2020
I N T E G R A T E D
R E P O R T
OUR VISION, MISSION AND VALUES
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LEADING
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MISSION
To c rea te va lu e for o ur sharehol ders,
ou r em ploye es a nd o ur busin ess, and
soc ia l par tner s thr oug h safe ly and
re sp on sibly exp lor ing, m in in g and
ma rke tin g o ur pro du cts.
About this report
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Board statement of
responsibility
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Chairperson’s letter
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SECTI ON 1:
ABOUT ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI
SECTI ON 2:
WORLD IN WHICH WE OPERATE AND
STRATEGIC RESPONSE
SECTI ON 3:
DELIVERING ON OUR STRATEGY
8 Who we are – corporate profile
28 Our external operating context
56 CEO’s review and outlook
10 AngloGold Ashanti – 2020 at a glance
33 Managing our risks and acting on
60 Delivering on our strategy
12 How we create value
14 Materiality process and material
matters
18 Our business model
opportunities
44 Integrated stakeholder engagement
52 Our strategy
54 The year of COVID-19 – impact,
response and management
62 Strategic capital trade-offs
64 ESG performance
82 CFO’s report
96 Economic value-added statement
98 People are our business
100 Operating performance
115 Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve –
summary
121 Planning for the future – projects,
exploration and innovation
SECTI ON 4:
LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY
SECTI ON 5:
REWARDING DELIVERY
SECTI ON 6:
CORPORATE INFORMATION
128 Audit and Risk Committee:
144 Remuneration and Human Resources
181 Forward-looking statements
Chairperson’s report
Committee: Chairperson’s letter
182 Administration and corporate
134 Corporate governance
148 Remuneration – overview of policy
information
160 Remuneration implementation report
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Stakeholder feedback
Supporting financial, operational, and
sustainability data are available at
www.aga-reports.com
We welcome stakeholder feedback on our reporting. Should you have any
comments or suggestions on this report, contact our investor relations team at:
investor.relations@anglogoldashanti.com
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI’S 2020 SUITE OF REPORTS
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Sustainability Report
Annual Financial Statements
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Financial Information (Notice of Meeting)
Reporting website
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SAFELY
DELIVERING ON STRATEGY
VALUES
Safety is our
first value.
We treat each
other with dignity
and respect.
We are accountable
for our actions and
undertake to deliver on our
commitments.
We want the communities
and societies in which we
operate to be better off for
AngloGold Ashanti having
been there.
We value
diversity.
We respect
the environment.
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ABOUT THIS REPORT
Scope and objective
This integrated report covers the performance of AngloGold
Ashanti Limited and its subsidiaries and investments (collectively,
‘we’, ‘us’, the Company or the Group) for the year from 1 January
to 31 December 2020. In this report, we describe certain elements
of our operational, financial, environmental, social and governance
(ESG) performance and related information.
We aim to provide a holistic, concise and balanced review of our
overall performance, progress made in delivering on our strategy,
and our prospects to enable stakeholders to make an informed
evaluation of our ability to create value in the short, medium and
long term and the future viability of our business.
While the primary audience of this report is investors and other
providers of financial capital, it will also be useful to a broader
stakeholder audience as the report provides material information
relating to our business model, operating context, material risks,
stakeholder interests, and our governance. Supplementary
operational, geological and sustainability information is available
online at www.aga-reports.com.
For completeness, any significant material event that occurs
between the end of the financial year and the date on which
this report is approved, is included. Unless otherwise indicated,
information reported refers to that of the Group as a whole, and not
only continuing operations.
Reporting frameworks and regulations
In compiling this report, we have applied the International
Integrated Reporting Council’s Framework on Integrated
Reporting and its guiding principles and content elements. We
have also taken into account the following:
• King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa,
2016 (King IV)
• South African Companies Act, No.71 of 2008 (as amended)
• JSE Listings Requirements
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• SAMREC Code
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
We have also considered the World Gold Council’s
Responsible Gold Mining Principles, the principles of the
International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), the United
Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and the expectations of the
sustainability indices and related audience such as ESG ratings
agencies, the FTSE/Russell Responsible Investment Index
(FTSE4Good), the S&P Global Corporate Assessment (CSA),
and the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index.
Reporting boundary
The reporting boundary for this report includes all AngloGold Ashanti
subsidiaries, associates and investments.
Assets sold during the year were those in South Africa –
Mponeng and Surface Operations (including Mine Waste
Solutions) – and in Mali, Sadiola and Morila. As the sale of
the South African assets was concluded on 30 September
2020, their contributions to the Group are reported for the first
nine months of the year. The Morila and Sadiola asset sale
transactions were concluded on 10 November 2020 and 30
December 2020, respectively. We have, however, not reported
on Morila and Sadiola for 2020.
This is a Group level report covering the entire Company, its joint
ventures and investments. While performance and targets are
reported regionally, we report fully on all operations managed by
AngloGold Ashanti. Kibali, in which AngloGold Ashanti has an
ownership interest but does not manage, is partially reported.
There were no significant changes to the scope, boundary or
measurement methods used in this report since 2019. Any
comparative restatements are indicated.
Information on joint ventures and other interests is provided if
considered material. Production, costs, capital expenditure,
Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve data are reported on an
attributable basis, unless otherwise indicated. Employee data,
which includes both permanent employees and contractors, and
average workforce data, is reported for AngloGold Ashanti with
joint ventures reported on an attributable basis.
For details of our assets and their relevant shareholdings, see
the Corporate profile – who we are, and for information on our
principal subsidiaries and operating entities, refer to our .
Approvals and assurance
The information presented in this report has been subject to either
an internal or external audit. Internal audit and approval processes
include, among others, regular management review of information
and data published.
In addition, our operations are subject to risk-based, integrated,
combined assurance reviews of the commercial, safety and
sustainability aspects of our business. The outcomes of these
internal processes and external assurances, as well as of any
independent technical reviews, provide reasonable assurance to
allow the board, on the recommendation of the Audit and Risk
Committee, to determine the effectiveness of our internal control
systems and procedures, and thus to ensure the accuracy of the
information presented.
Financial information from the was externally audited
and signed off by Ernst & Young (EY) while certain selected
sustainability performance indicators reported in the were
subjected to an independent external assurance conducted by
EY – see page 68 in the .
Reporting boundary (external operating context, risks, impacts and outcomes)
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
Operating entities
Joint ventures
Australia
Africa
Americas
South Africa
Africa
100% held
100% held
100% held
100% held
Attributable
AngloGold Ashanti
Australia Limited 1
AngloGold Ashanti
(Ghana) Limited 2
AngloGold Ashanti
(Iduapriem) Limited
Geita Gold Mining
Limited
AngloGold Ashanti
Córrego do Sítio
Mineração S.A.
Mineração Serra
Grande S.A.
Mponeng 3
Mine Waste
Solutions 3
Kibali (Jersey) Limited 4
(45%)
Société d’Exploitation
des Mines d’Or de
Sadiola S.A. 5 (41%)
Société des Mines de
Morila S.A. 6 (40%)
Yatela (40%)
Attributable
Attributable
Attributable
Tropicana (70%)
Société AngloGold
Ashanti de Guinée S.A 7
(85%)
Cerro Vanguardia S.A.
(92.5%)
KEY STAKEHOLDERS
Investment
community
Employees
and unions
Governments and
regulators
Communities
Suppliers
Industry partners
and peers
1 Owner of Sunrise Dam and the Tropicana joint operation
2 Owns the Obuasi mine
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Previously held directly by parent company. The sale of these assets to Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited was concluded
on 30 September 2020
4 Owner of Kibali Goldmines S.A., which operates the Kibali mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
5 Sale of Sadiola in Mali was concluded on 30 December 2020
6 Sale of Morila in Mali to Firefinch Limited (previously Mali Lithium Limited) completed on 10 November 2020
7 Owns Siguiri mine in the Republic of Guinea (Guinea)
Note:
• Unless otherwise indicated, $ or dollar refers to the US dollar throughout this report.
All information is attributable unless otherwise specified
• Rounding of numbers may result in computational discrepancies
• Metric tonnes (t) are used throughout this report and all ounces are Troy ounces
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CHAIRPERSON’S LETTER
Directors’ statement of responsibility and commitment
The AngloGold Ashanti board has ultimate responsibility for ensuring and confirming the integrity, accuracy and completeness of this
report, as well as of our entire suite of 2020 reports. In this the board is supported by the Audit and Risk Committee and the Social,
Ethics and Sustainability Committee.
The board believes that the report has been prepared in compliance with the International Integrated Reporting Council’s Integrated
Reporting Framework. The board is of the view that the material issues identified have been addressed, that the information reported is
correct and relevant, and that this report presents a fair and balanced view of AngloGold Ashanti’s integrated performance for the year
ended 31 December 2020.
This report was approved by the board on 26 March 2021.
Board Chairperson
Maria Ramos
Chief Executive Officer (interim)
Christine Ramon
Chairperson: Audit and Risk Committee
Alan Ferguson
Chairperson: Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee
Dr Kojo Busia
Chairperson: Remuneration and Human Resources Committee
Maria Richter
Independent non-executive directors:
Albert Garner, Rhidwaan Gasant, Nelisiwe Magubane, Jochen Tilk
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Maria Ramos / Chairperson
The pervasive spread and complexity of the COVID-19
pandemic continues to present the world with an economic,
health and social crisis that will shape the prospects of a
generation of people, particularly in the developing world.
The outbreak tested flexibility and resilience as governments,
businesses and societies responded to a global health
emergency unprecedented in modern times. AngloGold
Ashanti was no exception.
I’m pleased to say our leadership and employees responded as
we always hoped they would in a crisis; steady under pressure
and faithfully adhering to our values in adapting to new challenges
in a rapidly evolving operating environment. Our teams designed
protocols and operating procedures for each site that helped
ensure safe business continuity, while we delivered on our
strategic objectives.
At all times our priority was the health and wellbeing of our
colleagues, their families and communities, with proactive steps
taken to protect those stakeholders and the business itself. These
measures were aligned with regulations of our host countries and
the guidelines set by the World Health Organization. Care was
taken to safeguard employees with comorbidities, and emphasis
was placed on close co-operation with our communities, whose
specific needs helped direct our support initiatives.
Close partnerships
The risk will remain especially high for countries without the
resources to immediately fund extensive vaccination campaigns
for all citizens. We are committed to playing our part in balancing
the scales in this regard by working hand-in-glove with our host
governments to support their public health interventions.
We learned valuable lessons during the HIV/AIDS crisis in South
Africa, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and in fighting malaria
across the continent. Most importantly, we learned that we cannot
insulate ourselves from public health emergencies. Our fortunes
are inextricably linked to those of our hosts, so we must be at the
forefront of the public-private partnerships that will be an essential
part of turning the tide.
COVID-19’s economic impact
While the pandemic is first a public health crisis, it has also brought
the worst recession since World War II, overstretched corporate
and sovereign balance sheets and soaring unemployment. These
factors will worsen already-severe inequality, with the impact falling
disproportionately on women, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The early signs are clear that the global economic recovery will be
uneven. Developing economies have the fewest resources to spur
recovery and will be reliant on the private sector to maintain and
create vibrant, profitable businesses that improve resilience of their
overall economies through salaries, taxes and local procurement.
While society has become more adept at dealing with COVID-19
over the past year, we know that the battle is far from over.
Adherence to prevention measures – wearing masks, washing hands
and keeping a prudent social distance – will continue to be required,
even after vaccine programmes are rolled out, as subsequent waves
of infection will be spurred by new variants of the coronavirus.
One of the bright spots of 2020 was the much-improved
public-private co-operation that will be essential to ensuring
that developing economies deal with the challenges of multi-
dimensional poverty – exacerbated by the pandemic – as well as
economic fragility, climate change and conflict. AngloGold Ashanti
will aim to be a strong member of that collaborative effort.
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CHAIRPERSON’S LETTER CONTINUED
We learned valuable lessons during the HIV/Aids crisis
in South Africa, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and in
fighting malaria across the continent. Most importantly,
we learned that we cannot insulate ourselves from public
health emergencies. Our fortunes are inextricably linked
to those of our hosts, so we must be at the forefront of
the public-private partnerships that will be an essential
part of turning the COVID-19 tide.
Gold price
Business performance
The spot gold price rose to a record $2,063/oz in August 2020,
driven by investor demand amidst increased uncertainty and the
global policy impact of to the pandemic.
The record price, however, masked an 14% reduction in physical
demand to 3,759.6t from 2019, which the World Gold Council
says was due to “far reaching effects” of the pandemic. Jewellery
purchases were down 34%, or 515.9t, while smaller demand
segments like gold coins and bars and technology, were also softer.
Central banks bought only 272.9t of bullion in 2020, 59% less than
the previous year.
These declines were partly offset by an increase of 34% year-
on-year, or 877.1 tons, in gold-backed exchange traded funds,
while annual gold supply dropped 4% to 4,633t the largest annual
decline since 2013, as lockdowns disrupted mining activities.
The gold market remains volatile. In the first quarter of 2021,
amid momentum in the global vaccine rollout and an improving
economic recovery in the US and Europe, the spot gold price fell
8% from end of 2020 to $1,744/oz on 19 March 2021. As at
19 March 2021 the Bloomberg average consensus gold price
for 2021 is $1,794/oz and $1,700/oz for 2022.
While we remain positive on the long-term prospects for the gold
price, particularly as the threat of inflation increases, the board will
continue to use conservative assumptions when allocating capital.
Our key strategic objectives include improvement of our overall
sustainability performance, particularly the safe operation of
our mines; strengthening our balance sheet; increasing Ore
Reserve through exploration and growth projects; ensuring tight
management of costs to improve cash flow; and streamlining our
portfolio to direct capital to higher-return projects.
We made solid progress on most of these metrics. We sold our
operating assets in South Africa and Mali, more than halved our
net debt to the lowest level in more than 10 years, added six
million ounces of new reserves to extend the life of our portfolio,
and increased free cash flow almost fivefold, to $743m. Phase 2
of the Obuasi redevelopment was 90% complete at the end of
the year, while the feasibility studies on our two Colombia projects
made good progress toward completion. Dividends were up
fivefold after a decision to double the payout ratio.
That is a solid performance but we’re mindful that there is much
to do to narrow the value gap that persists with many of our
international gold-mining peers.
Obuasi must reach its ramp-up milestones during 2021, and
the board must make investment decisions on the Gramalote
and Quebradona projects, after reviewing their feasibility studies
and detailed execution plans. We are also especially focused on
cost management and capital discipline, particularly amidst the
reinvestment programme in our ore bodies given a potentially
stagnant, or declining gold price.
Our cash conversion is below par and improving it is a focus for
the board. In this regard, the management team continues to
work on ways to ensure the release of growing cash balances in
the Democratic Republic of Congo, value added tax balances in
Tanzania and export levy rebates in Argentina. Together, these
three areas accounted for $586m at the end of 2020.
Safety performance
Safety is another area where improvement is required. It is with
a heavy heart that I report six fatalities during 2020 – four at the
South Africa operations which have now been sold, and two at
our Obuasi mine in Ghana. See . On behalf of the board,
executive committee and AngloGold Ashanti’s workforce, I convey
our heartfelt condolences to the families, colleagues and the
communities of our departed colleagues.
A thorough review of our safety strategy was conducted in the
second half of 2020, with detailed input from each of our sites and
the safety leadership across our business. Implementation of the
updated strategy – focused on technology and innovation, deeper
learning from high potential incidents, and compliance to the critical
controls that protect our employees from injury – is already well
underway and will be closely monitored.
Environment, sustainability and governance
Our strategy compels us to seek improvement in the areas of
environmental stewardship, social performance and the strength
of our governance frameworks and oversight. Excellence in these
areas will strengthen our social license to operate and improve our
sustainability and ability to create value in the long term.
Mitigating our impact on the environment – and climate change
in particular -- is non-negotiable. Work is underway to reduce
the use of scarce resources such as land and water, and to limit
greenhouse gas emissions. We’ve been doing that for some time,
reducing total GHG emissions by 48% since 2008, and maintaining
high levels of water re-use – 73% in 2020.
The board, through its Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee,
will in the course of 2021 review an updated climate change
strategy and new medium-term emissions targets including the
pathway to net zero emissions. We will also be making our first
disclosure in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial
Disclosure (TCFD) recommendations.
No disruptions caused by community protests were recorded at our
operations, and no human rights violations were reported.
In addition, our value to the communities in which we operate
was clear. Procurement expenditure totalled $1.6bn, with 82%
spent in host countries. Taxes and royalties of $1.1bn were paid,
and employees’ salaries and benefits ended the year at $508m
(see Economic value-added statement). Those monies greatly
improve resilience in the communities around our operations when
several other economic sectors are under severe strain. We’re
proud of that contribution.
Leadership changes
Kelvin Dushnisky stepped down as chief executive officer on
1 September 2020. The board thanks Kelvin for his contribution in
delivering on the Company’s strategy during his two-year tenure
and wishes him well in the future.
Our Chief Financial Officer Christine Ramon, stepped in as interim
CEO and has provided leadership to the organisation as it continued
to deliver on its strategy, meeting key operational, financial and
social objectives. The board is conducting a thorough search for a
permanent CEO, considering both internal and external candidates.
Dr Kojo Busia was appointed as independent non-executive
director on 1 August 2020 and chair of the Social, Ethics and
Sustainability Committee on 1 December 2020. He brings a wealth
of experience in sustainability, governance and public policy.
On 7 December 2020, Sipho Pityana resigned from the board
after 13 years as a director, including the last six as Chairman.
The board thanks Mr. Pityana for the significant contribution
he made to AngloGold Ashanti and in particular the focus on
sustainability and safety.
Thank you
I want to thank my fellow directors, our Interim CEO, Christine
Ramon, the leadership team and every employee across the
Company for their courage and resourcefulness during an
especially challenging year, and for continuing to uphold the values
of AngloGold Ashanti. To all our stakeholders, our thanks goes to
you for your support throughout this very challenging year. We will
continue to work diligently and in line with our values to ensure that
AngloGold Ashanti delivers on our commitments.
There were other ESG successes during the year (see Rewarding
delivery), with 88.5% compliance with noise and dust monitoring
across our operations. Injury rates fell to their lowest level ever at
2.39 injuries per million hours worked, well below the global industry
average, driven by a 99% compliance to our major hazard controls.
Maria Ramos
Chairperson
26 March 2021
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AngloGold Ashanti Limited (AngloGold Ashanti), with its head office in South Africa, is an independent, global gold mining
company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across nine countries on four
continents. While gold is our principal product, we also produce silver (Argentina) and sulphuric acid (Brazil) as by-products.
In Colombia, feasibility studies are currently underway at two of our projects, one of which will produce both gold and copper.
STREAMLINED
portfolio
STRONGEST
balance sheet in a decade
RAMP UP
at Obuasi continues
UNLOCKING VALUE
in Colombia
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AT A GLANCE
• Third-largest gold producer globally and the largest on the
African continent, producing 3.047Moz of gold and employing an
average of 36,952 people (including contractors) in 2020
• Responsible gold miner, in partnerships with host communities
and governments – we aim to create value for all our
stakeholders over the long term
• Listed on the Johannesburg, New York, Australian and Ghana
stock exchanges
• A geographically diverse shareholder base includes the world’s
largest financial institutions
• Market capitalisation of $9.4bn as at 31 December 2020
• Included in the JSE Top 40 Index, the S&P Global CSA, the
FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index Series (the FTSE4Good
Index), the Responsible Mining Index and the Bloomberg 2021
Gender-Equality Index
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1 Argentina
Cerro Vanguardia (92.5%)
2 Brazil
Serra Grande
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Gramalote (50%) (1)
La Colosa
Quebradona
AFRICA
4 Guinea
Siguiri (85%)
5 Ghana
Iduapriem
Obuasi (2)
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Kibali (45%) (3)
7 Tanzania
Geita
AUSTRALIA
8 Australia
Sunrise Dam (4)
Tropicana (70%)
Note: Percentages indicate the ownership interest held by
AngloGold Ashanti. All operations are 100%-owned unless
otherwise indicated.
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Change in ownership from 51% to 50%; managed by
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Obuasi’s redevelopment project began in 2019
Kibali is operated by Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick)
As at 31 December 2020, a maiden Mineral Resource
was declared for Butcher Well
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI – 2020 AT A GLANCE
FOCUSED
PORTFOLIO
2020 – another redefining year for AngloGold Ashanti
We improved the quality of our portfolio, balancing competing capital
needs, and delivered the Obuasi redevelopment project on time and
within budget, supplemented the Ore Reserve in our core portfolio, further
reduced debt and grew our dividend, all while managing our operations
through the most challenging year ever – due to COVID-19.
$1,059/oz
includes impact of COVID-19-related
stoppages
2.39
AIFR rate improved 28% on 2019
56%*
year-on-year
62%*
year-on-year
0.24 times*
from 1.0 in 2019
3.0Moz
production decline reflects
COVID-19 challenges and
streamlined portfolio
Production
(000oz)
2018
3,400
2019
3,281
2020
All-in sustaining cost
($/oz)
AIFR
(per million hours worked)
2018
976
2019
998
2018
4.81
2019
3.31
3,047
2020
1,059
2020
2.39
6.1Moz
Added to Ore Reserve on a gross basis and 2.6Moz on net basis for a net increase of 10% year-on-year,
portfolio production life increased to about 11 years.
Positioning the business to sustainably grow production and margins
Adjusted EBITDA
($m)
2018
1,388
2019
1,580
2020
* From continuing operations
Adjusted net debt
($m)
2018
1,659
2019
1,581
Adjusted net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio
(times)
2018
1.2
2019
1.0
2,470
2020
597
2020
0.24
Free cash flow before growth capital
124%
year-on-year to $1bn
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Dividend increased more than fivefold
to approximately 48 US cents per share
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AngloGold Ashanti Limited AngloGold Ashanti Limited HOW WE CREATE VALUE
OUR VISION
OUR MISSION
OUR VALUES
To be the leading
mi ning compan y
To create value f or our
shareholders, our employees
and o ur business and soc ial
part ners by s af ely and
responsibly ex ploring, minin g
and marketing our pr od uc ts
Our six values guide all decisions
made and actions taken in the
conduct of our business. These
values link our business activities
to our environmental, social and
governance (ESG) responsibilities
To fulfil our purpose and mission, we have in place an integrated, robust business model and a strategy that is resilient and
sufficiently flexible to respond to the constantly changing world in which we operate.
We aim to sustain value creation in the longer term, and endeavour to maintain flexibility in strategic decision making to respond
to a dynamic operating environment and unpredictable economic and commodity cycles. Our business model depends on
the following:
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By understanding our context…
External operating environment
The global macro-economic, geopolitical and financial landscape,
as well as the location of our operations and their specific political
and social dynamics, all affect our ability to deliver on our strategy
and to create value over time.
See Our external operating environment
Stakeholder engagement and key relationships
In conducting our business, we have an impact on stakeholders
and they in turn, through their actions and expectations, have
an effect on our business and our social licence to operate.
Our approach to inclusive stakeholder engagement seeks to
balance the interests and expectations of material stakeholders
over time. Constructive, honest and respectful dialogue with
stakeholders is vital to manage these expectations and any
material issues identified.
Our most material stakeholders are:
…and identifying our material
risks and opportunities…
Risks and opportunities
Understanding the world in which we operate, the supply and
availability of the scarce resources we rely on to conduct our
business, as well as stakeholder relationships and expectations,
guides us in identifying, prioritising and managing our risks and
opportunities. This enables effective planning to mitigate such risks,
to act on opportunities and to achieve our strategic objectives.
See Managing our risks and opportunities
Material matters
Our materiality process is aimed at identifying, prioritising
and integrating into our strategy and business model the
most material matters affecting our ability to create value.
Understanding and managing stakeholder needs, expectations
and material concerns, and how we in turn affect them, is vital
to the successful delivery on our strategy and to value creation.
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...we strategise and allocate
resources to…
Business model
We actively manage our activities as we try to mitigate
negative impacts of our operations and seek to achieve
positive outcomes.
Strategy
Mining is a long-term business, and so our strategy aims to
create sustained value over the life of our mining operations and
beyond. This involves careful allocation of key resource inputs
– the natural, human, intellectual, financial, manufactured,
and social and relationship capitals – which are essential to
achieving this aim.
Improve
portfolio quality
Focus on people,
safety and
sustainability
Supporting
our strategy for
sustainable cash
flow improvements
and returns
Ensure financial
flexibility
Optimise overhead,
costs and capital
expenditure
Maintain long-term
optionality
…create and preserve value for
stakeholders
Sustained value creation over time requires responsible
corporate citizenship and encompasses social upliftment,
careful environmental stewardship, effective governance
and the creation of economic opportunities for communities,
suppliers and governments. Our mission to create value is
supported by our emphasis on excellence in ESG performance,
through our values and the foundation of our strategy
– a relentless focus on people, safety and sustainability.
Understanding the long-term impacts of decisions made on
the allocation and the use of capital inputs, and the resulting
strategic trade-offs, is essential to the long-term creation and
preservation of value, while limiting value erosion.
Our most significant/material stakeholders and the associated
values are:
Stakeholder
Desired value creation
Shareholders
(investors,
financiers)
To generate sustained growth in total
shareholder returns. We are focused on
consistently delivering improved cash flows
through the cycle
Employees
and unions
Communities
To be an employer of choice and to provide the
opportunity to earn, learn and develop in a safe,
values-driven environment, while promoting
inclusivity, diversity and non-discrimination. We
actively promote localised employment in the
countries in which we operate
To contribute positively to socio-economic
development. Our aim is that once mining
ceases, host communities are resilient and self-
sustaining
Suppliers
To provide business opportunities and growth.
We encourage local procurement where
possible, as well as inclusivity and diversity
Environment
To be environmentally responsible, to mitigate
and limit the impact on the environment of our
mining activities and where possible to protect,
restore and rehabilitate the land and biodiversity.
We aim to reduce carbon emissions and related
intensities, and to minimise water withdrawal
Governments To be a responsible, law-abiding corporate
citizen of the countries in which we operate
and to pay our due contributions (taxes,
royalties, duties) to government. We partner
with government in the development of local
services and infrastructure when and where
necessary
See Our business model, Integrated stakeholder engagement
and material issues, ESG performance – overview, Delivering
on our strategy and Strategic capital trade-offs
See Integrated stakeholder engagement and material issues
See Materiality and our material matters, Integrated
stakeholder engagement and material issues
See Our strategy, Our business model and Delivering on
our strategy
OUR BUSINESS – WHAT WE DO
1. Exploration and development
Establish and maintain a pipeline of
economically viable and competitive
projects to develop long-term mining
operations. Exploration is a cornerstone of
our business.
2. Mining, processing and refining
Operate and maintain mining and processing
infrastructure and equipment, and ensure a
skilled and trained workforce to enable cost-
efficient, safe operations.
3. Sale of product, financial management
Sale of gold and by-products to generate
revenue. Solid financial management
and disciplined capital allocation ensures
positive, sustained cash flow and returns.
4. Rehabilitation and mine closure
Develop and maintain constructive stakeholder relations to
support our regulatory and social licences to operate; minimise
and mitigate our environmental impact and manage closure
responsibly and in line with our values.
Capital inputs required:
Capital inputs required:
Capital inputs required:
Capital inputs required:
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Material matters are those most likely to substantively affect our ability to preserve and create value over time. To identify
matters that are material to AngloGold Ashanti, we apply a comprehensive process to determine what these issues are, and to
consider their likely effects on our strategy, our performance and governance as well as our outlook.
Determining materiality
Our materiality process aims to identify those economic, social and environmental matters that present material risks, while simultaneously
taking into account our governance, external operating context and those issues of particular concern to stakeholders.
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Analyse
• Review and evaluate our external
operating context in terms of political,
economic, social, technological, legal and
environmental factors
• Research and analysis of media coverage,
analyst reports and emerging industry
issues
• Benchmarking of peer reporting
• Engage with external stakeholders to
understand expectations and needs
Identify
• Externally facilitated review process to
agree material matters and risks
• Categorise and rank matters by subject
and area
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Respond, monitor, report and integrate
Prioritise
• Once identified and ranked, material
matters are reviewed and integrated
into our strategic objectives and risk
management
• Key performance indicators are developed
and applied across the Group and, where
appropriate, included in incentive structures
• Performance is assessed on an ongoing
basis and, where appropriate, remedial
action taken
• Based on analysis and identification,
prioritise those matters and risks that
could potentially impact value creation
over time or that may result in value
erosion
• Participants include senior management
and those responsible for risk
management and governance to ensure
an integrated approach and alignment
with all areas of the business
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3
A materiality workshop, facilitated by external advisers was held in November 2020. Participants in the workshop represented a number
of disciplines across the business, including investor relations, finance, environmental, social (safety and health, human resources,
communities) and governance. The workshop was preceded by a review of stakeholder input and our external environment to ensure the
outcome of the workshop was balanced and constructive.
Senior executives and functional heads of discipline have a common understanding of AngloGold Ashanti’s material issues and risks, the
changing risk landscape and the actions required to improve the sustainability of the business.
The top issues were identified and a decision taken to replace some of the issues for reporting purposes.
Our materiality matrix
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Human rights
Tailings
management
Water
management
Building
thriving communities
Sustainability and growth
Preventing fatalities,
accidents and injuries
Epidemics
Employee and
community health
Climate change and
decarbonisation
Corruption, ethics and
conflict of interest
Political instability
and interference
Rehabilitation and
biodiversity
Diversity and inclusion
Closures and legacies
Cultural heritage and people’s rights
Inclusive procurement
Artisanal and illegal mining
Commodity market
Supply chain governance
Security and crime
Innovation
Talent management
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Environment
Social
Economic
Governance
Cross-cutting
Most
important
2020 MATERIAL ISSUES
Social
• Employee and community health
• Employee safety
• Building resilient, self-sustaining
communities (including inclusive
procurement)
• Integrated talent management
• Security
Cross-cutting
• Human rights
• Artisanal and small-scale mining
• Integrated closure (including
environmental, economic and social
considerations)
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• Water
• Climate change and energy use
• Tailings management
Governance
• Business sustainability and growth
• Navigating through regulatory and
political risks
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Material matters, related stakeholders and capitals affected
The material issues most likely to affect our ability to create and preserve value, and to affect value created for stakeholders in the
long term, are listed in the table below.
Stakeholders
Capitals and value affected
Related:
Employee and community health
(Ebola, malaria, COVID-19 pandemic)
Employees, communities, investment
community
Employee safety
Employees, investment community
Business sustainability and growth
Employees, investment community,
governments
Building thriving communities
(including local procurement)
Communities
Human rights
Employees, communities
Tailings management
Employees, communities, investment
community, governments and regulators,
industry peers
Navigating regulatory and political risks Governments and regulators, investment
Water management
Climate change crisis and energy use
Integrated closure
(rehabilitation and biodiversity; legacies)
Artisanal and small-scale mining
Security
community
Communities, governments and regulators,
investment community
Communities, investors, governments
and regulators, investment community
Communities, governments and regulators
Communities, employees, governments
and regulators
Employees, communities, governments
and regulators
Integrated talent management
Employees, investment community
While these material matters and their relationship to the capitals guide the content of this report, they are discussed more fully
in the .
KEY STAKEHOLDERS
Investment
community
Employees
and unions
Governments and
regulators
Communities
Suppliers
Industry partners
and peers
OUR CAPITALS
Natural
capital
Human
capital
Manufactured
capital
Financial
capital
Social and
relationship capital
Intellectual
capital
Creating value entails optimising and balancing
the use of these inputs, enhancing positive
outcomes and impacts, minimising those that are
negative, and delivering on our strategy.
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Our ability to create value depends on the use of
and access to various capital inputs – this includes
access to financial capital and economically
viable orebodies, as well as to the necessary
mining infrastructure, including utilities, plant
and equipment, and a skilled and experienced
workforce. Creating value entails optimising and
balancing the use of these inputs, enhancing
positive outcomes and impacts, minimising those
that are negative, and delivering on our strategy.
Operating context
Those risks and issues arising in our external operating
environment that have the potential to affect our ability
either positively or negatively to create and preserve
value, include:
• Global health concerns – the COVID-19 pandemic
and other diseases such as malaria and Ebola
• Volatile global economic and commodity markets
resulting in an unpredictable gold price and currency
movements
• Relative cost competitiveness, particularly in the
resources sector
• Political uncertainty and country risk – instability,
regulatory and policy challenges
• Climate change and decarbonisation efforts
• Management of water, a scarce resource
• Increasingly comprehensive reporting and disclosure
requirements
See Managing our risks and opportunities,
external operating context and materiality and
material issues
Governance
Our all-encompassing governance framework, systems
and processes, together with our values, inform
how we conduct our business and guide all that we
do – our operations, decision-making, behaviour
and stakeholder engagement. Our governance
structures acknowledge our social and environmental
responsibilities.
Our corporate governance aims at achieving:
• Responsible, ethical leadership and conduct, in line
with our values and code of ethics
• Effective oversight and control of our business and
the effective delegation of responsibility
• Inclusive stakeholder engagement to promote trust
and legitimacy and to aid understanding of our
impacts on stakeholders
See Corporate governance
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• Community expectations and the need to work with
stakeholders to build self-sustaining communities
Financial
capital
INPUTS
Essential capital inputs
Why important
Required inputs
• At the start of 2020, an inclusive
Mineral Resource of 175.6Moz and Ore
Reserve of 43.9Moz
• Pipeline of economically viable orebodies
in our existing mines, greenfield projects
and exploration sites
• Land – 460,757ha under management
of which 25,738ha was disturbed and
5,063ha had been rehabilitated at the
start of 2020
• Other natural resource inputs:
• Energy: 25.57PJ consumed
• Water: 47.40GL withdrawn
• Diesel: 216.36ML consumed
• Cyanide: 25.73t
At the start of 2020, our financial capital
included:
• Totally equity of $2.7bn
• Cash and cash equivalents from
continuing operations of $0.456m
• Adjusted net debt from continuing
operations of $1,581m
• Undrawn borrowing facilities of
$1,752m
• Investments in associates and joint
ventures of $1,581m, a source of
dividends
• Other investments of $86m, a source
of dividends
• Market capitalisation of $9.28bn
• Representative, skilled, engaged and
motivated workforce
• Employees with the necessary mining
and related technical skills and
expertise – employed 36,952 people,
including 16,222 contractors
Natural
capital
Our primary business
activity is the exploration
for, development and
operation of gold orebodies
to transform these into
economic and social value.
To do this, we need:
• Pipeline of economically
viable Mineral Resource
and Ore Reserve
• Access to various natural
resources – land, water
and energy, among
others
Access to cost-efficient
capital is vital to fund
our business, sustain
operations, ensure future
growth, and to pay for the
use of other capital inputs
necessary to our business.
Our main sources of funding
are operational cash flow,
debt and credit facilities,
and equity.
Human
capital
The conduct of our
business and delivery on
our strategy depend on
the skills and knowledge,
productivity, behaviour and
well-being of employees.
Effective talent management
enables AngloGold Ashanti
to better navigate a
volatile macro-economic
environment and to achieve
our strategic objectives
Related challenges/constraints
Related strategic pillars/ capitals affected
• Availability of increasingly scarce, economically viable orebodies must be managed to
Strategic pillars
maximise returns and the value generated over their finite lives
• Mining and its related processing activities have certain inevitable environmental impacts.
Challenges include:
• Land rehabilitation and restoration, the protection and preservation of biodiversity
Other capitals affected:
• Conserving water, a scarce resource in many areas in which we operate and one which is
shared with other users/stakeholders. Water re-use is a priority
• Efficient energy use, reducing the use of non-renewable energy and increasing that of
renewable energy to limit emissions and our impact on the climate
• Responsible deposition and management of mining waste streams, especially tailings
• Ensure sufficient financial capital is available to conduct our business, to balance competing
Strategic pillars
demands for financial capital and optimise its allocation
• Generating cash flow to fund the business as well as future growth depends on various
factors, both external and internal
• We operate in a constrained global financial environment where the cost of financial capital
is dictated by company fundamentals, investor sentiment, political and country risk, and the
overall health of the global economy
• Our cost efficiency impacts cash flow
• Judicious balance sheet management is necessary to ensure the required level of liquidity to
sustain the business, finance growth, reduce debt and pay dividends
• Sovereign ratings downgrades could increase the cost of capital
Other capitals affected:
• Talent attraction, retention and succession planning ensures we have the skills and expertise
necessary to operate our business efficiently and deliver on our strategy. COVID-19-related
challenges highlight the importance of talent retention
Strategic pillars
• Workforce localisation and the reduction of expatriate employees are focus areas
• Inclusivity, equity and diversity is a focus for ESG investors and broader society
Other capitals affected:
• $10.8m invested in training and
• Internal appointments followed changes to the board and executive management
development
• Mining can be hazardous, and a safe, healthy workforce is essential to the execution of our
• Cordial and constructive engagement
strategy. COVID-19 was the single most significant challenge to employee well-being
with all employees
• Strong, experienced and diverse
leadership
• Motivational reward structures linked to
strategic performance and delivery
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INPUTS continued
Essential capital inputs
Why important
Required inputs
Efficient conduct of our business
relies on the development and
maintenance of our mining operations
and related infrastructure and
equipment.
Manufactured
capital
• Ten mining operations with well-maintained infrastructure, gold processing plants and
equipment. The book value of our property, plant and equipment is $2.9bn as of
31 December 2020 (31 December 2019: $2.6bn excluding the South African portfolio)
• Exploration and mining rights, permits and licences
• Three projects (Obuasi, Gramalote, Quebradona) are being developed and brownfields
projects underway at Geita, Siguiri, Kibali, Cerro Vanguardia, AGA Mineração, Sunrise Dam,
and Tropicana
• Consumed:
• Cyanide – 23.7t
• Explosives – 50.2t
• Liquid fossil fuels – 270,063kL
• Lubricants – 6,047kL
• Total acids – 10,412t
• Total alkalis – 141,439t
Related challenges/constraints
Related strategic pillars/ capitals affected
OUTPUTS AND
RELATED CAPITALS
Key outputs of business activities
Related capitals
Strategic pillars
Other capitals affected:
• Continued access to reliable
manufactured capital entails
focused investment in its
development, maintenance,
upgrade and replacement
• Well-maintained, functional
infrastructure, plant and
equipment, together with the
necessary technical support, are
essential to cost-efficient, steady
operations. Maintenance of
manufactured capital is included
in stay-in-business capital
expenditure
• Balancing competing demands
for financial capital, while
allowing for unexpected
equipment failure and potential
supplier delays
• 42.1Mt of ore treated/milled
(attributable) (1)
• Produced 3.0Moz of gold
– and 3.6Moz of silver and
188t of sulphuric acid as by-
products
• Produced 140.84Mt of
overburden and waste rock
• Deposited 70.52Mt
of tailings
• Generated revenue of $5.5bn
from the sale of gold and by-
products (2)
• Contributed 1,123kt of
GHG emissions, through the
consumption of 5.989PJ of
grid-based electricity
Other capitals affected:
(1) Excludes surface and dump ore treated/milled
(2) Includes equity-accounted joint ventures
Social and
relationship
capital
Relationships with many of our
stakeholders support our license to
operate, and must be based on trust
and transparency. These relationships
also help protect our reputation, and
enable us to deliver on our strategy.
Stakeholders include communities,
governments, NGOs, and investors,
among others.
Intellectual
capital
An ethical, performance-based
culture, solid governance framework
and efficient management systems,
including enterprise risk management,
are vital in facilitating delivery on our
business strategy. Underpinning
these is innovation and technology
to enhance and optimise efficiencies
and outcomes.
• Our Values and Code of Ethics guide our stakeholder engagement
• Stakeholder trust is vital in
Strategic pillars
• Commitment to maintaining our integrity and reputation among stakeholders, including
investors, communities, civil society, NGOs, suppliers, governments and regulators
• Dedicated community engagement structures facilitate engagement and promote supportive
communities
• A reliable, cost-focused, efficient and representative supplier database, adhering to our
Supplier Code of Conduct. Local suppliers are given preference
• Constructive relationship with government and regulators
• Accurate, transparent and consistent disclosure
• Responsible ESG practices, consistent financial and operational performance and delivery on
our strategy earns investor confidence
securing our social licence to
operate; low levels of trust could
potentially impede the business
• The importance of strong
stakeholder relationships has
been highlighted because
of declining levels of trust in
global organisations
• To maintain trust, relationships
are carefully nurtured
• Integrated, focused strategy supported by sound management systems, corporate
• Attracting and retaining the
Strategic pillars
governance framework and an effective risk management framework
• Our Values and Code of Ethics guide our behaviour and all decision making
• Talent management programme to maintain bench strength
• Competitive remuneration and clear performance management systems aim to ensure the
best skills are attracted and retained
• Technology to enable the constant monitoring of all information technology (IT) assets in
real time and any possible threats
talent required to enhance our
intellectual capital is key to
obtaining the skills required
to drive innovation and
technological development
• The costs of digitalisation,
technological innovation and
R&D must compete for
capital allocation
• Increased cybersecurity threats
• Maintaining cybersecurity across
all operations is essential
Other capitals affected:
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OUTCOMES OF OUR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Action to enhance and optimise value and prevent its erosion
Outcomes achieved
Stakeholders affected
• We work to mitigate direct environmental impacts of our activities and to offset these where possible.
• At 31 December 2020, our mining activity, project development and sale of
Stakeholder
Natural
capital
• The South Africa and Mali asset sales streamlined our portfolio to help ensure value creation in the longer term.
• Initiated a focused Ore Reserve programme
• $162m invested in brownfields and greenfields exploration to develop the Ore Reserve pipeline.
• Feasibility studies on our two Colombia projects were advanced, bringing closer the introduction of new
production sources that will be mostly hydropowered
• About $24m invested in the project to convert our Brazil TSFs to dry stacking, and another $72m planned for this
work in 2021
assets resulted in:
• Mineral Resource (inclusive) of 124.5Moz
• Ore Reserve of 29.7Moz
• Gross Ore Reserve increased by 6.1Moz – extending average operating life
by around 11 years
• Eight reportable environmental incidents (2019: 3)
• No community environment-related grievances
Communities
NGOs
Investors
Employees
• Initial, bottom-up work done in preparation for the update of our climate change strategy and the setting of
emission targets, including physical risk assessments at each site
Land
• 25,881ha of land disturbed by our activities – 5.6% of land under management
More detailed information on our activities see: CEO’s review, ESG performance and Mineral Resource and Ore
Reserve – summary in this report; and relevant sections in the
• 5,243ha land rehabilitated – 1.1% of land under management
Water
• Water re-use efficiency of 73% for 2020 compared to 76% in 2019
Energy and GHG emissions
• Energy consumption improved while efficiency declined
• Streamlined the portfolio through the sale of assets in South Africa and Mali, generating cash proceeds of $239m
• Free cash flow rose by 485% to $743m, from $127m in 2019
Stakeholder
including dividends and loan payments
• Most of these funds were used to reduce debt
• Free cash flow generation was the highest since 2011
Financial
capital
• A doubling in the dividend payout ratio contributed to a more than fivefold increase in the annual
dividend payment
See CFO’s report
• Adjusted net debt from continuing operations declined by 62% to $597m
Shareholders and investors
• Adjusted EBITDA rose 50% year-on-year to $2.6bn
• Adjusted net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio from continuing operations fell to 0.24 times
• Cash and cash equivalents were up 192% to $1.33bn
• No employees lost wages or benefits during lockdowns and COVID-19
related disruptions
Improved shareholder returns:
• Paid a dividend of approximately 48 US cents a share – a fivefold increase from 9 US
cents a share in 2019
• Share price increased marginally over the year for a market capitalisation of $9.4bn at
year end 2020
We invest in technology systems and procedures to ensure workplaces are safe, employees are healthy, motivated, and
equipped to do their jobs. We provide training and development, ensure fair labour practice, promote local employment
and diversity and inclusivity.
• Regrettably, six colleagues lost their lives in 2020 in workplace accidents
Stakeholder
• All injury frequency rate improved 28% to 2.39 injuries per million hours
Employees
Human
capital
• Our safety strategy aims to minimise harm and injury in the workplace.
• All occupational disease frequency rate improved 47% to 0.72 cases per million hours worked
• Improved employee skills, enhancing their employability – $10.8m invested in training and
• Our COVID-19 response saw all employees receive salaries and wages during periods of enforced lockdown and
development
the suspension of operations.
• Our internal talent pipeline is strengthened through our established talent review and succession plan.
• Diversity – 33% of the executive committee and 44% of the board are women
• Increased employee engagement and improved employee relations because of frequent
• Diversity, inclusion and localisation, especially in the Africa region, are important focus areas
COVID-19-related communication
See ESG performance – an overview and People are our business in this report as well as relevant sections
in the
• Paid $508m in salaries, wages and other benefits
Shareholders and investors
Governments and regulators
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Action to enhance and optimise value and prevent its erosion
Outcomes achieved
Stakeholders affected
• Our actions here aim to ensure our mines operate efficiently and their operating lives are optimised.
• Number of operations reduced from 14 to 10, after sale of the South Africa and
Stakeholder
• Two projects in Colombia are progressing – their feasibility studies are underway and the results are expected by
Mail assets
end June 2021
Manufactured
capital
• The first phase of the Obuasi Redevelopment Project was completed. The overall project was 90% complete by
end 2020
See Strategic capital trade-offs, CEOs review and Regional review
• Our activities here are aimed at ensuring constructive stakeholder relations, which are vital to maintaining our
regulatory and social licences to operate
Social and
relationship capital
• As a responsible corporate citizen, we aim to share the socio-economic benefits of our mining activities and
support resilient, self-sustaining communities
• Regular and constructive engagement with local, regional and national governments
• Our socio-economic activities are aligned with local development targets
• Focus on human rights and human rights awareness training
• Concerted effort to ensure and maintain positive community relations
For the detail on these activities, see ESG performance – an overview and relevant sections in the
Obuasi – creating value over the longer term
• Advancement of the Obuasi Redevelopment Project, once fully ramped up, is expected
to contribute 350,000-400,000oz of gold annually to production for first 10 years of full
production
• Annual production will be equivalent to more than 10% of Group production
• Employs 4,210 people (of whom more than 90% are local nationals) – focus on
in-country recruitment and local procurement
Colombia projects – allowing for long-term optionality
• Pending board approval, the Colombia projects are expected to contribute an
estimated 600,000oz of annual gold-equivalent production in their first five years, once
both are fully ramped up
• Significant resources and reserves, and the equipment and infrastructure needed to
develop them
Shareholders and investors
Employees
Communities
Governments and regulators
Communities
• Overall positive relationship with communities boosted by active engagement and the
provision of local employment and procurement opportunities, infrastructure and services
Stakeholder
Communities (including NGOs, civil
society, etc.)
• Community resettlements and community demands for services, jobs, and reduced
environmental impact
• Accolades received for community work in Colombia, Tanzania and Ghana
• No reported human rights violations for a third consecutive year
Governments and regulators
Shareholders and investors
• Total local procurement spend of $2.1bn including capital purchases
Employees
• Total community investment of $20.6m
Governments and regulators
• Good regulatory compliance – no fines received for material non-compliances
• $1,055m paid in total to governments
Investors
• Strong financial performance and transparent engagement and disclosure, supports
investor and shareholder confidence
• Dividends totalling $38m paid to shareholders
A detailed digital transformation roadmap has been developed that has defined usability for various areas with the
potential to improve operating and safety performance, and ensure reliable delivery and compliance with strategic
and business plans
Intellectual
capital
For further detail, see Planning for the future – projects, exploration and innovation
Employees
• Digital disruption
Stakeholder
Employees
• Technological challenges of remote work for many employees, accelerated by the
COVID-19 pandemic and resultant move to remote working
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VALUE CREATED, PRESERVED AND ERODED
BY DELIVERING ON OUR STRATEGY
Value for stakeholder
Value for AngloGold Ashanti
Long-term value
Value for stakeholder
Value for AngloGold Ashanti
Long-term value
Shareholders and investors
(including providers of capital)
• Dividend payments
• Improved cash flows from a steady
performance and increased gold price
• Debt reduced from cash flows and asset
Sustained positive cash flows over the
long term will provide shareholders with
positive returns
• Share price appreciation
sale proceeds
• Repayment of debt and interest
Employees
• Fair pay in return for work
• Wages and salaries earned
support employees’ livelihoods
• Skills development and learning,
• Increased earnings and cash flow
provide greater optionality in capital
allocation and investment
• Improved liquidity and greater access
to capital
• Reduced debt levels
• Stable workforce
• Improved productivity
• Ability to attract and retain talent
• Motivated, engaged employees
personal career growth
• Beneficial, co-operative labour relations
Sustained employment over the longer
term means the steady receipt of salaries
and wages, with the subsequent sustained
contributions to local expenditure and local
economic activity, boosting local economies
and creating more resilient communities
• A well-established database of
reliable, cost-efficient suppliers supports
delivery on our strategic objectives,
particularly optimising overhead costs
and operating expenditure
• Strong relationships with suppliers
helped ensure business continuity during
disruptions to global supply chains (eg.
COVID-19)
• Constructive community relationships
support our social licence to operate
• Reduced incidence of operational
disruptions caused by community protests
As a long-term customer for suppliers, we
contribute positively to local communities,
encouraging economic growth over time.
In exchange, suppliers will help ensure
the supply chains remain resilient during
widespread disruptions
Our social aims include contributing to,
and promoting resilient, self-sustaining
communities. Our community investment
focuses on developing socio-economic
initiatives that are economically viable and
sustainable in the long term
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• Employee benefits, including
healthcare
Suppliers
• Reliable offtake of goods and
services
• Local procurement supports local
business and workforce, and
creates resilient economies and
societies
Communities
• Employment and procurement
opportunities – community
members employed by the
mines in turn contribute to local
economies
• Investment in socio-economic
development projects such
as agriculture, education and
infrastructure
• Improved standards of living
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Governments
• Payment of taxes, royalties and
other duties support the national
fiscus in host countries
• Constructive, steady relations with
governments and regulators help maintain
mining licences
• Regulatory compliance ensures
• Payment of employee personal
licence to operate
income tax
• Partners in our operations benefit
from earnings generated
• Collaborative partnerships to
develop local infrastructure
Continued payment of taxes, royalties
and duties, by both the Company and
employees, contributes to the national
fiscus of each country in which we operate,
ensuring shared value with our host
governments and communities
Environment
• Mining is an environmentally
disruptive activity. We aim to
minimise our impacts and help
restore this natural capital
• Environmental management
mitigates the damage caused
through land disturbance,
protecting biodiversity and the
responsible consumption of
natural resources and waste
management
• Improved environmental performance aids
inclusion in ESG performance indices,
boosting responsible investment in our equity,
supporting our valuation in the long term
• Reduced environmental impact and
carbon footprint in line with the SDGs
• Land rehabilitation to repair damage or
restore land
• Improved efficiencies (of water and energy
especially) and responsible resource
consumption contribute to lower operating
costs
Our environmental rehabilitation
and biodiversity programmes aim, over
time, to restore land for sustained,
alternative economic use. This is linked
to creating value for communities and
is aligned with our values to respect the
environment and to leave communities
better off for AngloGold Ashanti having
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OUR EXTERNAL OPERATING CONTEXT
The environment in which AngloGold Ashanti operates is dynamic and often complex, influencing delivery on our strategy and
our ability to create value.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was profound, bringing a series of challenges to our operating environment and wider society,
damaging economies and leading to heightened geopolitical tensions, uncertainty, increased inequality and rising poverty. Against this
backdrop, investors increased the call for companies in which they invest to improve their own sustainability, improve governance and put in
place practices that will improve their contribution to society and reduce their impact on the environment.
Externally,
AngloGold
Ashanti was
primarily
affected by:
COVID-19 pandemic
Explanation and impact
COVID-19 pandemic
Uncertain and
increasingly
rigorous regulatory
requirements
Global macro-
economics and
geopolitics
Growing climate
crisis and growing
pressure to
decarbonise
Increasing
stakeholder/societal
expectations
Pressure from
International credit
ratings
Our response
The pandemic has had far-reaching social and economic impacts.
• Actively worked to mitigate the impact of significant disruptions,
As governments rolled out measures to limit the spread, operations
were halted in some regions. Society has been severely impacted
by extended and repeated lockdowns which have ravaged
economies and eroded societal norms.
operational or otherwise, due to COVID-19
• Supporting host governments, NGOs and communities
• Established a cross-functional team to manage crisis response
• Strict operating protocols implemented at all operations
• Site contingency plans under regular testing and review
• Halt non-essential travel and tighten approvals for essential travel
• Increased awareness, surveillance and screening
• Implement strict quarantine and isolation protocols
Outlook
Although several vaccines have been approved on an emergency basis, vaccine demand will likely far outstrip supply for some time.
Vaccine programmes are largely directed by governments and influenced by the shortage of doses globally. We are actively monitoring the
situation and have in place vaccine protocols and guidance aligned with host government policies.
We are committed to ethical and responsible sourcing of vaccines in a manner that does not disadvantage vulnerable and high-risk
groups. We are working to ensure that our high-risk employees and their families are included in national priority lists and vaccination
programmes.
Capitals affected
Related strategic focus areas
For more on how AngloGold Ashanti managed its response to the pandemic across diverse geographic regions, see .
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Global macro-economics and geopolitics
Explanation and impact
Our response
Economic uncertainty and heightened geopolitical tensions impact
a number of factors that can influence commodity prices, exchange
rates, and interest rates. These factors together with investor
sentiment influence the gold price, which in turn affects the health of
our business.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to economic shutdowns around the
world. The International Monetary Fund estimates that the global
economy shrank by 3.5% in 2020. In response to uncertainty
created by the pandemic, and to the extraordinary measures taken
by governments to lessen its economic impact, the average gold
price rose by 27% year on year. Gold revenues in 2020 were further
boosted by weaker local currencies in Brazil, Argentina and South
Africa.
Outlook
• To manage the variables within our control
• Renewed emphasis on our ‘Operational Excellence’ initiatives to
optimise operating processes and reduce costs, while ensuring
our workforce is fully engaged and appropriately skilled
• Optimise our portfolio to reduce costs and maximise margins
• Strengthen the balance sheet by reducing debt improving
available liquidity and the average cost of borrowings
• Disciplined capital allocation for exploration projects to extend
mine life and improve the quality of our portfolio
Geopolitical developments including the US-China trade war, increased nationalism and political polarisation, the conclusion of Brexit and
its uncertain long-term impacts, and the ongoing pandemic and its effects, may create ongoing uncertainty that supports the gold price.
Conversely, a robust economic recovery in the US, Europe and China, aided by a successful vaccine roll-out, may bring with it rising
interest rates and consequent downward pressure on the gold price.
Capitals affected
Related strategic focus areas
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Growing climate crisis and increasing pressure to decarbonise
Increasing stakeholder/societal expectations
Explanation and impact
Our response
Explanation and impact
Our response
Changing rainfall patterns, rising sea levels, higher temperatures,
reduced availability of potable water and extreme weather
conditions caused by global climate change remain growing
concerns for businesses, investors, broader society and
governments. This has led to growing pressure to reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to limit energy and water
usage and to promote responsible practices in line with the
Conference of the Parties (COP) on Climate Change, the Paris
Agreement, the SDGs and the Task Force on Climate-related
Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
• Maintain focus on improving ESG performance, and developing
an appropriate climate strategy with related targets
• Identify and align corporate targets with SDGs and other
guidelines
• Aim to align reporting on environmental management and
climate-related impact with guidelines and recommendations of
the TCFD – work underway for 2021 disclosure
• Established a Climate Change Working group to focus on the
related strategy and transition processes, to develop metrics and
targets, and oversee implementation
• Maintain compliance with company frameworks, standards and
guidelines, as well as external ones including the ICMM, the
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) supported by the
UN, the United Nations Global Compact and the World Gold
Council’s Responsible Gold Mining Principles, among others
Outlook
Pressure from governments, investors and broader society that companies improve environmental stewardship and reduce GHG
emissions, both absolutely and in terms of consumption rates per tonne mined, is likely to intensify. This trend is being driven by national
commitments under the Paris Agreement to limit average global temperature increases to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050. To
achieve this, global emissions are projected to need reductions of 8-10% annually between 2020 and 2050. We had in place emission-
intensity targets to achieve a 30% reduction in GHG emissions per tonne processed, by 2022, from our 2007 base. This target was met
in 2018. Work is underway during 2021 to set new medium-term targets, and then to progress work toward charting a pathway to net
zero emissions. Our power mix already includes hydro-electric energy in the DRC and Brazil, while our planned Colombia projects will be
largely hydro-powered. Our Australian operations, previously powered by diesel generators, now use natural gas.
