JSE Code: AGL
ISIN Code: GB0004901517
News Release
Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces that it has entered into an
agreement with Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ("CVRD") to sell its 50% interest
in the Salobo Metais S.A. copper deposit in Brazil for US$50.9 million. The
transaction is subject to completion of customary closing conditions.
9 May 2002
For further information contact:
London:
Investor Relations
Nick von Schirnding +44 20 7698 8540
Media Relations
Kate Aindow +44 20 7698 8619
Johannesburg:
Investor Relations
Anne Dunn +27 11 638 4730
Media Relations
Marion Dixon +27 11 638 3001
Notes to Editors
Anglo American is one of the world's largest mining and natural resource
groups. With its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, it is a
global leader in gold, platinum, group metals and diamonds, with significant
interests in coal, base and ferrous metals, industrial minerals and forest
products. The group is geographically diverse, with operations in Africa,
Europe, South and North American and Australia.
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