Form 6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Report on Form 6-K dated February 23, 2015

This Report on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference in

our automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form F-3 as amended (File No. 333-182712) and our Registration

Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-10990 and 333-113789) as amended, to the extent not superseded by

documents or reports subsequently filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of

1934, in each case as amended

Commission file number: 1-14846

 

 

        AngloGold Ashanti Limited        

(Name of Registrant)

76 Jeppe Street

Newtown, Johannesburg, 2001

(P O Box 62117, Marshalltown, 2107)

South Africa

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F: ý        Form 40-F:  q

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Yes: q        No:  ý

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Yes: q         No:  ý

 

Enclosures:

Unaudited condensed financial statements as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for each of the three months and year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, prepared in accordance with IFRS, and related management’s discussion.


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Report

for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2014

Year

 

v  

Production of 4.436Moz - up 8% year-on-year

v  

Capital expenditure of $1.2bn - 39% below 2013

v  

Corporate costs $92m - 54% lower year-on-year

v  

Exploration and evaluation costs $144m - 44% lower year-on-year

v  

Adjusted EBITDA stable at $1,665m despite a 10% drop in gold price

v  

Self-help measures progressed to deleverage in medium term

Quarter

 

v  

Strong production of 1.156Moz - up 2%

v  

Adjusted EBITDA improves to $407m

v  

Obuasi enters limited operations after workforce retrenchment; Feasibility study well advanced

 

                    Quarter                  Year      
          

        ended
Dec

2014

    

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Sep

2014

    

        ended
Dec

2013

    

        ended

Dec

2014

    

        ended
Dec

2013

 
            US dollar / Imperial  
Operating review                    

Gold

                   

Produced

   - oz (000)      1,156         1,128         1,229         4,436         4,105   

Sold

   - oz (000)      1,172         1,101         1,191         4,458         4,093   

Price received 1

   - $/oz      1,202         1,281         1,271         1,264         1,401   

All-in sustaining costs 2

   - $/oz      1,017         1,036         1,015         1,026         1,174   

All-in costs 2

   - $/oz      1,143         1,144         1,233         1,148         1,466   

Total cash costs 3

   - $/oz      724         820         748         787         830   
   
Financial review                    

Gold income

   - $m      1,278         1,295         1,418         5,218         5,497   

Cost of sales

   - $m      (1,061)         (1,052)         (1,042)         (4,190)         (4,146)   

Total cash costs 3

   - $m      777         864         861         3,292         3,297   

Production costs4

   - $m      833         877         866         3,410         3,384   

Gross profit

   - $m      222         273         404         1,043         1,445   

(Loss) profit attributable to equity shareholders

   - $m      (58)         41         (305)         (58)         (2,230)   
     - cents/share      (14)         10         (75)         (14)         (568)   

Headline (loss) earnings 5

   - $m      (71)         44         (276)         (79)         78   
     - cents/share      (17)         11         (68)         (19)         20   

Net cash flow from operating activities

   - $m      213         320         431         1,220         1,246   

Capital expenditure

   - $m      363         261         477         1,209         1,993   

 

  Notes:

  

1.

  

Refer to note A “Non-GAAP disclosure” for the definition.

  
  

2.

  

Refer to note B “Non-GAAP disclosure” for the definition.

  

$ represents US dollar, unless otherwise stated.

  

3.

  

Refer to note C “Non-GAAP disclosure” for the definition.

  

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

  

4.

  

Refer to note 3 of notes for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2014.

  
  

5.

  

Refer to note 9 of notes for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2014

  

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, 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, and business and operational risk management. For a discussion of such risk factors, refer to AngloGold Ashanti’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2013, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on 14 April 2014. 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.

This communication may contain certain “Non-GAAP” financial measures. AngloGold Ashanti utilises certain Non-GAAP performance measures and ratios in 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 similarly titled measures other companies may use

 

 

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   Quarter 4 2014  


 

 

 

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Operations at a glance

for the quarter ended 31 December 2014

    

 

Production

 

    All-in sustaining costs1     Total cash costs 2
     oz (000)    

 

Year-on-year
% Variance 3

    Qtr on Qtr
% Variance 4
    $/oz     Year-on-year
% Variance 3
    Qtr on Qtr
% Variance 4
    $/oz     Year-on-year
% Variance 3
    Qtr on Qtr
% Variance  4
         

 

SOUTH AFRICA

 

    300        (12     (4     1,097        9        (2     830        8      (8)

 Vaal River Operations

 

    124        (2     16        1,031        (5     (11     773        1      (18)

 Great Noligwa

 

    22        10        29        1,027        (21     (24     894        (13   (30)

 Kopanang

 

    33        (15     (13     1,324        2        9        1,014        11      2

 Moab Khotsong

 

    68        1        31        888        -        (15     615        3      (22)

West Wits Operations

 

    119        (23     (22     1,129        23        12        864        21      5

 Mponeng

 

    56        (40     (39     1,275        32        42        946        44      38

 TauTona

 

    63        2        3        1,000        17        (15     792        (2   (23)

Total Surface Operations

 

    56        (3     8        1,116        7        (11     883        (3   (16)

Other

    1        100        (50     -        -        -        -        -      -
         

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

 

    856        (4     5        968        (2     (1     692        (7   (12)

CONTINENTAL AFRICA

 

    419        (9     2        907        (20     (2     687        (18   (14)

 DRC

 

                   

 Kibali - Attr. 45% 5

 

    80        100        23        532        13        (8     546        16      (3)

 Ghana

 

                   

 Iduapriem

 

    40        (40     (11     1,248        8        27        976        1      13

 Obuasi

 

    48        (24     (38     1,440        (30     23        999        (26   3

 Guinea

 

                   

 Siguiri - Attr. 85%

 

    68        (9     (6     973        (13     22        884        5      19

 Mali

 

                   

 Morila - Attr. 40% 5

 

    15        25        50        937        (35     (44     973        14      (36)

 Sadiola - Attr. 41% 5

 

    21        (13     -        1,049        (36     (1     942        (37   (4)

 Yatela - Attr. 40% 5

 

    3        (63     50        414        (81     (78     220        (89   (87)

 Namibia

 

                   

 Navachab

 

    -        (100     -        -        (100     -        -        (100   -

 Tanzania

 

                   

 Geita

 

    144        (6     24        751        (4     (17     429        (21   (40)

 Non-controlling interests, exploration and other

                   
         

AUSTRALASIA

 

    157        (7     3        995        30        2        729        14      (15)

 Australia

 

                   

 Sunrise Dam

 

    61        (40     (10     1,193        48        7        1,083        58      10

 Tropicana - Attr. 70%

 

    96        45        14        824        29        3        482        (15   (33)

 Exploration and other

                   
         

AMERICAS

 

    280        7        12        1,042        17        1        677        7      (7)

 Argentina

 

                   

 Cerro Vanguardia - Attr. 92.50%

 

    64        5        3        1,051        23        10        780        16      19

 Brazil

 

                   

 AngloGold Ashanti Mineração

 

    121        1        20        970        9        (6     565        9      (19)

 Serra Grande

 

    42        24        31        947        (1     (14     570        (20   (29)

 United States of America

 

                   

 Cripple Creek & Victor

 

    54        15        (4     1,261        17        17        895        8      8

 Non-controlling interests, exploration and other

                   
         

OTHER

 

                   

Sub-total

    1,156        (6     2        1,017        -        (2     724        (3   (12)

1 Refer to note B under “Non-GAAP disclosure” for definition

2 Refer to note C under “Non-GAAP disclosure” for definition

3 Variance December 2014 quarter on December 2013 quarter - increase (decrease).

4 Variance December 2014 quarter on September 2014 quarter - increase (decrease).

5 Equity accounted joint ventures.

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

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Financial and Operating Report

FINANCIAL AND CORPORATE REVIEW

FULL YEAR OVERVIEW

AngloGold Ashanti’s operating and financial performance for 2014 reflect output growth, continued focused cost management and ongoing capital discipline, while posting another strong safety performance. Cash inflow from operating activities of $1,220m for the year ended 31 December 2014 was marginally down on $1,246m achieved in 2013, despite the 10% lower gold price received, the cost of Obuasi redundancies, and the Rand Refinery loan of $44m, all of which was partly offset by the 8% higher production. Cash inflow from operating activities before the Obuasi redundancy costs and the Rand Refinery loan amounted to $1,474m, reflecting an increase of 18% on 2013 levels.

Production saw an 8% increase over 2013 levels to 4.436Moz, while all-in sustaining costs were 13% lower compared to $1,026/oz in 2013. The year-on-year improvement in production reflects the first full year of production from the Kibali mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tropicana in Western Australia, as well as strong performances from the Continental Africa portfolio as a whole, where Geita and Siguiri were again standout operations. The production growth was achieved despite the loss of 56,000oz due to an earthquake in South Africa in August, the sale of Navachab and the removal of high cost ounces from production.

The company’s cost performance reflected improvements in several key areas including direct operating costs, corporate overheads, exploration expenses and capital expenditure. The Project 500 initiative, launched in mid-2013 to save $500m in direct operating costs over 18 months, achieved its target during the year, while costs were further aided by weaker currencies in South Africa, Australia and Brazil. Capital expenditure of $1,209m showed a significant decline from the prior year of $1,993m. This improvement was partially due to the completion of two major capital projects in 2013. Total cash costs of $787/oz improved 5% compared to $830/oz recorded in 2013 mainly due to the 8% or 327,000oz increase in production. Corporate and marketing costs of $92m were 54% lower year-on-year, due to lower labour, consultancy costs aided by the effects of the weaker rand. Exploration and evaluation costs of $144m were 44% lower year-on-year due to cut back on greenfields and brownfields exploration.

Earnings were affected by the 10% decline in the average gold price received in 2014, while the prior year had the benefit of a non-recurring realised gain of $567m on maturity of the mandatory convertible bonds. The net loss attributable to shareholders for the year was $58m compared to a loss of $2.2bn in 2013, when net earnings were affected by asset impairments.

Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (adjusted EBITDA) was $1,665m, similar to 2013 levels of $1,667m despite a 10% lower average price received. Net debt: adjusted EBITDA levels ended the year at 1.88 times, similar to the end of 2013 at 1.86 times, again despite the lower gold price received and payments of $210m during the year to retrench the workforce at Obuasi in preparation for the mine’s transition to limited operations phase, and the extension of a $44m shareholder loan to the Rand Refinery. As at 31 December 2014, total borrowings (including a bank overdraft) amounted to $3,721m and cash and cash equivalents amounted to $468m compared to $3,911m and $648m, respectively, a year earlier. AngloGold Ashanti drew $100m from its US dollar revolving credit facility to meet its obligations at Obuasi, leaving $900m undrawn, along with $153m (A$185m) undrawn on the Australian dollar RCF, approximately $91m (R1,058m) available from its South African facilities and cash on hand of $519m. Net debt at year end was $3,133m, compared to $3,105m at the end of 2013.

Most notably, the company achieved a run of 224 days without a workplace fatality, outstripping the previous period of 118 days showing a strong commitment and effort by employees of the business and a culture favouring workplace safety. Year-on-year, the company delivered a 25% reduction in fatal accidents and saw 20% fewer injuries. In addition, reportable environmental incidents were the lowest recorded in the company’s history. Considerable efforts have been made to maintain and improve relationships with host communities and governments.

AngloGold Ashanti continues to focus its attention on key business objectives supporting its ongoing effort to improve sustainable free cash flow and returns. Improving overall financial flexibility is a key component of this approach. During 2014, AngloGold Ashanti successfully extended the maturity profiles of its international facilities by two years to 2019 and had banking covenants relaxed to 3.5 times Net debt to adjusted EBITDA, with a one-time conditional waiver to 4.5 times. During the year, AngloGold Ashanti announced self-help measures that would be prioritised to enable it to meet its targeted deleveraging by roughly $1bn over the next three years, notably through: continued cost management; optimisation of life-of-mine plans to extract additional cash flow; the potential introduction of partners in the Colombia portfolio and at Obuasi; and the potential joint venture or sale of an operating asset.

FOURTH QUARTER REVIEW

Operational performance for the fourth quarter was adversely affected by safety-related interruptions which decreased production from South Africa. Cash inflow from operating activities of $213m for the three months ended 31 December 2014 was down compared to the $431m achieved in the same quarter in 2013, mainly due to by the 5% lower gold price received, 6% lower production and the cost of the Obuasi restructuring.

Group production in the three months ending December 31 was 1.156Moz, 2.5% better than the previous quarter but 6% lower year-on-year. Total cash costs of $724/oz were 12% below the previous quarter, which averaged $820/oz and improved 3% year-on-year.

The average gold price received during the fourth quarter was $1,202/oz lower than the previous quarter average gold price received of $1,281/oz and $1,271/oz in the fourth quarter of 2013. Despite the lower gold price, adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was slightly higher at $407m than the previous quarter’s $400m. Adjusted EBITDA in the final quarter of 2013 was $544m.

 

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Gold income decreased by $140m from $1,418m in the quarter ended 31 December 2013 to $1,278m in the corresponding period of 2014, which represents a 10% decrease year-on-year. The decrease was mainly due to a 5%, or $69/oz, decrease in the gold price received from $1,271/oz for the quarter ended 31 December 2013 to $1,202/oz for the corresponding period in 2014 and the 2%, or 19,000oz, decrease in gold sold from 1,191,000oz for the quarter ended 31 December 2013 to 1,172,000oz for the same period in 2014.

Production costs decreased by $33m from $866m in the quarter ended 31 December 2013 to $833m in the quarter ended 31 December 2014, representing a 4% decrease year-on-year. The decrease was mainly due to a reduction in labour costs, fuel and power costs, consumable stores and contractor costs as well as the weakening of some local currencies against the US dollar. Production costs in all business segments are largely incurred in local currency where the relevant operation is located. US dollar denominated production costs tend to be adversely impacted by local currency strength and favourably impacted by local currency weakness, assuming there are no other offsetting factors. AngloGold Ashanti’s financial results can be influenced significantly by the fluctuations in the South African Rand, Brazilian Real, Australian Dollar, and, to a lesser extent, the Argentinean Peso. During the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 all local currencies depreciated against the US dollar. The South African Rand depreciated by 11%, the Argentina Peso by 40%, the Australian dollar by 8% and the Brazilian Real depreciated by 12%. The decrease in production costs was partially offset by an increase in rehabilitation costs.

Fuel and Power costs decreased from $168m in the quarter ended 31 December 2013 to $144m in the quarter ended 31 December 2014, which represents a $24m, or 14%, decrease. The decrease was due to the sale of Navachab at the end of June 2014 and decreased mining at Iduapriem (due to lower recovered grade) and Obuasi (the mine entered into a Limited Operation Phase). The decrease was partially offset by higher electricity tariffs and annual inflationary increases.

Consumable store costs decreased by $28m or 14% from $202m in the quarter ended 31 December 2013 to $174m in the quarter ended 31 December 2014. The decrease was due to the sale of Namibia, lower production at Iduapriem and cost saving initiatives.

Labour costs declined by 12% from $294m in the quarter ended 31 December 2013 to $259m in the corresponding period of 2014. This was mainly due to rationalisation and restructuring across the group. Contractor costs declined 20% from $163m in the quarter ended 31 December 2013 to $130m in the quarter ended 31 December 2014. The decrease in contractor costs was primarily a result of negotiating lower contract rates and the lower utilisation of mine contractors.

Rehabilitation costs increased by $58m from a credit of $11m in the quarter ended 31 December 2013 to an expense of $47m in the quarter ended 31 December 2014. The increase was due to change in cash flows, escalation rates and lower discount rates.

Cost of sales was $1,061m for the quarter ended 31 December 2014 compared to $1,042m for the corresponding period in 2013. Included in cost of sales is amortisation of tangible and intangible assets and movements in gold inventory, which increased in total from $176m in the quarter, ended 31 December 2013 to $228m in the same period of 2014. Amortisation increased by $12m, representing a revision of useful lives in 2014 and the movements in gold inventory increased by $40m. The overall increase in cost of sales was partially offset by a $33m decrease in production costs over 2013.

Net (loss) profit attributable to equity shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2014 was a loss of $58m, compared to a profit of $41m for the previous quarter and a loss of $305m for the fourth quarter of 2013 (which was impacted by the reversal of deferred tax assets in Ghana of $270m and North America of $60m). The current quarter was negatively impacted by retrenchment costs of $146m (mainly at Obuasi), compared to $34m in the previous quarter.

Net debt to adjusted EBITDA was negatively affected given the increase in net debt due to higher capital expenditure in the final quarter, retrenchment costs associated with ongoing restructuring at the Obuasi mine in Ghana of $145m, and a drawdown of $44m by the Rand Refinery on its shareholder loan.

 

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    SUMMARY COMPARISON OF KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO DATE WITH SAME PERIODS LAST YEAR

    Particulars   Q4 2014   Q3 2014    Improved 
Q v Q
  Q4 2014   Q4 2013  

 

Improved
Q vs
 prior year 
Q

 

  2014   2013   Improved
Y-on-Y

 

Gold price received ($/oz)

 

  1,202   1,281   (6%)   1,202   1,271   (5%)   1,264   1,401   (10%)

 

Gold production (Kozs)

 

  1,156   1,128   2%   1,156   1,229   (6%)   4,436   4,105   8%

 

Total cash costs ($/oz)

 

  724   820   (12%)   724   748   (3%)   787   830   (5%)

 

Cost of sales ($m)

 

  1,061   1,052   1%   1,061   1,042   2%   4,190   4,146   1%

 

Corporate & marketing costs (US$m)

 

  23   24   (4%)   23   37   (38%)   92   201   (54%)

 

Exploration & evaluation costs (US$m)

 

  45   37   22%   45   41   10%   144   255   (44%)

 

Capital expenditure (US$m)

 

  363   261   39%   363   477   (24%)   1,209   1,993   (39%)

 

All-in sustaining costs (US$/oz)

 

  1,017   1,036   (2%)   1,017   1,015   0%   1,026   1,174   (13%)

 

All-in costs (US$/oz)*

 

  1,143   1,144   0%   1,143   1,233   (7%)   1,148   1,466   (22%)

 

(Loss) profit (loss) attr. - equity shareholders ($m)

 

  (58)   41   241%   (58)   (305)   81%   (58)   (2,230)   97%

 

Cash inflow from operating activities ($m)

 

  213   320   (33%)   213   431   (51%)   1,220   1,246   (2%)

 

Adjusted EBITDA ($m)

 

  407   400   2%   407   544   (25%)   1,665   1,667   0%

  * World Gold Council Standard, excludes stockpiles written off.

CORPORATE UPDATE

AngloGold Ashanti has embarked on a series of self-help measures to generate cash from internal sources to reduce its net debt levels. Among these measures is the search for partners or buyers for certain assets in the company’s portfolio. There can be no assurances that these processes will be successfully concluded. In this regard, the joint venture or sale of an operating asset remains an option that is being considered.

Work is also under way to explore partnerships for projects in Colombia in order to share risk and ongoing expenditures to develop those projects.

Obuasi mine restructuring: Significant work took place during the fourth quarter to transition Obuasi to a limited operating state. During the fourth quarter, the Amendment to Program of Mining Operations, which provides technical, environmental, financial and social details around the transition, was approved by the Government of Ghana, allowing the completion of the retrenchment program at the operation and a substantial reduction in the mine’s operations. A detailed feasibility study exploring the economic and technical prospects of the operation, while addressing security, environmental obligations and community relationships, has made significant progress and will be continued and optimised during 2015. Talks with the relevant regulators are expected to take place to help foster clarity as to the fiscal and operating parameters for the project. As the outcome of these talks will have an impact on the feasibility study, the final results are only expected to be made public once this process is complete. The total expenditures expected to be incurred at Obuasi in 2015 aggregating $100m relates continued development of the decline access ramp to underground mining areas, costs for the completion of the feasibility study and costs for maintaining limited operating state. In addition, AngloGold Ashanti may pursue potential partnerships in the project at the appropriate time, as initially indicated in November 2014.

SAFETY

AngloGold Ashanti continued a promising safety trend, with the All injury frequency rate (AIFR), the broadest measure of safety performance, ending the year at 7.36 compared with 7.34 the previous year, this despite recording several minor injuries related to the earthquake in August at its Vaal River Operations. Without the impact of the earthquake the AIFR would have been 7.15.

Regrettably, there were six fatalities during the year ended 2014, four in South Africa and two in Brazil. Three of these fatalities occurred in South Africa in the fourth quarter - two at Mponeng and one at Kopanang - and were caused by fall-of-ground incidents. Formal incident investigations were initiated and completed immediately after each occurrence to identify factors that contributed to the incidents. Corrective and preventative actions are being implemented where possible. Although 2014 saw the fewest fatalities of any year on record, management continued to take steps to prevent the re-occurrence of these incidents and achieve the organisation’s goal of zero-harm across all operations.

 

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AngloGold Ashanti implemented electronic systems during the year that monitor various aspects of underground working areas, allowing remote gathering of information from a large portion of these mines to assist in improving safety systems. In addition, ongoing training, improvement of processes, management and behavioural improvements have helped more than halve the number of safety incidents since 2007. Focus remains on identifying major hazards, and understanding ‘high potential incidents,’ which may have resulted in death or serious injury. Work also continues to foster improvement to the organisation culture, procedures and support.

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

The South African operations produced 1.223Moz at a total cash cost of $849/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 1.302Moz at a total cash cost of $850/oz for the year ended December 2013. The lower production was due to the earthquake near the Vaal River operations on 5 August 2014, which caused infrastructure damage that impacted operations at Moab Khotsong, Kopanang and Great Noligwa mines, as well as safety related stoppages across the regional portfolio. Costs controls improved significantly from the 2013 levels and managed to offset inflationary pressures. All-in sustaining costs averaged $1,064/oz for the year ended December 2014, a 5% improvement on the $1,120/oz achieved for the year ended December 2013. During the fourth quarter the region produced 300,000oz at a total cash cost of $830/oz, compared to 339,000oz at a total cash cost of $767/oz during the same quarter in 2013. Safety-related disruptions during the quarter hindered production as the region encountered two fall-of-ground fatalities at Mponeng and another at Kopanang. All-in sustaining costs for the fourth quarter were $1,097/oz, compared to $1,005/oz in the same quarter a year ago.

At West Wits, production was 544,000oz at a total cash cost of $804/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 589,000oz at a total cash cost of $800/oz for the year ended December 2013. The fourth quarter production was 119,000oz at a total cash cost of $864/oz compared to 154,000oz at a total cash cost of $717/oz in the same quarter a year ago. The fourth quarter’s performance was adversely impacted by safety-related stoppages and shaft repairs at Mponeng following an incident caused during shaft slinging operations which caused damage to the sub-shaft resulting in a week-long stoppage to complete remediation work. TauTona’s total cash costs improved from $809/oz to $792/oz, due to cost savings initiatives which included effective overtime management, labour cost reduction and power optimisation made possible by the integration of TauTona and Savuka.

At the Vaal River district, production was 453,000oz at a total cash cost of $857/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 473,000oz at a total cash cost of $895/oz for the year ended December 2013. Production from the Vaal River operations decreased marginally in the fourth quarter of 2014 to 124,000oz at a total cash cost of $773/oz, compared to 127,000oz at a total cash cost of $762/oz in the same quarter a year ago. Kopanang was affected by fall-of-ground fatality which had an adverse impact on production as the mine was halted for 11 shifts to comply with instructions from the regulator. Both Great Noligwa and Moab Khotsong performed on levels consistent with the same quarter last year. Moab Khotsong was the lowest cost producer for the South African region during the quarter at a total cash cost of $615/oz after recovering from the previous quarter which was affected by the earthquake.

Production from total Surface Operations for the year ended December 2014 was 223,000oz at a total cash costs of $941/oz, compared to 240,000oz at a total cash cost of $883/oz for the year ended December 2013. The most significant challenge has been a reduction in grade. In an attempt to mitigate this, milling throughput has been improved 10%. Surface Operations’ production for the fourth quarter of 2014 was 56,000oz at a total cash cost of $883/oz, compared to 58,000oz at a total cash cost of $915/oz in the same quarter a year ago. Grade-control drilling program progressed well and is expected to continue in 2015 to improve knowledge of the available material. Construction of the new pump station is progressing to schedule and this will allow for an improvement in throughput from May 2015. The uranium plant at Mine Waste Solutions was fully commissioned during the fourth quarter, with 4 tons of Uranium oxide produced during the period. Process optimisation to improve float tonnage and grade will facilitate improved plant efficiencies. The South Africa region is progressing well with the implementation of the district consolidation model in the Vaal River. The Vaal River region has commenced operating under this new structure, with the integration of Moab Khotsong and Great Noligwa largely complete. The Vaal River district will see the incorporation of Kopanang which brings the three previously separately managed mines under a single management team. This team will also manage the geographic footprint in the Vaal River in order to reduce the costs associated with the maintenance of the complex. Regional and Corporate duplications are being eliminated in the process. Cost reductions are being planned and managed within the successful P500 system. Full benefits will be felt in the second half of 2015.

