Anglo American (mining)
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| Type | Public (LSE: AAL) |
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| Founded | 1917 |
| Headquarters | London and Johannesburg |
| Key people | Mark Moody-Stuart, Chairman Anthony Trahar, CEO to March 2007 Cynthia Carroll CEO from March 2007 |
| Industry | Mining |
| Products | Gold Platinum Diamonds Coal Paper and Packaging Base metals Ferrous metals & industries Industrial metals |
| Revenue | $38,637 million (2006) |
| Operating income | $9,832 million (2006) |
| Net income | $6,186 million (2006) |
| Employees | 209,000 |
| Slogan | N/A |
| Website | www.angloamerican.co.uk |
Anglo American plc (LSE: AAL) is a world-wide group of companies, originally founded in South Africa as a mining enterprise but now extending into other areas. Natural resources remains the focus of its operations. Its headquarters are in London, UK. It has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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[edit] History
The origins of Anglo American lie in the Anglo American Corporation which was founded in 1917 by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer. The name derives from the locations of the sources of finance that were raised to form the company. The current company was formed in 1999 when it merged with Minorco. Its gold mining operations were spun off into the separate AngloGold corporation, which later merged with the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation to form AngloGold Ashanti.
[edit] Subsidiaries
The group's subsidiaries include Tarmac (UK), Copebras (Brazil) and Mondi. It also holds 45% of De Beers. [1]
[edit] External links
- Official site
- D.R. Congo: Gold Fuels Massive Human Rights Atrocities, Leading international corporations established links to warlords, Human Rights Watch, 2 June 2005
[edit] References
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