Global leader in mining
We are one of the world’s largest mining companies. Our portfolio of high-quality mining assets and natural resources 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. We operate in Africa, Europe, South and North America, Australia and Asia.
Key Facts:
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Number of employees: 100,000 permanent employees
Core commodities:
- Iron ore and Manganese
- Metallurgical coal
- Thermal coal
- Copper
- Nickel
- Platinum group metals
- Diamonds
Business units: Iron ore and Manganese, Metallurgical Coal, Thermal Coal, Copper, Nickel, Platinum, Diamonds, Other Mining and Industrial
Stock exchange listings: London and Johannesburg (secondary)
Operating profit (2011): $11.1 billion
Earnings (2011): $6.1 billion
Iron ore and Manganese
We are the world’s fourth largest iron ore producer with a large high-quality resource base in South Africa and Brazil.
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Share of Group operating profit (2011): 41%
Share of Group net operating assets (2011): 30%
Metallurgical Coal
Our metallurgical coal business is Australia’s fourth biggest producer of coal and its number two exporter of metallurgical coal. We are active partners in diverse clean coal energy initiatives.
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Share of Group operating profit (2011): 11%
Share of Group net operating assets (2011): 11%
Thermal Coal
In South Africa, our thermal coal business owns and operates nine mines and has a 50% interest in the Mafube colliery and Phola washing plant.
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Share of Group operating profit (2011): 11%
Share of Group net operating assets (2011): 4%
Copper
Our copper business has interests in six operations in Chile. These operations comprise the wholly owned Los Bronces, El Soldado, Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde mines, the Chagres smelter and a 44% interest in the Collahuasi mine.
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Share of Group operating profit (2011): 22%
Share of Group net operating assets (2011): 17%
Nickel
Our nickel business comprises two ferronickel operations: Codemin in Brazil as well as the world-class Barro Alto ferronickel project in Brazil.
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Share of Group operating profit (2011): 1%
Share of Group net operating assets (2011): 6%
Platinum
Our 80% owned subsidiary, Anglo American Platinum Ltd, is the world's largest primary producer of platinum, accounting for about 40% of global supply.
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Share of Group operating profit (2011): 8%
Share of Group net operating assets (2011): 25%
Diamonds
We own 85% of De Beers, the world’s leading diamond exploration, mining and marketing company.
De Beers generates about 40% (by value) of global rough diamond production, primarily in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Tanzania.
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Share of Group operating profit (2011): 6%
Other mining and industrial
With the restructure of our business in October 2009, we created a more streamlined management structure with further focus on our core mining portfolio. We also decided to divest our non-core assets which include, Tarmac, Scaw metals, our portfolio of zinc assets and coal operations in Venezuela.
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Share of Group operating profit (2011): 2%
Share of Group net operating assets (2011): 7%
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