Lower operating costs were realised in South Africa on labour cost management, reef-mining related activities, power consumption, contractor management, the implementation of service optimisation strategies and a robust critical review of commodity as well as services related contracts. The methodologies and principles of Project 500 helped improved overall efficiency and regulatory compliance within AngloGold Ashanti’s existing operating framework.

The Continental Africa region produced 1.597Moz at a total cash cost of $783/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 1.460Moz at a total cash cost of $869/oz for the year ended December 2013. The increased production is mainly attributed to Kibali’s full year of production in 2014 together with good performances particularly from Siguiri and Geita. The strong results were achieved despite Navachab’s sale at the end of June 2014 and the continued winding down of operations in Mali. All-in sustaining costs at $968/oz for the year ended December 2014 represent a 19% improvement on the $1,202/oz achieved for the year ended December 2013. This improvement in costs was driven by efficiency gains and by stronger performances from key assets in the region. During the fourth quarter of 2014, the region showed improved costs, with production of 419,000oz at a total cash cost of $687/oz compared to 460,000oz at a total cash cost of $839/oz during the same quarter a year ago. Production was lower due to the sale of Navachab, Obuasi entering a Limited Operation Phase and lower grades at Iduapriem. Cash costs improved due to a decrease labour and fuel and power costs.

In Ghana, Iduapriem’s production was 177,000oz at a total cash cost of $865/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 221,000oz at a total cash cost of $861/oz for the year ended December 2013. The decline in production was a result of a 21% decrease in recovered grade in line with plans to mine less volume and process the ore tonnes accumulated on stockpiles. Total cash costs however were maintained at $865/oz mainly as a result of productivity improvements. During the fourth quarter of 2014, Iduapriem’s production decreased to 40,000oz at a total cash cost of $976/oz compared to 67,000oz at a total cash cost of $966/oz during the same quarter of 2013. The decline in production and modest increase in costs for the quarter were a result of a 38% decrease in recovered grade due to the planned treatment of lower grade stockpiles and a 4% decrease in tonnage throughput.

 

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Obuasi’s production was 243,000oz at a total cash cost of $1,086/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 239,000oz at a total cash cost of $1,406/oz for the year ended December 2013. The improvement in production is attributable to an increase in surface tonnes processed partly offset by the initiation of the Amended Programme of Mining Operations (APMO) approved by the government of Ghana in November 2014, which saw the mine transition to a Limited Operation Phase by the end of the year. Due to the limited operational activity, costs declined, resulting in all-in sustaining costs of $1,374/oz, down 38% compared to the same period a year ago. During the fourth quarter of 2014, production was 48,000oz at a total cash cost of $999/oz compared to 63,000oz at a total cash cost of $1,354/oz during the same quarter a year ago. Costs and production decreased due to Obuasi entering a Limited Operation Phase.

In The Republic of Guinea, Siguiri’s production was 290,000oz at a total cash cost of $799/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 268,000oz at a total cash cost of $918/oz for the year ended December 2013. Production increased as a result of higher grade ore sources being accessed. Total cash costs were further aided by efficiency improvements, and improved by 13%. During the fourth quarter of 2014, production decreased to 68,000oz at a total cash cost of $884/oz compared to 75,000oz at a total cash cost of $844/oz during the same quarter a year ago. The decrease in the quarter’s production was a result of a planned 8% decrease in recovered grade due to the depletion of higher grade ore sources. Total cash costs consequently increased by 5% despite lower mining cost.

In Mali, production was 140,000oz at a total cash cost of $1,106/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 170,000oz at a total cash cost of $1,192/oz for the year ended December 2013. Morila’s production decreased by 23% as a result of a decrease in recovered grade, due to treatment of lower grade mineralised waste tonnes, further impacted by a decrease in tonnes treated. Sadiola’s production decreased by 1% as a result of a decrease in recovered grade due to lower availability of higher grade oxide material, which was partly offset by an increase in tonnes treated. Total cash costs decreased due to a 63% decline in volume mined and as a result of further planned cost reductions having been achieved during the current year. At Yatela, production decreased in line with the cessation of mining activities and planned transition to closure. Costs decreased substantially based on a shared allocation of fixed overheads between the operating and closure activities.

In Tanzania, Geita’s production was 477,000oz at a total cash cost of $599/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 459,000oz at a total cash cost of $515/oz for the year ended December 2013. Production increased due to a 28% increase in tonnes treated, and the fact that tonnage throughput the previous year was impacted by replacement of the SAG mill. Total cash costs however increased by 16% largely as a result of utilisation of higher cost ore stockpiles. During the fourth quarter of 2014, production decreased to 144,000oz at a total cash cost of $429/oz compared to 154,000oz at a total cash cost of $543/oz during the same quarter a year ago. The decline in production was due to a 16% planned decrease in recovered grade compared to the same quarter in the previous year which had benefited from the feed of higher grade ore tonnes from Nyankanga pit, partly offset by a 12% increase in tonnage throughput due to consistent mill running time and improved mill productivity. Total cash costs decreased by 21% primarily as a result of lower mining costs incurred during the quarter that were driven by efficiency improvements and the benefits of lower fuel costs.

In The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kibali’s production attributable to AngloGold Ashanti was 237,000oz at a total cash cost of $578/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 40,000oz at a total cash cost of $471/oz for the year ended December 2013. During the fourth quarter of 2014, production increased to 80,000oz at a total cash cost of $546/oz compared to 40,000oz at a total cash cost of $471/oz during the same quarter a year ago, the mine’s first full quarter in operation. Tonnes treated increased 106% with consistent plant operations following a full year of operations compared to the same quarter a year ago when the oxide plant was undergoing commissioning.

In the Americas, production was 996,000oz at a total cash cost of $709/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 1.001Moz at a total cash cost of $671/oz for the year ended December 2013. The reduction in production was due to decreased production at Cripple Creek & Victor and Serra Grande, while AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração (AGA Mineração) and at Cerro Vanguardia saw increased output. Cerro Vanguardia’s production for the 2014 year was the highest annual production of the operation in 11 years, mainly assisted by production from the heap leach. All-in sustaining costs were at $1,010/oz for the year ended December 2014, compared to $970/oz achieved for the year ended December 2013. Costs were negatively affected by lower grades in most operations within the region. During the fourth quarter of 2014, production in the Americas increased to 280,000oz at a total cash cost of $677/oz compared to 262,000oz at a total cash cost of $634/oz during the same quarter a year ago.

Work continued on Project 500 initiatives. These were focused on developing efficiencies and production improvements, including underground mine design optimisation, extension of the operating life of tires, and optimisation and stabilisation of CIL and regeneration circuits.

In Brazil, production was 539,000oz at a total cash cost of $670/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 529,000oz at a total cash cost of $665/oz for the year ended December 2013. During the fourth quarter of 2014, production increased to 163,000oz at a total cash cost of $566/oz compared to 154,000oz at a total cash cost of $560/oz during the same quarter a year ago.

At AGA Mineraçăo production was 403,000oz at a total cash cost of $644/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 391,000oz at a total cash cost of $646/oz for the year ended December 2013. The production was mainly driven by the strong performance in the fourth quarter, where production remained relatively stable at 121,000oz at a total cash cost of $565/oz compared to 120,000oz at a total cash cost of $518/oz during the same quarter a year ago, mainly due to an increase in service related costs. AGA Mineração delivered a strong performance with increased tonnage and feed grades at both the Cuiabá and Córrego do Sítio complexes. Development work improved and production began from the new orebody at Córrego do Sítio (Sulphide II) and full production rates were achieved at the underground Mine I. Further production improvements were due to higher tonnages from Lamego that reached high production rate as a result of bulk mining to offset lower grade, which was all planned to recover production delays from the previous quarters.

 

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At Serra Grande production was 136,000oz at a total cash cost of $748/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 138,000oz at a total cash cost of $719/oz for the year ended December 2013, mainly due to a decrease in production and an increase in costs. During the fourth quarter of 2014, production increased to 42,000oz at a total cash cost of $570/oz compared to 34,000oz at a total cash cost of $712/oz during the same quarter a year ago, mainly due to an increase in production. Production was 24% higher due to higher feed grade driven by operational initiatives aimed at the recovery of production following delays in previous quarters.

In the United States, Cripple Creek & Victor production was 211,000oz at a total cash cost of $829/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 231,000oz at a total cash cost of $732/oz for the year ended December 2013. The decline in production was due to delays experienced in the mill start-up. In addition, certification delays for an exposed liner necessitated modifications to the heap-leach stacking plan which led to deferred production early in 2014. Total cash costs increased 13% due to lower recoverable grade mined and production caused by the mill start-up delay. During the fourth quarter of 2014, production was 54,000oz at a total cash cost of $895/oz compared to 47,000oz at a total cash cost of $825/oz during the same quarter a year ago. In Argentina, Cerro Vanguardia´s production was 246,000oz at a total cash cost of $692/oz for the year ended December 2014 compared to 241,000oz at a total cash cost of $622/oz for the year ended December 2013. At the end of 2014, Cerro Vanguardia (CVSA) achieved its highest annual production in 11 years. During the fourth quarter of 2014, production was 64,000oz at a total cash cost of $780/oz compared to 61,000oz at a total cash cost of $672/oz during the same quarter a year ago. CVSA’s gold production was higher mainly due to the effect of higher heap leach production from higher low-grade material processed. The deterioration in total cash costs reflected lower silver by-product credits, negative stockpile movement and ongoing inflationary pressures. Wage increases were finalised in October and were partially offset by a higher exchange rate and the positive impact of higher production from the leach pad.

In Australia, production for the year ended December 2014 was 620,000oz at a total cash cost of $804/oz, compared to 342,000oz at a total cash cost of $1,047/oz for the year ended December 2013. All-in sustaining costs were at $986/oz for the year ended December 2014, compared to $1,376/oz achieved for the year ended December 2013. The increased production is due to the first full year of production from the new Tropicana mine. During the fourth quarter of 2014, production was 157,000oz at a total cash cost of $729/oz compared to 169,000oz at a total cash cost of $640/oz during the same quarter a year ago.

At Sunrise Dam production for the year ended December 2014 was 262,000oz at a total cash cost of $1,105/oz, compared to 276,000oz at a total cash cost of $1,110/oz for the year ended December 2013. During the fourth quarter of 2014 production decreased to 61,000oz at a total cash cost of $1,083/oz compared to 102,000oz at a total cash cost of $685/oz in the same quarter a year ago, as lower grades were mined in line with the mine plan. Production in the fourth quarter of 2013 was higher and costs lower because high grade ore from the crown pillar was mined in the final phase of the open pit. The underground mine delivered record quarterly ore production of 675,000 tonnes in the fourth quarter, representing a 10% increase over the previous quarter and contributing to a 32% increase in underground ore mined for the year from 1.8Mt. in 2013 to 2.3 Mt in 2014.

Production at Tropicana for the year ended December 2014 was 358,000oz at a total cash cost of $545/oz, compared to 66,000oz at a total cash cost of $568/oz for the year ended December 2013. During the fourth quarter of 2014 production increased 45% to 96,000oz at a total cash cost of $482/oz compared to 66,000oz a total cash cost of $569/oz in the same quarter a year ago. The high fourth quarter production was due to higher ore tonnes mined, enabling a higher head grade to be delivered to the plant through effective grade streaming. Despite higher maintenance costs, total cash costs decreased by 33%, mainly due to the higher gold production.

Regulatory approvals were received during the quarter to complete the expansion of the borefield that supplies process water to the operation in Tropicana. The borefield capacity increased steadily through the quarter and it is expected that by the end of the March 2015 quarter an additional 27 bores will have been installed and commissioned. This would take the number of bores servicing the plant to 51, with a total capacity of more than 1,000 tph, providing ample redundancy for the site’s water requirements.

UPDATE ON CAPITAL PROJECTS

In the Americas, the Mine Life Extension project at CC&V ($585m approved cost over 5 years) is progressing on schedule. Capital spending in 2014 primarily related to the Mine Life Extension 2 (MLE2) project. The MLE2 project includes a new Mill and a new Valley Leach Facility with an associated gold recovery plant. Mill construction is 98% complete. Testing and commissioning of completed systems is progressing in parallel with completing the electrical construction. The mill began commissioning and mill ore feed and production ramp up is expected to start in the first quarter of 2015. The new Valley Leach facility and associated gold recovery plant are still scheduled to start production in 2016.

At Obuasi, development of a decline from surface to the existing mining blocks continued in 2014. The decline is expected to allow development of the appropriate infrastructure to enable mechanised operations and de-bottleneck the mine, which was constrained by an outmoded, labour-intensive mining method and also ageing and sub-optimal vertical hoisting infrastructure. By year-end, Obuasi successfully transitioned to limited operations and the entire work force was retrenched with subsequent recruitment of a limited number of employees on a one-year, fixed-term contract while the feasibility study progressed.

In Kibali, the limited Relocation Action Plan (RAP) for Mofu was completed while the Gorumbwa RAP is expected to commence during 2015 with planned completion in 2016. A significant number new houses and a church were built and completed by year end. The focus for 2015 has moved to the completion of the paste plant and the second hydropower station. The sinking of the vertical shaft remained ahead of schedule with a shaft depth of 720m at the end of the quarter, with only 40m of sinking remaining to reach the proposed shaft bottom. The development of the decline system continued well during the quarter and remained ahead of plan. Blasting of the first stope took place during the fourth quarter of 2014. The focus remains on stoping as well as the development of the ventilation infrastructure. Total capital expenditure was $386.5m for the year and $95.3m for the quarter ended 31 December 2014 at 100%. The construction of the metallurgical facility is now completed with only limited items on a punch list, which is expected to lead to reduced spend going forward.

 

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TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION UPDATE

The Technology Innovation Consortium made important progress to develop technology to safely extract ore from underground mines in South Africa. The company plans to further develop the work towards a more efficient, cost effective technology to extract ore from areas not suitable for conventional mining. Progress on key technologies includes:

Reef Boring

    TauTona mine – Test site:

Eight holes were drilled during the fourth quarter of 2014, making a total of 30 holes for the year ended 31 December 2014. Failure on the gearbox and drill rods hampered the performance of the machine and has since been refurbished. Equipping of an extension to the test site is expected to continue during the first quarter, while drilling is expected to continue in the second quarter of 2015.

    TauTona mine – Prototype site

In the fourth quarter, a total of 15 holes were drilled in the prototype sites. The Atlantis machine was removed from underground in the third quarter of 2014 and modified to allow operation in raise boring mode. Industrial engineers conducted time and motion studies on the machines to identify shortcomings in both the technical and work management aspects to improve the machine performance. Findings are expected to be applied during the first quarter of 2015.

    Great Noligwa and Kopanang mine test sites

The softer footwall composition associated with the C-reef continued to pose a challenge to the HPE narrow reef boring machine. This method of drilling requires a double pass drilling sequence. Different hammer configurations/dimensions were tested on the HPE machine however with no successful completion on reef extraction across the full length of the planned hole as the cutter head deflected or got stuck. The technology was then tested in the Vaal-reef where the footwall conditions are harder and more consistent, after the machine was moved to Kopanang mine. Alternative technologies, such as Thermal Spalling which has shown encouraging results in the initial test work at Kopanang mine, may be investigated as possible solutions to extracting the narrow C-reef vein at Great Noligwa mine.

Ore body Knowledge and Exploration

Orebody knowledge and exploration plays a critical part in the mine design of an orebody. Enhanced geological information is expected to improve current planning practices and to be essential in the application of mechanical reef mining. In order to mine the different reef packages optimally, the location of the reef terraces, structural information and time to analyse geological information are essential for the success of mechanical mining methods.

Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling Trial 6 was completed in the fourth quarter of the year with four holes drilled. A new compressor increasing the air pressure and volume was tested. Improved drilling rates and an overall 294m depth (drill string length available) was reached in line with the set target of 8m/hour and depths of 270m to 300m. Accuracy and deflection remain a focus and are expected to be addressed when testing the stabilisers in trial 7 by the end of the first quarter in 2015.

Ultra High Strength Backfill (UHSB)

The successful development of this ultra-high strength backfill (UHSB) product, together with the Reef Boring technology, for use in mining applications as a support medium, replacing the need for current local and regional support, creates the potential for earlier shaft pillar mining, pre-extraction of planned stabilising pillars, post extraction of already created stabilising pillars and changing the current conventional mining method to a mechanical reef boring method.

Achieving this requires the development of a cost effective, UHSB formula, which on curing is expected to attain 170 - 200 MPa strength (Uniaxial Compressive Strength). Surface testing to increase the mixing volume from 4m³/hour to 8m³/hour has seen positive results. Alternative mixing methodologies have been developed on a laboratory scale mixer in Germany. A full scale prototype mixer was manufactured, delivered and commissioned. Initial trials indicated positive results. Mixing trials to increase the volume per mix as well as reducing the mixing times are expected to continue in the first quarter of 2015.

As part of the on-going process to install instrumentation, a software data logging system was installed and commissioned in the production site block. Data are currently being captured and analysed. Surface tailings dry plant has been commissioned on surface at TauTona mine.

EXPLORATION

Exploration and evaluation costs in 2014 amounted to $144m compared to $255m in 2013. This was mainly due to lower greenfields and brownfields costs. Exploration and evaluation costs amounted to $45m for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $41m for the same period in 2013, mainly due to an increase in study costs at Obuasi and technology costs in South Africa.

GREENFIELDS EXPLORATION

During the year ended 31 December 2014, Greenfields focussed its project portfolio with significant tenure rationalisation completed in Colombia and Australia. AngloGold Ashanti remains committed to its core Greenfields projects comprised of over 13,000km2 of highly-prospective ground in three countries; Australia, Colombia, and Guinea. Total expenditure for the quarter was $13m, which included 7,192m of diamond and RC drilling.

 

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In Colombia, resource drilling continued on the Nuevo Chaquiro deposit at Quebradona, a joint venture with B2Gold (AngloGold Ashanti 89.75%), with the objective of defining the limits of the higher grade zone and infill drilling on this part of the resource to an indicated status. During the quarter 5,265m of diamond drilling, in five holes was carried out with two drill rigs. Multiple consistently mineralised intersections have been returned from within the high grade (>0.6% Cu) intrusive phase within the declared resource. The latest drill results from the drilling include CHA-057 which intersected 1088m @ 0.82% Cu and 0.41 g/t Au from 238m and CHA-058 intersected 1086m @ 0.87% Cu and 0.44 g/t Au from 144m. These two holes significantly extended high grade (>0.6% Cu) mineralisation towards surface and towards the southwest.

In Australia, at the Tropicana JV, airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys were completed in Q4 over tenements in the south of the project. Further encouraging results were returned from Aircore (AC) and Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling at the Madras prospect approximately 25km south of the Tropicana Gold Mine. At the Mullion Project (AngloGold Ashanti 100%) in New South Wales, land access was secured and ground gravity geophysical surveying was completed in the latter part of the year. Processing and interpretation of data is ongoing.

In Guinea, Greenfields was focused on the handover of technical and administrative data for Blocks 2-4 to the AngloGold Ashanti Brownfields division. Field work was put on temporary suspension as a precautionary measure due to the Ebola outbreak.

BROWNFIELDS EXPLORATION

A total of 82 882m of diamond and RC drilling was completed.

In South Africa, four deep surface drilling sites were in operation during the quarter, one on the Moab Khotsong Mine and three at Mponeng (WUDLs).

Diamond drilling continued at MZA10 and the hole is currently at 2,868m. This hole is located to the east of the previously complete holes, MMB 6 and 7, and it is targeted to provide value information in the lower reaches of the early gold portion of Project Zaaiplaats.

UD59 advanced to a depth of 3,649m at which time the rod string was lost. The hole had to be redrilled from 1721m and is currently in the Edenville Formation lava’s at a depth of 3,047m. Redrill at UD60 has advanced to 2,150m. Poor ground conditions are hampering the progress of UD58A. The hole has now been cased at a depth of 1037m and drilling is expected to continue in 2015.

In Tanzania at Geita Gold Mine a total of 31 holes for 5,554m were completed. Drilling focused on infill drilling programs at Star & Comet South East Extension, Geita Hill West, Star & Comet Cut2/Cut3 Gaps, and delineation at Star & Comet Deeps to test underground potential.

Detailed routine geological pit mapping continued to improve the geological model and enhance the understanding of controls on mineralization at Geita Hill West, Geita Hill East and Nyankanga pits. Factual mapping of Mzingama-Magema-Nyankumbu sub-terrain was completed. These three targets, all of which are currently worked by ASM, are expected to be mapped in further detail to develop targets for potential exploration. Mapping of Kukuluma Terrain was completed late in the quarter.

In Guinea, at Siguiri Gold Mine, a total of 34 holes (4,891m) were drilled during the quarter, with 7 RC holes (869m) at Sokunu, and 21 RC holes (3,285m) plus 6 DD holes (737m) at Kami.

The Sokunu drilling focused on upgrading confidence on the south-western edge of the Sokunu Pit. The drilling program has been completed and produced mixed results that may not support an additional pit push-back.

The RC holes drilled at Kami were in-fill holes planned at specific locations to improve coverage and upgrade material within the interim Pre-feasibility fresh rock pit shell.

Geometallurgical studies identified several domains within Kami that formed the basis for metallurgical sample selection for Feasibility Study testwork. As part of this, six new drillholes were planned to provide the required testwork material, and to provide additional infill data for modelling. All planned holes were completed during the quarter, with a first tranche submitted for testwork, and a second tranche is to be submitted early in 2015.

In Ghana, at Obuasi Gold Mine, the 2014 Exploration drilling program was completed and all assays returned during Q3. No exploration work was conducted during Q4.

At Iduapriem, rip line sampling, RC drilling (23 holes for 954m) and DD drilling (3 holes for 398m) were completed on the Teberebie West target in the North West of Block 7&8. Rip line sampling returned economic results. Overall the tenor and continuity of mineralization is lower than expected from initial mapping and interpretation work.

A resistivity survey was conducted on the leach pads in order to obtain a reasonable map of the base of the pads for estimation and planning work. Seismic refraction was also trialled but proved ineffective. The inversion profiles of the resistivity data showed good resolution between the relatively loose and coarse heap material and the underlying natural surface.

Areas showing high magnetic anomalies were investigated using newly interpreted airborne magnetic maps over the Iduapriem concession. Several visits to an area west of the Teberebie warehouse, which is also being exploited by ASM, led to the identification of auriferous milky quartz-tourmaline veins and veinlets hosted by quartzite and intrusive rocks. Work is still on-going to ascertain the full extent and potential of this style of mineralization.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo at Kibali, four holes were focused on the 3000 Lode (KCD) in order to convert material on the north eastern border of the pit design. The target is one of seven target areas identified based on core re-logging, underground and pit mapping, and flitch interpretation.

 

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The upside potential at Durba Hill, between KCD and Gorumbwa, has been investigated through trenching, re-logging and data integration with the aim to identify targets for drill testing in 2015.

At Gorumbwa, the Phase 3 drilling highlighted upside potential both within and outside current wireframe. Three new ore wireframes defined up-plunge potential projected to surface. These were drill-tested in December but the results indicate lower than expected results. Other opportunities exist beneath the historic open pit, where dewatering is ongoing and is expected to allow access to test for footwall mineralization. The integration of a sonar survey of the historic shafts, select drill holes, and of the historic open pit into the depletion model resulted in an overall reduction of the underground depletion voids by 27%, while the historic open pit shell volume increased by 52%.

10 holes were drilled along a fence line to test the gap in drilling between Gorumbwa and Sessenge. These holes identified a flat to slightly NW dipping mineralised lens which averages 8m thick (downhole) with moderate grade over a length of 400m.

Much of the regional exploration efforts have focused on analysis of the ‘KZ Structure’, a mineralization trend that extends for over 35 km and connects multiple ore bodies, running from Kalimva in the north, through Mofu, Mengu Hill, Pakaka, KCD, and onto Zambula in the south. Analysis of the mineralization trends along the structure have shown potential for down-plunge extensions and a possible blind target between the Aerodrome and Kombokolo targets, among others.

Results of the Aindi Watsa trench program were received during the quarter and confirm the continuity of the mineralization, within and along the hematitic chert/BIF unit. Mineralization is still open to the west and down plunge.

In Argentina, drilling concluded for the year in October at Cerro Vanguardia with 890m drilled. Other activities were mainly focused on field work to generate new exploration targets along with trenching and channel sampling to develop drilling targets for 2015.

In Brazil, exploration continued at the Cuiabá, Lamego and CdS production centers for AGABM with 24 335m drilled collectively in the surface and underground drilling programs during the quarter. Underground mapping programs to validate exploration targets concluded for the year and geological modelling continued for near mine target generation.

At Serra Grande, 4 200m of drilling were completed as part of the infill drilling program and tests for lateral and dip extensions of ore bodies. A geophysical survey was completed as part of target development work.

