation. In
2011, four out of seven business units delivered record operating profit.
Take Metallurgical Coal, for example. In 2007, the business barely broke even.
The transformation we began in Australia five years ago delivered record profits
in 2010 and 2011. As you all know, in 2008 we took the hard decision to invest
through the downturn.
The result is that, in 2011, three of our four big, complex projects were
delivered on or ahead of schedule. It is really an extraordinary achievement to
commission three major new mining operations in the same year.
Our Los Bronces expansion project, one of the most challenging and complex in
the world, started production five months ago and is already operating at 75 per
cent of capacity - an outstanding achievement. At full production, Los Bronces
will more than double current volumes.
The Barro Alto project in Brazil, which we commissioned a year ago, is already
operating at 70 per cent of capacity. It will increase production from our
Nickel business by 180 per cent.
The Kolomela iron ore mine in South Africa, was commissioned five months ahead
of schedule, and is already producing at around 50 per cent of capacity. In
December, we shipped our first load of iron ore from the new mine.
In the meantime, our asset optimisation and supply chain initiatives delivered
$3.2 billion worth of value in 2011 against a target of $2 billion.
In addition, we are delivering transformational, value-generating transactions,
with the acquisition of the Oppenheimer family`s stake in De Beers and the sale
of a minority interest in our Chilean copper business to Mitsubishi.
We are, however, facing some headwinds, including calls for higher taxes and
royalties, rising input costs, shortages of skilled workers, infrastructure
constraints and tighter environmental regulations.
There are also the constant challenges of depleting resources, declining grades
at existing mines, and the diminishing likelihood of finding large-scale, world-
class deposits.
Despite these challenges, our efforts delivered an operating profit of $11.1
billion in 2011, an increase of 14 per cent on 2010. Underlying earnings were up
23 per cent to $6.1 billion.
Dividend pay-outs were 74 cents per share for the year. These are results for
which you, our shareholders, along with our management and employees, should
feel justifiably proud.
We still have much work to do, and other challenges lie ahead.
SAFETY
Turning to safety...
Over the past five years we lifted safety standards and put systems in place
across the Group to improve performance.
The result has been a 57 per cent reduction in fatalities across the Group.
Platinum operations have seen a 52 per cent reduction. Despite these figures,
safety performance at Platinum has, and continues to be, our biggest challenge.
We are determined to reach a point where we have zero fatalities, and we have
taken bold steps to bring about cultural change.
In 2007, we shut down Platinum operations following a number of fatalities.
In November last year, I went to South Africa to address 30,000 Platinum
employees, joined by Neville Nicolau, Norman Mbazima as well as trade union
leaders and government safety inspectors to re-emphasise our commitment and our
drive towards zero harm. There I launched `Zero Harm in Action`, an initiative
that aims to bring about a cultural transformation in Platinum by applying a
zero-tolerance approach to unsafe behaviour.
We have shown zero harm is achievable in all parts of the organisation,
including Platinum`s operations.
In 2011, excluding Platinum, Lost Time Injury Frequency Rates dropped by 16 per
cent, while at 91 per cent of our operations there was not a single fatal
injury.
But we had 17 fatalities last year... and that`s 17 too many.
We still have a long way to go on safety.
THE FUTURE
Looking ahead, although there continues to be uncertainty in the global economy
in the short term, particularly in Europe, I remain optimistic about the long-
term outlook for Anglo American`s diversified mix of commodities.
Despite China`s slowdown and structural adjustment towards a consumption driven
economy, its inland provinces, are experiencing and will experience double-digit
growth over the next decade.
In India, a growing middle class and rising disposable incomes should continue
to drive demand for coal, diamonds and platinum group metals.
In the emerging economies overall, we expect sustained growth driven by rising
increasing standards.
PROJECTS
Anglo American is well placed to take advantage of medium to long term growth in
the developed and emerging economies, having one of the largest, most
diversified and balanced growth pipelines in the mining industry, with around
$100 billion in total projects.
Our project pipeline will allow us to increase production by more than 50 per
cent by the end of 2014, by 75 per cent in the medium term, and 100 per cent in
the longer term.
As you know, our largest strategic growth project is Minas-Rio in Brazil.
This is a high-quality Tier One iron ore asset. It has a large and expandable
resource base, which currently stands at 5.8 billion tonnes.
At full production, the delivered cash cost to China will be around $45 to $50 a
tonne. This is at the very low end of the cost curve.
And we are making good progress.