Capitals affected
Related strategic focus areas
Uncertain and increasingly rigorous regulatory requirements
Explanation and impact
Our response
Regulatory certainty facilitates decision making in relation to
long-term investments in mining assets with lives spanning
several decades. Regulatory changes relating to mining rights,
the payment of taxes and royalties, and operating or closure and
decommissioning requirements can impact investment returns.
• Engage constructively with governments, local stakeholder
groups and regulators to optimise the shared value and benefits
derived from the orebody among stakeholders
• Carefully monitor regulatory changes to ensure compliance and
facilitated long-term planning
More onerous regulations can result in an increased cost of
compliance, which may be compounded by uncertainty in the
understanding or application of legislation. This can affect the
financial position of the business and its sustainability as well as
relationships with government and regulators.
Outlook
While we engage regularly with all governments and regulators, particular attention is given to negotiations with regulators in Colombia
(mining and environmental permitting), Tanzania (on taxation), and other countries in Africa (Guinea, Tanzania and Ghana) that are
considering legalising or formalising small-scale and artisanal mining. We are also committed to implementing the Global Industry
Standard on Tailings Management and remaining abreast of regulations governing the management of TSFs. Conversion of our TSFs
in Brazil to dry-stacking is underway. We engage consistently with host governments and monitor and evaluate actual or anticipated
regulatory changes, for timely implementation and compliance.
Capitals affected
Related strategic focus areas
Companies, particularly those in the extractive industries, face
increased scrutiny worldwide from an array of stakeholders:
• Providers of capital and ratings agencies have increasingly
exacting expectations relating to financial, operating performance
and ESG performance
• Governments’ expectations relate to contributions to the fiscus
and to national and local economies, as well as partnerships to
facilitate service delivery and social and economic development
• Communities’ expectations relate to socio-economic benefits
– local employment and procurement opportunities, and the
provision of infrastructure, healthcare and education
• Engage constructively with stakeholders to better understand
their requirements, to consistently manage their expectations,
and to secure and maintain our social licence to operate
• Deliver on related strategic objectives and commitments
• Ensure responsible corporate citizenship, in line with our values
• Maintain and improve our ESG performance – set targets and
transparently report progress made in meeting these targets
• Create shared value for communities in host countries – through
employment and procurement opportunities, and by investing in
socio-economic initiatives that promote long-term resilience and
self-sufficiency
Outlook
There has been increasing expectation from governments, investors and broader society for greater disclosure on ESG performance
and sustainability metrics in general. We will continue aligning our community engagement with the principles of engagement for
Indigenous Peoples and First Nations communities where applicable. On disclosure, we have comprehensive ESG data sets available
on our website, which are updated regularly, and we will continue to participate annually in a number of ESG rating agency surveys
and aim to respond promptly to related queries. The COVID-19 pandemic has enhanced the importance of community health work;
we have reacted by engaging more closely with governments and communities and providing medical and protective equipment,
donations and delivered awareness and educational campaigns. We continue our successful malaria programmes in Ghana, Guinea
and Tanzania, initiatives to protect our sites and communities from Ebola, and our COVID-19 support initiatives, among others. For
more detail see our .
Capitals affected
Related strategic focus areas
Pressure from international credit ratings
Explanation and impact
Our response
As the ratings agencies assess the credit risk of a company
and their ability to honour its debt obligations, the assessments
sometimes take into account the jurisdiction within which the
company is located or operates as the country’s political, economic
and regulatory environment can have an impact on the company.
• Engage regularly with ratings agencies to ensure an accurate
understanding of our potential operating and financial performance
• We continue to look at operational efficiencies that make our mines
more consistent in production, more resilient to gold price volatility
and thus providing stable and sustainable cash flows.
• Current company ratings are as follows:
• S&P: BB+/positive
• Moody’s: Baa3/negative
• Fitch: BBB-/stable
Outlook
While we remain headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, and retain our primary listing on the JSE, the impact of South Africa’s
rating by Fitch, Moody’s and S&P has decreased. However, we remain exposed to other lower-rated sovereign countries. Our overall
credit rating has improved since 2019, a result of a more stable operating performance, improved cash generation, and consistent
delivery on our strategic objectives, with the agencies taking greater account of the consistent delivery on our strategic objectives.
Capitals affected
Related strategic focus areas
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MANAGING OUR RISKS AND ACTING ON OPPORTUNITIES
Principal uses of gold
Investment
• Gold is a long-term store of value independent of other assets.
As its price often moves contra-cyclically, it can protect or
enhance the performance of an investment portfolio and
reduce volatility. The volumes of gold bought by investors have
increased steadily over the past three decades. Investment
demand increased by 40% in 2020 owing to increased
economic uncertainty, increased stock of negative-yielding
debt, and uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic
• Central banks are also a strong source of demand, with
volumes having increased steadily over the past decade
Jewellery
Historically, gold jewellery has been the strongest source of
demand, accounting for around 50% of total demand. In 2020,
jewellery demand fell, largely because of curtailed economic
activity because of the pandemic. The largest markets are India
and China
2020: 2,046.1t*
(investment and central banks)
2020: 1,411.6t*
(global demand for use in jewellery)
Medicine and dentistry
Technology, aerospace, environment
• Gold nanoparticles are used in rapid diagnostic testing, which
have helped to revolutionise the diagnosis of diseases such as
HIV/Aids
• Gold-based drugs are being developed to treat diseases such
as rheumatoid arthritis
• Gold nanoparticles deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to
tumours
• Gold’s being malleable and non-allergenic makes it ideal for
use in dentistry
• Gold wire is widely used in almost all electronic devices that
make the internet function – computers, mobile phones,
global positioning systems, etc. As an efficient and reliable
conductor and connector, it enables the rapid, accurate
transmission of data
• In space, layers of gold are used to protect astronauts and
equipment from heat and radiation
• Gold nanoparticles are used to improve the efficiency of solar
cells and panels
• Environmentally, nanoparticles are used to clean contaminated
groundwater by breaking down pollutants
2020: 301.9t*
(includes medicine and dentistry)
* Source: World Gold Council
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In the complex and often unpredictable environment in which mining companies operate, effective risk management is central
to business success. We have developed structures, standards, policies, guidelines, processes and protocols under our Group
risk management framework that allow us to identify, assess, respond to, manage and record risks. Our risk management
framework allows us to monitor the potential risks and opportunities associated with uncertainty, societal and political
transition, economic fluctuations, regulatory changes and operational and production risks in a proactive and systematic way
through all areas of our business and by all levels of management.
Identifying
Reporting
Assessing
Risk
management
process
Mitigating
Evaluating
The board and the Chief Executive Officer are committed to
ensuring that risk is managed effectively through a system
that involves identifying, assessing, evaluating, mitigating,
monitoring, and managing significant risks and opportunities
to ensure we meet our strategic business objectives.
Our Group risk management framework aims to provide
assurance that all material risks across the Group have
been properly assessed, mitigated, and monitored, within
appropriate risk tolerance levels.
Responding
AngloGold Ashanti has a formal risk management policy and a
comprehensive set of risk management standards. We adhere to
the King IV Corporate Governance Risk Principles, ISO 31000 and
the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations (COSO) Enterprise
Risk Management Framework.
Risk management framework
This framework applies across the company and to all Group-
managed entities, covering the components below.
Role of the board, Audit and Risk Committee
and management
The board provides oversight of AngloGold Ashanti’s risk
management framework, policies and processes and has ultimate
accountability for the development and implementation of the risk
management strategy and plan.
The Audit and Risk Committee is accountable for risk governance
and risk management system oversight, approving risk policy,
determining the appropriate levels of risk appetite and tolerance
and setting limits annually for these.
Policy
Management is responsible and accountable for effective risk
management and practice.
Structures and
accountabilities
Assessment
and reporting
matrix
Standards
Guidelines
Group risk
management
framework
Appetite and tolerance
statements
The Chief Financial Officer is accountable for the enactment of the
policy and reports to the Audit and Risk Committee and board.
Assurance on the risk management system is provided by Group
Internal Audit, which provides periodic evaluation of controls and
compliance, as well as an objective view of delivery on the risk
management process.
Our risks and opportunities are identified at an operational and
regional level and assessed with input from senior management.
They are reviewed quarterly, or more frequently if required, based
on changes in our operating environment. Relevant risk owners are
consulted to confirm the status of risks and opportunities in terms
of their severity and likelihood, and to ensure alignment with regular
independent assessments and assurance processes.
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Governance
Responsibility delegated to the
CEO for design, implementation,
monitoring of a plan for a system
and process of risk management
Oversight
Responsibility for risk
management system oversight
and a clearing house for
risk policy, appetite-setting,
governance
Risk management
system
Responsibility:
• Management of risk
• Support
• Assurance
Lines of defence
Board of Directors
Ultimate accountability
Audit and Risk Committee
Management
Assurance
Managing the risk:
Corporate, regions, exploration,
operations and projects
Support the board:
Audit and Risk Committee,
CEO and CFO
Independent evaluation:
Controls, compliance, and
governance
• Identify risk,
• Executive team
• Business
assess, evaluate,
mitigate, monitor
and report
• Ensure
compliance
with policy and
standards
• Provide assertion
on risk exposure
• Risk reviews
conducted
through functional
owners
oversight
• Regional oversight
improvement
frameworks
• Group risk
management
• Group compliance
management
• Group sustainability
management
• Group tax
management
• Legal
• Lateral oversight
through functional
owners
• Group planning,
technical reviews
and oversight
• Group growth,
exploration
review and
oversight
• Internal audit
• External audit
• Combined assurance reviews
• ISO standards
• Third party assurance
Governance and
steering committees
Risk appetite and risk tolerance
In conducting our business, a certain amount of risk is inevitable.
AngloGold Ashanti defines risk appetite as the level and type of risk
that the Group is willing to accept to achieve its business goals,
while risk tolerance refers to the level of risk carried at a particular
time. Both risk appetite and risk tolerance are critical elements of
the Group’s risk management process and how risk management
integrates with business planning and operational management.
The board determines the appropriate levels of Group risk tolerance
and sets limits for risk appetite annually.
See Our Strategy, Delivering on our strategy and
Our external operating context
Opportunities
While AngloGold Ashanti recognises that risk is present in all
business and operational activities, we also understand that threats
in certain scenarios can present opportunities.
Significant opportunities are:
• Increasing Ore Reserve
Several opportunities exist in the ongoing development of the Ore
Reserve – either by greenfield discoveries or conversion from our
Mineral Resource – which is key to the long-term sustainability of
the business. Through a targeted investment programme started in
2020, our exploration teams added 2.7Moz of Ore Reserve, net of
those depleted by production, and anticipate another net increase
in 2021 as this programme continues. For more details see Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve – summary in this report.
• New project development
Investment decisions on the two Colombian projects are
expected in the coming year. These projects are the wholly owned
Quebradona copper-gold project and the Gramalote joint venture
(50:50) with operator B2Gold. Once in production, these projects,
which are low-cost and have long operating lives, will substantially
reduce AngloGold Ashanti’s cost profile with increased margins
and cash generation, while also enhancing our life-of-mine profile
with medium- to long-term production and total Ore Reserve,
maintaining long-term optionality.
• Commodity diversification
As a copper-gold project, Quebradona will diversify the range of
commodities produced. Copper is essential to renewable energy
and electric vehicle technologies, among others. As the world moves
towards decarbonisation and reduced emissions in the face of the
climate crisis, global demand for copper is expected to increase.
Managing risk during the COVID-19 pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept around the world,
AngloGold Ashanti demonstrated real-time risk management
and the ability to respond quickly to the resulting challenges,
adapting and innovating processes in reaction to the
changing COVID-19 environment across its operating regions.
Decision-making at all levels was streamlined through our
crisis management processes, which had as a centrepiece a
multi-disciplinary daily crisis meeting across all operations. This
meeting allowed for rapid sharing of information, which was
vital as the spread of the virus accelerated, and also equally
efficient sharing of emerging best practice and solutions to
challenges across our sites. All of these mitigation measures
from the risks that had been highlighted, were carefully logged
and followed through to resolution.
Government-imposed lockdowns forced certain mines to
suspend operations at different stages, and for different periods
of time during the year. We worked to ensure business continuity
while prioritising the health and safety of our employees and host
communities. We quickly put in place protocols and standard
operating procedures for all sites to help prevent the transmission
of the virus. Our teams worked closely with community
leadership around our mines and governments in our operating
jurisdictions, to provide support for efforts to ‘flatten the curve’
and cushion the economic impact of the pandemic.
Guidance was suspended in March and reinstated in
September, once there was a greater degree of certainty in our
ability to manage our operations during conditions created by
the pandemic.
As the virus spread around the globe, disrupting supply chains,
a concerted effort was made to increase inventories of critical
spares and consumable inputs at our operations. In addition,
as the threat of mine closures became a reality in Brazil, South
Africa and Argentina, we worked to ensure adequate liquidity
in the event of protracted and more widespread production
stoppages across our portfolio. This was especially important
given that our $700m, 10-year bond came up for maturity in
April 2020, which we had elected to pay from existing credit
facilities and cash on hand.
We drew down fully on our $1.4bn revolving credit facility and put
in place a short-term, $1bn emergency credit facility, to ensure
adequate liquidity as the extent and impact of the pandemic
became clearer. As the gold price rose through the course of
2020 and free cash flow improved as a result, cash balances
were bolstered and later supplemented by the issue of a new,
$700m 10-year bond at a lower coupon than the one settled
in April, and the $200m initial proceeds from the sale of our
South Africa assets. In addition we received $39m of the initial
proceeds from the sale of Sadiola, the dividend paid by Sadiola,
and the proceeds of the sale of our interest in Morila.
COVID-19 remains a risk to the business as new variants
emerge and spread across the world, but we have a
significantly more robust balance sheet than a year ago,
increased inventories on our sites, and a much improved
understanding of the practicalities of operating safely and
maintaining business continuity during periods of increased
transmission of the virus. We remain alert to unanticipated risks
emerging as the virus evolves, seeking to retain the flexibility
and cohesion that stood us in good stead during 2020. We will
work closely with our government stakeholders to support their
vaccination efforts as vaccines become available, prioritising
our employees and contractors, their dependants, and the
populations in our host communities.
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Our top 10 residual Group risks
Our risks are assessed over the short, medium and long term. The heat map below shows the residual rating for each of our top 10 material
risks over a three-year view (medium term). Residual risk is the Company’s exposure to a particular risk once mitigation measures have been
applied to the inherent risk.
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Moderate
High
Major
Extreme
Consequences
Nature of risk
Strategic
Operational
External
Risk ranking (previous year’s ranking)
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(1)
2
(2)
3
(8)
Adverse regulatory changes
to mining rights and fiscal
requirements
Inability to convert Mineral
Resource to Ore Reserve
Adverse future implications on the
industry and our governance of
event risks
4
(5)
Failure to successfully deliver and
ramp up growth projects
5
(3)
6
(7)
7
(9)
8
(4)
Failure to meet our operational
and safety targets
Failure to attract and retain critical
skills and talent
Loss of or threats to social licence
to operate
Failure to move down the industry
cost curve – all-in sustaining cost
competitiveness
9
(6)
Adverse gold and commodity
price, and currency movements
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Inability to meet investor
expectations on responsible
mining and increased disclosure
(ESG performance)
1. Adverse regulatory changes to mining rights and fiscal requirements
Description
Our experience is that political,
tax and economic laws and
policies in countries in which we
operate can change rapidly. We
operate in countries that can
from time to time experience
a degree of social and political
instability as well as economic
uncertainty.
See Navigating regulatory and
political risks in the .
Potential contributing factors
• Political instability and
Potential consequences
• Increased tax and royalty
elections in 2020 in certain
operational jurisdictions could
elevate political risk impacting
the company
• Resource nationalism
obligations
• Increased operating costs
reduce cash flow and can
adversely impact business
plans
• Regulatory uncertainty
• Compromised employee safety
Impact of COVID-19
• Government imposed
lockdowns
• More challenging socio-
economic conditions
• Increased resource nationalism
and security
• Adverse impact on market
capitalisation
• Increased scrutiny from
governments, non-
governmental organisations
and communities
Committee responsibility:
• Social, Ethics and
Sustainability Committee
• Audit and Risk Committee
Response and mitigation
• Regular, inclusive engagement
and broader collaboration with
government, communities and
NGOs
• Continuous monitoring of
legislative/political landscape
• Use of joint venture alliances
in line with host country’s
regulatory requirements
• Assuring compliance with the
relevant country legislation
• Government relations
framework
Risk outlook
The company anticipates
increased uncertainty and will
maintain flexibility in maintaining
long-term optionality
Strategic focus areas impacted
Capitals affected and at risk:
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2. Inability to convert Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
Description
It is essential to replace Ore
Reserve depleted by mining and
production in order to maintain
or increase production in the
long term. If not, operational
performance and financial
condition and prospects will be
adversely affected.
See Mineral Resource and
Ore Reserve – summary in
this report.
Potential contributing factors
• Adverse changes to geological
Potential consequences
• Ore Reserve write-down
models
• Inability to react to changing
economic factors
• Regulatory uncertainty
• Unfavourable feasibility studies
• Project studies late or over
budget
• Inability to fund projects
• Inclusion of Inferred Mineral
Resource into business plans
Impact of COVID-19
• Delays in regulatory permitting
• Shut downs of operations
• Increases in costs
• Reduced mining flexibility
and adverse impact as
well as uncertainty on
business planning and
ability to forecast
• Impairments, lower future
earnings, decline in
market capitalisation
• Lower production
• Premature mine closure or
mothballing of operations
Strategic focus areas impacted
Capitals affected and at risk:
Committee responsibility:
• Investment Committee
Response and mitigation
Short term
• Improved Ore Reserve development
to create flexibility for mines to cope
with unexpected events
• Increased Ore Reserve conversion
• Robust business planning, portfolio
optimisation and feasibility studies
to withstand potential risks
Long term
• Focused greenfield exploration
targeting new discoveries
• Continued focus on brownfields
exploration
• Ranking of opportunities based on
returns and affordability
Risk outlook
There is an expectation of some
uncertainty with a willingness to
take justifiable risks to improve
portfolio quality
3. Adverse future implications on the industry and our governance of event risks
Description
Potentially catastrophic
risks include the COVID-19
pandemic and tailings dam
failure. These risks could
lead to significant financial
consequences and fundamental
changes to the way we operate.
Potential contributing factors
• Cost of compliance with
tailings management
regulations following the
2019 Brumadinho tailings
dam failure in Brazil
• COVID-19 pandemic and
subsequent events
See COVID-19 response and
Tailings management in the
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Impact of COVID-19
• Global economic uncertainty
across all sectors
• Fluid regulatory environment
• Changes to inspection
procedures due to social
distancing and travel
restriction
Strategic focus areas impacted
Capitals affected and at risk:
Potential consequences
COVID-19
• Lockdowns that suspend operations
Response and mitigation
• Agile COVID-19 response
plans
• Threats to employee wellbeing
• Supply chain disruptions
• Threat to liquidity as the pandemic is
prolonged
• Recovery and consequent rise in
global interest rates could have an
adverse effect on gold prices
Tailings storage facilities (TSFs)
• Adverse socio-economic stakeholder
impact and reputational damage
• Increased regulatory scrutiny and
control of TSFs, including permits
• Costs associated with inspecting,
strengthening, maintaining and
constructing TSFs and their
conversion to dry-stacking operations
• Increased pressure from communities
and elevated risk in securing social
licence to operate
Committee responsibility:
• Social, Ethics and Sustainability
Committee
• Ensuring adequate liquidity
in anticipation of prolonged
impact of COVID-19
• Comprehensive tailings
management framework,
standards and guidelines to
deal with risks
• Conversion to dry stacking
operations
Risk outlook
There is an expectation of
uncertainty with a willingness
to take strongly justifiable
risks whilst being cautious
and prioritising safe delivery
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4. Failure to successfully deliver and ramp up growth projects
6. Failure to attract and retain critical skills and talent
Potential contributing factors
• Inability to bring the Ore
Reserve and Mineral Resource
to account
• Project cost overruns and
delays
Potential consequences and impact
on value creation
• Project delays can adversely
impact costs, project returns and
earnings
• Failure to achieve business plans
• Skills deficit, permits, funding,
and deliver on strategy
natural events, etc.
• Decline in investor confidence and
• Poor-quality execution
company valuation
Response and mitigation
• A robust approach to regular stage-
gate project reviews, on assessing
projects and allocating capital
in accordance with our capital
allocation framework
• Ensuring appropriate project
skills, systems, structures and
governance in place
• Project steering committee
participation
Description
Failure to develop and
operate projects in
line with expectations
could negatively impact
business performance.
See CEO’s review
and Projects and
exploration – planning
for the future in this
report
Strategic focus areas
impacted
• Commissioning and ramp-up
problems
Impact of COVID-19
• Delays in regulatory permitting
processes
• Supply chain disruptions
Capitals affected and at risk:
Committee responsibility:
• Investment Committee
Risk outlook
There is an expectation of some
uncertainty with a willingness to take
on measured/calculated risks to
improve portfolio quality and maintain
long-term optionality
5. Failure to meet our operational and safety targets
Description
Unplanned stoppages
and unforeseen
operational
interruptions that can
impact production and
operational accidents
or injury could adversely
impact business
performance.
See Employee safety
in the .
Strategic focus areas
impacted
Potential contributing factors
• Unplanned operational issues
affecting delivery on targets
Potential consequences and impact
on value creation
• Reduced cash flow, lower liquidity
• Operations exposed to natural
• Reduced earnings, uncertain
catastrophes or extreme
weather
delivery on targets and penalty on
valuation
Response and mitigation
• Delivery of business plans by
focusing on Mineral Resource
modelling, integrated business
planning and execution
• Improved reserve life and planning
• Non-compliance with critical
controls resulting in safety
incidents or potential fatalities.
Impact of COVID-19
• Stoppages and lockdowns
• Physical and mental health
impacts on employees due to
the spread of the COVID-19
virus
• Employee illness or death
Capitals affected and at risk:
• Decline in investor confidence
• Credit rating downgrade
• Decreased ability to invest in
projects
• Injuries, deaths and related
stoppages impacting production
• COVID-19 threat to workforce
health and wellbeing
Committee responsibility:
• Investment Committee
• Audit and Risk Committee
• Social, Ethics and Sustainability
Committee
certainty
• Operational excellence
programmes to improve
productivity and efficiency
• Focus on safe production across all
operations to achieve zero harm
• Agile COVID-19 response plans
Risk outlook
Limited uncertainty is anticipated.
Focus on people, sustainability, and
safety as well as better understanding
of orebodies and ensuring asset
integrity to reduce uncertainty and
unforeseen operational interruptions.
Conservative and cautious with a
preference for safe delivery
Description
Inability to retain and
attract sufficiently
skilled and experienced
employees may harm
our business and
growth prospects.
Having the right people
with the required
skills is vital to the
efficient conduct of our
business and strategic
delivery.
See People are our
business in this report
and Integrated talent
management in the
.
Potential contributing factors
• Insufficient talent bench strength and
succession planning pool
Potential consequences and
impact on value creation
• Failure to deliver on strategic
• Better job opportunities externally
objectives
• Failure to deliver skills from internal pipeline
• Potential impact on
Response and mitigation
• Implement key human
resource initiatives to ensure
productive and engaged
workforce
productivity and safety
• Identify potential future
• Reduced attractiveness of mining industry,
overall state of commodity markets,
poaching, etc
• Increased costs
• Impact on market confidence
• Ability to deploy staff to gain relevant work
• Higher cost of retention
experience
• Failure to meet localisation
• Difficulty obtaining permits for expatriates
targets
• Global mobility and succession planning
challenges.
• Loss of key personnel
Impact of COVID-19
• Travel restrictions
• Increased competition for skills
critical skills
• Integrated talent
management and
succession planning, with an
increased coverage ratio for
critical skills
• Increase training capacity for
scarce artisan’s skills
• Short-and long-term
incentive schemes
• Employee engagement
surveys
• Remote working functionality
Risk outlook
Some uncertainty is
anticipated. Focus on people
and sustainability
Strategic focus areas
impacted
Capitals affected and at risk:
Committee responsibility:
• Social, Ethics and
Sustainability Committee
• Remuneration Committee
7. Loss of or threats to social licence to operate
Description
Failure to operate in
a sustainable and
responsible manner
and provide benefits
to communities could
threaten our “social
licence to operate” and
adversely impact our
financial condition
See Building resilient,
self-sustaining
communities in the
.
Strategic focus areas
impacted
Potential contributing factors
• Non-compliance with community and
security policies and leading standards
Potential consequences and
impact on value creation
• Disruption of operations
Response and mitigation
• Targeted stakeholder
mapping and engagement
• Ineffective stakeholder engagement
• Reputational damage
• Monitor legislative/political
• Land relinquishment pressure
• Impact on investor
• Increase in illegal and artisanal small-scale
mining
• Community perception of environmental
and other risks
Impact of COVID-19
• Fewer government resources
• Expectation of assistance
• Increased need for support of local host
communities
Capitals affected and at risk:
confidence, valuation and
credit ratings
• Adverse regulatory response
• Compromised safety and
security
Committee responsibility:
• Social, Ethics and
Sustainability Committee
landscape in anticipation of
negative impact on business
• Meet local content
requirements
• Share economic benefits
• Sustainability performance
review with general
managers
• Assessment of social licence
to operate at operations
Risk outlook
Uncertainty is anticipated
requiring flexibility and a
willingness to take measured/
calculated risks together
with focusing on people and
sustainability by being cautious
and focused on safe delivery.
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8. Failure to move down the industry cost curve – all-in sustaining cost competitiveness
10. Inability to meet investor expectations on responsible mining and increased disclosure
Description
Margins and free
cash flow are at
risk when the gold
price remains
static or declines,
or when costs
increase.
See the CFO’s
report in this
report.
Strategic focus
areas impacted
Potential contributing factors
• Low levels of cash flow
• Operational under-
performance
• Company/country credit
ratings downgrade
Impact of COVID-19
• COVID-19 response
measures increased costs
and reduced production
Capitals affected and at risk:
Potential consequences and impact on
value creation
• Reduced profit margins or failure to
Response and mitigation
• Drive operational excellence
programmes
achieve efficiencies
• Failure to achieve business plans and
deliver strategy given limited financial
resources
• Threat to investment and credit ratings
• Introduce lower cost ounces
• Capital optimisation to generate
maximum returns
• Completed asset sales to focus on
higher-return options
Committee responsibility:
• Audit and Risk Committee
• Investment Committee
Risk outlook
Ensuring financial flexibility including
caution with a preference for safe delivery
9. Adverse gold and commodity price, and currency movements
Description
Lower spot prices
and strengthening
of currencies in
host countries will
adversely impact
our ability to
generate free cash
flow.
See the CFO’s
report in this
report.
Potential contributing factors
• Reduced demand for
jewellery and increased
supply of gold
• US dollar strength relative
to other currencies in host
countries
• Increased input prices – fuel,
steel and reagents
• Increased global interest rates
providing more attractive
alternatives for gold investors
Impact of COVID-19
• Period of gold price increases
• Global stimulus packages
and currency movements
Potential consequences and impact on
value creation
• Inadequate free cash flow/liquidity
Response and mitigation
• Enhance cost competitiveness by
improving quality of the portfolio
• Inability to deliver growth and execute
• Focus on cost, efficiencies, and
strategy
capital discipline
• Recapitalisation at distressed equity
prices and in poor market conditions
• Maintain long-term optionality by
ensuring competitive project pipeline
• Adverse investment and credit ratings
• Improve debt profile and interest cost
• Sustained lower gold price may
• Conservative gold price and currency
adversely affect new capital projects,
continuity of existing operations and
other long-term strategic decisions
• Lower market capitalisation
planning assumptions
• Sensitivity analysis on gold price,
production, exchange rate and Group
risk adjustments
Strategic focus
areas impacted
Capitals affected and at risk:
Committee responsibility:
• Audit and Risk Committee
• Investment Committee
Risk outlook
Some uncertainty is anticipated requiring
flexibility and a willingness to take
measured and calculated risks and a
willingness for caution with a preference
for safe delivery
(ESG performance)
Description
Lack of disclosure
and irresponsible
mining could
lead to investors
divesting, increased
reputational risk,
and an adverse
impact on the
share price and our
social licence to
operate.
See ESG
performance in
this report.
Potential contributing factors
• Non-alignment with ESG and
standards, or disclosure requirements
• Ineffective structures and processes
to ensure accountability, transparency
or responsiveness, leading to an
escalation of risk exposure and
negative impact on our social licence
to operate
• Impact of irresponsible mining on
host communities
• Carbon emissions target reduction
and disclosure
Impact of COVID-19
• Increased social imperatives to assist
local host communities, NGOs and
governments.
Potential consequences and impact
on value creation
• Reputational damage
Response and mitigation
• Regular engagement and
collaboration with stakeholders
• Impact on investor confidence,
market capitalisation and credit
ratings
• Transparent reporting and public
disclosure
• Ensuring good corporate citizenship
• Adverse regulatory response
and governance
• Compromised employee safety
• Managing and limiting
and security
environmental impacts and
progressing in meeting our targets
• Integrating climate considerations
into the business and undertaking
physical climate risk assessments
for all operations
• Inclusion of stakeholders in
COVID-19 response plans
Risk outlook
Uncertainty is anticipated requiring
a balance of flexibility, willingness to
take measured/calculated risks and
caution with a preference for safe
delivery.
Strategic focus
areas impacted
Capitals affected and
at risk:
Committee responsibility:
• Audit and Risk Committee
• Investment Committee
• Social, Ethics and Sustainability
Committee
Emerging risks
The most prominent emerging risks which are being closely
monitored are:
Cybersecurity
Cyber-related threats continue to grow and include malicious
software attempts to gain unauthorised access to data and
other electronic security, and protected information breaches.
The organisation acknowledges there is a global risk to our
systems and so maintaining cybersecurity across all operations
is an ongoing focus. The cybersecurity team operates a global
24/7 service that monitors all information and technology assets
in real-time, scanning for any imminent threats. For assurance,
all policies and procedures are regularly reviewed and audited.
Technological innovation and protecting our technology from
attack, are key to sustaining our operating environments. This
area receives ongoing focus and oversight by the board, Audit
and Risk Committee and management.
Climate challenge
Our operations are exposed to several physical risks resulting from
climate change. Climate change is a priority at board level with the
focus on setting further decarbonisation targets, charting a path
to net zero and implementing the Task Force on Climate-related
Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. We established a climate
change working group and during 2020 began to consider high
level physical climate change risk assessments with conservative
climate change scenarios considered for all operations. See
Climate change and energy use in the .
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Risks by region
Africa
Risk
Key areas of focus and opportunities
Adverse regulatory
changes to mining
rights and fiscal
changes
Tanzania:
Geita
In July 2017, the Government of Tanzania enacted a new legal framework for the country’s extractive industries.
We are operating in compliance with the legislation and maintaining constructive engagements with authorities.
DRC:
Kibali
• Our Joint venture partner Barrick continues to engage with the DRC government on concerns related to the
2018 mining code
• At June 2018, AngloGold Ashanti and many other holders of mining rights reserved their rights under the 2002
Mining Code
• A VAT refund agreement was signed with the DRC Tax Administration in 2018 permitting the joint venture to
offset the amount of VAT credits eligible for repayment against other payments to government
• Discussions are continuing with the authorities to progress the Article 220 Decree, with the aim of limiting the
fiscal impact of the new mining code and improving the cash repatriation process
COVID-19
• There is still a significant degree of uncertainty in relation to potential impacts of COVID-19, requiring flexibility in
response planning to assist the business to recover and thrive
Ghana:
Obuasi
• The Obuasi Redevelopment Project continued its ramp-up, delivering a 127,000oz in production despite delays
in receiving equipment and in the arrival of skilled personnel, critical to the project as a result of COVID-19 related
lockdowns in various jurisdictions during the year. Phase 2 is on tight schedule and expected to be completed in
the first half of 2021
• Management continues to work closely with government and community stakeholders to ensure the mine is
developed sustainably and creates value for all stakeholders
Adverse future
implications on
the industry and
our governance of
event risks
Failure to
successfully deliver
and ramp up
growth projects
Failure to meet our
operational and
safety targets
Guinea:
Siguiri
• Operational and technical challenges related to the commissioning of the combination plant continue to impact
performance
• Plans to mitigate these challenges have been implemented and there has been an upswing in production, with
operations stabilising
• The company is carrying out preparatory work, including the construction of a haul road for the higher-grade
Block 2 deposit at Siguiri
• Continue the Chairman’s Young Leaders Programme that targets internal talent, creating a talent pipeline for
future leadership positions
• We are assessing our structural models to optimise effectiveness
• Localisation of the hiring of employees and companies, in our host countries is a priority
Guinea:
Siguiri
• Maintaining comprehensive engagement with key stakeholders to minimise operational disruptions and secure
Failure to attract
and retain critical
skills and talent
Loss of and/or
threats to social
licence to operate
our licence to operate
Ghana:
Obuasi
• Localisation is a focus in the community, and we work with stakeholders on the implementation of the Obuasi
Social Management Plan, creating opportunities for alternative livelihoods and skills development
Americas
Risk
Adverse future
implications on
the industry and
our governance of
event risks
Key areas of focus and opportunities
Brazil:
COVID-19
• There is still a significant degree of uncertainty in relation to the impacts of COVID-19, requiring flexibility in
response planning to assist the business to recover and thrive
Tailings storage facilities (TSFs)
• AngloGold Ashanti Brazil’s existing tailings facilities introduced dewatering bays and filtration plants to reduce the
volume of material deposited
Failure to
successfully deliver
and ramp up
growth projects
• TSFs at our Brazil operations are being converted to dry stacking and will be decommissioned, as required by
legislation or their closure plans
Colombia:
Quebradona Project
• The feasibility study is expected to be completed in the first half of 2021 after which it will be presented to the
board for approval
• Forming a broad strategic alliance with all relevant stakeholders to establish regional support for the project.
Local stakeholder support continues to grow
Gramalote Project
• Having transferred operatorship of our Gramalote project to B2Gold we are able to focus our technical skills
towards the development of this project
• Working closely with our partner B2Gold to advance drilling and complete the feasibility study during 2021
• A request for approval is expected in 2021, followed by construction in 2022
Failure to meet our
operational and
safety targets
Brazil:
Cuiabá
• The operation has been experiencing poor ground conditions. The installation of additional ground support has
been incorporated into the mining cycle. The infill drilling completed over the past year resulted in a revised
geological interpretation of the main orebody
Failure to attract
and retain critical
skills and talent
Australia
Risk
Failure to
successfully deliver
and ramp up
growth projects
Failure to attract
and retain critical
skills and talent
• The focus is to increase the development and drilling to expand our knowledge of the orebody and increase
confidence in the mine plan
• Continue the Chairman’s Young Leaders Programme that targets internal talent, creating a talent pipeline for
future leadership positions
• Structural models to optimise effectiveness are being assessed
• Localisation of the hiring of employees and companies in our host countries, is a priority
Key areas of focus and opportunities
Tropicana
• The Boston Shaker underground mine, which moved into commercial production during the third quarter of
2020, is on schedule and under the budget in the approved feasibility project
• Continue the Chairman’s Young Leaders Programme that targets development of internal talent, creating a talent
pipeline for future leadership positions
• Initiatives include an assessment of structural models conducted at regional levels that envisage optimisation of
structures and shift accountabilities
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Effective management of stakeholder relationships has a direct bearing on our ability to deliver on our strategy.
Engaging key stakeholders
Stakeholder engagement helps improve our understanding of our external operating environment, allowing for informed
decision-making. We engage regularly with key stakeholders to better appreciate their views of AngloGold Ashanti, to
understand their ambitions and requirements, and to identify potential risks, opportunities and material issues.
Our stakeholder engagement approach
Identifying our key stakeholders
We are committed to collaborative stakeholder engagement.
Our stakeholder engagement process is integrated and inclusive
and aims to balance the needs, interests and expectations of
stakeholders with those of the Company. It is critical at every stage
of our business, from exploration through to mine closure.
We identify and prioritise our key stakeholders based on their ability
to impact our business and influence decision-making, taking into
account the:
• Extent to which AngloGold Ashanti depends on their support to
achieve our strategic objectives
Oversight and accountability
The board has ultimate responsibility for stakeholder
engagement. The Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee
assists with oversight of material stakeholders and their
issues. A formal stakeholder engagement framework provides
for structured and constructive engagements at appropriate
management and operational levels.
• Extent to which they can affect AngloGold Ashanti and its
performance
• Significance of the both the stakeholder and their respective
issues to the Company
• Risk to AngloGold Ashanti of not effectively engaging with the
stakeholder, or addressing their issues
We have identified our key stakeholders and have conducted an
internal assessment of the quality of our relationship with each,
based on the following broad classification:
Strong = collaborative and mutually advantageous
Cordial = sufficiently involved to achieve common goals
Weak = requires some effort and consultation to achieve
consensus
In determining the key stakeholders, we identified the significance of our engagement with each, their primary concerns and expectations,
our response to those concerns and expectations, and the potential value for each stakeholder.
Investment community
Quality of engagement: Strong
Significance
How we engage
Includes: Shareholders, debt funders and other providers of
capital, investment and ESG analysts, prospective investors and
financial media
Invest in the Company, provide financial capital or information to
facilitate investment-decision making
Transparent and consistent engagement on our performance,
management of expectations and delivery on our strategy can
enhance investor sentiment and our reputation, improving access to
capital and our valuation
Stakeholder concerns
• By email, telephone, meetings or video conference
• Interim and annual results presentations
• Media Interviews
• Annual reports
• Website
• Investor days
• Site visits
• Investor conferences, roadshows and one-on-one meetings
• Corporate action and regulatory announcements
• Annual general meeting
Our response
• ESG performance and concerns
• Consistent reporting of Company performance, improved
• The valuation gap between AngloGold Ashanti and many of its
transparency of ESG performance,
international peers
• Continued direct engagement with shareholders, analysts and
• Potential to change primary listing
• Asset sales and their consequences
• Impact and management of COVID-19
• Long-term financial viability
• Progress on Obuasi redevelopment
• TSFs and their management
• Relations with Indigenous Peoples and First Nations
• Performance and disclosure on critical metrics such as safety,
operational, financial and ESG metrics
• Jurisdictional risk and cash conversion challenges
• Silicosis settlement
• Remuneration – policy and implementation
• Changes at executive and board level
AngloGold Ashanti’s concerns
media
• Successful conclusion of asset sales
• Regular reporting on protocols and systems to closely manage
and monitor the effects of COVID-19
• Reduced debt and significantly improved balance sheet
• Improved cash flow generation and increased dividend
pay-out ratio
• Maintaining financial discipline and deliver on our strategy
• Tshiamiso Trust initiating work on the silicosis settlement, albeit
with impact on timing due to COVID-19
• Improved the quality of our asset portfolio to unlock value for
shareholders
• Concluded significant work aimed at improving remuneration
practices and disclosures
• Prioritisation of CEO recruitment
• Providing a clear understanding of our strategy and the plans in
• Address underlying catalysts to valuation gap
place to address risks
• Information on plans to grow and sustain the Company
• Highlighting the skills in place to achieve our strategy
Value to stakeholder
Related capitals
• Return on investment – share price and dividends
• Long-term sustainability of business
• Comprehensive and transparent reporting
• Effective risk management, and ethical conduct and
corporate governance
• Good corporate citizenship and overall ESG performance
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Employees and unions
Quality of engagement: Cordial
Governments and regulators
Quality of engagement: Cordial
Significance
Includes: Employees at all levels of the Company and labour unions
representing employees at certain operations
Represents our human capital that provides the manpower,
knowledge, skills and expertise necessary to the conduct of our
business
Employees are fundamental to delivery on our mission and
strategy. Constructive employee engagement promotes stable
employee relations, enhances productivity, and ensures alignment
in delivering on our strategic objectives
Stakeholder concerns
• COVID-19 – response and management
• Asset sales and their implications for employees
• Job security
• Terms of employment – employee benefits and incentives
• Career and personal growth/development
• Safety and safe workplaces, health and wellness
• Gender equality and inclusivity
AngloGold Ashanti’s concerns
• Productivity and maintaining focus on strategy and meeting
guidance on production and other performance metrics
• Succession planning
Value to stakeholder
• Improved job security
• Reward and recognition
• Education and training
• Talent management and career planning
• Inclusivity, equity and diversity
How we engage
Employees – frequent and ongoing:
• Internal electronic newsletters, briefs, emails, intranet
• Management meetings, staff briefings, town hall sessions
• Safety and health awareness campaigns
• Employee surveys
• Performance and exit reviews
Unions – more formal and structured:
• Regular, diarised meetings
• More frequent during wage negotiations
Our response
• Implemented COVID-19 protocols tailored to address
circumstances at each operation – accompanied by a focused
communications plan and ongoing feedback to central crisis
management team
• Ensured no employee lost wages or benefits during 2020
related to COVID-19 lockdowns and other disruptions
• Continued strengthening of the balance sheet to better weather
short- and medium-term volatility in the gold price and general
operating environment
• Successfully concluded asset sales in South Africa and Mali,
minimising job losses in the process
• Debt consolidation
• Steady delivery on our strategy by maintaining financial
discipline, reducing debt, tight cost control, increasing
shareholder dividends, portfolio re-investment
• Improvements to quality of our asset base and unlocked value
for shareholders by adhering to strict investment criteria
• Concluded significant work to improve remuneration practice
and disclosure
Related capitals
Significance
Includes: National, regional, local government and various
regulators (mining, environmental, social, labour, taxation)
Government and regulators develop and implement legislation
and associated regulations that can significantly affect AngloGold
Ashanti as a whole or one or more of our operations; impact varies
by region and country
Ongoing engagement aims to communicate the condition of
the business, its challenges and opportunities, and to mitigate
regulatory and political risk, encourage certainty, strengthen
our licence to operate and generally promote an environment
conducive to investment and development. Proactive engagement
with governments includes collaborating on their service delivery
responsibilities
How we engage
• Engagement is regular and ad hoc, depending on matters
arising or company developments, industry-related changes
and opportunities for dialogue specific forums like industry
conferences and government-organised events
• In person, virtual, direct or indirect, at company level or through
industry partners which lobby on behalf of the mining industry.
See Industry partners below for indirect engagement with
governments and regulators
Stakeholder concerns
• The reason for and impact of asset sales
Our response
• Continued engagement with government stakeholders at all
• Project development updates – e.g. in Ghana and in Colombia
levels
• Investment time lines and benefits for local communities
• TSF management, especially with the Brazilian authorities
• Ensuring flow of benefits from mining to the state at national,
local and community levels
• Improved internal systems and activities to meet requirements
of regulatory changes
• Maintained dialogue in the DRC on the repatriation of funds held
in the country through our joint venture partner and operator,
Barrick
• Monitoring of regulatory compliance – safety, local economic and
• Maintained dialogue in Tanzania and Colombia
community development, and taxation
AngloGold Ashanti’s concerns
• Mitigation of political and regulatory risk
• Policy development and regulatory proposals
• Dispute resolution – repatriation of funds (DRC) and tax refunds
(Tanzania)
• Continued payment of taxes, royalties and duties
• Engaged with governments and relevant regulators in countries
in which asset sales were underway to ensure the transactions
were in line will local legislation. Also obtained the necessary
approves to conclude the transactions as well as to fulfil
conditions precedent for the respective sale agreements
• Complying with all laws and regulations relating to TSFs
Value to stakeholder
• Contributions to the national fiscus through the payment of
Related capitals
taxes, royalties and duties
• Collaboration on infrastructural projects
• Investment in local economic development
• Compliance with and reporting on regulatory obligations that
demonstrate constructive partnerships with government
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Quality of engagement: Cordial
Suppliers
INTEGRATED STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT CONTINUED
Communities
Significance
Includes: Those communities in the vicinity of our operations on
whose goodwill we depend, and who are directly impacted by
mining operations
We are accountable to our host communities to be a responsible
corporate citizen. Communities can directly affect our social license
to operate. In line with our values, we aim to leave them better off
for our having been there once mining has ceased
We aim to manage expectations, uphold human rights and ensure
community and asset security. Mutually beneficial partnerships with
host communities enhance shared value creation, which help in
retaining our social licence to operate
Stakeholder concerns
• Employment and procurement opportunities
• Sale of assets in South Africa and Mali, including the
incorporation of mine areas into local municipalities and donation
of facilities to local communities in South Africa
• Legacy issues (social and environmental), post asset sale in
South Africa
• Local enterprise and economic development programmes
• Environmental and social impact of mining activities on
communities (noise, dust, water issues)
• Education and infrastructure
AngloGold Ashanti’s concerns
• Social licence to operate
How we engage
• A forward-looking community engagement strategy is in place
to identify potential areas of concern within local communities
• Engagement is focused on local economic development
programmes, developed and run in partnership with local
governments and host communities. These contribute to
economic growth, stimulate income-generating opportunities,
create employment, and aim to nurture sustainable livelihoods
beyond the life of mine
• Directly, through various community forums, depending on the
host country and the matter at hand. These forums include
representatives from the Company, the community and local
authorities
• Grievance mechanisms enable communities to lodge their
complaints, which are followed up until resolution is reached
Our response
• Ensured the redevelopment of Obuasi is in line with
commitments made to the Government in Ghana and the
community
• Optimised participation by local companies and the transfer of
skills in the Obuasi redevelopment project, while continuing with
localisation in other areas
• Ensured implementation of the corporate social responsibility
plan for Geita
• In Brazil, engaged on the management and safety of TSFs, and
implementation of emergency preparedness plans
• In the South Africa region, various engagement forums held
with local authorities and host communities relating to the sale
of assets
Significance
Includes: Range of suppliers – from established multi-national
corporations to smaller, more localised businesses – and labour
contractors
Provide vital inputs required to conduct our business activities –
raw materials, products and services
We endeavour to ensure suppliers are aligned with our business
ethics and values, internal policies and standards, and codes of
behaviour
Stakeholder concerns
• Procurement opportunities – continuity of contracts and
sustainability of business, especially with the COVID-19
challenges
Quality of engagement: Strong
How we engage
• Direct engagement via our supply chain/procurement teams
• Management of service level agreements
• Website
• Service delivery feedback meetings
Our response
• Well-developed and implemented policies relating to suppliers,
local procurement
• Promote increased participation by local companies, for
• Promotion of local procurement and capacity building to
example, the Obuasi redevelopment project
empower local communities
AngloGold Ashanti’s concerns
• Responsible ESG practice – includes ensuring alignment with
our Code of Ethics, and encompasses human rights, labour
relations, employment and environmental practices, anti-bribery
and corruption, and safety procedures
• Contract terms and performance – negotiating prices and cost
increases aligned with our strategic focus areas
Value to stakeholder
• A source of business and local economic activity in host
communities and host countries
• Longevity of our business supports the economic survival
of suppliers
• Multiplier effect
• Regular, ongoing engagement and communication with key
suppliers
• Increased focus on procurement with local suppliers
• Timely payment to and support for small, medium, and micro-
enterprises (SMMEs) to create business opportunity and growth
Related capitals
• Potential business interruptions
• Honouring long-term obligations to certain former employees
• Legacy issues (social and environmental), post asset
and their dependants
sale in South Africa
• Maintained engagement with host communities
Value to stakeholder
• Investment in community socio-economic development projects
Related capitals
• Local employment opportunities
• A stimulus for local economic growth
• Community health and safety, including malaria, Ebola, silicosis
and more recently COVID-19
For more information on our work to establish self-sustaining communities, see .
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Industry partners and peers
Quality of engagement: Strong
Significance
Includes: National or local mining/industry bodies, the ICMM, WGC,
among others
How we engage
• Various engagement platforms including conferences, meetings
and other industry forums
Provides a joint platform for addressing industry-related
developments and concerns, as well as initiatives for sharing
lessons learnt and best practice
Engagement aims to garner support and promote collaboration
with other shared stakeholders – governments, regulators,
employees, unions and communities – on matters of mutual
concern, to work together to reduce regulatory and political
uncertainty, and to promote long-term partnerships. This includes
joint efforts to find solutions to sector or industry challenges, and
on any new developments to promote the future of the industry
Stakeholder concerns
(varies by region/country)
• Regulatory changes in Tanzania
• Community challenges
• Silicosis settlement (South Africa)
• TSF management
• As members of the ICMM, we attend two virtual membership
meetings/calls annually, and participate in several ICMM
working groups focused on different industry-related matters
• World Gold Council provides a platform to share with and learn
from international gold industry peers
Our response
• Collaboration with industry bodies to share lessons in important
areas, and to co-create solutions to common challenges,
including the design of safer, cleaner mining vehicles
• Collaboration with industry bodies to manage and improve
regulatory and political certainty
• Participated in the establishment of the Tshiamiso Trust which
• Growing demands for responsible mining practices and related
will oversee the payment of claims, among others
ESG performance
• Industry safety performance
• Collaborated in development of the WGC’s Responsible Gold
Mining Principles
• Environmental management and compliance
• Enhanced TSF management – have begun process to convert
• Decarbonisation and impact of climate change – reporting
to dry stacking in Brazil
Related capitals
requirements
AngloGold Ashanti’s concerns
• As above
Value to stakeholder
• Provides a platform for dialogue and joint lobbying on sector-
specific issues and concerns and to raise awareness of mining-
related concerns
• Facilitates development of sector-based strategies and best
practice guidelines on topics of shared interest such as safety
and TSFs, among others
• Enables collaboration on matters of joint concern such as
the roll-out of COVID-19 programmes to provide PPE and
sanitisation, among others
• Sharing of technical expertise and advice
• Community and infrastructural development
Engaging with media
Media engagement facilitates the understanding of AngloGold Ashanti, among government stakeholders, the investment community
and general public, promotes transparent and accurate reporting, and supports constructive relationships with other stakeholders. It
aids management of our reputation and improves transparency and credibility, contributes to our social licence to operate, and can
address speculation and misinformation in the public domain.
We have an exciting growth story. We’ve already
demonstrated a track record of delivery. Our
commitment to our shareholders is unwavering, and
we have and will continue to assess all options to
improve shareholder value.
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OUR FIVE KEY
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS
Five key strategic focus areas have been identified
to enable us to deliver on our overall strategic objective
– to generate sustained and improved cash flows and
returns over the longer term. These strategic areas,
which guide decision-making, are aimed at generating
increased cash flows; extending mine lives; creating an
organic pipeline of economically viable orebodies; and
enhancing our licence to operate. The overall aim is
creating and preserving value for all our stakeholders.
Improve
portfolio quality
Focus on people,
safety and
sustainability
Supporting
our strategy for
sustainable cash
flow improvements
and returns
Ensure financial
flexibility
Optimise overhead,
costs and capital
expenditure
Maintain long-term
optionality
OUR VISION, MISSION AND STRATEGIC AIM
Our vision, mission and values are embedded in our strategy. Introduced in 2014, our current strategy allows us to be agile
in navigating a dynamic operating environment. It enables AngloGold Ashanti to create value throughout the business cycle.
Our strategy considers the external macro-economic environment, resulting risks and opportunities as well as our most
material issues.
STRATEGIC ENABLERS
Focus on people,
safety and
sustainability
People are the
foundation of our
business. To remain
sustainable in the
long term, we must
clearly exhibit our
values in the conduct
of our business. This
encompasses being
accountable for our
actions and respecting
all stakeholders and
the environment. ESG
principles are integrated
into every aspect of our
business.
Streamlined,
margin-focused
portfolio
Disciplined capital
allocation and a strong
balance sheet
Engaged workforce;
prioritising the safety and
health of employees
Values-driven
culture
Responsible citizenship
with good governance as
the foundation
Ensure financial
flexibility
We must ensure our
balance sheet always
remains able to meet
our core funding
needs.
Optimise overhead,
costs and capital
expenditure
All spending decisions
must be thoroughly
scrutinised to ensure
they are optimally
structured and
necessary to fulfil
our core business
objective.
Improve portfolio
quality
We have a portfolio
of assets that must
be actively managed
to improve the overall
mix of our production
base as we strive for a
competitive valuation
as a business.
Maintain long-term
optionality
While we are focused
on ensuring the most
efficient day-to-day
operation of our
business, we maintain
a close eye on
creating a competitive
pipeline of long-term
opportunities.
STRATEGIC GOALS OVER TIME
Short term (1 to 3 years)
Unlock full underlying value of the portfolio
Medium term (3 to 5 years)
Support a self-funded project pipeline for our
long-term production plans
Long term (5 to 7 years)
Continue replenishing and
increasing Ore Reserve pipeline
to sustain the business
See Delivering on our strategy for how we have delivered on our strategic focus areas.
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RELEVANT SDGs
STR ATE GI C F OC US ARE A :
Focus on people,
safety and
sustainability
VALUES
Safety is our
first value.
We respect
the environment.
STAKEHOLDERS
We want the communities and
societies in which we operate
to be better off for AngloGold
Ashanti having been there.
Investment
community
Employees
and unions
Governments
and regulators
Communities
Suppliers
Industry partners
and peers
The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020
impacted every aspect of our business, our stakeholders, and
our risks and material issues. It took an unprecedented toll
on businesses and socio-economic systems across the globe.
This forced businesses, including AngloGold Ashanti, to take
extraordinary measures to protect the health of employees
and communities, and to protect our business.
In tackling the pandemic, clear and consistent communication
and co-operation, both within AngloGold Ashanti and with a broad
range of external stakeholders, was fundamental in navigating
the pandemic amid a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape. In
responding, we acted quickly with a plan that not only enabled
business continuity and delivery on our strategic objectives, but
also supported our people and communities throughout.
Responding to and managing the pandemic
It quickly became apparent how vital it was to ensure close and
ongoing co-operation between health ministries, local government
departments, community leadership and our own site management
and health teams. The mechanisms and effectiveness of this
collaboration was one of the more positive outcomes of the pandemic
that we will work to make a feature of our business in the years
ahead, enabling us to be more proactive in anticipating both short-
and long-term health risks, and to design appropriate responses.
The rapid evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the multiple
risks presented, required closer monitoring and shorter, faster
internal reporting systems. A multidisciplinary committee that
initially met daily was established at the outset of the outbreak
to implement a crisis management plan and steer the business
through the pandemic.
The centrepiece of this strategy was our five-phase preparedness
and response plan, based on lessons learnt during the Ebola
outbreak, and an associated risk monitoring system. A risk matrix
and reporting dashboard was and is still reviewed weekly, covering
travel management, supply chain, human resources and information
management, as well as government and community collaboration.
The various multi-disciplinary COVID-19 protocols include
the screening of employees and referral of suspected cases
for testing and further management. Daily temperature and
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symptom screening on access to the workplaces continues as
we closely monitor and reinforce interventions around education
and awareness; personal hygiene and disinfection of equipment,
working environments and infrastructure; social distancing and
the prohibition of gatherings; remote work arrangements; and the
wearing of masks, among others.
Systems were also put in place to test and treat those with
COVID-19 and to assist with isolation and quarantine of contacts
as soon as possible. Given some limitations in local health
systems in certain jurisdictions, we augmented testing capacity
on and off mine sites by strengthening infrastructure support for
hospitalisation, isolation and quarantine.
Intensive communication awareness campaigns on the new
operating parameters were rolled out for both employees and
communities, in line with our COVID-19 protocols and those laid
out in the applicable jurisdictions. We continuously update these
communication campaigns to address emerging themes such as
prevention through responsible behaviour, testing, gender-based
violence and mental health, among others.
See Managing our risks in this report and the
for further detail.
