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AGA06.07
8 June 2007
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI ANNOUNCES SALE OF ASSETS FROM ERGO TO
MINTAILS/DRD JOINT VENTURE
AngloGold Ashanti Limited has sold to a consortium of Mintails South Africa (Pty) Limited / DRD South
African Operations (Pty) Limited Joint Venture most of the remaining moveable and immovable assets
of Ergo, the surface reclamation operation east of Johannesburg, discontinued in March 2005. The site
is currently being rehabilitated by AngloGold Ashanti. The assets and associated liabilities were sold
for R42,800,000. The Joint Venture will operate, for its own account, under the AngloGold Ashanti
authorisations until new order mining rights have been obtained and transferred to the Joint Venture.
A specific exclusion from the sale to the JV is the Brakpan Tailings Storage Facility which will continue
to be rehabilitated by AngloGold Ashanti.
ENDS
Queries
South Africa
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Steve Lenahan
+27 (0) 11 637 6248
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slenahan@AngloGoldAshanti.com
Alan Fine
+27 (0) 11 637 6383
+27 (0) 83 250 0757
afine@AngloGoldAshanti.com
Disclaimer
Certain statements made during this presentation, including, without limitation, those concerning the economic outlook for the gold
mining industry, expectations regarding gold prices, production, cash costs and other operating results, growth prospects and the
outlook of AngloGold Ashanti’s operations including the completion and commencement of commercial operations of certain of
AngloGold Ashanti’s exploration and production projects, and its liquidity and capital resources and expenditure, contain certain forward-
looking statements regarding AngloGold Ashanti’s operations, economic performance and financial condition. Although AngloGold
Ashanti believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements 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 and market conditions, success of business and operating
initiatives, changes in the regulatory environment and other government actions, fluctuations in gold prices and exchange rates, and
business and operational risk management. For a discussion of such factors, refer to AngloGold Ashanti's annual report for the year
ended 31 December 2006, which was distributed to shareholders on 29 March 2007. AngloGold Ashanti undertakes no obligation to
update publicly or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after today’s date or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.