Earthworks at the beneficiation plant are 86 per cent complete. More than 94 per
cent of land access has been secured along the pipeline, compared to 86 per cent
a year ago. More than 200 kilometres - or 38 per cent - of the pipeline has been
installed.
As to be expected, we are encountering environmental realities such as caves,
while land access and permitting in an ever-changing regulatory environment,
adds complexity.
Since the start of activities at Minas-Rio, we have experienced seven State
legal interruptions relating to different environmental licences and permitting
processes.
In March, work was suspended for three days on parts of the beneficiation plant,
following a legal interruption on archaeological studies that had been carried
out in the mine area.
In all cases, but one, activities were able to continue or were suspended for
just a few days.
We are currently in discussions about another legal interruption notification on
a power transmission line licence, and we are confident construction activity on
the line will resume soon.
Added to these challenges are rising labour and construction costs in Brazil.
But we are overcoming these by implementing cost-reduction programmes, engaging
proactively with permitting authorities and locking in labour costs to deliver
first ore on ship in the second half of 2013 - within the 15 per cent capital
increase we announced to the market.
We are also maintaining momentum on our next phase of growth, where in 2011 we
got Board approval for six growth projects across six commodities.
These projects are in the right commodities, at the low end of the cost curve,
offering attractive returns.
They include our five million tonnes a year Grosvenor export metallurgical coal
project in Queensland, where we have also been awarded preferred respondent
status for the development of a dedicated 30 million tonne export coal terminal
at Abbot Point.
In the meantime, our eyes are fixed firmly on the next generation of Tier One
assets.
Since 1999, our exploration team has made 15 major discoveries and received
international recognition for Los Sulfatos in Chile and Sakatti in Finland.
Our discovery of copper, nickel and platinum group metals at Sakatti in northern
Finland is a great example of our greenfield exploration expertise.
We are using innovative drilling technology to deliver value and reduce our
environmental impact as we work towards defining the resource.
CHALLENGES
We do, however, have some other challenges.
They are challenges we are meeting with confidence and the full weight of Anglo
American values of integrity, accountability, collaboration, and care and
respect.
Above all, we are facing these challenges with the courage of our convictions in
the knowledge that this company stands for the very best.
I will start with Codelco...
Adding to the comments Sir John made earlier, I wish to reaffirm that your
company is ready to work with Codelco on a commercial solution.
We are open to sensible negotiations conducted in good faith, but we will not be
moved from defending our very clear rights and protecting value for our
shareholders.
This is how we do business - with integrity and a spirit of collaboration.
Codelco`s management knew what our alternatives were - we made them very clear
on a regular basis - in terms of selling down our holdings to a third party
prior to any valid exercise of the option, and it sought to prematurely exercise
the option.
Unfortunately, it has not yet been possible to reach a settlement that takes
account of Anglo American`s strong legal position.
Moving to Platinum...
Since 2007, we have made significant progress on the Platinum business,
delivering improvements in safety, increasing production, containing costs and
increasing productivity.
In 2011, operating profits increased to $890 million despite 81 safety stoppages
at our own operations.
We have seen substantial improvement, and the returns have been in line with the
rest of the industry.
However, these returns have declined in recent years and are not acceptable to
us for the medium to long term.
The platinum industry faces significant challenges, including cost inflation,
safety stoppages and lingering concerns over European demand.
As a result, we are embarking on a review to assess the optimal configuration of
the Platinum portfolio.
We are doing this with a single purpose in mind - maximising shareholder value
and returns through the cycle.
We expect to complete the review by the end of the year.
Turning to the Pebble project in Alaska...
I wish to welcome visitors and friends from Alaska who are with us today.
As you are aware, we are still developing a proposal for a mine plan to take to
permitting.
So we have not yet even put preliminary plans on the table.
This is an early-stage project.
Nevertheless, we understand the environmental sensitivities.
That`s why Pebble has spent more than $120 million on a ground-breaking
environmental study, something that to the best of our knowledge has never
before done on such a scale for a project anywhere in the world.
The information we have gathered will be considered carefully in the process of
defining what a project may look like.
So, as of today, no mine plan has been finalised.
Yet there are organisations in the United States, such as the Natural Resources
Defense Council, that are distributing misinformation to thousands, if not
millions, of Americans.
My 89-year-old mother, who is sitting in the audience, and lives in New Jersey,
receives regularly personalised correspondence and pamphlets from the NRDC
making outlandish claims, on the implications of a mine which has not even been
defined, or submitted for review, by the rigorous permitting processes of the
United States.