In Colombia, drilling, modelling and infrastructure studies continued to support the Pre-Feasibility Study at the Gramalote Joint Venture. 1 330m were completed during the quarter. Soil sampling for target generation was conducted in the concessions.

At La Colosa, drilling activities included 1 980m completed for infill and extension. Site investigation, hydrology and geotechnical programs continued.

In the United States, 10 200m were drilled as part of the ongoing programs designed to confirm high grade mineralization areas within the current mine plan, support open pit design work, and test high grade targets outside of existing open pit designs.

At Sunrise Dam in Australia, all work was focussed on definition and extension for the underground mine. Diamond drilling targeted Vogue, GQ/MWS down-dip, Sunrise Shear Zone (SSZ), Carey Shear Zone and Cosmo East domains. UG-RC drilling was done in the Vogue/Dolly/Dolly Corridor/Southern Midway Shear (MWS) domains.

Numerous significant intercepts were reported. These were obtained from Vogue/MWS/Top of Vogue infill and extension drilling, as well as from infill drilling in the Cosmo East domain. Development mapping continued in the VOG 1750 level, Vogue Link and VOG1700 ACC increasing the understanding of the general architecture through Vogue, Dolly Corridor and Midway Shear. The Midway Shear Zone model was refined, improving its correlation in the GQ area.

At Tropicana, the data from the 3D seismic survey was delivered during the quarter. The 3D seismic dataset is high quality and is being interpreted to create a structural model that is expected to be used to help plan drill holes for 2015.

During the quarter a follow-up RC/diamond drilling campaign was completed at the Tumbleweed prospect, 15km north of Tropicana Gold Mine, targeting IP anomalies and following up AC drilling targets. Follow-up RC/DDH drilling was also completed at the Maple Leaf prospect to follow up on AC drilling targets.

 

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ORE RESERVES

The combined Proven and Probable Ore Reserve of the group amounted to 57.5 million ounces as at 31 December 2014.

Ore Reserve estimates are reported in accordance with the requirements of the SEC’s Industry Guide 7. Accordingly, as of the date of reporting, all Ore Reserves are planned to be mined out under the life-of-mine plans within the period of AngloGold Ashanti’s existing rights to mine, or within the renewal periods of AngloGold Ashanti’s rights to mine. In addition, as of the date of reporting, all Ore Reserves are covered by required mining permits.

AngloGold Ashanti has standard procedures for the estimation of Ore Reserve. These standard procedures are performed by technical personnel at the mining operations and reviewed by regional and corporate competent persons.

In the case of its underground mines, the procedure is as follows: Firstly, gold content and tonnage are estimated for in-situ mineralized material at a mining operation. This mineralized material is not necessarily economically viable over the full extent of the operation. Exclusions on the grounds of safety (for example, stability pillars and shaft pillars) are then also defined. Grade-tonnage curves specific for each of the deposits, in conjunction with parameters such as the cost structure, yield, mine call factor and gold price estimates are used to determine an optimal mining mix. This process facilitates the determination of the average grade to be mined by each operation. This grade is then applied to the grade-tonnage curves, which in turn facilitates the determination of the cut-off grade and Ore Reserve tonnage for the operation. A full mine design is carried out on the blocks of mineralized material, excluding any large mining areas that do not meet the cut-off grade criterion. This mining plan is reviewed to ensure that it satisfies the economic criteria and practical limitations of access and timing. If the review process is positive then the mineralized material (with dilution and discounts) included in the mining plan is declared and published as the Ore Reserve for that operation.

In the case of open-pit mines the procedure is as follows: revenue and costs are calculated for each mining block within a three-dimensional model of the ore body using estimated values for gold price, operating costs and metallurgical recoveries. An optimization process is then applied to determine the combination of blocks within the model that make a positive contribution under these estimations. Block selection is within a shell whose limits are defined by the planned slope angles of the pit. Within this process, a cut-off grade is applied which determines the ore blocks to be treated and included in the Ore Reserve. These blocks are scheduled with consideration being given to practical mining constraints and limitations. Scheduled ore blocks that are classified as Proven or Probable constitute the Ore Reserve.

The gold price used for determining the 2014 and 2013 Ore Reserve are outlined in the following table.

 

     

2014

(3 year

    

2014

(Business

    

2013

(3 year

     Units  
      average)      Plan)      average)          

Ore Reserve Gold Price

     1,448         1,100         1,550       US$  per ounce   

As in prior years, the Ore Reserve determined from the planning process was then tested for economic viability at the three-year historical average gold price and currency exchange rates shown in the above table for determining the SEC compliant Ore Reserve. This did not result in any changes. The resultant SEC compliant Proven and Probable Ore Reserve is shown in the following pages.

In Australia and South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti is legally required to publicly report Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource according to the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code, 2012 edition) and the South African Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (The SAMREC Code, 2007 edition and amended July 2009). The SEC’s Industry Guide 7 does not recognize Mineral Resources. Accordingly, AngloGold Ashanti does not report estimates of Mineral Resource in this quarterly report under cover of Form 6-K.

The AngloGold Ashanti Ore Reserve reduced from 67.9Moz in December 2013 to 57.5Moz in December 2014. This gross annual decrease of 10.5Moz includes depletion of 4.9Moz and a decrease of 1.9Moz resulting from the sale of Navachab. The balance of 3.7Moz reductions in Ore Reserve results from changes in economic assumptions between 2013 and 2014 which led to a decrease of 3.0Moz in the Ore Reserve, whilst exploration and modelling changes resulted in a reduction of a further 0.7Moz.

 

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The principal changes in AngloGold Ashanti’s Ore Reserves as at 31 December 2014, compared with those published as at 31 December 2013, are as follows:

ORE RESERVE         Moz  

Ore Reserve as at 31 December 2013

     67.9   

Disposal - Navachab

          -1.9   
   Sub Total      66.1   

Depletion

          -4.9   
   Sub Total      61.1   

Additions

             

Siguri

   Inclusion of fresh rock for the Kami deposit      0.6   

Sunrise Dam

   Exploration success at Vogue      0.4   

Other

   Additions less than 0.3Moz      1.0   
     Sub Total      63.1   

Reductions

     

Obuasi

   Initial results of Feasibility study      -2.6   

Mponeng

   Revisions to the Carbon Leader and VCR models due to new exploration and development data      -1.3   

Moab Khotsong (Including

Great Noligwa)

  

New surface exploration data led to revision of the project

Zaaiplaats models

     -0.8   

CC&V

   Increased costs and reduction in sub marginal ounces      -0.4   

Other

   Reductions less than 0.3Moz      -0.5   

Ore Reserve as at 31 December 2014

     57.5   

AngloGold Ashanti strives to actively create value by growing its major asset – the Ore Reserve. This drive is based on a well-defined brownfields and greenfields exploration program, innovation in both geological modeling and mine planning and optimization of its asset portfolio.

The Ore Reserve estimates in this document include the Ore Reserve below the infrastructure of underground mines that are currently in production in the case of South Africa, Ghana, DRC and Brazil.

By-products

Several by-products are recovered as a result of the processing of gold Ore Reserve. These include 122.58 million pounds of uranium oxide from the South African operations, 0.35 million tons of sulphur from Brazil and 25.06 million ounces of silver from Argentina.

External reviews of Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Statement

During the course of 2014, the following AngloGold Ashanti operations were subjected to external reviews in line with the policy that each operation / project will be reviewed by an independent third party on average once every three years:

 

 

Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve at Mponeng

 

Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve at Moab Khotsong

 

Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve at Iduapriem

 

Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve at Sunrise Dam

 

Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve at Cerro Vanguardia

 

Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve at Serra Grande

 

Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve at Obuasi

 

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The company has been informed that the external reviews identified no material shortcomings in the process by which AngloGold Ashanti’s grade models were evaluated. The external reviews were conducted by the following companies: The Mineral Corporation (Mponeng and Moab Khotsong Mines), Coffey Mining (Iduapriem Mine), Snowden (Sunrise Dam Mine), Optiro (Cerro Vanguardia and Serra Grande Mines), AMEC (Obuasi Mineral Resource) and SRK (Obuasi Ore Reserve).

Competent Persons

The information in this report relating Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by or under the supervision of the Competent Persons as defined in the JORC or SAMREC Codes. All Competent Persons are employed by AngloGold Ashanti, unless stated otherwise, and have sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking. The Competent Persons consent to the inclusion of Ore Reserve information in this report, in the form and context in which it appears. Details of the Competent Persons per operation will be given in the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Report 2014, which will be available on the corporate website. The legal tenure of each operation and project has been verified to the satisfaction of the accountable Competent Person.

During the past decade, the company has developed and implemented a rigorous system of internal and external reviews aimed at providing assurance in respect of Ore Reserve estimates were completed by suitably qualified Competent Persons from within AngloGold Ashanti. A documented chain of responsibility exists from the Competent Persons at the operations to the company’s Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Steering Committee. Accordingly, the Chairman of the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Steering Committee, 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.

 

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Ore Reserve: Imperial                    At 31 December 2014          
     Proven Ore Reserve (1)(2)      Probable Ore Reserve (1)(2)      Metallurgical  
                   Gold                    Gold      Recovery  
     Tons(5)      Grade Content (1)      Tons (5)      Grade Content (1)      Factor  
      (million)      (oz/ton)      (Moz))      (million)      (oz/ton)      (Moz)      percent  
South Africa                     

Vaal River (6)

                    

Great Noligwa (10)

     0.00         0.000         0.00         0.00         0.000         0.00         0.0   

Kopanang

     2.00         0.174         0.35         5.11         0.176         0.90         94.3   

Moab Khotsong (2)

     2.95         0.268         0.79         15.73         0.298         4.69         95.0-96.0 (4)   

West Wits

                    

Mponeng (2)

     2.39         0.252         0.60         44.02         0.280         12.33         97.7-98.1 (4)   

TauTona

     0.51         0.261         0.13         4.59         0.233         1.07         96.9   

Surface

                    

Surface sources (6)(11)

     139.26         0.006         0.86         717.60         0.008         5.73         30.0-88.0 (4)   
Continental Africa                     

Democratic Republic of the Congo

                    

Kibali (45 percent) (2)(3)

     2.66         0.051         0.14         38.46         0.125         4.80         84.5-88.9 (9)   

Ghana

                    

Iduapriem

     11.23         0.034         0.38         27.10         0.049         1.32         92.0-95.0 (4)   

Obuasi (2)

     8.07         0.147         1.19         18.97         0.216         4.10         41.0-87.0 (4)   

Guinea

                    

Siguiri (85 percent) (3)

     27.59         0.018         0.49         77.24         0.023         1.75         88.0-93.1 (4)   

Mali

                    

Morila (40 percent) (3)

     0.00         0.000         0.00         5.43         0.018         0.10         57.0-91.0 (4)   

Sadiola (41 percent) (3)

     0.00         0.000         0.00         25.95         0.061         1.57         75.0-96.0 (4)   

Namibia

                    

Navachab (12)

     0.00         0.000         0.00         0.00         0.000         0.00         0.0   

Tanzania

                    

Geita

     0.00         0.000         0.00         31.54         0.098         3.10         48.1-92.7 (4)   
Australasia                     

Australia

                    

Sunrise Dam

     15.18         0.031         0.47         8.46         0.096         0.81         80.0-82.5 (4)   

Tropicana (70 percent) (3)

     15.98         0.056         0.89         22.62         0.059         1.35         89.9   
Americas                     

Argentina

                    

Cerro Vanguardia (92.5 percent) (3)(7)

     10.75         0.035         0.37         6.63         0.139         0.92         61.3-95.0 (4)   

Brazil

                    

AGA Mineraçáo (2)(8)

     4.90         0.147         0.72         6.89         0.158         1.09         85.0-93.3 (4)   

Serra Grande (2)

     3.00         0.080         0.24         2.80         0.092         0.26         92.0-94.0 (4)   

United States of America

                    

Cripple Creek & Victor

     118.73         0.023         2.72         64.01         0.019         1.24         53.0-83.2 (4)   
Total      365.20         0.028         10.35         1,123.14         0.042         47.12            

 

(1)

Ore Reserve includes marginally economic and diluting materials delivered for treatment and allow for losses that may occur during mining.

(2)

Proven and/or Probable Ore Reserve includes Ore Reserve below infrastructure. See table that follows.

(3)

Ore Reserve attributable to AngloGold Ashanti’s percentage interest shown.

(4)

Recovery factor varies according to ore type.

(5)

Tons refers to a short ton, which is equivalent to 2000 pounds avoirdupois.

(6)

The Vaal Reef Ore Reserve includes 122.58 million pounds of Uranium oxide by-products; this cannot be accounted for by individual mine as Kopanang, Moab Khotsong and Surface sources in Vaal River feed to a combination of plants.

(7)

The Ore Reserve contains 25.06 million ounces of silver to be recovered as a by-product.

(8)

The Ore Reserve contains 0.35 million tons of sulphur to be recovered as a by-product.

(9)

Open pit and underground mining, respectively.

(10)

No Ore Reserve is declared for 2014 – Great Noligwa is reported under Moab Khotsong.

(11)

Includes Mine Waste Solution

(12) 

Operation sold

Rounding may result in computational differences.

 

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The 2014 Proven and Probable Ore Reserve includes Ore Reserve below infrastructure in the case of the following underground mines currently in production:

 

Mine    Tons (millions)      Grade (ounces/ton)     

Gold Content

(million ounces)

 

Moab Khotsong

     11.74         0.285         3.34   

Mponeng

     30.46         0.280         8.54   

Kibali

     18.65         0.169         3.15   

Obuasi

     1.75         0.631         1.11   

AGA Mineração

     3.49         0.156         0.54   

Serra Grande

     0.71         0.098         0.07   

Total

     66.81         0.251         16.75   

The Ore Reserve has been determined based on completed economic studies.

 

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Independent auditor’s review report on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Information for the quarter and twelve months ended 31 December 2014 to the Shareholders of AngloGold Ashanti Limited

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated financial statements of AngloGold Ashanti Limited (the company) contained in the accompanying quarterly report on pages 18 to 44, which comprise the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2014, the condensed consolidated income statement, statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the quarter and twelve months then ended, and selected explanatory notes.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The directors are responsible for the preparation and presentation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standard, IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the SAICA Financial Reporting Guides, as issued by the Accounting Practices Committee and Financial Reporting Pronouncements as issued by the Financial Reporting Standards Council , and the requirements of the Companies Act of South Africa, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on these interim financial statements based on our review. We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (ISRE) 2410, Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. This standard requires us to conclude whether anything has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the interim financial statements are not prepared in all material respects in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. This standard also requires us to comply with relevant ethical requirements.

A review of interim financial statements in accordance with ISRE 2410 is a limited assurance engagement. We perform procedures, primarily consisting of making enquiries of management and others within the entity, as appropriate, and applying analytical procedures and evaluating the evidence obtained.

The procedures performed in a review are substantially less than and differ in nature from those performed in an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion on these financial statements.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the company for the quarter and twelve months ended 31 December 2014 are not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard, IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the IASB, the SAICA Financial Reporting Guides as issued by the Accounting Practices Committee and Financial Reporting Pronouncements as issued by the Financial Reporting Standards Council and the requirements of the Companies Act of South Africa.

Ernst & Young Inc.

Director – Roger Hillen

Registered Auditor

Chartered Accountant (SA)

102 Rivonia Road, Sandton

Johannesburg, South Africa

19 February 2015

 

     17    


Group income statement

 

 

 
    Quarter
ended
December
2014
  Quarter
ended
September
2014
  Quarter
ended
December
2013
 

Year

ended
December
2014

  Year 
ended 
December 
2013 
 
US Dollar million Notes

 

        Reviewed

        Reviewed         Reviewed         Reviewed         Audited   

 

 

Revenue

2   1,324       1,337       1,474       5,378       5,708     
   

 

 

 

Gold income

2   1,278      1,295       1,418       5,218       5,497    

Cost of sales

3   (1,061)      (1,052)      (1,042)      (4,190)      (4,146)    

Gain on non-hedge derivatives and other commodity contracts

       30       28       15       94     
   

 

 

 

Gross profit

  222       273       404       1,043      1,445    

Corporate administration, marketing and other expenses

  (23)      (24)      (37)      (92)      (201)    

Exploration and evaluation costs

  (45)      (37)      (41)      (144)      (255)    

Other operating expenses

4   (7)      (9)      (1)      (28)      (19)    

Special items

5   (182)      (54)      (90)      (260)      (3,410)    
   

 

 

 

Operating (loss) profit

  (35)      149       235       519      (2,440)    

Dividends received

2                       5     

Interest received

2             15       24       39     

Exchange gain (loss)

                 (7)      14     

Finance costs and unwinding of obligations

6   (67)      (69)      (75)      (278)      (296)    

Fair value adjustment on $1.25bn bonds

  63       20       (12)      (17)      (58)    

Fair value adjustment on option component of convertible bonds

                      9     

Fair value adjustment on mandatory convertible bonds

                      356     

Share of associates and joint ventures’ profit (loss)

7   22       19            (25)      (162)    
   

 

 

 

(Loss) profit before taxation

  (6)      129       171       216       (2,533)    

Taxation

8   (49)      (85)      (426)      (255)      333     
   

 

 

 

(Loss) profit for the period

  (55)      44       (255)      (39)      (2,200)   
   

 

 

 

Allocated as follows:

Equity shareholders

  (58)      41       (305)      (58)      (2,230)    

Non-controlling interests

            50       19       30    
   

 

 

 
  (55)      44       (255)      (39)      (2,200)    
   

 

 

 

Basic (loss) earnings per ordinary share (cents) (1)

  (14)      10       (75)      (14)      (568)    

Diluted (loss) earnings per ordinary share (cents) (2)

  (14)      10       (75)      (14)      (631)    

 

 

(1) Calculated on the basic weighted average number of ordinary shares.

(2) Calculated on the diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares.

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

The reviewed financial statements for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2014 have been prepared by the corporate accounting staff of AngloGold Ashanti Limited headed by Mr John Edwin Staples (BCompt (Hons); CGMA), the Group’s Chief Accounting Officer. This process was supervised by Ms Kandimathie Christine Ramon (CA (SA)), the Group’s Chief Financial Officer and Mr Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (BCom; ACA (ICAI)), the Group’s Chief Executive Officer. The financial statements for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2014 were reviewed, but not audited, by the Group’s statutory auditors, Ernst & Young Inc. A copy of their unmodified review report is available for inspection at the company’s head office.

 

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Group statement of comprehensive income

 

 

   
        Quarter          Quarter          Quarter           Year          Year      
        ended          ended          ended           ended          ended      
       

December
2014

 

        

September
2014

 

        

December
2013

 

         

December
2014

 

        

December
2013

 

     
 US Dollar million       Reviewed          Reviewed          Reviewed           Reviewed          Audited      

 

   

(Loss) profit for the period

      (55)           44            (255)            (39)           (2,200)     

Items that will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

                          
                     

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

      (67)           (118)           (85)            (201)           (433)       
   

Share of associates and joint ventures’ other comprehensive income

                (1)                                      
                     

Net gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets

                (10)                                (23)       
       

Release on impairment of available-for-sale financial assets

                                               30        
       

Release on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

      (1)                                (1)           (1)       
       

Cash flow hedges

                                                     
       

Deferred taxation thereon

      (1)                                      (1)                   
                (6)                                      
   

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

                            
                     

Actuarial (loss) gain recognised

      (31)           (7)           52             (22)           69        
       

Deferred taxation thereon

                              (15)                          (20)       
   
        (23)             (5)             37               (16)             49        
                                                                    

Other comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax

        (90)             (130)             (46)              (217)             (375)       
                                                                    

Total comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax

        (145)             (86)             (301)              (256)             (2,575)       

Allocated as follows:

                          

Equity shareholders

      (148)           (89)           (351)            (275)           (2,605)     

Non-controlling interests

                                50               19              30        
        (145)             (86)             (301)              (256)             (2,575)       

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

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Group statement of financial position

 

 

 
    As at    As at    As at   
    December    September    December   
    2014    2014    2013   
US Dollar million Notes

 

      Reviewed

        Reviewed         Audited   

 

 

ASSETS

Non-current assets

 

Tangible assets

  4,863        4,839       4,815     

 

Intangible assets

  225        247       267     

 

Investments in associates and joint ventures

  1,427        1,373       1,327     

 

Other investments

  126        127       131     

 

Inventories

  636        606       586     

 

Trade and other receivables

  20        30       29     

 

Deferred taxation

  127        160       177     

 

Cash restricted for use

  36        38       31     

 

Other non-current assets

  25        47       41     
   

 

 

 
  7,485        7,467       7,404     
   

 

 

 

Current assets

 

Other investments

  -             1     

 

Inventories

  888        959       1,053     

 

Trade and other receivables

  278        312       369     

 

Cash restricted for use

  15        15       46     

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  468        557       648     
   

 

 

 
  1,649        1,843       2,117     

Non-current assets held for sale

14   -             153     
   

 

 

 
  1,649        1,843       2,270     
   

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  9,134        9,310       9,674     

 

 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Share capital and premium

11   7,041        7,036       7,006     

 

Accumulated losses and other reserves

 

  (4,196)       (4,051)      (3,927)    
   

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

  2,845        2,985       3,079     

 

Non-controlling interests

 

  26        25       28     
   

 

 

 

Total equity

  2,871        3,010       3,107     
   

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

 

Borrowings

  3,498        3,521       3,633     

 

Environmental rehabilitation and other provisions

  1,052        1,022       963     

 

Provision for pension and post-retirement benefits

  147        142       152     

 

Trade, other payables and deferred income

 

  15        13       4     

 

Deferred taxation

  567        597       579     
   

 

 

 
  5,279        5,295       5,331     
   

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

Borrowings

 

  223        159       258     

 

Trade, other payables and deferred income

  695        751       820     

 

Bank overdraft

 

  -        13       20     

 

Taxation

  66        82       81     
   

 

 

 
  984        1,005       1,179     

Non-current liabilities held for sale

14   -             57     
   

 

 

 
  984        1,005       1,236     
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  6,263        6,300       6,567     
   

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

  9,134        9,310       9,674     

 

 

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

     20    


Group statement of cash flows

 

 

 
 

Quarter

ended
December

2014

  Quarter
ended
September
2014
  Quarter
ended
December
2013
 

Year

ended
December
2014

 

Year

ended
December
2013

 
US Dollar million

 

            Reviewed

 

 

        Reviewed

 

 

        Reviewed

 

 

        Reviewed

 

 

        Audited

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts from customers

  1,318       1,358       1,479       5,351       5,709     

Payments to suppliers and employees

  (1,060)      (997)      (1,039)      (3,978)      (4,317)    
  

 

 

 

Cash generated from operations

  258       361      440       1,373       1,392     

Dividends received from joint ventures

                      18     

Taxation refund

            22       41       23     

Taxation paid

  (48)      (41)      (31)      (194)      (187)    
  

 

 

 

Net cash inflow from operating activities

  213       320       431       1,220       1,246     
  

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

Capital expenditure

  (314)      (222)      (372)      (1,013)      (1,501)    

Interest capitalised and paid

                 (1)      (5)    

Expenditure on intangible assets

  (2)           (17)      (5)      (68)    

Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets

                 31       10     

Other investments acquired

  (17)      (14)      (18)      (79)      (91)    

Proceeds from disposal of other investments

  14       15       15       73       81     

Investments in associates and joint ventures

  (3)      (10)      (78)      (65)      (472)    

Proceeds from disposal of associates and joint ventures

                      6     

Loans advanced to associates and joint ventures

  (50)           (14)      (56)      (41)    

Loans repaid by associates and joint ventures

  16                20       33     

Dividends received

                      5     

Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary

                 105       2     

Cash in subsidiary disposed and transfers to held for sale

                      (2)    

Decrease (increase) in cash restricted for use

       (1)      (13)      24       (20)    

Interest received

            10       21       23     
  

 

 

 

Net cash outflow from investing activities

  (349)      (220)      (482)      (943)      (2,040)    
  

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from borrowings

  182       338       238       611       2,344     

Repayment of borrowings

  (72)      (386)      (260)      (761)      (1,486)    

Finance costs paid

  (38)      (83)      (42)      (245)      (200)    

Revolving credit facility and bond transaction costs

       (9)      (2)      (9)      (36)    

Dividends paid

  (8)      (6)      (11)      (17)      (62)    
  

 

 

 

Net cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities

  64      (146)      (77)      (421)      560     
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  (72)      (46)      (128)      (144)      (234)    

Translation

  (4)      (10)      (5)      (16)      (30)    

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  544       600       761       628       892     

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (1)

  468       544       628       468       628     

 

 

Cash generated from operations

(Loss) profit before taxation

  (6)      129       171       216       (2,533)    

Adjusted for:

Movement on non-hedge derivatives and other commodity contracts

  (5)      (29)      (28)      (13)      (94)    

Amortisation of tangible assets

  214       182       202       750       775     

Finance costs and unwinding of obligations

  67       69       75       278       296     

Environmental, rehabilitation and other expenditure

  24       (6)      (37)      32       (66)    

Special items

  21       14       88       31       3,399     

Amortisation of intangible assets

                 36       24     

Fair value adjustment on $1.25bn bonds

  (63)      (20)      12       17       58     

Fair value adjustment on option component of convertible bonds

                      (9)    

Fair value adjustment on mandatory convertible bonds

                      (356)    

Interest received

  (6)      (6)      (15)      (24)      (39)    

Share of associates and joint ventures’ (profit) loss

  (22)      (19)      (4)      25       162     

Other non-cash movements

       19            68       25     

Movements in working capital

  19       19       (40)      (43)      (250)    
  

 

 

 
  258       361       440       1,373      1,392     
  

 

 

 

Movements in working capital

Decrease (increase) in inventories

  32       33       (26)      64       (142)    

Decrease in trade and other receivables

  35       33       20       52       69     

Decrease in trade, other payables and deferred income

  (48)      (47)      (34)      (159)      (177)    
  

 

 

 
  19       19      (40)      (43)      (250)    
  

 

 

 
              

 

 
(1) 

The cash and cash equivalents balance at 31 December 2014 includes a bank overdraft included in the statement of financial position as part of current liabilities of nil (30 September 2014 : $13m; 31 December 2013: $20m).

