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ANGLO AMERICAN PLC COMPANY REPORT

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

Based in London, United Kingdom. Established in 1917. Anglo American plc

is one of the world’s largest mining companies.It is a major producer of

diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore and metallurgical and thermal coal and the

world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output. It

operates in Africa, Europe, South and North America, Australia and Asia.

Company name: Anglo American plc

Company type: Producer, Miner

Metals/Minerals: Base metals, Minor metals & precious metals, Steelmaking raw materials, Industrial minerals, Products Pending

Location: United Kingdom

Export markets: Worldwide

Mineral & metal activities:

Exploration

Year established: 1999

Headquarters

Address: 20 Carlton House Terrace

Town, State, Country: London, United Kingdom

Postcode: SW1Y 5AN

Telephone: +44 20 7968 8888

Fax: +44 20 7968 8500

Email [email protected]

Website http://www.angloamerican.com

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC Ownership

l Public

Main Products Annual Output (tonnes)

Nickel 49,400

Niobium (columbium) 3,900

Manganese 3,263,900

Copper 645,000

Gold 2.3

Lead 71,200

Zinc 317,200

Iron ore 46,089,000

Palladium 41.1

Platinum 72.9

Phosphate 1,061,000

Financials (2011)

Revenue (Turnover) (USD) 30,580,000,000

Net profit/(loss) (USD) 7,922,000,000

Cash inflow/(outflow)(USD) 5,983,000,000

EBITDA (USD) 11,983,000,000

Managing Director: Cynthia Carroll

Number of employees: 10,000+

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KEY PERSONNEL

Cynthia Carroll Chief Executive Officer [email protected]

Andrew Hinkly Group Head of Supply Chain [email protected]

Brian Beamish Group Director, Mining & Technology [email protected]

Russell King Chief Strategy Officer [email protected]

Rene Medori Group Finance Director [email protected]

Nick von Schirnding Head of Investor & Corporate Affairs [email protected]

John Mackenzie Chief Executive Officer, Copper Business [email protected]

Seamus French Chief Executive Officer, Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd [email protected]

Godfrey Gomwe Chief Executive Officer, Anglo American Thermal Coal [email protected]

James Harman Head of Business Development, Iron Ore and Coal [email protected]

Anne Stevens Non Executive Director

Merwyn Walker Group Director, Human Resources & Communications

Peter Whitcutt Group Director, Strategy & Business Development

Rubens Fernandes President, Phosphate and Niobium Division

Owen Bavinton Group Head of Exploration

July Ndlovu Plant Manager - Polokwane Smelter

Andrew Lootws Mine Manager - Kumba Iron Ore, Sishen Mine [email protected]

B. Yaksich Mine Manager - Gemco (Groote Eylandt Mining Co Pty Ltd)

K. Janse van Vuuren Mine Manager - Samancor Manganese, Hotazel Operation

Aart van den Brink Mine Manager - Kumba Iron Ore, Kolomela Mine [email protected]

Hugo N. Mine Manager - Copebrás Ltda

Cornelia Holtzhausen Mine Manager - Kumba Iron Ore, Thabazimbi [email protected]

Fernando Saavedra Mine Manager - Cia Minera Dona Ines de Collahuasi SCM

Samuel Rasmussen Mine Manager - Los Bronces

Sergio Parada Mine Manager - Mantos Blancos

Ricardo Labraña Mine Manager - Mantoverde and El Soldado Mine

Andrew Smith Mine Manager












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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

