AngloGold Ashanti
AngloGold Ashanti Limited is an independent and global gold mining company with a diverse high-quality portfolio of cooperation, projects and exploration activities formed in 2004 by the merger of AngloGold and the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation. As of 2022, it was a global gold producer with 21 operations on four continents, listed on the New York, Johannesburg, Accra, London and Australian stock exchanges, as well as the Paris and Brussels bourses, but left the Johannesburg exchange in 2023. As of May 2023, it was the world’s fourth-largest gold miner with assets in Ghana, Australia, the US and Argentina.
| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
Traded as | JSE: ANG NYSE: AU |
| Industry | Mining |
| Founded | 2004 (by merger with Henderson Group) |
| Headquarters | , South Africa |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Maria Ramos (chairman of the board) Christine Ramon (Interim CEO) |
| Products | Gold Silver Uranium oxide |
| Revenue | US$4.400 billion (2020) |
| US$1.918 billion (2020) | |
Net income | US$1.000 billion (2020) |
| Total assets | US$9.532 billion (2020) |
| Total equity | US$4.989 billion (2020) |
Number of employees | 70,000 – June 2020 |
| Website | www |
In 2019, the company was claimed to be the 'most sophisticated and technologically advanced' mining operations with strict adherence to safety regulations.
AngloGold Ashanti has a history of gross human rights violations and causing grave environmental problems for which it won one of the Public Eye Awards.