 

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

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Group statement of changes in equity

 

    

Equity holders of the parent

 

                         
  US Dollar million  

Share

 

capital

 

and

 

premium

   

Other

 

capital

 

reserves

   

Accumu-

 

lated

 

losses

   

Cash

 

flow

 

hedge

 

reserve

   

Available

 

for

 

sale

 

reserve

   

Actuarial

 

(losses)

 

gains

   

Foreign

 

currency

 

translation

 

reserve

                  Total    

Non-  

 

controlling

 

interests

   

Total

 

            equity

    
 

Balance at 31 December 2012

    6,742         177         (806)        (2)        13         (90)        (561)        5,473         21       5,494    
                     

Loss for the period

        (2,230)                  (2,230)        30       (2,200)     
     

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                                          49         (433)        (375)              (375)     
 

Total comprehensive (loss) income

                  (2,230)                      49         (433)        (2,605)        30       (2,575)   
 

Shares issued

    264                       264         264    
 

Share-based payment for share awards net of exercised

      (13)                    (13)        (13)   
 

Dividends paid

        (40)                  (40)        (40)   
 

Dividends of subsidiaries

                           (23)      (23)   
 

Translation

            (28)        15                 (3)        16                              -      
 

Balance at 31 December 2013

    7,006         136         (3,061)        (1)        18         (25)        (994)        3,079         28       3,107      
 

Balance at 31 December 2013

    7,006         136         (3,061)        (1)        18         (25)        (994)        3,079         28       3,107    
                     

Loss for the period

        (58)                  (58)        19       (39)     
     

Other comprehensive loss

                                            (16)        (201)        (217)              (217)     
 

Total comprehensive loss

                  (58)                      (16)        (201)        (275)        19       (256)   
 

Shares issued

    35                       35         35    
 

Share-based payment for share awards net of exercised

                                6    
 

Dividends of subsidiaries

                           (21)      (21)   
 

Translation

      (10)        10           (1)                               -    
                       

Balance at 31 December 2014

    7,041         132         (3,109)        (1)        17         (40)        (1,195)        2,845         26       2,871      

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

     22    


Segmental reporting

AngloGold Ashanti’s operating segments are being reported based on the financial information provided to the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Committee, collectively identified as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). Individual members of the Executive Committee are responsible for geographic regions of the business.

 

 

 
      Quarter ended        Year ended  
  Dec    Sep    Dec    Dec    Dec   
  2014    2014    2013    2014    2013   
              Reviewed            Reviewed            Reviewed            Reviewed            Audited   
  

 

 

 
  US Dollar million  

 

 

Gold income

South Africa

  355        410        428        1,527        1,810     

Continental Africa

  538        500        568        2,105        2,111     

Australasia

  183        197        192        785        441     

Americas

  345        311        335        1,270        1,425     
  

 

 

 
  1,420        1,419        1,523        5,687        5,787     

Equity-accounted investments included above

  (142)       (123)       (105)       (469)       (290)    
  

 

 

 
  1,278        1,295        1,418        5,218        5,497     
  

 

 

 

Gross profit (loss)

South Africa

  44        76        134        216        510     

Continental Africa

  121        116        117        469        475     

Australasia

  19        24        30        125        (9)    

Americas

  73        76        125        309        516     

Corporate and other

  5        -        5        -        -     
  

 

 

 
  262        292        410        1,119        1,492     

Equity-accounted investments included above

  (40)       (19)       (6)       (76)       (47)    
  

 

 

 
  222        273        404        1,043        1,445     
  

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

South Africa

  79        66        112        264        451     

Continental Africa

  119        86        212        454        839     

Australasia

  28        13        35        91        285     

Americas

  134        93        116        394        410     

Corporate and other

  3        2        2        6        8     
  

 

 

 
  363        261        477        1,209        1,993     

Equity-accounted investments included above

  (48)       (38)       (94)       (191)       (411)    
  

 

 

 
  316        222        383        1,018        1,582     
  

 

 

 

 

 
      Quarter ended        Year ended  
  Dec    Sep    Dec    Dec    Dec   
  2014    2014    2013    2014    2013   
  

 

 

 
  oz (000)  

 

 

Gold production

South Africa

  300        314        339        1,223        1,302     

Continental Africa

  419        410        460        1,597        1,460     

Australasia

  157        152        169        620        342     

Americas

  280        251        262        996        1,001     
  

 

 

 
  1,156        1,128        1,229        4,436        4,105     
  

 

 

 

 

 
          As at    As at    As at   
          Dec    Sep    Dec   
          2014    2014    2013   
          Reviewed    Reviewed    Audited   
      

 

 

 
              US Dollar million  

 

 

Total assets (1)

South Africa

  2,124        2,166        2,325     

Continental Africa

  3,239        3,297        3,391     

Australasia

  906        978        1,108     

Americas

  2,409        2,371        2,203     

Corporate and other

  456        497        647     
      

 

 

 
  9,134        9,310        9,674     

 

 

 

(1) 

In 2014, pre-tax impairments, derecognition of goodwill, tangible assets and intangible assets of $10m were accounted for in Continental Africa (2013 : $3,029m in South Africa ($311m), Continental Africa ($1,776m) and the Americas ($942m)).

 

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

     23    


Notes

for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2014

 

1. Basis of preparation

The financial statements in this quarterly report have been prepared in accordance with the historic cost convention except for certain financial instruments which are stated at fair value. The group’s accounting policies used in the preparation of these financial statements are consistent with those used in the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 except for the adoption of new standards and interpretations effective 1 January 2014.

The financial statements of AngloGold Ashanti Limited have been prepared in compliance with IAS 34, IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Financial Reporting Guides as issued by the Accounting Practices Committee, Financial Reporting Pronouncements as issued by Financial Reporting Standards Council, JSE Listings Requirements and in the manner required by the South African Companies Act, 2008 (as amended) for the preparation of financial information of the group for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2014.

 

2. Revenue

 

      Quarter ended              Year ended  
    

Dec

2014

    

Sep

2014

    

Dec

2013

    

Dec

2014

     Dec
2013
 
     Reviewed      Reviewed      Reviewed      Reviewed      Audited  
      US Dollar million  

Gold income

     1,278         1,295         1,418         5,218         5,497   

By-products (note 3)

     39         34         39         132         149   

Dividends received

     -         -         -         -         5   

Royalties received (note 5)

     1         1         1         4         18   

Interest received

     6         6         15         24         39   
       1,324         1,337         1,474         5,378         5,708   

 

3.       Cost of sales

 

              
      Quarter ended              Year ended  
    

Dec

2014

    

Sep

2014

    

Dec

2013

    

Dec

2014

     Dec
2013
 
     Reviewed      Reviewed      Reviewed      Reviewed      Audited  
      US Dollar million  

Cash operating costs

     780         857         858         3,260         3,274   

By-products revenue (note 2)

     (39)         (34)         (39)         (132)         (149)   
     741         823         819         3,128         3,125   

Royalties

     28         32         32         131         129   

Other cash costs

     8         9         10         33         43   

Total cash costs

     777         864         861         3,292         3,297   

Retrenchment costs

     9         5         16         24         69   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

     47         8         (11)         94         18   

Production costs

     833         877         866         3,410         3,384   

Amortisation of tangible assets

     214         182         202         750         775   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     9         9         9         36         24   

Total production costs

     1,056         1,068         1,077         4,196         4,183   

Inventory change

     5         (15)         (35)         (6)         (37)   
       1,061         1,052         1,042         4,190         4,146   

 

4.       Other operating expenses

 

              
      Quarter ended              Year ended  
    

Dec

2014

    

Sep

2014

    

Dec

2013

    

Dec

2014

     Dec
2013
 
     Reviewed      Reviewed      Reviewed      Reviewed      Audited  
      US Dollar million  

Pension and medical defined benefit provisions

     1         2         (1)         6         14   

Claims filed by former employees in respect of loss of employment, work-related accident injuries and diseases, governmental fiscal claims and care and maintenance of old tailings operations

     4         3         2         15         5   

Other expenses

     2         4         -         7         -   
       7         9         1         28         19   

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

     24    


5. Special items

 

      Quarter ended              Year ended  
    

Dec

2014

    

Sep  

2014  

    

Dec

2013

    

Dec

2014

     Dec
2013
 
    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Reviewed  

    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Audited

 
      US Dollar million  

Net impairment and derecognition of goodwill, tangible assets and intangible assets (note 9)

     9         1           36         10         3,029   

Impairment of other investments (note 9)

     1         -           1         2         30   

Net loss (profit) on disposal and derecognition of land, mineral rights, tangible assets and exploration properties (note 9)

     2         (2)           -         (25)         (2)   

Royalties received (note 2)

     (1)         (1)           (1)         (4)         (18)   

Indirect tax expenses and legal claims

     3         3           7         19         43   

Inventory write-off due to fire at Geita

     -         -           -         -         14   

Insurance proceeds on Geita claim

     -         -           (13)         -         (13)   

Legal fees and other costs related to contract termination and settlement costs

     13         7           16         30         19   

Write-down of stockpiles and heap leach to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

     1         1           38         2         216   

Write-down of consumable stores inventories

     5         -           -         5         -   

Impairment of other receivables

     1         -           -         1         -   

Retrenchment and related costs

     148         37           4         210         24   

Write-off of a loan

     -         -           -         -         7   

Transaction costs on the $1.25bn bond and standby facility

     -         -           2         -         61   

Loss on sale of Navachab (note 14)

     -         -           -         2         -   

Accelerated deferred loan fees paid on cancellation and replacement of US and Australia revolving credit facilities

     -         8           -         8         -   
       182         54           90         260         3,410   

The group reviews and tests the carrying value of its mining assets (including ore-stock piles) when events or changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

For the quarter and year ended 31 December 2014, no significant asset impairments or reversal of impairments were recognised.

During the year ended 31 December 2013, impairment, derecognition of assets and write-down of inventories to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments include the following:

 

   

During June 2013, consideration was given to a range of indicators including a decline in gold price, increase in discount rates and reduction in market capitalisation. As a result, certain cash generating units’ recoverable amounts, including Obuasi and Geita in Continental Africa, Moab Khotsong in South Africa and CC&V and AGA Mineração in the Americas, did not support their carrying values and impairment losses of $3,029m were recognised during 2013.

 

   

The indicators were re-assessed as at 31 December 2013 as part of the annual impairment assessment cycle and the conditions that arose in June 2013 were largely unchanged and no further cash generating unit impairments arose.

 

6. Finance costs and unwinding of obligations

 

      Quarter ended              Year ended  
    

Dec

2014

    

Sep  

2014  

    

Dec

2013

    

Dec

2014

     Dec
2013
 
    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Reviewed  

    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Audited

 
      US Dollar million  

Finance costs

     61         62           67         251         247   

Unwinding of obligations, accretion of convertible bonds and other discounts

     7         7           8         27         49   
       67         69           75         278         296   

 

7.       Share of associates and joint ventures’ profit (loss)

 

              
      Quarter ended              Year ended  
    

Dec

2014

    

Sep  

2014  

    

Dec

2013

    

Dec

2014

     Dec
2013
 
    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Reviewed  

    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Audited

 
      US Dollar million  

Revenue

     151         130           117         519         334   

Operating costs, special items and other expenses

     (120)         (107)           (111)         (523)         (315)   

Net interest received

     1         2           1         6         4   

Profit before taxation

     32         25           7         2         23   

Taxation

     (11)         (6)           (2)         (22)         (21)   

Profit (loss) after taxation

     21         19           5         (20)         2   

Net reversal (impairment) of investments in associates and joint ventures (1)

     1         -           (1)         (5)         (164)   
       22         19           4         (25)         (162)   

Net impairments recognised on the entity’s investments in equity accounted associates and joint ventures consider quoted share prices, their respective financial positions and anticipated declines in operating results of these entities.

 

(1) 

Includes a loan of $20m recovered during the fourth quarter of 2014, which was impaired in 2013.

 

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

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In July 2014, AngloGold Ashanti and other shareholders of Rand Refinery (Pty) Limited, an associate of the company, entered into an agreement with Rand Refinery to provide an irrevocable, subordinated loan facility to the maximum value of R1.2 billion (US$106m). The facility allows for amounts to be advanced to Rand Refinery to compensate third parties in the event that Rand Refinery finally determines that a shortfall of 87 000 ounces of gold actually exists when comparing the physical inventory of Rand Refinery to the records of amounts it holds on behalf of third parties. The facility, once drawn down, will be convertible to equity after a period of 2 years on condition that all shareholders of Rand Refinery agree to the conversion.

The finalisation of the results of Rand Refinery for the years ended 30 September 2013 and 2014 confirmed the existence of the gold shortfall position and resulted in Rand Refinery issuing a notice to the shareholders to draw down an amount of $89m of the loan facility available. AngloGold Ashanti’s portion of the loan funding, including a pro-rata portion of DRD Gold Limited’s funding commitment, amounted $43m. The total investment in Rand Refinery, including the loan facility provided, was tested for impairment, resulting in an impairment of the loan of $21m included in “net reversal (impairment) of investments in associates and joint ventures” above.

As a result, AngloGold Ashanti reviewed its previous estimates of its share of equity profits accounted for as part of its investment in Rand Refinery, which was based on the unaudited management accounts of Rand Refinery, effectively reducing AngloGold Ashanti’s equity investment in Rand Refinery to nil.

 

8. Taxation

 

      Quarter ended            Year ended  
    

Dec

2014

    

Sep  

2014  

    

Dec

2013

    

Dec

2014

     Dec
2013
 
    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Reviewed  

    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Reviewed

    

 

Audited

 
      US Dollar million  

South African taxation

              

Mining tax

     (10)         7           1         21         7   

Non-mining tax

     15         (7)           -         5         1   

Prior year (over) under provision

     (1)         -           (25)         4         (26)   

Deferred taxation

              

Temporary differences

     (1)         (1)           13         (20)         (39)   

Unrealised non-hedge derivatives and other commodity contracts

     1         8           8         4         25   

Change in estimated deferred tax rate

     (24)         -           -         (24)         -   
     (20)         7           (3)         (10)         (32)   

Foreign taxation

              

Normal taxation

     24         46           96         152         160   

Prior year over provision

     -         (5)           -         (17)         (8)   

Deferred taxation(1)

              

Temporary differences

     45         37           333         130         (453)   
     69         78           429         265         (301)   
                                            
       49         85           426         255         (333)   

 

(1)

Included in temporary differences under Foreign taxation in 2013, is a tax credit relating to impairments and disposal of tangible assets of $499m and write-down of inventories of $68m.

 

9. Headline (loss) earnings

 

      Quarter ended            Year ended  
    

Dec

2014

    

Sep  

2014  

    

Dec

2013

    

Dec

2014

     Dec
2013
 
     Reviewed      Reviewed        Reviewed      Reviewed      Audited  
      US Dollar million  

The (loss) profit attributable to equity shareholders has been adjusted by the following to arrive at headline earnings (loss):

              

(Loss) profit attributable to equity shareholders

     (58)         41           (305)         (58)         (2,230)   

Net impairment and derecognition of goodwill, tangible assets and intangible assets (note 5)

     9         1           36         10         3,029   

Net (profit) loss on disposal and derecognition of land, mineral rights, tangible assets and exploration properties (note 5)

     2         (2)           -         (25)         (2)   

Loss on sale of Navachab (note 14)

     -         -           -         2         -   

Impairment of other investments (note 5)

     1         -           1         2         30   

Net (reversal) impairment of investments in associates and joint ventures

     (22)         -           1         (22)         164   

Special items of associates and joint ventures

     -         -           2         6         2   

Taxation - current portion

     -         -           1         6         -   

Taxation - deferred portion

     (3)         4           (12)         -         (915)   
       (71)         44           (276)         (79)         78   

Headline (loss) earnings per ordinary share (cents) (1)

     (17)         11           (68)         (19)         20   

Diluted headline (loss) earnings per ordinary share (cents) (2)

     (17)         11           (68)         (19)         (62)   

 

(1) 

Calculated on the basic weighted average number of ordinary shares.

(2) 

Calculated on the diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares.

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

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10. Number of shares

 

      Quarter ended          Year ended        
    

Dec

2014

    

Sep

2014

    

Dec

2013

    

Dec

2014

    

Dec

2013

 
      Reviewed      Reviewed      Reviewed      Reviewed      Audited  

Authorised number of shares:

              

Ordinary shares of 25 SA cents each

     600,000,000         600,000,000         600,000,000         600,000,000         600,000,000   

E ordinary shares of 25 SA cents each

     4,280,000         4,280,000         4,280,000         4,280,000         4,280,000   

A redeemable preference shares of 50 SA cents each

     2,000,000         2,000,000         2,000,000         2,000,000         2,000,000   

B redeemable preference shares of 1 SA cent Each

     5,000,000         5,000,000         5,000,000         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Issued and fully paid number of shares:

              

Ordinary shares in issue

     404,010,360         403,552,085         402,628,406         404,010,360         402,628,406   

E ordinary shares in issue

     -         685,668         712,006         -         712,006   

Total ordinary shares:

     404,010,360         404,237,753         403,340,412         404,010,360         403,340,412   

A redeemable preference shares

     2,000,000         2,000,000         2,000,000         2,000,000         2,000,000   

B redeemable preference shares

     778,896         778,896         778,896         778,896         778,896   

In calculating the basic and diluted number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period, the following were taken into consideration:

  

Ordinary shares

     403,605,184         403,466,038         402,462,266         403,339,562         389,184,639   

E ordinary shares

     589,685         696,371         1,062,510         585,974         1,460,705   

Fully vested options

     3,122,215         2,047,889         1,477,629         3,803,514         1,979,920   

Weighted average number of shares

     407,317,084         406,210,298         405,002,405         407,729,050         392,625,264   

Dilutive potential of share options

     -         2,215,555         -         -         -   

Dilutive potential of convertible bonds

     -         -         -         -         12,921,644   

Diluted number of ordinary shares

     407,317,084         408,425,853         405,002,405         407,729,050         405,546,908   

 

11. Share capital and premium

 

              As at                      
    

Dec

2014

    

Sep

2014

    

Dec

2013

 
     Reviewed      Reviewed      Audited  
      US Dollar Million  

Balance at beginning of period

     7,074         7,074         6,821   

Ordinary shares issued

     29         25         259   

E ordinary shares issued and cancelled

     (9)         -         (6)   

Sub-total

     7,094         7,099         7,074   

Redeemable preference shares held within the group

     (53)         (53)         (53)   

Ordinary shares held within the group

     -         -         (6)   

E ordinary shares held within the group

     -         (10)         (9)   

Balance at end of period

     7,041         7,036         7,006   

 

12.    Exchange rates

 

        
     

Dec

2014

    

Sep

2014

    

Dec

2013

 
      Unaudited      Unaudited      Unaudited  

ZAR/USD average for the year to date

     10.83         10.70         9.62   

ZAR/USD average for the quarter

     11.22         10.76         10.12   

ZAR/USD closing

     11.57         11.28         10.45   

AUD/USD average for the year to date

     1.11         1.09         1.03   

AUD/USD average for the quarter

     1.17         1.08         1.08   

AUD/USD closing

     1.22         1.14         1.12   

BRL/USD average for the year to date

     2.35         2.29         2.16   

BRL/USD average for the quarter

     2.54         2.27         2.27   

BRL/USD closing

     2.66         2.45         2.34   

ARS/USD average for the year to date

     8.12         7.99         5.48   

ARS/USD average for the quarter

     8.51         8.30         6.07   

ARS/USD closing

     8.55         8.43         6.52   

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

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13. Capital commitments

 

     

Dec

2014

    

Sep

2014

    

Dec

2013

 
     Reviewed      Reviewed      Audited  
      US Dollar Million  

Orders placed and outstanding on capital contracts at the prevailing rate of exchange (1)

     178         290         437   

 

(1)

Includes capital commitments relating to associates and joint ventures.

Liquidity and capital resources

To service the above capital commitments and other operational requirements, the group is dependent on existing cash resources, cash generated from operations and borrowing facilities.

Cash generated from operations is subject to operational, market and other risks. Distributions from operations may be subject to foreign investment, exchange control laws and regulations and the quantity of foreign exchange available in offshore countries. In addition, distributions from joint ventures are subject to the relevant board approval.

The credit facilities and other finance arrangements contain financial covenants and other similar undertakings. To the extent that external borrowings are required, the group’s covenant performance indicates that existing financing facilities will be available to meet the above commitments. To the extent that any of the financing facilities mature in the near future, the group believes that sufficient measures are in place to ensure that these facilities can be refinanced.

 

14. Non-current assets and liabilities held for sale

Effective 30 April 2013, Navachab mine located in Namibia was classified as held for sale. Navachab gold mine was previously recognised as a combination of tangible assets, goodwill, current assets, current and long-term liabilities. On 10 February 2014, AngloGold Ashanti announced that it signed a binding agreement to sell Navachab to a wholly-owned subsidiary of QKR Corporation Ltd (QKR). The purchase consideration consists of two components: an initial cash payment and a deferred consideration in the form of a net smelter return (NSR).

On 30 June 2014, AngloGold Ashanti Limited announced that the sale had been completed in accordance with the sales agreement with all conditions precedent being met. A loss on disposal of $2m (note 5) was realised on the sale on Navachab.

 

15. Financial risk management activities

Borrowings

The $1.25bn bonds and the mandatory convertible bonds settled in September 2013, are carried at fair value. The convertible bonds, settled 99.1% in August 2013 and in full in November 2013, and rated bonds are carried at amortised cost and their fair values are their closing market values at the reporting date. The interest rate on the remaining borrowings is reset on a short-term floating rate basis, and accordingly the carrying amount is considered to approximate fair value.

 

      As at  
    

Dec 

2014 

    

Sep 

2014 

     Dec 
2013 
 
      Reviewed      Reviewed      Audited  

Carrying amount

     3,721         3,680         3,891   

Fair value

     3,606         3,684         3,704   

Derivatives

The fair value of derivatives is estimated based on ruling market prices, volatilities, interest rates and credit risk and includes all derivatives carried in the statement of financial position.

Embedded derivatives and the conversion features of convertible bonds are included as derivatives on the statement of financial position.

The group uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments:

 

Level 1:

  

quote prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2:

  

inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (as prices) or indirectly (derived from prices); and

  

Level 3:

  

inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

The following tables set out the group’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy:

Type of instrument

 

     

 

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

    

LOGO

 

 
US Dollar million    Dec 2014      Sep 2014      Dec 2013  

Assets measured at fair value

                                       

Available-for-sale financial assets

                                       

Equity securities

     47         -         -         47         48         -         -         48         47         -         -         47   

Liabilities measured at fair value

                                       

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

                                       

$1.25bn bonds

     1,374         -         -         1,374         1,410         -         -         1,410         1,353         -         -         1,353   

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

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16. Contingencies

AngloGold Ashanti’s material contingent liabilities and assets at 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2013 are detailed below:

 

Contingencies and guarantees              
     

December

2014

    

December

2013

 
     Reviewed      Audited  
      US Dollar million        

Contingent liabilities

     

Groundwater pollution (1)

     -         -   

Deep groundwater pollution – Africa (2)

     -         -   

Litigation – Ghana (3) (4)

     97         97   

ODMWA litigation (5)

     192         -   

Other tax disputes – AngloGold Ashanti Brasil Mineração Ltda (6)

     32         38   

VAT disputes – Mineração Serra Grande S.A.(7)

     15         16   

Tax dispute - AngloGold Ashanti Colombia S.A.(8)

     162         188   

Tax dispute - Cerro Vanguardia S.A.(9)

     53         63   

Sales tax on gold deliveries – Mineração Serra Grande S.A. (10)

     -         101   

Contingent assets

     

Indemnity – Kinross Gold Corporation (11)

     (9)         (60)   

Royalty – Tau Lekoa Gold Mine (12)

     -         -   

Royalty – Navachab (13)

     -         -   

Financial Guarantees

     

Oro Group (Pty) Limited (14)

     9         10   
       551         453   

 

  (1)

Groundwater pollution - AngloGold Ashanti Limited has identified groundwater contamination plumes at certain of its operations, which have occurred primarily as a result of seepage from mine residue stockpiles. Numerous scientific, technical and legal studies have been undertaken to assist in determining the magnitude of the contamination and to find sustainable remediation solutions. The group has instituted processes to reduce future potential seepage and it has been demonstrated that Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) by the existing environment will contribute to improvements in some instances. Furthermore, literature reviews, field trials and base line modelling techniques suggest, but have not yet proven, that the use of phyto-technologies can address the soil and groundwater contamination. Subject to the completion of trials and the technology being a proven remediation technique, no reliable estimate can be made for the obligation.