2011 2010

Revenue (Turnover) (USD) 30,580,000,000 27,960,000,000

Net profit/(loss) (USD) 7,922,000,000 8,119,000,000

Cash inflow/(outflow) (USD) 5,983,000,000 2,857,000,000

Operating profit/(loss) (EBITDA) (USD) 13,300,000,000 11,983,000,000


SUBSIDIARIES

Company name Town Country/Province/State Country Percentage owned

Business type

Anglo Platinum Ltd Johannesburg Gauteng South Africa 80

De Beers 40 Diamonds

Anglo Base Metals

Copebrás Ltda Cubatão SP Brazil 73 Phosphate producer

Kumba Iron Ore Centurion South Africa 65

Samancor Manganese Johannesburg Gauteng South Africa 40

Mineração Catalão de Goiás Ltda Catalão GO Brazil Niobium producer

Tarmac Buxton Lime & Cement Buxton Derbys United Kingdom

100

Nautilus Minerals Inc Toronto ON Canada 11 Ocean floor non-ferrous exploration

Anglo American (Exploration) Australia Pty Ltd

WA Australia Base metals exploration company

Anglo Ferrous Amapá Mineração Brazil Iron ore mining company

Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd

Brisbane Qld Australia 100 Coal production

Anglo American Thermal Coal Marshalltown Johannesburg South Africa 100 Coal production

Peace River Coal LP Vancouver BC Canada 100 Coal production


MINES DATA

Mine 1 - Sishen Mine

Mine 2 - Thabazimbi Mine

Name Sishen Mine

Address 1 Hendrik van Eck Road

Address 2 Private Bag X 506

Town Kathu

County/Province/State Northern Cape

Post Code 8446

Country South Africa

Telephone +27 53 739 2911

Fax +27 53 739 2000


Mine Manager Andrew Lootws

Mine type Open pit

Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore

Proven reserves (tonnes) 525,800,000

Probable reserves (tonnes) 458,100,000

Expected reserve depletion/Mine closure data 18 years

Mine ownership percentage 48

Crushing facilities comprising one primary gyratory, one in-pit, two secondary cone, tertiary cone and quaternary crushers

Concentrating/beneficiation plants fine and coarse cyclones and medium and coarse drums

Railway? Yes

Railway destination Saldanha

Railway distance (km) 861km

Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)

Iron ore 38,900,000

Name Thabazimbi Mine

Address 1 11 Jourdan Street

Address 2 Private Bag X 534

Town Thabazimbi

County/Province/State Limpopo

Post Code 0380


Telephone +27 14 777 1599

Fax +27 14 777 3258


Mine Manager Cornelia Holtzhausen

Mine type Open pit




Mine 3 - Kolomela Mine

Mine 4 - Copebrás Ltda


Operation commencement date 1932


Crushing facilities comprising one in-pit, one gyratory and two secondary crushers

Concentrating/beneficiation plants including two drum separators and six heavy media cyclones


Iron ore 900,000 2,900,000

Name Kolomela Mine

Address 1 20 Main Street

Town Postmasburg

County/Province/State Northern Cape

Post Code 8446


Telephone +27 53 313 9000

Fax +27 86 570 3305


Mine Manager Aart van den Brink

Mine type Open pit







Railway? Yes


Iron ore 1,500,000 9,000,000

Name Copebrás Ltda

Town Ouvidor

County/Province/State GO

Country Brazil

Mine Manager Hugo N.

Mine type Open pit

Ores/Minerals mined Phosphate




Railway? No


Mine 5 - Barro Alto

Mine 6 - Los Bronces

Mine 7 - Codemin Mine


Phosphate 1,061,000 1,350,000

Name Barro Alto

Address 1 170km from Codemin nickel operation


Country Brazil

Mine Manager Brian Beamish

Mine type Open pit

Ores/Minerals mined Nickel







Nickel 6,200

Name Los Bronces

Town Santiago

Country Chile

Mine Manager Samuel Rasmussen

Mine type Open pit

Ores/Minerals mined Copper, molybdenum, silver




Expected reserve depletion/Mine closure data 2045


Crushing facilities Connected to the main site by a 4.4 km conveyor belt

Concentrating/beneficiation plants Flotation plant; Transported in a 56km long ore slurry pipeline


Copper 221,800 400,000

Molybdenum 5,400

Name Codemin Mine

Address 1 300km North of Brasília

Town Niquelândia



Mine 8 - Mantoverde Mine

Mine 9 - El Soldado Mines

Mine 10 - Mantos Blancos

Country Brazil


Mine type Open pit



Probable reserves (tonnes) 900,000




Nickel 9,500 11,500

Name Mantoverde Mine

Town Chañaral

County/Province/State Region III (Atacama)

