{"id":792,"date":"2024-03-11T07:32:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T07:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/23\/ar\/strategy\/maintain-long-term-optionality\/"},"modified":"2024-04-06T12:58:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T12:58:43","slug":"maintain-long-term-optionality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/23\/ar\/strategy\/maintain-long-term-optionality\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintain long-term optionality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center has-super-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1a2ddb66 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:150px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/23\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon-sr-improve.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-801\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>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. Through continued exploration and acquisition of properties that fit with our business and offer Mineral Reserve potential, we add to the long-term sustainability of AngloGold Ashanti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.is-aligned-vertical-top table td{vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid currentcolor}\n.is-aligned-vertical-top table td ul{margin-block-start: 0}\n.wp-block-table {overflow-x: visible}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key metrics, related targets and performance 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-aligned-vertical-top is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Metrics<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Aims\/targets<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Performance<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><ul>    <li>Mineral Reserve additions<sup> (1)<\/sup> <\/li>  <\/ul><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><ul><li>Additions of between 1.4Moz and 4.1Moz <\/li>    <\/ul><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><ul><li>2.2Moz added to the gold Mineral Reserve (pre-depletion) <\/li>    <\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><ul>    <li>Mineral Resource additions <sup>(1)(2)<\/sup> <\/li>  <\/ul><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><ul>    <li>Additions of between 3.5 and 10.6Moz <\/li>  <\/ul><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><ul><li>9.9Moz added to gold Mineral Resource <sup>(2)<\/sup> (pre-depletion) <\/li>  <\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"is-style-no-bullet-list-item has-small-font-size\"><em><sup>(1) <\/sup>&nbsp;Pre-depletion, assets sales, and mergers and acquisitions<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"is-style-no-bullet-list-item has-small-font-size\"><em><sup>(2) <\/sup>\u00a0<em>Mineral Resource inclusive of Mineral Reserve before dilution and other factors are applied<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More detailed information on our Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve is available in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/23\/download\/AGA-RR23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve<br>Report<\/a><\/em> which is available online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We aim to continually replenish and increase our Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve pipeline to sustain the business over time. 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