 

  (2)

Deep groundwater pollution - The group has identified a flooding and future pollution risk posed by deep groundwater in certain underground mines in Africa. Various studies have been undertaken by AngloGold Ashanti Limited since 1999. Due to the interconnected nature of mining operations, any proposed solution needs to be a combined one supported by all the mines located in these gold fields. As a result, in South Africa, the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) requires that the affected mining companies develop a Regional Mine Closure Strategy to be approved by the Department of Mineral Resources. In view of the limitation of current information for the accurate estimation of a liability, no reliable estimate can be made for the obligation.

 

  (3)

Litigation - On 11 October 2011, AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited (AGAG) terminated Mining and Building Contractors Limited’s (MBC) underground development agreement, construction on bulkheads agreement and diamond drilling agreement at Obuasi mine. The Parties reached agreement on the terms of the separation and concluded a separation agreement on 8 November 2012. On 23 July 2013 and 20 February 2014, AGAG was served with writs issued by MBC claiming a total of $97m. AGAG filed a conditional entry of appearance and a motion of stay of proceedings pending arbitration. On 5 May 2014, the court denied AGAG’s application to submit the matter to arbitration. AGAG subsequently appealed this decision to the Court of Appeal and filed a Stay of Proceedings at the lower court, which was granted on 11 June 2014. On 2 October 2014, AGAG was notified that the records had been transmitted to the Court of Appeal. However, as the transmitted records were incomplete, AGAG timely filed an application for the record to be amended prior to filing its statement of case. The matter remains pending.

 

  (4)

Litigation – AGAG received a summons on 2 April 2013 from Abdul Waliyu and 152 others in which the plaintiffs allege that they were or are residents of the Obuasi municipality or its suburbs and that their health has been adversely affected by emissions and/or other environmental impacts arising in connection with the current and/or historical operations of the Pompora Treatment Plant (PTP) which was decommissioned in 2000. The plaintiffs’ alleged injuries include respiratory infections, skin diseases and certain cancers. The plaintiffs have not filed their application for directions which was due by 31 October 2013. AGAG is allowing some time to pass prior to applying to have the matter struck out for want of prosecution. On 24 February 2014, executive members of the PTP (AGAG) Smoke Effect Association (PASEA), sued AGAG by themselves and on behalf of their members (undisclosed number) on grounds similar to those discussed above, as well as economic hardships as a result of constant failure of their crops. To date, plaintiffs have failed to amend their writ and file their statement of claim. In view of the limitation of current information for the accurate estimation of a liability, no reliable estimate can be made for AGAG’s obligation in either matter.

 

  (5)

Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA) litigation - On 3 March 2011, in Mankayi vs. AngloGold Ashanti, the Constitutional Court of South Africa held that section 35(1) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 does not cover an “employee” who qualifies for compensation in respect of “compensable diseases” under the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (ODMWA). This judgment allows such qualifying employee to pursue a civil claim for damages against the employer. Following the Constitutional Court decision, AngloGold Ashanti has become subject to numerous claims relating to silicosis and other Occupational Lung Diseases (OLD), including several potential class actions and individual claims.

 

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AngloGold Ashanti, Anglo American South Africa, Gold Fields, Harmony Gold and Sibanye Gold announced in November 2014 that they have formed an industry working group to address issues relating to compensation and medical care for OLD in the gold mining industry in South Africa. The companies have begun to engage all stakeholders on these matters, including government, organised labour, other mining companies and legal representatives of claimants who have filed legal suits against the companies. These legal proceedings are being defended, and the status of the proceedings are set forth below. Essentially, the companies are seeking a comprehensive solution which deals both with the legacy compensation issues and future legal frameworks, and which, whilst being fair to employees, also ensures the future sustainability of companies in the industry.

On or about 21 August 2012, AngloGold Ashanti was served with an application instituted by Bangumzi Bennet Balakazi (“the Balakazi Action”) and others in which the applicants seek an order declaring that all mine workers (former or current) who previously worked or continue to work in specified South African gold mines for the period owned by AngloGold Ashanti and who have silicosis or other OLD constitute members of a class for the purpose of proceedings for declaratory relief and claims for damages. On 4 September 2012, AngloGold Ashanti delivered its notice of intention to defend this application.

In addition, on or about 8 January 2013, AngloGold Ashanti and its subsidiary Free State Consolidated Gold Mines (Operations) Limited, alongside other mining companies operating in South Africa, were served with another application to certify a class (“the Nkala Action”). The applicants in the case seek to have the court certify two classes, namely: (i) current and former mineworkers who have silicosis (whether or not accompanied by any other disease) and who work or have worked on certain specified gold mines at any time from 1 January 1965 to date; and (ii) the dependants of mineworkers who died as a result of silicosis (whether or not accompanied by any other disease) and who worked on these gold mines at any time after 1 January 1965. AngloGold Ashanti filed a notice of intention to oppose the application.

On 21 August 2013, an application was served on AngloGold Ashanti for the consolidation of the Balakazi Action and the Nkala Action, as well as a request for an amendment to change the scope of the classes. The applicants now request certification of two classes (the “silicosis class” and the “tuberculosis class”). The silicosis class would consist of certain current and former underground mineworkers who have contracted silicosis, and the dependants of certain deceased mineworkers who have died of silicosis (whether or not accompanied by any other disease). The tuberculosis class would consist of certain current and former mineworkers who have or had contracted pulmonary tuberculosis and the dependants of certain deceased mineworkers who died of pulmonary tuberculosis (but excluding silico-tuberculosis).

In the event the class is certified, such class of workers would be permitted to institute actions by way of a summons against AngloGold Ashanti for amounts as yet unspecified. The parties in the class action met with the court and have tentatively agreed on a timetable for the court process wherein the application to certify the class action will be heard in October 2015.

In October 2012, AngloGold Ashanti received a further 31 individual summonses and particulars of claim relating to silicosis and/or other OLD. The total amount claimed in the 31 summonses is approximately $7 million as at the 31 December 2014 closing rate. On or about 3 March 2014, AngloGold Ashanti received an additional 21 individual summonses and particulars of claim relating to silicosis and/or other OLD. The total amount claimed in the 21 summonses is approximately $4 million as at the 31 December 2014 closing rate. On or about 24 March 2014, AngloGold Ashanti received a further 686 individual summonses and particulars of claim relating to silicosis and/or other OLD. The total amount claimed in the 686 summonses is approximately $100 million as at the 31 December 2014 closing rate. On or about 1 April 2014, AngloGold Ashanti received a further 518 individual summonses and particulars of claim relating to silicosis and/or other OLD. The total amount claimed in the 518 summonses is approximately $81 million as at the 31 December 2014 closing rate.

On 9 October 2014, AngloGold Ashanti and the plaintiffs’ attorneys agreed to refer all of the individual claims to arbitration. The court proceedings have been suspended as a result of entering into the arbitration agreement.

It is possible that additional class actions and/or individual claims relating to silicosis and/or other OLD will be filed against AngloGold Ashanti in the future. AngloGold Ashanti will defend all current and subsequently filed claims on their merits. Should AngloGold Ashanti be unsuccessful in defending any such claims, or in otherwise favourably resolving perceived deficiencies in the national occupational disease compensation framework that were identified in the earlier decision by the Constitutional Court, such matters would have an adverse effect on its financial position, which could be material. The company is unable to reasonably estimate its share of the amounts claimed.

 

  (6)

Other tax disputes - In November 2007, the Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral (DNPM), a Brazilian federal mining authority, issued a tax assessment against AngloGold Ashanti Brazil Mineração Ltda (AABM) in the amount of $18m (2013: $19m) relating to the calculation and payment by AABM of the financial contribution on mining exploitation (CFEM) in the period from 1991 to 2006. AngloGold Ashanti Limited’s subsidiaries in Brazil are involved in various other disputes with tax authorities. These disputes involve federal tax assessments including income tax, royalties, social contributions and annual property tax. The amount involved is approximately $14m (2013: $19m). Management is of the opinion that these taxes are not payable.

 

  (7)

VAT disputes - Mineração Serra Grande S.A. (MSG) received a tax assessment in October 2003 from the State of Minas Gerais related to VAT on gold bullion transfers. The tax administrators rejected the company’s appeals against the assessment. The company is now appealing the dismissal of the case. The assessment is approximately $15m (2013: $16m).

 

  (8)

Tax dispute - In January 2013, AngloGold Ashanti Colombia S.A. (AGAC) received notice from the Colombian Tax Office (DIAN) that it disagreed with the company’s tax treatment of certain items in the 2010 and 2011 income tax returns. On 23 October 2013 AGAC received the official assessments from the DIAN which established that an estimated additional tax of $27m (2013: $35m) will be payable if the tax returns are amended. Penalties and interest for the additional taxes are expected to be $135m (2013: $153m), based on Colombian tax law. The company believes that it has applied the tax legislation correctly. AGAC requested in December 2013 that the DIAN reconsider its decision. In November 2014, DIAN affirmed its earlier ruling. AGAC has until mid-March 2015 to challenge the DIAN’s decision by filing a lawsuit before the Administrative Tribunal of Cundinamarca (trial court for tax litigation).

 

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  (9)

Tax dispute - On 12 July 2013, Cerro Vanguardia S.A. received a notification from the Argentina Tax Authority (AFIP) requesting corrections to the 2007, 2008 and 2009 income tax returns of about $14m (2013: $18m) relating to the non-deduction of tax losses previously claimed on hedge contracts. The AFIP is of the view that the financial derivatives at issue should not have been accounted for as hedge contracts, as hedge contract losses could only be offset against gains derived from the same kind of hedging contracts. Penalties and interest on the disputed amounts are estimated at a further $39m (2013: $45m). A new notification was received on 16 July 2014 from the tax authorities that disallowed arguments from CVSA’s initial response. CVSA prepared defence arguments and evidence which were filed on 8 September 2014. Management is of the opinion that the taxes are not payable. The government responded to the latest submission by CVSA on 22 December 2014, and continues to assert its position regarding the use of the financial derivatives. CVSA has until 9 March 2015 to respond to the government’s findings, and is preparing a response.

 

  (10)

Sales tax on gold deliveries – In 2006, MSG received two tax assessments from the State of Goiás related to the payments of state sales taxes at the rate of 12% on gold deliveries for export from one Brazilian state to another during the period from February 2004 to the end of May 2006. The first and second assessments were approximately $62m and $39m as at 31 December 2013, respectively. Various legal proceedings have taken place over the years with respect to this matter, as previously disclosed. On 5 May 2014, the State of Goiás published a law which enables companies to settle outstanding tax assessments of this nature. Under this law, MSG settled the two assessments in May 2014 by paying $14m in cash and by utilising $29m of existing VAT credits. The utilisation of the VAT credits is subject to legal confirmation from the State of Goiás. Although the State has not yet provided confirmation, management has concluded that the likelihood of the State of Goiás declining the utilisation of the VAT credits or part thereof is remote. The cash settlement was further set off by an indemnity from Kinross of $6m.

 

  (11)

Indemnity - As part of the acquisition by AngloGold Ashanti Limited of the remaining 50% interest in MSG during June 2012, Kinross Gold Corporation (Kinross) has provided an indemnity to a maximum amount of BRL255m against the specific exposures discussed in items 7 and 10 above. In light of the settlements described in item 10 at 31 December 2014, the company has estimated that the maximum contingent asset is $9m (2013: $60m).

 

  (12)

Royalty - As a result of the sale of the interest in the Tau Lekoa Gold Mine during 2010, the group is entitled to receive a royalty on the production of a total of 1.5Moz by the Tau Lekoa Gold Mine and in the event that the average monthly rand price of gold exceeds R180,000/kg (subject to an inflation adjustment). Where the average monthly rand price of gold does not exceed R180,000/kg (subject to an inflation adjustment), the ounces produced in that quarter do not count towards the total 1.5Moz upon which the royalty is payable. The royalty is determined at 3% of the net revenue (being gross revenue less state royalties) generated by the Tau Lekoa assets. Royalties on 507,471oz (2013: 413,246oz) produced have been received to date.

 

  (13)

Royalty – As a result of the sale of Navachab during the second quarter of 2014, AngloGold Ashanti will receive a net smelter to return paid quarterly for seven years from 1 July 2016, determined at 2% of ounces sold during the relevant quarter subject to a minimum average gold price of $1,350 and capped at a maximum of 18,750 ounces sold per quarter.

 

  (14)

Provision of surety - The company has provided surety in favour of a lender on a gold loan facility with its associate Oro Group (Pty) Limited and one of its subsidiaries to a maximum value of $9m (2013: $10m). The probability of the non-performance under the suretyships is considered minimal. The suretyship agreements have a termination notice period of 90 days.

 

17. Concentration of tax risk

There is a concentration of tax risk in respect of recoverable value added tax, fuel duties and appeal deposits from the Tanzanian government.

The recoverable value added tax, fuel duties and appeal deposits are summarised as follows:

 

      Dec 2014
US Dollar million
 

Recoverable value added tax

     31   

Appeal deposits

     4   

 

18. Borrowings

AngloGold Ashanti’s borrowings are interest bearing.

 

19. Announcements

Appointment of Non-Executive Directors:  On 27 November 2014, AngloGold Ashanti announced the appointment of Mr Albert Garner and Ms Maria Richter to the Board as independent non-executive directors with effect from 1 January 2015.

Appointment of new JSE Sponsor: On 3 November 2014, AngloGold Ashanti announced that the appointment of UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd as sponsor to Company ended by mutual consent with effect from 31 October 2014 and Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited appointed sponsor to the Company with effect from 1 November 2014.

 

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20. Supplemental condensed consolidating financial information

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc (“IOMco”), a 100 percent wholly-owned subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, has issued debt securities which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by AngloGold Ashanti Limited (being the “Guarantor”). Refer to Note 16 “Contingencies”. IOMco is an Isle of Man registered company that holds certain of AngloGold Ashanti’s operations and assets located outside South Africa (excluding certain operations and assets in the United States of America and Namibia – which was sold effective 30 June 2014). The following is condensed consolidating financial information for the Company as of 31 December 2014, 30 September 2014, 31 December 2013 and for the three months ended 31 December 2014, 30 September 2014 and 31 December 2013 and for the year ended 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2013, with a separate column for each of AngloGold Ashanti Limited as Guarantor, IOMco as Issuer and the other subsidiaries of the Company combined (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). For the purposes of the condensed consolidating financial information, the Company carries its investments under the equity method. The following supplemental condensed consolidating financial information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Condensed consolidating statements of income for the three months ended 31 December 2014

 

                                                         

 US Dollar million

  AngloGold         IOMco         Other                      
  Ashanti                   subsidiaries                      
                                Consolidation            
  (the         (the         (the “Non-         adjustments               Total  
    “Guarantor”)              “Issuer”)          Guarantor
  Subsidiaries”)
                         

Revenue

    349                    974                    1,324    

Gold income

    464                    1,082           (268)          1,278    

Cost of sales

    (290)                   (771)                   (1,061)   

Gain on non-hedge derivatives and other commodity

   

 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

Gross profit

    174                    316           (268)          222    

Corporate administration, marketing and other income (expenses)

             (21)          (5)          (1)          (23)   

Exploration and evaluation costs

    (8)                   (37)                   (45)   
         

Other operating expenses

    (2)                   (5)                   (7)   

Special items

   

 

(8)

 

  

 

     

 

(875)

 

  

 

     

 

(151)

 

  

 

     

 

852 

 

  

 

     

 

(182)

 

  

 

Operating profit (loss)

    160           (896)          118           583           (35)   

Interest received

                                          
         

Exchange (loss) gain

             (1)                              
         

Finance costs and unwinding of obligations

    (4)          (53)          (10)                   (67)   
         

Fair value adjustment on $1.25bn bonds

             63                             63    
         

Share of associates and joint ventures’ profit

    (21)          (1)          41                    22    
         

Equity (loss) gain in subsidiaries

    (84)          (101)                   185             
                                               

Profit (loss) before taxation

    52           (988)          159           771           (6)   

Taxation

    24           16           (89)                   (49)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Profit (loss) after taxation

  76      (972)      70       771       (55)   

Preferred stock dividends

  (134)           (134)      268         
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Loss for the period

  (58)      (972)      (64)      1,039       (55)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Allocated as follows:

Equity shareholders

  (58)      (972)      (67)      1,039       (58)   

Non-controlling interests

                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  (58)      (972)      (64)      1,039       (55)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

  (148)      (996)      41       958       (145)   

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

            (3)           (3)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to AngloGold Ashanti

  (148)      (996)      38       958       (148)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

     32    


Condensed consolidating statements of income for the three months ended 30 September 2014

 

                                                         

  US Dollar million

  AngloGold         IOMco         Other                      
  Ashanti                   subsidiaries                      
                                 Consolidation            
  (the         (the         (the “Non-         adjustments               Total  
    “Guarantor”)              “Issuer”)          Guarantor
  Subsidiaries”)
                         

Revenue

    399                    937                    1,337    

Gold income

    384                    911                    1,295    

Cost of sales

    (337)                   (715)                   (1,052)   

Gain on non-hedge derivatives and other commodity

   

 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

30 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

30 

 

  

 

Gross profit

    47           -           226           -           273    

Corporate administration, marketing and other income (expenses)

    43           (9)          (7)          (51)          (24)   
         

Exploration and evaluation costs

    (4)                   (33)                   (37)   
         

Other operating expenses

    (6)                   (3)                   (9)   

Special items

   

 

 

  

 

     

 

(13)

 

  

 

     

 

(47)

 

  

 

     

 

2

 

  

 

     

 

(54)

 

  

 

Operating profit (loss)

    84           (22)          136           (49)          149   

Interest received

                                          
         

Exchange (loss) gain

             (1)                              
         

Finance costs and unwinding of obligations

    (5)          (53)          (11)                   (69)   
         

Fair value adjustment on $1.25bn bonds

             20                             20    
         

Share of associates and joint ventures’ profit

             (2)          19           2          19    
         

Equity (loss) gain in subsidiaries

   

 

(38)

 

  

 

     

 

54 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

(16)

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

Profit (loss) before taxation

    42           (3)          153           (63)          129    

Taxation

    (1)                   (84)                   (85)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Profit (loss) for the period

  41       (3)      69       (63)      44    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Allocated as follows:

Equity shareholders

  41       (3)      66       (63)      41    

Non-controlling interests

                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  41       (3)      69       (63)      44    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

  (89)      (25)      23       5      (86)   

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

            (3)           (3)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to AngloGold Ashanti

  (89)      (25)      20       5      (89)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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Condensed consolidating statements of income for the three months ended 31 December 2013

 

                                                         

  US Dollar million

  AngloGold         IOMco         Other                      
  Ashanti                   subsidiaries                      
                                  Consolidation            
  (the         (the         (the “Non-         adjustments               Total  
      “Guarantor”)              “Issuer”)          Guarantor
    Subsidiaries”)
                         

Revenue

    418                    1,057           (2)          1,474   

Gold income

    422                    1,046           (50)          1,418   

Cost of sales

    (295)                   (747)                   (1,042)   

Gain on non-hedge derivatives and other commodity contracts

   

 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

28 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

28 

 

  

 

Gross profit

    127                    327           (50)          404    

Corporate administration, marketing and other income (expenses)

    15          (9)          (38)          (5)          (37)   
         

Exploration and evaluation costs

    (7)          (5)          (29)                   (41)   
         

Other operating expenses

             (4)          (3)                   (1)   

Special items

   

 

(1,473)

 

  

 

     

 

(63)

 

  

 

     

 

403 

 

  

 

     

 

1,043 

 

  

 

     

 

(90)

 

  

 

Operating (loss) profit

    (1,333)          (81)          660           989           235    

Dividends received

                               (2)            

Interest received

                      13                    15    
         

Exchange gain

                                          
         

Finance costs and unwinding of obligations

    (6)          (54)          (15)                   (75)   
         

Fair value adjustment on $1.25bn bonds

             (12)                            (12)   
         

Share of associates and joint ventures’ profit

    (1)          (2)                              
         

Equity gain in subsidiaries

   

 

1,045 

 

  

 

     

 

145 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

(1,190)

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

(Loss) profit before taxation

    (292)          (2)          665           (200)          171    

Taxation

    12           (2)          (436)                   (426)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) profit after taxation

  (280)      (4)      229       (200)      (255)   

Preferred stock dividends

  (25)           (25)      50         
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) profit for the period

  (305)      (4)      204       (150)      (255)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Allocated as follows:

Equity shareholders

  (305)      (4)      154       (150)      (305)   

Non-controlling interests

            50            50    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  (305)      (4)      204       (150)      (255)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

  (351)      (7)      193      (136)      (301)   

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

            (50)           (50)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to AngloGold Ashanti

  (351)      (7)      143       (136)      (351)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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Condensed consolidating statements of income for the year ended 31 December 2014

 

                                                         

  US Dollar million

  AngloGold         IOMco         Other                      
  Ashanti                   subsidiaries                      
                                  Consolidation            
  (the         (the         (the “Non-         adjustments               Total  
      “Guarantor”)              “Issuer”)          Guarantor
    Subsidiaries”)
                         

Revenue

    1,486                    3,890           (1)          5,378    

Gold income

    1,564                    3,924           (270)          5,218    

Cost of sales

    (1,225)                   (2,965)                   (4,190)   

Gain on non-hedge derivatives and other commodity

   

 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

15 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

15 

 

  

 

Gross profit

    339                    974           (270)          1,043    

Corporate administration, marketing and other income (expenses)

    23           25           (61)          (79)          (92)   
         

Exploration and evaluation costs

    (22)                   (122)                   (144)   
         

Other operating expenses

    (12)                   (16)                   (28)   

Special items

   

 

97 

 

  

 

     

 

(937)

 

  

 

     

 

(290)

 

  

 

     

 

870 

 

  

 

     

 

(260)

 

  

 

Operating profit (loss)

    425           (912)          485          521           519    

Dividends received

                               (1)            

Interest received

                      17                    24    
         

Exchange gain (loss)

    13           (1)          (19)                   (7)   
         

Finance costs and unwinding of obligations

    (19)          (212)          (47)                   (278)   
         

Fair value adjustment on $1.25bn bonds

             (17)                            (17)   
         

Share of associates and joint ventures’ profit

    (31)          (3)          63           (54)          (25)   
         

Equity (loss) gain in subsidiaries

   

 

(319)

 

  

 

     

 

14 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

305 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

Profit (loss) before taxation

    74           (1,128)          499           771           216    

Taxation

             12           (270)                   (255)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Profit (loss) after taxation

  77       (1,116)      229       771       (39)   

Preferred stock dividends

  (135)           (135)      270         
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) Profit for the period

  (58)      (1,116)      94       1,041       (39)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Allocated as follows:

Equity shareholders

  (58)      (1,116)      75       1,041       (58)   

Non-controlling interests

            19            19    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  (58)      (1,116)      94       1,041       (39)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

  (275)      (1,148)      176       991       (256)   

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

            (19)           (19)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to AngloGold Ashanti

  (275)      (1,148)      157      991       (275)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

     35    


Condensed consolidating statements of income for the year ended 31 December 2013

 

                                                         

  US Dollar million

  AngloGold         IOMco         Other                      
  Ashanti                   subsidiaries                      
                                  Consolidation            
  (the         (the         (the “Non-         adjustments               Total  
         “Guarantor”)              “Issuer”)          Guarantor
    Subsidiaries”)
                         

Revenue

    1,762                    3,945           (2)          5,708    

Gold income

    1,747                    3,864           (114)          5,497    

Cost of sales

    (1,302)                   (2,844)                   (4,146)   

Gain on non-hedge derivatives and other commodity

   

 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

94 

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

94 

 

  

 

Gross profit

    445                    1,114           (114)          1,445    

Corporate administration, marketing and other (expenses) income

    (51)                   (102)          (54)          (201)   
         

Exploration and evaluation costs

    (21)          (7)          (227)                   (255)   
         

Other operating expenses

    (11)          (4)          (5)          1          (19)   

Special items

   

 

(1,754)

 

  

 

     

 

(1,590)

 

  

 

     