Country Chile

Mine Manager Ricardo Labraña

Mine type Open pit

Ores/Minerals mined Copper







Copper 58,718

Name El Soldado Mines

Address 1 130 km north west of Santiago

County/Province/State Region V

Country Chile

Mine Manager Ricardo Labraña

Mine type Open pit







Copper 46,900 50,000


Mine 10 - Mantos Blancos

Mine 11 - Cia Minera Dona Ines de Collahuasi SCM

Mine 12 - Mogalakwena Mine (Sandsloot, Zwartfontein, Mogalakwena Central and Mogalakwena North)

Name Mantos Blancos

Address 1 Region II

County/Province/State Antofagasta Region

Country Chile

Mine Manager Sergio Parada

Mine type Open pit







Railway? No


Copper 72,100

Name Cia Minera Dona Ines de Collahuasi SCM

Address 1 60km south of Iquique

County/Province/State Tarapacá Region

Country Chile

Mine Manager Fernando Saavedra

Mine type Open pit

Ores/Minerals mined Copper, molybdenum, gold, silver


Probable reserves (tonnes) 2,590,000,000



Concentrating/beneficiation plants Sulphide processing plant

Railway? No


Copper 417,300 500,000

Name Mogalakwena Mine (Sandsloot, Zwartfontein, Mogalakwena Central and Mogalakwena North)