Communication awareness poster campaign
COVID-19
PREVENTION
IS IN OUR HANDS
COVID-19
LA PREVENCIÓN
ESTÁ EN NUESTRAS MANOS
As COVID-19 remains with us, there are prevention measures that are within our control
Mientras el COVID 19 permanece entre nosotros, mantengamos las medidas de prevención que están bajo nuestro control
WE DO
BECAUSE
avoid crowded places and wherever we
go, allow ourselves a space of at least
1.5 metres from other people
the evidence still supports this behaviour
as droplets from an infected person are
unlikely to spread past 1.5 metres
LO QUE TENEMOS
QUE HACER
PORQUE
sigamos lavando y desinfectando nuestras
manos y las cosas que tocamos
se sabe que los desinfectantes a base
de jabón, agua y alcohol matan el virus
cuando se deposita en manos y superficies
UVIKO-19
UZUIAJI
UPO MIKONONI MWETU
COVID-19
LA PREVENCIÓN
ESTÁ EN NUESTRAS MANOS
Kama ambavyo UVIKO-19 unavyoendelea kubaki na sisi, zipo hatua za kuzuia ambazo zipo ndani ya uwezo wetu
Mientras el COVID 19 permanece entre nosotros, mantengamos las medidas de prevención que están bajo nuestro control
G U I D E L I N E S
Avoid crowded spaces and
follow the guidelines when
attending gatherings
Make sure rooms
and vehicles are
well ventilated
In multiple
languages:
English, Spanish
and Swahili
TUNA FANYA
Lavate las
manos
regularmente
I N D I C A C I O N E S
Chukulia uvaaji barakao, ukaaji mbali
baina ya mtu na mtu na utakasaji mikono
kuwa tabia zitakazofanya kuendelea kuona
wakati ujao
Usa jabón y agua o
desinfectante de manos a
base de alcohol
Lavate las
manos durante
20 segundos
Nunca te toques la
cara sin lavarte las
manos primero
KWA SABABU
Vitendo hivi vimethibitisha kusaidia na
vimekuwa ni kama utamaduni kwa kuwa
hatufahamu wimbi jipya la maambukizi
litaibuka tena lini
LO QUE TENEMOS
QUE HACER
PORQUE
Sigamos usando tapabocas, cubriendo
nariz y boca, cada vez que salimos de
nuestros hogares
los tapabocas, usados correctamente, se
consideran una barrera importante para
inhalar gotas en el aire que podría resultar
en infección
M I O N G O Z O
I N D I C A C I O N E S
Kohoa au kupiga chafya
kwenye karatasi laini
au kiwiko cha mkono
Acha vyumba na magari
yakiwa wazi ili kuruhusu
hewa kupita vizuri
Epuka
misongamano
Limpiate las manos
antes de ponerte o
quitarte el tapacobas
Evita
tocar el
tapabocas
Asegurate que
cubra la nariz
y la boca
Si el barbijo es de tela, lavalo
después de cada uso. Si usas uno
descartable, desechalo después
de su uso
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Primary impacts of the pandemic
On the business
Various levels of national lockdown were implemented across our
operating regions, with the most significant being at the South
Africa operations where underground operations were suspended
for nearly one month from the end of March 2020. Operations were
gradually resumed with full production resumed during May, 2020.
In the Americas region, after an initial lockdown, the Brazilian
operations returned to full production. The rate of infection among
employees reflected that in broader Brazilian society. However, at
Cerro Vanguardia, operations were suspended several times, most
recently in November/December 2020.
In Australia, although there was no official national lockdown, shift
arrangements and the fly-in-fly-out roster was impacted by national
travel restrictions. The impact on production was minimal.
In the Africa region, the most significant consequence of the
pandemic was the adjustment to the Obuasi Redevelopment
Project’s schedule. This was delayed by a quarter, largely as a
consequent of restrictions to travel by expatriate employees.
Impact on production and costs
The total combined impact on production in 2020 is estimated at
140,000oz while the contribution to the all-in sustaining cost is
estimated at $55/oz, equivalent to around 5%.
On stakeholders
community control measures. Obuasi received an award for the
best COVID-19 educational response initiative at the fourth edition
of the Sustainability and Social Investments awards in Ghana in
November 2020, in recognition of the nature and quality of the
awareness campaigns at the mine, in host communities and the
nation at large.
• Governments and local municipalities
The rapid escalation of the seriousness of the pandemic
necessitated close co-operation between national health
ministries, local governments and our own health teams. This was
vital in helping to limit infections. This co-operation allowed us to
build trust and create solutions together – whether it was securing
access to testing, designing social distancing plans, or bolstering
the availability of hospital beds.
In addition, we continue to support and explore opportunities
for partnerships and to collaborate with national authorities and
contribute to efforts towards equitable access to safe, good
quality and approved vaccines. Given the anticipated delays in
the vaccine roll-out efforts in many of our operating countries,
current controls are being re-enforced and maintained.
Key COVID-19-related statistics as of end of March 2021
Total number of confirmed cases
Stakeholder collaboration around managing the pandemic and its
impacts was essential to ensure the health and safety of employees
and those in the communities surrounding our operations.
Total number of deaths
Total number of tests conducted
2,261
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• On employees
We ensured that no employee lost salaries or benefits because of
pandemic-related lockdowns. Their financial security, in addition to
our socio-economic support for our host communities, has greatly
reinforced the interconnectedness of our mines and communities.
As at 19 March 2021, AngloGold Ashanti had conducted more
than 50,800 COVID-19 tests of which 2,794 employees had tested
positive. About 94.4% of the confirmed cases have fully recovered.
Sadly, 13 of our employees succumbed to COVID-19-related
illnesses.
• Communities
We implemented a series of humanitarian initiatives to keep our
employees and communities surrounding our operations safe
and healthy.
AngloGold Ashanti also extended COVID-19 controls to
dependants and communities. Collaboration and partnerships
to address the outbreak at local, industry and national level
were key pillars of our strategy to control and manage the
pandemic. We provided support in terms of food, personal
protective equipment, medical supplies and equipment; personal
and environmental hygiene facilities and services; infrastructure
support; remote mental health and medical services as well as
cash donations at various levels of governments. In the Africa
region, given the challenges of the region’s healthcare systems,
collaboration with local and national health authorities was key
to mitigating risk. AngloGold Ashanti contributed to various
$44m
spent on COVID-19-related community efforts and to
manage direct impact on business.
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CEO’S REVIEW AND OUTLOOK
STRATEGIC AND
OPERATING SUCCESS
Christine Ramon / Interim Chief Executive Officer
It is an honour for me to review our 2020 performance and
provide information on the exciting prospects for AngloGold
Ashanti in the coming years.
The start to the year was unexceptional. We provided the
market our guidance for 2020 and outlined our key priorities
as normal, but this was quickly overtaken by events, and
the need to refocus our efforts on managing through a virus
outbreak unprecedented in recent times.
COVID-19
We will likely be counting the cost of this COVID-19 pandemic
for generations to come, in both the loss of human life and the
massive economic toll that it has taken. As of writing this letter, the
global death toll had reached 2.5 million and new cases continue
to edge – and sometimes leap – ever higher across every country
in the world. Whole economic sectors have been decimated by the
steps taken to check its spread, with unprecedented lockdowns,
border closures and social distancing.
The manner of our response to COVID-19 highlighted the best of
AngloGold Ashanti and its people. Daily calls in the months following
the first government lockdown orders brought together dozens
of experienced professionals from every corner of our Company.
These were the centrepiece of our crisis response and allowed our
teams to provide the latest news from their sites and communities,
to discuss the cascade of new challenges that seemed to arise
almost by the hour, and – importantly – to offer encouragement and
share solutions. We were able to work together seamlessly as a
global organisation across nine countries, ensuring we protected our
people while working towards our business objectives. We continued
to pay our employees throughout this period, despite COVID-19
related lockdowns in certain jurisdictions.
We continued to manage the business focusing on risk mitigation
and maintaining a tight rein on costs. Inventories of critical
spares have been built to cover between three and six months
at operations. We also implemented contingency plans early in
2020 to counter potential disruptions and built ore stockpiles to
provide additional operating flexibility where possible. We ensured
the continued transport and refining of our gold doré across our
operations through accredited private charters when commercial
airlines had suspended operations.
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This business continuity ensured we were able to pay $1.1bn in
royalties and taxes, $508 million in salaries, wages and benefits and
more than $1.6 billion in procurement expenditures, of which 82%
is spent in our operating jurisdictions. Those numbers will take on a
particular significance for governments as they survey a devastated
economic landscape and see pockets of resilience around mines,
and as they see the continued inflows into the fiscus from mineral
exports. We’re immensely proud of that contribution.
From the outset, our guiding principle was to do the right thing by
our employees, their families and our surrounding communities.
We appreciated the need to work closely with the authorities,
civil society and community leadership at each step of the way,
with the clear understanding that our fortunes and those of our
host societies, are inextricably linked. That principle drove our
own response internally and informed the external assistance we
provided in the form of equipment and infrastructure.
We learnt valuable lessons along the way that will stand us in
good stead as this public health emergency remains with us for
some time yet. There are also learnings that will stay with us well
beyond that, particularly around information sharing, cooperating
more effectively across our global footprint, and in creating a more
resilient organisation.
Safety
Regrettably our safety performance – the pride of our 2019 report
back – took a major step backward during the first half of 2020,
with six operating fatalities on our mines. Tragically three of our
colleagues were killed at Mponeng mine in March, when a seismic
event hit immediately behind the workface. A fourth was killed in a
locomotive incident in the TauTona area barely three weeks later.
At Obuasi, in June 2020, an experienced equipment operator was hit
by an underground load-haul dumper, while in July a security guard
was hit and killed by a car driven by a private citizen, at the gate to
one of Obuasi’s housing estates. See In memoriam in the .
Each one of these deaths is a terrible tragedy for the families, loved
ones and colleagues, and a tough reminder that our work to banish
injury and death from our sites, is never done. We have taken
a decision to implement a revitalised safety strategy across the
business, a process that will unfold over the coming two years. We
We learnt valuable lessons along the way that will
stand us in good stead as this public health emergency
remains with us for some time yet. There are also
learnings that will stay with us well beyond that,
particularly around information sharing, co-operating
more effectively across our global footprint, and in
creating a more resilient organisation.
will continue to learn from high potential incidents, or ‘near misses’,
which are invaluable leading indicators for the high consequence, low
frequency incidents that claim lives on heavy industrial worksites.
Notwithstanding these setbacks, overall injury rates at our mines
continued their downward trend, ending the year at 2.39 injuries
per million hours worked. Looking at our existing portfolio, without
the South Africa and Mali assets sold last year, the number falls
to 1.68. Both numbers are significantly below the 2019 ICMM
member average of 3.14. These injury rates are a good indicator of
the strength of the safety culture across our business, underscored
by the fact that our managed operations in Africa (excluding Kibali
operated by Barrick, and Obuasi, which was in project phase last
year), went the entire second half of the year without a single injury.
It’s an astonishing feat, especially given the COVID-19 backdrop.
Strategic and operating success
The fundamental performance of the business was strong in 2020,
which was a pivotal year for us.
From a strategic perspective, we made solid progress across
several fronts; we met guidance for the eighth year in a row and
succeeded in our aim of streamlining the portfolio by exiting
operations in South Africa and Mali. The asset sale proceeds were
applied to debt reduction, further strengthening the balance sheet.
The trimmed down portfolio allows us to focus our capital on high
return, longer life opportunities.
Operating performance was solid, particularly given the COVID-
19-related mine closures in Brazil, Argentina, and South Africa, at
different points during the year. We ended the year with production
of 3.047Moz, which included a nine-month contribution from South
Africa before completion of its sale to Harmony Gold. Production
from continuing operations was 2.806Moz. All-in sustaining costs,
including South Africa, were $1,059/oz, which included $55/oz for
COVID-19 impacts, linked in part to the production losses from the
pandemic of 140,000oz.
The financial performance of the business was especially strong.
All-in sustaining cost margins from continuing operations widened
to 40%, helped on one end by conscientious cost management
and the other by the higher gold price, which averaged 27% higher
year-on-year. While the higher gold price is welcome, we continue
to apply conservative long-term assumptions in our planning, well
below the spot price. We believe this is the best way to protect
our balance sheet over the long term and ensure that we don’t get
carried away by a bullish consensus.
The business generated $1.0bn in headline earnings for the year –
around three times the level in 2019 – while free cash flow before
growth capital, the measure on which we calculate dividends, also
came in at just over $1bn.
That figure would have been considerably higher if not for cash
lock-up challenges we faced in the DRC, where our attributable
share of the cash totalled $424 million in the Kibali joint venture’s
local US dollar-bank accounts at the end of December, and
Tanzania, where value added tax receivables, accumulated over
more than three years, were $139 million. We remain in close
dialogue with Tanzania’s revenue authorities regarding offsetting
those tax balances against future corporate tax payments. In the
DRC, our partner and the operator of the Kibali mine, Barrick Gold,
continues to work diligently to have the cash released.
Performance was also competitive from a shareholder return
perspective. We reported a fivefold increase in our final dividend
year-on-year, with the total payment at just over $200m, supported
by stronger cash flows and a more competitive dividend policy.
Crucially, we achieved those returns and kept all our projects
funded, without any equity funding top-up for the tenth consecutive
year. This tight rein on our share capital continues to set us apart in
our peer group, as a true, self-funded gold producer.
Our ability to maintain that record depends on a strong balance
sheet, and once again we ended the year with a lower net debt
than what we started with. At 31 December 2020, our adjusted
net debt was $597m, and our leverage from continuing operations
(adjusted net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio), was 0.24 times.
That’s well below both our covenant ratio of 3.5 times, and our
through-the-cycle target of 1.0 time. We also had strong liquidity of
$2.8bn, including $1.3bn in cash and $1.4bn in undrawn facilities,
a position boosted by our successful issuance of a 10-year, $700m
bond in September, at the lowest-ever coupon for AngloGold
Ashanti at 3.75%.
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Ore Reserve increases and five-year outlook
Another plank of our strategy is the increase in the Ore Reserve
across the portfolio. You’ll remember that 12 months ago we
started a focused plan to increase investment in brownfields
exploration and Ore Reserve development. The aim there was to
improve mining flexibility and orebody knowledge, to increase the
Ore Reserve and extend mine life. I’m pleased to say that we got
off to a promising start in 2020, with 6.1Moz added to the Ore
Reserve on a gross basis, which more than offset our depletion and
extended the operating mine life of the portfolio to about 11 years.
We saw Ore Reserve additions at key assets – notably adding
1.4Moz at Geita, opening a new, surface deposit and 1.8Moz at
Obuasi. We see this programme continuing through to 2023 as we
push out our Ore Reserve runway ahead of us.
Another benefit of this enhanced orebody knowledge is our ability
to provide a longer-term outlook for the business, a first in several
years for AngloGold Ashanti as we try to provide shareholders with
a view into how we think about the business, the exciting potential
that resides in our base of operating assets, and the world-class
pipeline of projects we are considering taking to development.
We are at an exciting inflection point in our growth strategy primed
to generate returns and unlock latent resource potential. Over the
next five-years, we expect to see c.5.0% compound annual growth
in gold production, with growth in the first four years coming mainly
from brownfields options in our existing portfolio. Obuasi makes
big additions in the first two years, while the Australia, Brazil and
African operations each make valuable contributions through the
period before Colombia kicks in from years four and five.
Over the same period, we see costs improving, as this year’s
investment in tailings compliance in Brazil comes to an end,
followed by the completion of deferred-stripping programmes at
Tropicana and Iduapriem. Also, at the end of 2022, the current
intensive investment programme in Ore Reserve development
tapers off, taking further pressure off margins.
So, while we see an increase in all-in sustaining costs in the short
term, we believe that bringing in new ounces to our Ore Reserve
base and existing production profile – at a competitive cost – is
the highest-return capital we can spend. The added benefit is the
longer valuation runway for the assets, as we start to stretch their
lives out further ahead of them.
In short, after years of rationalising our portfolio by selling and
closing mines, we have a clear and credible path back to
disciplined, high-return and low-risk growth.
Closing the value gap
We are alive to the valuation gap that exists with some of our peers,
and aware that closing it will not be down to any single measure.
We have a clear strategy so execution is key. We have three world
class projects in our portfolio, in Obuasi – which was 90% complete
at the end of 2020 – and two Colombian projects, the Gramalote
Production
(000oz)
4,000
3,600
3,200
2,800
2,900
2,400
2,000
2,700
3,600
3,200
3,450
3,150
R : 5 %
G
A
C
3,150
2,900
3,025
2,825
AISC
($/oz)
Total
capex
($m)
1,130
1,130
1,270
1,120
1,140
990
1,050
1,250
1,050
950
900
1,200
950
1,100
800
2025
2021
2022
2023
Guidance
CAGR: Compound annual growth rate
2024
Indicative outlook
2025
2021
2022
2023
Guidance
2024
Indicative outlook
Economic assumptions for 2021 are as follows: $/A$0.72, BRL5.00/$, AP98.00/$, ZAR16.95/$; and Brent $50/bbl.
Production, cost and capital expenditure forecasts include existing assets as well as the Quebradona and Gramalote projects that remain subject to approval,
Mineral Resource conversion and high confidence inventory. Cost and capital forecast ranges are expressed in nominal terms. In addition, both production
and cost estimates assume neither operational or labour interruptions, or power disruptions, nor further changes to asset portfolio and/or operating mines
(except as described above) and have not been reviewed by our external auditors. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse
effects on our future results and no assurance can be given that any expectations expressed by AngloGold Ashanti will prove to have been correct. Measures
taken at our operations together with our business continuity plans aim to enable our operations to deliver in line with our production targets; we, however,
remain mindful that the COVID-19 pandemic, its impacts on communities and economies, and the actions authorities may take in response to it, are largely
unpredictable. Accordingly, actual results could differ from guidance and/or indicative outlook and any deviation may be significant. Please refer to the Risk
Factors section in AngloGold Ashanti’s annual report on Form 20-F which has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Furthermore, our five-year indicative outlook assumes that AngloGold Ashanti proceeds with the Quebradona and Gramalote projects. However, the board
has not yet made a final decision on those projects and there can be no assurance that they will materialise. A negative decision or other discontinuation of
those projects may have a material adverse impact on our indicative outlook.
1,230
1,230
1,200
1,150
1,150
Climate
joint venture and the wholly-owned Minera de Cobre Quebradona,
which will come to the board of directors for approval during
2021. Ramping up Obuasi to full production by the end of 2021,
amidst the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, is an
important catalyst to release value. Similarly, the positive finalisation
of two key feasibility studies, that will bring two additional low-cost,
long-life assets into our portfolio, will create significant value. That
will need to be followed by flawless execution.
received from our board, from my colleagues in the executive,
from senior leaders across our sites and corporate disciplines, our
business partners and countless others during this time. My trips
to Geita, Obuasi and Iduapriem during the last quarter of the year
were enormously inspiring as I saw first-hand the dedication and
commitment of our teams who continue to make this Company the
great business it is. In these people, 36,952, all across our business,
lies the true key to unlocking the latent value that lies in our portfolio.
Solving our cash conversion challenges, by creating a smoother
mechanism to release cash flows from the DRC, and a reliable
manner of offsetting VAT balances from Tanzania, will also lift the
value of two key assets, Kibali and Geita.
Then there is the bread and butter work of ensuring that our
existing mines – ten in all – deliver to their budgets, and reach
their potential with the capital investments that we plan to make in
them over the coming years. Each of our mines has real potential
and each has a plan to improve in the coming years, whether it be
through the addition of life, production, or increased efficiencies.
Our top-class operators, backed by an industry leading exploration
team and excellent support staff across each of our operating
jurisdictions will ensure operational excellence.
The true measure of success will be to meet these development,
operational and financial milestones, while creating sustainable
value for our shareholders and other stakeholders. This means
maximising the direct benefit our host countries and communities
receive – through taxes, royalties, jobs and procurement – while
limiting our impact on the environment, by further lowering
greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the amount of scarce
natural resources we use.
Later this year we plan to complete an updated Climate Strategy,
with new, medium-term goals, and to publish our inaugural
report in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial
Disclosures, or TCFD. Bottom-up work from each site, starting
with climate risk assessments, have been done, and our initial
steps to mitigate the risks we will face in several aggressive
climate scenarios, has begun.
Of course, we are not newcomers to this field. We have reduced
the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of our portfolio, measured
in tonnes of CO2 per tonne of ore treated, by 43% since 2008.
Absolute emissions are 48% lower. These improvements are
the result of selling and closing high GHG-emitting assets and
implementing a host of efficiency measures over the past decade,
leaving our portfolio considerably improved from a climate
perspective.
Once these new targets are set, we will start to chart a pathway
to net zero emissions from our portfolio, in line with the Paris
Agreement on Climate Change. We are firmly committed to this
course, as are the governments in our operating jurisdictions.
Conclusion
Keeping our people safe and well and supporting our host
communities through this incredibly difficult time, is a top priority.
That includes finding innovative – and effective ways – to help our
host governments in their vaccination efforts, so we can work
together to find a return to a more normal life.
We continue to follow a very clear strategy endorsed by our
board. It’s about being prudent and disciplined, in line with our
commitment to remain a self-funding gold producer, which benefits
a range of stakeholders and drives improving shareholder returns
over the long term.
Across all of this is our commitment to ESG. A great ESG performance
often equals overall business performance.
We’ve seen in countless ways how this mutually reinforcing cycle
creates value for a wide range of stakeholders. It makes our
communities stronger, makes our jobs more fulfilling, and is good
for shareholders, too. The product of this equation is clear -- more
efficient operations, with lower risk profiles, more supportive
communities, and increased access to growth opportunities. We
aim to be leaders in this area, and we’re making real, measurable
progress towards our goals, goals that we know will push us to do
better and strive for more.
We have an exciting growth story – and the building blocks to unlock
value are already in place. We’re taking a long-term view, and we’ve
already demonstrated a track record of delivery. Our commitment
to our shareholders is unwavering, and we have and will continue to
assess all options to improve shareholder value.
We’ll remain disciplined and steadfast in our approach and in
delivering on the strategy through the cycle, within the guardrails of
our balance sheet. We’ll maintain this discipline even as we benefit
from a suite of visible catalysts in the short, medium, and long term
to unlock value. Our investment case is indisputable, and I look
forward to AngloGold Ashanti’s next chapter as we build on our
momentum to unlock the value of our unique portfolio.
Finally, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the entire
AngloGold Ashanti leadership team and to our global employees
for their exceptional commitment and efforts in delivering on our
business priorities, despite all the challenges during this past year.
I would like to thank our shareholders and all stakeholders for your
continued support and trust in our Company. Our aim remains – very
clearly – to build a solid, predictable business that delivers value for
all stakeholders through the cycle.
I am honoured to have been requested by our board to lead
AngloGold Ashanti as Interim Chief Executive Officer from
1 September 2020, following the resignation of Kelvin Dushnisky
at the end of July 2020. I am grateful for the unwavering support
Christine Ramon
Interim Chief Executive Officer
26 March 2021
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AngloGold Ashanti delivered a solid performance in 2020 and continued to make progress in meeting its strategic commitments,
despite the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Performance against our strategy
Capital resource allocation
Ensure financial
flexibility
Maintain long-term
optionality
Improve portfolio
quality
Optimise overhead, costs
and capital expenditure
Focus on people, safety
and sustainability
Related risks
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9
1
4
1
2
4
1
5
6
8
9
1
3
6
7
10
Performance outcomes
• Strong cash flows used to reduce debt and for
• Good progress – on time and on budget – with
• Streamlined and improved overall
• Maintained capital discipline
• Given the COVID-19 pandemic, health and safety of
reinvestment for long-term growth
• Adjusted net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio
reduced to 0.24x, now >76% below 1.0x
through-the-cycle target
ramp up of phase 2 of the Obuasi redevelopment
nearing completion
• Advanced project development at Sunrise Dam
and Geita
• Strengthened balance sheet provides flexibility
and optionality throughout the cycle – strong
liquidity position of ~$2.8bn, including cash and
cash equivalents at year-end of $1.3bn
• Investment grade credit ratings from Fitch and
Moody’s Investor Services
• Track record of discipline capital allocation
• Improved financial performance leading to a
more than five-fold increase in dividend to
around 48 US cents a share, from 9 US cents
in 2019. The dividend payout ratio was doubled
to 20% of free cash flow before growth capital
expenditure, payable bi-annually from 2021
• Feasibility studies advanced for Gramalote and
Quebradona in Colombia - nearing decision
• Greenfield options being explored in the United
States, Australia and Brazil
• Ongoing brownfield development across
the portfolio: Sunrise Dam targets drill out;
Tropicana Havana expansion and underground;
opportunities in the Africa region with new
additions at Geita, Obuasi, Siguiri, Kibali and
Iduapriem; drilling programmes underway in
Brazil and Argentina.
• Minimise the Inferred Mineral Resource in the first
two years and delaying use of blue sky material
for as long as possible
portfolio quality with completion of the
sale of assets in South Africa and Mali
• Margin-focused operations through
a streamlined portfolio
• Embarked on a multi-year initiative to
increase investment in Ore Reserve
development and brownfields
exploration aimed at increasing
Ore Reserve conversion, extending
the life of assets, improving mining
flexibility and enhancing knowledge of
orebodies
• Increased the portfolio’s operating life
by two years to about 11 years
• Added 6.1Moz of Ore Reserve on a
gross basis
employees and communities are a priority
• $44m spent on COVID-19-related initiatives to prevent
the spread of the pandemic, to protect employees,
to provide public health and economic relief to host
communities and governments, and to manage the
direct COVID-19 impact on the business
• Safety and health performance:
• Fatalities increased with six deaths recorded
for 2020
• All-injury frequency rate continued to decline,
reaching a record low of 2.39 per million hours
worked (or 1.68, excluding South Africa and Mali)
• All occupational disease frequency rate fell to 0.72
• Improved employee mental health support
• People
• Greater emphasis on inclusivity and diversity
• Environment
• Maintained water re-use efficiency of more than
70% – at 73% for 2020
• Reduced emissions
• Communities
• No human rights violations were reported
• Community investment of $20.6m
Outlook – priorities
• Maintain shareholder confidence
• Use cash generated to reinvest in our
• Pursue value-accretive opportunities
• Deliver on commitments
• Ensure and maintain stakeholder trust and confidence
• Excess cash flow generated used to boost
shareholder returns
asset base to support long-term business
sustainability
• Reduce debt and maintain liquidity
• Deliver on commitments/guidance
• Self-funded portfolio improvements
• Optimise operational efficiencies
• Invest in stakeholders
with no equity issuance
• Apply technology and innovation to
• Maintain focus on excellence in ESG performance
• Demonstrate capital discipline
enhance efficiencies
• Motivate and engage employees
• Embed diversity and inclusion
Action planned
• Strong financial discipline
• Exploring for value to establish a system that
Link to executive
remuneration: DSP
performance metric weighting
Legend for risks
goes beyond the norm, that allows us capture
of geological understanding from the earliest
stage of development
20.0%
12.5%
1
2
Adverse regulatory changes to mining
rights and fiscal requirements
Inability to convert Mineral Resource
to Ore Reserve
3
4
Nature of risk
Strategic
Operational
External
Adverse implications of significant events for AngloGold
Ashanti and the industry and for our governance
Failure to successfully deliver and ramp
up growth projects
• Ongoing brownfield development
across the portfolio in Tanzania,
Ghana, Guinea, Argentina and
Australia
42.5%
25.0%
5
6
Failure to meet our operational and
safety targets
Failure to attract and retain critical
skills and talent
7
8
Loss of or threats to social licence
to operate
9
Adverse gold and commodity prices,
and currency movements
Failure to move down the industry cost curve:
all-in sustaining cost competitiveness
10
Inability to meet investor expectations on responsible
mining and increased disclosure (ESG performance)
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Strategic focus area Rationale
Managing the COVID-19 pandemic
Depleted
Capitals affected
Increased
Strategic focus area Rationale
Progressing Colombian projects
Focus on people,
safety and
sustainability
Protecting employees and communities is a
top priority, and especially so during a global
pandemic. We provided personal protective
equipment (PPE) and sanitisers, medical care
and facilities, and implemented communication
and awareness campaigns on prevention,
among other things.
Human capital: The pandemic
presented a threat to the health and
safety of employees. A total of 2,261
employees contracted COVID-19 as
of end of March 2021. Most were
asymptomatic, and the recovery rate
is 94.4%.
See The year of COVID-19 impact reponse
and management and the for more
information on the impact of the pandemic on
our employees, operations and communities,
and how this has been managed.
Financial capital: Since the
outbreak of the pandemic, we
have invested $6m in combatting
it and protecting employees and
communities.
Manufactured capital: production
was impacted with enforced operational
shut downs in a number of countries;
as estimated 140,000oz of production
were lost and its impact on all-in
sustaining cost is estimated at $55/oz
for the year
Social and relationship
capital: In managing
the pandemic and its
consequences, we collaborated
with stakeholders at all levels.
This resulted in improved
relationships and close
collaboration in preventing
infection and responding to the
public health and economic
aspects of the pandemic
Human capital: employees
received full salaries and
benefits, even those unable to
work during lockdowns and mine
closures. Demonstrations of
good faith enhanced the quality
of relationship with employees
Rationalisation of portfolio/asset sales
Improve portfolio
quality
The latest review to streamline our portfolio
of assets started in 2018 and resulted in the
sales of our remaining South Africa assets, and
Morila and Sadiola in Mali. The review aimed
to sharpen focus on higher-margin, longer life
operations and projects that delivered higher
returns than those available in the assets sold.
See CEO’s review and outlook
Natural capital: Mineral Resource
and Ore Reserve reductions of
53.9Moz and 16.8Moz respectively,
related to the assets sold; with
respect to GHG emissions intensity,
the South African asset sales are
expected to reduce our impact in
2021, from 2019 levels
Financial capital: The asset
sales in 2020 generated $239m
in total, most of which was used
to reduce debt. The South African
asset sale also contributed to
reduced environmental and other
liabilities totalling close to $198m
as well as a reduced wage bill
Maintain
long-term
optionality
Greenfields exploration in Colombia has led
to three new ore discoveries. Two of those
– Quebradona and Gramalote – are at an
advanced stage, with final feasibility study
results expected in 2021, after which the board
will make an investment decision in each case.
These are high-quality projects that, if
approved, would improve the average cost
and reserve life of AngloGold Ashanti’s overall
portfolio.
Quebradona, a copper-gold project, also
brings commodity diversification to the
portfolio. Copper is essential in renewable
energy and electric vehicle technologies, which
are increasingly sought after as demand for
materials that facilitate decarbonisation and
reduced emissions grows.
See Planning for the future – projects,
exploration and innovation for details
Manufactured capital: Fewer
operations in our portfolio has
decreased
Financial capital: Sustaining capital
expenditure totaled $532m, while
growth capital was $260m
Manufactured capital: The
quality of the remaining assets
overall is enhanced
Natural capital: In 2020, on
the back of our aggressive
exploration programme, we
recorded a 45% increase in the
average grade of our Ore Reserve
in our remaining portfolio
Natural capital: In 2020,
the Ore Reserve increased by
6.1Moz on a gross basis, and
2.7Moz on a net basis, once
depletion was taken into account
Obuasi redevelopment
Maintain
long-term
optionality
The Obuasi Redevelopment Project has an
estimated Mineral Resource of 29.5Moz. The
project is in the process of ramping up to a
steady state production rate of 4,000t a day,
expected in the second half of 2021. At full
production, Obuasi will contribute between
350,000oz and 400,000oz annually during its
first 10 years of production, at an estimated all-
in sustaining cost of around $825/oz, in 2018
money terms. This is an improvement on the
Company’s average costs and falls in the lower
half of the industry cost curve. Obuasi has an
estimated mine-life of more than 20 years, with
production increasing and costs improving in
the second decade of production as higher
grade areas are mined.
See Regional review – Africa for details
Financial capital: $455m invested
to date in the redevelopment of the
Obuasi mine.
Natural capital: Obuasi’s Ore
Reserve increased markedly during
2020 as confidence in the orebody
was enhanced owing to the detailed
mine planning process. AngloGold
Ashanti has relinquished about
60.53km2 of land to the government
of Ghana, for use by local
communities in line with government
initiatives. A comprehensive
programme is in place to rehabilitate
areas of the mine site and address
legacy issues.
Focused initiative to develop and convert Ore Reserve
Improve portfolio
quality
Optimising our mining portfolio and focusing our
management attention and capital on longer-
life, higher-return assets, was a particular focus
once asset sales were completed. A three-year
Ore Reserve development and conversion
programme started in early 2020. Replenishing
the Ore Reserve pipeline is critical to the long-
term sustainability and success of our business.
The programme is intended to enhance mining
flexibility and extend operating mine lives. In
terms of capital allocation, this is expected to
be a low-risk, high-return investment. Related
work is underway at Geita, Siguiri, Iduapriem,
Obuasi, AGA Mineração, Serra Grande, Cerro
Vanguardia, Tropicana and Sunrise Dam.
See CEO’s review and outlook
Depleted
Capitals affected
Increased
Financial capital: $77m invested
in 2020 to advance Gramalote and
Quebradona
Natural capital: Potentially
adding to our Mineral Resource
and Ore Reserve
Natural capital: Impact on the
environment, including water
and land, with detailed mitigation
plans in place, including large-
scale reforestation, restoration of
indigenous ecosystems, and the
development of an ecopark at the
Quebradona site.
Social and relationship
capital: At Quebradona, work
continued on the integration
of social, environmental and
economic imperatives into
the project and subsequent
mining operations - in
line with promoting the
‘#Miningwithpurpose’ campaign.
Local stakeholder support
from the Jericó community
has been stable with the most
recent survey conducted
indicating that a significant
majority of residents support
the project. In December 2020,
the Gramalote project received
the “Sello Social de La Minería
en Antioquia” in recognition of
Gramalote’s commitment to
community support. The award
is presented by the Ministry of
Mines of Antioquia to large-scale
operations.
Manufactured capital:
If approved
Human capital: If approved
Human capital: Providing
employment with priority given
to locals and Ghanaian nations.
Skills transfer programmes are
in place to create skills in areas
of scarcity.
Manufactured capital: Adding
to our mining infrastructure,
plant and equipment.
Social and relationship
capital: Through the Obuasi
redevelopment, we have created
local procurement opportunities,
partnered with local companies,
invested in socio-economic
development programme, and
fostered positive relationship
with government and regulators.
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Environment, social and governance – ESG – matters encompass those material issues and risks which could potentially impact our
ability to create sustained long-term value. These factors are integrated into our strategy through our foundational strategic pillar –
Focus on people, safety and sustainability – and are thus vital aspects underpinning our business model.
Our ESG commitments are informed by a comprehensive
materiality assessment which determines our key priorities, risks
and opportunities. Our activities are underpinned by strong
governance systems and a world-class set of policies, standards
and management systems.
COVID-19 has further intensified stakeholders’ focus on ESG
issues, ranging from how we treat employees, our approach to
climate change and human capital, and our efforts to promote
sustainable supply chains and communities in which we operate.
Contributing positively to employees, communities and
demonstrating responsible environmental stewardship are critical
to ensuring our social licence to operate. It is a responsibility we
take seriously that covers resource use and land rehabilitation,
social justice, good governance, good corporate citizenship,
diversity and inclusion, and human rights.
Strong ESG performance is important in maintaining our
stakeholder confidence and trust, and in creating sustained value
in the long term. This is another area which receives focus at all
levels of the business. Consequently, the board, supported by its
committees, is actively engaged in oversight and monitoring of the
Company’s performance, promoting an ethical culture, being a
responsible corporate citizen, and ensuring inclusive stakeholder
relationships – see our ESG governance framework below.
Our ESG governance framework
Board
Supported by:
Robust, active oversight and
engagement on ESG and
sustainability issues
• Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee, which oversees detailed ESG and
sustainability performance
• Audit and Risk Committee, which oversees effective risk management, including that of
sustainability-related issues, and ensures ethical conduct through related company policies
• Human Resources and Remuneration Committee, which ensures remuneration
policies are in place and that all employees are remunerated fairly and responsibly, taking into
consideration delivery on value creation
Policies, frameworks and standards
• Policies, standards and frameworks that seek to align with global best practice
Aligning with global best practice
• Policies operationalised through robust management systems
• Systems include safety, health, human resources, environment, community affairs, tailings
management, security, human rights and closure
Management
Active engagement, delegation
• Executive management team has direct accountability for all aspects of the business,
including ESG matters and sustainability
and oversight on execution
• An internal Climate Change Working Group oversees corporate climate change strategy
• Monthly and ad hoc reporting on key issues across all operating sites and disciplines
Assurance
Systematic, well-planned and
co-ordinated
Comprehensive risk and assurance review process includes
• AuRisk: a proprietary risk management system, identifies risks and tracks performance on
mitigation measures
• Internal: detailed combined assurance audits of all sites conducted annually/biannually, led
by Internal Audit and supported by all functional sustainability disciplines
• External: ensuring alignment with global best practice (see below)
Sustainability and ESG frameworks and standards
We have ESG standards, policies and frameworks and are signatories to, or members of, several external organisations, frameworks
and standards with ESG principles aligned with our values. These affiliations provide another avenue for stakeholders to asses our
performance in these areas. Our participation in industry initiatives also enables us to inform and influence global standards and
practices, while gaining insight into emerging expectations, risks and best practice.
These include:
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ESG performance and the SDGs
AngloGold Ashanti is committed to the United Nations SDGs to support its 2030 Agenda to end poverty and inequality, protect
the planet and ensure prosperity for all. While the SDGs were aimed at national governments initially, the private sector and public
companies are increasingly being encouraged to support them.
Our sustainable development strategy, which supports our overall business strategy, is aligned with the SDGs. The SDGs also speak to
our ESG performance and are aligned with the 10 principles of the ICMM.
We have categorised and prioritised the SDGs, based on the extent to which each is relevant to our business, as follows:
SDGs identified as those to which we can make a material, positive contribution
Core to our business, and we are committed to making a
positive contribution:
Other SDGs affected in the conduct of our business
Not core to our business but we can positively contribute:
SDGs we indirectly or negatively affect
Potentially impacted by our activities and require mitigation:
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Sustainability indices
We voluntarily engage with several entities that rank our sustainability/ESG performance, according to their own methodologies. These
rankings are based on our ESG-related disclosures and also ESG risks and performance and provide useful external feedback on our
performance and benchmarks against our peers. We are proud where we do well but are more focused and work hard on those areas
highlighted for improvement. These indices are:
• S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)
• Responsible Mining Index
• FTSE4Good
• Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
(formerly SAM CSA)
S&P Global CSA enables directing reporting of key sustainability
metrics and benchmarking of performance on a wide range of
industry-specific ESG criteria. CSA results are not only an important
resource to the financial community but also to employees,
customers and critical NGOs.
In the 2020 assessment, AngloGold Ashanti was ranked number
10 out 134 metals and mining companies in the industry and
achieved an overall ESG rating score of 69 versus an industry
average of 26.
The Responsible Mining Index (RMI) assesses the extent to which
large-scale mining companies address a range of economic and
ESG issues across their mining activities. AngloGold Ashanti ranked
fourth out of 38 global mining companies, and first for emerging
market companies, for our mine-site results in the latest RMI
rankings. We scored in the top five for performance in economic
development, lifecycle management, community wellbeing and
environmental responsibility. Other areas which are assessed by the
index are business conduct and working conditions.
The FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index Series (FTSE4Good)
is designed to measure the performance of companies
demonstrating strong ESG practices. AngloGold Ashanti achieved
an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. This compares favourably with
average scores of 2.6 for the gold mining sector, 2.1 for the basic
materials industry and 3.5 for South Africa.
We were commended for, among others, our transparency in
relation to the negative impacts our operations can have, our
formalised approach to supporting local procurement and local
business development, for our comprehensive approach to
mitigating the impacts of collective retrenchment and relatively
detailed disclosure of environmental incidents.
This index tracks the financial performance of public companies
committed to disclosing their efforts to support gender equality
through policy development, representation and transparency.
AngloGold Ashanti has been included in the 2021 Bloomberg
Gender-Equity Index (GEI) in recognition of the work being done to
improve diversity and inclusion across the Group. Our overall score
of 67% compares with an average score across all sectors of 67%
for the mining sector.
Our highest scores were for disclosure, equal pay and gender
parity, our sexual harassment policies and our pro-women
branding. Although we improved in some areas, opportunities exist
to better our performance in others – such as female leadership
and talent pipeline, and gender inclusivity. With the support of the
board and executive committee to promote gender diversity and
create an inclusive working environment, we are well placed to
achieve this. See People are our business and the Remuneration
report for more information.
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ENVIRONMENT
RELEVANT SDGs
VALUES
STR ATE G IC F OC US A RE A:
We respect
the environment.
Focus on people,
safety and
sustainability
STAKEHOLDERS
Communities
and suppliers
Governments
and regulators
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Mining, by its very nature, has a negative impact on the
environment. Our primary business activity is to extract gold-
bearing rock from the earth. In so doing, land is disturbed.
Mining consumes water and energy, generates air emissions
and produces various forms of waste that must be safely
and responsibly managed and/or disposed of. Air, water
and energy management, the protection of biodiversity, and
land rehabilitation are principal environmental focus areas.
AngloGold Ashanti acknowledges the extent of our impacts on
the natural environment as well as on host communities and
is committed to mitigating those impacts.
Our approach to environmental management is based on
responsible stewardship, with the goal of minimising impacts to the
environment and the equitable use of natural resources.
Key areas of environmental responsibility are protecting biodiversity,
including land rehabilitation, and mitigating impacts on water,
energy, and air and climate change. We work actively to integrate
environmental management with our operational functions and to
formalise cross-functional collaboration.
Our active management aims to minimise impacts, to enhance
efficiencies in the use of natural resources, to encourage
responsible consumption, and to mitigate and remediate
environmental impacts.
ways to improve in this important area. In 2008, we set our first
target to cut GHG emissions intensity of our portfolio by 30%
over 15 years. We achieved a 43% reduction in carbon intensity
by 2018, well before the 2022 self-imposed deadline. New
medium-term targets are in the process of being set and will be
followed by a pathway to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
Hydropower, already used at Kibali in the DRC and at our
operations in Brazil, will also feature strongly at our Colombia
projects once mining begins there.
• Water management: We aim to continuously optimise the
volume of water imported for production, and to maximise water
re-use within the operations, while preventing the contamination
of natural water resources by our activities. In 2020, re-used
water provided about 73% of our total water requirements.
• Tailings management: We are committed to implementing the
Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management. Our detailed
tailings management framework sets principles, standards and
guidelines for the construction, management and oversight of
our tailings storage facilities (TSFs), and focuses on the sound
management of all phases of the TSF lifecycle. Oversight at all
levels - from board to site – covers planning and investigation;
design, construction and operation; monitoring and checking;
and taking corrective action where necessary. In Brazil, we
have begun converting our TSFs to dry-stacking structures in
compliance with new legislation.
Our most material environmental issues are:
• Energy and climate change: Innovative methods are used to
reduce GHG emissions intensity and we continue to search for
• Integrated closure management: Managing the social
aspects of closure is perhaps the most difficult element of
mining, particularly given the growing emphasis on contributing
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Compliance
• Our Group Environmental Policy, Standards and Guidelines guide
our environmental activities while allowing flexibility to adapt to the
varying operational, geographical, climate and regulatory contexts.
Each operation’s unique set of controls is maintained through its
Environmental Management System (EMS), which is ISO 14001:
2015 certified.
• We are in material compliance with all relevant
environmental legislation.
• 94% of sites certified to ISO 14001:2015
• 88% of sites certified to the International Cyanide Management Code
All our gold processing plants are certified to the Cyanide Code with the
exception of Obuasi mine and Mine Waste Solutions
(MWS). MWS was sold on 30 September 2020
while Obuasi has been under construction and
redevelopment. Obuasi will initiate processes for
recertification once construction and ramp up to full
production are achieved.
toward the development of resilient and sustainable communities.
We aim to identify social transition projects by engaging closely
with communities during the life of the mining operation, to promote
sustainable local businesses and to continue rehabilitating disturbed
land as we operate to reduce final restoration and decommissioning
costs. In recent years we have managed to steadily reduce the area
of land disturbed. See table on page 72.
Environmental performance – summary
Energy and climate change
Our aim is to mitigate our carbon footprint through gains in energy
efficiency while insulating our operations and host communities
against physical climate risks as a result of the climate crisis.
AngloGold Ashanti has been proactive in acting on climate change
and provided early leadership. We are now focused on setting new
targets.
Preparatory work is currently underway to set new targets. A
new internal Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) has been
established with members drawn from key group functions and from
all operations. The primary aims of the working group are to review
our climate change performance, develop an updated climate change
strategy, update our understanding of physical and transition risks
and opportunities relating to climate change, develop and update
mitigation and adaption priorities for operations and host communities,
update climate change metrics and targets, including a revision of
related metrics used in management’s discretionary remuneration, and
oversee implementation of mitigation and adaptation projects.
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Energy and climate change (continued)
Energy usage*
(petajoules)
2016
28.55
2017
29.76
2018
25.38
2019
26.32
2020
Energy usage by region
(petajoules)
Africa
Americas
Australia
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
8.46
9.16
9.36
9.93
10.29
3.94
4.23
4.13
4.31
4.17
5.62
6.32
6.72
7.68
7.77
25.57
South Africa
10.54
10.05
5.17
4.40
3.35
AngloGold Ashanti
28.55
29.76
25.38
26.32
25.57
* South Africa reported for nine months to the date of sale – 30 September 2020
Water
Water is a valuable and often
scarce resource. It is also one
which we share with other users
such as farmers, local industries
and communities. Our aim is to
prevent any contamination of water
sources and improve our water
use efficiencies by minimising the
volumes of water imported/drawn
for use in our mining and processing
activities and maximising its re-use
and recycling at the operations.
GHG emissions*
(kilotonnes of GHG)
2016
4,062
2017
3,953
2018
2,571
2019
2,570
2020
2,337
GHG emissions by region
(kilotonnes of GHG)
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Africa
Americas
Australia
682
180
336
666
182
372
676
168
395
825
177
449
South Africa
2,864
2,733
1,322
1,218
770
166
451
949
AngloGold Ashanti
4,062
3,953
2,571
2,570
2,337
Water usage*
(gigalitres)
2016
56.7
2017
52.2
2018
45.9
2019
47.9
2020
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Water usage by region
(gigalitres)*
Africa
Americas
Australia
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
11.9
16.7
15.6
15.8
17.4
8.1
7.6
8.3
6.8
7.8
7.7
7.7
8.8
8.7
8.7
10.6
8.7
10.7
South Africa
23.2
20.5
47.4
AngloGold Ashanti
56.7
52.2
45.9
47.9
47.4
* South Africa reported for nine months to the date of sale – 30 September 2020
* South Africa reported for nine months to the date of sale – 30 September 2020
Energy use intensity*
(gigajoules per metric tonne treated)
Energy use intensity by region
(gigajoules per metric tonne treated)
Water use intensity*
(kilolitres per tonne treated)
Water use intensity by region
(kilolitres/tonne treated)
2016
0.33
2017
0.35
2018
0.32
2019
0.33
2020
Africa
Americas
Australia
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
0.30
0.34
0.36
0.39
0.40
0.54
0.55
0.59
0.58
0.55
0.51
0.54
0.57
0.60
0.60
0.37
South Africa
0.27
0.26
0.15
0.13
0.14
AngloGold Ashanti
0.33
0.35
0.32
0.33
0.37
2016
0.59
2017
0.61
2018
0.57
2019
0.59
2020
Africa
Americas
Australia
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
0.43
0.61
0.59
0.63
0.67
1.11
1.07
1.11
1.18
1.39
0.69
0.58
0.65
0.68
0.68
0.68
South Africa
0.59
0.53
0.42
0.42
0.46
AngloGold Ashanti
0.59
0.61
0.57
0.59
0.68
* South Africa reported for nine months to the date of sale – 30 September 2020
* South Africa reported for nine months to the date of sale – 30 September 2020
GHG emissions intensity*
(kilograms GHG per tonne treated)
GHG emissions intensity by region
(kilograms GHG per tonne treated)
Number of reportable environmental incidents*
Number of reportable environmental incidents by region
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2016
48
2017
46
2018
32
2019
32
2020
Africa
Americas
Australia
South Africa
AngloGold Ashanti
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
25
25
31
73
48
25
24
32
70
46
26
24
33
38
32
29
24
35
35
32
30
22
35
40
33
1
3
2
3
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
33
Africa
Americas
Australia
South Africa
8
AngloGold Ashanti
–
1
–
–
1
2
–
–
1
3
1
–
–
1
2
1
–
–
2
3
* South Africa reported for nine months to the date of sale – 30 September 2020
* South Africa reported for nine months to the date of sale – 30 September 2020
A detailed breakdown of our environmental statistics by operation is available online – see ESG data tables at www.aga-reports.com
A detailed breakdown of our environmental statistics by operation is available online – see ESG data tables at www.aga-reports.com
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Tailings management
At the start of 2020, AngloGold Ashanti managed 34 tailings
facilities – 60% active, 20% being remined and 20% inactive
(dormant). At the end of the year, after the sale of assets, the
portfolio had been reduced to 22 TSFs, of which 15 were active
and seven inactive.
The ICMM’s Global Industry Tailings Standard on Tailings
Management was launched in August 2020. As a member of
the ICMM, we have committed to implement the standard at all
facilities within five years. The Group’s tailing engineers staff have
prepared a gap assessment against the Standard’s requirements to
be rolled out to operations starting in 2021.
We have also developed a detailed framework for tailings
management practice that sets principles, standards and guidelines
for the construction, management and oversight of TSFs.
The framework focuses on the sound management of all phases of
the lifecycle of a TSF and recognises that each TSF is unique and that
no single design or operating technique can be universally adopted.
Integrated closure management
Our integrated closure management standard aims to ensure that
our activities minimise adverse impacts on people, the environment
and broader society. Our Closure Planning Standard, implemented
in 2013, sets a consistent benchmark across all operations and
ensures a multi-disciplinary approach in identifying and managing
current and future closure risks and liabilities.
The social aspects of managing mine closure is increasingly
important with a growing emphasis on contributing towards resilient
and sustainable communities during the lifecycle of the mining
operation that will leave a positive impact long after closure. See
Resilient, self-sustaining communities in the .
Land under management, land rehabilitated, and rehabilitation liabilities
Land (ha)
Rehabilitation liabilities ($m)
Under
management
Rehabilitated
to date
Disturbed and not
yet rehabilitated
Restoration
Decommissioning
Total 2020
Total 2019
243,188
77,471
121,681
19,171
2,173
688
1,050
1,331
9,248
2,943
4,803
8,887
248.1
126.2
68.7
–
164.4
33.0
42.2
–
412.5
159.2
110.9
–
408.7
167.0
96.8
96.6
AngloGold Ashanti
461,511
5,243
25,881
More detail on each of these material environmental issues is provided in the
A detailed breakdown of our environmental statistics by operation is available online – see ESG data tables at www.aga-reports.com
(3.1)
(20.6)
(23.7)
(54.0)
–
439.9
–
219.0
–
658.9
(96.4)
618.7
Region
Africa
Americas
Australia
South Africa
Less equity-
accounted
investments
Less liabilities held
for sale
SOCIAL
RELEVANT SDG s
STRAT EGIC FOCUS AREA:
Focus on people,
safety and
sustainability
VALUES
We treat each
other with dignity
and respect.
We want the communities and
societies in which we operate
to be better off for AngloGold
Ashanti having been there.
We are accountable for our
actions and undertake to
deliver on our commitments.
STAKEHOLDERS
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Employees
and unions
Governments
and regulators
Communities
NGOs
The health and safety of our employees and host communities
is central to our ability to operate sustainably. In helping to
build livelihoods in host communities, we work with a range of
stakeholders at local and national level, on projects and initiatives
in the areas of health, education, infrastructure and business
development, among others.
Creating direct economic opportunity can help build trust and
acceptance of the mining industry and can lead to increased
community collaboration and economic growth. While community
demands and the complexity of social challenges faced may
at times be felt more acutely at mining operations in emerging
economies, where the challenges of poverty, unemployment and
inequality are most visible, the concept of shared value is relevant
across all of our operating jurisdictions.
Our social conduct is critical for us to maintain our social licence
to operate.
Our most material social matters are:
Employees
Communities
• Employee safety
• Community health
• Employee health
• Resilient, self-sustaining communities
Compliance
All our operating mines are OHSAS 18001:2007 certified, with
Geita, Iduapriem, Siguiri, Cerro Vanguardia, Sunrise Dam and
Tropicana mines already migrated to ISO 45001:2018, with the
remaining operations to follow. The certification process has
however been impacted by COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Notwithstanding this improvement, we deeply regret the loss of
six colleagues during the past year. We extend our condolences
to all affected by their passing. The deceased are Justice Cudjoe
and Justice Obeng Sarkodie (Obuasi), and Xolani Ngqwemese,
Mokhethe Johannes Radebe, Luca Maapea and Thabo Reuben
Rakometsi (Mponeng).
We continue to consolidate progress made in recent years by
reviewing the safety strategy. We have developed detailed action
plans at a Group level for the next three years, with the regional
and operational leads adapting and incorporating the strategy
into site improvement plans considering local circumstances and
relevance. Specific emphasis has been on analysing the correlation
between critical control failures in critical control monitoring and
control failures that contributed to High Potential Incidents. Through
this work we seek to establish a more holistic and proactive risk
management approach to prevent high consequence incidents.
• Integrated talent
management
• Integrated closure
(see environmental performance)
Occupational fatalities
(number of fatalities)
• Artisanal and small-scale mining
Social performance – summary
Employee safety
Our goal is to have workplaces that are free of injury and harm by
2030. AngloGold Ashanti has made significant strides in improving
safety in recent years and our systematic and integrated safety
strategy is embedded through our executive and senior operational
leadership teams.
2016 5
2017
2018
2019
2020
5
2
0
4
2
2
7
7
1
3
2
6
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Contractors
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Group all injury frequency rate
(per million hours worked)
Group all ocupational disease frequency rate
(per million hours worked)
7.71
7.49
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
4.81
3.31
2.39
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
7.13
7.03
3.29
1.36
2016
2017
2018
2019
0.72
2020
All injury frequency rate
(per million hours worked)
All occupational disease frequency rate
(per million hours worked)
Africa
Americas
Australia
2016
0.51
2017
0.39
2018
0.49
2019
0.62
2020
0.55
Africa
2016
0.13
2017
0.00
2018
0.03
2019
0.03
2020
0.00
3.96
3.29
3.97
3.84
3.68
Americas
3.56
3.67
0.16
0.32
0.00
9.49
8.53
9.14
7.33
3.74
Australia
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.21
0.00
South Africa
12.02
12.68
10.25
6.60
6.12
South Africa
11.80
12.39
10.18
4.81
5.06
AngloGold Ashanti
7.71
7.49
4.81
3.31
2.39
AngloGold Ashanti
7.13
7.03
3.29
1.36
0.72
Employee and community health
The COVID-19 pandemic led to improved integration of health risk
management across the Company, beyond occupational health
and into our over-arching business strategy.
The pandemic required significant focus and resources across
AngloGold Ashanti as we worked to limit the spread of the
virus and safely maintain operational continuity. Given the close
association between employees and communities, the measures
we took focused on both stakeholder groups. As at 19 March
2021, AngloGold Ashanti had conducted more than 50,800
COVID-19 tests of which 2,794 employees had tested positive.
About 94.4% of the confirmed cases have fully recovered. Sadly,
13 of our employees succumbed to COVID-19-related illnesses.
We remained focused on reducing occupational illnesses and
recorded a reduction of 47% year-on-year. When excluding the
assets sold, there were no occupational illnesses recorded on our
existing portfolio. We continue work to improve employee wellness,
including fitness for work and general physical and mental well-
being. See for further details.
Our most significant and successful community health initiative is
our malaria control programme which is in place at all operating
sites in our Africa region, and protects more than 1 million people.
Silicosis class action and the Tshiamiso Trust
In July 2019, a full bench of the Johannesburg High Court
approved the settlement of the silicosis and TB class action
suit in South Africa, providing a route to compensation for
affected mineworkers and their families. The settlement was
between the Occupational Lung Disease Working Group
– representing African Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American
South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, Harmony and
Sibanye-Stillwater – and the settlement classes’ attorneys,
Richard Spoor Inc, Abrahams Kiewitz Inc and the Legal
Resources Centre.
