At AngloGold Ashanti, our business is gold and our activities range from
exploring for gold to the
mining, processing and marketing of our product. We also produce uranium as a
by-product. (See case study Report to Society 2005:
Uranium mined as a
by-product contributes to the bottom line).
We recognise that as a mining company our business entails the recovery,
processing and sale of
a non-renewable resource. Thus, our direct economic impact in terms of any
orebody will always
be finite. It is therefore imperative that the economic benefits which are
derived from the resources
that we exploit are not limited to one particular set of stakeholders, but
accrue to a broader
stakeholder group in advance of, during and after mining. The economic benefit
must also be
balanced against the impacts that we have on the broader socio-economic and natural landscapes.
We also recognise that our operations – and indeed our product – are about
people: employees
and their families, our neighbours, our customers and suppliers, our
shareholders and other
interested parties.
The Economic Performance section of this report is based on information drawn
from our Annual Financial Statements 2006 which is published concurrently with the
Report to Society. In addition, on a regular basis through the year, a
comprehensive review of the
operational activities of the group and its individual operations is published
in the company’s
quarterly reports to shareholders. These documents are available at
www.anglogoldashanti.com.
AngloGold Ashanti Annual Report 2006 - Report to Society