2007 Annual Report
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Key sustainable development data

 Units200520062007
Economic performance
Gold production000oz6,1665,6355,477
Average gold price received$/oz439577629
Total cash costs$/oz281308357
Distributions to employees$ million877887998
Taxation paid$ million82210239
Dividends declared$ million9517354
Total value-added$ million1,9302,2712,822
Capital expenditure$ million7228171,059
Exploration expenditure$ million79103167
Occupational safety and health
Number of fatalities 253734
Fatal injury frequency ratePer million man hours0.140.220.21
Lost time injury frequency ratePer million man hours6.777.708.24
Noise-induced hearing loss (New cases in SA only)Per 1,000 employees422
Employment
Number of employees and contractors 63,93361,45361,522
Ratio of employees to contractors%757677
Separation from group%13.51010.5
Percentage of unionised employees and employees recognised by collective bargaining agreements%8985.693
Women in group% 6.28.6
Women on board%65.98.0
Women in senior and middle management in South Africa%13.314.816.0
Training and development expenditure$ millionNot reported26.4 31.4
Regional health
VCT uptake in South Africa (assuming single testing)%3275102
Participation in HIV wellness clinics in South Africa 3,2543,3544,610
Number of employees on ART in South Africa 1,2671,467 2,061
Malaria lost time injury frequency rate at Obuasi, Ghana Per 1,000 employeesNot reported16461
Environment
Percentage of operations ISO14001-certified%27 92100
Total environmental liabilities$ millionData not comparable482.4 445.8
Cyanide usagekg/oz4.34.4*4.8
Fresh water usagem3/ozData not comparable9.29.5
Total energy usageGJ/ozData not comparable4.7 4.9
Total greenhouse gas emissionsCO2e/ozNot reported0.70.7
Community
Corporate social investment expenditure$ million (attributable) 8.17.77.7
New resettlements undertaken during the year Not reported1 1

*Restated


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