Town Mokopane




Mine type Open pit

Ores/Minerals mined Platinum, palladium, rhodium, gold, nickel and copper



Mine 13 - Twickenham Mine

Mine 14 - Bathopele Mine




Rhodium 0.5

Palladium 8

Pt 7.7

Copper 0.2

Nickel 0.2

Gold 0.8

Name Twickenham Mine




Mine type Underground


Proven reserves (tonnes) 700,000




Palladium 0.1

Pt 0.1

Gold 0.002

Rhodium 0.01

Name Bathopele Mine

Address 1 Bushveld Complex

County/Province/State North West


Mine Manager Andrew Smith




Probable reserves (tonnes) 900,000



Rhodium 0.7

Palladium 2.3

Pt 4

Copper 0.002


Mine 15 - Khomnani Mine

Mine 16 - Khuseleka Mine

Mine 17 - Siphumele Mine

Nickel 0.008

Gold 0.03

Name Khomnani Mine











Rhodium 0.3

Palladium 1.3

Pt 2.9

Copper 0.01

Nickel 0.01

Gold 0.1

Name Khuseleka Mine











Rhodium 0.4

Palladium 1.8

Pt 3.7

Copper 0.01

Nickel 0.02

Gold 0.1

Name Siphumele Mine


Mine 18 - Thembelani Mine

Mine 19 - Tumela Mine











Rhodium 0.2

Palladium 1.2

Pt 2.7

Copper 0.01

Nickel 0.01

Gold 0.1

Name Thembelani Mine









Rhodium 0.4

Palladium 1.5

Pt 2.8

Copper 0.005

Nickel 0.01

Gold 0.1

Name Tumela Mine









Mine 20 - Dishaba Mine

Mine 21 - Union Mine



Rhodium 1.3

Palladium 4

Pt 8.6

Copper 0.01

Nickel 0.002

Gold 0.1

Name Dishaba Mine










Rhodium 0.5

Palladium 2

Pt 4.4

Copper 0.01

Nickel 0.02

Gold 0.1

Name Union Mine










Rhodium 1.3

Palladium 3.8

Pt 8.6

Copper 0.008


Mine 22 - Marikana Platinum Mine

Mine 23 - Kroondal Platinum Mine

Mine 24 - Modikwa Platinum Mine

Nickel 0.02

Gold 0.1

Name Marikana Platinum Mine





Mine type Open pit/Undergorund






Rhodium 0.2

Palladium 0.7

Pt 1.5

Copper 0.002

Nickel 0.002

Gold 0.01

Name Kroondal Platinum Mine

Town Kroondal

County/Province/State North West Province









Rhodium 1.2

Palladium 3.8

Pt 7.6

Copper 0.002

Nickel 0.01

Gold 0.1

Name Modikwa Platinum Mine


Mine 25 - Mototolo Platinum Mine

Mine 26 - Bokoni Platinum Mine

County/Province/State Mpumalanga









Rhodium 0.7

Palladium 3.6

Pt 3.8

Copper 0.008

Nickel 0.01

Gold 0.1

Name Mototolo Platinum Mine

County/Province/State Mpumalanga









Rhodium 0.5

Palladium 1.8

Pt 3.1

Copper 0.002

Nickel 0.008

Gold 0.04

Name Bokoni Platinum Mine

Address 1 Atok Village








Mine 27 - BRPM (Bafokeng-Rasimone Platinum Mine)

Mine 28 - Hotazel Operation (Wessels and Mamatwan Mines)

Mine 29 - Western Limb Tailings Retreatment Plant




Rhodium 0.2

Palladium 1.2

Pt 1.8

Copper 0.01

Nickel 0.01

Gold 0.1

Name BRPM (Bafokeng-Rasimone Platinum Mine)









Name Hotazel Operation (Wessels and Mamatwan Mines)

Address 1 PO Box 1

Town Hotazel

County/Province/State Northern Cape Province

Post Code 8490


Telephone +27 53 742 2100

Fax +27 53 742 2105

Mine Manager K. Janse van Vuuren (General Manager)


Ores/Minerals mined Manganese



Operation commencement date 1964 (open pit), 1973 (underground)


Concentrating/beneficiation plants Dense-medium separation plant

Railway? No


Manganese 3,343,000


Mine 30 - Gemco (Groote Eylandt Mining Co Pty Ltd)

Mine 31 - Halfmile Mine

Name Western Limb Tailings Retreatment Plant

Town Rustenburg






Concentrating/beneficiation plants Tailings retreatment plant


Rhodium 0.1

Palladium 0.4

Pt 1.2

Copper 0.005

Nickel 0.008

Gold 0.1

Name Gemco (Groote Eylandt Mining Co Pty Ltd)

Address 1 Alyangula

Town Groote Eylandt

County/Province/State NT

Post Code 0885

Country Australia

Telephone +61 8 8987 4444

Fax +61 8 8987 4499

Mine Manager B. Yaksich (General Manager)

Mine type Open pit

Ores/Minerals mined Manganese





Railway? No


Manganese 4,039,000 4,200,000

Name Halfmile Mine

Address 1 Approximately 60km southwest of Bathurst

County/Province/State NB

Country Canada




Mine 32 - Loma de Niquel Mine

Mine 33 - Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd

Mine 34 - Anglo American Thermal Coal

Mine 35 - Peace River Coal LP

Ores/Minerals mined Zinc, lead, copper and silver



Name Loma de Niquel Mine

Address 1 87km south west of Caracas

Town Caracas

Country Venezuela

Mine type Open pit





Railway? No


Nickel 14,730 14,000

Name Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd

Address 1 201 Charlotte Street

PO Box Address PO Box 1410

Town Brisbane

County/Province/State Qld

Post Code 4000

Country Australia

Name Anglo American Thermal Coal

Address 1 55 Marshall Street


Town Marshalltown

County/Province/State Johannesburg

Post Code 2001


Name Peace River Coal LP

Address 1 700 West Pender Street

Address 2 Suite 800

Town Vancouver

County/Province/State BC

Post Code V6C 1G8


Country Canada


PLANT DATA

Plant 1 - Chagres Smelter

Plant 2 - Waterval Smelter

Plant 3 - Polokwane Smelter

Plant 4 - Rustenburg Base Metals Refinery

Name Chagres Smelter

Address 1 Region V

Town Catemu

Country Chile

Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details

Primary smelter (excl. aluminium) 137,900 Copper blister/anodes

Name Waterval Smelter

Town Rustenburg




Primary smelter (excl. aluminium)

Name Polokwane Smelter

County/Province/State Limpopo Province

Postcode 0699


Telephone +27 15 299 2550

Fax +27 15 418 3401

Works Manager July Ndlovu


Primary smelter (excl. aluminium) 650,000 Raw materials used: Concentrates

Name Rustenburg Base Metals Refinery

Town Rustenburg



Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes)

Annual output (tonnes)

Technology supplier

Other details

Refinery (excl. alumina)

33,000

Other plant 33,000 Nickel cathode plant including nickel tank house, two filter presses and sulphur removal section.