 

(2,511)

 

  

 

     

 

2,445

 

  

 

     

 

(3,410)

 

  

 

Operating loss

    (1,392)          (1,595)          (1,731)          2,278          (2,440)   

Dividends received

                               (2)            

Interest received

                      33                    39    
         

Exchange gain

    10                                      14    
         

Finance costs and unwinding of obligations

    (23)          (155)          (118)                   (296)   
         

Fair value adjustment on $1.25bn bonds

             (58)                            (58)   
         

Fair value adjustment on option component of convertible

                                          
         

Fair value adjustment on mandatory convertible bonds

                      356                    356    
         

Share of associates and joint ventures’ profit

    (143)          (19)                            (162)   
         

Loss in subsidiaries

   

 

(689)

 

  

 

     

 

(1,287)

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

     

 

1,976

 

  

 

     

 

 

  

 

Loss before taxation

    (2,226)          (3,111)          (1,448)          4,252          (2,533)   

Taxation

    53           (6)          286                    333    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Loss after taxation

  (2,173)      (3,117)      (1,162)      4,252      (2,200)   

Preferred stock dividends

  (57)           (57)      114        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Loss for the period

  (2,230)      (3,117)      (1,219)      4,366      (2,200)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Allocated as follows:

Equity shareholders

  (2,230)      (3,117)      (1,249)      4,366      (2,230)   

Non-controlling interests

            30            30    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  (2,230)      (3,117)      (1,219)      4,366      (2,200)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

  (2,605)      (3,170)      (1,271)      4,471      (2,575)   

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

            (30)           (30)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to AngloGold Ashanti

  (2,605)      (3,170)      (1,301)      4,471      (2,605)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

     36    


Condensed consolidating statement of financial position as at 31 December 2014

 

                                                         
 Us Dollar million   AngloGold         IOMco         Other                      
  Ashanti                   subsidiaries                      
                                Consolidation         Total  
  (the         (the         (the “Non-         adjustments        
  “Guarantor”)          “Issuer”)         

Guarantor

Subsidiaries”)

                         

ASSETS

                 

Non-current assets

                 

Tangible assets

    1,315                    3,548                    4,863    

Intangible assets

    31                    197           (3)          225    

Investments in associates and joint ventures

    2,372           3,710           1,297           (5,952)          1,427    

Other investments

                      122           (2)          126    

Inventories

                      636                    636    

Trade and other receivables

                      20                    20    

Deferred taxation

                      127                    127    

Cash restricted for use

                      36                    36    

Other non-current assets

    25                                      25    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  3,745       3,714       5,983       (5,957)      7,485    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Current Assets

Inventories, trade and other receivables, intergroup balances and other current assets

  526       1,929       1,434       (2,723)      1,166    

Cash restricted for use

            14            15    

Cash and cash equivalents

  52       260       156            468    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  579       2,189       1,604       (2,723)      1,649    

Non-current assets held for sale

                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  579       2,189       1,604       (2,723)      1,649    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

  4,324       5,903       7,587       (8,680)      9,134    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Share capital and premium

  7,041       6,108       824       (6,932)      7,041    

(Accumulated losses) retained earnings and other reserves

  (4,195)      (3,536)      1,161       2,374       (4,196)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  2,846       2,572       1,985       (4,558)      2,845    

Non-controlling interests

            26            26    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total equity

  2,846       2,572       2,011       (4,558)      2,871    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

  568       3,167       1,544            5,279    

Bank overdraft

                        

Current liabilities including intergroup balances

  910       164       4,032       (4,122)      984    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  1,478       3,331       5,576       (4,122)      6,263    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total equity and liabilities

  4,324            5,903       7,587       (8,680)           9,134    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

     37    


Condensed consolidating statement of financial position as at 30 September 2014

 

                                                         
 Us Dollar million   AngloGold         IOMco         Other                      
  Ashanti                   subsidiaries                      
                                Consolidation         Total  
  (the         (the         (the “Non-         adjustments        
  “Guarantor”)          “Issuer”)          Guarantor
Subsidiaries”)
                         

ASSETS

                 

Non-current assets

                 

Tangible assets

    1,338                    3,501                    4,839    

Intangible assets

    35                    215           (3)          247    

Investments in associates and joint ventures

    2,470           3,861           1,261           (6,219)          1,373    

Other investments

                      125           (5)          127    

Inventories

                      606                    606    

Trade and other receivables

                      23                    30    

Deferred taxation

                      160                    160    

Cash restricted for use

                      38                    38    

Other non-current assets

    47                                      47    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  3,893       3,872       5,929       (6,227)      7,467    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Current Assets

Other investments

                        

Inventories, trade and other receivables, intergroup balances and other current assets

  515       2,683       1,568       (3,495)      1,271    

Cash restricted for use

            14            15    

Cash and cash equivalents

  87       264       206            557    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  603       2,947       1,788       (3,495)      1,843    

Non-current assets held for sale

                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  603       2,947       1,788       (3,495)      1,843    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

  4,496       6,819       7,717       (9,722)      9,310    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Share capital and premium

  7,036       6,095       805       (6,900)      7,036    

(Accumulated losses) retained earnings and other reserves

  (4,051)      (2,579)      1,333       1,246       (4,051)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  2,985       3,516       2,138       (5,654)      2,985    

Non-controlling interests

            25            25    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total equity

  2,985       3,516       2,163       (5,654)      3,010    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

  609       3,144       1,545       (3)      5,295    

Bank overdraft

            13            13    

Current liabilities including intergroup balances

  902       159       3,996       (4,065)      992    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  1,511       3,303       5,554       (4,068)      6,300    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total equity and liabilities

  4,496            6,819       7,717       (9,722)           9,310    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

     38    


Condensed consolidating statement of financial position as at 31 December 2013

 

                                                         
 Us Dollar million   AngloGold         IOMco         Other                      
  Ashanti                   subsidiaries                      
                                Consolidation         Total  
  (the         (the         (the “Non-         adjustments        
  “Guarantor”)          “Issuer”)         

Guarantor

Subsidiaries”)

                         

ASSETS

                 

Non-current assets

                 

Tangible assets

    1,457                    3,358                    4,815    

Intangible assets

    52                    218           (3)          267     

Investments in associates and joint ventures

    2,581           3,401           1,153           (5,808)          1,327    

Other investments

                      129           (6)          131    

Inventories

                      586                    586    

Trade and other receivables

                      24                    29    

Deferred taxation

                      177                    177    

Cash restricted for use

                      31                    31    

Other non-current assets

    41                                      41    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  4,133       3,412       5,676       (5,817)      7,404    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Current Assets

Other investments

                        

Inventories, trade and other receivables, intergroup balances and other current assets

  492       2,391       1,703       (3,164)      1,422    

Cash restricted for use

            45            46    

Cash and cash equivalents

  39       409       200            648    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  532       2,800       1,949       (3,164)      2,117    

Non-current assets held for sale

            153       (5)      153    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  537       2,800       2,102       (3,169)      2,270    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

  4,670       6,212       7,778       (8,986)      9,674    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Share capital and premium

  7,006       5,994       805       (6,799)      7,006    

(Accumulated losses) retained earnings and other reserves

  (3,927)      (2,990)      1,431       1,559       (3,927)   
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  3,079       3,004       2,236       (5,240)      3,079    

Non-controlling interests

            28            28    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total equity

  3,079       3,004       2,264       (5,240)      3,107    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

  648       3,032       1,653       (2)      5,331    

Bank overdraft

            20            20    

Current liabilities including intergroup balances

  943       176       3,784       (3,744)      1,159    

Non-current liabilities held for sale

            57            57    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  1,591       3,208       5,514       (3,746)      6,567    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total equity and liabilities

  4,670            6,212       7,778       (8,986)           9,674    
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

     39    


Condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the three months ending 31 December 2014

 

 

 
  AngloGold
Ashanti
 

IOMco

 

  Other
subsidiaries
 

      Consolidation

adjustments

          Total  
US Dollar million   (the “Guarantor”)   (the
    “Issuer”)
  (the “Non-
Guarantor
        Subsidiaries”)
 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

  69       (880)      192       877       258    

Net movement in intergroup receivables and payables

  (11)      732       139       (860)        

Taxation refund

                        

Taxation paid

  (15)      (1)      (32)           (48)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities

  43       (149)      302       17       213    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

Capital expenditure

  (65)           (249)           (314)   

Expenditure on intangible assets

  (2)                     (2)   

Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets

                        

Other investments acquired

            (17)           (17)   

Proceeds from disposal of other investments

            14           14    

Investments in associates and joint ventures

            (3)           (3)   

Net loans advanced to associates and joint ventures

  (43)                     (34)   

Acquisition of subsidiary and loan

  (13)                13         

Decrease in cash restricted for use

                        

Interest received

                        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (outflow) inflow from investing activities

  (122)           (249)      13       (349)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from issue of share capital

       13            (13)        

Proceeds from borrowings

  82       100                 182    

Repayment of borrowings

  (34)           (38)           (72)   

Finance costs paid

  (3)      (30)      (5)           (38)   

Dividends paid

            (8)           (8)   

Intergroup dividends received (paid)

       53       (53)             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities

  45       136       (104)      (13)      64    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  (34)      (4)      (51)      17       (72)   

Translation

  (1)           14       (17)      (4)   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  87       264       193            544    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  52       260       156            468    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     40    


Condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the three months ending 30 September 2014

 

 

 
  AngloGold
Ashanti
 

IOMco

 

  Other
subsidiaries
 

      Consolidation

adjustments

     
US Dollar million   (the “Guarantor”)   (the
    “Issuer”)
  (the “Non-
Guarantor
        Subsidiaries”)
          Total  

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

  76            260      23      361   

Net movement in intergroup receivables and payables

  23       (70)      39      8        

Taxation paid

  (4)           (37)           (41)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities

  95       (68)      262      31      320   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

Capital expenditure

  (59)           (163)           (222)   

Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets

                        

Other investments acquired

            (14)           (14)   

Proceeds from disposal of other investments

            15            15    

Investments in associates and joint ventures

       (7)      (3)           (10)   

Net loans advanced to associates and joint ventures

                        

Acquisition of subsidiary and loan

  (102)                102         

Decrease in cash restricted for use

            (1)           (1)   

Interest received

                        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash outflow from investing activities

  (160)      (3)      (159)      102       (220)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from issue of share capital

       101            (101)        

Proceeds from borrowings

            337            338   

Repayment of borrowings

  (28)           (358)           (386)   

Finance costs paid

  (3)      (74)      (6)           (83)   

Revolving credit facility and bond transaction costs

       (9)                (9)   

Dividends paid

            (6)           (6)   

Intergroup dividends received (paid)

       105       (105)             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (outflow) inflow from financing activities

  (30)      123       (138)      (101)      (146)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

  (95)      52       (35)      32       (46)   

Translation

  (6)           28       (32)      (10)   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  188       212       200            600    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period(1)

  87       264       193            544    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1) Cash and cash equivalents are net of bank overdraft of $13 million.

 

     41    


Condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the three months ending 31 December 2013

 

 

 
  AngloGold
Ashanti
 

IOMco

 

  Other
subsidiaries
 

      Consolidation

adjustments

     
US Dollar million   (the “Guarantor”)   (the
    “Issuer”)
  (the “Non-
Guarantor
        Subsidiaries”)
          Total  

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

  112       406       332       (410)      440    

Net movement in intergroup receivables and payables

  31       (509)      48       430         

Taxation refund

  12            10            22    

Taxation paid

       (1)      (30)           (31)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities

  155       (104)      360       20       431    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

Capital expenditure

  (90)           (282)           (372)   

Expenditure on intangible assets

  (8)           (9)           (17)   

Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets

                        

Other investments acquired

            (18)           (18)   

Proceeds from disposal of other investments

            15            15    

Investments in associates and joint ventures

       (71)      (7)           (78)   

Net loans advanced to associates and joint ventures

       (14)                (14)   

Dividends received

                 (2)        

Reclassification of cash balances to held for sale assets

                        

Acquisition of subsidiary and loan

  (39)                39         

Decrease in cash restricted for use

            (13)           (13)   

Interest received

                      10    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash outflow from investing activities

  (134)      (84)      (301)      37       (482)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from issue of share capital

       35            (36)        

Proceeds from borrowings

  204            34            238    

Repayment of borrowings

  (222)           (38)           (260)   

Finance costs paid

  (2)      (30)      (10)           (42)   

Revolving credit facility and bond transaction costs

       (2)                (2)   

Dividends paid

            (11)           (11)   

Intergroup dividends received (paid)

       97       (97)             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (outflow) inflow from financing activities

  (20)      100       (121)      (36)      (77)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

       (88)      (62)      21       (128)   

Translation

  (1)           17       (21)      (5)   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  39       497       225            761    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period(1)

  39       409       180            628    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1) Cash and cash equivalents are net of a bank overdraft of $20 million.

 

     42    


Condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the year ending 31 December 2014

 

 

 
  AngloGold
Ashanti
 

IOMco

 

  Other
subsidiaries
 

      Consolidation

adjustments

     
US Dollar million   (the “Guarantor”)   (the
    “Issuer”)
  (the “Non-
Guarantor
        Subsidiaries”)
          Total  

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

  344      (839)      961       907       1,373    

Net movement in intergroup receivables and payables

  (1)      419       437       (855)        

Taxation refund

            41            41    

Taxation paid

  (20)      (2)      (172)           (194)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities

  323      (422)      1,267       52       1,220    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

Capital expenditure

  (222)           (791)           (1,013)   

Interest capitalised and paid

            (1)           (1)   

Expenditure on intangible assets

  (5)                     (5)   

Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets

            31            31    

Other investments acquired

            (79)           (79)   

Proceeds from disposal of other investments

            73            73    

Investments in associates and joint ventures

       (52)      (14)           (65)   

Net loans advanced to associates and joint ventures

  (43)                     (36)   

Dividends received

                 (1)        

Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary

  105                      105    

Cash in subsidiary disposed and transfers to held for sale

                        

Acquisition of subsidiary and loan

  (116)      (3)           116         

Increase in cash restricted for use

            24            24    

Interest received

            14            21    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash outflow from investing activities

  (276)      (45)      (738)      116       (943)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from issue of share capital

       114            (114)        

Proceeds from borrowings

  157       100       354            611    

Repayment of borrowings

  (171)           (590)           (761)   

Finance costs paid

  (14)      (205)      (26)           (245)   

Revolving credit facility and bond transaction costs

       (9)                (9)   

Dividends paid

            (17)           (17)   

Intergroup dividends received (paid)

       318       (318)             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (outflow) inflow from financing activities

  (28)      318       (597)      (114)      (421)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  19       (149)      (68)      54       (144)   

Translation

  (6)           44       (54)      (16)   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  39       409       180            628    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  52       260       156            468    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     43    


Condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the year ending 31 December 2013

 

 

 
  AngloGold
Ashanti
 

IOMco

 

  Other
subsidiaries
 

      Consolidation

adjustments

     
 US Dollar million   (the “Guarantor”)   (the
    “Issuer”)
  (the “Non-
Guarantor
        Subsidiaries”)
          Total  

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

  391       (126)      997      130       1,392    

Net movement in intergroup receivables and payables

  140       (1,593)      1,512      (59)        

Dividends received from joint ventures

       18                 18    

Taxation refund

  13            10           23    

Taxation paid

  (13)      (1)      (173)           (187)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities

  531       (1,702)      2,346      71       1,246    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

Capital expenditure

  (397)           (1,104)           (1,501)   

Interest capitalised and paid

            (5)           (5)   

Expenditure on intangible assets

  (26)           (42)           (68)   

Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets

            10            10    

Other investments acquired

            (91)           (91)   

Proceeds from disposal of other investments

            81            81    

Investments in associates and joint ventures

       (420)      (52)           (472)   

Proceeds from disposal of associates and joint ventures

                        

Net loans advanced to associates and joint ventures

  (1)      (39)           32       (8)   

Dividends received

                 (2)        

Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary

                        

Reclassification of cash balances to held for sale assets

            (2)           (2)   

Acquisition of subsidiary and loan

  (168)                168         

Decrease in cash restricted for use

            (20)           (20)   

Interest received

            17            23    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash outflow from investing activities

  (573)      (457)      (1,208)      198       (2,040)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from issue of share capital

       147       20       (167)        

Proceeds from borrowings

  504       1,500       340            2,344    

Repayment of borrowings

  (458)      (250)      (778)           (1,486)   

Finance costs paid

  (12)      (103)      (85)           (200)   

Revolving credit facility and bond transaction costs

       (36)                (36)   

Dividends paid

  (40)           (22)           (62)   

Intergroup dividends paid

       773       (773)             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (outflow) inflow from financing activities

  (6)      2,031       (1,298)      (167)      560    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  (48)      (128)      (160)      102       (234)   

Translation

  (11)           83       (102)      (30)   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  98       537       257            892    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period(1)

  39       409       180            628    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1) Cash and cash equivalents are net of a bank overdraft of $20 million.

By order of the Board

 

S M PITYANA    S VENKATAKRISHNAN
Chairman    Chief Executive Officer
19 February 2015   

 

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Non-GAAP disclosure

From time to time AngloGold Ashanti Limited may publicly disclose certain “Non-GAAP” financial measures in the course of its financial presentations, earnings releases, earnings conference calls and otherwise.

The financial items “price received”, “price received per ounce”, “total cash costs”, “total cash costs per ounce”, “total production costs”, “total production costs per ounce”, “all-in sustaining costs”, “all-in sustaining costs per ounce”, “all-in costs”, “all-in-costs per ounce”, “Net debt” and “adjusted EBITDA” have been determined using industry guidelines and practices and are not measures under IFRS. An investor should not consider these items in isolation or as alternatives to production costs, profit/(loss) applicable to equity shareholders, profit/(loss) before taxation, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with IFRS.

The Gold Institute provided definitions for the calculation of total cash costs and total production costs and during June 2013 the World Gold Council published a Guidance Note on “all-in sustaining costs”. The calculation of total cash costs, total cash costs per ounce, total production costs, total production costs per ounce, all-in sustaining costs and all-in sustaining costs per ounce may vary significantly among gold mining companies, and by themselves do not necessarily provide a basis for comparison with other gold mining companies. However, we believe that total cash costs, total production costs, all-in sustaining costs and all-in costs in total by mine and per ounce by mine are useful indicators to investors and management of a mine’s performance because they provide:

Ÿ an indication of a mine’s profitability, efficiency and cash flows;

Ÿ the trend in costs as the mine matures over time on a consistent basis; and

Ÿ an internal benchmark of performance to allow for comparison against other mines, both within the AngloGold Ashanti group and at other gold mining companies.

Price received gives an indication of revenue earned per unit of gold sold and includes gold income and realised non–hedge derivatives in its calculation and serves as a benchmark of performance against the spot price of gold.

Net debt and Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreements) are inputs used for the calculation of compliance with the financial maintenance covenants as set out in the group’s revolving credit facility agreements.

The group uses certain Non-GAAP performance measures and ratios in managing the business and may provide users of this financial information with additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to, the reported operating results or any other measure of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. In addition, the presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures that other companies use.

 

A

 

Price received

          
 

 

 
    Quarter ended   Year ended      
   

    Dec

    2014

 

Sep

2014

 

Dec 2

013

 

Dec

2014

 

Dec    

2013    

 
   

 

    Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited    

 

 
 

 

 
    US Dollar million / Imperial  
 

 

 

Gold income (note 2)

  1,278      1,295      1,418      5,218      5,497     

Adjusted for non-controlling interests

  (18   (16   (15   (76   (77)    
    

 

 

 
  1,260      1,279      1,403      5,142      5,420     

Realised loss on other commodity contracts

  5      6      6      21      26     

Associates and joint ventures’ share of gold income including realised non-hedge derivatives

  142      123      105      469      290     
    

 

 

 

Attributable gold income including realised non-hedge derivatives

  1,407      1,409      1,514      5,632      5,736     
    

 

 

 

Attributable gold sold - oz (000)

  1,171      1,099      1,191      4,454      4,093     

Price received per unit - $/oz

  1,202      1,281      1,271      1,264      1,401     
 

 

 

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

     45    


B

 

All-in sustaining costs and All-in costs 1

          
 

 

 
    Quarter ended   Year ended      
   

Dec

2014

 

Sep

2014

 

Dec

2013

 

Dec

2014

 

Dec    

2013    

 
   

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited    

 

 
 

 

 
    US Dollar million / Imperial  
 

 

 

Cost of sales (note 3)

  1,061      1,052      1,042      4,190      4,146     

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets (note 3)

  (223   (191   (211   (786   (799)    

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

  3      3      2      10      6     

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

  22      22      36      88      199     

Associates and joint ventures’ share of costs

  76      77      90      294      234     

Inventory writedown to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

  9      1      38      11      216     

Sustaining exploration and study costs

  18      14      16      49      94     

Total sustaining capex

  259      177      253      814      999     
    

 

 

 

All-in sustaining costs

  1,224      1,156      1,265      4,670      5,095     

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non - gold producing companies

  (25   (14   (16   (77   (71)    
    

 

 

 

All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies

  1,199      1,142      1,249      4,593      5,024     

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

  (10   (3   (38   (22   (216)    
    

 

 

 

All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs

  1,190      1,139      1,211      4,571      4,808     
    

 

 

 

All-in sustaining costs

  1,224      1,156      1,265      4,670      5,095     

Non-sustaining project capital expenditure

  104      84      224      394      994     

Technology improvements

  7      3      7      19      14     

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

  25      23      28      91      175     

Corporate and social responsibility costs not related to current operations

  6      6      1      24      21     
    

 

 

 

All-in costs

  1,366      1,271      1,525      5,198      6,299     

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non -gold producing companies

  (19   (11   (16   (62   (81)    
    

 

 

 

All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies

  1,347      1,260      1,509      5,136      6,218     

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

  (10   (3   (38   (22   (216)    
    

 

 

 

All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs

  1,338      1,257      1,471      5,114      6,002     
    

 

 

 

Gold sold - oz (000)

  1,171      1,099      1,191      4,454      4,093     

All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz

  1,017      1,036      1,015      1,026      1,174     

All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz

  1,143      1,144      1,233      1,148      1,466     

1 Refer to note F for Summary of Operations by Mine

C

Total costs 2

Total cash costs (note 3)

  777      864      861      3,292      3,297     

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other

  (20   (16   (20   (94   (110)    

Associates and joint ventures’ share of total cash costs

  78      76      79      291      219     
    

 

 

 

Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies

  835      924      920      3,489      3,406     

Retrenchment costs (note 3)

  9      5      16      24      69     

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs (note 3)

  47      8      (11   94      18     

Amortisation of tangible assets (note 3)

  214      182      202      750      775     

Amortisation of intangible assets (note 3)

  9      9      9      36      24     

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies

  (9   2      17      (4   14     

Equity-accounted associates and joint ventures’ share of production costs

  23      29      17      104      23     
    

 

 

 

Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies

  1,128      1,158      1,170      4,493      4,329     
    

 

 

 

Gold produced - oz (000)

  1,154      1,126      1,229      4,432      4,105     

Total cash cost per unit - $/oz

  724      820      748      787      830     

Total production cost per unit - $/oz

  978      1,029      952      1,014      1,054     

2 Refer to note F for Summary of Operations by mine

 

 

 

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

     46    


D

 

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

          
 

 

 
    Quarter ended   Year ended      
   

    Dec

    2014

 

Sep

2014

 

Dec

2013

 

Dec

2014

 

Dec    

2013    

 
   

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

Unaudited    

 

 
 

 

 
    US Dollar million  
 

 

 

(Loss) profit on ordinary activities before taxation

  (6   129      171      216      (2,533)    

Add back :

Finance costs and unwinding of obligations

  67      69      75      278      296     

Interest received

  (6   (6   (15   (24   (39)    

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets (note 3)

  223      191      211      786      799     

Adjustments :

Dividend received (note 2)

                      (5)    

Exchange (gain) loss

  (5   (4   (4   7      (14)    

Fair value adjustment on the mandatory convertible bonds

                      (356)    

Fair value adjustment on option component of convertible bonds

                      (9)    

Fair value adjustment on $1.25bn bonds

  (63   (20   12      17      58     

Net impairment and derecognition of goodwill, tangible and intangible assets (note 5)

  9      1      36      10      3,029     

Impairment of other investments (note 5)

  1           1      2      30     

Write-down of stockpiles and heap leach to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments (note 5)

  1      1      38      2      216     

Write-off of loan (note 5)

                      7     

Retrenchments at mining operations (note 3)

  9      5      16      24      69     

Retrenchments at Obuasi

  145      34           210        

Net loss (profit) on disposal and derecognition of assets (note 5)

  2      (2        (25   (2)    

Loss on sale of Navachab (note 5)

                 2        

Gain on unrealised non-hedge derivatives and other commodity contracts

  (5   (30   (28   (15   (94)    

Associates and joint ventures’ exceptional expense

  (22        1      (16   164     

Associates and joint ventures’ - adjustments for amortisation, interest, taxation and other.

