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ANGLOGOLD - QUARTERLY REPORT

Release Date: 23/04/1998 09:33
Code(s): WDL FRG ESV ANG ERG SVL ELA JOE
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WESTERN DEEP LEVELS LIMITED
FREE STATE CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINES LIMITED
EASTVAAL GOLD HOLDINGS LIMITED
ANGLOGOLD LIMITED

(FORMERLY VAAL REEFS EXPLORATION AND MINING COMPANY LIMITED) EAST RAND GOLD AND URANIUM COMPANY LIMITED SOUTHVAAL HOLDINGS LIMITED ELANDSRAND GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED HJ JOEL GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED
ABRIDGED REPORTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 1998 WESTERN DEEP LEVELS LIMITED REGISTRATION NUMBER 57/02349/06
QUARTER QUARTER YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
MAR. 1998 DEC. 1997 DEC. 1997
(AUDITED) GOLD
PRODUCTION - KG 11 350 10 727 37 210 CASH COSTS -
R/KG PRODUCED 34 806 36 112 39 885
REVENUE - R/KG SOLD 52 843 53 282 52 687 NET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
- R MILLION 30,3 30,0 97,8
PROFIT AVAILABLE - R MILLION 90,9 78,8 215,2
EARNINGS PER SHARE - CENTS 328 284 776
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE - CENTS 775 FREE STATE CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINES LIMITED REGISTRATION NUMBER 05/28210/06
QUARTER QUARTER YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
MAR. 1998 DEC. 1997 DEC. 1997
(AUDITED) GOLD
PRODUCTION - KG 14 995 18 033 74 331
CASH COSTS - R/KG PRODUCE 46 949 50 391 49 070
REVENUE - R/KG SOLD 60 961 59 142 54 641 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
- R MILLION 22,1 36,5 129,4 PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE HOLDERS OF ORDINARY SHARES EXCLUDING THOSE HELD
BY SUBSIDIARIES - R MILLION 59,2 26,5 204,7
EARNINGS PER SHARE - CENTS 52 23 179
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE - CENTS 180 EASTVAAL GOLD HOLDINGS LIMITED REGISTRATION NUMBER 91/04409/06
QUARTER QUARTER YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
MAR. 1998 DEC. 1997 DEC. 1997
(AUDITED) PROFIT AFTER TAXATION TRANSFERRED TO NON-DISTRIBUTABLE
RESERVE - R000 4 603 50 657 74 741
EARNINGS PER SHARE - CENTS 1 11 16
PROFITS EARNED PRIOR TO THE MOAB PROJECT BECOMING ENTIRELY SELF-FUNDING WILL BE USED TO PARTLY FUND THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF THE PROJECT. SUCH PROFITS ARE TRANSFERRED TO A NON-DISTRIBUTABLE RESERVE AND ARE NOT THEREFORE AVAILABLE FOR DIVIDEND.
THE DECEMBER QUARTER INCLUDES A PREFERENCE DIVIDEND OF R44 871 000.
