{"id":70,"date":"2023-01-05T12:45:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2023-03-19T14:55:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T14:55:19","slug":"strategic-focus-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance and delivery by strategic focus area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-mega-page-header has-horizontal-orange-to-naartjie-gradient-background has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default is-justify-content-stretch is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9366075c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-color has-text-color is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/\">Integrated Report<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Performance and delivery by strategic focus area<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Performance and delivery by strategic focus area<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">In line with our strategy and related strategic focus areas (see <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/introducing-aga\/strategy-overview\/\">Our strategy \u2013 an overview<\/a><\/em><\/strong>), we report on our performance for 2022 in line with our long-term remuneration and reward incentive scheme, the Deferred Share Plan (DSP). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-bubble-block has-background is-alignment-center has-foreground-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-justify-content-stretch is-alignment-center is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">For a more detailed discussion on our DSP, see <a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/rewarding-delivery\/\"><strong><em>Rewarding delivery<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"is-flex-container columns-4 wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-72 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry\">\n<figure style=\"width:100%;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/people-safety-health-sustainability\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Employees-working-at-Lamego-underground.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prioritise people, safety, health and sustainability\" style=\"width:100%;height:48.59%;max-width:1280px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Employees-working-at-Lamego-underground.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Employees-working-at-Lamego-underground-480x233.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Employees-working-at-Lamego-underground-768x373.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/people-safety-health-sustainability\/\" target=\"_self\" >Prioritise people, safety, health and sustainability<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This strategic focus area embodies our corporate ethos and encompasses our sustainability performance. It underpins our business strategy and the delivery of sustained, long-term value creation and is aligned with our values and responsibilities as a corporate citizen<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/people-safety-health-sustainability\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-74 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry\">\n<figure style=\"width:100%;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/financial-flexibility\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1383\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Truck-carrying-material-from-the-open-pit-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Maintain financial flexibility\" style=\"width:100%;height:54.02%;max-width:2560px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Truck-carrying-material-from-the-open-pit-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Truck-carrying-material-from-the-open-pit-480x259.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Truck-carrying-material-from-the-open-pit-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Truck-carrying-material-from-the-open-pit-1536x830.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Truck-carrying-material-from-the-open-pit-2048x1107.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/financial-flexibility\/\" target=\"_self\" >Maintain financial flexibility<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">AngloGold Ashanti is committed to maximising long-term shareholder value and returns and so must ensure that our balance sheet remains able to meet our core funding needs. We achieve this by applying a clear Capital Allocation Framework.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/financial-flexibility\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry\">\n<figure style=\"width:100%;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/overhead-costs-capex\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1946\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200805_Tropicana_329-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Optimise overhead, costs and capital expenditure\" style=\"width:100%;height:76.02%;max-width:2560px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200805_Tropicana_329-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200805_Tropicana_329-480x365.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200805_Tropicana_329-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200805_Tropicana_329-1536x1167.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200805_Tropicana_329-2048x1556.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/overhead-costs-capex\/\" target=\"_self\" >Optimise overhead, costs and capital expenditure<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">All spending decisions must be thoroughly scrutinised to ensure they are optimally structured and necessary to fulfil our core business objective.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/overhead-costs-capex\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-78 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry\">\n<figure style=\"width:100%;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/portfolio-quality\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Improve portfolio quality\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.29%;max-width:2560px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/portfolio-quality\/\" target=\"_self\" >Improve portfolio quality<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">AngloGold Ashanti builds on its portfolio quality through projects such as our Full Potential Programme which aims to ensure optimal mine performance. We are flexible in delivering on our mine plans, allowing for the best results and we progress our projects and replace our production and more, with a growing Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/portfolio-quality\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-80 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry\">\n<figure style=\"width:100%;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/long-term-optionality\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1184\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200804_Tropicana_268.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Maintain long-term optionality\" style=\"width:100%;height:62.32%;max-width:1900px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200804_Tropicana_268.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200804_Tropicana_268-480x299.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200804_Tropicana_268-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/200804_Tropicana_268-1536x957.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/long-term-optionality\/\" target=\"_self\" >Maintain long-term optionality<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Focused and responsible management of our Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve, our exploration programme and related planning is vital in optimising the operating lives of our portfolio.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/long-term-optionality\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-82 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry\">\n<figure style=\"width:100%;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/strategic-trade-offs\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Front-loader-at-sunset.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Strategic trade-offs \u2013 impacts on our capitals\" style=\"width:100%;height:58.6%;max-width:2000px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Front-loader-at-sunset.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Front-loader-at-sunset-480x281.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Front-loader-at-sunset-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Front-loader-at-sunset-1536x900.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/strategic-trade-offs\/\" target=\"_self\" >Strategic trade-offs \u2013 impacts on our capitals<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In conducting our business and delivering on our strategy, we make strategic trade-offs in terms of the capitals employed to ensure we are well-positioned for growth in the longer term.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/strategic-trade-offs\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-84 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry\">\n<figure style=\"width:100%;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/climate-change-disclosure\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1919\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DJI_0687-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Climate change disclosure\" style=\"width:100%;height:74.96%;max-width:2560px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DJI_0687-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DJI_0687-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DJI_0687-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DJI_0687-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DJI_0687-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/climate-change-disclosure\/\" target=\"_self\" >Climate change disclosure<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">AngloGold Ashanti has adopted the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and commits to incrementally reporting in line with the related disclosure guidelines.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/climate-change-disclosure\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-86 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry\">\n<figure style=\"width:100%;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/regional-performance\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AGA-191203-0287-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Regional performance\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.68%;max-width:2560px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AGA-191203-0287-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AGA-191203-0287-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AGA-191203-0287-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AGA-191203-0287-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AGA-191203-0287-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/regional-performance\/\" target=\"_self\" >Regional performance<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">AngloGold Ashanti has a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across nine countries on four continents.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/regional-performance\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-88 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry\">\n<figure style=\"width:100%;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/mineral-resource-reserve-summary\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Visible-gold-at-Nyankanga-Geita-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve \u2013 a summary\" style=\"width:100%;height:75%;max-width:2560px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Visible-gold-at-Nyankanga-Geita-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Visible-gold-at-Nyankanga-Geita-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Visible-gold-at-Nyankanga-Geita-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Visible-gold-at-Nyankanga-Geita-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Visible-gold-at-Nyankanga-Geita-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/mineral-resource-reserve-summary\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve \u2013 a summary<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">AngloGold Ashanti strives to actively create value by growing its major asset \u2013 the Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve. This drive is based on active, well-defined brownfields and advanced project development programmes, innovation in both geological modelling and mine planning, and continual optimisation of the asset portfolio.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/mineral-resource-reserve-summary\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-91 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry\">\n<figure style=\"width:100%;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/exploration-planning-for-future\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Exploration and planning for the future\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.29%;max-width:2560px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Exploration-drilling-at-the-Gabriela-vein-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/exploration-planning-for-future\/\" target=\"_self\" >Exploration and planning for the future<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Our greenfields exploration programmes are designed to discover new Mineral Resource that will ultimately lead to the development of new, stand-alone gold mines and support the sustainability of our business.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/22\/ir\/strategic-focus-areas\/exploration-planning-for-future\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In line with our strategy and related strategic focus areas (see Our strategy \u2013 an overview), we report on our performance for 2022 in line with our long-term remuneration and reward incentive scheme, the Deferred Share Plan (DSP). 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