Plant 5 - Precious Metals Refinery (PMR)

Plant 6 - Codemin

Plant 7 - Amapá System

Plant 8 - Barro Alto Ferronickel Plant

Plant 9 - Anglo American Thermal Coal

EXPANSION PLANS

Project 1 - Michiquillay

Name Precious Metals Refinery (PMR)

Town Rustenburg


Name Codemin

Address 1 300km North of Brasília

Town Niquelândia


Country Brazil


Ferro-alloys plant Two rotary kilns and one arc furnace

Name Amapá System

County/Province/State AP

Country Brazil


Sinter Plant 2010 output: 2,136,900 tonnes

Name Barro Alto Ferronickel Plant

Town Barro Alto


Country Brazil

Estimated annual output (tonnes) 41,000


Ferro-alloys plant 41,000 Saprolite ore ferronickel plant

Name Anglo American Thermal Coal

Address 1 55 Marshall Street


Town Marshalltown

County/Province/State Johannesburg

Postcode 2001



Project 1 - Michiquillay

Project 2 - Quellaveco

Project 3 - Pebble

Project 4 - Minas-Rio Phase 1

Project Type Exploration

Minerals Explored Copper, molybdenum, silver and gold

Ownership Anglo American plc (100%)

Current Status Pre-feasibility - Early-stage work is continuing and drilling relating to the geological exploration programme has recommenced.

Estimated Annual Production Capacity

187,000 tonnes (copper) (Phase 1), 300,000 tonnes (copper) (Phase 2)

Expected Production Start Date 2019

Country Peru


Minerals Explored Copper, molybdenum and silver

Ownership Anglo American plc (81.9%)

Current Status Feasibility - Anglo American is focused on obtaining the necessary permits to progress to Board approval. The Peruvian government has approved the necessary licenses for the commencement of the construction of the project.

Investment (USD) 3,300,000,000


225,000 tonnes (copper)

Expected Production Start Date

2016

Country Peru


Minerals Explored Copper, molybdenum and gold

Ownership Anglo American plc (50%), Northern Dynasty Minerals (50%) (of which Rio Tinto holds a 19.8% stake)

Current Status Feasibility - An environmental assessment document has been released, paving the way for the permitting process to begin.



175,000 tonnes (copper), 12,000 tonnes (molybdenum), 600,000 oz (gold)


Town Alaska

Country United States


Minerals Explored Iron ore


Current Status Construction - Civil works for the beneficiation plant commenced in March 2011 and it should take 30 months to construct and commission the open pit mines and plant. The company also intends to install a conveyor belt and also includes a 525km slurry

pipeline. A port is also being built at the same location.



26,500,000 tonnes (iron ore pellet feed)

Expected Production Start Date

2014 H2


Project 5 - Grosvenor

Project 6 - Moranbah South

Project 7 - Gahcho Kué

Project 8 - Collahuasi Phase II Expansion

Project 9 - Jacare

Town Conceição do Mato Dentro, MG

Country Brazil


Minerals Explored Metallurgical Coal


Current Status Construction - Project has received board approval


Estimated Annual Production Capacity 5,000,000 tonnes (metallurgical coal)


Town Queensland

Country Australia


Minerals Explored Coking Coal

Ownership Anglo American plc (50%), Exxaro (50%)

Current Status Feasibility - Anglo American Plc will start construction of Moranbah South in 2014.