The settlement agreement relating to the silicosis and TB
class action became effective on 10 December 2019,
following the legal processes that had to be in place for a
trust to be established. The Tshiamiso Trust was subsequently
registered on 7 February 2020. The trust has begun its work
tracking class-action members, processing claims submitted,
undertaking medical examinations and paying benefits to
eligible claimants, in accordance with the terms of the historic
silicosis and TB class action settlement agreement.
For more details and updated information on the trust’s
work, see: https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/wp-content/
uploads/2020/11/13-11-2020-Tshiamiso-Trust-Progress-
report.pdf.
A detailed breakdown of statistics by operation is available online – see ESG data tables at www.aga-reports.com
Integrated talent management
Having productive employees with the necessary talents, skills,
knowledge and experience enables AngloGold Ashanti to
deliver on its strategy and create value. Managing our talent and
ensuring a pipeline of appropriately skilled employees to sustain
the business in the long term, is key. We achieve this through our
talent management strategy, which is supported by learning and
development initiatives. In 2020, $11m was invested in employee
learning and skills development (2019: $12m) in total.
Diversity and inclusion is central to our human resources strategy,
and to this end a Global Diversity and Inclusion Framework,
approved by the board in 2019, is designed to foster the
empowerment of all staff, irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity,
religion and sexual orientation, or disability. This framework is
aligned with the principles of the ICMM and UNGC as well as
AngloGold Ashanti’s human resource objectives. For more detail,
see .
Building resilient, self-sustaining communities
Communities are a material stakeholder in our business and
creating and sharing value with them helps secure our social
licence to operate. As a responsible mining company, we aim to
ensure stakeholders see meaningful benefit from our operations.
We do this through ongoing engagement that allows us to
identify projects relevant to communities and support them
so they can have measurable and sustainable impacts on the
communities in which we operate. For more detail see ,
page 32.
Average number of employees
(including contractors)
Africa
Americas
Australia
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
12,691 13,593 14,833 15,786 16,829
8,126
8,511
7,973
8,114
8,789
925
974
1,051
1,140
1,230
South Africa
28,507 26,245 18,803
7,870
8,297
Other
2,400
2,157
1,589
1,353
1,807
AngloGold Ashanti 52,649 51,480 44,249 34,263 36,952
Our performance
Gender diversity – female representation by region
(%)
%
Americas
Australia
Africa
South Africa
Corporate office
Board gender representation
%
Male
Female
$508m
Paid to employees (salaries,
wages and benefits)
(2019: $591m)
Executive management gender representation
%
Male
Female
Board – female directors
Executive Committee – female members
A detailed breakdown of statistics by operation is available online – see ESG data tables at www.aga-reports.com
10%
20%
10%
16%
44%
56%
44%
67%
33%
4
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PERFORMANCE 2020 CONTINUED
Our community development initiatives are aimed at maximising
the impact in the following areas:
• Infrastructure – includes water security, renewable energy
initiatives, waste management and sanitation, roads, and health
and education facilities
• Socio-economic development – includes a focus on food
security and economic activities independent of mining
• Skills development – education and training initiatives aimed
at increasing local talent pools as well as skills to reduce
dependence on commercial mining, and artisanal and small-
scale mining; a focus on youth and women development
• Community awareness initiatives – these have focused
on campaigns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, to the
environment and climate change, greening initiatives and
climate adaptation. In Brazil and the DRC, we use mainly
hydropower, and we are planning to use it in Colombia, once
the projects start operating. In Australia, both Sunrise Dam and
Tropicana use power generated by liquified natural gas (LNG)
Artisanal and small-scale mining
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is the informal and
sometimes illegal mining of either previously mined areas or in some
cases sites belonging to AngloGold Ashanti. Many of those involved
are subsistence miners, working in dangerous conditions to earn a
living. Others are part of collectives, mining for larger operatives, with
little consideration for safety or the environment.
We have long advocated for the formalisation of ASM, helping
to educate and provide safer work environments and alternative
avenues to secure a living.
Community investment ($m)
Africa
Americas
Australia
South Africa
Equity-accounted
investments
AngloGold Ashanti
2016
2017
2018
7.6
9.0
0.6
4.6
9.0
9.8
0.7
6.0
8.1
9.4
0.7
5.2
(1.6)
20.2
(1.5)
24.1
(1.2)
22.2
2019
17.9
9.8
0.7
4.0
(1.1)
27.7
2020
12.9
6.2
0.8
2.9
(2.2)
20.6
Community investment spend
(by focus area)
40%
22%
17%
10%
8%
1%
1%
Arts,
culture
and heritage
Education
and youth
Environment
Health
Donations
and capacity
building
SME
support
Social
infrastructure
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
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At Siguiri in Guinea, where artisanal small-scale miners are active
on our concession, we work with local and regional authorities,
community leaders and other stakeholders to assist in mitigating
or reducing this risk to communities and our operations. A
memorandum of understanding was signed with the community and
authorities in late 2019, which helped keep our active pits clear of
illegal mining.
We have also initiated a multi-stakeholder ASM formalisation
process, led by the Guinean government. In Tanzania, Ghana, Mali
and Colombia, we are part of ongoing multi-stakeholder initiatives to
advance co-existence and formalisation.
We will continue to co-operate with governments, communities,
civil society, the private sector and international bodies, focusing on
dialogue with all stakeholders, as we seek to build resilient self-
sustaining host communities. For more information on this, see .
Indigenous peoples
Australia is the only country in which we operate where
Indigenous Peoples and their communities are adjacent
to our sites. Over the past 30 years, we have developed a
solid foundation for constructive community engagement
and relationships, with good levels of co-operation with the
traditional owners in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia
have adopted a comprehensive community investment
strategy that targets: education support; health and wellbeing;
indigenous employment; and progressive contracting and
procurement practices supporting the development of
Aboriginal-owned businesses. See the case study on the
partnership with Aboriginal contractor, Carey Mining Pty Ltd on
the website.
As standard practice, we consult with Indigenous Peoples
and their representatives on new exploration programmes or
new mining projects. Heritage surveys, field inspections and
monitoring of exploration activities are practical aspects of our
heritage protection process. This process is
designed to ensure full compliance with applicable
federal and state legislation.
There are potential legislative changes regarding indigenous
heritage laws in Australia, given the risks highlighted by
the destruction of Juukan Gorge in Western Australia. The
Indigenous Affairs Minister of Western Australia (WA), the
Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA (CMEWA) and its
members, which include AngloGold Ashanti Australia, have
been actively engaged in, and are supportive of, the reform
process of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA), and will
continue to support the ongoing, extensive consultation
process. We believe that reforming the Act will deliver a
modernised legislative framework, which will further empower
traditional owners and local knowledge holders to make
informed decisions about their own cultural heritage.
In addition, AngloGold Ashanti Australia is working with the
Minerals Council of Australia, as a member of the newly
established Indigenous Partnerships Committee, to develop a
collective industry response to rebuild trust and drive the next
generation of partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander landowners and communities.
GOVERNANCE
RELEVANT SDG s
STRAT EGIC FOCUS AREA:
STAKEHOLDERS
Focus on people,
safety and
sustainability
Investment
community
Employees
and unions
Governments
and regulators
Communities
Suppliers
Industry partners
and peers
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VALUES
Safety is our
first value.
We treat each
other with dignity
and respect.
We are accountable
for our actions and
undertake to deliver on
our commitments.
We want the communities
and societies in which we
operate to be better off for
AngloGold Ashanti having
been there.
We value
diversity.
We respect
the environment.
AngloGold Ashanti has robust corporate governance measures
in place and applies the principles and recommendations set out
in the South African governance report, King IV, together with
other relevant laws and regulations. We comply with the listings
requirements of the stock exchanges on which we are listed
and are committed to promoting good governance. Our Code of
Business Principles Ethics, together with our values, guides our
conduct, our decision-making and that of our contractors.
The board, recognising that good governance underpins value
creation for all stakeholders and the sustainability of the business,
provides ethical leadership and is ultimately responsible for our
corporate governance.
Our most material governance matters are:
• Navigating regulatory and political uncertainty and risk
• Human rights (in terms of promoting an ethical culture)
• Corruption, ethics and conflicts of interest
• Remuneration – rewarding performance
For more information on our governance framework, structures
and processes, see Corporate governance in this report.
Governance performance– summary
Compliance – navigating regulatory and political
uncertainty and risk
AngloGold Ashanti’s geographical spread makes its legal and
regulatory environment diverse and complex. Given the critical
importance of compliance in building a sustainable business, the
Group compliance function plays an essential role in co-ordinating
and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, standards and
contractual obligations, and in assisting and advising the board and
management on designing and implementing appropriate compliance
policies and procedures. See Managing our risks and acting on
opportunities in this report and also Navigating regulatory and
political risk in the .
Furthermore, regulatory and political uncertainty escalated
dramatically during a year marked by a complex interplay of
political, economic and social factors in the face of the COVID-19
pandemic. As we navigate the geopolitical landscape in which we
operate, our approach is guided by our Government Relations
Policy.
Human rights
Respect for human rights is fundamental to our business and
embodied in our values – from valuing the safety and health of
individuals, and treating every individual with dignity and respect, to
valuing and respecting communities and the environment.
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The issue of human rights cuts across the entire business and
our Global Human Rights Policy extends to our business partners
including supply chain, state and joint venture partners, and public
and private security providers.
direct and indirect suppliers. During 2020, we updated our supplier
self-assessment questionnaire to encompass modern slavery
requirements which focus on potential related risks in our
supply chain.
In all, 176 complaint reports were received across the Group in 2020
versus 142 in 2019.
For more related information, see the
Remuneration – rewarding performance
Our renumeration policy aims to hold senior executives
accountable for the success of the business by remunerating
based on performance.
Our remuneration policy aims to:
• promote an ethical culture and responsible corporate citizenship
• motivate and reward the right behaviour and performance
of employees and executives in delivering on all aspects of
our strategy.
Our long-term share incentive plan, the Deferred Share Plan (DSP), is
designed to encourage employees to meet strategic short-, medium-
and long-term objectives that will enable value creation for all
stakeholders, by achieving defined objectives. ESG factors – safety,
health, environment, community, people – together have a combined
weighting of 25% in the DSP performance scorecard for 2020.
Our approach to human rights is guided by our Human Rights Policy,
and Human Rights Due Diligence Standard and Guideline. Our
human rights framework is informed by the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and the United Nations Guiding Principles for
Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). We refer to all internationally
recognised human rights as expressed in the International Bill of
Human Rights and the International Labour Organisation Declaration
on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
Our policy is consistent with the 10 principles of the UNGC and our
commitment includes the rights of Indigenous Peoples, women, and
other groups in society whose situation may render them particularly
vulnerable to adverse impacts on their rights.
Due diligence self-assessments of our human rights performance
have been conducted at all sites and we continue to provide
human rights awareness training in the form of induction,
classroom-based, refresher or online training. All operations
have grievance and independent anonymous whistle-blowing
mechanisms to ensure that all grievances and/or allegations are
investigates and acted on. Currently, a comprehensive review of the
human rights framework is underway ahead of a relaunch of these
programmes and initiatives during 2021.
Our approach to human rights encompasses issues related to
security management, responsible sourcing, gender-based
violence and Indigenous Peoples. Although only our operations
in Australia are close to indigenous communities. AngloGold
Ashanti seeks to ensure that our interactions with Indigenous
Peoples are in keeping with the basic human rights and their
social, economic and environmental interests.
Performance 2020
• No human rights violations were reported for the third
consecutive year
• 99.7% of security personnel attended VPSHR training
• 11,574 people employees attended human rights
awareness training
• Human rights due diligence self-assessments conducted
at all sites
Corruption, bribery and conflicts of interest
In line with our governance framework and Code of Ethics, ethical,
responsible corporate citizenship entails combatting corruption,
bribery and conflicts of interest. During 2020, key activities
undertaken in this regard by the Group Compliance team included
the global roll out of online anti-bribery and anti-corruption training
to all employees with computer access. All employees without
online access received annual DVD training. In line with good
governance, all governance body members were also required
to complete this training. More than 5,600 employees, including
governance body members, successfully completed the training,
which included rigorous self-assessments. The training covers
anti-bribery and anti-corruption; payments to government officials,
gifts, hospitality and sponsorships, engagement of agents and
intermediaries, conflicts of interest, reporting wrongdoing, political
donations and activities, interacting with government officials, and
procedures for hiring agents and intermediaries. The training and
communications are in addition to our posters, corporate email
communications, compliance intranet portal communications, and
SMS communications in certain jurisdictions.
Our approach to responsible sourcing considers the possible
severity of potential human rights infringements in our supply chain,
and the reputational risks this could hold for the Company. As
such, we maintain our commitment to ensuring that we assess and
investigate the ethics, labour and environmental practices of our
Given our geographic footprint and the many languages spoken
across our jurisdictions, whistleblower hotlines are active by country
and/or operation. Around 15 such lines are operational. While these
lines are used for all complaints, a dedicated ethics email address is
available. Complaints can also be reported via the tip-offs website.
AngloGold Ashanti is committed to gender and pay equality. In line
with recent market best practice, the Company has amended its
methodology for determining the gender pay gap ratio, using 2020
as the base year for future comparisons. This revised methodology
includes development of a robust approach to measuring progress
made with the aim of continuously improving gender equality.
The gender pay-gap differentials at middle management level
and above indicate that men are paid 8.14% more than women.
Attention will be directed to addressing this disparity.
The proportion of women employees, particularly in senior roles,
remains low. This is being steadily addressed and greater attention
is being given to attracting, developing and retaining women in the
mining workforce. Furthermore, metrics included in the incentive
scheme are designed to improve the gender ratio. We will continue
to monitor pay differentials and will take action as appropriate. See
Rewarding delivery in this report for more detail.
For more detailed remuneration information, see Rewarding
delivery in this report
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PERFORMANCE 2020 CONTINUED
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ENVIRONMENT
Energy consumption
GHG (CO2e) emissions
Water used
25.57PJ
(Efficiency: 0.37GJ/tonne treated)
2,337kt 47,405ML
(Efficiency: 33kg/tonnes treated)
(Efficiency: 0.68kL/tonne treated)
Land under management
461,511ha
rehabilitated with total
rehabilitation liabilities
of $658.9m
Reportable
environmental
incidents
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SOCIETY
People employed on average
36,952
(includes contractors)
Salaries, wages and
other benefits
Training and development
$508m $11m
Local procurement
$2.12bn
82% of total procurement spend of $2.58bn
Enhanced, robust Responsible
Sourcing Programme implemented
to ensure consistency,
fairness and parity in screening
of suppliers
Community investment
$20.6m
G
GOVERNANCE
Total current taxes paid
Royalties and other taxes paid
Taxes paid on behalf of employees
$562m $284m $209m
Commit ted to promotin g g en d er, eth n ic an d cu ltu r al
di ver sit y, in clu sivit y an d toleran ce wi th in t he reg ion
Compliance
Security and human rights
ISO 14001
94% of sites certified
Cyanide Code
88% of sites certified
No incidents or
allegations
The Voluntary Principles on
Security and Human Rights
(VPSHR) applied
99.7%
of security personnel
attended VPSHR training
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CFO’S REPORT
DISCIPLINED
GROWTH
Ian Kramer / Interim Chief Financial Officer
The Company reported solid operational and financial
performances for 2020, with progress made in delivering on
strategic commitments, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. At
the start of the year, AngloGold Ashanti outlined a series of
important objectives as it sought to streamline the business,
further strengthen its balance sheet, improve the overall
quality of its portfolio, increase the lives of its key assets and
ensure improved direct returns to its shareholders.
Executive summary (1)
AngloGold Ashanti demonstrated its ability to balance the
competing capital needs of the business while delivering improved
value to shareholders.
Progress was made on each of these objectives, with the increased
investment in its ore bodies yielding net increases in Ore Reserve
and Mineral Resource of continuing operations; the redevelopment
of the Obuasi mine tracking to its revised schedule; the portfolio
streamlined following the sale of operating assets in South Africa
and Mali; the balance sheet further strengthened with debt at
its lowest levels in a decade and a marked improvement in cash
generation; and feasibility studies for two Colombian projects
progressing to schedule ahead of investment decisions in 2021.
The improved performance of the business, coupled with a higher
dividend payout ratio, ensured a fivefold increase in the annual
dividend payment for 2020. The Company achieved all of these
strategic milestones without approaching shareholders for new
equity in the last decade.
Financial highlights of the year under review include:
• Free cash flow increased 485% year-on-year to $743m in 2020 –
excluding asset sale proceeds – from $127m in 2019
• Free cash flow before growth capital up 124% year-on-year to
$1,003m in 2020, from $448m in 2019
• Net cash inflow from operating activities increased 58% to
$1,654m in 2020, from $1,047m in 2019
• Achieved revised 2020 full-year guidance: Production of
3.047Moz in 2020, notwithstanding COVID-19 impacts
estimated at 140,000oz
• All-in sustaining costs (AISC) margin from continuing operations
rose to 42% in 2020, from 30% in 2019
• Basic earnings from continuing operations increased 160%
year-on-year to $946m in 2020, from $364m in 2019
• Adjusted EBITDA for continuing operations up 56% year-on-year
to $2,470m in 2020, from $1,580m in 2019; highest since 2012
• Dividend increased more than fivefold to approximately 48 US
cents per share in 2020, from 9 US cents per share in 2019
• Adjusted net debt from continuing operations down by 62%
year-on-year to $597m in 2020, from $1,581m in 2019; lowest in
the last ten years
Group financial performance
Net cash inflow from operating activities for the year increased by
58% to $1,654m in 2020 compared to $1,047m in 2019. Free cash
flow for the year improved by 485% to $743m in 2020 compared
to $127m in the prior year, primarily driven by the increase in
received gold prices.
Production for 2020 decreased by 7%, mainly due to the sale of
our remaining South African producing assets, the cessation of
mining activities at Sadiola and Morila in Mali, and the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic. The Group’s AISC came in at $1,059/oz
in 2020, compared with $998/oz in 2019. The COVID-19 impact
on production in 2020 was estimated at 140,000oz or 5% and
its impact on AISC was estimated at $55/oz or 5%. Production
from continuing operations for 2020 was 2.806Moz at a total
cash cost of $790/oz, compared with 2.862Moz at a total cash
cost of $746/oz in 2019. AISC for these continuing operations
was $1,037/oz in 2020, compared with $978/oz in 2019. On
a continuing operations basis, the impact on production from
COVID-19 in 2020 was estimated at 59,000oz or 2% and its
impact on AISC was estimated at $32/oz or 3%.
(1) The information included in the Chief Financial Officer’s review is provided for the AngloGold Ashanti Group (including South Africa for the nine months to
September 2020), unless otherwise indicated as continuing operations. Following the announcement of the South African asset sale and the conclusion of the
sale in September 2020, the South African operations are recorded as discontinued operations in the 2020 financial results.
I n 2 0 2 0 , A n g l o G o l d A s h a n t i d e m o n s t r a t e d i t s
a b i l i t y t o b a l a n c e t h e c o m p e t i n g c a p i t a l n e e d s
o f t h e b u s i n e s s w h i l e d e l i v e r i n g i m p r o v e d
v a l u e t o s h a r e h o l d e r s
The performance for the year was underpinned by Geita’s highest
annual production level in 15 years, while steady performances at
Kibali, Iduapriem, Siguiri, Sunrise Dam, and AGA Mineração helped
offset declines in production at Tropicana, Cerro Vanguardia and
Serra Grande. The Obuasi Redevelopment Project continued its
ramp-up, delivering 127,000oz in production despite delays in
receiving equipment and in the arrival of skilled personnel, critical to
the project, as a result of lockdowns in various jurisdictions during
the year.
The higher gold price helped drive the improved financial
performance year-on-year. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation and amortisation (Adjusted EBITDA) rose 50% year-
on-year to $2,593m in 2020, from $1,723m in 2019.
Among the key financial milestones achieved in 2020 were:
Basic earnings attributable to equity shareholders for the year
ended 31 December 2020 were $953m, or 227 US cents per
share, compared with a $12m loss, or 3 US cents loss per share
in 2019. Basic earnings for the continuing business for the year
ended 31 December 2020 were $946m, or 225 US cents per
share, compared with $364m or 87 US cents per share in 2019.
Headline earnings for the year ended 31 December 2020 were
$1,000m, or 238 US cents per share, compared with $379m, or
91 US cents per share in 2019. Headline earnings benefitted from
the higher gold price net of increased profit-related taxes. In line
with the capital allocation discipline strategy, the Company has
demonstrated its ability to balance the competing capital needs of
the business while delivering improved dividends to shareholders.
Free cash flow up more than fivefold to $743m, driving Adjusted net debt to its lowest level in ten years, at $597m
Annual guidance met or improved upon for the eighth consecutive year on production, cost and capital expenditure
ü
ü
Dividend pay-out ratio doubled to 20% of free cash flow before growth capital; annual dividend increased fivefold, a 2% yield
ü
Improved balance sheet flexibility with new $700m, 10-year bond at a record low coupon for AngloGold Ashanti of 3.75% per annum ü
Commercial production achieved at Obuasi Phase 1; Phase 2 90% complete
ü
Achieved commercial underground production at Tropicana’s Boston Shaker - on schedule and within budget
Began development of a third underground mine at Geita, waste-stripping at Iduapriem Cut 2 and Tropicana Havana Stage 2
Ensured tight cost management to maximise the benefit of a higher gold price
Streamlined the portfolio with the sale of the South African operating assets, as well as the Sadiola and Morila operations in Mali
ü
ü
ü
ü
Strategic priorities
Maintaining a reliable track record of consistent and prudent
behaviour as custodians of shareholder capital continues to be
central to our approach. Capital allocation continues to remain
disciplined and focused on improving value creation through
effective management and without placing undue financial or
operating risk on the business. This approach does not prioritise
scale, but rather focuses on sustainable margins and free cash flow
growth to improve total returns to shareholders over time.
The integrity of the balance sheet is fundamental to the long-term
health of the business and enforces disciplined decision-making
in allocating capital. This means that the Company will continue to
rank and prioritise its investments, assessing them not only on their
returns but also on their affordability with respect to maintaining
leverage ratios at or around targeted levels. Importantly, the
Company will weigh these competing priorities and consider the full
suite of financing opportunities available when determining whether
or not to proceed with an investment.
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Our free cash flow generation is applied in a balanced manner to the four pillars of our capital allocation strategy, consisting of sustaining capital
expenditure to prioritise Ore Reserve growth; maintaining a strong and solid balance sheet to provide optionality and flexibility through the cycle;
return of value to shareholders through a policy of competitive dividends; and self-funding any major growth capital projects.
Disciplined, shareholder-focused capital allocation
Operating and capital productivity
Net operating cash flow
Sustaining capital
Prioritising Ore Reserve growth
Sustaining free cash flow
• Reinvesting in our asset base to support
the long-term sustainability of our
business
• Commitment to cash returns to
shareholders
Strong balance sheet
<1.0x adjusted net debt/EBITDA through the cycle
Dividends
20% of free cash flow pre-growth capital
• Solid balance sheet underpins flexibility
and optionality through the cycle
Growth capital
Targeting a return in excess of our hurdle rate
• Growth focused on risk-adjusted returns
Further debt
reduction
Excess cash flow
Additional
dividends should
capacity exist
Growth
• Allocation of excess cash tested against
shareholder returns
In order for the continued successful application of this capital allocation discipline, from a financial perspective the strategic focus remains
mostly on the following three aspects:
Margin improvement
We have maintained a good margin, while self-funding our business, through years of a difficult market. In 2020, we continued to focus our
efforts on driving operational excellence and cost efficiencies across our business thereby enhancing our margins. We have seen the AISC
margin step up to around 40% this past year from continuing and discontinued operations, given our continued cost discipline and as the
gold price moved higher. For our continuing operations, the margin is even higher at 42%.
All-in sustaining costs (AISC)* vs. gold price received
($/oz)
Spot**
$1,744/oz
40%
margin
14%
margin
19%
margin
21%
margin
21%
margin
16%
margin
23%
margin
28%
margin
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
■ AISC* ■ Average Gold price
* World Gold Council standard
** Spot – 19 March 2021
84
R500m
Facilities and cash
available
c.$2.8bn*
$1,441m**
$1,330m
■ ZAR ■ RCFs ■ Cash
* Total calculated with ZAR500m O/N facility at R14.6878/$
** US$1.4bn RCF includes a capped facility of AU$500m
Adjusted net debt * down 62% year-on year to lowest since 2011
($m)
3,500
Self-funded development of Tropican, Kibali
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
81% down
from peak
Self-funded redevelopment of Obuasi
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
* From continuing operations
Adjusted net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio improves to 0.24 times
3
2
1
0
2.04x
1.94x
1.49x
1.46x
1.24x
1.20x
1.00x
1.00x
Target
through
the cycle
*0.24x
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Last-12-months Adjusted net debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio
*Calculations based on continuing operations
Improve balance sheet strength and
preserve liquidity
On 18 March 2020, the Company drew $900m under the US dollar
RCF to fund the repayment of the $700m 5.375% bonds that
matured on 15 April 2020 and to support short-term liquidity in the
event of continuing disruptions in the global financial markets as a
result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. A further $450m
was drawn on the remainder of the US dollar RCF and received on
27 March 2020.
Since there was significant uncertainty with regards to the potential
impact of the global pandemic, the Company entered into a $1bn
standby facility in April 2020 in order to bolster liquidity.
As a result of the pandemic driven gold price rally, the Company’s
ability to generate free cash flow improved markedly during the
year, with total free cash flow for the year increasing more than
fivefold to $743m. In parallel to this, in September 2020 we issued
a new $700m, ten-year bond, at a coupon of 3.75%, the lowest
in the history of the Company. The combination of substantial free
cash flow and the new bond issued allowed the Company to repay
its drawn US dollar RCF in full in the second half of the financial
year. We also cancelled the $1bn standby facility in October 2020.
Our focus on maintaining a strong balance sheet remained
unchanged throughout all of the above, even after our net debt
level reached its lowest level in a decade, falling to $597m as at 31
December 2020, with the adjusted net debt to adjusted EBITDA
ratio from continuing operations improving to 0.24 times.
Cash proceeds from the South African asset sale were partly used
to settle remaining South African debt and allowed us to cancel our
South African facilities, save for a R500m overnight facility.
We ended 2020 with strong liquidity including cash balances of
$1.33bn, which excluded the Kibali cash lock-up in the DRC of
$424m. Our US dollar RCF remained undrawn through the year
end and up to the date of this report.
This position allows us to consider optionality with regards to
liquidity management efforts focused on the 2022 $750m bond.
It further provides optionality with regards to the funding of the
Colombia projects, allowing us to consider whether we self-fund
these projects or enter into any other available funding alternatives.
Our current liquidity levels provide us with reasonable comfort
should we be faced with unfavourable and unforeseen impacts of
this pandemic in the foreseeable future.
The Company will continue targeting an adjusted net debt to
adjusted EBITDA ratio of 1.0 times through the cycle. We believe
this target level is sustainable, even as we invest inward, service
debt obligations and pay dividends to shareholders at the
discretion of the board of directors.
We remain strongly levered both to the gold price and currencies
and we expect cash flow generation across the business to
continue to benefit from prevailing market conditions as well as
from efficiency and operational improvements in our business.
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Continued cash flow momentum
We continued our focus on positive free cash flow generation while
reinvesting in our portfolio. After board approval in November 2020,
we increased the dividend pay-out percentage from 10% to 20%
of free cash flow, before growth capital, subject to board discretion.
The board also approved the dividend pay-out to be increased from
annual to bi-annual from 2021.
Free cash flow before growth capital was $1,003m (2019: $448m).
The board approved a dividend of 705 SA cents or approximately
48 US cents per share (2019: 165 SA cents or 9 US cents per share),
representing a 433% increase in US dollar terms.
The increase of the dividend pay-out is a reflection of our continued
capital discipline and commitment to improving shareholder returns
on the back of improved free cash flow generation. Importantly,
we will maintain adequate balance sheet flexibility and utilise our
cash flows and available facilities to fund our ongoing capital and
operational requirements, including self-funding sustaining and
growth capital expenditure, should we wish to do so.
Free cash flow generation
Free cash flow before growth capital ($m)
155
821
(666)
2012
703
(1,064)
(361)
2013
391 (1)
249
142
371 (2)
169
424 (3)
116
202
308
174 (4)
124
50
278 (5)
150
448
321
128
127
1,003
260
743
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
■ Growth capex ■ Free cash flow
(1) Adjusted for Obuasi redundancy costs of $210m and Rand Refinery loan of $44m.
(2) Adjusted for bond redemption premium of $61m on part settlement of $1.25bn high-yield bonds.
(3) Adjusted for bond redemption premium of $30m on settlement of remaining $1.25bn high-yield bonds.
(4) Adjusted for South Africa retrenchment costs paid of c. $49m.
(5) Adjusted for South Africa retrenchment costs paid of c. $61m.
Delivery against 2020 financial and operational objectives
1. Continued focus on sustainability and safety improvements
We continue to focus on material sustainability risks, while considering the best approach to further enhance the managing and reporting
of ESG related matters. Details of this can be found in our Sustainability Report .
The Company continues to focus on safe production and the health of employees across all operations. Regrettably, we recorded six
workplace fatalities during the year. These comprised four deaths in South Africa and two deaths at Obuasi in Ghana.
The Group all-injury frequency rate (AIFR), which is the broadest measure of workplace safety, improved 28% to a record 2.39 injuries
per million hours worked in 2020, from a rate of 3.31 injuries per million hours worked in 2019. The portfolio of managed operations
outside of South Africa reported an AIFR of 1.68 during the year, their best performance ever. The Company’s safe production strategy,
which continues its focus on achieving our goal of zero harm, is aided by safety campaigns and has yielded safety-performance
improvements over time.
2. Target increased Ore Reserve conversion through additional investment in Ore Reserve development and
Mineral Resource conversion
AngloGold Ashanti embarked on a multi-year initiative at the beginning of 2020, to increase investment in Ore Reserve development and
brownfields exploration. The aim of this investment was to increase the rate of Ore Reserve conversion, extend the reserve lives of our
assets, enhance mining flexibility and further improve knowledge of the ore bodies in the portfolio. This programme is designed to use
incremental sustaining capital investment to unlock latent value from within the existing portfolio.
One year into this initiative, solid progress has been made with the gross addition of 6.1Moz of Ore Reserve. This was achieved primarily
by exploration activities across the portfolio, with only 14% of the gross increase attributable to the $100/oz increase in Ore Reserve
pricing, to $1,200/oz. This increased the reserve life of the portfolio to about 11 years.
At Geita, a key asset where extending the reserve life is a priority, 1.4Moz of Ore Reserve were added, with 0.6Moz of depletion. Geita
Ore Reserve ended the year at 2.34Moz, 55% higher year-on-year after accounting for depletion. As a result, Geita’s reserve life, based
on Ore Reserve and a normalised long-term production base (525koz) increased by almost 80%, to five years. Across the rest of the
Group, Obuasi added 1.8Moz in gross Ore Reserve and there were steady gross gains totalling 2.8Moz at Kibali, Iduapriem, AGA
Mineração, Siguiri, Serra Grande, Cerro Vanguardia and Sunrise Dam.
3. Aim to complete divestment processes
South Africa assets
AngloGold Ashanti completed the sale of its remaining South African producing assets to Harmony Gold on 30 September 2020,
following receipt of all regulatory approvals. Harmony Gold acquired full ownership of these assets and related liabilities on
1 October 2020. The silicosis obligation and the post-retirement medical obligation relating to South African employees are
retained by AngloGold Ashanti.
Mali assets
AngloGold Ashanti together with its joint venture partner Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick) completed the sale of the Morila gold mine in
Mali to Firefinch Limited (previously named Mali Lithium Limited) on 10 November 2020. In addition, the Company, together with its joint
venture partner IAMGOLD Corporation completed the sale of their entire interests in Société d’Exploitation des Mines d’Or de Sadiola
S.A. to Allied Gold Corp on 30 December 2020.
On 14 February 2019, Sadiola Exploration Limited (SADEX), the subsidiary jointly held by AngloGold Ashanti Limited and IAMGOLD
Corporation, entered into a share purchase agreement with the Government of Mali, whereby SADEX agreed to sell to the Government
of Mali its 80% participation in Société d’Exploitation des Mines d’Or de Yatela (Yatela), for a consideration of USD1. At the date of
this report, the transaction remained subject to the fulfillment of a number of conditions precedent, including the approval of the Share
Purchase Agreement by the Council of Ministers and the adoption of two laws (the Endorsement Law and Establishment Law).
Objective met
Objective partly met or ongoing
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4. Obuasi Phase 2 commissioning complete by year-end
Commercial production at Obuasi for Phase 1 (2,000 tonnes per day mining and milling rate) was achieved. Effective
1 October 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic caused some construction delays and had the effect of limiting mining volumes, which in turn
delayed the commercial production date for Phase 1 by two quarters and continues to have a knock-on effect on Phase 2 operational
readiness. The project’s production for the full year ended 31 December 2020 was 127,000oz, with 30,000oz produced in the fourth
quarter of the year. This included a 22-day planned stoppage in December, for the tie-in of Phase 2 of the project.
Phase 2 construction reached 90.1% completion at the end of December 2020. Commissioning of the Phase 2 milling circuit has
commenced and will continue in early 2021. The KRS shaft, paste-fill plant and the GCVS ventilation shaft continue to target completion
at the end of the first half of 2021. The ramp-up of Phase 2 capacity to 4,000 tonnes per day is targeted on a tight schedule to
commence during the second quarter of 2021 and may continue into the third quarter of 2021.
Mining rates continued to be constrained by skilled labour challenges caused by Australian international travel restrictions during the
year, which have again been tightened in January 2021, with a further reduced quota of weekly travelers allowed to enter and exit the
country’s airports. This challenge is being resolved through continued focus on in-country recruitment and training to help bridge the
gap. As a result, the mine plan for 2021 was revised to take into account these COVID-19 limitations. This plan intends to achieve the
required ramp-up in production in parallel with the construction schedule and good progress is being made in the second production
area at Block 8-Lower.
5. Optimise margins and cash conversion
Our margins on revenue from continuing operations for total cash costs, AISC, and all-in costs (AIC) were 56%, 42% and 33%,
respectively. These margins reflected increases from 2019 (total cash costs: 46%; AISC: 30%; and AIC: 17%). Margins were positively
affected by the higher gold price received during the year.
Although free cash flow generation was the highest since 2011 and in aggregate more than the last four years together, it continues to
be impacted by the continued slow cash repatriation from the DRC. Cumulative cash receipts from Kibali for 2020 amount to $140m.
However, the Company’s attributable share of the outstanding balances awaiting repatriation from the DRC were $424m, after a
further build-up of $222m of cash lock-up in 2020. Barrick, the operator of the Kibali joint venture, continues to engage with the DRC
government regarding the 2018 Mining Code and the cash repatriation.
6. Enforce capital discipline in a rising gold price environment
Total capital expenditure (including equity accounted investments) decreased by 3% to $792m in 2020, compared to $814m in
2019. This included growth capital expenditure of $260m relating to Obuasi, Siguiri, Geita, Tropicana, Sunrise Dam and Quebradona
in 2020, compared to $321m invested in growth projects in the prior year. Sustaining capital expenditure was 8% higher in 2020 at
$532m, compared with $493m in 2019 as the Company steadily progressed its reinvestment programme, focusing on Ore Reserve
Development and Reserve Conversion at sites with high geological potential. A further $112m was spent on exploration, of which $67m
was spent on Greenfields exploration and study costs, largely in Colombia and North America while $45m was spent on non-sustaining
exploration drilling to improve the Mineral Resource at current operations.
Due to the improved ability in 2020 to generate free cash flow, our earnings margins were substantially improved and the board
approved an increase in our dividend pay-out percentage, thereby ensuring that we maintain an appropriate balance between internal
and external allocation of our capital resources.
7. Proactively manage the emerging risks relating to the COVID-19 pandemic from an operational, liquidity, working capital and
supply chain perspective
AngloGold Ashanti continues to respond to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic while contributing to the global effort to stop the spread of
the virus and provide public health and economic relief to local communities.
The impact on production in 2020 from COVID-19 was estimated at 140,000oz, and its impact on AISC was estimated at $55/oz, or
about 5% (of this, $22/oz is estimated to be related to costs incurred and $33/oz to lost production). Consumable inventory levels were
increased at certain operations to mitigate potential supply chain challenges resulting from the pandemic.
All of AngloGold Ashanti’s mines are operating normally subject to updated protocols and various travel restrictions, except for Cerro
Vanguardia which, at 31 March 2021, was running at between 60% to 80% mining capacity due to continuing inter-provincial travel
restrictions in Argentina, which prevent certain employees from getting to site.
8. Focus on cash conservation measures including reducing corporate costs and AISC
Cash conversion constraints were discussed in item 5 above.
Corporate administration, marketing and other expenses decreased to $68m in 2020, from $82m in 2019. This equates to $24/oz sold
from continuing operations, which makes it one of the lowest corporate cost structures amongst the gold mining peer group. The main
reasons for this decrease are as a result of the weakening of the South African rand against the US dollar since most of these costs are
rand-based, together with reductions in travel and training costs reflective of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
9. Pursue optimal financing alternatives for the Group and focus on reducing finance costs
During 2020, we concluded a 10-year $700m bond offering, priced at 3.75% per annum - the lowest ever coupon ever achieved by the
Company for a bond offering - with the net proceeds directed to repaying a portion of outstanding borrowings. The initial proceeds of
$200m received from the sale of the South African producing assets were used to further reduce debt.
The South African R1.4bn RCF, R2.5bn RCF and R1bn RCF facilities were cancelled voluntarily in 2020. The $1bn standby facility put in
place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to provide additional liquidity was cancelled on 1 October 2020.
We are continuing to assess our options with regards to the $750m bond maturing in 2022 and our options available with regards to the
two Colombian projects – in addition to self-funding options, we are also considering alternative funding arrangements.
Looking ahead to 2021
Guidance and indicative outlook
Following the key strategic objectives set out by the Company
in 2019, related to streamlining the portfolio and reinvestment in
assets with high geological potential, AngloGold Ashanti is pleased
to provide a two-year guidance, as well as a five-year indicative
outlook.
The Company expects to see an average 2.0% compound annual
growth rate (CAGR) in gold production from continuing operations
over the next two years relative to 2020 production. The primary
driver of production growth is related to Obuasi operating at
steady-state, Tropicana reverting to normalised production
levels following the reinvestment in its life extension, and AGA
Mineração, Siguiri and Sunrise Dam expected to increase
production to higher levels.
Sustaining capital expenditure for each of 2021 and 2022 is
expected to range between $720m to $820m, which includes
investments in Ore Reserve Development and Exploration ($330m
to $380m) and Brazil tailings compliance capital for 2021 ($70m
to $80m). On a per ounce basis, however, sustaining capital will
decline in 2022 as production increases further.
On a five-year indicative outlook, the Company expects to see
an average of 5.0% CAGR in gold production between 2021
and 2025. This is underpinned by the Company’s ten operating
assets, as well as the Company potentially moving forward with
investments in the Quebradona and Gramalote projects.
As a result of these investments, non-sustaining capital expenditure
is expected to increase in 2022 to 2024, before declining. Following
the completion of these projects, as well as the expected return
of sustaining capital to normalised levels following the current
intensive brownfields investment campaign, the Company is
expected to be well positioned to operate at an AISC between
$900/oz - $1,150/oz – in nominal terms – in 2025.
The Gramalote and Quebradona projects in Colombia – should they
be approved – will have a material impact on the production and
cost trajectory of the business over the long term. These are long-life
and low-cost projects, and at steady-state production, are expected
to improve the Company’s long-term AISC by about 10%. The
Quebradona project would give AngloGold Ashanti exposure to the
copper market.
The development of Ore Reserve is key to the long-term success
and sustainability of AngloGold Ashanti, and the Company is
committed to enhance operating flexibility and extend the lives of
its existing mines by converting its Mineral Resource into better
defined Ore Reserve as well as growing its Mineral Resource base.
This focused investment programme, now in its second year,
continues to build on the positive momentum of 2020, and these
investments are expected to position the Company to add Ore
Reserve as well as, where applicable, Mineral Resource.
We continue to enforce capital and cost discipline across the business,
ensuring that we continue to deliver strong cash flow generation in
the elevated gold price environment, while prioritising the health and
wellbeing of our employees and our host communities.
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Guidance
Production (000oz)
Costs
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz)
Total cash costs ($/oz)
Capital expenditure
Total ($m)
Sustaining capex ($m)
Non-sustaining capex ($m)
Overheads
Corporate costs ($m)
Expensed exploration and
study costs ($m)
Depreciation and amortisation ($m)
Depreciation and amortisation ($m) - included in
equity accounted earnings
Interest and finance costs ($m) - income statement
Other operating expenses ($m)
(1) Actual results from continuing operations
Actual (1)
2020
2,806
1,037
Guidance
Indicative outlook
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2,700 - 2,900
2,825 - 3,025
2,900 - 3,150
3,150 - 3,450 3,200 - 3,600
1,130 - 1,230
1,130 - 1,230
1,050 - 1,200
950 - 1,150
900 -1,150
790
757
497
260
68
124
570
104
138
57
790 - 850
800 - 840
990 - 1,140
1,120 - 1,270
1,050 - 1,250
950 - 1,200
800 - 1,100
720 - 820
270 - 320
85 - 90
720 - 820
400 - 450
85 - 90
165 - 185
125 - 135
600
130
125
50
660
130
115
30
Economic assumptions for 2021 are as follows: $/A$0.72, BRL5.00/$, AP98.00/$, ZAR16.95/$; and Brent $50/bbl.
Production, cost and capital expenditure forecasts include existing assets as well as the Quebradona and Gramalote projects that remain subject to approval,
Mineral Resource conversion and high confidence inventory. Cost and capital forecast ranges are expressed in nominal terms. In addition, both production
and cost estimates assume neither operational or labour interruptions, or power disruptions, nor further changes to asset portfolio and/or operating mines
(except as described above) and have not been reviewed by our external auditors. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse
effects on our future results and no assurance can be given that any expectations expressed by AngloGold Ashanti will prove to have been correct. Measures
taken at our operations together with our business continuity plans aim to enable our operations to deliver in line with our production targets; we, however,
remain mindful that the COVID-19 pandemic, its impacts on communities and economies, and the actions authorities may take in response to it, are largely
unpredictable. Accordingly, actual results could differ from guidance and/or indicative outlook and any deviation may be significant. Please refer to the Risk
Factors section in AngloGold Ashanti’s annual report on Form 20-F which has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Furthermore, our five-year indicative outlook assumes that AngloGold Ashanti proceeds with the Quebradona and Gramalote projects. However, the board has
not yet made a final decision on those projects and there can be no assurance that they will materialise. A negative decision or other discontinuation of those
projects may have a material adverse impact on our indicative outlook.
Sensitivities to key economic metrics based on budgeted economic assumptions for 2021 are as follows:
COVID-19
AngloGold Ashanti continues to respond to the evolving COVID-19
pandemic while contributing to the global effort to stop the spread
of the virus and provide public health and economic relief to local
communities. The Company has taken a number of proactive steps
to protect employees, host communities and the business itself. See
The year of COVID-19 – impact, response and management on
page 54.
These initiatives have complemented government responses in
each of its operating jurisdictions. Our thoughts and prayers are
with the families, colleagues and loved ones of those who have
been impacted by the virus.
As of the end of March 2020, second waves of the outbreak
are being experienced in several of our operating jurisdictions,
coinciding with the prevalence of new, more contagious variants
of the virus. As with the first wave, the increase in cases is
being countered by government-imposed restrictions, including
mandatory isolation and quarantine measures. Continued diligence
is being observed to strict health protocols and vigilance in relation
to business continuity including supply chain. We remain mindful
that the COVID-19 pandemic, its impacts on communities and
economies, and the actions authorities may take in response to it,
are subject to change in response to current conditions.
Acknowledgement
From a personal perspective, I stepped into the Interim Chief
Financial Officer position for AngloGold Ashanti with effect from
1 September 2020, shortly after the announcement of the
resignation of Kelvin Dushnisky as Chief Executive Officer and
then Chief Financial Officer, Christine Ramon, taking up the reigns
as Interim Chief Executive Officer. I wish to record my gratitude to
Christine and the rest of the executive team for providing me with
advice and support during this transition as well as to thank them
for their continued support.
The broader finance team across the Group, which includes
the financial reporting, tax, treasury, information management,
global supply chain and internal audit functions continues to work
together seamlessly to ensure that we proactively manage risk,
ensuring that we have robust financial systems in place to maintain
a strong internal control environment whilst enabling relevant, timely
financial reporting that inform business decisions - all of this in an
environment of a continuing global pandemic. I wish to commend
this team for their continued enthusiasm in the ongoing delivery
of quality work and the ongoing support provided to me in my
current role. I look forward to the year ahead, and the opportunities
it will offer as we simultaneously become accustomed to the new
business normal, while continuing our focus on achieving our
strategic objectives and improving returns to our shareholders.
The past year was not only tumultuous for the gold market; in
March 2020, the broader finance team was required to quickly
embrace remote working arrangements - this transition occurred
seamlessly with minimal disruptions and I am grateful to the team
for their efforts in this regard under trying circumstances.
Warm regards
Ian Kramer
Interim Chief Financial Officer
26 March 2021
Sensitivity*
10% change in the oil price
10% change in local currency
10% change in the gold price
50,000oz change in production
* All the sensitivities based on $1,450/oz gold price and assumptions used for guidance.
Currency and commodity assumptions
A$/$ exchange rate
$/BRL exchange rate
$/ARS exchange rate
$/R exchange rate
Oil ($/bbl)
Cash from operating
activities before
taxes for 2021 ($m)
AISC ($/oz)
5
49
6
20
14
103
402
70
2021
0.72
5.00
98.00
16.95
50
Priorities for 2021
Our financial priorities for 2021 are:
• Continue to grow Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource through our continued reinvestment strategy
• Maintain strong cost and capital discipline
• Continue our efforts to optimise margins and generate strong free cash flows
• Improve our cash conversion efforts, with a specific focus on unlocking cash lock-up in the DRC
• Continued efforts to reduce debt and maintain a healthy balance sheet
These financial priorities are underpinned by the following operational and sustainability priorities:
• Continued focus on the safety and well-being of employees and communities through the COVID-19 pandemic, while supporting
host government vaccination efforts
• Achieve Phase 2 completion and commence ramp-up to steady state at Obuasi
• Make investment decisions for the Gramalote and Quebradona projects in Colombia
Achieving these priorities will position the Company favourably to achieve its longer-term indicative outlook, and underpin a competitive
return to shareholders.
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Three-year summaries
Summarised group financial results – income statement
US dollar million
Continuing operations
Revenue from product sales
Cost of sales
2020
2019
2018
4,427
3,525
3,336
(2,699)
(2,626)
(2,584)
(Loss) gain on non-hedge derivatives and other
commodity contracts
Gross profit
(19)
1,709
Corporate administration, marketing and other expenses
(68)
5
904
(82)
Exploration and evaluation costs
(124)
(112)
(172)
(168)
Impairment, derecognition of assets and profit / (loss) on
disposal
Other expenses
Operating profit
Interest income
Dividends received
Foreign exchange and other losses
Finance costs and unwinding of obligations
Share of associates and joint ventures' profit
Profit before taxation
Taxation
Profit after taxation from continuing operations
Discontinued operations
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations
Profit (loss) for the year
Allocated as follows:
Equity shareholders
- Continuing operations
- Discontinued operations
Non-controlling interests
- Continuing operations
(1)
(57)
1,459
27
2
-
(177)
278
1,589
(625)
964
(6)
(83)
621
14
-
(12)
168
619
(250)
369
7
(376)
971
(7)
946
7
18
971
364
(376)
5
(7)
(2)
750
(76)
(98)
(7)
(79)
490
8
2
(9)
122
445
(212)
233
(83)
150
216
(83)
17
150
26% increase in revenue from 2019
supported by 28% higher average gold
price received of $1,778/oz, with 1% lower
gold sold of 2,834,000oz in 2020 largely
due to COVID-19 related production
impacts at Cerro Vanguardia in Argentina
and Serra Grande in Brazil.
3% increase in cost of sales from 2019
primarily due to a 3% increase in cash
operating costs ($50 million), and a 32%
increase in royalties paid ($44 million) partly
offset by a 40% decrease in rehabilitation
and other non-cash costs ($21 million).
The increase in cash operating costs
are due to higher labour and contractor
costs, consumable stores, COVID-19
pandemic related spend, services and
other charges partly offset by lower
fuel and power costs. The decrease in
rehabilitation and other non-cash costs
arose from the changes to restoration
provision cash flows, inflation rates
and discount rates compared to 2019.
Inflationary increases were mostly offset
by weaker local currencies in South
Africa, Australia and Brazil.
Other expenses decreased during
2020 largely due to ceasing care and
maintenance activities at Obuasi as the
redevelopment project progressed to
commercial level of production in 2020,
partly offset by increased cost of indirect
taxes and other duties expensed and a
Brazilian power utility legal settlement
received in 2019 not repeated in 2020.
Share of associates and joint ventures’ profit increased by $110 million (65%) from 2019 mainly as a result of an increase in
equity earnings of $95 million at Kibali. AngloGold Ashanti, together with its joint venture partner Barrick, completed the sale of the
Morila gold mine in Mali to Firefinch Limited (previously named Mali Lithium Limited) on 10 November 2020. On 30 December 2020,
AngloGold Ashanti together with its joint venture partner IAMGOLD, completed the sale of their entire interests in SEMOS (Sadiola)
in Mali to Allied Gold Corp. Profit on sale of joint ventures during the year totalled $19 million.
A taxation expense of $625 million in 2020 increased by 150% ($375 million) compared to 2019. Charges for current tax in 2020
amounted to $562 million, an increase of 89% compared to 2019 mainly due to higher earnings in Australia, Ghana, Tanzania and
Argentina. Charges for deferred tax in 2020 amounted to a net deferred tax expense of $63 million, compared to a net deferred
tax benefit of $48 million in 2019. The increase mainly relates to the derecognition of deferred tax assets in South Africa during the
fourth quarter of 2020.
Summarised group financial results – statement of financial position
US dollar million
Assets
2020
2019
2018
Tangible, right of use and intangible assets
3,157
2,873
3,504
Investments
Inventories
Cash and cash equivalents
Assets held for sale
Other assets
Total assets
Equity and liabilities
Total equity
Borrowings and lease liabilities
Provisions
Deferred taxation
Liabilities held for sale
Other liabilities
1,839
1,667
1,675
802
1,330
-
544
725
456
601
541
758
329
-
377
7,672
6,863
6,643
3,740
2,676
2,694
2,084
2,204
2,050
814
246
-
788
797
241
272
673
927
315
-
657
Total equity and liabilities
7,672
6,863
6,643
Cash and cash equivalents increased by $874 million from 2019 supported
by the highest free cash flow generation since 2011, aided by the improved gold
price, but partly offset by lower gold output, higher operating costs, royalties
and taxation, and further impacted by the continued slow cash repatriation from
the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Free cash flow was impacted by
unfavourable working capital movements, related mainly to inventories, the VAT
lock-up at Geita and increased export-duty receivables at Cerro Vanguardia.
On 1 July 2020, the Finance Act, 2020 (No. 8) became effective in Tanzania,
amending the Value Added Tax Act, 2014 (No. 5), without retrospective effect,
specifically by deleting the disqualification of refunds due to exporters of ‘raw
minerals’. This allows for the recovery of VAT refunds for mineral exporters
from July 2020 onwards. Cerro Vanguardia had a cash balance of $137 million
equivalent as at 31 December 2020, of which $50 million is currently eligible to be
declared as dividends. Application has been made to the Central Argentine Bank
to approve $11 million of this eligible amount to be paid offshore to AngloGold
Ashanti, however, approval remains pending. The cash is fully available for Cerro
Vanguardia’s operational requirements.
Tangible, right of use and intangible
assets increased by $284 million from
2019 mainly due to project capital
expenditure of $331 million and stay-in-
business capital expenditure of
$394 million incurred in 2020.
$17 million of finance cost was capitalised
as part of the Obuasi redevelopment
project and $39 million of tangible
assets were recognised as part of the
Joint Operation accounting change for
Gramalote in Colombia. A further increase
of $66 million is due to foreign currency
translations to the group reporting
currency. Amortisation charges amounted
to $579 million in 2020.
Investments includes investments in
associates and joint ventures which increased
by $70 million from $1,581 million in 2019
to $1,651 million in 2020 is largely due
to the continued slow cash repatriation
from Kibali joint venture located in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Cumulative cash receipts from the DRC in
2020 totalled $140 million.
At 31 December 2020, AngloGold
Ashanti’s attributable share of the
outstanding cash balances awaiting
repatriation from the DRC amounted to
$424 million. Barrick Gold Corporation,
the operator of the Kibali joint venture,
continues to engage with the DRC
Government regarding the 2018 Mining
Code and the cash repatriation. Since
the third quarter of 2020, VAT offsets and
refunds have also been impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic in the DRC.
Borrowings and lease liabilities decreased by $120 million from 2019 and together with the increased cash balance resulted in
adjusted net debt of $597 million at 31 December 2020, down from $1,581 million at 31 December 2019.
During 2020, we concluded a 10-year $700 million bond offering, priced at 3.75% per annum - the lowest coupon achieved by the
Company for a bond offering - with the net proceeds directed to repaying a portion of outstanding borrowings. The initial proceeds
of $200 million received from the sale of the South African producing assets were used to further reduce debt. The balance sheet
remains robust, with strong liquidity comprising the $1.4bn multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) which is undrawn, the $150m
Geita RCF of which $41 million is undrawn, the $65 million Siguiri RCF which is fully drawn, the South African R500 million ($34 million)
RMB corporate overnight facility which is undrawn, and cash and cash equivalents of $1.3bn at 31 December 2020. The South African
R1.4bn RCF, R2.5bn RCF and R1bn RCF facilities were cancelled voluntarily in 2020. The $1bn standby facility that was put in place at
the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to provide additional liquidity was cancelled on 1 October 2020.
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Summarised group financial results – statement of cash flows
US dollar million
2020
2019
2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
Dividends received from joint ventures
Net taxation paid
Net cash inflow from operating activities from continuing
operations
Net cash inflow from discontinued operations
Net cash inflow from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditure
Net receipts (payments) from acquisition and disposal of
subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
Net proceeds (payments) from disposal and acquisition
of investments, associate loans, and acquisition and
disposal of tangible assets
Interest received
Increase in cash restricted for use
Other
Net cash outflow from investing activities from continuing
operations
Net cash (outflows) inflows from discontinued operations
Cash in subsidiaries sold and transferred to held for sale
Net cash outflow from investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Net (repayments) proceeds from borrowings and lease
liabilities
Finance costs and lease finance costs paid
Dividends paid
Other
Net cash outflow from financing activities from
continuing operations
Net cash outflows from discontinued operations
Net cash outflow from financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Translation
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
1,828
148
(431)
1,545
109
1,654
1,102
77
(221)
958
89
1,047
931
91
(166)
856
1
857
(701)
(703)
(575)
2
(5)
(8)
241
27
(9)
(8)
(448)
(31)
3
(476)
(131)
(118)
(47)
(33)
(329)
-
(329)
849
25
456
1,330
17
14
-
(6)
(683)
(54)
(6)
(743)
3
(137)
(43)
-
(177)
-
(177)
127
-
329
456
21
5
(6)
2
(561)
226
-
(335)
(214)
(130)
(39)
(10)
(393)
-
(393)
129
(5)
205
329
Free cash flow reconciliation:
US dollar million
Net cash inflow from operating activities
Net cash outflow from investing activities
Finance costs
Other borrowing costs
Repayment of lease liabilities
Movement in restricted cash
Acquisitions, disposals and other
Proceeds from sale of assets
Cash in subsidiaries disposed and transferred to
held for sale
Free cash flow
2020
1 654
(476)
(138)
(33)
(47)
9
3
(226)
2019
1 047
(743)
(143)
-
(42)
-
2
-
(3)
743
6
127
2018
857
(335)
(140)
-
-
6
(12)
(309)
-
67
Movements in working capital:
US dollar million
Increase in
inventories
Increase in trade,
other receivables
and other assets
Increase (decrease)
in trade, other
payables and
provisions
2020
2019
2018
(83)
(67)
(2)
(163)
(138)
(74)
8
(238)
40
(165)
(46)
(122)
Inventory grew as a result of ramp up
to commercial production at Obuasi
during the year, transition to underground
owner mining at Geita’s Star and Comet
mine and increased safety stocks
of consumables and reagents as a
COVID-19 preventative measure.