OPERATIONS BY ANGLOGOLD LIMITED RELATING TO ITS MOAB LEASE AREA:
QUARTER QUARTER YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
MAR. 1998 DEC. 1997 DEC. 1997
(AUDITED)
AREA MINED - M2000 7 9 31
TONS MILLED - 000 49 56 169
YIELD - G/T 13,16 14,32 16,38
PRODUCTION - KG 644 802 2 771 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
- R MILLION 66,2 97,6 291,8 SHAFT SINKING -
NO. 11 SHAFT METRES METRES METRES ROCK/VENTILATION SUB-VERTICAL SHAFT
ADVANCE 25 16 474
DEPTH TO DATE 714 689 689
STATION CUTTING 211 604 982 DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT VALUES REPRESENT ACTUAL RESULTS OF SAMPLING, NO ALLOWANCES HAVING BEEN MADE FOR ADJUSTMENTS NECESSARY IN ESTIMATING ORE RESERVES. ADVANCE SAMPLED
METRES METRES CHANNEL GOLD URANIUM
WIDTH G/T CM.G/T KG/T CM.KG/T CM QUARTER ENDED MARCH 1998 MOAB LEASE AREA
VAAL REEF 530 28 48,1 61,31 2 949 2,36 126,59 ANGLOGOLD LIMITED
(FORMERLY VAAL REEFS EXPLORATION AND MINING COMPANY LIMITED) REGISTRATION NUMBER 05/17354/06
QUARTER QUARTER YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
MAR. 1998 DEC. 1997 DEC. 1997
(AUDITED) GOLD
PRODUCTION - KG 15 055 19 360 69 489 CASH COSTS -
R/KG PRODUCED 35 606 36 035 37 484
REVENUE - R/KG SOLD 54 085 60 750 55 075 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE -
R MILLION 78,2 130,7 391,7 PROFIT AVAILABLE -
R MILLION 74,0 98,9 319,3
EARNINGS PER SHARE - CENTS 377 504 1 643 DIVIDENDS PER SHARE -
CENTS 1 630 EAST RAND GOLD AND URANIUM COMPANY LIMITED REGISTRATION NUMBER 71/07001/06
QUARTER QUARTER YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
MAR. 1998 DEC. 1997 DEC. 1997
(AUDITED) GOLD
PRODUCTION - KG 3 009 3 199 12 958 CASH COSTS -
R/KG PRODUCED 40 112 40 968 38 596
REVENUE - R/KG SOLD 51 476 52 387 52 310 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE -
R MILLION 4,2 5,3 26,4
PROFIT AVAILABLE - R MILLION 16,2 16,7 66,7
EARNINGS PER SHARE - CENTS 31 32 129
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE - CENTS 130 SOUTHVAAL HOLDINGS LIMITED REGISTRATION NUMBER 66/11806/06
QUARTER QUARTER YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
MAR. 1998 DEC. 1997 DEC. 1997
(AUDITED) ROYALTY FROM ANGLOGOLD LIMITED AND NET SUNDRY
INCOME - R MILLION 137,2 159,3 415,5 PROFIT AFTER TAXATION -
R MILLION 79,3 92,4 239,1
EARNINGS PER SHARE - CENTS 305 355 920
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE - CENTS 930 ELANDSRAND GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED REGISTRATION NUMBER 74/01477/06
QUARTER QUARTER YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
MAR. 1998 DEC. 1997 DEC. 1997
(AUDITED) GOLD
PRODUCTION - KG 5 852 6 222 20 217 CASH COSTS -
R/KG PRODUCED 40 986 41 096 39 711
REVENUE - R/KG SOLD 54 184 54 170 53 696 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE -
R MILLION 18,4 21,9 75,4
PROFIT AVAILABLE - R MILLION 24,6 38,6 122,1
EARNINGS PER SHARE - CENTS 21 33 114
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE - CENTS 115 HJ JOEL GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED REGISTRATION NUMBER 85/01995/06
NINE
QUARTER QUARTER YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
MAR. 1998 DEC. 1997 DEC. 1997
(AUDITED) GOLD
PRODUCTION - KG 1 763 2 021 5 844
CASH COSTS - R/KG PRODUCED 43 169 37 717 39 594
REVENUE - R/KG SOLD 52 349 53 601 53 121 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE -
R MILLION 69,8 46,4 178,3
PROFIT AVAILABLE - - - GENERAL NOTES
1. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ALL RESULTS ARE UNAUDITED.
2. EARNINGS PER SHARE ARE, WHERE APPLICABLE, AFTER APPROPRIATION FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.
3. THE UNABRIDGED REPORTS WILL BE POSTED ON OR ABOUT WEDNESDAY, 29 APRIL 1998 AND COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TRANSFER SECRETARIES AND THE REGISTERED OFFICES.
4. THE UNABRIDGED REPORTS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET ON HTTP://WWW.AAC.CO.ZA/GOLD/GOLDHOME.HTM. JOHANNESBURG 23 APRIL 1998
INTERNET ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.AAC.CO.ZA/GOLD/GOLDHOME.HTM TRANSFERSECRETARIES:
CONSOLIDATED SHARE REGISTRARS LIMITED, FIRST FLOOR, EDURA, 41 FOX STREET, JOHANNESBURG 2001 (PO BOX 61051, MARSHALLTOWN 2107) REGISTERED OFFICES:
44 MAIN STREET, JOHANNESBURG 2001 (PO BOX 62117, MARSHALLTOWN 2107)