  57      32      29      191      51     
    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  407      400      544      1,665      1,667     
    

 

 

 

(1) EBITDA (as adjusted) and prepared in terms of the formula set out in the Revolving Credit Agreements.

  

E

Net debt

Borrowings - long-term portion

  3,498      3,521      3,633     

Borrowings - short-term portion

  223      159      258     

Bank overdraft

       13      20     
        

 

 

 

Total borrowings

  3,721      3,693      3,911     

Corporate office lease

  (22   (22   (25)    

Unamortised portion of the convertible and rated bonds

  28      29      2     

Fair value adjustment on $1.25bn bonds

  (75   (138   (58)    

Cash restricted for use

  (51   (53   (77)    

Cash and cash equivalents

  (468   (557   (648)    
        

 

 

 

Net debt excluding mandatory convertible bonds

  3,133      2,952      3,105     
 

 

 

Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies.

 

     47    


F Summary of Operations by Mine

For the three months ended 31 December 2014

Operations in South Africa

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      LOGO     LOGO  
All-in sustaining costs                                              
Cost of sales per financial statements      23        46        58        127        71        65        136        52        1         316        (3

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     (2     (9     (14     (24     (16     (13     (29     (5     1         (58     (1

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -         -        (1

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -         -        22   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     2        7        15        25        16        11        27        15        4         70        2   
All-in sustaining costs      23        44        59        128        71        63        134        62        6         328        19   
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      23        44        59        128        71        63        134        62        6         328        19   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -         -        (1
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      23        44        59        128        71        63        134        62        6         328        18   
                     
All-in sustaining costs      23        44        59        128        71        63        134        62        6         328           19   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     -        -        -        -        9        -        9        -        -         9        1   

Technology improvements

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        7         7        -   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -         -        1   
All-in costs      23        44        59        128        80        63        143        62        13         344        21   
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      23        44        59        128        80        63        143        62        13         344        21   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -         -        (1
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      23        44        59        128        80        63        143        62        13         344        20   
                     
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      22        34        68        124        56        63        119        56        1         300        -   
                     
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)      1,027        1,324        888        1,031        1,275        1,000        1,129        1,116        -         1,097        -   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      1,027        1,324        893        1,034        1,436        1,000        1,205        1,116        -         1,151        -   

 

  (1)  Adjusting for non-controlling interest of items included in calculation, to disclose the attributable portions only. Other consists of heap leach inventory.
  (2)  Attributable costs and related expenses of associates and equity accounted joint ventures are included in the calculation of total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce.
  (3)  Attributable portion.
  (4)  In addition to the operational performances of the mines, all-in sustaining cost per ounce, all-in cost per ounce, total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce are affected by fluctuations in the currency exchange rate. AngloGold Ashanti reports all-in sustaining cost per ounce and all-in cost per ounce calculated to the nearest US dollar amount and gold sold in ounces. AngloGold Ashanti reports total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce calculated to the nearest US dollar amount and gold produced in ounces.
  (5)  Corporate includes non-gold producing subsidiaries.
  (6)  Total cash costs per ounce calculation includes heap-leach inventory change.

 

     48    


For the three months ended 31 December 2014

Operations in South Africa

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO    

LOGO

 

     LOGO      LOGO  
Total cash costs                                                      
Total cash costs per financial statements      20         34         42         96         53         50         103         49        -         248         (5

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

     -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -        -         -         2   
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      20         34         42         96         53         50         103         49        -         248         (3

Retrenchment costs

     1         2         2         5         1         1         2         -        -         7             -   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

     -         1         1         3         1         1         3         (2     1         3         (1

Amortisation of tangible assets

     2         8         12         22         15         12         27         4        -         53         1   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     -         1         1         2         1         1         2         1        -         5         -   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      23         46         58         128         71         65         137         52        1         316         (2
                     
Gold produced - oz (000) (3)      22         33         68         124         56         63         119         56        1         300         -   
                     
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)      894         1,014         615         773         946         792         864         883        -         830         -   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)      1,019         1,375         857         1,026         1,276         1,033         1,147         926        -         1,056         -   
                                                                                                   

 

     49    


For the three months ended 31 December 2014

Operations in DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Tanzania

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      LOGO    

LOGO

 

    LOGO  
     LOGO      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO      LOGO      
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                             
Cost of sales per financial statements      -         48        73        86        -         -         -             -         106        1        314   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     -         (6     (6     (9     -         -         -        -         (43     (1     (65

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

     -         -        -        1        -         -         -        -         -        1        2   

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of costs(2)

     42         -        -        -        13         19         1        -         -        1        76   

Inventory writedown to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

     -         -        -        -        -         -         8        -         -        -        8   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

     -         -        10        1        -         -         -        -         1        -        12   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     1         9        6        9        1         3         -        -         42        (2     69   
All-in sustaining costs      43         51        83        88        14         22         9        -         106        -        416   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -         -        -        (13     -         -         -        -         -        -        (13
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      43         51        83        75        14         22         9        -         106        -        403   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -         -        -        -        -         -         (8     -         -        -        (8
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      43         51        83        75        14         22         1        -         106        -        395   
               
All-in sustaining costs      43         51        83        88        14         22         9        -         106        -        416   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     44         -        6        -        -         -         -        -         -        -        50   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     -         -        -        1        -         -         -        -         -        -        1   
All-in costs      87         51        89        89        14         22         9        -         106        -        467   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -         -        -        (13     -         -         -        -         -        -        (13
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      87         51        89        76        14         22         9        -         106        -        454   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -         -        -        -        -         -         (8     -         -        -        (8
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      87         51        89        76        14         22         1        -         106        -        446   
               
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      81         41        57        76        15         21         3        -         142        -        435   
               
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)      532         1,248        1,440        973        937         1,049         414        -         751        -        907   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      1,080         1,248        1,550        981        937         1,049         414        -         751        -        1,024   
                                                                                              

 

     50    


For the three months ended 31 December 2014

Operations in DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Tanzania

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

 

   

LOGO

 

 
      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

     LOGO       
Total cash costs                                                             

Total cash costs per financial statements

     -         39         48         71        -         -         -         -         62         -        220   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

     -         -         -         (11     -         -         -         -         -         -        (11

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

     44         -         -         -        14         20         1         -         -         (1     78   
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      44         39         48         60        14         20         1         -         62         (1     287   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

     -         3         12         2        -         -         -         -         2         -        19   

Amortisation of tangible assets

     -         6         6         9        -         -         -         -         43         -        64   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     -         -         -         -        -         -         -         -         -         1        1   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

     -         -         -         (2     -         -         -         -         -         -        (2

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

     17         -         -         -        1         5         -         -         -         -        23   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      61         48         66         69        15         25         1         -         107         -        392   
                     
Gold produced - oz (000) (3)      80         40         48         68        15         21         3         -         144         -        419   
                     
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)      546         976         999         884        973         942         220         -         429         -        687   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)      756         1,189         1,362         1,021        1,027         1,201         329         -         744         -        939   
                                                                                                  

 

     51    


For the three months ended 31 December 2014

Operations in Australia, United States of America, Argentina and Brazil

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO  
      LOGO     LOGO    

LOGO

 

      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

     
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                 
Cost of sales per financial statements      81        79        3        163        62        66        98        41        4        271   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     (14     (27     (1     (42     (1     (9     (30     (16     (1     (57

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

     -        1        -        1        -        -        -        -        1        1   

Inventory writedown to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

     -        -        -        -        -        -        1        -        -        1   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        1        1        2        1        -        2        -        1        4   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     5        22        1        28        7        23        45        13        2        90   
All-in sustaining costs      72        76        4        152        69        80        116        38        7        310   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        (6     -        -        (6     (12
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      72        76        4        152        69        74        116        38        1        298   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        (1     -        -        (1
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      72        76        4        152        69        74        115        38        1        297   
                     
All-in sustaining costs      72        76        4        152        69        80        116        38        7        310   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     -        -        -        -        42        -        -        -        2        44   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        -        2        2        -        -        -        -        21        21   

Corporate and social responsibility costs not related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        4        1        1        6   
All-in costs      72        76        6        154        111        80        120        39        31        381   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        (6     -        -        -        (6
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      72        76        6        154        111        74        120        39        31        375   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        (1     -        -        (1
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      72        76        6        154        111        74        119        39        31        374   
                     
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      60        92        -        152        55        71        119        40        -        285   
                   
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)      1,193        824        -        995        1,261        1,051        970        947        -        1,042   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      1,193        824        -        1,006        2,030        1,051        1,010        973        -        1,314   
                                                                                  

 

     52    


For the three months ended 31 December 2014

Operations in Australia, United States of America, Argentina and Brazil

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     

 

LOGO

 

     LOGO      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      LOGO     LOGO  
      LOGO      LOGO     

LOGO

 

        LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO       
Total cash costs                                                                                      
Total cash costs per financial statements      66         46         2         114         55        54        68        24         (1     200   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

     -         -         -         -         (7     (4     -        -         -        (11
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      66         46         2         114         48        50        68        24         (1     189   

Retrenchment costs

     -         -         -         -         -        2        1        -         (1     2   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

     2         5         -         7         15        (1     (1     -         5        18   

Amortisation of tangible assets

     14         27         1         42         1        9        28        16         -        54   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     -         -         -         -         -        -        2        -         1        3   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

        -         -         -         (2     (1     -        -         (5     (8
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      82         78         3         163         62        59        98        40         (1     258   
                     
Gold produced - oz (000) (3)      61         96         -         157         54        64        121        42         -        280   
                   
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)      1,083         482         -         729         895 (6)        780        565        570         -        677   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)      1,344         815         -         1,043         1,158        918        812        958         -        924   
                                                                                       

 

     53    


For the three months ended 30 September 2014

Operations in South Africa

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     

LOGO

 

   

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO  
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                         
Cost of sales per financial statements      25        51        57        133        87        82        169        62        (1     363        1   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     (2     (10     (12     (24     (19     (14     (33     (4     -        (61     (2

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        22   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (1

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     1        7        12        20        17        7        24        10        5        59        2   
All-in sustaining costs      24        48        57        129        85        75        160        68        4        361        22   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        3   
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      24        48        57        129        85        75        160        68        4        361        25   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (1
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      24        48        57        129        85        75        160        68        4        361        24   
                       
All-in sustaining costs      24        48        57        129        85        75        160        68        4        361        22   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     -        -        -        -        7        -        7        -        1        8        -   

Technology improvements

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        3        3        -   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        1   

Corporate and social responsibility costs not related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        2   
All-in costs      24        48        57        129        92        75        167        68        8        372        25   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        2   
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      24        48        57        129        92        75        167        68        8        372        27   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (1
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      24        48        57        129        92        75        167        68        8        372        26   
                       
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      18        39        54        111        96        63        159        54        -        326        -   
                     
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)      1,343        1,211        1,047        1,153        898        1,170        1,007        1,261        -        1,115        -   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      1,343        1,211        1,054        1,156        974        1,170        1,053        1,261        -        1,147        -   
                                                                                          

 

  (1)  Adjusting for non-controlling interest of items included in calculation, to disclose the attributable portions only. Other consists of heap leach inventory.
  (2)  Attributable costs and related expenses of associates and equity accounted joint ventures are included in the calculation of total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce.
  (3)  Attributable portion.
  (4)  In addition to the operational performances of the mines, all-in sustaining cost per ounce, all-in cost per ounce, total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce are affected by fluctuations in the currency exchange rate. AngloGold Ashanti reports all-in sustaining cost per ounce and all-in cost per ounce calculated to the nearest US dollar amount and gold sold in ounces. AngloGold Ashanti reports total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce calculated to the nearest US dollar amount and gold produced in ounces.
  (5)  Corporate includes non-gold producing subsidiaries.
  (6)  Total cash costs per ounce calculation includes heap-leach inventory change.

 

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For the three months ended 30 September 2014

Operations in South Africa

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO      LOGO  
Total cash costs                                                                                         

Total cash costs per financial statements

    22        37        41        100        63        63        126        54        2        282         (3

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -         2   

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -         -   
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     22        37        41        100        63        63        126        54        2        282         (1

Retrenchment costs

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        2        2         -   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

    1        1        1        3        1        1        2        1        -        6         1   

Amortisation of tangible assets

    2        9        11        22        17        13        30        3        1        56         2   

Amortisation of intangible assets

    -        1        1        2        2        1        3        -        -        5         1   

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -         2   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     25        48        54        127        83        78        161        58        5        351         5   
                     
Gold produced - oz (000) (3)     17        38        52        107        92        61        153        52        -        314         -   
                     
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)     1,276        993        792        940        688        1,030        825        1,048        -        901         -   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)     1,429        1,297        1,052        1,199        912        1,284        1,061        1,146        -        1,123         -   
                                                                                          

 

     55    


For the three months ended 30 September 2014

Operations in DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Tanzania

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

LOGO

 

   

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO  
     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO      
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                        
Cost of sales per financial statements     -        43        79        60        -        -        -        -        98        -        280   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

    -        (7     (5     (8     -        -        -        -        (22     -        (42

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

    -        -        -        1        -        -        -        -        -        1        2   

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of costs(2)

    36        -        -        -        15        21        4        -        -        1        77   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

    -        -        3        -        -        -        -        -        1        1        5   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

    1        4        9        4        1        1        -        -        21        -        41   
All-in sustaining costs     37        40        86        57        16        22        4        -        98        3        363   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

    -        -        -        (9     -        -        -        -        -        -        (9
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     37        40        86        48        16        22        4        -        98        3        354   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (2     -        (2
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs     37        40        86        48        16        22        4        -        96        3        352   
                     
All-in sustaining costs     37        40        86        57        16        22        4        -        98        3        363   

Non-sustaining Project capex

    36        -        9        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        45   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

    1        -        -        1        -        -        -        -        -        -        2   
All-in costs     74        40        95        58        16        22        4        -        98        3        410   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

    -        -        -        (9     -        -        -        -        -        -        (9
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     74        40        95        49        16        22        4        -        98        3        401   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (2     -        (2
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs     74        40        95        49        16        22        4        -        96        3        399   
                     
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)     63        41        73        61        10        21        2        -        107        -        379   
                     
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)     580        984        1,169        798        1,660        1,062        1,858        -        907        -        928   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) -
$/oz
(4)
    1,159        984        1,295        818        1,660        1,062        1,858        -        907        -        1,052   
                                                                                         

 

     56    


For the three months ended 30 September 2014

Operations in DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Tanzania

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

LOGO

 

   

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO  
    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO      
Total cash costs                                                                                        
Total cash costs per financial statements     -        39        75        62        -        -        -        -        83        1        260   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

    -        -        -        (9     -        -        -        -        -        -        (9

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

    37        -        -        -        15        20        4        -        -        -        76   
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     37        39        75        53        15        20        4        -        83        1        327   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

    -        1        -        (1     -        -        -        -        1        (1     -   

Amortisation of tangible assets

    -        7        5        8        -        -        -        -        22        (1     41   

Amortisation of intangible assets

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        1        1   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

    -        -        -        (1     -        -        -        -        -        -        (1

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

    18        -        -        -        3        7        -        -        -        -        28   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     55        47        80        59        18        27        4        -        106        -        396   
                     
Gold produced - oz (000) (3)     65        45        78        72        10        21        2        -        116        -        410   
                     
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)     563        866        966        741        1,525        981        1,672        -        715        -        799   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)     846        1,033        1,031        816        1,849        1,309        1,762        -        907        -        970   
                                                                                         

 

     57    


For the three months ended 30 September 2014

Operations in Australia, United States of America, Argentina and Brazil

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO  
      LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                 
Cost of sales per financial statements      85        83        5        173        53        49        95        39        -        236   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     (14     (24     (1     (39     (1     (8     (26     (12     -        (47

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

     -        1        -        1        -        -        -        -        -        -   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        1        2        3        1        -        3        -        3        7   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     8        5        -        13        5        14        33        9        1        62   
All-in sustaining costs      79        66        6        151        58        55        105        36        4        258   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        (4     -        -        (4     (8
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      79        66        6        151        58        51        105        36        -        250   
                     
All-in sustaining costs      79        66        6        151        58        55        105        36        4        258   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     -        -        -        -        31        -        -        -        -        31   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        -        2        2        -        -        -        -        18        18   

Corporate and social responsibility costs not related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        4        -        -        4   
All-in costs      79        66        8        153        89        55        109        36        22        311   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        (4     -        -        -        (4
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      79        66        8        153        89        51        109        36        22        307   
                     
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      71        83        -        154        55        54        100        33        -        242   
                   
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)      1,116        800        -        980        1,075        956        1,037        1,097        -        1,035   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      1,116        800        -        993        1,647        957        1,076        1,110        -        1,270   
                                                                                  

 

     58    


For the three months ended 30 September 2014

Operations in Australia, United States of America, Argentina and Brazil

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     

 

LOGO

 

     LOGO      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      LOGO  
      LOGO      LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

        LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

LOGO

 

      
Total cash costs                                                                                      
Total cash costs per financial statements      67         61         3         131         54        44        70        26        -         194   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

     -         -         -         -         (7     (3     -        -        -         (10
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      67         61         3         131         47        41        70        26        -         184   

Retrenchment costs

     -         -         1         1         -        -        2        -        -         2   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

     -         -         -         -         2        3        (4     (1     1         1   

Amortisation of tangible assets

     14         24         -         38         -        8        25        12        -         45   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     -         -         -         -         -        -        2        -        -         2   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

        -         -         -         4        (1     -        -        -         3   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      81         85         4         170         53        51        95        37        1         237   
                     
Gold produced - oz (000) (3)      68         84         -         152         56        62        101        32        -         251   
                   
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)      982         721         -         861         827 (6)        656        699        803        -         730   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)      1,187         1,005         -         1,121         951        819        943        1,173        -         943   
                                                                                       

 

     59    


For the three months ended 31 December 2013

Operations in South Africa

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO  
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                         
Cost of sales per financial statements      24        49        56        129        82        50        132        61        -        322        (5

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     (2     (10     (12     (24     (19     (13     (32     (6     -        (62     (2

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        2        2        31   

Inventory writedown to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (2

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     4        12        16        32        26        16        42        6        -        80        3   
All-in sustaining costs      26        51        60        137        89        53        142        61        2        342        25   

All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs

     26        51        60        137        89        53        142        61        2        342        27   
                       
All-in sustaining costs      26        51        60        137        89        53        142        61        2        342        25   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     -        1        2        3        17        -        17        12        (1     31        -   

Technology improvements

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        7        7        -   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (4

Corporate and social responsibility costs not related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (2
All-in costs      26        52        62        140        106        53        159        73        8        380        19   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        1   
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      26        52        62        140        106        53        159        73        8        380        22   
                       
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      20        39        67        127        93        62        154        59        -        340        -   
                     
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)      1,294        1,296        890        1,080        963        852        919        1,039        -        1,005        -   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      1,294        1,319        915        1,100        1,148        853        1,030        1,233        -        1,117        -   
                                                                                          

 

  (1) Adjusting for non-controlling interest of items included in calculation, to disclose the attributable portions only. Other consists of heap leach inventory.
  (2) Attributable costs and related expenses of associates and equity accounted joint ventures are included in the calculation of total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce.
  (3) Attributable portion.
  (4) In addition to the operational performances of the mines, all-in sustaining cost per ounce, all-in cost per ounce, total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce are affected by fluctuations in the currency exchange rate. AngloGold Ashanti reports all-in sustaining cost per ounce and all-in cost per ounce calculated to the nearest US dollar amount and gold sold in ounces. AngloGold Ashanti reports total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce calculated to the nearest US dollar amount and gold produced in ounces.
  (5) Corporate includes non-gold producing subsidiaries.
  (6) Total cash costs per ounce calculation includes heap-leach inventory change.

 

     60    


For the three months ended 31 December 2013

Operations in South Africa

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO  
Total cash costs                                                                                        

Total cash costs per financial statements

    20        36        40        96        61        50        111        53        -        260        (8

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        8   

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -   
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     20        36        40        96        61        50        111        53        -        260        -   

Retrenchment costs

    1        2        1        4        2        -        2        -        -        6        (1

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

    1        2        3        6        -        (13     (13     1        (2     (8     -   

Amortisation of tangible assets

    2        9        11        22        18        12        30        6        -        58        1   

Amortisation of intangible assets

    -        1        1        2        2        1        3        -        -        5        1   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        1   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     24        50        56        130        83        50        133        60        (2     321        2   
                     
Gold produced - oz (000) (3)     20        39        67        127        93        62        154        58        -        339        -   
                     
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)     1,032        910        596        762        656        809        717        915        -        767        -   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)     1,198        1,239        835        1,017        885        809        855        1,035        -        946        -   
                                                                                         

 

     61    


For the three months ended 31 December 2013

Operations in DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Tanzania

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

   

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO  
     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO      
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                        
Cost of sales per financial statements     -        72        94        76        -        -        -        8        98        5        353   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

    -        (8     (2     (8     -        -        -        -        (33     -        (51

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

    -        -        -        1        -        -        -        -        -        1        2   

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (2     (2

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of costs(2)

    19        -        -        -        11        41        18        -        -        1        90   

Inventory writedown to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

    -        -        -        -        -        17        -        -        23        -        40   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

    -        -        -        5        -        1        -        -        1        -        7   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

    -        6        37        10        6        (1     -        1        50        -        109   
All-in sustaining costs     19        70        129        84        17        58        18        9        139        5        548   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

    -        -        -        (13     -        -        -        -        -        1        (12
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     19        70        129        71        17        58        18        9        139        6        536   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

    -        -        -        -        -        (17     -        -        (23     -        (40
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs     19        70        129        71        17        41        18        9        116        6        496   
                     
All-in sustaining costs     19        70        129        84        17        58        18        9        139        5        548   

Non-sustaining Project capex

    66        1        17        -        -        22        -        -        (1     (2     103   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

    -        -        -        2        -        -        -        -        -        3        5   
All-in costs     85        71        146        86        17        80        18        9        138        6        656   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

    -        -        -        (13     -        -        -        -        -        -        (13
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     85        71        146        73        17        80        18        9        138        6        643   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

    -        -        -        -        -        (17     -        -        (23     -        (40
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs     85        71        146        73        17        63        18        9        115        6        603   
                     
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)     40        62        62        64        12        24        8        17        147        -        437   
                     
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)     469        1,153        2,069        1,116        1,434        1,639        2,226        526        784        -        1,129   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)     2,149        1,167        2,350        1,144        1,434        2,521        2,268        526        780        -        1,376   
                                                                                         

 

     62    


For the three months ended 31 December 2013

Operations in DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Tanzania

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

   

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO  
    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO      
Total cash costs                                                                                        
Total cash costs per financial statements     -        65        86        75        -        -        -        9        83        -        318   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

    -        -        -        (11     -        -        -        -        -        -        (11

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

    19        -        -        -        10        36        15        -        -        (1     79   

Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies

    19        65        86        64        10        36        15        9        83        (1     386   

Retrenchment costs

    -        5        1        -        -        -        -        -        -        3        9   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

    -        6        6        3        -        -        -        (1     (1     1        14   

Amortisation of tangible assets

    -        7        2        8        -        -        -        -        33        -        50   

Amortisation of intangible assets

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        1        1   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

    -        -        -        (2     -        -        -        -        -        -        (2

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

    9        -        -        -        2        4        3        -        -        (1     17   

Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies

    28        83        95        73        12        40        18        8        115        3        475   
                     
Gold produced - oz (000) (3)     40        67        63        75        12        24        8        18        154        -        460   
                     
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)     471        966        1,354        844        853        1,506        1,923        524        543        -        839   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)     694        1,240        1,492        967        982        1,673        2,255        485        755        -        1,034   
                                                                                         

 

     63    


For the three months ended 31 December 2013

Operations in Australia, United States of America, Argentina and Brazil

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

   

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO  
   

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO       LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                
Cost of sales per financial statements     97        64        1        162        40        46        91        32        1        210   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

    (27     (27     (2     (56     -        (7     (22     (10     (1     (40

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

    -        -        -        -        3        -        2        -        -        5   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

    -        -        2        2        1        -        4        2        -        7   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

    6        -        1        7        8        11        37        9        (11     54   
All-in sustaining costs     76        37        2        115        52        50        112        33        (11     236   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

    -        -        -        -        -        (4     -        -        -        (4
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs     76        37        2        115        52        46        112        33        (11     232   
                   
All-in sustaining costs     76        37        2        115        52        50        112        33        (11     236   

Non-sustaining Project capex

    -        28        -        28        48        -        1        1        12        62   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

    -        -        2        2        -        -        -        -        25        25   

Corporate and social responsibility costs not related to current operations

    -        -        -        -        -        -        1        -        2        3   
All-in costs     76        65        4        145        100        50        114        34        28        326   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

    -        -        -        -        -        (4     -        -        -        (4
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs     76        65        4        145        100        46        114        34        28        322   
                   
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)     94        58        -        152        48        54        126        34        -        262   
                   
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)     804        640        -        763        1,076        852        891        956        -        887   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)     804        1,122        -        961        2,072        867        913        987        -        1,228   
                                                                                 

 

     64    


For the three months ended 31 December 2013

Operations in Australia, United States of America, Argentina and Brazil

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO  
    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO       LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

     
Total cash costs                                                                                
Total cash costs per financial statements     70        38        -        108        52        44        62        24        1        183   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

    -        -        -        -        (13     (3     -        -        (1     (17
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     70        38        -        108        39        41        62        24        -        166   

Retrenchment costs

    -        -        1        1        -        -        -        -        1        1   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

    -        2        -        2        (19     -        2        (3     1        (19

Amortisation of tangible assets

    27        27        1        55        -        7        21        10        -        38   

Amortisation of intangible assets

    -        -        -        -        -        -        1        -        1        2   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

        -        -        -        20        (1     -        -        (1     18   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     97        67        2        166        40        47        86        31        2        206   
                   
Gold produced - oz (000) (3)     102        66        -        169        47        61        120        34        -        262   
                   
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)     685        569        -        640        825 (6)        672        518        712        -        634   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)     945        1,016        -        985        846        784        720        928        -        787   
                                                                                 

 

     65    


For the year ended 31 December 2014

Operations in South Africa

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO  
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                        
Cost of sales per financial statements     94        201        217        512        313        268        581        231        -        1,324        1   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

    (8     (50     (50     (107     (71     (58     (129     (22     1        (258     (8

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

    1        -        -        1        -        -        -        1        (2     -        -   

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        1        1        85   

Inventory writedown to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        1        1        1   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

    7        26        44        76        65        35        100        46        7        230        5   
All-in sustaining costs     94        177        211        482        307        245        552        256        8        1,298        84   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        6   
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     94        177        211        482        307        245        552        256        8        1,298        90   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (1     (1     (1
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs     94        177        211        482        307        245        552        256        7        1,297        89   
                     
All-in sustaining costs     94        177        211        482        307        245        552        256        8        1,298        84   

Non-sustaining Project capex

    -        -        2        2        32        -        32        -        -        34        -   

Technology improvements

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        19        19        -   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        5   

Corporate and social responsibility costs not related to current operations

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        7   
All-in costs     94        177        213        484        339        245        584        256        27        1,351        96   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

                                                                    -        -        6   
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     94        177        213        484        339        245        584        256        27        1,351        102   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (1     (1     (1
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs     94        177        213        484        339        245        584        256        26        1,350        101   
                     
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)     78        140        234        452        313        232        544        223        3        1,223        -   
                     
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)     1,185        1,256        903        1,061        981        1,059        1,014        1,153        -        1,064        -   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)     1,185        1,256        909        1,064        1,085        1,059        1,074        1,153        -        1,107        -   
                                                                                         

 

  (1)  Adjusting for non-controlling interest of items included in calculation, to disclose the attributable portions only. Other consists of heap leach inventory.
  (2)  Attributable costs and related expenses of associates and equity accounted joint ventures are included in the calculation of total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce.
  (3)  Attributable portion.
  (4)  In addition to the operational performances of the mines, all-in sustaining cost per ounce, all-in cost per ounce, total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce are affected by fluctuations in the currency exchange rate. AngloGold Ashanti reports all-in sustaining cost per ounce and all-in cost per ounce calculated to the nearest US dollar amount and gold sold in ounces. AngloGold Ashanti reports total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce calculated to the nearest US dollar amount and gold produced in ounces.
  (5)  Corporate includes non-gold producing subsidiaries.
  (6)  Total cash costs per ounce calculation includes heap-leach inventory change.