The increase in Trade, other
receivables and other assets is
mainly due to the delay in recovery of
reimbursable indirect taxes and duties in
Tanzania, Ghana and Argentina.
Capital expenditure remained in line
with the prior year at $701 million in 2020.
This included growth capital expenditure
of $256 million relating to Obuasi, Siguiri,
Geita, Tropicana, Sunrise Dam and
Quebradona in 2020, compared to
$313 million invested in growth projects in
the prior year. Sustaining capital expenditure
was 14% higher in 2020 at $445 million,
compared with $390 million in 2019 as
the Company steadily progressed its
reinvestment programme, focusing on Ore
Reserve development and Ore Reserve
conversion at sites with high geological
potential. A further $112 million was spent
on exploration, of which $67 million was
spent on greenfields exploration and study
costs, largely in Colombia and North
America while $45 million was spent
on non-sustaining exploration drilling
to improve Mineral Resource at current
operations.
Net proceeds from disposal of
investments, associated loans and
tangible assets includes $200 million cash
proceeds received on the disposal of
the South African assets and associated
liabilities as well as $25 million proceeds
received on the disposal of the investment
in Sadiola and $4 million proceeds received
on the disposal of the investment in Morila.
Three-year summaries (continued)
Ratios and statistics
Operating review - gold
Production from continuing operations (1)
Gold sold from continuing operations (1)
Continuing operations
Closing spot price at year-end
Average gold price received
Total cash costs
All-in sustaining costs
All-in costs
Earnings
Gross profit
Gross margin
Interest cover
Asset and debt management
Adjusted net debt
Adjusted net debt to adjusted EBITDA (2)
Profit attributable to equity shareholders
Profit attributable to equity shareholders
Capital expenditure (3)
Net cash inflow from operating activities
Asset and debt management
Equity
Net capital employed
Net asset value - per share
Market capitalisation
Return on net capital employed
Adjusted net debt to equity
Other
Weighted average number of shares
Issued shares at year-end
Exchange rates
Rand/dollar average
Rand/dollar closing
Australian dollar/dollar average
Australian dollar/dollar closing
Brazilian real/dollar average
Brazilian real/dollar closing
Argentinean peso/dollar average
Argentinean peso/dollar closing
(1) Includes pre-production ounces.
Units
2020
2019
2018
000oz
2,806
2,862
2,913
000oz
2,834
2,854
2,922
$/oz
$/oz
$/oz
$/oz
$/oz
$m
%
times
$m
times
$m
US cents
$m
$m
$m
$m
1,896
1,517
1,268
1,778
1,394
1,266
790
1,037
746
978
729
942
1,185
1,151
1,034
1,709
904
750
40
16
597
0.2
946
225
757
1,545
26
11
23
10
1,581
1,659
1.0
364
87
754
958
1.2
216
52
646
856
3,740
2,676
2,694
4,424
4,422
4,657
US cents
897
644
653
$m
9,430
9,278
5,180
%
%
31
16
11
59
8
62
million
million
419
417
418
415
417
413
16.45
14.69
1.45
1.30
5.15
5.20
70.71
84.15
14.44
13.99
1.44
1.42
3.94
4.03
48.29
59.90
13.25
14.35
1.34
1.42
3.66
3.87
28.14
37.81
(2) The Adjusted EBITDA calculation is based on the formula included in the revolving credit agreements for compliance with the debt covenant formula.
(3) Includes attributable share of equity-accounted investments.
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ECONOMIC VALUE-ADDED STATEMENT
For the year ended 31 December 2020
How we
create
and share
VALUE
ECONOMIC VALUE GENERATED
US dollar million
Gold sales and by-product income (1)
Interest received
Royalties received
Profit from sale of assets
Income from investments
Other Income
%
94
1
0
0
5
0
2020
4,836
30
-
2
261
5
%
96
1
0
0
3
0
2019
4,080
20
3
1
139
16
Total Economic value generated
100
5,134
100
4,259
Economic value distributed (2)
US dollar million
Employees
Salaries and wages
Training and development
Government
Current taxation (3)
Royalties (4)
Employee taxes (4)
Production, property and other taxes (4)
Community (5)
2020
508
497
11
1,055
562
175
209
109
22
2019 Contributing to the SDGs
591
579
12
736
298
131
221
86
26
Suppliers and services (6)
1,664
1,755
Providers of capital
Finance costs and unwinding
Dividends
Total
221
183
38
208
181
27
3,470
3,316
(1) Gold income increased by 19% due to a higher gold price received for the year 2020
(2) Economic distribution providing human, financial, social, natural and manufactured capital, guided by business objectives and material issues identified
through the operating process to ensure sustainable long-term value retention for stakeholders, underpinned by our key behavioural programme operational
excellence, implemented at every step of the business from exploration through the entire chain to divestment / disposal
(3) Current taxation includes normal taxation and withholding taxation on dividends paid per jurisdiction in which the Group operates
(4) Employee, production, property and other taxes and royalties are reported on a cash basis and exclude equity-accounted joint ventures
(5) Community and social investments exclude expenditure by equity-accounted joint ventures
(6) Suppliers and services excludes capital expenditure
Economic value
distributed
2020
1%
6%
15%
48%
30%
■ Suppliers and services ■ Government ■ Employees
■ Providers of capital ■ Communities
Total distributed
$3.47bn
(2019: $3.32bn)
Community investment
by region (%)
12%
4%
27%
57%
■ South Africa ■ Australia
■ Americas ■ Africa
Community investment by region ($000)
Region
Africa
Americas
Australia
South Africa
$000
12.9
6.2
0.8
2.9
Total distributed
68%
(2019: 78%)
Value retained
32%
(2019: 22%)
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PEOPLE ARE OUR BUSINESS
People are the foundation of our business and our human resources framework is central to motivating and developing our
employees, ensuring we have a workforce with the relevant skills to deliver on our strategy. The five strategic pillars of the
framework are to: optimise overhead costs and capital expenditure; improve portfolio quality; maintain long-term optionality;
focus on people safety and sustainability; and ensure financial flexibility.
Strategic pillars
We have identified areas that are key to delivering a successful
human resources strategy, including ensuring an organisational
design and operating model aligned with our business strategy and
the implementation of health-of-discipline frameworks to enable
operational excellence, that allow us to:
• develop capable ethical global leaders across the organisation
• focus on employee engagement and commitment
• provide an integrated talent management programme to ensure
succession planning and retention
• simplify and integrate global human resources systems across
the company
The Health of Discipline framework supports our continuous drive
for operational excellence and efficiency across the business. We
use competency frameworks for several technical and functional
roles. The leadership competency framework that gives effect to the
development of global and ethical leaders was introduced and is
embedded into recruitment practices. Our mentorship programme
continues to grow and supports the transfer of knowledge and skills
and promotes broader exposure within the business
Focus for 2021
It is clear that attracting, retaining and developing critical and
scarce skills is a key human resources priority and we are
developing a comprehensive response to address this. We have
adapted our approach towards employee engagement as a result
of COVID-19 to ensure that we maintain levels of engagement
despite significant changes to the working environment.
COVID-19 has altered the working landscape significantly and there
is a need to re-imagine the future of work. This need, together with
a number of leadership changes during the year, led to the decision
to carry out a company-wide organisational culture assessment
during the year.
COVID-19 response
AngloGold Ashanti has adopted a risk-based approach in
responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was led by Group
health specialists who worked closely with regional and country-
based health professionals.
Consistent people management practices were established
based on the philosophy that no AngloGold Ashanti employee
should be negatively affected from an employment perspective
as a result of COVID-19. This led to an effective response
that included identifying and protecting vulnerable employees,
introducing and administering special COVID-19 sick leave,
and reinforcing employee wellness programmes as well as
focusing on physical and mental wellness for our employees
and their families.
We introduced remote working where possible and leveraged
technology to facilitate and adapt to new ways of working. Where
remote working was not practical, for example on mining and
processing sites, operating procedures were modified to ensure
social distancing, mask wearing, good hand hygiene and frequent
hand washing.
Business travel was restricted to essential and business-
critical travel to reduce the risk of exposure for employees,
including expatriates.
For more detail on how we work to build talent and promote diversity and inclusion through our human resources strategy, see
Integrated talent management in the .
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Talent management, learning and development
Several deliberate interventions contributed to this reduction:
Talent and succession planning
AngloGold Ashanti talent review and succession planning process
continued to deliver on its aim to strengthen our internal talent
pipeline. Annual bottom-up reviews are conducted to identify,
develop, engage and retain a cross-section of talent pools with
particular focus on succession pools for executive and senior
leadership positions (including general managers), critical and scare
skills talent, and high-potential future leaders.
During 2020, we succeeded in further strengthening our talent and
succession pipelines across the company. Some 90% of vacancies
during 2020 were filled by internal candidates which indicates
the efficacy of talent and succession planning practices. We also
achieved a retention rate of ~90% within the executive and senior
leadership talent pool.
For more detail on how we work to build talent through our
Chairman’s Young Leadership Programme and Mentorship
Programme, see Integrated talent management in the .
Learning and development
We continue to focus on the development of employees with the
requisite skills to ensure operational excellence, support talent
development and succession management and give effect to key
priorities including localisation and gender inclusivity.
During 2020, the Company spent approximately $5.6m on learning
and development interventions, with the main focus on technical
skills training to enhance safety and productivity, supervisory
training, graduate development, mentorship and coaching, and
management and leadership development.
Online learning
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift from traditional
classroom to online and virtual learning. Online interventions
were piloted across the company, with targeted interventions
covering project management skills, leadership essentials, team
management, business communication, self-management and
various technical courses.
• Internal capacity building through initiatives such as technical
assessments, structured development plans, local talent
pool mentorship, and international exposure have helped to
strengthen local talent pipelines
• The regional recruitment policy has been revised and reinforced
and the company has entered into strategic partnerships
with local and international recruitment agencies to advance
localisation objectives
• An extensive talent mapping process to identify external pools of
national talent
• Graduate programmes across the Africa region
• The appointment of high-potential local talent in key roles
• Extensive mentoring and career guidance for local talent across
the Group
• Ongoing support and development of young leaders in the
Africa region
There is still much work to be done to further reduce dependence
on expatriate employees and improve gender representation
in local talent pools. We have set a target to further reduce the
number of expatriate employees and accelerate development of
critical skills in the next three years. The focus will be to develop
leadership skills and key technical mining and artisanal skills in
partnership with local training institutions.
Employee engagement
AngloGold Ashanti appreciates the importance employee
engagement plays in helping to run a successful business. Biennial
global engagement surveys, conducted by an external provider,
monitor levels of employee engagement. The level of employee
engagement increased from 69% in 2014 to 76% in the last survey
in 2019, against a global benchmark for large companies of 70%.
Remote working and social distancing measures in place last year
likely impacted employee engagement.
The pilot phase offered a large selection of content, offering formal
courses, videos, online books, audiobooks and podcasts and
involved 107 employees.
Several measures were implemented across the business in
response to COVID-19. See Employee and community health in
the .
We are rolling out personalised online learning with the aim of
providing a comprehensive online curriculum to support AngloGold
Ashanti’s blended learning approach.
Diversity and inclusion
During 2020, the company progressed to further entrench its
Diversity and Inclusion Framework approved by the board in 2019.
For more detail, see Integrated talent management in the .
Localisation
Working with local companies and employing people from host
countries and communities remains a priority for AngloGold
Ashanti, particularly in Africa. We have seen a 34% reduction in the
deployment of expatriate employees since 2016, with the number
falling from 216 to 142.
The engagement survey will not be conducted in 2021. This will be
replaced by a company-wide organisational culture assessment.
Employee relations
AngloGold Ashanti works to establish constructive relations
with our employees and their union representatives. Working
closely with our sites, we are also at the forefront of ensuring that
we comply with local legislation as well as with our regulatory
obligations.
Positive employee relations is central to our business and,
employees at our operations in the Africa and Americas regions are
unionised and have a right to collective bargaining, in line with the
relevant country labour legislation. See Employee and community
health in the .
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Regional reviews – Africa
Guinea
1
2
Ghana
3
DRC
4
Tanzania
Attributable production
(000oz)
2000
At year end, we had five operations in the Africa region, of
which we manage four. The Obuasi redevelopment project is
on track to achieve steady-state production during 2021.
Our operations in this region are:
1,453
1,512
1,538
1,603
Ghana
1,321
1500
1000
500
0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Productivity
(oz/TEC)
25
23.01
20.70
20.70
19.17
18.98
Iduapriem, a 137km2 concession which includes Ajopa South
West, is located in the western region of Ghana, some 70km north
of the coastal city of Takoradi and about 10km south-west of the
Tarkwa mine. Iduapriem is an open- pit mine with two circuits each
comprising two-stage milling – a gravity circuit and a carbon-in-leach
(CIL) plant. The gravity circuit recovers about 30% of the gold and the
remainder is recovered by the 418ktpm capacity CIL plant.
Obuasi, which is an underground operation, mining to a depth
of 1,500m, is in the Ashanti region, approximately 60km south of
Kumasi. Obuasi was on care and maintenance from 2016 to the
start of its redevelopment early in 2019, following the receipt of the
requisite approvals from the Government of Ghana. The first face
blast took place in February 2019 with first gold poured in December
2019. Phase 1 of the redevelopment project was completed by end
September 2020 and began commercial production on 1 October
2020. Phase 2, construction and mine development, is in progress
and expected to be completed in 2021.
Operation
Project
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2,000km
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LEGEND: 1 Guinea Siguiri (85%)
2 Ghana Iduapriem/Obuasi
3 DRC Kibali (45%)
4 Tanzania Geita
20
15
10
5
0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Contribution to
regional production
(%)
23
39
17
13
8
■ Kibali ■ Iduapriem ■ Obuasi
■ Siguiri ■ Geita
Contribution to group
Mineral Resource
(Moz)
53%
contribution to group production*
* For 2020, group production includes the South African operations
to September 2020
Contribution to group
Ore Reserve
(Moz)
58.7
65.8
19.1
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0,6
0,5
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0.49
0.39
0.62
0.55
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2017
2018
2019
2020
Total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs
(US$/oz)
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953
905
904
896
935
800
600
400
200
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720
773
759
757
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Total cash costs
All-in sustaining costs (1)
(1) World Gold Council Standard
Kibali, one of the largest gold mines of its kind in Africa, is situated
adjacent to the town of Doko, 210km from Arua on the Ugandan
border. Kibali is co-owned by AngloGold Ashanti (45%), Barrick
Gold Corporation (Barrick) (45%), and Société Minière de Kilo-
Moto (SOKIMO) (10%), a state-owned gold mining company. The
metallurgical plant comprises a twin-circuit sulphide and oxide
plant with conventional carbon-in-leach (CIL), including gravity
recovery. Barrick manages the mine which has both open-pit and
underground operations.
Guinea
Siguiri is a multiple open-pit gold mine in the relatively remote district
of Siguiri, around 850km north-east of the country’s capital, Conakry.
The gold processing plant is designed to treat 12Mt per annum.
A combination plant conversion project was completed and first
material fed through the plant in March 2019. This allows the mine
to treat 6Mt of sulphide ore and 6Mt of oxide ore. AngloGold Ashanti
holds an 85% interest in Siguiri, with the remaining 15% held in trust
for the nation by the government of Guinea. Siguiri is contractor-
mined using conventional open-pit techniques.
“After a solid perfor mance in 202O, we
remain committed to and focused on
ensuring that our Africa operations fulfil
their potential in the years ahead.”
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Tanzania
Geita, is located in north-western Tanzania, in the Lake Victoria
goldfields of the Mwanza region, about 120km from Mwanza and
4km west of the town of Geita. The mine is currently an underground
operation following the completion of open-pit mining in the
third quarter of 2020. Management is exploring further open-pit
opportunities of which development will begin during 2021. The
mine is serviced by a CIL processing plant with an annual capacity
of 5.1Mt.
Mali
AngloGold Ashanti continued its divestment strategy in Mali in 2020.
We concluded the sale of our interest in the Morila mine on
10 November 2020. The mine had been held by AngloGold Ashanti
and Barrick, each with a 40% interest, with the government of Mali
holding the remaining 20%. AngloGold Ashanti also concluded the
sale of Sadiola on 30 December 2020. Sadiola has been jointly held
by AngloGold Ashanti (41%), IAMGOLD Corporation (41%) and the
government of Mali (18%).
The third mine in Mali is Yatela in respect of which, on 14 February
2019, Sadiola Exploration Limited (SADEX), the subsidiary jointly held
by AngloGold Ashanti Limited and IAMGOLD Corporation, entered into
a share purchase agreement with the Government of Mali, whereby
SADEX agreed to sell to the Government of Mali its 80% participation
in Société d’Exploitation des Mines d’Or de Yatela (Yatela), for a
consideration of USD1.
At the date of this report, the transaction remained subject to the
fulfillment of several conditions precedent, including approval of
the Share Purchase Agreement by the Council of Ministers and the
adoption of two laws (the Endorsement Law and Establishment Law).
Operational performance
Production
Strong production performance was delivered by the Africa region,
increasing to 1.603Moz in the current year compared to 1.538Moz
in 2019. This was largely due to record production at Geita, and
solid production performances at Kibali and Iduapriem.
Geita’s production of 623,000oz was the highest annual production
level achieved in the last 15 years and 3% higher than the
preceding year’s 604,000oz. The increase was attributed to the
greater volumes treated as the underground operations continued
to ramp-up, providing finer fragmentation and higher grades to the
mill. The processing plant benefited from higher run time, resulting
in a 14% increase in underground tonnes mined for the year.
Iduapriem had a solid performance with gold production of
275,000oz maintaining the record production level of the previous
year. This performance was primarily due to the 2% improvement in
plant feed, supported by higher grades following implementation of
the grade improvement project during 2020. Improved grades were
partly offset by a 2% decline in tonnes treated due to challenges
experienced in treating harder ore material. An additional tertiary
ore crushing stage is being constructed to reduce the feed size
to the milling circuit to deal with the increased rock hardness as
deeper ore is extracted. In the second half of 2020, a decision was
made to accelerate waste stripping at the Teberebie Cut 2 at the
Block 7 and 8 pit, with some of the waste stripping planned for
2021 brought forward to the fourth quarter in 2020. As a result,
mined volumes increased on the back of this investment, with the
operation on track to accelerate ore delivery to the mill. Waste
stripping here will continue into 2021. This strategic investment will
assist the operation to reach the ore zone earlier, thus increasing
confidence in planned gold production for 2021.
Siguiri increased production marginally in 2020 to 214,000oz
compared with 213,000oz in 2019. Improvements in hard-
rock processing capability resulted in higher plant feed grade.
Conversion of three leach tanks to CIL and the Mill 1 discharge
pump upgrade were successfully completed and commissioned
on schedule. These will together help to improve overall plant
recovery rates. Plant interventions and the effective use of plant run
time increased throughput to 11.2Mt during the year. Progressive
improvements were already delivered in the second half of the year,
up 8% when compared with the previous year.
The Operational Excellence programme continued during 2020.
This programme is a group-wide efficiency-driven initiative
focused on optimising mine plans and systems and on improving
operational cost management. This translated into a review of
asset potential and the further entrenchment of capital discipline.
Various enhancement projects are tracked through a project
management system as we strive to meaningfully move down the
cost curve. Through this process, mine planning and forecasting
improvement have been reflected in improved consistency in our
reported cost performance.
Kibali had steady performance with production of 364,000oz,
marginally lower than the 366,000oz produced in 2019. Record
underground production was achieved in December 2020 and
for the fourth quarter. Steady plant performance resulted in a 2%
increase in plant throughput compared to 2019. This was partly
offset by 2% decline in the recovered grade due to the impact of
ore feed blend to the plant. The mine invested further in technology
to allow multiple, autonomous machines to operate on the same
haulage and production levels, and to provide real-time visibility of
all operations, including automated control of ventilation fans.
Costs
All-in sustaining costs for the region increased by 4% to $935/oz for
2020, compared to $896/oz the previous year. This increase was a
result of higher underground mining costs at Geita due to the step-
up in ore and waste volumes, partly offset by lower open pit mining
cost following the completion of mining in Nyakanga Cut 8 by end
September 2020; higher stay-in-business capital spend as a result
of waste stripping at Teberebie Cut 2 at Iduapriem and additional
Ore Reserve development at Geita and Obuasi; as well as higher
royalty costs across the operations due to the increase in the gold
price received.
Capital expenditure
Total capital spend for the region was $397m in 2020 compared to
$410m in 2019. Capital investment was challenged by the global
COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in delayed deliveries and a difficult
execution environment. Growth capital of $168m was spent mainly
on the redevelopment of the Obuasi mine.
Underground Ore Reserve development projects continued at
Geita and pre-stripping began at Iduapriem for Teberebie Cut
2. These projects will provide access to orebodies identified
for future gold extraction. The balance of the sustaining capital
investment was used for capitalised exploration and stay-in-
business projects to improve asset integrity and realise business
improvements across the operations, to ensure safe and
sustainable growth and production.
Growth and improvement
Siguiri’s combination plant project ramp-up progressed to achieve
design throughput rates in the three-stage crushing plant and
milling circuit. Recovery improved to 83.2% following completion
of three additional CIL tank conversions and other supplementary
projects. Commissioning of the fines screening plant planned for
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and improve the potential for high-grade hard rock optimisation.
Furthermore, following approval of the Siguiri Block 2 feasibility
study in 2020, execution is scheduled to begin in 2021.
At Geita, the focus on Ore Reserve development continued with
7,271m of development completed in 2020 compared to 4,130m in
2019. While this development provides access to the underground
orebody, it also gives access to underground exploration platforms.
Geita is progressing various underground projects which include
ventilation, electrical supply, pumping and backfill projects to
establish infrastructure for the underground operations at the Star &
Comet and Nyankanga mining areas.
The Geita Hill underground mining area and environmental permits
were obtained and development of the access portal began in late
2020. The feasibility study for the Nyamulilima open pit project,
located 2.4km from the Star & Comet underground operation, is
in progress with execution planned for 2021. Furthermore, the
mine initiated a national electric grid project for which the feasibility
study and design are in progress for execution and connection in
2021/2022. The planned grid connection will deliver a significantly
reduced GHG emission footprint and a lower unit cost for power.
At Iduapriem, waste stripping for Teberebie Cut 2 was initiated and
ore was mined from Teberebie Cut 1, Cut 3 and Ajopa.
The mine is currently undergoing infrastructure development with
the re-investment to take place from 2021 to 2023. Projects include
a waste-water treatment plant expansion, new tailings storage
facility and return water dam. Permitting, land compensation and
land access requirements run concurrently with the project and will
continue as part of discussions with government, the authorities
and relevant stakeholders.
The mine is in the process of commissioning an additional tertiary
ore crushing stage to reduce the ore feed size to the milling
circuit to deal with the increased rock hardness as deeper ore is
extracted. The brownfields exploration drilling campaign at the
Teberebie and Ajopa pits continued in 2020.
At Kibali, the Ore Reserve depleted during 2020 was replaced
for the second consecutive year, emphasising the success of the
exploration and Ore Reserve replacement strategy in place. The
Megi-Marakeke-Sayi prefeasibility study was completed, delivering
another viable open pit project that will improve the mine’s open
cast and underground ore ratio and enhance mine plan flexibility.
Drilling at Gorumbwa highlighted future underground potential.
Ongoing conversion drilling at KCD underground continues to
deliver additional Ore Reserve to extend the mine life. The mine is
well placed to meet its 10-year production targets and to extend
the production beyond this horizon.
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Obuasi redevelopment project
The Obuasi redevelopment project continued during 2020, notwithstanding the challenges of COVID-19 which impacted
completion of Phase 2 of the project. The project, which began in 2019, was set out in two phases. Phase 1 of the mine and plant
redevelopment achieved output of 2,000 tonnes per day (tpd) of ore mined and milled and Phase 1 achieved commercial production
on 1 October 2020. Phase 2 was to ramp up to 4,000tpd with commissioning underway by end December 2020.
The project made steady progress across several fronts. Commissioning of the Phase 2 mills (4,000tpd capacity) began on
schedule, the Ore Reserve had increased by 22% at year-end and the metallurgical circuit was operating as planned. The mining
ramp-up was challenged by specialist-skills shortages due to COVID-19-related cases, quarantines and ongoing travel restrictions,
particularly to and from Australia. Infrastructure development – the KRS ventilation shaft, the paste-fill plant and underground ore-
handling systems – was progressing to schedule, albeit with reduced flexibility due to similar constraints.
Operational Readiness (Phase 1)
Operational Readiness continued in the fourth quarter of 2020
with capacity of 2,000tpd achieved. The project’s production
for the full year ended 31 December 2020 was 127,000oz,
with 30,000oz produced in the fourth quarter of the year. This
included a 22-day planned stoppage in December for the tie-in
of Phase 2 of the project.
Mining rates continued to be constrained by skilled labour
challenges caused by Australian international travel restrictions
during the year. These were again tightened in January 2021,
with the quota of weekly travellers allowed to enter and exit
the country’s airports being reduced further. This challenge is
being resolved by a continued focus on in-country recruitment
and training to help bridge the gap. As a result, the mine
plan for 2020 was revised to take into account the COVID-19
limitations. This plan intends to achieve the required ramp-up
in production in parallel with the construction schedule and
good progress is being made in the second production area
at Block 8-Lower.
Construction (Phase 2)
Phase 2 construction was 90.1% complete as of 31 December
2020. Commissioning of the milling circuit began and continued
in early 2021. Completion of the KRS shaft, paste-fill plant and
the GCVS ventilation shaft are targeted for June 2021 when the
ramp-up of Phase 2 capacity to 4,000tpd (~1.7Mt annually) is
planned to begin.
For more detail on the performance at each operation, including their sustainability performance see the . These
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4 Colombia Gramalote (50%) / La Colosa / Quebradona
2 Brazil Serra Grande
3 AGA Mineração
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* For 2020, group production includes the South African operations
to September 2020
The Americas region comprises three operations – featuring both open pit and underground mining, one in Argentina and two in
Brazil – and two advanced greenfields projects in Colombia.
Argentina
Brazil
Cerro Vanguardia, in which AngloGold Ashanti has a 92.5%
stake, is the Company’s sole operation in Argentina. Fomicruz, a
state company, owns the remaining 7.5%. The operation is in the
province of Santa Cruz and operates multiple small open pits with
high stripping ratios and multiple narrow-vein underground mines
that produce gold with silver as a by-product.
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração (AGA
Mineração), in the state of Minas Gerais, comprises the Cuiabá
Complex, the Córrego do Sítio mining operation and the Cuiabá and
Queiroz plants.
Serra Grande, in the state of Goiás about 5km from the city of
Crixás, comprises three mechanised underground mines and an
open pit.
Attributable production
(000oz)
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800
600
400
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840
776
710
649
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Productivity
(oz/TEC)
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Colombia
Quebradona project is situated in the Middle Cáuca region of
Colombia, in the Department of Antioquia, 60km southwest of
Medellín within the Municipality of Jericó. The project is 100%
owned and managed by AngloGold Ashanti.
Gramalote project, a joint venture between AngloGold Ashanti
(50%) and B2Gold (50%), is located near the towns of Providencia
and San Jose del Nus within the municipality of San Roque, in
the northwest of the Department of Antioquia. It is approximately
124km northeast of Medellín, the regional capital of the Antioquia
Department. B2Gold became the project manager and operator
from 2020.
See Planning for the future – projects, exploration and
innovation for additional information.
Operational performance
Production
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12.86
11.39
9.70
Total production for the Americas region in 2020 declined to
649,000oz compared with 710,000oz in 2019, due to production
declines at Serra Grande in Brazil and Cerro Vanguardia in Argentina.
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
AIFR
(per million hours worked)
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3.29
3.97
3.84
3.68
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs
(US$/oz)
1,200
1,000
881
943
855
578
638
624
1,032
1,003
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721
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600
400
200
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2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Total cash costs
All-in sustaining costs (1)
(1) World Gold Council Standard
At Cerro Vanguardia in Argentina, production of 173,000oz was
23% lower than 225,000oz the previous year. As this is a mature
operation, this decline was largely due to the lower grades mined
and reduced tonnages owing to the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic. Cerro Vanguardia had been performing well in terms
of planned gold production using the available stockpile but
unfortunately production was halted twice during the last quarter of
the year – first a voluntary closure after the identification of positive
COVID-19 cases at site in November, followed by a mandatory
government-imposed lockdown in December.
In Brazil, production of 476,000oz was 2% lower than the
previous year, mainly due to series of operational issues that were
compounded by COVID-19-related restrictions. Production had
improved by year end with production in the second half of the year
up by 7% on the prior year six months as a result of an increase in
tonnes of ore mined.
At AGA Mineração, full year production was 362,000oz, in line
with 2019 despite the impact of stoppages and absenteeism due
to COVID-19, unexpected and heavier-than-normal rains in the
first half of the year, and geotechnical issues on the high-grade
programmed stope. The Cuiabá complex’s production was 7%
lower than in 2019 due to geological modelling which reduced the
thickness of the orebody at the lower levels of the mine.
At the Córrego do Sítio (CdS) complex, production increased
by 22% to 101,000oz compared with 2019. This increase was
due to the higher tonnages and grades placed onto the heap
leach and the higher tonnage treated in the sulphide circuit. This
improvement resulted from the strategy in place at CdS Mine 1
to increase development and production. Following consolidation
of the São Bento operation (CdS II), plant capacity increased and
implementation of the improvement project to improve reliability of
the sulphide plant was completed.
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At Serra Grande, production declined 7% to 114,000oz, mainly
resulting from lower grades due to geological model changes, grade
control changes and operational delays at high grade stope areas,
further impacted by absenteeism due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Costs
The region’s all-in-sustaining cost of $1,003/oz for 2020 was
3% lower than $1,032/oz in 2019, a consequence mainly
of depreciation against the dollar in both the Brazilian and
Argentinian currencies, changes in rehabilitation provisions
(economic parameters) and, in Argentina, a higher silver by-
product price that was partially offset by lower gold sold and
inflationary pressures.
Capital expenditure
Regional capital expenditure of $217m was 11% higher than
the previous year and was mainly on Ore Reserve development,
exploration, enhanced TSF management and maintenance, mainly
for the Brazilian operations. This expenditure included $49m for
the Colombian projects, mainly in relation to the Quebradona land
capitalisation and completion of the technical feasibility studies
and the bridging engineering phase, as well as the Gramalote
drilling programme and activities to do with the completion of the
feasibility studies.
The Brazilian operations maintained focus on Ore Reserve and
Mineral Resource conversion to improve confidence levels, while
work is underway to convert the TSFs to dry stacking. At Cerro
Vanguardia, in Argentina, COVID-19-related stoppages resulted
in reduced Ore Reserve development as fewer metres were
developed. Capital expenditure for the year was spent mostly
on the replacement of mine equipment. During 2020, the mine
continued with its strategy to purchase larger trucks to increase
hauling and loading capacity to further improve productivity and
haulage volumes. Fleet renewal will continue in 2021.
The outlook for growth capital expenditure outflows for the region
until 2024 relate mainly to the Gramalote and Quebradona projects
in Colombia. Quebradona will enable the Group to diversify
into copper production at an attractive estimated copper all-in
sustaining cost margin of between 60% to 70%. Some increase in
the capital outlay is also expected between 2021 to 2022 at AGA
Mineração in respect of Ore Reserve development and exploration
to increase orebody confidence and ongoing TSF conversion to
dry-stacking.
Growth and improvement
In Brazil, plans to increase gold production are underway.
Productivity is expected to improve as a result of the Operational
Excellence initiatives that are underway.
Starting from the second quarter of 2020, Operational Excellence
initiatives included operational and administrative efficiency gains
across all sites and regional office. Increasing mine flexibility was
a key focus in 2020. Operations set new records for development
and processing, which helped offset negative impacts of geological
model changes and other operational challenges faced throughout
the year, including COVID-19.
In Argentina, the most significant savings resulted from the
renegotiation of the natural gas contract.
Despite a drop in production, the Cuiabá complex achieved
record development of 19,357m in the year, an increase of 17%
from 2019 (16,563m), together with the processing of record
volumes at the plant, 1.905Mt in 2020 versus 1.799Mt in 2019.
These results are outcomes of an Operational Excellence strategy
conducted in 2020. As part of the long-term growth strategy,
the potential for new orebodies is being investigated in regional
targets, along with plans for the deepening of the Cuiabá mine
and the building of orebody knowledge at depth and related
modelling of geological behaviour.
At Córrego do Sítio (CdS), the focus remains in advancing the
exploration drilling campaign to enable reserve addition to support
mine flexibility and support future expansion. In the long term,
replacement of the Lamego Ore Reserve will provide expansion
opportunities at the CdS complex. In the short-to-medium
term, exploration, evaluation and implementation of additional
production sources are expected at both Cuiabá and CdS II.
At Serra Grande, exploration and Ore Reserve development will
create options to further scale-up production, extend the life of
mine and sustain higher margins. Exploration and Ore Reserve
development will create options to increase production, extend
mine life and improve margins.
An exploration drill campaign has successfully confirmed the
down-plunge continuity of the underground mines. In addition, the
discovery of other new orebodies, including Palmeiras Sul, has
consistently grown the Mineral Resource. There is also opportunity
for unlocking the open pit potential in the greenstone belt.
At Cerro Vanguardia, exploration during 2020 continued for new
viable orebodies to extend the mine life. This included successful
channel sampling and diamond drilling. A total of 25,073m was
drilled as part of a long-term programme to pursue the extension
of mineralisation along and down-dip of some of the more
important veins in the central zone of the district. The drilling
programme also targeted minor secondary veins and tested
new targets several kilometres away from the main zone. Plans
for 2021 include further diamond drilling to find new exploration
targets and determine a new Inferred Mineral Resource to convert
the existing Inferred Mineral Resource into Ore Reserve, additional
trenching, channel sampling and ground magnetics surveys.
The Quebradona and Gramalote projects are expected to
complete feasibility studies and be presented to the board for
approval in 2021.
Once approved, construction at Gramalote is expected to take
about three years with production expected to start in 2024.
At Quebradona, construction is anticipated to take approximately
four years, starting first with the underground access tunnel
development, followed by orebody development and process
plant construction.
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Contribution to
regional production
(%)
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Attributable production
(000oz)
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
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559
2016
2017
Productivity
(oz/TEC)
60
625
614
554
2018
2019
2020
Operating performance
Production
The Australia region produced 554,000oz in 2020 compared to
614,000oz in 2019, as the completion of grade streaming and a
lower proportion of open pit ore in the mill feed resulted in a 17%
drop in year-on-year attributable production at Tropicana, in line
with the mine plan.
At Sunrise Dam production was steady at 256,000oz as the mine
focused on a strategy to fill the mill with the best quality ore through
a programme of underground exploration and development to build
orebody knowledge and add to the Ore Reserve.
The strategy involves maximising the extraction of the Vogue
orebody, which is currently the primary source of underground ore,
and providing mining flexibility by developing an alternate mining
area. Vogue will contribute 80% of underground ore over the next
two years, with multiple ore sources making up the remaining 20%
of mill feed.
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47.87
49.55
44.85
37.50
Mill throughput remained consistent at 4.0Mt for 2020 and
metallurgical recovery is benefiting from the float ultra-fine grind
circuit that was implemented in 2018.
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Pre-stripping of the Golden Delicious open pit, 12km from the
Sunrise Dam processing plant, began in the December quarter
2020. Ore production from Golden Delicious is scheduled to begin
in the June quarter of 2021 and the open pit is expected to deliver
approximately 136,000oz over a 2.7-year life of mine. From the
second half of 2021, Golden Delicious ore will totally displace
the low-grade stockpile mill feed, enabling grade streaming to be
applied through 2022.
Tropicana produced 298,000oz for the year compared to
360,000oz in 2019. Production was lower year-on-year as planned.
Up until June 2020, ore production from the open pits exceeded
plant capacity, allowing higher-grade ore to be preferentially treated,
while lower-grade ore was accumulated on stockpiles. With the
completion of the Tropicana pit and stage one of the Havana pit
(Havana cutbacks 1, 2 and 3) mid-way through the year, this grade
streaming process ceased, in line with the mine plan.
The Boston Shaker underground mine started commercial
production on time and on budget in September 2020. When the
underground mine reaches its full production rate of 1.1Mtpa in the
second half of 2021, it will contribute 100,000oz annually to gold
production. The mine will achieve payback in three years.
18%
contribution to group production*
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AIFR
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8.53
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3.74
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
■ Tropicana ■ Sunrise Dam
* For 2020, group production includes the South African operations
to September 2020
AngloGold Ashanti has two operations in its Australia region, Sunrise Dam and Tropicana, both of which are in the north-eastern
goldfields of the state of Western Australia.
Our Australia operations are:
Sunrise Dam, wholly-owned by AngloGold Ashanti, is located
220km northeast of Kalgoorlie and 55km south of Laverton.
Underground mining, carried out by a contract mining company, is
now the primary source of ore, following the cessation of mining in
the open pit in 2014.
Tropicana, a joint venture in which AngloGold Ashanti has a
70% holding and which it manages with 30% held by IGO Ltd, is
located 200km east of Sunrise Dam and 330km east-northeast of
Kalgoorlie. The operation is a large open pit operation with mining
carried out by a contractor.
Total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs
(US$/oz)
1200
1,082
1,062
1,038
793
743
762
730
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Total cash costs
All-in sustaining costs (1)
(1) World Gold Council Standard
1,225
990
968
Waste stripping for stage 2 of the Havana pit began in the second
half of 2020 and while waste stripping is underway, mill feed will
be made up of ore from the Boston Shaker underground mine, the
Boston Shaker open pit and stockpiles.
The Tropicana processing plant continued to perform well in 2020,
with throughput and metallurgical recoveries higher than the
previous year. Further efficiency improvements are planned for 2021
to increase throughput from 8.8Mtpa to 9Mtpa in the second half.
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OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Regional reviews – Australia continued
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Regional reviews – South Africa
Costs
The region’s all-in sustaining cost was $1,225/oz in 2020 compared
to $990/oz in 2019. This was largely due to a 40% increase in
all-in sustaining cost at Tropicana where lower production and
unfavourable inventory movement had a negative impact.
The all-in sustaining cost at Sunrise Dam increased by 6% due
mainly to costs related to a higher volume of ore purchases from
external sources (298,000t compared to 71,000t in 2019) in 2020.
Costs were also impacted by additional unbudgeted COVID-19
expenditure.
Capital expenditure
The region’s capital expenditure of $143 million in 2020 remained in
line with 2019 capital expenditure of $149 million. A total of
$90 million was spent at Tropicana, including $25 million of growth
capital to complete the Boston Shaker underground project on
time and on budget. Deferred waste and capitalised pre-stripping,
representing 52% of the total in 2020, remains the focus at
Tropicana.
At Sunrise Dam a total of $53 million was spent during 2020,
which includes $3 million spent on the commencement of the
Golden Delicious growth project. Golden Delicious will reach
commercial production in Q3 2021. Ore Reserve development
capital expenditure at 50% of the total in 2020 remains the focus at
Sunrise Dam to unlock future gold production.
Growth and Improvement
At Sunrise Dam the substantial underground diamond-drilling
programme that began in 2019 is generating encouraging results,
discovering the Frankie orebody during 2020 and extending the
Vogue and Carey Shear ore zones. Multiple ore zones remain open
along strike and at depth.
annum over a five-year period from 2023. A dedicated diamond
drilling platform was established in early 2021 to better drill out this
zone, and three diamond drill rigs were drilling from existing drives
for strike extensions to the north and south.
Regional exploration continues to seek additional satellite ore
sources within trucking distance of the Sunrise Dam processing
plant. The aim is to deliver annual ore production of 3Mtpa to
displace lower grade surface stockpiles.
The Company holds 880 square kilometres of tenements in this
highly prospective district, some in the Butcher Well joint venture
with Northern Star and some in its own right. Drilling will continue
in 2021.
There is significant potential to unlock known extensions of
mineralisation beneath the Tropicana and Havana open pits as well
as extensions at depth in the Boston Shaker underground.
A study to look at the trade-off between mining deeper Havana
mineralisation via a third cutback or by underground methods was
initiated in 2020. This study will be completed in the first half of 2021.
Development of a 500m underground drill drive from the Boston
Shaker decline to test beneath the Tropicana open pit was
completed in 2020 and diamond drilling was underway early in
2021. The drill drive is well-positioned to provide production access
to Tropicana underground mineralisation, should an Ore Reserve
be defined. This drive could also be extended to cost-effectively
explore the mineralised system beneath the open pits to the south
and ultimately access the Havana underground mineralisation in
the future.
Near-mine exploration continues to focus on understanding
the geology to the north and south of Tropicana, seeking strike
extensions and offsets to the Tropicana orebody.
Two major steep lodes have been defined at Frankie spanning
in strike length and 400m in height. Frankie is close to existing
underground infrastructure and based on results to date this area
has the potential to deliver approximately 500,000t of ore per
Satellite open pit opportunities are being assessed along the
mineralised corridor to the north of the mine at Springbok and
Angel Eyes, to the south at Rusty Nail and further south at Madras
and New Zebra.
North West
Carletonville
2
Klerksdorp
Gauteng
1
Swaziland
Bloemfontein
Lesotho
Durban
Cape Town
Port Elizabeth
East London
Operation
Project
0
400km
LEGEND: 1 West Wits Mponeng 2 Surface Operations
Contribution to
regional production
(%)
44
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contribution to group production*
■ Surface operations ■ Mponeng
* For 2020, Group production includes the South African operations
to September 2020
Asset sale
On 12 February 2020, AngloGold Ashanti reached agreement to sell the remaining South African producing assets – Mponeng and
Surface Operations – and related liabilities to Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited. The sale was in line with our stated aim to
streamline our portfolio and create a more focused business with enhanced operating and financial metrics. On conclusion of the sale,
Harmony took full ownership of the assets and associated liabilities on 1 October 2020.
The 2020 information relates to the first nine months of 2020.
For more detail on the performance at each operation, including their sustainability performance see the . These
are available online at www.aga-reports.com
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5.10
4.45
3.56
3.57
3.68
Operating performance
Production
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Regional reviews – South Africa continued
Attributable production
(000oz)
1,200
1,000
967
903
800
600
400
200
0
487
419
241
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 (2)
Productivity
(oz/TEC)
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2016 (1)
2017
2018
2019
2020 (2)
AIFR
(per million hours worked)
15
12
9
6
3
0
12.02
12.68
10.25
6.60
6.12
2016 (1)
2017
2018
2019
2020 (2)
Total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs (1)
(US$/oz)
1,500
1,182
1,032
1,132
1,149
981
1,296
1,251
1,081
1,084
896
1,200
900
600
300
Following an extensive review and restructuring of this region
between 2016 and 2020, the last two remaining operating
entities in the region were sold effective 30 September 2020.
West Wits
Mponeng, the world’s deepest gold mine, is in the West Wits
mining district southwest of Johannesburg, on the border
between Gauteng and North West Province. Mponeng exploits
the Ventersdorp Contact Reef via a twin-shaft system at depths of
between 2,800m and 3,400m below surface. Ore is treated and
smelted at the mine’s gold plant.
Surface Operations
Surface Operations encompasses surface facilities in the West
Wits and Vaal River areas. These facilities process and extract gold
from marginal ore dumps and tailings storage facilities. Surface
Operations includes Mine Waste Solutions (MWS), which operates
independently, processing slurry material reclaimed by hydro
powered machinery from various tailings storage facilities.
The South Africa region’s operations produced 241,000oz at a total
cash cost of $1,149/oz for the nine months to September 2020
compared to 307,000oz produced at a total cash cost of $1,003/
oz for the same period in 2019. The decline in annual production
was mainly due to the slow start to the year, a result of poor
ground conditions; safety stoppages owing to seismic events and
related fatalities; and the national COVID-19-related lockdown
implemented at the end of March 2020.
Costs
All-in sustaining cost for the South Africa region for the nine
months to September 2020 was $1,296/oz, versus $1,156/oz the
same period in the prior year. The increase was due to lower gold
production, higher royalties, inflationary cost increases for power,
labour and consumables, higher hauling contractor costs and IT-
related expenditure at surface operations. This was partially offset
by favorable by-product contributions, lower sustaining capital
expenditure, and the weaker rand against the dollar.
Growth and improvement
Capital expenditure
Total capital spend in South Africa was $34m for the nine months
ending September 2020 compared to $44m for the same period
in 2019.
MINERAL RESOURCE AND ORE RESERVE – SUMMARY
AngloGold Ashanti strives to actively create value by
growing its major assets – the Mineral Resource and
Ore Reserve. This drive is based on active, well-defined
brownfields and greenfields exploration programmes,
innovation in both geological modelling and mine
planning, and continual optimisation of the asset
portfolio. Ensuring a viable Mineral Resource and Ore
Reserve pipeline enables delivery of sustained value-
adding growth in the long term.
Responsible management of our Mineral Resource and Ore
Reserve, our exploration programme and related planning, is
vital in optimising the operating lives of our portfolio. In so doing,
AngloGold Ashanti ensures that it is able to deliver on its strategy
and the related strategic objectives in particular, namely, to maintain
long-term optionality and improve the quality of our portfolio. See
also Planning for the future in this report.
Reporting compliance
AngloGold Ashanti’s Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve are
reported as at 31 December 2020, in accordance with the
minimum standards described by the South African Code for the
Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral
Reserves (The SAMREC Code, 2016 edition) and Section 12.13 of
the JSE Listing Requirements (as updated from time to time).
We achieve this by ensuring the principles of integrity transparency
and materiality are central to the compilation of the and
by using reporting criteria and definitions as detailed in the
SAMREC Code. In complying with the SAMREC Code, changes
to AngloGold Ashanti’s Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve have
been reviewed and it was concluded that none of the changes are
material to the overall valuation of the Company. AngloGold Ashanti
has therefore again resolved not to provide the detailed reporting
as defined in Table 1 of the SAMREC Code, apart from the maiden
Mineral Resource declaration for Butcher Well. However, as in
previous years, we will continue to provide the high level of detail
necessary to comply with the transparency requirements of the
SAMREC Code.
Price assumptions
The SAMREC Code requires the use of reasonable economic assumptions. These include long-range commodity price and exchange rate
forecasts. These are reviewed annually and are prepared in-house using a range of techniques including historic price averages. AngloGold
Ashanti selects a conservative Ore Reserve price relative to its peers. This is done to fit into the strategy to include a margin in the mine
planning process. The resultant plan is then valued at a higher business planning price.
Gold price
The following local prices of gold were used as the basis for estimation:
Ore Reserve
2020
2019
Mineral Resource
2020
2019
Copper price
The following copper prices were used as the basis for estimation:
Gold price
US$/oz
Australia
AUD/oz
Brazil
BRL/oz
Argentina
ARS/oz
Colombia
COP/oz
1,200
1,100
1,500
1,400
1,604
1,512
2,170
1,981
5,510
4,230
7,682
5,166
119,631
4,096,877
57,080
3,230,030
142,507
5,094,827
78,102
3,838,220
Ore Reserve
2020
2019
Mineral Resource
2020
2019
Copper price
US$/lb
COP/lb
2.65
2.65
3.30
3.30
9,047
7,947
11,209
9,646
0
2016 (1)
Total cash costs
2017
2018
2019
2020 (2)
All-in sustaining costs (3)
(1) Year 2016 has not been restated for IFRS 5
(2) Information relates to the first nine months of 2020
(3) World Gold Council Standard for AISC
For more detail on the performance at each operation,
including their sustainability performance see the .
These are available online at www.aga-reports.com
GOLD
COPPER
124.5Moz
Inclusive Mineral Resource
29.7Moz
Ore Reserve
9,677Mlb
Inclusive Mineral Resource
3,105Mlb
Ore Reserve
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MINERAL RESOURCE AND ORE RESERVE – SUMMARY continued
Mineral Resource
Gold
Ore Reserve
Gold
The AngloGold Ashanti Mineral Resource reduced from 175.6Moz in December 2019 to 124.5Moz in December 2020. This gross annual
decrease of 51.1Moz includes depletion of 3.7Moz, and 54.1Moz for the disposal of assets in the South African region and of Sadiola. This
was partly offset by additions due to exploration and modelling changes of 2.9Moz, changes in economic assumptions of 3.5Moz and other
factors of 0.3Moz. The Mineral Resource was estimated using a gold price of $1,500/oz, unless otherwise stated (2019: $1,400/oz).
The AngloGold Ashanti Ore Reserve reduced from 43.9Moz in December 2019 to 29.7Moz in December 2020. This gross annual decrease
of 14.2Moz includes depletion of 3.4Moz, and disposal of assets in the South African region and Sadiola of 16.7Moz. This is partly offset by
additions due to exploration and modelling changes of 4.5Moz, changes in economic assumptions of 1.0Moz and other factors of 0.4Moz.
The Ore Reserve was estimated using a gold price of $1,200/oz, unless otherwise stated (2019: $1,100/oz).
Mineral Resource – Gold
As at 31 December 2019
Disposal
Depletions
Additions
Geita
Siguiri
Iduapriem
Tropicana
Cerro Vanguardia
Serra Grande
AGA Mineração
Other
Reductions
Obuasi
Other
As at 31 December 2020
Copper
Mponeng
Vaal River Surface
Mine Waste Solutions
West Wits Surface
Sadiola
Sub-total
Sub-total
Due to:
Exploration success
Gold price and exploration success
Mineral Resource gold price increase
Gold price and revised underground constraining
Gold price and exploration success
Revised interpretation of Mina III underground
Gold price and exploration countered by changes in methodology
Additions less than 0.5Moz
Sub-total
Due to:
Estimation methodology and cost
Reductions less than 0.5Moz
Moz
175.6
(45.6)
(2.5)
(2.1)
(0.5)
(3.2)
121.7
(3.7)
118.0
1.9
1.5
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
1.1
125.9
(1.4)
(0.0)
124.5
The AngloGold Ashanti Mineral Resource of 4.39Mt (9,677Mlb) remained unchanged between December 2019 and December 2020.
The Mineral Resource was estimated at a copper price of US$3.30/lb (2019: US$3.30/lb).
Mineral Resource – Copper
As at 31 December 2019
Additions
Quebradona
As at 31 December 2020
Note:
Due to:
No changes
Mt
4.39
–
4.39
Mlb
9,677
–
9,677
Ore Reserve – Gold
As at 31 December 2019
Disposal
Depletions
Additions
Obuasi
Geita
Kibali
Iduapriem
AGA Mineração
Siguiri
Serra Grande
Cerro Vanguardia
Sunrise Dam
Other
Reductions
Other
As at 31 December 2020
Copper
Mponeng
Vaal River Surface
Mine Waste Solutions
West Wits Surface
Sadiola
Sub-total
Sub-total
Due to:
Updated Mineral Resource models based on new exploration results
Exploration success at Nyamulilima and the completion of an economic
study to start up this new open pit
Exploration success
Increased Ore Reserve price and operational improvements
Exploration and increased Ore Reserve price countered by geological
model changes at the quartz-vein satellite orebodies and Serrotinho
Exploration success
New exchange rate, gold price and cost reduction
Exploration, methodology, price and cost countered
by geotechnical changes
Exploration success
Additions less than 0.3Moz
Sub-total
Due to:
Reductions less than 0.3Moz
Moz
43.9
(11.0)
(2.1)
(1.9)
(0.2)
(1.6)
27.1
(3.4)
23.7
1.8
1.4
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.1
29.8
(0.1)
29.7
The AngloGold Ashanti Ore Reserve increased from 1.39Mt (3,068Mlb) in December 2019 to 1.41Mt (3,105Mlb) in December 2020.
This gross annual increase of 0.02Mt is due to optimisation of the production levels. The Ore Reserve was estimated at a copper price of
US$2.65/lb (2019: US$2.65/lb).
Ore Reserve – Copper
As at 31 December 2019
Additions
Quebradona
As at 31 December 2020
Due to:
Result of the update of the mine plan in an effort to optimise
the production levels as part of the Feasibility study
Mt
1.39
0.02
1.41
Mlb
3,068
37.3
3,105
To reflect that figures are not precise calculations and that there is uncertainty in their estimation, AngloGold Ashanti reports tonnage,
content for gold to two decimals and copper content with no decimals
Note:
The Mineral Resource, as reported, is inclusive of the Ore Reserve component, unless otherwise stated. Mineral Resource and Ore
Reserve estimates are reported as at 31 December 2020 and are net of 2020 production depletion. Although the term Mineral Reserve
is used throughout the SAMREC Code, it is recognised by the SAMREC Code that the term Ore Reserve is synonymous with Mineral
Reserve. AngloGold Ashanti elects to use Ore Reserve in its reporting.
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MINERAL RESOURCE AND ORE RESERVE – SUMMARY continued
By-products
Several by-products will be recovered in the processing of the gold Ore Reserve and copper Ore Reserve. These include 0.41Mt
of sulphur from the Brazil operations (AGA Mineração and Serra Grande), 23.89Moz of silver from the Argentinian operation (Cerro
Vanguardia) and 26.19Moz of silver from Colombia (Quebradona). At present, there are no plans to recover molybdenum at the
Quebradona project in Colombia. The Quebradona process plant will be designed to treat approximately 6.2Mtpa of underground ore to
produce copper concentrate over a 23-year mine life, with provision of space for a molybdenum plant in the future.
Sale of assets
AngloGold Ashanti sold various assets in South African and Mali
during 2020. On conclusion of the sales and after depletions for
that period of 2020 the final Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve at
the time of the sale are shown below:
South Africa:
Mponeng: Mineral Resource
Ore Reserve
Surface Operations: Mineral Resource
Ore Reserve
Mali:
Sadiola:
Mineral Resource
Ore Reserve
45.65Moz
10.94Moz
5.11Moz
4.16Moz
3.32Moz
1.58Moz
(RCubed) for the compilation and authorisation of Mineral Resource
and Ore Reserve reporting. It is a fully integrated system for the
reporting and reconciliation of Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
that supports various regulatory reporting requirements, including
the SEC and the JSE under the SAMREC Code. AngloGold Ashanti
uses RCubed to ensure that a documented chain of responsibility
exists from the Competent Persons at the operations to the RRSC.
AngloGold Ashanti has also developed an enterprise-wide risk
management tool that provides consistent and reliable data that
allows for visibility of risks and actions across the Group. This tool
is used to facilitate, control and monitor material risks to the Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve, thus ensuring that appropriate risk
management and mitigation plans are in place.
Corporate governance
Competent Persons
AngloGold Ashanti has established a Mineral Resource and
Ore Reserve Steering Committee (RRSC) that is responsible
for setting and overseeing the Mineral Resource and Ore
Reserve governance framework and for ensuring that the
Company’s goals and strategic objectives are met while
complying with all relevant regulatory codes. The committee’s
membership and terms of references are mandated under a
policy document signed by the Chief Executive Officer.
Over more than a decade, AngloGold Ashanti has developed and
implemented a rigorous system of internal and external reviews
aimed at providing assurance in respect of Ore Reserve and
Mineral Resource estimates. Due to the travel restrictions around
COVID-19, the 2020 internal reviews could not take place on
site but were instead conducted as desktop reviews. The same
restrictions meant that the external audits could not take place
either. Given the scope of work required on site for the external
audits, it was not possible to conduct these remotely. To meet the
internal policy requirement that all operations be audited on average
of once every three years, the number of audits to be conducted in
2021 will be increased.
Numerous internal Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve process
reviews were completed by suitably qualified Competent Persons
from within AngloGold Ashanti. No significant deficiencies were
identified. The Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve are underpinned
by appropriate Mineral Resource management processes and
protocols that ensure adequate corporate governance. These
procedures have been developed to comply with the guiding
principles of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX).
