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ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Kumba Iron Ore approves Kapstevel South project at Kolomela

Release Date: 28/07/2020 08:00
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Kumba Iron Ore approves Kapstevel South project at Kolomela

NEWS RELEASE
Anglo American plc (the “Company”)
Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AN
Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43
ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820
JSE Share Code: AGL
NSX Share Code: ANM

28 July 2020

Kumba Iron Ore approves Kapstevel South project at Kolomela

Anglo American notes the announcement made by Kumba Iron Ore this morning, the text of
which appears below.

Kumba is pleased to announce the approval of its Kapstevel South project at its Kolomela mine
by both the Company’s and Anglo American’s boards.

The total capital cost of the project will be approximately R7 billion, including pre-stripping. It is
anticipated that the addition of the Kapstevel South pit will deliver an after-tax internal rate of
return of ~25% and allow Kolomela to maintain an estimated EBITDA margin of >35% in the long-
term.

The project entails the development of a new pit, Kapstevel South and associated infrastructure
at Kolomela. The pit is a conventional truck and shovel operation producing high quality direct
shipping ore (DSO). Whilst the pit is included in the current life of mine, it contributes significantly
to sustaining production of ~13Mt for the remaining life of mine. Pit establishment and waste
stripping will commence this year with first ore expected in 2024.

Themba Mkhwanazi, CEO of Kumba, said: “The approval of this project, at a time when the global
and South African economies face the challenges of Covid-19, underscores Kumba’s positive
longer-term outlook for demand for its high-quality product. It also demonstrates our commitment
to extend the lives of our mines and continue providing much-needed jobs and livelihoods in the
Northern Cape region.”

The operational and financial forecasts provided in this announcement are estimates and the
financial information has not been reviewed and reported on by the Company's external auditors.

For further information, please contact:

Media                                                                       Investors
UK                                                                          UK
James Wyatt-Tilby                                                           Paul Galloway
james.wyatt-tilby@angloamerican.com                                         paul.galloway@angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759                                                    Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8718

Marcelo Esquivel                                                            Robert Greenberg
marcelo.esquivel@angloamerican.com                                          robert.greenberg@angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891                                                    Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 2124

Katie Ryall                                                                 Emma Waterworth
katie.ryall@angloamerican.com                                               emma.waterworth@angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8935                                                    Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8574

South Africa
Pranill Ramchander
pranill.ramchander@angloamerican.com
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592

Sibusiso Tshabalala
sibusiso.tshabalala@angloamerican.com
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2175

Notes to editors:
Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential
ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive
operations, development projects and undeveloped resources, provides many of the metals and
minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing
consumer-driven demands of developed and maturing economies. With our people at the heart
of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to mine, process, move
and market our products to our customers – and to discover new resources – safely and
sustainably.

As a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum group metals, the
steelmaking ingredients of iron ore and metallurgical coal, and nickel – with crop nutrients in
development and thermal coal operations planned for divestment – we are committed to being
carbon neutral across our operations by 2040. We work together with our business partners and
diverse stakeholders to unlock sustainable value from precious natural resources for the benefit
of the communities and countries in which we operate, for society as a whole, and for our
shareholders. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.
www.angloamerican.com

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The Company has a primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and secondary
listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Botswana Stock Exchange, the Namibia Stock Exchange
and the SIX Swiss Exchange.

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Date: 28-07-2020 08:00:00
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