 

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For the year ended 31 December 2014

Operations in South Africa

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO      LOGO  
Total cash costs                                                                                         

Total cash costs per financial statements

    84        144        160        388        233        205        438        210        (1     1,035         (8

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -         7   
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     84        144        160        388        233        205        438        210        (1     1,035         (1

Retrenchment costs

    2        5        3        9        4        3        7        -        (1     16         -   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

    1        3        4        8        4        3        8        -        1        16         -   

Amortisation of tangible assets

    6        47        46        100        65        54        119        20        1        239         5   

Amortisation of intangible assets

    1        2        4        8        5        4        9        2        1        19         3   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies     94        201        217        513        311        269        581        232        1        1,325         7   
                     
Gold produced - oz (000) (3)     78        141        234        453        313        232        544        223        3        1,223         -   
                     
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)     1,074        1,023        685        857        746        882        804        941        -        849         -   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)     1,208        1,431        928        1,132        1,001        1,159        1,068        1,040        -        1,087         -   
                                                                                          

 

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For the year ended 31 December 2014

Operations in DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Tanzania

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO  
      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                            
Cost of sales per financial statements      -         192        303        314        -         -         -        26        403        5        1,243   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     -         (24     (19     (32     -         -         -        -        (99     (4     (178

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

     -         -        1        4        -         -         -        -        2        (1     6   

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

     -         -        -        -        -         -         -        -        -        1        1   

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of costs(2)

     133         -        -        -        51         89         20        -        -        1        294   

Inventory writedown to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

     -         -        -        -        -         -         8        -        -        -        8   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

     -         -        13        2        -         1         -        -        2        (1     17   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     3         21        43        30        6         6         -        1        129        1        240   
All-in sustaining costs      136         189        341        318        57         96         28        27        437        2        1,631   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -         -        -        (48     -         -         -        -        -        -        (48
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      136         189        341        270        57         96         28        27        437        2        1,583   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -         -        -        -        -         -         (8     (2     (9     -        (19
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      136         189        341        270        57         96         20        25        428        2        1,564   
                       
All-in sustaining costs      136         189        341        318        57         96         28        27        437        2        1,631   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     176         -        38        -        -         -         -        -        -        -        214   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     2         -        -        5        -         -         -        -        -        -        7   
All-in costs      314         189        379        323        57         96         28        27        437        2        1,852   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -         -        -        (48     -         -         -        -        -        -        (48
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      314         189        379        275        57         96         28        27        437        2        1,804   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -         -        -        -        -         -         (8     (2     (9     -        (19
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      314         189        379        275        57         96         20        25        428        2        1,785   
                       
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      233         185        248        294        44         85         11        34        481        -        1,615   
                     
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)      588         1,020        1,374        917        1,298         1,133         1,795        719        890        -        968   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      1,351         1,020        1,530        933        1,298         1,133         1,795        719        890        -        1,105   
                                                                                             

 

     68    


For the year ended 31 December 2014

Operations in DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Tanzania

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     

LOGO

 
      LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

     LOGO      LOGO     LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

     LOGO        
Total cash costs                                                                                                  
Total cash costs per financial statements      -         153         264         273        -         -         -         25         286         -         1,001   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

     -         -         -         (41     -         -         -         -         -         -         (41

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

     137         -         -         -        51         87         16         -         -         -         291   
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      137         153         264         232        51         87         16         25         286         -         1,251   

Retrenchment costs

     -         -         -         -        -         -         -         -         1         -         1   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

     -         6         15         5        -         -         -         -         7         -         33   

Amortisation of tangible assets

     -         24         19         32        -         -         -         -         99         -         174   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     -         -         -         -        -         -         -         -         -         4         4   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

     -         -         -         (6     -         -         -         -         -         -         (6

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

     67         -         -         -        8         25         4         -         -         -         104   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      204         183         298         263        59         112         20         25         393         4         1,561   
                       
Gold produced - oz (000)(3)      237         177         243         290        44         85         11         33         477         -         1,597   
                     
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)      578         865         1,086         799        1,162         1,028         1,438         752         599         -         783   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)      860         1,035         1,223         909        1,343         1,329         1,760         756         821         -         977   
                                                                                                   

 

     69    


For the year ended 31 December 2014

Operations in Australia, United States of America, Argentina and Brazil

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO     LOGO    

LOGO

   

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO  
      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

     
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                 
Cost of sales per financial statements      344        296        20        660        218        222        362        156        4        962   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     (47     (98     (5     (150     (3     (33     (107     (49     -        (192

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

     -        3        -        3        -        -        -        -        1        1   

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        1        -        -        1   

Inventory writedown to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

     -        -        -        -        -        -        1        -        -        1   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        3        6        9        2        2        8        1        10        23   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     31        59        1        91        24        58        127        38        1        248   
All-in sustaining costs      328        263        22        613        241        249        392        146        16        1,044   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        (19     -        -        (16     (35
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      328        263        22        613        241        230        392        146        -        1,009   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        (1     -        -        (1
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      328        263        22        613        241        230        391        146        -        1,008   
                     
All-in sustaining costs      328        263        22        613        241        249        392        146        16        1,044   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     -        -        -        -        145        -        -        -        1        146   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        -        7        7        -        -        1        -        71        72   

Corporate and social responsibility costs not related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        14        2        1        17   
All-in costs      328        263        29        620        386        249        407        148        89        1,279   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        (19     -        -        (1     (20
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      328        263        29        620        386        230        407        148        88        1,259   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        (1     -        -        (1
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      328        263        29        620        386        230        406        148        88        1,258   
                     
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      271        350        -        622        210        246        404        138        -        998   
                   
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)      1,214        752        -        986        1,147        938        966        1,062        -        1,010   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      1,214        752        -        998        1,837        938        1,004        1,078        -        1,262   
                                                                                  

 

     70    


For the year ended 31 December 2014

Operations in Australia, United States of America, Argentina and Brazil

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO      LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

   

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO      LOGO     LOGO  
      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO        

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO       
Total cash costs                                                                                      
Total cash costs per financial statements      289         195         14         498         222        184        260        102         (2     766   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

     -         -         -         -         (47     (14     -        -         -        (61
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      289         195         14         498         175        170        260        102         (2     705   

Retrenchment costs

     -         -         1         1         -        2        3        -         1        6   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

     4         9         -         13         28        5        (7     -         6        32   

Amortisation of tangible assets

     47         98         4         149         1        32        101        48         1        183   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     -         -         1         1         1        -        6        1         1        9   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

        -         -         -         12        (3     -        -         (6     3   

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

     -         -         -         -         -        -        -        -         -        -   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      340         302         20         662         217        206        363        151         1        938   
                     
Gold produced - oz (000)(3)      262         358         -         619         211        246        403        136         -        996   
                   
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)      1,105         545         -         804         829(6)        692        644        748         -        709   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)      1,301         845         -         1,070         1,031        842        902        1,113         -        942   
                                                                                       

 

     71    


For the year ended 31 December 2013

Operations in South Africa

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

   

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO  
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                         
Cost of sales per financial statements      103        215        240        558        347        262        609        226        -        1,393        1   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     (8     (43     (60     (111     (82     (51     (133     (9     -        (253     (9

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

     (1     1        1        1        -        -        -        -        -        1        (1

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        5        5        168   

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of costs(2)

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        2   

Inventory writedown to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        1        1        (1

Sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (1

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     14        50        78        142        95        59        154        16        -        312        9   
All-in sustaining costs      108        223        259        590        360        270        630        233        6        1,459        168   
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      108        223        259        590        360        270        630        233        6        1,459        168   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (1     (1     1   
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      108        223        259        590        360        270        630        233        5        1,458        169   
                       
All-in sustaining costs      108        223        259        590        360        270        630        233        6        1,459        168   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     -        1        39        40        76        1        77        23        (1     139        (1

Technology improvements

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        14        14        -   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        6   

Corporate and social responsibility costs not related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        16   
All-in costs      108        224        298        630        436        271        707        256        19        1,612        189   
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      108        224        298        630        436        271        707        256        19        1,612        189   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (1     (1     1   
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      108        224        298        630        436        271        707        256        18        1,611        190   
                       
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      83        178        212        472        354        235        589        240        -        1,302        -   
                     
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)      1,305        1,255        1,223        1,249        1,016        1,149        1,069        969        -        1,120        -   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      1,305        1,262        1,406        1,334        1,230        1,152        1,199        1,064        -        1,238        -   
                                                                                          

 

  (1) Adjusting for non-controlling interest of items included in calculation, to disclose the attributable portions only. Other consists of heap leach inventory.
  (2) Attributable costs and related expenses of associates and equity accounted joint ventures are included in the calculation of total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce.
  (3) Attributable portion.
  (4) In addition to the operational performances of the mines, all-in sustaining cost per ounce, all-in cost per ounce, total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce are affected by fluctuations in the currency exchange rate. AngloGold Ashanti reports all-in sustaining cost per ounce and all-in cost per ounce calculated to the nearest US dollar amount and gold sold in ounces. AngloGold Ashanti reports total cash costs per ounce and total production costs per ounce calculated to the nearest US dollar amount and gold produced in ounces.
  (5) Corporate includes non-gold producing subsidiaries.
  (6) Total cash costs per ounce calculation includes heap-leach inventory change.

 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

Operations in South Africa

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

    

 

LOGO

 

     LOGO  
Total cash costs                                                                                                 

Total cash costs per financial statements

     91         163         169         423         255         216        471        213         -         1,107         (7

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

     -         -         -         -         -         -        -        -         -         -         6   

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

     -         -         -         -         -         -        -        -         -         -         -   
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      91         163         169         423         255         216        471        213         -         1,107         (1

Retrenchment costs

     3         5         6         14         7         6        13        -         -         27         -   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

     1         4         6         11         3         (10     (7     3         -         7         1   

Amortisation of tangible assets

     7         41         57         105         77         47        124        8         -         237         5   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     1         3         3         7         5         3        8        -         -         15         2   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

     -         -         -         -         -         -        -        -         -         -         (4

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

     -         -         -         -         -         -        -        -         -         -         1   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      103         216         241         560         347         262        609        224         -         1,393         4   
                     
Gold produced - oz (000)(3)      83         178         212         472         354         235        589        240         -         1,302         -   
                     
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)      1,100         918         797         895         719         920        800        883         -         850         -   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)      1,252         1,210         1,138         1,185         978         1,117        1,034        933         -         1,070         -   
                                                                                                  

 

     73    


For the year ended 31 December 2013

Operations in DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Tanzania

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO  
     LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO      LOGO     LOGO      LOGO     LOGO      
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                            
Cost of sales per financial statements      -         226        425        324        -         -        -         49        346        23        1,393   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     -         (30     (50     (27     -         -        -         (6     (120     (6     (239

Adjusted for decommissioning amortisation

     -         1        1        3        -         -        -         -        1        -        6   

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

     -         -        1        -        -         -        -         -        -        2        3   

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of costs(2)

     21         -        -        -        47         118        46         -        -        -        232   

Inventory writedown to net realisable value and other stockpile adjustments

     -         83        4        -        -         16        -         24        89        -        216   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

     -         1        6        18        -         2        -         1        11        -        39   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     -         22        154        27        13         11        -         5        146        1        379   
All-in sustaining costs      21         303        541        345        60         147        46         73        473        20        2,029   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -         -        -        (52     -         -        -         -        -        (1     (53
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      21         303        541        293        60         147        46         73        473        19        1,976   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -         (83     (4     -        -         (16     -         (24     (89     -        (216
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      21         220        537        293        60         131        46         49        384        19        1,760   
                       
All-in sustaining costs      21         303        541        345        60         147        46         73        473        20        2,029   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     341         5        42        3        -         31        2         -        8        28        460   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     1         -        -        9        -         -        -         -        -        30        40   
All-in costs      363         308        583        357        60         178        48         73        481        78        2,529   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -         -        -        (54     -         -        -         -        -        (9     (63
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and
non-gold producing companies
     363         308        583        303        60         178        48         73        481        69        2,466   

Adjusted for stockpile write-offs

     -         (83     (4     -        -         (16     -         (24     (89     -        (216
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      363         225        579        303        60         162        48         49        392        69        2,250   
                       
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      40         215        242        272        57         86        28         63        461        -        1,462   
                     
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per unit - $/oz(4)      529         1,025        2,214        1,085        1,051         1,510        1,653         781        833        -        1,202   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      9,168         1,049        2,388        1,122        1,051         1,875        1,734         781        851        -        1,538   
                                                                                             

 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

Operations in DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Tanzania

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO      LOGO     LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO  
     LOGO      LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO      LOGO      LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO       
Total cash costs                                                                                                
Total cash costs per financial statements      -         190         336         290        -         -         -         44        237         (3     1,094   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

     -         -         -         (43     -         -         -         -        -         -        (43

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

     19         -         -         -        44         114         42         -        -         -        219   
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      19         190         336         247        44         114         42         44        237         (3     1,270   

Retrenchment costs

     -         5         30         -        -         -         -         -        -         3        38   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

     -         7         4         4        -         -         -         (1     -         7        21   

Amortisation of tangible assets

     -         30         50         27        -         -         -         6        105         18        236   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     -         -         -         -        -         -         -         -        -         4        4   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

     -         -         -         (5     -         -         -         -        -         -        (5

Associates and equity accounted joint ventures’ share of total cash costs(2)

     9         -         -         -        4         5         4         -        -         -        22   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      28         232         420         273        48         119         46         49        342         29        1,586   
                 
Gold produced - oz (000)(3)      40         221         239         268        57         86         27         63        459         -        1,460   
                 
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)      471         861         1,406         918        773         1,334         1,530         691        515         -        869   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)      701         1,047         1,758         1,018        838         1,389         1,702         771        778         -        1,086   
                                                                                                 

 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

Operations in Australia, United States of America, Argentina and Brazil

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO     LOGO  
     LOGO     LOGO     LOGO       LOGO     LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

     
All-in sustaining costs                                                                                 
Cost of sales per financial statements      366        64        19        449        201        199        374        133        3        910   

Amortisation of tangible and intangible assets

     (67     (27     (3     (97     (21     (35     (103     (41     (1     (201

Corporate administration and marketing related to current operations

     -        -        1        1        15        -        6        -        1        22   

Sustaining exploration and study costs

     12        3        8        23        4        7        14        8        -        33   

Total sustaining capital expenditure

     39        25        5        69        15        61        118        36        -        230   
All-in sustaining costs      350        65        30        445        214        232        409        136        3        994   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        (18     -        -        -        (18
All-in sustaining costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      350        65        30        445        214        214        409        136        3        976   
               
All-in sustaining costs      350        65        30        445        214        232        409        136        3        994   

Non-sustaining Project capex

     -        216        -        216        148        8        5        4        15        180   

Non-sustaining exploration and study costs

     -        -        9        9        -        -        6        -        114        120   

Corporate and social responsibility costs not related to current operations

     -        -        -        -        -        1        7        (3     -        5   
All-in costs      350        281        39        670        362        241        427        137        132        1,299   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies(1)

     -        -        -        -        -        (18     -        -        -        (18
All-in costs adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and stockpile write-offs      350        281        39        670        362        223        427        137        132        1,281   
               
Gold sold - oz (000)(3)      265        58        -        323        231        236        399        141        -        1,007   
               
All-in sustaining cost (excluding stockpile write-offs) per
unit - $/oz
(4)
     1,321        1,113        -        1,376        927        912        1,023        970        -        970   
All-in cost per unit (excluding stockpile write-offs) - $/oz(4)      1,321        4,850        -        2,073        1,567        947        1,069        971        -        1,271   
               `                                                                   

 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

Operations in Australia, United States of America, Argentina and Brazil

(in $ millions, except as otherwise noted)

 

      LOGO      LOGO     LOGO    

 

LOGO

 

    LOGO     LOGO      LOGO  
     LOGO     LOGO      LOGO        LOGO     LOGO     LOGO     

 

LOGO

 

      
Total cash costs                                                                                     
Total cash costs per financial statements      306        38         14         358        230        162        253         99        1         745   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies and other(1)

     -        -         -         -        (61     (12     -         -        -         (73
Total cash costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      306        38         14         358        169        150        253         99        1         672   

Retrenchment costs

     -        -         1         1        -        1        2         -        -         3   

Rehabilitation and other non-cash costs

     (4     2         1         (1     (15     1        7         (4     1         (10

Amortisation of tangible assets

     67        27         4         98        21        35        101         40        1         198   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     -        -         -         -        -        -        2         -        1         3   

Adjusted for non-controlling interests, non-gold producing companies(1)

         -         -         -        25        (3     -         -        -         22   
Total production costs adjusted for non-controlling interests and non-gold producing companies      369        67         20         456        200 -      184        365         135        4         888   
               
Gold produced - oz (000)(3)      276        66         -         342        231        241        391         138        -         1,001   
               
Total cash costs per unit - $/oz(4)      1,110        568         -         1,047        732 (6)        622        646         719        -         671   
Total production costs per unit - $/oz(4)      1,341        1,018         -         1,333        864        767        931         991        -         886   
                                                                                      

 

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Administrative information

 

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED

Registration No. 1944/017354/06

Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa

 

Share codes:

  

ISIN:

  

    ZAE000043485

JSE:

  

    ANG

NYSE:

  

    AU

ASX:

  

    AGG

GhSE: (Shares)

  

    AGA

GhSE: (GhDS)

  

    AAD

JSE Sponsor:    Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Ltd

Auditors: Ernst & Young Inc.

Offices

Registered and Corporate

76 Jeppe Street

Newtown 2001

(PO Box 62117, Marshalltown 2107)

South Africa

Telephone:  +27 11 637 6000

Fax:  +27 11 637 6624

Australia

Level 13, St Martins Tower

44 St George’s Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

(PO Box Z5046, Perth WA 6831)

Australia

Telephone:  +61 8 9425 4602

Fax:  +61 8 9425 4662

Ghana

Gold House

Patrice Lumumba Road

(PO Box 2665)

Accra

Ghana

Telephone:  +233 303 772190

Fax:  +233 303 778155

United Kingdom Secretaries

(Delisted at 8.00 am on Monday, 22 September 2014. This information is provided purely for administrative purposes until September 2015)

St James’s Corporate Services Limited

Suite 31, Second Floor

107 Cheapside

London

EC2V 6DN

Telephone:  +44 20 7796 8644

Fax:  +44 20 7796 8645

E-mail: jane.kirton@corpserv.co.uk

Directors

Executive

KC Ramon^ (Chief Financial Officer)

S Venkatakrishnan*§ (Chief Executive Officer)

Non-Executive

SM Pityana^ (Chairman)

R Gasant^

A Garner#

DL Hogdson^

NP January-Bardill^

MJ Kirkwood*

Prof LW Nkuhlu^

M Richter#

R J Ruston~

 

* British

  

^ South African

~ Australian

  

§ Indian

# American

  

Officers

EVP – Legal, Commercial and Governance and Company Secretary: M E Sanz Perez

Investor Relations Contacts

South Africa

Stewart Bailey

Telephone:  +27 11 637 6031

Mobile:  +27 81 032 2563

E-mail: sbailey@AngloGoldAshanti.com

Fundisa Mgidi

Telephone:  +27 11 637 6763

Mobile:  +27 82 821 5322

E-mail: fmgidi@AngloGoldAshanti.com

United States

Sabrina Brockman

Telephone: +1 212 858 7702

Mobile: +1 646 379 2555

E-mail: sbrockman@AngloGoldAshantiNA.com

General E-mail enquiries

investors@AngloGoldAshanti.com

AngloGold Ashanti website

http://www.AngloGoldAshanti.com

Company secretarial E-mail

Companysecretary@AngloGoldAshanti.com

AngloGold Ashanti posts information that is important to investors on the main page of its website at www.anglogoldashanti.com and under the “Investors” tab on the main page. This information is updated regularly. Investors should visit this website to obtain important information about AngloGold Ashanti.

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Share Registrars

South Africa

Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited

Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street Johannesburg 2001

(PO Box 61051,

Marshalltown 2107)

South Africa

Telephone: (SA only) 0861 100 950

Fax: +27 11 688 5218

Website : queries@computershare.co.za

United Kingdom

Shares

Jersey

Computershare Investor Services (Jersey) Ltd Queensway House

Hilgrove Street

St Helier

Jersey JE1 1ES

Telephone:   +44 870 889 3177

Fax:   +44 (0) 870 873 5851

Australia

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited Level 2, 45 St George’s Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

(GPO Box D182 Perth, WA 6840)

Australia

Telephone:   +61 8 9323 2000

Telephone: (Australia only) 1300 55 2949

Fax: +61 8 9323 2033

Ghana

NTHC Limited

Martco House

Off Kwame Nkrumah Avenue

PO Box K1A 9563 Airport

Accra Ghana

Telephone:   +233 302 229664

Fax:  +233 302 229975

ADR Depositary

BNY Mellon

BNY Shareowner Services

PO Box 358016

Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8016

United States of America

Telephone:  +1 800 522 6645 (Toll free in USA) or +1 201 680 6578 (outside USA)

E-mail: shrrelations@mellon.com

Website: www.bnymellon.com.com\shareowner

Global BuyDIRECTSM

BoNY maintains a direct share purchase and dividend reinvestment plan for ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI.

Telephone: +1-888-BNY-ADRS

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Date: February 23, 2015 By:  /s/  ME SANZ  
Name:  ME Sanz
Title:  Group General Counsel
           and Company Secretary