This correspondence claims that - and I quote:
"The mine would be absolutely huge in scale, with a gaping pit wide enough to
line up nine of the world`s longest cruise ships, and deep enough to swallow the
Empire State Building."
And the reality is that salmon and mining can co-exist, and we see examples in
Alaska such as Red Dog and Fort Knox, where mining and fishing do co-exist.
Another example is in British Columbia, where the Fraser River had a record
salmon count of 34 million in 2010.
This is a proven fact.
So Anglo American will approach the Pebble project as we do with all projects,
with care for the people and the environment; with professionalism and
integrity; and on the basis of rigorous science, not inflammatory rhetoric.
I ask people to consider the facts before wrongly misrepresenting the situation.
Silicosis...
I would like to add my own voice to that of the Chairman and express my personal
sympathy and concern.
At the AGM last year, I informed shareholders that a proposal would be developed
to provide appropriate medical treatment for those claimants who had instituted
proceedings in South Africa against Anglo American, prior to the date of the
proposal.
The cost of this treatment would be borne entirely by Anglo American, and the
treatment would continue for as long as it took for the claims to be finally
resolved in court.
The proposal was made and accepted.
Since then, Anglo American South Africa has worked with all parties and agreed
on the best possible way to provide this medical care.
All 16 available claimants in South Africa have been examined and are receiving
ongoing care, support and treatment.
WHAT SETS US APART
Our care for the health of our people and the development of the communities in
which we operate sets us apart in the industry.
There are no better examples than our HIV/AIDS testing and treatment initiatives
and our Zimele enterprise development programme.
Anglo American is a world leader in these areas and it is something we should
all be proud of.
In 2011, more than 110,000 of our people were tested for HIV in South Africa
alone.
More than 90 per cent of our employees in southern Africa participated in
voluntary HIV counselling and testing. More than 60 per cent of HIV-positive
employees in southern Africa participated in disease-management programmes.
And more than 4,500 employees received free anti-retroviral drugs.
In June last year, we pledged $3 million over three years to the UK Government-
led Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations. This is a public-private
partnership that is increasing access to immunisation in the world`s poorest
countries.
In January this year, I joined other world business leaders at the World
Economic Forum, in Davos, to launch the Business Leadership Council for a
Generation Born HIV-Free. This is a private-sector-led initiative that aims to
end the transmission of HIV from mothers to children by the end of 2015.
Our Zimele enterprise development programme was the first mining initiative to
be recognised by the United Nations` Business Call to Action.
We committed to a job creation target in South Africa of 25,000 by 2015.
We have invested $78 million in more than 1,000 new small businesses that have
already generated more than 19,500 jobs, largely outside of direct mining.
In total, around the world, we have created more than 47,000 new jobs as part of
small enterprises.
More than 36 per cent of Zimele-supported businesses are run by female
entrepreneurs, and more than 48 per cent are run by young people.
Five years ago there was only one Zimele main office in South Africa - today
there are 31 enterprise development hub offices.
These are real jobs making a real and positive difference to local communities.
In addition to this, the fact that 66 per cent of our total operational water
requirements are met by recycling or re-using water, and you can see and
appreciate that our approach to sustainability is a key differentiator for Anglo
American.
Sustainability is fundamental to the way we do business and is embedded in
everything we do.
CLOSING REMARKS
In closing, I reiterate that the journey we embarked on five years ago to
transform Anglo American into a performance driven company is delivering real
value for you, our shareholders.
We have come a long way by transforming the safety culture; streamlining the
organisational structure; bringing in people with the right skills; and
capturing synergies and efficiencies across the Group.
We have done this while building relationships with stakeholders around the
world - underpinned by a clear vision and strategy.
So, we continue on our journey and work through the challenges with
determination and the courage of our convictions, while caring for people and
protecting the environment.
Above all, we have world-class assets on which to build an even stronger future
- and great people committed to making a difference.
This is what sets Anglo American apart and positions us well to deliver value
for you - and prosperity for the communities in which we operate.
Note to editors:
Anglo American is one of the world`s largest mining companies, is headquartered
in the UK and listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. Anglo
American`s portfolio of mining businesses spans bulk commodities - iron ore and
manganese, metallurgical coal and thermal coal; base metals - copper and nickel;
and precious metals and minerals - in which it is a global leader in both
platinum and diamonds. Anglo American is committed to the highest standards of
safety and responsibility across all its businesses and geographies and to
making a sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its
operations. The company`s mining operations, extensive pipeline of growth
projects and exploration activities span southern Africa, South America,
Australia, North America, Asia and Europe.
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