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AngloGold Ashanti's Mponeng mine resumes production
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa \ Reg. No. 1944/017354/06)
ISIN No. ZAE000043485 – JSE share code: ANG \ CUSIP: 035128206 – NYSE share code: AU
Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com
News Release
14 November 2012
AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng Mine Resumes Production
(Johannesburg) – AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to report that normal operations have resumed at its
Mponeng mine in South Africa following successful engagement with employee and trade union
representatives over the past week.
All mining and processing at Mponeng was suspended on November 6, after two underground sit-ins by a
group of workers and some vandalism to property led to management concerns that safe working
conditions could not be assured. Talks between AngloGold Ashanti’s South Africa regional management
and representatives of unions and associations in the intervening period culminated in the agreement by all
parties of a set of guiding principles that will govern safe work and labour relations at Mponeng in future.
This document, signed by the local branches of the National Union of Mineworkers, Solidarity, The United
Association of South Africa and worker representatives of The Association of Mineworkers and
Construction Union at a public meeting on 10 November, covers a series of issues including: the
importance of safety; freedom of association for all workers; transparency and honesty in all interactions;
respect for rule of law and rejection of intimidation; a collective commitment to effective dispute resolution;
and acknowledgement of the sanctity of collective bargaining. The return to work at Mponeng was based
on the same wages and working conditions applicable at the company’s other South African operations.
“This is an important set of guiding principles, drafted and agreed between AngloGold Ashanti and a
diverse group of labour representatives,” Mike O’Hare, AngloGold Ashanti’s executive vice president of
South Africa, said. “These principles provide a good foundation for a constructive relationship into the
future which is essential for all stakeholders given the long-term nature of this business.”
With the successful restart of Mponeng, all six of AngloGold Ashanti’s underground mines in South Africa,
as well as its surface operations, are now operating and ramping up to full production. As discussed at the
third-quarter results presentation on 8 November, AngloGold Ashanti will evaluate underground conditions
in reviewing the time needed for Mponeng’s production build-up, before releasing cost and production
guidance for the fourth quarter.
About AngloGold Ashanti’s South African Operations
AngloGold Ashanti’s South African operations accounted for approximately 32% of total group production
during the first half of the year. Approximately 35,000 people are employed across AngloGold Ashanti’s
South African operations. This figure is inclusive of contractors and those working on two major capital
projects under way at the Moab Khotsong and Mponeng mines.
AngloGold Ashanti is a member of the gold industry’s collective wage bargaining unit at the Chamber of
Mines and as such is committed to addressing demands regarding pay and other substantive issues
through this framework. At present, the gold industry is in the second year of a two-year wage agreement
with the latest increases, ranging from 8% to 10%, awarded to the workforce in July 2012, under the
agreement reached in 2011. A similar increase was awarded last year. South Africa’s annual Consumer
Price Inflation was 5% in August 2012. In addition, under the auspices of the Entry Level Task Team
established by the Chamber of Mines, major gold producers and the recognised unions and associations
during the 2011 wage talks, additional improvements to the current pay structure were offered to workers
on October 18. A summary of this latest offer, agreed by the members of the Chamber of Mines, the
National Union of Mineworkers, Solidarity and the United Association of South Africa, is contained in
AngloGold Ashanti’s press release dated Friday 28 October.
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Certain statements made in this communication, other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, those concerning the economic outlook for the
gold mining industry, expectations regarding gold prices, production, cash costs and other operating results, growth prospects and outlook of AngloGold Ashanti’s
operations, individually or in the aggregate, including the achievement of project milestones, the completion and commencement of commercial operations of certain
of AngloGold Ashanti’s exploration and production projects and the completion of acquisitions and dispositions, 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 issues, are forward-
looking statements or forecasts 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, political and market conditions, success of business and operating initiatives, changes in the regulatory environment and other
government actions including environmental approvals and actions, fluctuations in gold prices and exchange rates, and business and operational risk management.
For a discussion of certain of these and other factors, refer to AngloGold Ashanti's annual report for the year ended 31 December 2011, which was distributed to
shareholders on 4 April 2012, the company’s 2011 annual report on Form 20-F, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States
on 23 April 2012 and the prospectus supplement to the company’s prospectus dated 17 July 2012 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
25 July 2012. 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,
stakeholders 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 today’s date 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.
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managing its business. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the reported operating results or cash flow from
operations or any other measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. In addition, the presentation of these measures may not be comparable to
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