AngloGold Ashanti makes use of a web-based group reporting
database called the Resource and Reserve Reporting System
The information in this report relating to Exploration Results,
Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves is based on information
compiled by or under the supervision of the Competent
Persons as defined in the SAMREC Code. All Competent
Persons are employed by AngloGold Ashanti, except for those
at Kibali (which uses Barrick’s Competent Persons), and have
sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and
type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which
they are undertaking. The legal tenure of each operation and
project has been verified to the satisfaction of the accountable
Competent Person, and all Ore Reserve have been confirmed
to be covered by the required mining permits or there exists
a realistic expectation that these permits will be issued. This
is detailed in the . The Competent Persons consent
to the inclusion of Exploration Results, Mineral Resource and
Ore Reserve information in the report, in the form and
context in which it appears.
Accordingly, the Chairman of the RRSC, VA Chamberlain,
MSc (Mining Engineering), BSc (Hons) (Geology), MGSSA,
FAusIMM, assumes responsibility for the Mineral Resource and
Ore Reserve processes for AngloGold Ashanti and is satisfied
that the Competent Persons have fulfilled their responsibilities.
VA Chamberlain has 33 years’ experience in exploration and
mining and is employed full-time by AngloGold Ashanti. He
can be contacted at the following address: 76 Rahima Moosa
Street, Newtown, 2001, South Africa.
A detailed breakdown of AngloGold Ashanti’s Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve and related backup detail
are available on the AngloGold Ashanti website,
www.anglogoldashanti.com and on our reporting
website, www.aga-reports.com.
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Gold
As at 31 December 2020
Africa
Americas
Australia
AngloGold Ashanti
Copper
As at 31 December 2020
Americas
AngloGold Ashanti
Category
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Category
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Ore Reserve by region – Attributable
Gold
As at 31 December 2020
Africa
Americas
Australia
AngloGold Ashanti
Category
Proved
Probable
Total
Proved
Probable
Total
Proved
Probable
Total
Proved
Probable
Total
Tonnes
million
64.74
391.32
193.07
649.13
92.10
1,182.06
685.17
1,959.33
56.95
72.90
46.88
176.73
213.79
1,646.28
925.12
2,785.19
Tonnes
million
57.90
203.77
340.43
602.10
57.90
203.77
340.43
602.10
Tonnes
million
34.34
179.04
213.38
11.10
201.44
212.54
26.42
27.72
54.14
71.85
408.20
480.05
Contained copper
Tonnes million
Pounds million
Grade
g/t
Contained gold
Tonnes
2.96
2.56
3.29
2.81
1.65
0.92
0.74
0.89
1.25
1.70
2.30
1.71
1.94
1.34
1.35
1.39
Grade
% Cu
1.10
0.89
0.57
0.73
1.10
0.89
0.57
0.73
191.50
1,000.18
634.82
1,826.49
152.23
1,081.73
509.05
1,743.01
71.05
123.85
107.84
302.74
414.77
2,205.76
1,251.70
3,872.24
0.64
1.81
1.95
4.39
0.64
1.81
1.95
4.39
Grade
Contained gold
g/t
1.73
2.99
2.79
2.53
1.02
1.10
1.29
2.18
1.74
1.69
1.96
1.92
Tonnes
59.45
535.10
594.55
28.04
205.94
233.98
34.04
60.39
94.43
121.54
801.43
922.97
Moz
6.16
32.16
20.41
58.72
4.89
34.78
16.37
56.04
2.28
3.98
3.47
9.73
13.34
70.92
40.24
124.50
1,406
3,981
4,290
9,677
1,406
3,981
4,290
9,677
Moz
1.91
17.20
19.12
0.90
6.62
7.52
1.09
1.94
3.04
3.91
25.77
29.67
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Gold
As at 31 December 2020
Africa
Americas
Australia
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Copper
As at 31 December 2020
Americas
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Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Category
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Ore Reserve by region – Attributable
Copper
As at 31 December 2020
Americas
AngloGold Ashanti
Category
Proved
Probable
Total
Proved
Probable
Total
Tonnes
million
13.29
209.47
186.53
409.29
20.94
1,040.37
683.75
1,745.06
30.53
45.18
42.36
118.06
64.75
1,295.02
912.63
2,272.41
Tonnes
million
–
150.43
340.43
490.86
–
150.43
340.43
490.86
Tonnes
million
–
112.72
112.72
–
112.72
112.72
Grade
g/t
Contained gold
Tonnes
37.49
496.73
626.44
1,160.66
73.00
884.45
504.95
1,462.39
37.01
63.46
96.44
196.91
147.49
1,444.64
1,227.83
2,819.96
Moz
1.21
15.97
20.14
37.32
2.35
28.44
16.23
47.02
1.19
2.04
3.10
6.33
4.74
46.45
39.48
90.66
Contained copper
Tonnes million
Pounds million
–
1.05
1.95
3.00
–
1.05
1.95
3.00
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2,319
4,290
6,609
–
2,319
4,290
6,609
Contained copper
Tonnes million
Pounds million
–
1.41
1.41
–
1.41
1.41
–
3,105
3,105
–
3,105
3,105
2.82
2.37
3.36
2.84
3.49
0.85
0.74
0.84
1.21
1.40
2.28
1.67
2.28
1.12
1.35
1.24
Grade
% Cu
–
0.70
0.57
0.61
–
0.70
0.57
0.61
Grade
% Cu
–
1.25
1.25
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1.25
1.25
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At AngloGold Ashanti, our project pipeline, exploration programmes and innovation initiatives focus on creating significant value
by providing long-term optionality and improving the portfolio quality, two of our strategic focus areas. Innovation in particular
aims to improve productivity and efficiencies and to reduce costs.
Our exploration programmes cover greenfields and brownfields
exploration. They are based on consistent standards and
processes across the AngloGold Ashanti portfolio and are guided
by peer review.
Part of our investment strategy is focused on exploration drilling and
Ore Reserve development to grow the Mineral Resource and by
converting these, we expand the Ore Reserve. The process involves
identifying the best group of drill targets and prioritising those that
have the highest potential to be advanced first.
We have developed a system – Exploring for value (E4V) – to
ensure that our exploration activities are focused on maximising
value to the business and that ensures ounces are delivered into
the business plan and ultimately brought to account. In order
maximise value, we had to establish a system that goes beyond the
SAMREC code and allows us to bring into play at an early stage,
very low confidence material in order to ensure that our exploration
pipeline can deliver into our life-of-mine plans at the right time and
at the right level of confidence. This system allows for the capture
of geological understanding from the earliest stage of development.
In addition to integrating our E4V process with our life-of-mine
planning, we have also integrated with our project stage-gate
process and our accounting standards.
In this integration, as an area is explored and drilled a series of
stage-gate reviews and appropriate economic studies are used to
justify the next level of exploration. The size of the area naturally
controls to an extent the scope of the study for example a large
greenfields discovery will require a full series of studies moving from
early stage scoping to a conceptual study and ultimately all the
way to a feasibility study, if it passes the hurdles between studies.
Each of these steps, matched with a required level of confidence in
the material to be mined, will undergo a defined stage-gate review.
In the case of a small underground extension in a brownfields
operation the studies would be infinitely less detailed but would still
be required. These processes ensure that funds are not expended
on areas that do not meet business plan requirement or potentially
add value as produced ounces.
Targeted investments during the year led to two positive advances,
with Pure Gold Mining achieving first gold production at the
Madsen mine redevelopment in Red Lake, Ontario, and Corvus
Gold continued advanced exploration at their projects in Nevada
and published updated PEA (define) studies for the North Bullfrog
and Mother Lode projects. AngloGold Ashanti actively monitors for
new early stage opportunities that have the potential to be a fit for
our company portfolio should the exploration programmes for the
projects prove to be successful.
Our exploration programmes cover greenfields and brownfields work:
• Greenfields exploration aims to discover large, high-value Mineral
Resource, which will eventually lead to the development of new
gold mines
• Brownfields exploration focuses on delivering value through
accretive additions to the Ore Reserve at existing mines as well
as new discoveries in defined areas around operations
Projects
Greenfields projects
Americas – Colombia
Our three greenfields projects in Colombia are Quebradona,
Gramalote and La Colosa, which make a significant combined
contribution of 38.5Moz to AngloGold Ashanti’s total Mineral
Resource. Quebradona and Gramalote together contribute 4.2Moz
to the Group gold Ore Reserve while Quebradona has a copper
Ore Reserve of 3,105Mlb.
The Quebradona project is situated in the Middle Cáuca region
of Colombia, in the Department of Antioquia, 60km southwest
of Medellín within the Municipality of Jericó. The project is 100%
owned and managed by AngloGold Ashanti.
The feasibility study currently underway to determine the engineering
activities is due to be completed early in 2021. During the second
half of 2020, much of the focus was on responding to requests
for additional information as part of the application process for the
necessary mining and environmental licenses and related permits.
Following completion of the feasibility study, the project will be
submitted for board approval in the second quarter 2021.
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The project is expected to treat 6.2Mt annually to produce 3
billion pounds of copper, 1.5Moz of gold and 21Moz of silver over
a potential 23-year life. First production is expected to start in
the second half of 2025. Quebradona will be a copper mine with
gold and silver as by-products. Simultaneously, work continued
on incorporating all findings from peer reviews and promoting
the ‘#Miningwithpurpose’ campaign, which seeks to highlight the
integration of social, environmental and economic imperatives into
the project and subsequent mining operations.
The Gramalote project, a joint venture between AngloGold
Ashanti (50%) and B2Gold (50%), is located near the towns of
Providencia and San Jose del Nus within the municipality of San
Roque, in the northwest of the Department of Antioquia. It is
approximately 124km northeast of Medellín, the regional capital of
the Antioquia Department. B2Gold became the project manager
and operator in 2020.
Work on the feasibility study continued as planned in 2020 with
drilling resuming in May 2020. An updated Mineral Resource
model completed by year end provided the information necessary
to advance pit design and mining engineering studies. Feasibility
stage metallurgical studies and process plant designs were also
completed. Infrastructure design work continues. The results of
the feasibility study are expected in 2021, and will be submitted for
board approval. In December 2020, the Gramalote project received
the “Sello Social de La Minería en Antioquia”, which is presented
through the Ministry of Mines of Antioquia to large scale operations,
recognising Gramalote for its commitment to community support.
The La Colosa project is located approximately 150km west
of Bogota Colombia in Tolima Department and is a very large
porphyry-style gold deposit discovered by AngloGold Ashanti
Colombia greenfield exploration group in 2006.
The project is 100% owned and managed by AngloGold Ashanti. It
was halted and has been voluntarily suspended, since 2017, due to
force majeure recognised by the national mining authority, relating
to environmental permits required to continue the project’s mining
exploration activities.
Project outlook
The outlook for growth capital expenditure in the Americas
region over the next few years until 2024 relate mainly
to the Gramalote and Quebradona projects, where
Quebradona allows the Group to diversify into copper
production at an attractive estimated copper AISC margin
of around 60% to 70%.
Greenfields exploration
During 2020, generative exploration activities were undertaken
in Australia, Brazil and the USA. In all, 80,541m of drilling were
completed globally with total expenditure of $31.2m over the year.
Australia
United States
Laverton District – AngloGold Ashanti (100%) and Butcher Well and
Lake Carey JV (70%)
Aircore (AC), reverse circulation (RC) and diamond drilling (DD) was
completed in the Laverton District, with a total of 64,041m drilled in
2020.
At the Bismarck prospect (70% AngloGold Ashanti), six DD holes
were completed for 1,128m. The drilling intersected predominantly
basaltic-andesite volcanic rocks with gold mineralisation hosted in
narrow sulphidic breccias and associated stockwork quartz veins.
At the Turing prospect (100% AngloGold Ashanti), 244 AC holes for
10,949m, 11 RC holes for 1,546m and four DD holes for 1,127m
were completed. The AC drilling defined a greater than 2km long,
NNW-trending zone of anomalous gold, which remains open
along strike. Follow-up RC and DD returned mostly low-tenor gold
intercepts, apart from isolated high-grade results associated with
coarse visible gold in narrow quartz veins.
At the Cleveland prospect (100% AngloGold Ashanti), 123 AC
holes for 9,728m and 13 DD holes for 2,494m were completed.
Several anomalous gold intercepts were received from AC drilling
with results open from the southernmost drill line. The DD was
designed to extend RC holes and test for down-plunge extensions
to a 500m long, NNW-trending zone of gold mineralisation
identified in the first half of 2020. Most of the DD holes intersected
intervals of pyrite-chalcopyrite mineralisation within quartz-sericite-
pyrophyllite-chloritoid schist.
AC drilling was also completed at the Vampire (1,393m), Pioneer
(1,239m), Seguin (558m), Triton (11,844m), Argonaut (1,011m),
Juno (17,790m) and Kraken (3,144m) prospects.
North Queensland (100% AngloGold Ashanti)
Field programmes consisting of mapping and soil sampling
continue to be postponed due to travel restrictions related to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Silicon (100% AngloGold Ashanti)
At Silicon, the Plan of Operations was approved during Q3
2020, and earthworks started for the construction of pads and
roads throughout the central Silicon project area. One RC hole
was completed (360m) before drilling was stopped. Drilling was
restarted in October, with a total of 9,728m of combined diamond
and RC drilling completed during the second half in 2020. Core
drilling also began at the Merlin target in the southern Silicon
project area during the period.
The final $2.4m payment of the Silicon Option Earn-in Agreement
was paid to acquire 100% ownership of the Silicon project.
Rhyolite – AngloGold Ashanti (100% AngloGold Ashanti)
In the first half of the year, RC drilling for 2,423m was completed
with no significant results received. Additional prospecting work
was carried out at Rhyolite in second half of the year.
Transvaal – AngloGold Ashanti (100% AngloGold Ashanti)
At Transvaal, drill target delineation was completed during the
period based on detailed geological mapping and surface rock
chip geochemical sampling from first half of 2020. IP lines were
completed in the target area to refine drill targets developed in
the fort half of 2020. A Notice of Intent permit was submitted and
received for drill pad and access construction for the first targets.
Other
In Brazil, additional exploration licenses were granted at the WBC
project.
In Argentina and West Africa, exploration focused on target
generation activities.
Brownfields exploration
During 2020, brownfields exploration activities were undertaken
across the globe. Brownfields exploration completed 1,409km of
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drilling with a total expenditure of $63.1m (capital) and $67.7m
(expensed) for the year.
Africa
Tanzania: Capitalised (underground) and expensed (surface/
underground) drilling programmes completed a total of 117,938m
during the year at a cost of $27.2m.
Mineral Resource development drilling continued at the Nyamulilima
deposit. Results confirmed the continuity of the ore zones within
the eastern and western mineralised domains and increased the
Mineral Resource confidence within the optimised pit shells and
allowed for the declaration of a maiden Ore Reserve. Results from
the Mineral Resource development drilling at Nyankanga Block3,
Star & Comet Cut 3 and at Cut 2 confirmed the Mineral Resource
model interpretations.
Sterilisation drilling for the waste dump was carried out and show
no significant intersections.
Mineral Resource definition drilling was carried out at Nyankanga
Block 1, returning results that confirmed the down-dip continuity of
mineralisation at Block 1.
Reconnaissance drilling programmes into the footwall of the
Nyankanga underground project returned low grade, erratic
mineralisation hosted within these deep-seated structures.
Reconnaissance drilling carried out at Star & Comet Cut 2 returned
results that confirmed the presence of the footwall structure.
Ghana: At Iduapriem, drilling totalled 47,164m at a cost of $6.4m.
During the year, exploration drilling principally focused on Block 1 East
and West, Efuanta, Badukrom and the Block 5 Extension projects.
The Block 1 exploration project involved mapping and Mineral
Resource conversion drilling at Block 1 Central, Block 1 East
and Block 1 West. Significant intersections were reported for
Block 1 East.
At Efuanta, drilling was wrapped up with significant intersections
reported. While at Badukrom, drilling commenced in Q4 and
reported significant intersections.
One hole was drilled at Block 3 West to ascertain the weathering
profile down dip of the pit as part of the return water dam
feasibility studies.
Block 5 extension drilling via RC and DD returned significant
intersections.
Sampling of the Mile 8 auger drilling project was completed, and
results have been received and narrowed down the anomalous
targets. Outcrop mapping was carried out at Block 1 East and an
8m thick conglomerate outcrop was observed at ML6J.
At Obuasi, drilling continued with a total of 55,094m drilled in the
underground exploration programmes at a cost of $6.5m.
Exploration and infill drilling activities continued on 41 level in Block 10,
and in stockpiles 12, 13 and 14 along the ODD 32 level in Block 8.
Guinea: Capitalised and expensed drilling programmes completed
a total of 85,119m during the year at a total cost of $10.9m.
Grade control drilling continued in Block 8, 27 and 29 Level, Sansu
18 Level and 26 Level and 28 KRS in Block 10.
At Block 1 infill drilling occurred at the Kami Saddle, Sintroko West,
Sanu Tinti, Sokunu, Bidini, Bidini-Tubani-Kalamagna pushback,
Sofore-Tubani, Bidini North, Kami and Seguelen PB2.
Reconnaissance drilling occurred at Kami North, Kami West and
South, Solakoro North, Seguelen, the Carbonate Hills, Komatiguiya
South East, Seguelen PB2, Sorofe-Tubani, Kossise and Balato NW.
In Block 2, Saraya infill drilling occurred and sterilisation drilling
was carried out at Foulata. At Saraya West E.L. and Foulata
reconnaissance drilling was completed.
Assays results were received for Sokunu northwest infill drilling,
Sintroko West reconnaissance drilling, Sintroko West infill drilling
and Komatiguiya southeast reconnaissance drilling.
Mapping focused on improving the understanding of the geology
of the Bidini, Sanu Tinti, Kalamagna, Kami and Tubani pits. Field
works were also conducted at Doko, Didid, Kossisem Kozan and
Sokunu and there were encouraging observations.
Geometallurgical proxy data collection and interpretation were
performed, and samples have been analysed respectively for pXRF,
Terraspec and Equotip. At Saraya, metallurgical DD deeper hole
drilling was completed, aimed at understanding Western intrusion.
Results from 41 Level north and south drilling confirmed the Mineral
Resource models.
Results from the reconnaissance drilling from stockpiles 12, 13 and
14 along the ODD showed continuity in grade and structure within
the Obuasi fissure.
Grade control drilling results at 27 L 312, at 28 L KRS 295 and
at 26 L in Sansu 3 shows continuity of the Obuasi fissure but
variability in width.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Capitalised and expensed
drilling programmes at Kibali completed a total of 17.845m during
the year at a cost of $3.6m. The focus of exploration was on
Mineral Resource replacement/addition and underground projects.
Drilling at KCD is in progress, with additional deep holes planned as
the initial deep hole results were not encouraging, possibly clipping
the edge of the payshoots.
Results returned from the Ikamva East and Kombokolo confirm
the models. Two identified targets are to be tested with proposed
drilling in 2021 Q1 at Ikamva area.
At Madungu, the target shows some upside with possible plunge
extent to the mineralisation and further holes are planned. At Oere,
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the current model.
While for the Kibali region, the KZ geological map was updated
and four main sets of structures were highlighted and identified
that infill soil sampling is required. At KZ South, field activities were
completed and identified 6 sub-targets interpreted to potentially
host higher grade mineralisation.
Republic of Mali: No exploration.
Americas
In Argentina, a total of 25,075m of drilling was completed at a
cost of $4.4m.
A total of 0.93km of channels were carried out on the Carmela,
Dora, Teresa and Gabriela veins in the southern and central parts of
the tenements
The intensive drilling/ mapping campaign within the quartz-vein
satellite orebodies was completed and the model has been
updated. Several significant intercepts were also reported.
Drilling at secondary orebodies: Viana, Serrotinho and Galinheiro
extensions (levels 04 and 05) returned good results confirming the
orebodies potential to create mining flexibility at shallower levels.
In the regional programmes, at Descoberto a second drill rig
commenced drilling and good results continue to be reported. At
Tinguá, various exploration activities progressed well including
mapping, soil sampling, which resulted in positive outcomes.
The historical surface galleries surrounding or associated with
Cuiabá mine were scanned. At Matarelli, a geochemical soil survey
was conducted, and the first results showed local gold anomalies.
At the Lamego Sul Target the soil sample campaign was completed
and the soil survey to cover most of the region started.
Drilling was carried out to test down-dip extension of vein
mineralisation at the Northern zone (Cuncuna, Vanguardia 1,
Vanguardia 2, Vanguardia 3 veins), Central zone (Atila, Gesica,
Loma del Muerto veins) and Southern zone (Carmela, El Lazo,
Teresa veins).
At Lamego, underground and surface drilling continued.
Results from exploratory drilling campaign from Queimada
orebodies level 5 confirmed potential in lower levels of the mine and
show strike extension potential.
Drilling was also carried out to test the extension of mineralisation
in less well-defined veins outside the main district at Dora, El Trío,
Oveja and Trinidad.
Surface drilling returned positive gold results for AVOX (oxide
programme). The Arco da Velha sulphide drilling campaign is
currently on hold due to landlord issues.
In Brazil, at Cuiabá and Lamego a total 89,251m was drilled at a
cost of $9.6m.
At Cuiabá, Mineral Resource Conversion drilling on Levels 20 and
21 was completed at the beginning of Q4. The L20 FGS/SER
(main orebodies) drilling campaign continues, and excellent results
reported. A directional drilling programme started in March and
focused on Fonte Grande South.
At Córrego Do Sítio (CdS), capitalised and expensed drilling
programmes completed a total of 154,709m at a cost of $10.1m
during the year.
At CdS I, underground drilling focused on Cachorro Bravo,
Laranjeiras and Carvoaria with positive results from all targets.
Surface drilling was carried out at Rosalino, Campinas and Mutuca
and returned positive results.
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CdS II drilling was carried out at São Bento, Sangue de Boi and
Pinta Bem Sul with positive results. Results are still pending for
Pinta Bem Sul.
CdS III drilling continued at Jambeiro target and Anomalia as well
as sterilisation drilling for the CdS III mining project. Most results are
pending.
At Serra Grande, capitalised and expensed drilling programmes
completed a total of 117,057m at a cost of $7.8m.
Drilling focused on completing the drilling programme at Ingá,
Forquilha, Mangaba-Corpo IV, Angicão (D Tereza), Mangaba,
Palmeiras South Mine, Superior Zone (Mine III), VQZ (deep mine)
and Pequizão.
The Mineral Resource evaluation process has been finished
with Mineral Resource additions of 482,000oz and Ore Reserve
additions of 343,000oz.
In Colombia, at La Colosa, no exploration occurred.
At the Quebradona project, drilling to cover the vent shafts and
the planned ore passes was completed, and all results have been
reported.
Grade control schedule activities were reviewed for the
Quebradona Advanced Geology project. Operational Readiness
final adjustments and feasibility study chapters are expected to
include the summary of these activities up the end of January 2021.
The 2020 geotechnical drilling programme for infrastructure sites
has been concluded. The geotechnical soils testing programme
and rock test work is currently in progress.
Australia
Exploration field reconnaissance, grab sampling and mapping was
performed.
At Sunrise Dam capitalised and expensed drilling programmes
completed a total of 214,294m at a cost of $30.6m during the year.
Eleven underground rigs were used during the period, for infill,
and reconnaissance drilling at Frankie, Frankie Extensions,
Carey Shear, Porphyry Steeps, Cosmo East, MWS Steeps,
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Hammerhead South, Vogue South, Vogue East, Vogue Deeps,
Elle, Western Ramps and Flamingo. Exploration/reconnaissance
drilling was conducted at Stella and Western Ramps. Regional
surface exploration targeted Orchard, Pink Lady, Sunrise North and
Golden Delicious
Significant intercepts were reported for Vogue, Frankie, Carey,
Hammerhead South, Elle, Cosmo East, Western ramps and
Porphyry Steeps.
At Tropicana, drilling completed 127,468m at a cost of $10.2m.
Mine Mineral Resource development drilling comprised of in-pit
Mineral Resource Confidence drilling at BS03; Mineral Resource
confidence drilling at Crouching Tiger as part of the TSF options
study; Indicated drilling at Madras and Measured underground
diamond drilling at Tropicana underground.
Regional exploration AC drilling was carried out at Paradise,
Madras, New Zebra, Husky, Sanpan, Phoenix North, Bushwacker
and Snowball. RC and diamond drilling were completed at
Madras/Masala, Springbok, Highball, Hat Trick, Phoenix, Voodoo
Child, Wild Thing, Angel Eyes and Sazerac. The best assay results
were returned from Tropicana underground and the Sazerac
regional target.
Exploration outlook
• Our planned investment in brownfields exploration drilling
ramps up to a level of approximately $150m to $160m for
Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource addition in 2021
• We expect another year of good performance across
the portfolio
• We have expanded our greenfields exploration budget in
2021 to allow for expanded drilling in Western Australia and
Nevada targets
• We were able to take advantage of field restrictions that
were in place during most of 2020 to generate a group
of new terranes and districts through data reviews and
desktop assessments for field validation in 2021.
Innovation
AngloGold Ashanti has a multi-pronged approach to innovation,
spanning what is currently underway to a ten-year horizon and
beyond. Our innovation timeline is as follows:
Currently underway
• Mine automation
• Electric/battery power
• Data collection – analyse data
gathered at the mining operations
to improve insight into control of
critical processes
Short term – in
collaboration with:
• Innovative companies
• Special organisations
• Universities
intelligence to predict geological outcomes, and the use integrated
diamond and reverse circulation underground drilling rigs.
Medium-term innovation
We have targeted a five-ten-year time horizon for more centralised
research efforts to be put into effect. These efforts are based on
collaborative research, with AngloGold Ashanti’s funding being
met dollar-for-dollar by co-sponsors and, in many cases, by
government funding. In terms of this innovation development
model, we are actively involved in directing the research
programmes toward those initiatives that best address identified
areas requiring innovation. This effort is managed by a team of
dedicated programme champions from within AngloGold Ashanti.
Currently, the organisations with which we are collaborating include
Mining3, Amira, CRC Ore, LOP, Cave Mining2040 and COSMO.
Medium term:
• Collaborative research
Investing in innovation
Investing in innovation
• Funding
Innovation currently underway
Automated mining processes offer an immediate and significant
opportunity to improve the quality of the underground environment,
the precision of activities such as drilling, and the time spent on
such activities. Automated equipment has been developed in
conjunction with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and
mining contractors, on a site-by-site basis. Leading examples of
automation within the Group include drill automation at Tropicana,
underground materials handling at Kibali, and remote underground
loading at several of our operations. Obuasi and Quebradona
have incorporated automation into their project scopes, while at
Quebradona electric vehicles, remote loading/drilling and cave
monitoring are planned from the outset.
The rollout of a A$6m autonomous drill fleet at Tropicana is believed
to be an industry first for hard-rock mining. This drill fleet is based
on a hammer function versus the more traditional rotary concept for
blast-hole drilling.
At Tropicana, five autonomous CAT MD6250 drill rigs and seven
manned rigs are included in the mine’s drilling fleet, and are
supported by Flanders, a technology innovator and world leader
in autonomous drilling, and by Tropicana Mining Alliance partner
Macmahon Holdings. While still in its initial stages, the autonomous
fleet has already recorded an 8% increase in instantaneous
penetration rates compared to the manned rigs, along with much
improved execution times.
Short-term innovation
In the short term, encouraging innovation work is being driven by
the strong connections we maintain with innovation companies.
Such work includes identifying and managing trials at our
operations. It is expected that these programmes will also involve
key universities. Key to the successful completion of these projects,
is to identify and support site champions. This research includes
live monitoring of tailings dams using lidar (remote laser sensing),
using fully integrated blast movement in grade control, spectral
scanning of underground faces and muck piles to predict grades,
new assay techniques such as photon assay for gold, artificial
In the longer term, a move to invest in venture capital funds
aimed at mining innovation is being considered. Two funds are
being assessed. Investing in such funding in the very early stages
of development will enable us to participate in and benefit from
early-stage beta testing. This will also give us an advance preview
of new technologies and the potential ability to reshape the
industry, and eventually to enjoy the returns from the successful
commercialisation of projects and from the growth of the start-up
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AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE: CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT
NAVIGATING THIS
CHALLENGING YEAR
Alan Ferguson / Chairperson: Audit and Risk Committee
It is my pleasure to present, on behalf of the Audit and Risk
Committee (the committee), an overview of the activities
performed during the 2020 financial year, which in many
respects has been an unprecedented year that brought
challenges that have been navigated successfully by
AngloGold Ashanti.
The activities and material matters deliberated on during our
scheduled meetings extend beyond statutory compliance and
relate to the committee’s role in supporting value creation and
delivery of AngloGold Ashanti’s strategic objectives. This report
is presented in accordance with the Company’s Memorandum
of Incorporation (MOI), the requirements of the Companies Act,
No. 71 of 2008, as amended, (the Companies Act), Principle 8
and Principle 15 and the recommended practices contained in
the fourth King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa
(King IVTM), the JSE listing requirements as well as the committee’s
formally approved charter, the latter being reviewed and approved
by the board on an annual basis, or more frequently if so required.
Role and focus
The Audit and Risk Committee is an independent statutory
committee and all members were appointed by the AngloGold
Ashanti shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on
10 June 2020. The committee has decision-making authority with
regards to its statutory duties and is accountable in this regard to
both the shareholders and the board of AngloGold Ashanti.
It is the committee’s principal regulatory duty to oversee the
integrity of the Group’s internal control environment and to
ensure that financial statements comply with IFRS and fairly
present the financial position of the Group and company and
the results of their operations. Management has established and
maintains internal controls and procedures which are reviewed
by the committee and reported on through regular reports to
the board. These internal controls and procedures are designed
to identify and manage, rather than eliminate, the risk of control
malfunction and aim to provide reasonable but not absolute
assurance that these risks are well managed, and that material
misstatements and/or loss will not materialise.
The board assumes ultimate responsibility for the functions
performed by the committee, relating to the safeguarding of assets,
accounting systems and practices, internal control processes and
preparation of financial statements in compliance with all applicable
legal and regulatory requirements and accounting standards.
Composition, proceedings and performance review
Member
Mr. AM Ferguson
BSc Accountancy and Business Economics (University of Southampton); CA (Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Scotland)
Appointed Chairperson 1 December 2020
Mr. R Gasant
BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), ACIMA, Executive Development Programme
Chairperson (1 January – 30 November 2020)
Ms. MC Richter
BA, Juris Doctor
Mr. JE Tilk
Bachelors, Mining Engineering (University of Aachen); Masters, Mining Engineering
(University of Aachen)
Mr. R Ruston
MBA Business, BE (Mining)
Ms. Nelisiwe Magubane
Pr.Eng, BSc, MBA
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Appointed
10 June 2020
10 June 2020
10 June 2020
10 June 2020
Attendance
100%
5/5 meetings
100%
5/5 meetings
100%
5/5 meetings
100%
2/2 meetings
9 May 2019
Retired March 2020
100%
2/2 meetings
Board appointed
14 December 2020
The committee comprises independent non-executive directors
who collectively possess the independence, skills and knowledge
to oversee and assess the strategies and processes developed
and implemented by management to manage the business within
a diverse and continually evolving business environment. During
the year, Rhidwaan Gasant was the elected chairperson of the
committee and fulfilled this role at each of the five meetings held
during 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only the February
2020 meeting was held in person with remainder, including pre-
meetings, being held using Microsoft Teams.
I was elected committee chairperson effective 1 December 2020 and
have overseen the 2020 year-end reporting process. Please allow
me to thank Rhidwaan for his leadership, direction and dedication
during his term as chairperson of the committee. It was a privilege to
serve under him. The Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Senior Vice President: Group Finance, Vice President: Finance, Group
General Counsel and Company Secretary, Senior Vice President:
Financial Reporting, Senior Vice President: Group Internal Audit, Vice
President: Global Taxation, Group Risk Manager, Chief Information
Officer, Group Compliance Officer, the External Auditors, as well
as other members of management are invited to attend committee
meetings in an ex officio capacity and provide responses to questions
raised by committee members during meetings. At every scheduled
quarterly meeting, the full committee meets separately during closed
sessions with management, internal audit and external audit.
Recommendations on the appointment of committee members for
the 2021 financial year are detailed in the Notice of Annual General
meeting .
Evaluation of the effectiveness and performance of the committee
was externally assessed for the 2020 year, however the
assessment process was delayed due to implications of COVID-19
and a change in leadership towards the latter part of the year. Once
the results have been finalised, the committee will consider the
results and address areas of improvement identified.
Discharging our duties
The committee’s duties as required by section 94(7) of the Companies Act, King IV, JSE Listing Requirements and board-approved terms of
reference are set out in the Audit and Risk Committee’s annual work plan. These duties were discharged as follows:
Financial reporting
Governance
• Reviewed half and full year results and trading and market updates
• Assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in the
• Reviewed and assessed the key audit matters raised as part of the
2020 year-end audit and are in agreement with these
• Assessed accounting judgements, estimates and impairments
closure of borders and necessitating working from home in various
areas of the business on the internal control environment
• Reviewed developments in reporting standards, corporate
• Reviewed the accounting treatment for the divestment
transactions, i.e. the South African operations, Morila and
Sadiola mines
• Reviewed tax provisions and contingencies
• Considered the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Report
• Assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the going concern
assumptions, solvency/liquidity requirements as well as on the
Group’s dividend proposed to the board for approval
• Considered the integrity of the Group’s Integrated Report, Annual
Financial Statements and the Form 20-F and recommended these
for approval to the board
• Monitored i-XBRL filing process
governance best practice and legislation
• Evaluated the committee’s effectiveness
• Reviewed and assessed the expertise, experience and
performance of the finance function, Interim Chief Financial Officer
and Group Internal Audit
• Reviewed and approved the Group Internal Audit Charter
• Reviewed the terms of reference of the committee
• Held separate meetings with the external and internal auditors as
well as management at each meeting
• Pre-approved services of other audit firms
• Started to plan for an external audit tender
Internal control and risk management
External auditors
• Assessed the systems to identify, manage and monitor financial,
• Assessed their effectiveness
non-financial and fraud risks
• Reviewed the scope, resources and results of internal audit
• Considered the gold in process error at Siguiri and challenged
management on the causes and proposed remedial actions
• Approved the internal audit plan and monitored the execution
thereof
• Ensured that the combined assurance model was further refined to
• Assessed their suitability and that of the lead audit partner and
recommended the appointment of the independent external
auditors by the shareholders
• Approved their terms of engagement, remuneration and integrated
audit plan
• Pre-approved all non-audit services, assessed their impact on
independence and concluded that there were none
provide a co-ordinated approach to assurance activities
• Assessed their independence and concluded that there were no
• Reviewed significant whistle-blowing reports
• Monitored the governance of information technology (IT),
including cybersecurity
• Received a quarterly update on risk management within the Group
• Received semi-annual updates on compliance related matters
impediments on the external auditors’ independence
• Approved the appointment to provide independent limited
assurance on certain sustainability indicators included in the
Sustainability Report ()
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Highlights of 2020
In addition to the execution of the Audit and Risk Committee’s statutory duties, set out below are some highlights of 2020:
Focus area
Financial reporting
Market updates, half-year
and annual IFRS reports
Actions
Reviewed and recommended the trading and market updates, half-year and annual IFRS financial
statements to the board for approval and subsequent submission to the JSE, SEC and other stock
exchanges as applicable, after:
• assessing the key audit matters for the year-end 31 December 2020:
• Sale of South African assets: questioned and considered the responses from management around
the calculation of the loss on disposal, the treatment and accounting of residual deferred tax, the
treatment of the foreign currency translation reserve and associated disclosures
• Obuasi redevelopment: assessed the responses from management around the assessment of the
commencement of commercial production, the treatment of interest costs as well as the judgements
around deferred tax
• Geita VAT recoverability: assessed the validity of the balance considering the impact of the
new Finance Act in Tanzania, the recoverability of the balance and management’s rationale and
assumptions applied
• Rehabilitation and decommissioning provisions: considered the governance processes around the
accounting of these provisions and the judgements applied around discounting factors, life of mine
assumptions and commitments made impacting these provisions
• ensuring that complex accounting areas complied with IFRS
• carefully evaluating significant accounting judgements, including but not limited to environmental
rehabilitation provisions, taxation provisions and the valuation of the portfolio of assets (including
impairments) and estimates
• reviewing and assessing the disclosure of contingent liabilities, commitments, and the impact of
outstanding litigation in the financial reports
• reviewing, assessing and approving adjusted and unadjusted audit differences reported by the
external auditors
New listing requirement
3.84(k)
Reviewed and assessed the process management had in place to allow the Interim Chief Executive
Officer and the Interim Chief Financial Officer to opine on the annual financial statements and the system
of internal control over financial reporting
Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Report
Annual Mineral Resource
and Ore Reserve Report
Reviewed and recommended for approval the annual Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Report
prepared in accordance with the minimum standards described in the South African Code for the
Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (The SAMREC Code, 2016
edition), and Section 12.13 of the JSE Listing Requirements (as updated from time to time), after:
• evaluating the internal control environment associated with the Mineral Resource
and Ore Reserve estimation process
• considering the work of the Investment Committee in this area
• receiving confirmation that the Competent Persons appointed consent to the inclusion of the
Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates information in the , in the form and context in
which it appears
• reviewing and assessing for reasonableness the year-on-year reconciliation
of the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
Focus area
Actions
Corporate governance
Risk management
IT governance and
cybersecurity
Combined assurance
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
(SOX)
Compliance
Monitored the effects of COVID-19 on the operations and the Group risk profile as well as the
appointment of the Interim CEO and CFO which meant it was appropriate for more frequent interaction
between the committee and management whilst ensuring that the clear distinction between the different
roles was upheld all times.
Reviewed and approved the risk management policies, standards and processes; received and
considered reports from the Group Risk Manager in relation to the key strategic and operational risks
facing the Company; and received presentations on the following emerging risks and topics to obtain an
in-depth analysis and understanding:
• COVID-19 pandemic – the impact of this risk was assessed continuously during 2020
• Obuasi – Production ramp-up and operational risk profile
• Licence to operate
The committee received and reviewed detailed reports from the Chief Information Officer on the
Group’s information and technology framework and had detailed discussions around cybersecurity
including inherent risks and vulnerabilities with an increasing focus on operational areas. The committee
considered the current action plans in place to manage the associated risk exposure and received
updates on measures taken to safeguard AngloGold Ashanti during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The committee closely monitored the actions implemented by management during 2020 to provide
the required assurance amidst the closure of borders preventing on site reviews through more
integration between the various in-house assurance providers and an increased use of technology.
The committee considers the current model as effective and efficient in that it fully integrates with the
risk management function.
The committee has overseen the SOX compliance efforts of management through receiving quarterly
updates on controls associated with financial reporting and assessed the final conclusion reached by
the Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer on the effectiveness of the internal
controls over financial reporting.
The committee monitored the execution of the global compliance governance framework that allows for
a systematic risk-based approach for Group, regions and operations to identify and monitor compliance
to major laws, regulations, standards and codes.
Litigation matters and
contingent liabilities
The committee received and considered reports on significant litigation matters as well as contingent
liabilities and assessed the possible impact thereof on the Group financial results.
Internal audit
Group Internal Audit is a key independent assurance partner
within AngloGold Ashanti under the leadership of the Senior Vice
President: Group Internal Audit, who has direct access to the
chairmen of both the committee and the board. The Senior Vice
President: Group Internal Audit reports functionally to the Audit
and Risk Committee and administratively to the Interim Chief
Financial Officer, and is not a member of the Executive Committee
but has a standing invitation to attend these meetings. As part
of its mandated responsibilities, the committee has assessed the
performance of the Senior Vice President: Group Internal Audit in
terms of the annually reviewed and approved internal audit charter
and is satisfied that the internal audit function is independent and
appropriately resourced, and that the Senior Vice President: Group
Internal Audit has fulfilled the obligations of the position by reporting
to the committee on the assessment of:
• ethical leadership and corporate citizenship
• risk governance
• IT governance
• compliance with laws, rules, codes and standards
• the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting and
internal controls in general
• the effectiveness of the Group’s combined assurance framework
for the Group.
The committee considered the approach Group Internal Audit
adopted in 2020 to provide the necessary assurance around
the effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal
control amidst COVID-19 and is comfortable that the approach
was appropriate. The committee considered the heat-map for
AngloGold Ashanti as presented by Group Internal Audit and
monitored the implementation of significant audit recommendations
through a formal tracking process.
Group Internal Audit will focus on the remediation work currently in
progress around control weaknesses identified at the Siguiri mine
in the Africa region where a gold in process error arose. A formal
report thereon is scheduled for the next committee meeting. The
noted control failure does not render the internal control environment
ineffective but requires a close assessment by the committee.
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As chairperson, I meet with the Senior Vice President: Group
Internal Audit in private before each meeting and on an ad hoc
basis throughout the year.
non-audit fees as a percentage of the total audit and audit related
fees and are comfortable that the external auditor’s independence
had not been jeopardised.
The committee is of the opinion, having considered the written
assurance statement provided by Group Internal Audit, that nothing
has come to its attention indicating that the Group’s system of
internal financial controls is not effective and does not provide
reasonable assurance that the financial records may be relied upon
for the preparation of the annual financial statements.
External audit
The current auditors Ernst & Young are level 1 B-BBEE
contributors. The audit cycle at AngloGold Ashanti is continuous as
the External Auditor performs half yearly reviews on the results of
the Group. During August 2020, the annual integrated audit plan,
the associated fees and the 2020 global engagement letter were
tabled at the committee for consideration and approval. During the
year, the committee considered the responses of the auditors on
how they are managing the audit in a COVID-19 environment and
the impact on their assurance process.
As chairperson, I meet with the primary engagement team
members in private before each scheduled meeting where I am
also briefed on general matters relating to the accounting and
auditing profession as it may impact on AngloGold Ashanti.
As part of its ongoing assessment of the independence and
effectiveness of the external auditors, the committee has also
considered during its evaluation of the independence of
Ernst & Young factors such as:
• tenure of service
• quality of planning, delivery and execution of the audit
• quality and knowledge of the audit team, specifically the senior
management team, including the lead engagement partner
• the results of the most recent IRBA and PCAOB regulatory
reviews and the responses of the firm on observations raised in
these reports
• outcome of the quality assessment review performed during the
first half of 2020;
• robustness of the audit, including the audit team’s ability to
challenge management and demonstrate professional scepticism
and independence
In addition, when considering the re-appointment of the external
auditor at the annual general meeting, the committee satisfied
itself that the external auditor is accredited on the JSE list of
Auditors and Accounting Specialists, and that the individual auditor
responsible for performing the functions of the auditor does not
appear on the JSE list of disqualified individual auditors, as set out
in Section 22.
To further safeguard auditor independence, a formal policy on the
approval of all non-audit related services has been approved and
implemented. In terms of the policy the committee has established
that the sum of the non-audit and tax fees in a year must not
exceed 40% of the sum of the audit and audit related fees in the
year. The committee received a quarterly update on the tax and
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During 2020, the external audit fees amounted to $8.15m made up
of audit services of $6.02m, audit-related services of $1.80m, non-
audit services of $0.01m and tax services of $0.32m. The latter two
amounted to 4.2% of the audit and audit-related fees, well within the
allowed maximum of 40%.
The committee did not note any significant adverse findings
and considers the service provided by the external auditors to
have been independent, effective and robust, and therefore
recommended their reappointment for the 2021 audit.
However, given the long tenure of Ernst & Young as our external
auditor, the committee decided that it is now appropriate to put
the audit out for tender for the 2023 year-end audit. In this regard,
planning has already started, and discussions have been held with
a number of audit firms to establish their appetite to tender for the
audit and their independence. We have also been provided with
details of possible leadership teams and we are in the process of
selecting those who we believe are best suited to lead the audit of
AngloGold Ashanti. It is planned that the Request for Proposal will
be issued late in the second quarter of 2021.
Finance function and Chief Financial Officer
The committee received feedback on an internal assessment
conducted on the skills, expertise and resourcing of the finance
function and was satisfied with the overall adequacy and
appropriateness of the function. The committee further reviewed
the expertise and experience of the Interim Chief Financial Officer,
Ian Kramer, and was satisfied with the appropriateness thereof.
In evaluating the finance function, and considering the input
of the senior finance team during private meetings held before
each scheduled meeting with the chairperson, the committee
concluded that:
• the finance function’s management philosophy and control
environment were consistent amidst senior personnel changes
during 2020
• management of the finance function has provided the required
guidance to operations during the different stages of lockdown
arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
• the organisational structure of the finance function was
appropriately designed, having the required authority and
responsibility that promoted accountability and control
• the finance function had properly applied accounting principles in
the preparation of the financial statements and the accounting of
non-routine transactions
• the Group’s financial reporting procedures were considered
effective and reliable
Tax governance and strategy
The committee also approved the Group’s tax strategy and tax
management policy, which together, set out the Group’s approach
to tax in areas such as tax efficiency, tax risk management and tax
governance and oversight.
The committee received and reviewed detailed quarterly reports
from the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Vice President: Global
Taxation, jointly, on the Group’s tax position including uncertain
tax positions, effective tax rates, tax provisions, recoverability of
tax receivables, status of the Group’s tax compliance globally and
relevant global fiscal developments impacting the Group.
Whistleblowing
The committee received quarterly updates on AngloGold Ashanti’s
whistleblowing process. Where appropriate the committee directly
oversees the investigation of whistle-blowing reports.
During the year, 176 (2019: 142) reports were received. The
committee is comfortable that the whistle-blowing process is
robust and that each report received is taken seriously and
thoroughly investigated.
Reports received and investigated did not reveal any malpractice
relating to the accounting practices, internal financial controls,
internal audit function or the content of the company’s and Group’s
financial statements.
Statement of internal control
The opinion of the board on the effectiveness of the internal control
environment is informed by the conclusion of the Audit and Risk
Committee.
The Audit and Risk Committee assessed the results of the formal
documented review conducted by Group Internal Audit and other
identified assurance providers in terms of the evolving combined
assurance model of the Group’s system of internal controls and
risk management, including the design, implementation and
effectiveness of the internal financial controls.
The assessment, when considered with information and
explanations given by management and discussions with both the
internal and external auditors on the results of their audits, led to
the conclusion that nothing has come to the attention of the board
that caused it to believe that the company’s system of internal
controls and risk management is not effective and that the internal
financial controls do not form a sound basis for the preparation of
reliable financial statements.
Annual financial statements
The committee has evaluated the consolidated and separate
annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December
2020 and concluded that it complies, in all material aspects, with
the requirements of the Companies Act, IFRS and JSE Listing
Requirements. The committee therefore recommended the
approval of the annual financial statements to the board.
Events post year end
Management confirmed to the committee that there had been no
significant post year-end events that had to be considered
for disclosure.
Looking forward
The committee realises that its work is increasingly broad and
complex and as a committee we are required to stay on top of
developments impacting AngloGold Ashanti. During 2021, the
Audit and Risk Committee will:
• monitor the finalisation of the remainder of the South Africa
operations sale process and the management of legacy projects
stemming from the transaction
• monitor the continuing ramp-up of the Obuasi operations to full
production and the impact on associated business processes
• monitor the remediation work currently in progress around
control weaknesses identified at the Siguiri mine in the
Africa region. A formal report thereon is scheduled for the next
committee meeting
• monitor the cyber environment and the Group’s prevention and
defence capabilities in terms of risk exposure
• lead on the adopted approach to mandatory audit firm rotation
which will be effective for the 2023 financial period
• assess the audit services pre-approval policy and guidance in
terms of the fees spent on tax and permissible non-audit services
expressed as a percentage of the audit fees
• consider the outcome of the board’s consideration of the
Quebradona and Gramalote project, should the project be
approved, monitor the further design and development of the
internal control environment as the project progresses
• assess the impact of the rule changes accepted by the Securities
Exchange Commission around disclosures associated with
Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve – S-K1300 Guide
• consider management’s proposal in relation to the integration
of the Group’s information technology and operations’
technology processes
Conclusion
The committee is satisfied that it has considered and discharged
its responsibilities in accordance with its mandate, statutory
responsibilities and terms of reference during the year under review.
In signing this report on behalf of the committee, I would like to
thank my fellow committee members, the external auditors, internal
auditors and management for their contributions to the committee
during this challenging financial year.
Alan Ferguson
Chairperson: Audit and Risk Committee
26 March 2021
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI is committed to the highest standards
of governance, ethics and integrity. Good corporate
governance is integral to our sustainability. Adherence to
the standards and recommendations set out in King IV and to
other relevant laws and regulations is vital to achieving our
strategic priorities.
AngloGold Ashanti’s board, which has ultimate responsibility for
corporate governance, is guided by its commitment to ensuring
sound governance principles and practices. These underpin value
creation and the long-term sustainability of our business and are
crucial to the achievement of our business objectives and delivering
on the strategy.
AngloGold Ashanti’s governance structures and processes
demonstrate our commitment to high standards of business
integrity and ethics in all its activities. They are supported by our
values-driven culture and Code of Business Principles and Ethics
(Our Code). The board acts with independence and its members
have the appropriate competencies and experience to execute their
fiduciary duties.
AngloGold Ashanti reviewed its application of the King IV principles
- ethical culture, good performance, effective control and legitimacy
- and is satisfied that the Company is materially compliant. A
statement on our application of these principles is available online
at www.anglogoldashanti.com.
Our Code is the defining document for AngloGold Ashanti’s
values and ethics, and is used in addition to the applicable laws,
regulations, standards and contractual obligations to guide our
business decisions in the countries in which we operate. Our Code
provides a framework and sets requirements for the implementation
of key corporate policies and guidelines. It addresses fraud,
bribery and corruption, conflicts of interest, gifts, hospitality
and sponsorships, the use of company assets, privacy and
confidentiality, disclosures and insider trading.
The board ensures AngloGold Ashanti is a responsible corporate
citizen by not only considering our financial performance, but by
pursuing ESG principles, striving to enhance and invest in the
economic life of the communities in which we operate and society
in general, and endeavouring to protect and minimise harm to
the environment. The board’s Social, Ethics and Sustainability
Committee ensures the application of the principles of responsible
corporate citizenship and the executive committee is responsible
for ensuring they are put into practice and adhered to.
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Independent non-executive directors
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Maria Ramos (62)
(Independent Chairperson)
2
Rhidwaan Gasant (61)
(Lead independent director)
3
Kojo Busia (58)
MSc (Economics), BCom, Banker Diploma,
Certified Associate of the Institute of Bankers
(South Africa)
Appointed: June 2019 and Chairperson
on 5 December 2020
BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), ACIMA, Executive
Development Programme
BA, MA, PhD
Appointed: 12 August 2010
Appointed: 1 August 2020
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Alan Ferguson (63)
5
Albert Garner (65)
6
Nelisiwe Magubane (55)
BSc, Accountancy and Business Economics,
CA (Scotland)
BSE, Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences
Pr.Eng, BSc, MBA
Appointed: 1 October 2018
Appointed: 1 January 2015
Appointed: 1 January 2020
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Maria Richter (66)
8
Jochen Tilk (57)
9
Christine Ramon (53)
(Interim Chief Executive Officer)
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BA, Juris Doctorate
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6
Bachelors Mining Engineering, Masters Mining
Engineering
BCompt, BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), Senior
Executive Programme (Harvard)
Appointed: 1 January 2015
Appointed: 1 January 2019
Appointed: 1 October 2014
Detailed CVs of directors are available on the corporate website, www.anglogoldashanti.com
Audit and Risk Committee
Remuneration and Human Resources Committee
Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee
Nominations Committee
Investment Committee
Committee Chairperson
Board composition
AngloGold Ashanti is governed by a unitary board of directors, which at
year-end consisted of nine directors – eight independent non-executive
directors and one executive director. During the year, Nozipho January-Bardill
and Rodney Ruston retired with effect from 6 May 2020, and Sipho Pityana
resigned on 7 December 2020. Nelisiwe Magubane and Kojo Busia were
appointed as directors from 1 January 2020 and 1 August 2020, respectively.
The composition of the board aims to promote the balance of power and of
authority and to preclude any one director from dominating decision-making.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE continued
The information below is as at the date of approval of this report by the board.
Independence of directors
Tenure
In determining director independence, we are guided by King IV,
the Companies Act, the JSE Listings Requirements, the NYSE
independence test and our internal policy on independence, as
well as by best practice. For 2020, all non-executive directors
were assessed as being independent in terms of mind, character
and judgement, including Rhidwaan Gasant who has served on
the board for longer than nine years.
AngloGold Ashanti board
Non-executive directors: time on board
9 years and longer
6 to 8 years
3 to 5 years
Less than 3 years
1
1
Average tenure: 4.3 years
3
4
Number of board directors
Independent non-executive directors
Maria Ramos (Chairperson)
Albert Garner
Rhidwaan Gasant
(Lead independent director)
Kojo Busia
Alan Ferguson
Nelisiwe Magubane
Maria Richter
Jochen Tilk
Executive director
Christine Ramon (Interim Chief Executive Officer)
Board diversity
AngloGold Ashanti supports the principles and aims of diversity
at board level and recognises and embraces the benefits of a
diverse board. To promote gender diversity, a target of at least
40% female board members by 2020 was set. This target has
been achieved with women now making up 44% of the board,
an improvement from 42% in 2019. Maria Ramos was appointed
as AngloGold Ashanti’s first female chairperson.
For AngloGold Ashanti to leverage the benefits of a globally
diverse board that is aligned with our geographic footprint,
race is not limited to ‘black’ as defined by the South African
Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, but includes
foreign black nationals. The voluntary target for race diversity
at board level is 50% black representation. At present, black
representation from a global perspective is 42% and that of
historically disadvantaged individuals (HDIs) is 44%, down from
50% in 2019.
The board appoints new directors on the recommendation
of the Nominations Committee, which conducts rigorous
credentials assessments of each potential candidate. Several
factors including relevant legislative requirements, best practice,
the candidate’s qualifications and skills and the requirements
of AngloGold Ashanti’s Directors’ Fit and Proper Standards,
as well as regional demographics are considered in appointing
new board members. Their appointments are subject to
shareholder approval at the annual general meeting following
their appointment.
In terms of our memorandum of incorporation, one-third of
directors are required to retire at each annual general meeting
and, if eligible and available for re-election, are put forward for
re-election by shareholders. The directors due to retire at the
forthcoming annual general meeting are Alan Ferguson, Christine
Ramon and Jochen Tilk. They are all eligible and have offered
themselves for re-election. Kojo Busia, who was appointed since
the last annual general meeting, will be standing for election as a
non-executive director. See the .
Broader diversity, specifically focusing on gender, race,
culture, age, field of knowledge, skills and experience will be
considered in determining the optimal composition of the board
and succession planning, and when possible will be balanced
appropriately for the board to be effective as a whole.
GENDER
(Target 40%)
RACE
(Target 50% HDI)
Female
Male
HDI
Non-South African
Between 50 and 59
AGE
Between 60 and 69
Average age (years)
44%
44%
44%
56%
56%
56%
60
Board skills and experience
After re-evaluating the skills and
experience of the board during
the year, the board decided to
expand and strengthen its skills
and expertise specifically relating
to the technical sphere, which will
be a focus as the board aims to
fill vacancies.
Corporate governance
Economics
Engineering / technical
Environmental, health and safety
Finance / accounting
Government / public policy
Human resources / labour
International relations
Legal
Mergers and acquisitions
Mining
Risk management
Strategy development
100%
33%
33%
33%
22%
22%
44%
44%
44%
67%
56%
56%
0
20
40
60
80
100
89%
Directors’ interests and conflicts of interest
Directors are required to declare their interests annually and
to disclose any conflicts of interest, and when they arise, to
determine the extent to which the conflict may impact their duties
at AngloGold Ashanti. Once a conflict has been disclosed, it is
managed appropriately by the board. A Declaration of Interest form
is maintained by the company secretary and any new interest or
potential conflict is declared at each meeting.
Directors’ dealings in shares and closed periods
In accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements,
directors, prescribed officers and any restricted employees may not
deal directly or indirectly in the securities of the Company during
specific closed or prohibited periods. All directors and the company
secretary require prior approval from the chairperson to deal in the
Company’s shares. The company secretary retains a record of all
such share dealings.
