Scope of the report

AngloGold Ashanti has produced a suite of complementary reports to communicate on all aspects of its operating and financial performance for the year 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

About AngloGold Ashanti

Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company has 21 operations and a number of exploration programmes in both the established and new gold-producing regions of the world.

• Vision, mission and values
• Corporate profile
• Board of directors and executive management
• Risk management and internal controls
• The regulatory environment enabling AngloGold Ashanti to mine
• Group information
• Shareholder information

The process of producing gold

AngloGold Ashanti’s core business is the production of gold by exploring for, and mining and processing gold orebodies.

The gold and uranium markets

Gold accounts for 98% of AngloGold Ashanti's revenue from product sales on international markets.

Global exploration

Total exploration expenditure in 2008 amounted to $183 million, of which $77 million was spent on greenfield exploration, $86 million on brownfield exploration and the balance of $20 million on pre-feasibility studies.

AngloGold Ashanti as an employer and corporate citizen

In late 2007, AngloGold Ashanti embarked on a consultative process to review the company’s vision, mission and values

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