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ANGLOGOLD NEWS RELEASE

Release Date: 02/07/2003 16:41
Code(s): ANG
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ANGLOGOLD NEWS RELEASE Anglogold Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration Number: 1944/017354/06) ISIN Number:ZAE000043485 NYSE Ticker: AU 2 July 2003 ANGLOGOLD CONCLUDES SALE OF INTEREST IN JERRITT CANYON JOINT VENTURE AngloGold today announced that it has concluded the transaction with Queenstake Resources U.S.A. Inc, for the sale of its interests in the Jerritt Canyon Joint Venture. This follows the receipt by the Jerritt Canyon Joint venture partners of a second unsolicited offer from Queenstake. AngloGold owns 70% of the joint venture and is the operator and managing partner of the Jerritt Canyon Mine. Under the terms of the purchase and sale agreement, Queenstake paid the Jerritt Canyon Joint Venture $1.5 million in cash and 32 million shares of Queenstake common stock at closing, with $6 million in deferred payments and approximately $4 million in future royalty payments. Queenstake accepted full closure and reclamation liabilities and posted surety bonds totalling $33.5 million with the regulatory agencies. Permits for the operation of the mine were transferred to Queenstake effective June 30, 2003. For the year ended December 31, 2002, Jerritt Canyon produced 237,000 attributable ounces of gold at a total cash cost of $249 per ounce. Disclaimer Except for the historical information contained herein, there are matters discussed in this news release that are forward-looking statements. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. For a discussion of important factors including, but not limited to development of the Company"s business, the economic outlook in the gold mining Industry, expectations regarding gold prices and production, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, refer to the Company"s annual report on the Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2002 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 7 April 2003. Date: 02/07/2003 04:41:29 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department