Executive directors
Following the resignation of Kelvin Dushnisky as chief executive
officer (CEO) with effect from 1 September 2020, Christine Ramon,
the chief financial officer (CFO), was appointed Interim CEO, while
the board embarked on a comprehensive recruitment process to
appoint a new CEO to deliver on the Group’s strategy for enhanced
value creation. Ian Kramer, Senior Vice President: Group Finance,
assumed the role of Interim CFO for the transition period.
As Interim CEO, Christine Ramon is responsible for the execution of
AngloGold Ashanti’s strategy and reports to the board. She chairs
the eight-member executive committee that is responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Group’s affairs. The committee’s
work is supported by country and regional management teams as
well as by Group corporate functions.
While the Interim CEO is an executive director on the board, the
Interim CFO was not appointed as an executive director. The
JSE has given the company until 1 September 2021 to appoint
a financial director on a full-time basis, as contemplated in the
Listings Requirements.
As required by the JSE Listings Requirements, the Audit and Risk
Committee annually considers and expresses its satisfaction at
the level of expertise and experience of the CFO. The Audit and
Risk Committee concluded that Ian Kramer, together with other
members of the financial management team, had effectively and
efficiently managed the Group’s financial affairs during 2020, as
detailed in the full CFO’s review and Audit and Risk Committee
Chairperson’s report, which are included in the .
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AngloGold Ashanti’s board committees
The overriding role of the board is to ensure the long-term
sustainability and success of the business, for the mutual benefit
of all stakeholders. Its overall role is one of strategic leadership.
This includes the setting, monitoring and review of strategic
targets and objectives, the approval of capital expenditure,
acquisitions and disposals, and oversight of governance, internal
controls and risk management.
The board is supported by five committees to which it delegates
certain functions without abdicating any of its own responsibilities.
This process of formal delegation involves documented and
approved terms of reference, which are reviewed annually, or more
often when required.
AngloGold Ashanti board
Audit and Risk Committee
Social, Ethics and
Sustainability Committee
Remuneration and Human
Resources Committee
Nominations Committee
Investment Committee
• Develops processes
to identify, assess
and recommend
board candidates
for appointment as
executive and non-
executive directors,
including the Chairman
and CEO, as well as for
the company secretary,
and at the same
time fully considers
succession planning
and leadership within
the Group
• Reviews board
composition, including
the balance of gender,
race, culture, age,
field of knowledge,
skills, experience and
independence
• Develops and
implements the annual
board evaluation
processes, whether
internal or external
• Assesses individual
capital projects
and investment
and divestment
opportunities to
ensure that they
and any financing
proposals are in
accordance with
AngloGold Ashanti’s
primary mission to
creating sustained
shareholder value in
the long term
• Ensure that project
and investment
evaluation guidelines,
which must include
appropriate strategic,
operational,
financial, technical
and sustainability
guidelines and other
procedures for the
allocation of capital,
are consistently and
properly applied
• Oversees the integrity
• Key responsibility is
to assist the board in
monitoring matters
relating to safety,
health, the environment
and ethical conduct,
and to ensure that
AngloGold Ashanti
develops and behaves
as a responsible
corporate citizen
• Ensures that our
sustainability strategy
positions AngloGold
Ashanti as a leader
in mining and that
sustainability objectives
are effectively
integrated into the
business
• Oversees the integrity
of and approves the
More information on the
work done during the
year by the committee is
available in the
of our financial
reporting, the existence
of proper internal
controls, the integrity
of the , ,
and of our
risk management
processes
• Assesses AngloGold
Ashanti’s continuing
ability to operate as
a going concern,
assists the board
with oversight of IT
governance, risk
management and
implementation of
the Group ethics and
regulatory compliance
programme
• Ensures the Company
has qualified external
auditors and internal
auditors
More detailed information
on the committee’s
achievements is
available in the Audit
and Risk Committee:
chairperson’s report
• Assists the board
in ensuring that
remuneration policies
are in AngloGold
Ashanti’s long-term
interests
• Ensures that, in
terms of decisions
made, non-executive
directors, executive
directors, senior
management and all
other employees are
fairly and responsibly
remunerated and that
shareholder value is
delivered
• Assists the board in
the development of
AngloGold Ashanti’s
human resources
environment
More information on the
achievements of the
committee is available in
the Human Resources
and Remuneration
Committee:
chairperson’s report
The latest approved board charter and committees’ terms
of references, containing detailed information regarding their
respective responsibilities and mandates, are available online 1 .
1 See under Governance on www.anglogoldashanti.com
Board and committee meeting attendance
Directors’ attendance at board and committee meetings during 2020 was as follows:
Board (12)
Audit
and Risk
Investment
Remuneration
and Human
Resources
Social,
Ethics and
Sustainability Nominations
NED
Search (13)
Special
Committee A (13)
Special
Committee B (13)
Number of
meetings in 2020
SM Pityana (1)
KOF Busia (2)
KPM Dushnisky (3)
AM Ferguson (4)
AH Garner (5)
R Gasant
NP January-Bardill (6)
NVB Magubane (7)
KC Ramon
MDC Ramos (8)
MC Richter (9)
RJ Ruston (10)
JE Tilk (11)
11
11
5
7
11
11
11
4
11
11
11
11
4
11
5
n/a
n/a
n/a
5
n/a
5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
5
2
2
4
n/a
2
n/a
n/a
4
4
n/a
4
4
1
n/a
1
4
5
5
n/a
n/a
5
n/a
n/a
1
n/a
n/a
4
5
n/a
n/a
5
5
2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2
5
n/a
5
n/a
n/a
5
4
3
3
n/a
3
1
3
n/a
n/a
n/a
3
1
n/a
3
1
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1
1
n/a
n/a
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
4
4
n/a
4
4
4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
4
n/a
n/a
n/a
3
2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
3
n/a
n/a
n/a
3
n/a
n/a
3
(1)
SM Pityana resigned from the board with effect from 7 December 2020.
(2) KOF Busia was appointed to the board, Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee and the Investment Committee with effect from 1 August 2020.
Dr Busia was appointed to the Nominations Committee on 13 October 2020.
(3) KPM Dushnisky resigned as CEO with effect from 1 September 2020.
(4) AM Ferguson was appointed to the Nominations Committee with effect from 13 October 2020.
(5) AH Garner stepped down from the Nominations Committee with effect from 13 October 2020.
(6) NP January-Bardill retired from the board on 6 May 2020.
(7) NVB Magubane stepped down from the Investment Committee and was appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee with effect from 14 December 2020.
(8) MDC Ramos stepped down from the Investment Committee and was appointed to the Remuneration and Human Resources Committee with effect from
6 May 2020. Ms Ramos was appointed to the Nominations Committee with effect from 13 October 2020.
(9) MC Richter stepped down from the Nominations Committee with effect from 13 October 2020.
(10) RJ Ruston retired from the board on 6 May 2020.
(11) JE Tilk was appointed to the Nominations Committee with effect from 13 October 2020.
(12) During 2020 the board held 6 scheduled board meetings and 5 special board meetings.
(13) Three special purpose committees were established by the board during 2020 being the NED Search Committee and Special Board Committees A and
B. The Special Board Committees were constituted to provide oversight for various aspects of the company’s strategy, including the optimal corporate
attributes for the company following the disposal of the South African assets. Special Committee A was wound-up on 28 May 2020 and Special
Committee B was constituted on 5 July 2020.
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Board and committee performance evaluations
Evaluation of the effectiveness and performance of the board and
its committees was externally assessed for the 2020 year, however
the assessment process was delayed due to implications of
COVID-19 and a change in leadership toward the latter part of the
year. Once the results have been finalised, the board will consider
the overall effectiveness of the board and its committees and
address areas of improvement identified.
Company secretary
The company secretary is responsible for developing, implementing
and maintaining effective processes and procedures to support
the board and its committees in the discharge of their duties and
responsibilities. She advises the board and individual directors on
their fiduciary duties and on corporate governance requirements
and best practices.
The former company secretary, Maria Sanz Perez, resigned from
the Company with effect from 30 June 2020. Consequently,
Lizelle Marwick, Executive Vice President: General Counsel and
Compliance, was appointed Interim Company Secretary, effective 1
July 2020. After an extensive search process, the board appointed
Lucy Mokoka as Group Company Secretary of AngloGold Ashanti
with effect from 11 January 2021.
Lucy Mokoka is an admitted attorney and holds BJuris and LLB
degrees. She has extensive company secretarial and corporate
law experience, having worked for multinational companies.
The board is of the view that Lucy Mokoka has the necessary
expertise and experience to act in this role, in accordance with
the JSE Listings Requirements.
Legal, ethical and regulatory compliance
The Group’s geographical spread makes its legal and regulatory
environment diverse and complex. Given the critical importance of
compliance in building a sustainable business, Group compliance
plays an essential role in coordinating compliance with laws and
regulations, standards and contractual obligations and in assisting
and advising the board and management on designing and
implementing appropriate compliance policies and procedures.
External and internal standards and regulations
AngloGold Ashanti complies with legislative and regulatory
requirements, including several external and voluntary industry and
international standards that are relevant to the business.
AngloGold Ashanti is a member of and a signatory to the:
• International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)
• Principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
• Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
• United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
• Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR)
• World Gold Council’s Conflict-Free Gold Standard and
Responsible Gold Mining Principles
We are committed to complying with the following standards:
• Universal Declaration on Human Rights
• International Bill of Human Rights
• International Labour Organisation
In addition, we have Group policies and charters to which we
adhere. Increasingly, customers and consumers want assurance
that the gold they are purchasing has not contributed to conflict or
human rights abuse. This has resulted in several measures being
introduced by industry-related organisations of which we are part,
to prevent gold and other commodities from being used to fund
conflict and other violations of human rights.
By virtue of its shares or depositary receipts being registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States,
AngloGold Ashanti is also subject to the various laws applicable
in that country regarding securities. This is in addition to being
subject to the various listing requirements applicable for all the
stock exchanges on which the Company is listed. These are the
Johannesburg, New York, Ghana and Australian stock exchanges.
Ethical leadership and corporate citizenship
Compliance with
laws and regulations
Fraud, bribery and
corruption
Conflicts
of interest
Gifts, hospitality
and sponsorship
Responsible
sourcing
Confidential
reporting
Compliance risk
assessments
During 2020, Group Compliance undertook activities aimed at
enhancing the Company’s governance. Key among these
activities were:
• The global roll-out of the anti-bribery and anti-corruption online
training to all employees with computer access. The training
covers anti-bribery and anti-corruption, payments to government
officials, gifts, hospitality and sponsorships, engagement
of agents and intermediaries, conflicts of interest, reporting
wrongdoing, and political donations and activities
• Additional efforts to provide automated access to track and
monitor compliance with laws and regulations, including self-
certification processes and legal registers, by country
• AngloGold Ashanti continued to have a robust whistleblowing
platform, administered by a third-party, to which all employees,
directors, officers and external parties have access via hotlines,
email and web facilities. Reporting is anonymous unless the
reporter specifically nominates to disclose his or her identity. All
concerns are carefully investigated, and feedback is provided
through the third party service partner to the person raising the
concern. Whistleblowing results are communicated quarterly
to the Audit and Risk Committee as well as the Social, Ethics
and Sustainability Committee. Whistleblowing plays a key role in
giving credence to the board’s commitment to ethical leadership
and responsible corporate citizenship
• A Group COVID-19 donations guideline was developed to
provide guidance and ensure that the donations are made in
line with safeguards and risk mitigation measures (on bribery,
corruption, and fraud) to be adhered to by sites when making
COVID-19 donations. This guideline was communicated globally
to all general managers and senior finance managers
• Continued development of a compliance programme aligned
with “best practice” principles identified by, among others,
bodies responsible for the prosecution of violations of key extra-
territorial legislation such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act, and that are adaptable at an operational level to enhance
the effectiveness of the compliance framework
• Endeavours to align suppliers with our business ethics and
values. Our supplier Code of Conduct encourages all our
suppliers, including contractors, to align their businesses with
our internal policies and codes of ethical behaviour, particularly
on human rights practices, labour relations and employment
practices, the environment, our anti-bribery and corruption
policies, and safety procedures, policies and standards.
Our approach with suppliers involves ensuring responsible
environmental, social and governance practices are carried
out by those we associate and/or do business with. Suppliers
are assessed on their governance conduct in addition to their
socio-economic behaviour. In 2020, we continued to embed the
responsible sourcing programme
• Regular assessment of the automated registers for group gifts,
hospitality and sponsorship and conflicts of interest
• Business unit assessments for risks related to bribery and
corruption, including a virtual assessment as part of our
combined assurance audit programme
South African Employment Equity Act
In compliance with Section 21 of the Employment Equity Act,
No 55 of 1998, AngloGold Ashanti is obliged to file with the
Department of Labour, the employment equity statistics for its
South African workforce. A copy of the report filed for the period
1 August 2019 to 31 July 2020 is available on the AngloGold
Ashanti website, in the section entitled “Employment Equity
Reports”.
In 2019, AngloGold Ashanti announced its intention to dispose
of its South Africa region assets. The sale of these assets was
formally concluded and Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
(Harmony) took ownership with effect from 1 October 2020. The
asset disposal process ensued within the context of section 197
of the Labour Relations Act, resulting in the transfer of 6,360
employees, representing 92.7% of the South African workforce
profile and included 213 management employees to Harmony.
Going forward, Harmony will be responsible for reporting to the
Department regarding their acquisition of AngloGold Ashanti’s
South African assets.
Governance of supply chain management and
procurement policies
Effective supply chain management, undertaken with integrity
and in line with our values and governance principles, can add
value to our business by improving efficiency, relationships and
reputation, ultimately, impacting our long-term sustainability. As a
global company responsible management of our supply chain is
an increasingly important ethical and human rights consideration.
External ratings agencies and customers are aware of the
implications and importance of ethical conduct in the supply chain.
Responsible supply chain management has the potential to add
value to communities, local governments and society as a whole,
particularly in developing countries.
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We have adopted a cross-functional approach to supply chain
management to ensure best practice, which includes complying
with international human rights and labour standards and the
economic participation of local stakeholders.
Tax strategy and tax management policy
Our tax strategy, which is aligned with our business strategy
and its objectives, is to manage all our global tax obligations in
a transparent, responsible and sustainable manner, within the
governance framework established by our Tax Management Policy
while respecting the differing interests of all our stakeholders.
We recognise that AngloGold Ashanti must earn and maintain
its social licence to operate in partnership with government
and community stakeholders, thus contributing towards their
sustainable future in the countries where we operate. Aligned with
our vision, mission and values, we acknowledge our obligations as
a responsible corporate citizen and that our operations contribute
material tax revenues, in terms of both taxes borne and taxes
collected, to the economies of the countries in which we conduct
our business.
As a member of the EITI, a global standard to promote open and
accountable management of natural resources, AngloGold Ashanti
is committed to reporting the amounts paid to governments in
respect of our operations in those countries that have implemented
the standard.
The principles governing the Group’s tax strategy and policy are
reviewed and approved by the board which, through the Audit and
Risk Committee, monitors adherence to the policy.
Our tax policy governs the management of tax throughout
AngloGold Ashanti and confirms the defined parameters within
which the board-approved tax strategy is applied.
The tax governance framework employs a combination of suitably
skilled resources and internal processes, together with internal
and external controls. Our approach to tax and our tax strategy
are each embedded in the organisation, through various regular
regional governance meetings. Our overall objective is to act
responsibly in ensuring efficiency in our tax affairs in all countries in
which we operate, to always fully comply with the law while taking
into account, however, that such laws may be subject to regular
amendment and differing interpretations and practices.
Our approach to transparency and tax
Our approach to tax is underpinned by the AngloGold Ashanti
values, which include accountability for our actions and delivering
on our commitments. We also value the communities and societies
in which we operate and want them to be better off for AngloGold
Ashanti having been there.
The principles set out below govern our global approach to tax:
• Compliance: We respect and comply with the laws of the
countries in which we operate, meeting all our tax obligations
on time. We comply with local and global rules with respect to
transfer pricing and cross-border transactions.
• Corporate citizenship: We engage with tax authorities in the
countries in which we operate on an open and fair manner.
We support sustainable relationships in dealing with global tax
authorities. We communicate with tax authorities to resolve
uncertainties on a timeous basis.
• Transparency in our dealings with governments: We are
transparent with regard to the taxes paid to governments as
we believe that this allows our stakeholders to understand the
contribution which we make and the integrity of our tax systems.
• Risk management and governance: We are committed to
strong governance. We identify, investigate, assess and report
tax risks in terms of our global audit and risk framework. On a
quarterly basis, we report on all tax risks and uncertainties to the
Audit and Risk Committee.
• Business rationale: We undertake our transactions against a
test of their commercial rationale. We seek to manage our tax
charge that contributes to superior business performance and
long-term shareholder value. Accordingly, we do not engage in
aggressive tax planning.
• We advocate fair tax treatment: We engage in the tax reform
processes of international tax rules and local tax rules in the
jurisdictions in which we operate. This supports the principle
that tax systems should be fair, certain, efficient and competitive
in order to support growth, jobs and long-term sustainable tax
contributions.
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Executive Committee
2
1
Christine Ramon (53)
2
Ian Kramer (50)
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Interim Chief Financial Officer
BCompt, BCompt (Hons),
CA(SA), Senior Executive
Programme (Harvard)
BCom (Acc), BCom (Hons) Acc,
CA(SA)
3
4
3
Stewart Bailey (47)
4
Graham Ehm (64)
Executive Vice President:
Corporate Affairs and
Sustainability
Executive Vice President:
Group Planning and Technical
BSc (Hons), MAusIMM, MAICD
5
5
Ludwig Eybers (54)
6
Sicelo Ntuli (42)
Chief Operating Officer:
International
BSc (Min. Eng), Post graduate
qualifications
Chief Operating Officer: Africa
BSc Eng. (Electrical), MBA
7
7
Tirelo Sibisi* (52)
8
Lizelle Marwick (43)
Executive Vice President: Group
Human Resources
Executive Vice President: General
Counsel and Compliance
BSSc, Advanced HR Executive
Development Programme,
MBA, Post Graduate Diploma in
Business Management
BProc, LLB, LLM (Corporate Law)
* Tirelo Sibisi has given notice of her resignation and her contract of employment will terminate on 30 September 2021.
Detailed CVs of current executive management are available on the corporate website, www.anglogoldashanti.com
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COMMITTEE: CHAIRPERSON’S LETTER
ENSURING FAIR, RESPONSIBLE
AND TRANSPARENT
REMUNERATION
Maria Richter / Chairperson: Remuneration and Human Resources Committee
Dear Shareholders,
I am pleased to present the AngloGold Ashanti remuneration
report for the year ended 31 December 2020. We continue to
aim for transparent and fulsome disclosure that provides an
accurate overview of the Company’s remuneration and human
resource policy and practices, and how these are aligned with the
company’s strategic objectives. The Remuneration and Human
Resources Committee’s aim is to ensure that the remuneration
policy plays a key role directing the efforts and behaviours of
employees and leaders, to ensure safe and sustainable creation
of value for stakeholders over the long term in a manner that is
fair, responsible, and transparent.
A number of important considerations have informed our
decisions taken this year, including: financial and non-financial
performance in both relative and absolute terms; the views and
expectations of our stakeholders; differing contributions of our
mine sites to the Group’s improved financial resilience; continued
focus on capital projects and production; ongoing support for
host communities; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As ever, we have been guided in our decision making by the
principles of fair and responsible pay, with particular emphasis on
recognising the contribution of all employees within AngloGold
Ashanti. I believe our remuneration policy achieved its intended
objectives during an especially challenging period.
Performance on safety and employee well-being
The health and safety of our workforce and communities, remains
our priority. We saw marked year-on-year improvements in the health
of our employees, with the lowest-ever rate of occupational illness.
The all injury frequency rate, the broadest measure of workplace
safety, ended the year at 2.39 injuries per million hours worked.
This is the lowest injury rate on record, and below the 3.2 average
rate recorded by members of the International Council on Mining
and Metals in 2019. Low injury rates also indicate the robustness of
systems and the durability of an organisational culture.
the start of 2021. Notwithstanding the improved injury rates, the
committee adjusted the all injury frequency rate safety metric
of 2020 DSP incentive pay-out to nil, in light of the workplace
fatalities. (See page 172).
The all occupational disease frequency rate continued its long-term
improvement, almost halving from 1.36 cases per million hours
worked in 2019, to 0.80 in 2020. The health team, led by a public
health specialist, developed a suite of new health standards aimed
at further reducing long-term exposures that may be harmful to
employees and communities. The health team furthermore played
an instrumental role in assisting the organisation’s response to
the pandemic, developing and adapting prevention protocols,
and designing standard operating procedures that helped ensure
business continuity throughout the year.
Changes to our remuneration policy
We made amendments to the remuneration policy to more closely
align management and shareholder interests and strengthen
corporate governance. This included increasing the minimum
shareholding requirement (MSR) and enhancing the performance
management policy by increasing the weighting of the company’s
performance from 60% for executive management members
and 70% for the Chief Executive Officer to 80% for both, with a
commensurate reduction in the individual performance rating, in
determining the Deferred Share Plan (DSP) pay-out.
Changes made to improve corporate governance included:
• Further amplifying malus and claw-back provisions: Including
additional firmer provisions; permitting the committee to exercise
discretion by reducing the number of shares to be received on
the vesting of an award; and ensuring that value may be clawed
back up to two years after vesting of an award
• The recruitment policy has been tightened, with respect to
eligibility criteria for awards granted in lieu of forfeiture at the
employee’s former employer
Our response to the COVID-19 pandemic
This performance was, however, marred by six workplace fatalities.
These losses are devastating for the families of the deceased and
the organisation. The previous period of almost two years passed
without a single workplace death. The safety and operating teams
are particularly focused on preventing these ‘low-frequency, high-
consequence’ events, which are a focal point of a safety strategy
review conducted at the end of last year and implemented at
As with most of the world, this year was one of the most
challenging in the life of this organisation. The COVID-19 outbreak
evolved with dizzying speed, from a localised outbreak in Wuhan,
China at the end of 2019, to a full-blown pandemic by late March of
2020. By the end of the year, it had claimed over two million lives.
Governments around the world took unprecedented steps to curb
the outbreak and flatten the infection curve, including imposing
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curfews, border closures and lockdowns of entire countries. Supply
chains were disrupted, people were stranded far from home and
workplaces, and economies were placed under severe stress as
the struggle to protect lives was balanced by the need to resume
normal activities and safeguard livelihoods.
• Ore Reserve increased 6.1Moz on a gross basis, increasing
reserve life to about 11 years
• Free cash flow rose more than fivefold to $743m from 2019
• Adjusted net debt reduced to its lowest level in ten years,
The committee is extremely proud that AngloGold Ashanti did
an exceptional job navigating through the crisis, implementing a
comprehensive suite of risk management protocols that prioritised
safety while allowing essential activities to continue safely. Striking
this delicate balance was no easy task, and on careful reflection
we believe it was managed in a manner that was a credit to the
business. The company ended 2020 in a strong position, including
strengthening the goodwill of many important stakeholders.
Corporate and operating teams worked closely with the authorities
in each of our operating jurisdictions to ensure that much-needed
support was made available to communities that struggled with the
public health and economic hardships caused by the pandemic.
Two hospitals were provided for the exclusive use of authorities in
South Africa, with the aim of bolstering the medical response of
two provincial governments, while donations of sanitisers, personal
protective equipment, ventilators, emergency food aid and an array
of other essential products and services, were made across our
operating jurisdictions.
As a committee, we have been pleased to see the management
team reflecting the organisation’s culture and values in ensuring
that no employee lost wages or benefits at any point, despite
mine closures and business interruptions caused by virus
outbreaks, precautionary stoppages and lockdowns ordered
by the authorities. We did not access governmental support
schemes and no colleagues were made redundant due to the
impact of COVID-19. Arrangements were also made to provide
lifelines and support to suppliers.
Non-executive directors waived an inflationary fee increase for
the sixth consecutive year. Significant donations were made by
non-executive directors to COVID-19 relief funds, notably South
Africa’s Solidarity Fund, a public and private partnership that has
done excellent work in the country’s response to the ravages of
the pandemic.
The management team – with the support of the board –
understands that this public health crisis has some way to run yet,
and that 2021 will see more demands made on the resources of
the company to assist our host communities in responding to the
crisis. It is against this backdrop that the Interim Chief Executive
Officer and numerous executive management members have
donated their 2021 inflationary salary increases towards the
AngloGold Ashanti Global COVID-19 fund.
In summary, AngloGold Ashanti’s management and employees
demonstrated – in myriad ways – a clear commitment to the
company’s values during an immensely challenging period.
Management performance and achievements
• All-injury frequency rate improved 28% to a record 2.39 injuries
per million hours worked
• Recycled 73% of the total water requirement for mining and
processing operations
at $597m
• Annual guidance met or improved upon for the eighth
consecutive year
• Annual dividend increased fivefold
• Commercial production achieved at Obuasi Phase 1; Phase 2 is
90% complete
• Achieved commercial underground production at Tropicana’s
Boston Shaker - on schedule and within budget
• Provided multi-year guidance and indicative outlook on
production, costs and capital, showcasing longer-term potential
• Streamlined the portfolio with the sale of the South Africa and
Mali operating assets
The company has been led, from 1 September by Interim Chief
Executive Officer (CEO), Christine Ramon, who assumed her
role when Kelvin Dushnisky resigned. The committee commends
Christine for her leadership, and the executive and senior
leadership teams across the organisation who helped deliver on the
company’s objectives during a challenging period.
While the overall performance in 2020 was solid, there are
– as always – areas for improvement, notably in eliminating
workplace fatalities and injuries, in further improving environmental
stewardship, and – within the bounds of responsible operatorship –
ensuring improved efficiency of our operations.
Incentive scheme: Deferred Share Plan
pay-outs
The pandemic will have far-reaching and long-term consequences
for our economies and societies. In this context, the committee
faced difficult decisions regarding the most appropriate way to
remunerate AngloGold Ashanti’s employees and leadership for
outstanding work delivered in a turbulent year. Work routines
were disrupted, with sites reduced to essential personnel only
and others, who could work remotely for most of the year.
Employees balanced their often-increased work responsibilities
with challenging home environments, altered by home schooling
responsibilities and other challenges created by the pandemic.
Throughout this period, the morale of the organisation remained
positive, and an already-strong culture of teamwork and joint
problem solving reached a new level. The result was a strong
financial and operating performance, delivered in a manner which
we can all be proud of.
Our ‘pay-for-performance’ philosophy was once again a key
driver in rewarding our employees. The DSP incentive scheme
with its financial and non-financial metrics aims to ensure a fair
reward outcome, balancing strong fundamental performance
with the impact of uncontrollable factors, such as gold price and
currency fluctuations. We aim for transparency in disclosing the link
between remuneration and value creation (page 153`), showing the
achievement of performance against the board approved metrics
for 2020.
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focus for 2021 are:
2020
2021
Enhancement of remuneration
policy by tightening recruitment
eligibility criteria for awards
granted in lieu of forfeiture
Enhancement of the malus and
claw-back provisions
Increased minimum shareholding
requirements for members of the
Executive committee
Enhanced performance
management review process
Focus on health and well-being of
our employees particularly in light
of the COVID-19 pandemic
Continued focus on succession
planning and development
Continued implementation of
diversity framework
Enhancing our relationships with
our shareholders
Further review of the DSP
scheme, to ensure global best
practice and continued close
alignment with shareholders’
interests
Continued focus on succession
planning, talent management and
development
Continued engagement with
shareholders
Focus on the review of the
organisational culture and
a review and refresh of the
company’s values
Continued focus on employee
health and well-being
Continued focus on equality of
gender remuneration
Review and refresh of company
policies to ensure that they
remain current and relevant
Expression of gratitude
In closing, I would like to thank the committee for its support during
this challenging year and our shareholders for their constructive
engagement and feedback. Thanks also to our management team
for their unstinting efforts to create value for our stakeholders
during an unprecedented time, and to our employees who worked
tirelessly under difficult conditions. Finally, my special gratitude to
the employees at the operations in South Africa and Mali, for the
enormous contributions made to this company over so many years.
The committee’s priorities for 2021 will remain the continued
implementation of fair and responsible pay. We will continue to
monitor market trends to ensure that the remuneration of all our
employees across the Group remains competitive, in the context
of improved performance and productivity. We will continue to
assess our Remuneration policy, especially our DSP scheme to
ensure global best practice and continued close alignment with
shareholders’ interests.
Sincerely,
Maria Richter
Chairperson: Remuneration and Human
Resources Committee
26 March 2021
SECTION 1: REMUNERATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
COMMITTEE: CHAIRPERSON’S LETTER continued
The committee applied downward discretion in the DSP, reducing
the performance achievement of 122.57% to 116.57%. The safety
award was eliminated in light of the fatal accidents at the South
Africa and Ghana operations. The committee believes that the
DSP incentive scheme pay-out is a fair reflection of the underlying
corporate performance over the financial year. Important to note is
that the DSP replaced all previous incentive schemes and is now
the company’s sole incentive plan. The last allocations granted
under prior schemes have vested during 2020, leaving no further
allocations or vestings outstanding.
The committee will continue to ensure target-setting that is
congruent with our values and strategic priorities and will endorse
pay-outs that are aligned to corporate performance, upholding
AngloGold Ashanti’s reputation and enhancing shareholder returns.
Competitive remuneration
Compensation at AngloGold Ashanti rewards superior performance
and is aligned to our vision of creating value for shareholders,
employees, our business and social partners by safely and
responsibly exploring and mining our products. This is not only
fundamental to our strategy, but also a key imperative during a
year in which very strong metal prices – for gold, copper, iron ore
and various platinum group metals – created an exceptionally tight
market for key mining and associated skills.
It is vitally important to ensure that we can compete effectively in
a competitive global mining industry, with increasingly exacting
requirements from shareholders, civil society, regulators and our
host governments. Clear remuneration guardrails exist,
as detailed in the 2020 remuneration policy and structure on
page 151 of the .
Disclosure and transparency
The Remuneration and Human Resources Committee (Remco) has
fulfilled the requirements of its terms of reference. While we have
focused on ensuring that our reporting is clear and transparent, we
continue to look for improvement in this regard.
Notwithstanding the positive results of our non-binding advisory
votes for our remuneration policy and implementation reports
of 2019, we continued our engagement with a number of
shareholders who provided constructive feedback in respect
of both our policy and its implementation; no changes were
recommended.
The remuneration policy and implementation report for reporting
period 2019 were tabled for two separate, non-binding advisory
votes at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 10 June
2020, in line with the JSE Listings Requirements and King IV
recommendations. The table below furthermore details the results
of shareholder voting at the 2019 and 2018 AGMs.
Votes
For
Against
Withheld
Remuneration policy
10 June 2020
9 May 2019
16 May 2018
88.04
98.31
98.35
Remuneration implementation report
10 June 2020
9 May 2019
16 May 2018
87.52
58.51
98.96
Leadership changes
11.96
1.69
1.65
12.48
41.49
1.04
0.35
0.40
0.21
0.35
0.40
0.21
The company announced on 30 July 2020 that former CEO Kelvin
Dushnisky was to step down effective 1 September 2020. Chief
Financial Officer, Christine Ramon was appointed Interim CEO, and
Ian Kramer, Senior Vice President: Group Finance was appointed
Interim Chief Executive Officer (CFO). These interim appointments
were effective from 1 September 2020.
Mr Dushnisky’s remuneration was fully in line with Company policy
and is reflected in the single total figure reporting on pages 162 to
165, aligned to JSE Listing Requirements, King IV guidelines and
shareholder-approved standard conditions of employment. He
received no ex-gratia payments.
An allowance aligned to the company’s on acting allowances
policy formed part of Ms Ramon and Mr Kramer’s remuneration to
recognise the additional responsibilities associated with these roles,
for the period from 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2020.
Ms Maria Sanz Perez, Executive Vice President: General Counsel
and Company secretary resigned effective 30 June 2020.
Ms Lizelle Marwick was promoted to the role of Executive Vice
President: General Counsel and Acting Company secretary,
effective 1 July 2020. Ms Marwick received an allowance in
recognition of her acting Company secretary role, effective 1 July
2020 to 10 January 2021. The promotion of Ms Marwick illustrates
the success of the strong bench strength and talent management
within the company.
Mr Pierre Chenard, Executive Vice President: Strategy and
Business Development, retired effective 31 January 2021.
Ms Tirelo Sibisi, Executive Vice President: Group Human
Resources, resigned effective 1 April 2021; her last day of
employment will be 30 September 2021.
The single total figure reporting on pages 162 to 165 provides the
remuneration details aligned to the shareholder approved standard
conditions of employment.
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AngloGold Ashanti’s remuneration approach aims to create a sustainable remuneration structure with increased alignment to
shareholder views and interests underpinned by our strategic objectives and values.
The remuneration policy aims to align with the Company’s strategic objectives while working to deliver on both internal and external
stakeholder priorities. This is accomplished by means of a governance and application framework that primarily aims to attract, motivate
and retain a skilled workforce through fair, responsible, transparent and competitive remuneration.
Key principles of our remuneration policy
To support AngloGold Ashanti’s remuneration approach, the remuneration policy is based on the following key principles:
Alignment with strategic
objectives and shareholder
interests
Remunerate to motivate and
reward the right behaviour
and performance of
employees and executives
Ensure that the remuneration
of executive management
is fair, responsible and
transparent in the context
of overall employee
remuneration in the
organisation
Promote an ethical culture
and responsible corporate
citizenship
Apply the appropriate global
remuneration benchmarks
Provide competitive rewards
to attract, motivate and retain
highly skilled executives and
staff vital to the success of
the organisation
Ensure that performance
metrics are challenging,
sustainable and cover all
aspects of the business
including both financial and
non-financial drivers, and
do not reward excessive
risk taking
Ensure that the remuneration
structure is aligned to
AngloGold Ashanti’s
values and that the correct
governance frameworks are
applied across remuneration
decisions and practices
The use of performance
measures that support
positive outcomes across
the economic, social and
environmental context in
which AngloGold Ashanti
operate
We do
We don’t
• We do not provide guaranteed variable pay
• We do not allocate shares at lower than market value on date
of allocation
• We do not allow the use of unvested shares as collateral, nor
does the Company use unvested share amounts towards the
calculation of MSR provisions
• We do not grant shares to non-executive directors
• We do not change performance measures during or at the end
of a performance cycle in order to obtain a higher incentive
• We do not re-test performance conditions for the vesting of
incentives
• We do not provide financial assistance to executive directors or
prescribed officers
• We do not make ex-gratia payments or one-off special awards
unless there are exceptional circumstances which we would
adequately explain to shareholders
• We pay for performance. This is achieved by placing 69% of
the CEO’s earnings at risk, based on on-target performance.
In addition, the variable pay for executives is primarily driven by
Company performance. Two thirds of the CEO’s variable pay
is awarded in shares to align the interests of management with
that of shareholders
• The scorecard of executive directors and executive
management places a weight of 80% on company
performance and 20% on individual performance, further
enhancing direct line of sight between pay and performance
• The DSP incentive scheme is capped
• We have a minimum shareholding requirement (MSR) policy for
the executive management team which is regularly reviewed
to align to best practice and good governance principles. The
MSR policy may be found on page 158
• We have a long-term incentive, the DSP with deferred share
awards, which vest over two to five years. In the case of an
executive leaving AngloGold Ashanti’s employ due to early
or normal retirement, retrenchment or mutual separation,
these awards are not accelerated, however, they vest as per
the normal dates to further support sustainable and strategic
executive decision making
• In making pay decisions for the executive directors and
executive management we take into account the pay of all our
employees across the organisation
• We have stringent malus and claw-back provisions
• Committee members are all independent directors
• We retain an independent remuneration consultant (currently
PwC) to advise the committee
• We have adopted the highest level of transparency around
remuneration of our executive directors and executive
management
• All resignation payments are aligned to the shareholder
approved remuneration policy and the standard conditions of
employment, with no application of discretion
Remuneration design
When determining appropriate remuneration, the
committee considers:
• Fair and responsible pay
• We do not pay more than necessary to recruit and retain
our talent
• economic trends
• competitive pressure
• benchmarks in a market with similar attributes, including
complexity, size and geographic spread
Remuneration practices are designed to be fair, responsible,
transparent and compliant with applicable legislation.
• We consider employee pay practices and policies in making pay
decisions for executive directors and executive management
Fair and responsible pay
• Potential maximum remuneration that executive managers could
earn relative to their and the Company’s performance
• External influences, primarily being:
• shareholder views and recommendations associated with
executive management team remuneration
Fair and responsible pay are ethical values that AngloGold
Ashanti strives to uphold. AngloGold Ashanti aims to ensure
that the business meets short-term objectives while creating
sustainable value over the long-term, within the economic, social
and environmental context in which it operates. The remuneration
framework, aligned to King IV and best practice principles,
emphasises the importance of fair, responsible and transparent pay.
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The policy, which necessarily evolves along with a dynamic market and operating landscape, currently reflects the principles of fair and
responsible pay as follows:
Remuneration policy element
Fair and responsible pay principle
AngloGold Ashanti’s remuneration is aligned
to the strategic objectives and shareholder
outcomes.
Remunerate to motivate and reward the right
behaviour and performance of employees and
executive management team.
Ensure that performance metrics are challenging,
sustainable and cover all aspects of the business
including both critical financial and non-financial
drivers.
Ensure that the remuneration structure is aligned
to the organisation’s values and that the correct
governance frameworks are applied across
remuneration decisions and practices.
Promote an ethical culture and responsible
corporate citizenship.
AngloGold Ashanti’s variable pay is directly correlated to the achievement of measures
linked to the Company scorecard. These metrics are linked to the creation of value
over a mix of short, mid and long-term periods. The metrics of our DSP incentive
scheme are approved by the Remco. AngloGold Ashanti is transparent with the
approved metrics, and these are reported in the annual report.
Provisions of equity are practiced which ensures that the long-term interests of shareholders
are aligned with those of executive directors and executive management.
Individual performance is measured on an annual basis for all employees. These include
both individual and company performance measures; financial and non-financial drivers
including environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and people metrics. The DSP
incentive scheme includes 37.5% of metrics that measure non-financial targets. The metrics
are reviewed by Remco on an annual basis to ensure that they are reflective of stretch
performance targets.
All remuneration falls under the ambit of Remco; all executive management remuneration is
subject to approval by Remco. The DSP metrics include ESG and gender diversity metrics.
Safety, community and diversity are part of AngloGold Ashanti’s values. The DSP also
contains a forfeit / claw-back and malus clause. The executive management team is subject
to a minimum shareholding requirement.
It is imperative that all employees receive a minimum level of remuneration that enables
participation in the economy. In order to achieve this, AngloGold Ashanti ensures that all
employees are paid at least 25% above the respective regional minimum wage, and in most
instances much higher than this. Furthermore, benchmarking exercises are conducted on
an annual basis in each region to ensure that all employees are paid a market related salary
for the role which they occupy, with due consideration to levels of performance.
All decisions on remuneration are scrutinised to ensure that they are:
• Impartial and non-discriminatory
• Rational and objective
• Aligned to local legislation
Ensure that the remuneration of the executive
management team is fair and responsible in the
context of overall employee remuneration in the
organisation.
The difference in pay between job levels is justified in the context of the level of responsibility
of the job, complexity of the job, and the consequence and impact thereof on the
organisation. Relevant metrics are used to ensure that the income dispersion between high-
and low-income earners is not outside market norms.
Apply the appropriate global remuneration
benchmarks.
The Mercer Survey is used to benchmark salaries for the executive management team. For
senior management and below, benchmarking is conducted using locally available reputable
surveys including, Remchannel (South Africa), the Hay evaluation methodology and others.
Provide competitive reward to attract, motivate
and retain highly skilled executive management
team and employees vital to the success of the
organisation.
The executive management team comparison is based on a selected group of global
competitors (page 160) which is approved by the Remco on an annual basis. In addition,
the Remco reviews the benchmark list of comparator companies on an annual basis to
ensure that it remains appropriate. In reviewing the participants, Remco considers:
• Global spread and complexity
• Nature of business
• Size of the peer group, which should also be large enough to create a sufficient
benchmark from which to draw information
Each component of remuneration (base salary, variable pay and benefits) is analysed and
compared with the market information and the overall package is reviewed accordingly.
The market median is generally targeted for most roles, while the market 75th percentile is
targeted for scarce skills.
AngloGold Ashanti tracks the Gini co-efficient from a South African
perspective to ensure that the income dispersion between high
and low-income earners is not outside market norms. The analysis
is conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. (PwC) as an
independent third party. Based on the November 2020 analysis,
PwC concluded that the Gini co-efficient for AngloGold Ashanti had
deteriorated slightly year on year from 0.48 in 2019 to 0.50 in 2020.
The South African mining industry benchmark is 0.42. The decline
in the Gini co-efficient is mostly attributable to the reduction in staff
in the South African region, as well as to changes to the executive
management profile.
PwC calculates that the former CEO’s total reward was approximately
177 times the median of all employees in AngloGold Ashanti as a
result of the increase in variable pay for the CEO. This was 79 times
in 2019.
Given the sale of our South African operating assets, the committee
will report on the CEO pay ratio and year on year movements which
is more aligned with the global standard. The Gini co-efficient will no
longer be tracked.
Gender and pay equality
The board and management view diversity and inclusion,
which includes gender diversity, as essential to the growth and
success of the Company. The board of directors comprises
44% women, 8% more than in 2019 following the appointment
of Ms N Magubane on 1 January 2020. A third of the executive
management team are women.
AngloGold Ashanti is committed to gender and pay equality. Aligned
to recent market best practice, the company has changed its
methodology in establishing the gender pay gap ratio, using 2020 as
the base year for future comparisons. A robust approach to measure
such progress has been developed with the aim of continuously
improving gender equality.
The gender pay-gap differentials at middle management levels and
above reflect that men are paid 8.14% more than women. Attention
is required to address this disparity. The proportion of women
employees, particularly in senior roles, remains low, and is being
steadily addressed by a greater focus on attracting, developing
and retaining women in the mining workforce. Furthermore, metrics
included in the incentive scheme are designed to improve the gender
ratio. We will continue to monitor pay differentials and will take action
as appropriate.
2020 remuneration policy and structure
The table below sets out the remuneration policy that applies to all
employees for 2020 and was endorsed by shareholders at the 2019
annual general meeting. The table details each component’s link to
the Company strategy, objectives, performance measurements and
the maximum opportunity associated with each component. The full
remuneration policy can be found in the .
Remuneration element
and link to strategy
Base salary
A competitive
salary is provided to
employees to ensure
that their experience,
contribution and
appropriate market
comparisons are fairly
reflected and applied
Operation and objective
Maximum opportunity
Performance measures
• Base salaries are reviewed annually and
are effective from 1 January each year
• Employees’ base salaries are determined
by considering performance; market
comparison against companies with
a similar geographic spread; market
complexity, size and industry; and internal
peer comparisons. AngloGold Ashanti
positions guaranteed pay at the median of
the applicable markets and where there is a
shortage of specialist and/ or key technical
skills, will pay higher than the median
• The CEO makes recommendations on the
executive management team but does not
make recommendations on her/his own
base salary. This is reviewed by the Remco
and approved by the board
Executive base salary increases
and increases for all non-
bargaining unit employees are
closely aligned, where practical.
This is informed by inflation,
which can be matched directly
or above/below consumer price
index (CPI)
Individual performance on
a scale of 1 to 5, measured
against specific key performance
indicators (KPIs). A CPI increase
pool is approved annually
by Remco. In high-inflation
countries, individual increases
may be differentiated according
to each individual’s performance
rating. In low-inflation countries,
a flat CPI is generally applied
to all members of the executive
management team and
employees
Pension
Provides a defined
contribution retirement
benefit, in addition to
base salary, aligned
to the schemes in the
respective country in
which the employee
operates
• Funds vary depending on jurisdiction and
legislation
Funds vary depending on
jurisdiction and legislation
Not applicable
• Defined benefit funds are not available
for new employees, in line with company
policy
The pension contributions
for executive directors and
executive management team
are aligned to that of employees
across the Group
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Remuneration element
and link to strategy
Medical insurance
Provides medical aid
assistance, in addition
to base salary, aligned
to the schemes in the
respective country in
which the employee
operates
Benefits
In addition to base
salary, benefits
are provided to
ensure broad
competitiveness in the
respective markets
Variable pay
Operation and objective
Maximum opportunity
Performance measures
Provided to all employees through
either a percentage of fee contribution,
reimbursement or company provided
healthcare providers
Aligned to approved policy
Not applicable
Aligned to approved policy
Not applicable
Benefits are provided based on local
market trends and can include items such
as life assurance, disability and accidental
death insurance, assistance with tax
filing, cash in lieu of untaken leave (above
legislated minimum leave requirements), and
occasional spousal travel (for members of the
executive management team)
The DSP set out below is driven by a single scorecard, comprising short- and long-term metrics. The committee believes that this scheme
has achieved its envisaged objectives, namely: simplification, transparency, increased alignment with shareholder interests, while remaining
compliant with regulatory requirements. The target metrics for the DSP are reviewed annually to ensure they provide suitable stretch,
are aligned to the business plan and budget, and are within benchmark practices of our competitors. The selection of metrics ensures a
balance that mitigates excessive risk taking, and places focus on items that are within the control of employees, such as production and
reduction of costs. It is the committee’s view that this overall balance drives the right behaviour, in line with our values. The DSP has placed
greater focus on cash generation and capital efficiency by reducing measures that are outside of management’s control such as the gold
price. This is best illustrated as follows, with metrics not directly impacted by gold price highlighted by the black arc in the diagram overleaf
(65% out of the total score of 100%). ESG metrics account for 19.5% of the scorecard.
Notwithstanding the above, given that the DSP has now been in place since 2018, the committee believes it is appropriate to review
the scheme in 2021 to ensure that it continues to be fit for purpose and supports the business strategy, remains compliant with global
corporate governance best practice, and that the interests of executives continue to be aligned with those of shareholders.
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Deferred Share Plan (DSP)
Endorsed by shareholders at the 2017 annual general meeting, and implemented with effect from 1 January 2018
Remuneration element and
link to strategy
With effect from
1 January 2018, the
Company has used a
single incentive for short
term and long-term
performance.
The DSP is designed to
encourage employees
to meet strategic
short-, medium- and
long-term objectives
that will enable value
delivery to shareholders,
by achieving defined
Company objectives.
Operation and objective
Permanent employees who do not participate in a
production bonus are eligible to participate in the DSP.
A portion of the award is paid in cash and the balance is
delivered as either deferred cash for middle management
Stratum (levels III and below) or deferred shares for senior
management Stratum (level IV and above), vesting equally
over a period of two to five years.
The total incentive is determined based on a combination
of company and individual performance measures, defined
annually and weightings are applied to each measure. The
metrics are defined against the objectives that most strongly
drive company performance and are weighted to financial
outcomes, production, cost, sustainability and people. Each
metric is weighted and has a threshold, target and stretch
definition based on the company budget and the desired
stretch targets for the year.
Maximum
opportunity
Details of on-
target, threshold
and maximum
awards for
all staff are
shown in the
tables on page
155. Note that
below threshold
performance
will result in no
payment.
A single set of
performance objectives
are used, reviewed and
approved annually by the
Remco, based on the
impact on the Company’s
performance.
At the end of each financial year, the performance of the
Company, CEO and CFO is assessed by Remco and
the board against the defined metrics to determine the
quantum of the cash portion and the quantum of the
deferred portion as per calculations below:
Cash portion:
Base pay x individual performance weighting x on-target
cash percentage x individual performance modifier (KPIs:
1 – 5 rating)
+
Base pay x company performance weighting x on-target
cash percentage x company performance modifier
Deferred cash / shares:
Base pay x individual performance weighting x on-target
deferred percentage x individual performance modifier
(KPIs: 1 – 5 rating)
+
Base pay x company performance weighting x on-target
deferred percentage x company performance modifier
The deferred shares are awarded as conditional rights to
shares with dividend equivalents.
Vesting of the deferred portion occurs equally over either a
two, three, or five- year period, depending on the level of
the participant.
* These measures are on a trailing three-year backward-looking basis
Performance measures
One set of performance
metrics is used to determine
the cash portion and deferred
portion. Future vesting of the
deferred portion is subject to
continued employment.
Performance measures are
weighted between company
and individual KPIs.
Company and individual
performance measures are
assessed over the financial
year, with the exception of
certain company measures
that are measured over a
trailing three-year basis, as
indicated below.
Company metrics, each with
their own weighting, are:
• Relative total shareholder
returns (TSR)*
• Absolute total shareholder
returns*
• Normalised cash return
on equity*
• Production
• All-in sustaining costs
• Ore Reserve additions pre-
depletion
• Mineral Resource additions
pre-depletion
• Safety, Health, Environment
and Community
• People
The table below sets out the performance measure weightings (Company and individual): threshold, on-target and maximum for the DSP scheme.
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weightings
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Middle management (IIIL – IIIM)
Remuneration scenarios at different
performance levels
The graphs below typically depict the pay mix of the executive
management team in line with the 2020 remuneration policy and
the DSP outcome at below threshold (which will result in zero
variable pay), threshold, target and maximum performance. The
long-term incentive (DSP deferred shares) vests annually in five
equal tranches.
Malus and clawback
The committee may determine that an unvested award or part of
an award may not vest, or may determine that any cash bonus,
vested shares, or their equivalent value in cash be returned to
the Company in the event that any of the following matters is
discovered:
• A material misstatement of the Company results which may have
caused the over allocation of cash incentive, deferred cash and
deferred share allocations
• Misconduct, including but not limited to the participant acting
fraudulently or dishonestly or being in material breach of their
obligations to AngloGold Ashanti as described in our Disciplinary
code and Procedure policy which will result in the lapse of all
deferred cash and deferred shares, both vested and unvested in
line with the rules of the DSP
• Where there is an error in the calculation of any performance
condition which may have resulted in an overpayment
• Under both “malus” and “claw-back” provisions, where the
committee determines that an exceptional circumstance has
occurred, the committee may, at its discretion, reduce the
number of shares to be received on vesting of an award, or for a
period of two years after the vesting of an award, the committee
can claw-back from a participant
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CEO
(Rm)
CEO
(%)
Below threshold
22
7
Below threshold
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Threshold
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Threshold
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Base salary Benefits DSP cash DSP deferral
CFO
(Rm)
CFO
(%)
Below threshold
10
2
Below threshold
83
17
Threshold
10
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10
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Maximum
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40
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80
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Base salary Benefits DSP cash DSP deferral
Base salary Benefits DSP cash DSP deferral
Executive Committee
(%)
1
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7
Below threshold
85
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Benefits
Threshold
41
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16
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Threshold
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Base salary Benefits DSP cash DSP deferral
Recruitment policy
When recruiting a member of the executive management team, a
comparative benchmarking exercise is undertaken to determine the
size, nature and complexity of the role, and skills availability in the
market prior to making a competitive offer.
The following principles are applied when recruiting external hires:
• In respect of buy-out arrangements, external appointments
will not be paid more than what they would have lost at their
previous employer within a 12-month period. The terms of the
payment will reflect the nature of the remuneration forfeited
(salary, other contractual payments, annual bonus and/or share
based elements including in-flight share awards), time horizons
and any performance requirements. The committee will not offer
any sign-on bonuses, for example a “golden hello”
• In the case of share awards forfeited they will have equivalent
performance conditions unless the committee determines otherwise
• The committee will also take into account both market practice
and any relevant commercial factors in considering the terms of
the buy-out award
• A time period is applied to a buy-out with a minimum claw-back
• A buy-out award will only be granted on proof of forfeiture of
compensation from previous employer.
Termination policy
Members of the executive management team, and all permanent
employees, have open-ended contracts (except where prescribed
retirement ages apply) with termination periods defined in their
contracts. In addition, incentive scheme rules clearly specify termination
provisions by termination category. In the event of a termination, the
Company has the discretion to allow the employee to either work
out their notice or to pay the guaranteed pay for the stipulated notice
period in lieu of notice. Guaranteed pay includes base salary and other
benefits, as detailed in the table below, but excludes variable pay.
Base salary
Pension
Medical
provisions
Reasons for termination
Voluntary
resignation
Dismissal/
termination
for cause
Normal and early retirement,
retrenchment and death
Mutual
separation
Base pay will be paid over
the notice period or as a
lump sum
Base pay will
be paid until
employment
ceases
Base pay is paid for a defined period
based on cause and local policy
as employees have different
employment entities
Base pay will be paid over the notice
period or as a lump sum
Pension contributions
for the notice period will
be paid; any lump sum
does not include pension
contributions unless
contractually agreed
Pension
contributions
will be paid until
employment
ceases
Where applicable, medical
provision for the notice
period will be paid; any
lump sum does not include
contributions unless
contractually agreed
Medical
provision/
payment will be
provided until
employment
ceases
Applicable benefits may
continue to be provided
during the notice period but
will not be paid on a lump
sum basis
Benefits will
fall away when
employment
ceases
Forfeit, no bonus
No bonus
Unvested awards lapse
Unvested
awards lapse
Pension contributions will be paid until
employment ceases
Medical provision/payment will be
provided until employment ceases
Benefits will fall away when
employment ceases
Pension contributions for the notice
period will be paid; any
lump sum would not include
pension contributions unless
contractually agreed
Where applicable, medical
provision for the notice period
will be paid; any lump sum would
not include contributions unless
contractually agreed
Applicable benefits may continue
to be provided during the notice
period but will not be paid on a lump
sum basis
Discretion to pro-rate for period
worked
Discretion to pro-rate for period
worked
The vesting date will be accelerated
to the date of separation and the
participant shall be entitled to receive
a pro-rated deferred cash value taking
into account the period that the
participant has been in employment
during the vesting period.
The vesting date will be accelerated
to the date of separation and the
participant shall be entitled to receive
a pro-rated deferred cash value taking
into account the period that the
participant has been in employment
during the vesting period.
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Voluntary
resignation
Deferred
share awards
Unvested awards lapse
Dismissal/
termination
for cause
Unvested
awards lapse
Reasons for termination
Normal and early retirement,
retrenchment and death
Mutual
separation
Senior managers – upon
termination, the vesting date will be
accelerated to the date of separation
and the participant shall be entitled to
receive pro-rated shares taking into
account the period that the participant
has been in employment during the
vesting period. Vested shares may be
exercised within six months following
termination date.
Executives – upon termination of
employment, vested shares may be
exercised within six months following
termination date. The participant will
continue to hold unvested shares post
termination of employment to vest at
the original vesting date. Upon vesting
of these shares, participant has up to
six months to exercise vested shares.
Retrenchment and retirement (early,
normal and late):
Senior managers – upon
termination, the vesting date will be
accelerated to the date of separation
and the participant shall be entitled to
receive pro-rated shares taking into
account the period that the participant
has been in employment during the
vesting period. Vested shares may be
exercised within six months following
termination date.
Executives – upon termination of
employment, vested shares may be
exercised within six months following
termination date. The participant will
continue to hold unvested shares post
termination of employment to vest at
the original vesting date. Upon vesting
of these shares, participant has up to
six months to exercise vested shares.
Death:
All participants – upon death of an
employee, the vesting date will be
accelerated, and the participant’s
estate shall be entitled to receive the full
vested and unvested deferred shares
within 12 months from date of death.
Improved minimum shareholding requirements
The committee is of the opinion that share ownership by executive management team members demonstrates their commitment to
AngloGold Ashanti’s success and serves to reinforce the alignment between executive and shareholder interests. With effect from March
2013, a MSR was introduced for the executive management team. All executive management team members are required to have a
minimum shareholding in the Company as per the table below:
The MSR was increased for executive directors and the executive management team as follows, effective 01 January 2020:
Within three years of appointment/
from introduction of MSR
(1 January 2020)
Within six years of appointment/
from introduction of MSR
(1 January 2020)
Within three years of appointment/
from introduction of MSR (prior)
Within six years of
appointment/from
introduction of MSR (prior)
Holding
requirement
150% of net annual base salary 300% of net annual base salary 100% of net annual base salary 200% of net base salary Indefinite
125% of net annual base salary 250% of net annual base salary 75% of net base salary
150% of net base salary Indefinite
100% of net annual base salary 200% of net base salary
75% of net base salary
150% of net base salary Indefinite
Role
CEO
CFO
Executive
management
team
The following count towards an individual MSR:
• Shares purchased on the market, either directly or indirectly
• Vested shares from AngloGold Ashanti’s share incentive schemes
Service contracts
All members of the executive management team have permanent
employment contracts which entitle them to standard group
benefits as defined by their specific region and participation in the
Company’s DSP.