Estimated Annual Production Capacity 12,000,000 tonnes (coking coal)


Town Queensland

Country Australia


Minerals Explored Diamond

Ownership De Beers Canada Inc (51%), Mountain Province Diamonds Inc (49%)

Current Status Feasibility

Investment (USD) 534,000,000

Town Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Country Canada

Project Type Modernization

Ownership Anglo American plc (44%), Xstrata Copper (44%), Japanese companies consortium (Mitsui & Co Ltd, Nippon Mining & Metals Co Ltd) (12%)

Current Status Construction - Phase II currently is in engineering phase



58,400,000 tonnes (Copper)

Expected Production Start Date 2013 Q2

Country Chile


Project 10 - Morro Sem Bone

Project 11 - Dishaba East Upper UG2

Project 12 - Unki Platinum Mine

Project 13 - Thembelani (Paardekraal)


Minerals Explored Nickel

Ownership Anglo American Brasil Ltda - Codemin (100%)



Estimated Annual Production Capacity 35,000,000 tonnes (nickel) (phase 1), 50,000 tonnes (phase 2)

Town Carajás, Pará

Country Brazil


Minerals Explored Nickel

Ownership Anglo American Brasil Ltda - Codemin (100%)



Estimated Annual Production Capacity 30,000 tonnes (nickel)

Town Mato Grosso

Country Brazil


Ownership Anglo American Platinum Ltd

Current Status Construction


Estimated Annual Production Capacity 100,000 oz (platinum)





Current Status Construction


Estimated Annual Production Capacity 70,000 oz (incremental platinum)


Country Zimbabwe








Project 14 - Kuseleka Ore Replacement

Project 15 - Twickenham Mine Expansion Project

Project 16 - Sishen Expansion Project Phase 1B

Project 17 - Sishen Expansion Project 2

Project 18 - Venetia Mine Expansion

Project 19 - Jwaneng Mine Expansion



Current Status Construction - Associated project infrastructure includes three ventilation shafts, which were completed in 2010.






Ownership Anglo Platinum Ltd (100%)






Ownership Anglo American plc

Estimated Annual Production Capacity 800,000 tonnes (incremental iron ore fines)





Estimated Annual Production Capacity 10,000,000 tonnes (incremental iron ore)




Ownership De Beers Consolidated Mines (74%), Ponahalo (26%)

Current Status Conceptual/scoping




Ownership De Beers (50%), Government of the Republic of Botswana(50%)


Country Bostwana


Project 20 - Copebras Plant Expansion Project

Project 21 - The Aripuanã Project

Project 22 - Revuboè project

Project 23 - Kolomela mine



Current Status Feasibility study

Estimated Annual Production Capacity 2,700,000 tonnes (phosphate)

Expected Production Start Date 2017-18

Town Copebras, Goiás

Country Brazil


Minerals Explored Zinc

Ownership Votorantim Metais, Anglo American plc, Karmin Resources


Town Aripuanã, Mato Grosso do Sul

Country Brazil


Minerals Explored Coking coal

Ownership Anglo American plc (58.9%),Nippon Steel Corporation (33.3%) and POSCO (7.8%)

Current Status Conceptual/scoping

Country Mozambique


Minerals Explored Iron Ore



Estimated Annual Production Capacity 70,000,000 tonnes (ore)



FULL PRODUCTS BREAKDOWN

Copper

Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 645,000

Gold

Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 2.3

Lead


Manganese

Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 3,263,900

Ferro-manganese (76-80+% Mn HC)

Ferro-manganese (1.5% C)

Ore

Nickel


Cut cathode

Annual capacity: 33,000

Niobium (columbium)


Ferro-niobium (60-70% Nb)

Palladium


Platinum


Zinc


Refined

Iron ore


PhosphatePhosphate

Annual capacity: 1,350,000


Coal

Bituminous coal

Rhodium

Other platinum group metals

Ferro-alloys

Ferro-manganese

Ferro-nickel

Ferro-niobium


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ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Metal Bulletin American plc.pdf · Anglo American plc is one of the world ¶s largest mining companies.It is a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron