This year, we sold our interest in both the Mantoverde and Mantos Blancos copper mines in Chile (Anglo American Norte) to an investor consortium led by Audley Capital.
Read the press release.
We also completed the sale of our 50% ownership interest in Lafarge Tarmac to Lafarge SA. The completion of this transaction brought the aggregate proceeds received by Anglo American for the sale of its Tarmac assets to approximately $2.5 billion since 2008.
Read the press release.
And we agreed the sale of our Rustenburg platinum mines to Sibanye.
As announced at our recent Investor Day, we plan to accelerate this work through 2016 and focus our portfolio around the 20-25 priority assets that constitute the core long term value proposition of Anglo American.
We declared our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals
In September, Mark Cutifani attended the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in New York. At this event, the SDGs were finalised and announced to the world.
But what are they?
The SDGs consist of 17 goals that cover a wide range of issues including poverty, education and access to water. Over the last three years, Anglo American has helped to define and create these goals, in a process led by the United Nations.
We recognise that the goals are ambitious. Meeting them will require all of us — from business to government, civil society to non-governmental organisations — to work together in new and more effective ways.
And while the current economic environment is challenging for miners, this does not — and should not — affect the transformative role our industry can play towards these goals. We see three areas where we can best support our host countries: enterprise development, health and education.
Read the full blog from Mark Cutifani here.
We celebrated our Global Safety Day
Safety is at the heart of all that we do at Anglo American.
Our employees work in some of the most challenging environments on earth. Whether deep in an underground mine or in proximity to a fiery furnace, keeping them safe comes first.
That’s why activities for Global Safety Day 2015 focused specifically on controls – those systems in place to keep us safe.
During the event, which took place in October, teams across the world took part in a variety of safety exercises and planning activities.
For example, in Chile, at our copper operations at Los Bronces, Chagres and El Soldado, teams took a close look at their critical risks, learning from external experts how to improve their control management.
René Aguilar, our group head of safety, highlighted how critical events like Global Safety Day are for Anglo American.
