The strategy for Anglo American’s Metallurgical Coal business, based in Australia, is to focus on growing its metallurgical coal and high margin export thermal coal businesses.
The Callide mine primarily supplies domestic power stations in Queensland and is wholly owned by Anglo American. The mine produced 8.8 million tonnes of thermal coal in 2009 and has expansion potential from its resource base of more than 1 billion tonnes.
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Notes to editors:
Anglo American plc 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 precious metals and minerals – in which it is a global
leader in both platinum and diamonds; base metals – copper
and nickel; and bulk commodities – iron ore, metallurgical
coal and thermal coal. 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 and extensive pipeline of growth
projects are located in southern Africa, South America, Australia,
North America and Asia.
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