South African executive management team members are paid a
portion of their remuneration offshore which is detailed under a
separate contract. This reflects global roles and responsibilities and
considers offshore business requirements. All such earnings are
subject to tax in South Africa.
PwC informs and assists the committee’s deliberations by drawing
on their global reach and perspective on compensation matters
and trends. They brief the remuneration committee on regulatory
developments in South Africa and major international markets.
They comment on technical matters, and generally opine on
the committee’s work. Each year, the committee evaluates the
performance of PwC as the independent advisor and sets their
fees to reflect time commitment, value added and market norms.
For the year ended on 31 December 2020, fees payable to PwC
amounted to c. R3m (2019: c. R786,000). The increase in the 2020
fee is based upon additional services required.
Change in control
Executive management team contracts are reviewed annually and
currently continue to include a change in control provision. The
change in control provision is subject to the following triggers:
Key focus areas with which PwC assisted in 2020 include:
• Consultation on executive management matters
• Gini co-efficient, wage differential calculations and associated
benchmarking
• The acquisition of all or part of AngloGold Ashanti; or
• Market trends, updates and best practice guidelines
• A number of shareholders holding less than 35% of the
Company’s issued share capital consorting to gain a majority of
the board and make management decisions; and
• Executive management team member contracts are either
terminated or their role and employment conditions are curtailed
In the event of a change in control becoming effective, the
executive management team member will in certain circumstances
be subject to both the notice period and the change in control
contract terms.
Executive management employment contracts provide that, in the
event of their employment being terminated as a result of a change
in control, the following is applicable:
• Committee training, where required
It is the committee’s opinion that PwC has acted in an independent
manner, in that they have primarily provided directional and
strategic advice.
The committee also made use of the services and output of Mercer,
who provided global survey data and analysis. Mercer’s charges
amounted to c. R733,290 (2019: c. R524,000).
Non-executive directors’ remuneration policy
• AngloGold Ashanti’s non-executive directors (NEDs) continue
to be paid according to their roles. Retainer fees for board and
standing committees are paid quarterly in arrears and are not
subject to attendance at meetings.
I. All salary, benefits and bonuses in lieu of their notice pay
The policy is applied using the following principles:
II. An amount equivalent to I above, and inclusive of the value of
any pension contributions that would have been made by the
Company in the notice period following the termination date (less
such tax and national insurance contributions as the Company is
obliged to deduct from the sum)
III. The vesting date will be accelerated to the date of the event
and the participant shall be entitled to receive pro-rated shares
taking into account the period that the participant has been in
employment during the vesting period
Remuneration consultants
• Fees are reviewed annually and increases, if any, are effective as
at the date of the AGM. They are set using a global comparator
group which is derived from companies with similar size,
complexity and geographic spread
• Fees have remained unchanged since 2014
• NEDs receive a travel allowance per night when they are away
from their home country for board meetings or on company
approved business.
• NEDs are not eligible to receive any short- or long-term
incentives
In line with best common practice, the committee, which is
comprised solely of independent non-executive directors, engages
independent consultants in relation to remuneration related matters.
The current advisor is PwC whose appointment, terms of reference
and fees payable are determined solely by the committee. PwC
is invited to attend all meetings of the committee and has regular
access to the committee’s Chairperson and members.
• Based on market data provided by PwC in accordance with the
selected peer group, a 2% US dollar inflationary increase will be
proposed to the non-executive director board fees only, for 2021.
(Details of the proposed increase are presented on pages 6 and
7 of the )
• No increase will be proposed to committee fees as these remain
favourably positioned against the market
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This section of the Remuneration Report explains the implementation of the remuneration policy by providing details of the
remuneration paid to members of the executive management team and non-executive directors for the financial year ended
31 December 2020.
Executive management team pay
Annual salary review 2020
Mercer conducts a biennial bespoke survey of executive
management team remuneration. For 2020, the committee
reviewed the comparator group against AngloGold Ashanti to
ensure that changes in the market had not led to variances that
made the current matches inappropriate. The review consisted of a
detailed analysis of companies who it was felt were appropriate for
inclusion in the benchmark.
The companies included in the comparator group were ranked
in terms of a number of criteria selected in areas which were
aligned with AngloGold Ashanti. The table below summarises the
comparator group:
2020 Comparator benchmark group
Agnico Eagle Mines
Canada
Anglo American Platinum Limited
South Africa
Antofagasta
United Kingdom
Barrick Gold Corporation
B2Gold Corporation
Gold Fields Limited
Kinross Gold Corporation
Newcrest Mining Limited
Newmont/Goldcorp
South32
Yamana Gold Incorporated
Canada
Canada
South Africa
Canada
Australia
United States
Australia
Canada
In January 2020, annual increases resulted in each member of the
executive management team receiving an increase in line with the
CPI in their respective jurisdictions. This is in line with increases for
all AngloGold Ashanti employees. The respective CPI increases
applicable to the executive management team were as follows:
Region
Australia
South Africa
USA
Inflationary salary increase
2%
5%
2%
It is to be noted that special salary increase adjustments were
implemented effective 1 January 2020 for Mr Ntuli and Mr Bailey for
purposes of market alignment.
Details available in the single total figure reporting table on pages
162 to 165.
Executive movements
The company announced on 30 July 2020 that former CEO,
Mr Dushnisky, was to step down effective 1 September 2020.
AngloGold Ashanti Chief Financial Officer, Ms Ramon was
appointed Interim CEO, and Mr Ian Kramer, Senior Vice President:
Group Finance was appointed Interim CFO. These interim
appointments were effective 1 September 2020.
Effective 1 September 2020, Mr Dushnisky stepped down from
all Directorships of the Company but remained as an employee
of the Company for the six-month period to 28 February 2021 to
ensure an orderly transition. On cessation of his employment,
on 28 February 2021, he was paid the balance of his 12-month
notice period of $2.8m, which included his DSP FY2020 cash
bonus. These payments are in accordance with our termination
policy on page 157. The details of his remuneration for FY2020
are reflected in the single total figure reporting on pages 162
to 165. All payments made to Mr Dushnisky were made and
disclosed in accordance with the JSE Listing Requirements, King
IV guidelines and our shareholder-approved remuneration policy.
No ex-gratia payments were made, and no additional payments
are owed to Mr Dushnisky.
The Interim CEO and Interim CFO‘s remuneration details are
reflected as follows on pages 162 to 165:
• Ms Ramon: CFO from 1 January 2020 to 31 August 2020
and Interim CEO from 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2020
• Mr Kramer: Interim CFO (in his capacity as a prescribed officer)
from 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2020
An allowance aligned to the Company’s acting allowance policy
formed part of Ms Ramon and Mr Kramer’s remuneration to
recognise the additional responsibilities associated with these roles,
for the period 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2020.
Ms Maria Sanz Perez, Executive Vice President: General Counsel
and Company secretary resigned effective 30 June 2020.
Ms Lizelle Marwick was promoted to the role of Executive Vice
President: General Counsel and Acting Company secretary,
effective 1 July 2020. Ms Marwick received an allowance in
recognition of acting in the Company secretary role from 1 July
2020 to 10 January 2021. The promotion of Ms Marwick illustrates
the success of the strong bench strength and talent management
within the Company.
Mr Pierre Chenard, Executive Vice President: Strategy and
Business Development, retired effective 31 January 2021.
Ms Tirelo Sibisi, Executive Vice President: Group Human
Resources, resigned effective 1 April 2021; her last day of
employment will be 30 September 2021.
The single total figure reporting on pages 162 to 165 provides
the remuneration details of executive directors and prescribed
officers aligned to the shareholder approved standard conditions
of employment. It comprises an overview of all the pay elements
available to the executive management team for the year ended
31 December 2020.
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Single total figure of remuneration
The following are definitions of terminology used in the adoption of the reporting requirements under King IV:
Reflected
Settled
In respect of the DSP awards, remuneration is reflected when
performance conditions have been met during the
reporting period.
This refers to remuneration that has been included in prior reporting
periods and has now become payable (may not yet have been
paid) to the executive in the current period.
Single total figure of remuneration
Base salary
ZAR
denominated
portion (1)
ZAR '000
USD/AUD
denominated
portion (1)
ZAR '000
–
–
5,864
5,585
5,864
5,585
4,465
3,879
5,282
2,933
–
–
–
1,377
1,156
–
1,896
–
5,202
4,607
2,353
4,481
4,484
4,944
24,838
22,221
21,657
18,608
4,594
3,981
26,251
22,589
3,305
2,560
4,255
3,900
10,462
9,074
10,832
7,945
–
–
939
–
3,851
2,871
1,763
3,184
3,518
2,337
38,925
31,871
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
Executive directors
KPM Dushnisky (4)
KC Ramon (5)
Total executive directors
Prescribed officers
SD Bailey
PD Chenard
GJ Ehm
L Eybers
I Kramer (6)
L Marwick (7)
S Ntuli
ME Sanz Perez (8)
TR Sibisi
Total prescribed officers
Pension
scheme benefits
Once-off
relocation costs
Cash in lieu of
dividends
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
Other
benefits (2)
ZAR '000
DSP
awards (3)
ZAR '000
CSLTIP
awards
ZAR '000
Sign-on awards
granted
ZAR '000
Other
payments
ZAR '000
Single total figure of remuneration
ZAR '000
USD '000 (9)
Awards earned during the period reflected but not yet settled
5,266
4,648
834
779
6,100
5,427
–
–
–
–
284
251
284
251
144
–
256
–
728
631
514
958
1,000
910
3,210
3,001
–
2,726
–
–
–
2,726
–
–
–
1,270
–
–
–
1,135
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2,405
13
142
385
194
398
336
75
37
–
–
409
163
377
64
–
–
–
–
95
36
300
169
258
158
1,514
627
1,759
2,578
924
893
2,683
3,471
1,259
1,160
2,468
1,729
710
611
798
2,310
24
–
136
–
1,387
343
1,809
68
58
61
8,649
6,282
25,796
61,842
22,507
29,135
48,303
90,977
24,103
18,087
8,554
18,362
32,108
25,329
31,896
25,054
6,085
–
16,615
–
26,942
21,041
–
20,567
20,802
19,638
167,105
148,078
–
–
–
33,064
–
33,064
–
5,917
–
–
–
33,064
–
29,160
–
–
–
–
–
7,526
–
26,447
–
22,713
–
124,827
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19,356
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19,356
–
–
16,513
–
16,513
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
289
–
571
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
860
–
54,491
90,544
51,621
73,631
106,112
164,175
33,207
31,640
20,559
47,550
43,973
68,492
44,187
67,296
7,698
–
20,413
–
38,205
37,055
6,739
55,874
30,120
50,761
245,101
358,668
3,312
6,268
3,138
5,097
6,450
11,365
2,019
2,190
1,250
3,292
2,673
4,742
2,686
4,659
468
–
1,241
–
2,322
2,565
410
3,868
1,831
3,514
14,900
24,830
(1) Salary denominated in USD/AUD for global roles and responsibilities converted to ZAR on payment date.
(2)
(3)
Other benefits include health care, Group personal accident, disability, funeral cover, accommodation allowance, pension allowance, airfare and surplus
leave encashed. Surplus leave days accrued are automatically encashed unless work requirements allow for carry over.
The fair value of the DSP comprises a cash bonus and share awards for the year ended 31 December 2020. The cash bonus is payable in February 2021
and the share awards are allocated in February 2021. Shares vest over a five-year period in equal tranches.
(4)
KPM Dushnisky received the cash portion only for 2020 due to his resignation, aligned to the standard terms and conditions of termination.
(5)
KC Ramon was appointed as Interim CEO effective 1 September 2020. Included in the DSP award is the DSP cash bonus and share award for 2020
calculated on the CFO role for 8 months only. Other payments reflect the acting allowance paid and the DSP cash bonus and share award for the acting
period of 4 months calculated on the CEO target bonus opportunity.
(6)
(7)
I Kramer was appointed as Interim CFO and prescribed officer effective 1 September 2020. All salary payments including, pension and other benefits were
pro-rated and aligned to the appointment date. Included in the DSP award is the DSP cash bonus and share award for the full year of 2020 (DSP award
was not pro-rated. It was calculated based on his normal Senior Vice President salary plus four months acting allowance on the Senior Vice President
target bonus opportunity). Other payments reflect the acting allowance for the acting period from 1 September to 31 December 2020.
L Marwick was appointed as prescribed officer and Interim Company Secretary effective 1 July 2020. All salary payments including, pension and other benefits
were pro-rated and aligned to the appointment date. Included in the DSP award is the DSP cash bonus and share award for the full year of 2020 (DSP
award was not pro-rated. It was calculated based on the prescribed officer target bonus opportunity for the full year aligned to the standard conditions of
employment). Other benefits reflect the acting allowance for the acting period in the Company Secretary role from 1 July 2020 to 10 January 2021.
(8)
ME Sanz Perez resigned from Company Secretary effective 30 June 2020. All salary payments including, pension and other benefits are pro-rated in
accordance with the resignation date.
(9)
Convenience conversion to USD at the year-to-date average exchange rate of $1: R16.4506 (2019: $1: R14.445).
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Total cash equivalent received reconciliation
Awards earned during the period reflected but
not yet settled
BSP, CIP, DSP and LTIP share awards settled
Sign-on cash settled
Sign-on shares settled
Single total
figure of
remuneration DSP awards (1)
CSLTIP
awards
Sign-on
awards
granted
DSP 2019
cash portion
settled
Grant fair
value (2)
Market
movement
since grant
date (2)
Vesting fair
value (2)
Grant fair value (2)
Currency
movement since
grant date (2)
Settlement fair
value (2)
Grant fair
value (2)
Market movement
since grant date (2)
Vesting fair
value (2)
Total cash equivalent
received reconciliation
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
US$ '000 (4)
Executive directors
KPM Dushnisky (3)
KC Ramon
2020
2019
2020
2019
Total executive directors
2020
Prescribed officers
SD Bailey
PD Chenard
GJ Ehm
L Eybers
I Kramer
L Marwick
S Ntuli
ME Sanz Perez
TR Sibisi
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
Total prescribed officers
2020
2019
54,491
90,544
51,621
73,631
106,112
164,175
33,207
31,640
20,559
47,550
43,973
68,492
44,187
67,296
7,698
–
(25,796)
(61,842)
(38,137)
(29,135)
(63,933)
(90,977)
(24,103)
(18,087)
(8,554)
(18,362)
(32,108)
(25,329)
(31,896)
(25,054)
(6,085)
–
20,413
(16,615)
–
38,205
37,055
6,739
55,874
30,120
50,761
245,101
358,668
–
(26,942)
(21,041)
–
(20,567)
(20,802)
(19,638)
(167,105)
(148,078)
–
–
–
(33,064)
–
(33,064)
–
(5,917)
–
–
–
(33,064)
–
(29,160)
–
–
–
–
–
(7,526)
–
(26,447)
–
(22,713)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(16,191)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(124,827)
(16,191)
9,177
7,119
9,214
8,378
18,391
15,497
5,473
2,613
5,557
–
8,612
7,113
8,518
6,701
–
–
–
–
6,367
3,269
6,224
5,864
5,943
5,495
46,694
31,055
2,770
–
22,804
21,504
25,574
21,504
4,960
4,066
–
–
20,969
19,622
19,688
7,463
–
–
–
–
6,289
3,956
17,588
18,839
15,258
17,709
84,752
71,655
1,810
–
24,878
2,849
26,688
2,849
5,278
724
–
–
21,781
(198)
21,295
2,825
–
–
–
–
6,710
1,046
18,861
1,460
16,122
876
90,047
6,733
4,579
–
47,682
24,353
52,261
24,353
10,237
4,789
–
–
42,750
19,424
40,983
10,289
–
–
–
–
12,999
5,002
36,448
20,299
31,380
18,585
174,797
78,388
(1)
(2)
The fair value of the DSP comprises a cash bonus and share awards for the year ended 31 December 2020. The cash bonus is payable in February 2021
and the share awards are allocated in February 2021. Shares vest over a 5-year period in equal tranches.
Reflects the sum of all the grant fair value, the sum of all the share price movements since grant to vesting date and the sum of all the vesting fair value
for the vested DSP 2019, vested CSLTIP 2017, vested BSP 2018, vested CIP 2018 and vested sign-on share awards and difference in the currency
movements for the vested sign-on cash settled award.
(3)
KPM Dushnisky’s cash portion of the DSP 2019 award was reduced by USD800,000. This is in lieu of the sign-on bonus which Mr Dushnisky voluntarily
repaid after his former employer paid him a discretionary cash incentive for the same period.
(4) Convenience conversion to USD at the year-to-date average exchange rate of $1: R16.4506 (2019: $1: R14.445).
Details of the share incentive scheme awards follow on pages 166 to 170.
14,680
17,616
–
–
14,680
17,616
–
–
3,165
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3,165
–
(245)
(1,010)
–
–
(245)
(1,010)
14,435
16,606
–
–
14,435
16,606
10,094
20,188
–
–
10,094
20,188
18,379
18,357
–
–
18,379
18,357
28,473
38,545
–
–
28,473
38,545
85,359
90,972
70,380
44,163
155,739
135,135
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3,165
6,513
9,012
15,525
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24,814
15,038
36,252
12,997
63,227
36,636
61,792
30,072
1,613
–
3,798
–
30,629
16,759
49,411
35,023
46,641
32,490
3,165
–
6,513
–
9,012
–
15,525
–
318,177
179,015
19,341
12,393
5,189
6,298
4,278
3,057
9,467
9,355
1,508
1,041
2,204
900
3,843
2,536
3,756
2,082
98
–
231
–
1,862
1,160
3,004
2,425
2,835
2,249
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Number of unvested awards and movement during the reporting period
Number of unvested awards and movement during the reporting period (continued)
Balance at
1 January
Granted
Vested,
deemed
settled
Forfeited /
lapsed
Balance at
31 December
Fair value
of granted
awards (1)
Fair value
of vested
awards (2)
Fair value of
unvested awards
at 31 December (3)
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
Sign-on share awards
Executive directors
KPM Dushnisky
Total executive
directors
Prescribed officers
PD Chenard
Total prescribed
officers
Total sign-on share
awards
Balance at
1 January
Granted
Vested,
deemed
settled
Forfeited/
lapsed
Balance at
31 December
Fair value
of granted
awards (1)
Fair value
of vested
awards (2)
Fair value
of unvested
awards at
31 December (3)
ZAR ‘000
ZAR ‘000
ZAR ‘000
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
175,878
351,755
175,878
351,755
64,951
–
–
–
–
–
87,939
175,877
87,939
175,877
32,475
–
64,951
–
64,951
–
32,475
–
64,951
–
240,829
–
120,414
351,755
64,951
175,877
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
87,939
175,878
87,939
175,878
32,476
64,951
32,476
64,951
–
–
–
–
–
13,026
28,473
38,545
28,473
38,545
15,525
–
–
15,525
13,026
–
120,415
–
240,829
13,026
43,998
38,545
30,121
55,665
30,121
55,665
11,124
20,557
11,124
20,557
41,245
76,222
(1) The fair value of granted awards represents the value of awards, calculated using a five business day volume weighted average share price prior to grant
date. The share awards were granted on start date and will vest over a 2 year period in equal tranches in accordance with the JSE Listing requirements.
(2) The fair value of KPM Dushnisky’s vested awards represents the value received on settlement date, 26 February 2020. The fair value of PD Chenard’s vested
awards represents the value received on settlement date, 12 May 2020.
(3) The fair value of unvested awards is calculated using the closing share price as at 31 December.
DSP awards
Executive directors
KPM Dushnisky
KC Ramon
Total executive
directors
Prescribed officers
SD Bailey
PD Chenard
GJ Ehm
L Eybers
I Kramer (5)
L Marwick (5)
S Ntuli
ME Sanz Perez (4)
TR Sibisi
Total prescribed
officers
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
67,742
128,719
13,548
–
67,742
–
89,782
62,595
17,956
–
89,782
–
157,524
191,314
31,504
–
157,524
–
19,196
39,635
6,398
–
–
–
19,196
40,251
–
–
–
–
82,037
54,574
16,407
–
82,037
–
77,380
53,982
15,476
–
77,380
–
7,759
9,012
3,879
–
–
–
6,170
8,397
3,085
–
–
–
24,006
46,110
8,002
–
24,006
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
67,712
45,068
13,542
99,238
–
67,712
–
63,424
43,035
12,684
–
63,424
–
–
–
–
182,913
67,742
134,421
89,782
317,334
157,524
52,433
19,196
40,251
–
120,204
82,037
115,886
77,380
12,892
–
41,959
13,848
20,404
18,353
62,363
32,201
12,920
3,924
13,121
–
17,789
16,770
17,597
15,818
2,938
–
4,579
–
6,069
–
10,648
–
2,163
–
–
–
5,546
–
5,231
–
1,311
–
11,482
2,737
1,043
–
62,114
24,006
–
67,712
93,775
63,424
–
15,030
4,907
14,691
13,842
14,028
12,965
–
2,705
–
4,577
–
4,287
–
347,684
340,064
79,473
99,238
509,037
110,851
26,863
–
333,755
–
–
333,755
68,226
–
Other management (6)
2020 1,094,152
645,154
403,017
56,337
1,279,952
210,300
136,220
2019
– 1,177,912
14,623
55,208
1,108,081
240,788
4,269
Total DSP awards
2020 1,599,360 1,176,532
513,994
155,575
2,106,323
383,514
173,731
2019
– 1,669,191
14,623
55,208
1,599,360
341,215
4,269
62,651
21,440
46,042
28,416
108,693
49,856
17,959
6,076
13,787
–
41,172
25,965
39,693
24,491
4,416
–
3,933
–
21,275
7,598
–
21,431
32,120
20,074
174,355
105,635
438,408
350,708
721,456
506,199
(1) The fair value of granted awards represents the value of awards, calculated using a five business day volume weighted average share price prior to grant
date, 25 February 2020.
(2) The fair value of vested awards represents the value deemed received on settlement date.
(3) The fair value of unvested awards is calculated using the closing share price as at 31 December.
(4) Share awards lapsed due to resignation.
(5) Opening balances were included as part of Other management.
(6) The 2019 awards include awards for Mr Charles Carter, Mr David Noko and Mr Chris Sheppard who retired in 2019.
.
.
.
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Number of unvested awards and movement during the reporting period (continued)
Number of unvested awards and movement during the reporting period (continued)
BSP awards
(Closed scheme)
Balance at
1 January Granted
Vested,
deemed
settled
Forfeited /
lapsed
Balance at
31 December
Fair value
of granted
awards
Fair value
of vested
awards (1)
Fair value
of unvested
awards at
31 December
ZAR ‘000
ZAR ‘000
ZAR ‘000
Executive directors
KPM Dushnisky
KC Ramon
Total executive
directors
Prescribed officers
SD Bailey
PD Chenard
GJ Ehm
L Eybers
I Kramer (2)
L Marwick (2)
S Ntuli
ME Sanz Perez
TR Sibisi
Total prescribed
officers
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
–
–
27,817
77,073
27,817
77,073
8,306
22,549
–
–
22,997
62,783
22,288
53,626
3,716
–
3,577
–
10,637
28,221
19,072
52,842
17,705
47,221
108,298
267,242
Other management (3)
2020
809,659
2019
2,658,138
Total BSP awards
2020
945,774
2019
3,002,453
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27,817
49,256
27,817
49,256
8,306
14,243
–
–
22,997
39,786
22,288
31,338
3,716
–
3,577
–
10,637
17,584
19,072
33,770
17,705
29,516
108,298
166,237
809,659
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27,817
–
27,817
–
8,306
–
–
–
22,997
–
22,288
–
–
–
–
–
10,637
–
19,072
–
17,705
–
101,005
–
1,745,206
95,980
816,952
945,774
–
–
1,960,699
95,980
945,774
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9,402
10,034
9,402
10,034
2,807
2,903
–
–
7,773
8,109
7,533
6,419
1,256
–
1,209
–
3,595
3,587
6,446
6,879
5,984
6,021
36,603
33,918
273,665
352,024
319,670
395,976
–
–
–
8,804
–
8,804
–
2,629
–
–
7,279
–
7,054
–
–
–
–
–
3,367
–
6,036
–
5,604
–
31,969
–
258,565
–
299,338
(1) The fair value of vested awards represents the value deemed received on settlement date. This is the final vesting for this scheme as it is closed.
(2) Opening balances were included as part of Other management.
(3) The 2019 awards include awards for Mr Charles Carter, Mr David Noko and Mr Chris Sheppard who retired in 2019.
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CIP awards (Closed
scheme)
Balance at
1 January
Granted
Matched
Forfeited /
lapsed
Balance at
31 December
Fair value
of granted
awards
Fair value
of matched
awards (1)
Fair value of
unvested awards
at 31 December
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
ZAR '000
Executive directors
KPM Dushnisky
KC Ramon
Total executive
directors
Prescribed officers
SD Bailey
CE Carter
PD Chenard
GJ Ehm
L Eybers
I Kramer
L Marwick
DC Noko
S Ntuli
ME Sanz Perez
CB Sheppard
TR Sibisi
Total prescribed
officers
Other management
Total CIP awards
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
–
–
8,475
23,270
8,475
23,270
–
–
–
949
–
–
–
16,500
6,590
16,788
–
–
–
–
–
15,370
–
–
5,742
16,039
–
14,358
3,120
9,304
15,452
89,308
–
–
23,927
112,578
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8,475
14,795
8,475
14,795
–
–
–
949
–
–
–
–
6,590
10,198
–
–
–
–
–
15,370
–
–
5,742
10,297
–
14,358
3,120
6,184
15,452
57,356
–
–
23,927
72,151
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16,500
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8,475
–
8,475
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6,590
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5,742
–
–
–
3,120
–
16,500
15,452
–
–
–
–
–
–
16,500
23,927
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2,780
3,004
2,780
3,004
–
–
–
175
–
–
–
–
2,264
1,983
–
–
–
–
–
2,974
–
–
1,883
2,104
–
2,855
891
1,249
5,038
11,340
–
–
7,818
14,344
(1) The fair value of matched awards represents the value received on settlement dates. This is the final vesting for this scheme as it is closed.
–
–
–
2,682
–
2,682
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2,086
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1,817
–
–
–
987
–
4,890
–
–
–
7,572
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Number of unvested awards and movement during the reporting period (continued)
Minimum shareholding requirements
LTIP awards
(Closed scheme)
Balance at
1 January Granted
Vested,
deemed
settled
Forfeited /
Lapsed
Balance at
31 December
Fair value
of granted
awards
Fair value
of vested
awards (1)
Fair value
of unvested
awards at
31 December
ZAR ‘000
ZAR ‘000
ZAR ‘000
Executive directors
KPM Dushnisky
KC Ramon
Total executive
directors
Prescribed officers
SD Bailey
PD Chenard
GJ Ehm
L Eybers
I Kramer (2)
L Marwick (2)
S Ntuli
ME Sanz Perez
TR Sibisi
Total prescribed
officers
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
–
–
110,595
230,595
110,595
230,595
19,793
39,793
–
–
110,595
230,595
97,535
117,535
10,143
–
7,749
–
25,173
40,173
88,463
208,463
75,971
195,971
435,422
832,530
Other management (3)
2020
934,545
2019
2,752,636
Total LTIP awards
2020
1,480,562
2019
3,815,761
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
104,468
6,127
–
–
–
56,760
63,240
110,595
104,468
6,127
–
56,760
63,240
110,595
18,696
1,097
–
9,460
10,540
19,793
–
–
104,468
56,760
92,131
9,460
9,581
–
7,319
–
23,778
7,095
83,562
56,760
71,762
56,760
411,297
–
–
6,127
63,240
5,404
10,540
562
–
430
–
1,395
7,905
4,901
63,240
4,209
63,240
24,125
–
–
–
110,595
–
97,535
–
–
–
–
–
25,173
–
88,463
–
75,971
–
196,295
218,705
417,530
882,734
51,811
–
776,383
1,023,816
952,437
1,398,499
82,063
–
1,029,438
1,305,761
1,480,562
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29,431
11,315
29,431
11,315
5,267
1,886
–
–
29,431
11,315
25,955
1,886
2,661
–
2,033
–
6,699
1,414
23,541
11,315
20,217
11,315
115,804
39,131
245,197
154,723
390,432
205,169
–
–
–
35,003
–
35,003
–
6,264
–
–
–
35,003
–
30,870
–
–
–
–
–
7,967
–
27,999
–
24,045
–
132,148
–
301,446
–
468,597
(1) The fair value of vested awards represents the value deemed received on settlement date. This is the final vesting for this scheme as it is closed.
(2) Opening balances were included as part of Other management.
(3) The 2019 awards include awards for Mr Charles Carter, Mr David Noko and Mr Chris Sheppard who retired in 2019.
For the purposes of the MSR calculation, only fully owned and vested awards will count towards the determination of the MSR
Executive
Executive directors
KPM Dushnisky (1)
KC Ramon
Prescribed officers
SD Bailey
PD Chenard (2)
GJ Ehm
L Eybers
I Kramer (3)
L Marwick (4)
S Ntuli
TR Sibisi
Six-year target
achievement date
–
March 2021
January 2025
–
March 2019
March 2023
September 2026
July 2026
January 2025
March 2022
MSR holding as at
31 December 2020 as
a percentage of net
base pay
Three-year MSR target
achievement percentage
Six-year MSR target
achievement percentage
141%
553%
115%
119%
279%
291%
27%
78%
95%
282%
150%
125%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
300%
250%
200%
200%
200%
200%
200%
200%
200%
200%
(1) Resigned as director with his last day being 28 February 2021. MSR holding not required.
(2) Retired prescribed officer with effect from 31 January 2021. MSR holding not required.
(3) Appointed prescribed officer with effect from 1 September 2020; the three-year MSR achievement is due in September 2023.
(4) Appointed prescribed officer with effect from 1 July 2020; the three-year MSR achievement is due in July 2023.
2020 DSP performance outcomes
The DSP measures resulted in an achievement of 116.57%.
The table below summarises AngloGold Ashanti’s remuneration metrics, their weightings, and performance against these metrics applicable
to the DSP during 2020:
DSP performance measure
Weighting
Threshold
measures
Target measures
Stretch measures
Actual
achievement
2020
achievement %
Financial
measures
Relative total
shareholder return
(measured in US$)
Absolute total
shareholder return
(measured in US$)
Normalised cash return
on equity (nCROE)
10.00%
Median TSR of
comparators
Halfway between
median and
upper quartile
Upper quartile
comparators
*133.67%
15.00%
10.00% US$ COE
US$ COE + 2% US$ COE + 6%
133.67%
15.00%
15.00% US$ COE
US$ COE + 2% US$ COE + 6%
24.50%
Production
12.50% 2,941oz (000)
3,062oz (000)
3,182oz (000)
3,047oz (000)
All-in-sustaining costs
15.00% US$1,101/oz
US$1,071/oz
US$ 1,041/oz
US$1,059/oz
22.50%
11.76%
18.17%
Future
optionality
Ore Reserve additions
(pre-depletion, asset
sales, mergers and
acquisitions)
Mineral Resource
(pre-depletion, asset
sales, mergers and
acquisitions)
6.25%
Plus 1.2Moz
Plus 2.3Moz
Plus 3.5Moz
5.97Moz
9.38%
6.25%
Plus 3.5Moz
Plus 7.0Moz
Plus 10.5Moz
6.73Moz
6.01%
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2020 DSP performance outcomes (continued)
DSP performance measure
Weighting
Threshold
measures
Target measures
Stretch measures
Actual
achievement
2020
achievement %
≥2.5%
performance
improvement
(3.24)
≥5%
performance
improvement
(3.14)
≥7.5%
performance
improvement
(3.06)
2.39
0.00%
92.5% critical
control
compliance
95% critical
control
compliance
97.5% critical
control
compliance
99.23%
6.00%
4.00%
4.00%
1.50%
2
3
5
5
2.25%
1.50%
50%
compliance
60%
compliance
70%
compliance
88.50%
2.25%
All injury frequency rate
(AIFR)
Safety,
health,
environment
and
community
Major hazard
management critical
control percentage
compliance
Number of critical
control registers
established for site-
specific, material health
risks (as captured
in AuRisk) at each
operation
Compliance with
occupational exposure
monitoring programmes
for noise and dust at
each operation
Number of reportable
environmental incidents
at operating mines
Greenhouse gas
emissions intensity
at gold producing
operations, measured in
kg CO2e/tonne
Number of business
disruptions as a result of
community unrest
3.00%
7.299
-0.3% off base
7.277
-0.6% off base
7.248
-1.0% off base
7.9683
0.00%
2.50%
5
3
1
0
3.75%
Core value:
People
Strategic coverage
2.00%
11 successors 13 successors
15 successors
15 successors
Key staff retention
1.00%
85% pa
90% pa
95% pa
Gender diversity
Total
2.50%
100%
19% female
representation
21% female
representation
23% female
representation
96.43%
16.96%
3.00%
1.50%
0.00%
116.57%
* Performance achievement in upper quartile of comparator group
The DSP measures resulted in an achievement of 122.57%. The committee applied downward discretion removing the incentive award for
safety in light of the fatal accidents at the South Africa and Ghana operations. The final DSP achievement was thus 116.57%; maximum
opportunity is 150%
Total remuneration outcomes – Kelvin Dushnisky
Outgoing Chief Executive Officer
Start date:
Notice period:
Change in control (as described in the Remuneration Policy, “Change in control” on page 159):
1 September 2018
12 months
12 months
CEO
(Rm)
Actual earnings
Target
Maximum
22
22
22
7
7
7
26
22
32
0
30
60
Base salary Benefits DSP cash DSP deferral
43
65
90
120
150
Total actual pay for Mr Dushnisky in 2020, which could result from the remuneration policy stated above, is shown in relation to target and
maximum earning potential.
Maximum DSP cash bonus opportunity: 150%
Maximum DSP share awards opportunity: 300%
Total DSP opportunity: 450% (as % of base pay)
Final cash bonus results: 118.3%
Final share award results: *0%
Final DSP result for 2020: 118.3%
Key objectives and achievements: Outgoing CEO
Scorecard metrics
Focus on safety
Weightings
Comments
10%
Safety performance remained Priority 1 for the company. The importance of safe
production underpinning strong performance was always emphasised.
Execute company strategy
25%
Despite all efforts to maintain the safety of our employees, we experienced the loss of six
colleagues in devastating work accidents:
• All-injury frequency rate (AIFR) improved to 2.39 per million hours worked, down from
3.31 the year prior
• Tracking of high-potential events occurred over the course of the year to ensure proper
learnings from ‘near-miss’ safety incidents
Good progress on the company strategy was achieved, including concluding agreements
for the sale of the Sadiola mine, the South African assets to Harmony and the appropriate
decision to retain Cerro Vanguardia operation in Argentina
Meet guidance: production,
costs and capital
Effective stakeholder
management
10%
20%
Despite the challenges associated with COVID-19, which surfaced materially in late Q1,
production, costs and capital expenditures were all delivered according to plan
Successful and effective engagement with all stakeholders, including host governments
and communities, shareholders (large and small) and employees
Disciplined capital allocation,
balance sheet, reinvestment in
the business and shareholder
returns
20%
A relentless focus on disciplined capital allocation
Continued debt reduction and steady improvement of the key balance sheet net debt/
EBITDA metric
Enhancement in shareholder returns
Maintain business continuity
during the COVID-19 pandemic
15%
Successful implementation of effective and efficient disaster management controls to
ensure the safety of employees, while trying to balance the need to resume normal
activities and safeguard livelihoods
3.00%
2
1
-
8
0.00%
* It is to be noted that Mr Dushnisky is only eligible to receive DSP cash bonus due to his resignation. This is aligned to the rules of the DSP.
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Outgoing CEO’s performance incentive outcome 2020
2020 DSP performance year bonus outcome
Financial performance targets
Relative total shareholder return
Absolute total shareholder return
nCroe
Production
All-in sustaining costs ($m)
Ore Reserve additions pre-depletion (Moz)
Mineral resource additions pre-depletion (Moz)
Safety, health, environment and community
Core value: people
Total % for company performance:
Organisational performance weighting:
A - Organisational performance weighted outcome:
Individual performance results
Actual individual targets and strategic objectives are not disclosed in order to
maintain commercial confidentiality in competitive markets.
Individual performance weighting:
Performance rating bonus correlation:
B - DSP opportunity based on individual performance:
Total % of cash bonus pay opportunity (A+B)
On-target total cash bonus opportunity (as % of base pay)
On-target total deferred share award opportunity (as % of base pay) (1)
Final cash bonus result (as % of base pay)
Final deferred share award result (as % of base pay)
Base pay as at December 2020 (all offshore payments converted to ZAR at
exchange rate of ZAR16.4506: USD1
Annual cash portion of DSP:
Annual deferred share portion of DSP (to vest over five years) (1)
Total 2020 deferred share plan award:
Weighting
DSP Cash
payment outcome
10.0%
10.0%
15.0%
12.5%
15.0%
6.25%
6.25%
19.5%
5.5%
100.0%
15.00%
15.00%
22.50%
11.76%
18.17%
9.38%
6.01%
14.25%
4.50%
116.57%
x
80.00%
=
93.3%
20.00%
X
125.00%
=
25.0%
118.3%
x
100.00%
0%
=
118.3%
0%
x
21,813,496
=
25,795,767
–
25,795,767
(1) It is to be noted that Mr Dushnisky is only eligible to receive DSP cash bonus due to his resignation. This is aligned with the rules of the DSP.
Total remuneration outcomes – Christine Ramon
(a) Chief Financial Officer – eight months
Start date:
Notice period:
Change in control (as described in the Remuneration Policy, “Change in control” on page 159):
1 October 2014
6 months
6 months
CFO
(Rm)
Actual earnings
Target
Maximum
0
7
7
7
2
2
2
7
6
9
15
13
19
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Base salary Benefits DSP cash DSP deferral
Total actual pay for Ms Ramon in 2020, which could result from the remuneration policy stated above, is shown in relation to target and
maximum earning potential.
Maximum DSP cash bonus opportunity: 127.5%
Maximum DSP share awards opportunity: 277.5%
Total DSP opportunity: 405% (as % of base pay)
Key objectives and achievements 2020: CFO - eight months
Scorecard metrics
Weightings
Comments
Final cash bonus results: 100.5%
Final share award results: 218.8%
Final DSP result for 2020: 319.3%
Leadership and
key stakeholder
collaboration
Liquidity, ratings
and balance sheet
management
25%
25%
Successful engagement with all stakeholders, including analysts, shareholders, JV partners,
banks, credit ratings agencies, government. Effective collaboration with leadership in
operations and all functions across the Group.
Effective and continuous influencing global ethics and accounting regulatory developments
through the International Federation of Accountants. As Chairman of the listed companies’ CFO
Forum in South Africa, provided input to influence fiscal policy and other regulatory matters.
Successful liquidity management for the Group ensuring adequate local and Group facilities.
Ensured that the $700m bond redemption was addressed in April 2020. Proactively engaged
the RCF lenders regarding the refinancing strategy and the pre-emptive draw on the $1.4bn RCF
facility to fund the bond redemption and to manage liquidity risk.
Successfully arranged a $1bn standby facility in April 2020 as a proactive liquidity measure to
manage the COVID-related operational risk. The standby facility was well perceived by the market
as it mitigated the equity issuance risk during a very challenging and uncertain time. The standby
facility agreement catered for the offset of South African asset sale proceeds as well as for bond
refinancing to be executed later in the year.
Ensured that dividend upstreaming from subsidiaries occurred on a regular basis.
Ensured that the net debt to EBITDA target of 1 time through the cycle was achieved ensuring
effective liability management and debt reduction.
Proactively engaged ratings agencies to ensure that they were fully informed on the company’s
strategy and proactive scenario planning to address the COVID-19 risks. The credit rating with
Moody’s remains Investment Grade, and the outlook has been revised to stable. Fitch remains at
Investment Grade with a stable outlook. S&P revised the outlook on their sub investment grade
rating to positive.
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Scorecard metrics
Weightings
Comments
Cost discipline and
cash preservation
measures
25%
Maintained the focus on cost discipline throughout the Group and the elimination of non-
essential spending. Corporate costs for 2020 were significantly reduced compared to the prior
year and were contained well below budget.
Ensured proactive scenario planning to address cash preservation measures.
Ensured that adequate levels of critical spares and consumables were maintained at mine sites
to mitigate the risks of delayed supplies due to COVID-19.
Ensured that Group strategic sourcing targets were achieved.
Governance and
risk management
25%
Maintained a strong culture of compliance
Ensured that COVID-19 impacts were tracked and reported separately so that this can be
assessed and disclosed appropriately to the market
Ensured that tax risks/exposures were appropriately managed and disclosed
Ensured that cybersecurity risks were well managed across the business
Ensured that the Group top 10 risks are proactively identified to mitigate the Group’s strategic,
operational and catastrophic risks
Ensured that appropriate hedging strategies were implemented
Ensured that risk processes/methodologies were simplified and consistently embedded across
the business
DSP performance incentive outcome 2020: CFO – eight months
2020 DSP performance year bonus outcome
Financial performance targets
Relative total shareholder return
Absolute total shareholder return
nCroe
Production
All-in sustaining costs ($m)
Ore Reserve additions pre-depletion (Moz)
Mineral Resource additions pre-depletion (Moz)
Safety, health, environment and community
Core value: people
Total % for company performance:
Organisational performance weighting:
A - Organisational performance weighted outcome:
Individual performance results
Actual individual targets and strategic objectives are not disclosed in order to
maintain commercial confidentiality in competitive markets.
Individual performance weighting:
Performance rating bonus correlation:
B - DSP opportunity based on individual performance:
Total % of cash bonus pay opportunity (A+B)
On-target total cash bonus opportunity (as % of base pay)
On-target total deferred share award opportunity (as % of base pay)
Weighting
DSP Cash
payment outcome
10.0%
10.0%
15.0%
12.5%
15.0%
6.25%
6.25%
19.5%
5.5%
100.0%
15.00%
15.00%
22.50%
11.76%
18.17%
9.38%
6.01%
14.25%
4.50%
116.57%
x
80.00%
=
93.3%
20.00%
X
125.00%
=
25.0%
118.3%
x
85.00%
185.00%
DSP performance incentive outcome 2020 : CFO – eight months continued
2020 DSP performance year bonus outcome
Weighting
DSP Cash
payment outcome
Final cash bonus result (as % of base pay)
Final deferred share award result (as % of base pay)
Base pay for eight months as at December 2020 (all offshore payments
converted to ZAR at exchange rate of ZAR 16.4506: USD1
Annual cash portion of DSP:
Annual deferred share portion of DSP (to vest over five years)
Total 2020 deferred share plan award:
(b) Interim Chief Executive Officer – four months
=
100.5%
218.8%
x
7,048,929
=
7,085,419
15,421,202
22,506,621
Interim CEO
(Rm)
Actual earnings
Target
Maximum
0
4
4
4
1
1
1
5
4
6
10
8
12
5
10
15
20
25
Base salary Benefits DSP cash DSP deferral
Total actual pay for Ms Ramon in 2020, which could result from the remuneration policy stated above, is shown in relation to target and
maximum earning potential.
Maximum DSP cash bonus opportunity: 150%
Maximum DSP share awards opportunity: 300%
Total DSP opportunity: 450% (as % of base pay)
Final cash bonus results: 118.3%
Final share award results: 236.6%
Final DSP result for 2020: 354.9%
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Key objectives and achievements 2020: Interim CEO – four months
Scorecard metrics
Weightings
Comments
Focus on safety
10%
Maintained a strong culture of safety across the Company’s operations.
AIFR improved by 28% to an all-time low of 2.39 injuries per million hours worked (including South
Africa for nine months).
AIFR improved by 21% to 1.68 injuries per million hours worked (excluding South Africa).
Execute company
strategy
25%
Focused on team cohesion and organisational alignment to proactively manage risks and advance the
Company’s strategy.
Obuasi Phase 1 completed and Phase 2 on track.
Siguiri recovery project completed with a steady improvement in recoveries.
Achieved commercial production at Boston Shaker underground at Tropicana at the end of
September 2020.
Gramalote and Quebradona feasibility studies on track.
Streamlined the portfolio by exiting from two operational jurisdictions by closing the:
• Sale of the South African assets on 30 September 2020, ensuring that an unconditional Section 11
approval was received.
• Morila and Sadiola sale processes.
Advanced ore reserve development and progressed reserve confidence supporting the issuance of
longer-term guidance to the market.
Actively involved in the Tanzanian discussions to recover the outstanding VAT receivable.
Maintained regular discussions with Barrick regarding the free cash flow conversion challenges in
the DRC.
10%
10%
The bond
refinancing process
Maintain business
continuity, safely
and responsibly
navigating the
COVID-19 pandemic
Scorecard metrics
Weightings
Comments
15%
Improved balance sheet flexibility and ensured that the liquidity risk was proactively managed.
Disciplined capital
allocation: balance
sheet, reinvestment
in the business and
shareholder returns
The South Africa asset sale proceeds of $200m were applied to debt reduction.
Free cash flow generation increased five-fold to $743m and helped drive net debt down to $0.6bn, the
lowest level since 2011. Net debt ratio declined to 0.24 times well below the target level of 1 times.
Continued the focus on extending mine lives and improving operating flexibility through exploration.
Ore Reserve increased by 6.1Moz on a gross basis and production life was extended to 11 years from
nine years.
Progressed Tropicana – Havana Stage 2, Sunrise Dam exploration opportunities, Iduapriem cutback/
TSF feasibility study and ongoing brownfield developments across portfolio to enable life extensions.
Received permits for Geita Hill underground, Siguiri Block and the Nyamulilima open pit and these
reinvestment opportunities are being progressed.
Progressing greenfields opportunities in the United States, Brazil and Australia.
Revised dividend policy to double dividend pay-out ratio from 10% to 20% of free cash flow generation
considering the long-term capital requirements of the company.
Successfully led the refinancing of the new $700m bond in October 2020 at a 3.75% pa coupon,
the lowest coupon in AngloGold Ashanti’s history.
Ensured that the COVID-19 pandemic has been managed safely and in a responsible manner
across our operations and within our host communities. Our focus has remained on employee
health, wellbeing and safety throughout.
Ensured that we actively monitor developments on vaccine strategy and ensured that guidelines
were issued to the operations. Our teams continued to engage with business forums and national
authorities across our operational jurisdictions.
Established a clear action plan to maximise the value of the Company.
DSP performance incentive outcome 2020: Interim CEO – four months
Meet guidance:
production, costs
and capital
Effective
stakeholder
management
10%
Guidance reinstated in October 2020 provided greater market certainty on annual production, costs
and capital expenditure.
Met guidance for the eight-consecutive year despite COVID-19 impacts.
Maintained cost discipline, limiting year on year inflation.
20%
Ensured active engagement with investors, government stakeholders and employees.
Maintained good relationships with our JV partners to ensure that the Company’s interests are
advanced.
Represented AngloGold Ashanti at the World Gold Council and ICMM. Ensured that relevant input was
submitted in developing the industry regulatory frameworks and standards.
Enhanced board reporting and ensured that the board was kept abreast of material developments.
Conducted operational site visits to ensure visible leadership at the operations.
Connected and maintained engagement with the organisation through regular communication briefs,
virtual corporate and regional town-hall sessions to communicate the progress on the Company’s
strategy and to maintain visible leadership presence.
2020 DSP performance year bonus outcome
Financial performance targets
Relative total shareholder return
Absolute total shareholder return
nCroe
Production
All-in sustaining costs ($m)
Ore Reserve additions pre-depletion (Moz)
Mineral Resource additions pre-depletion (Moz)
Safety, health, environment and community
Core value: people
Total % for company performance:
Organisational performance weighting:
A - Organisational performance weighted outcome:
Individual performance results
Actual individual targets and strategic objectives are not disclosed in order to
maintain commercial confidentiality in competitive markets.
Individual performance weighting:
Performance rating bonus correlation:
Weighting
DSP Cash
payment outcome
10.0%
10.0%
15.0%
12.5%
15.0%
6.25%
6.25%
19.5%
5.5%
100.0%
15.00%
15.00%
22.50%
11.76%
18.17%
9.38%
6.01%
14.25%
4.50%
116.57%
x
80.00%
=
93.3%
20.00%
X
125.00%
=
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this document, other than
statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, those
concerning the economic outlook for the gold mining industry,
expectations regarding gold prices, production, total cash
costs, all-in sustaining costs, all-in costs, cost savings and other
operating results, return on equity, productivity improvements,
growth prospects and outlook of AngloGold Ashanti’s operations,
individually or in the aggregate, including the achievement of
project milestones, commencement and completion of commercial
operations of certain of AngloGold Ashanti’s exploration and
production projects and the completion of acquisitions, dispositions
or joint venture transactions, AngloGold Ashanti’s liquidity and
capital resources and capital expenditures and the outcome and
consequence of any potential or pending litigation or regulatory
proceedings or environmental health and safety issues, are
forward-looking statements regarding AngloGold Ashanti’s
operations, economic performance and financial condition.
These forward-looking statements or forecasts involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
AngloGold Ashanti’s actual results, performance or achievements
to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied in these forward-looking
statements. Although AngloGold Ashanti believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and
forecasts are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such
expectations will prove to have been correct.
Accordingly, results could differ materially from those set out in the
forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors,
changes in economic, social and political and market conditions,
the success of business and operating initiatives, changes in the
regulatory environment and other government actions, including
environmental approvals, fluctuations in gold prices and exchange
rates, the outcome of pending or future litigation proceedings, any
supply chain disruptions, any public health crises, pandemics or
epidemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic), and other business
and operational risks and other factors. For a discussion of such
risk factors, refer to AngloGold Ashanti’s annual report on Form
20-F has each been filed with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). These factors are not necessarily
all of the important factors that could cause AngloGold Ashanti’s
actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable
factors could also have material adverse effects on future results.
Consequently, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on forward-looking statements.
AngloGold Ashanti undertakes no obligation to update publicly or
release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required
by applicable law. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking
statements attributable to AngloGold Ashanti or any person acting
on its behalf are qualified by the cautionary statements herein.
Disclaimer
The summary information of the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve in this report is based on information signed off by Mr VA
Chamberlain, a Competent Person who is a full-time employee of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. Mr VA Chamberlain consents to the
inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. AngloGold Ashanti
confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market
announcement and, in the case of estimates of Mineral Resource or Ore Reserve, that all material assumptions and technical
parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
The company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially
modified from the original market announcement.
2020 DSP performance year bonus outcome
B - DSP opportunity based on individual performance:
Total % of cash bonus pay opportunity (A+B)
On-target total cash bonus opportunity (as % of base pay)
On-target total deferred share award opportunity (as % of base pay)
Final cash bonus result (as % of base pay)
Final deferred share award result (as % of base pay)
Base pay for four months as at December 2020 (all offshore payments converted
to ZAR at exchange rate of ZAR 16.4506: USD1
Annual cash portion of DSP:
Annual deferred share portion of DSP (to vest over five years)
Total 2020 deferred share plan award:
Weighting
DSP Cash
payment outcome
25.0%
118.3%
x
100%
200%
=
118.3%
236.6%
x
4,405,570
=
5,209,840
10,419,679
15,629,519
Non-executive directors’ fees and allowances
The board elected not to take an increase in 2020, given the COVID-19 pandemic. Non-executive directors have not received an increase in
their fees since 2014. Note that while the fees have not changed, the absolute figures will vary according to the number of meetings held in
a particular year.
The table below details the fees payable to non-executive directors in accordance with the company’s shareholder approved policy together
with allowances paid in the year. It is to be noted that certain of the non-executive directors either waived an element of their fees or
donated part of their fees to the South African Solidarity Fund or associated funds, and as such the table does not reflect the fees that were
actually paid or received by these non-executive directors.
Director
fees
Committee
fees
Travel
allowance
Total
Total
130,500
150,500
63,500
130,500
130,500
33,500
130,500
130,500
33,500
130,500
329,000
2020
71,875
72,000
28,500
59,000
35,500
16,625
40,000
67,000
13,125
67,875
77,250
–
–
11,250
7,500
7,500
–
–
11,250
10,000
7,500
–
202,375
222,500
103,250
197,000
173,500
50,125
170,500
208,750
56,625
205,875
406,250
2019
106,750
193,250
–
216,500
195,500
185,750
–
230,250
218,250
230,500
386,750
2018
–
229,500
–
52,500
200,000
197,500
–
235,250
260,750
–
441,000
1,393,000
548,750
55,000
1,996,750
1,963,500
1,616,500
M Ramos (Chairperson)
R Gasant (Lead independent director)
K Busia (1)
AM Ferguson
AH Garner
NP January-Bardill (2)
N Magubane (3)
MDC Richter
RJ Ruston (2)
JE Tilk
SM Pityana (4)
Total
(1) Director joined on 1 August 2020
(2) Directors retired effective 6 May 2020
(3) Director joined on 1 January 2020
(4) Director resigned effective 7 December 2020
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ADMINISTRATION AND CORPORATE INFORMATION
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Directors
Share registrars
Registration No. 1944/017354/06
Incorporated in the Republic
of South Africa
Executive
KC Ramon ^
(Interim Chief Executive Officer)
Share codes:
ISIN: ZAE000043485
JSE: ANG
NYSE: AU
ASX: AGG
GhSE: (Shares) AGA
GhSE: (GhDS) AAD
JSE Sponsor:
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Auditors:
Ernst & Young Inc.
Offices
Registered and Corporate
76 Rahima Moosa Street
Newtown 2001
(PO Box 62117, Marshalltown 2107)
South Africa
Telephone: +27 11 637 6000
Fax: +27 11 637 6624
Australia
AMP Building
140 St George’s Terrace
Perth, WA 6000
(PO Box Z5046, Perth WA 6831)
Australia
Telephone: +61 8 9425 4600
Fax: +61 8 9425 4662
Ghana
Gold House
Patrice Lumumba Road
(PO Box 2665)
Accra
Ghana
Telephone: +233 303 773400
Fax: +233 303 778155
Non-executive
MDC Ramos ^ (Chairman)
KOF Busia°
AM Ferguson *
AH Garner #
R Gasant ^
NVB Magubane ^
MC Richter #~
JE Tilk §
*British §Canadian # American
~Panamanian ^ South African ° Ghanaian
Officers
Interim Chief Financial Officer:
I Kramer
Group Company Secretary:
MML Mokoka
Investor relations contacts
Sabrina Brockman
Telephone: +1 646 880 4526
Mobile: +1 646 379 2555
E-mail: sbrockman@anglogoldashanti.com
Fundisa Mgidi
Telephone: +27 11 637 6763
Mobile: +27 82 821 5322
E-mail: fmgidi@anglogoldashanti.com
Yatish Chowthee
Telephone: +27 11 637 6273
Mobile: +27 78 364 2080
E-mail: yrchowthee@anglogoldashanti.com
General e-mail enquiries
Investors@anglogoldashanti.com
AngloGold Ashanti website
www.anglogoldashanti.com
Company secretarial e-mail
Companysecretary@anglogoldashanti.com
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(Private Bag X9000, Saxonwold, 2132)
South Africa
Telephone: 0861 100 950 (in SA)
Fax: +27 11 688 5218
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Pty Limited
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Australia
Telephone: +61 8 9323 2000
Telephone: 1300 55 2949
(Australia only)
Fax: +61 8 9323 2033
Ghana
NTHC Limited
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Off Kwame Nkrumah Avenue
PO Box K1A 9563 Airport
Accra
Ghana
Telephone: +233 302 235814/6
Fax: +233 302 229975
ADR Depositary
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PO Box 30170
College Station, TX 77842-3170
United States of America
Telephone: +1 866 244 4140
(Toll free in USA) or
+1 201 680 6825 (outside USA)
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