{"id":560,"date":"2025-02-03T10:26:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/24\/?p=560"},"modified":"2025-03-24T19:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:23:14","slug":"responsible-rehabilitation-and-closure-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/24\/sr\/our-commitments\/responsible-rehabilitation-and-closure-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible rehabilitation and closure planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All mining operations eventually cease. An integral aspect of operating AngloGold Ashanti\u2019s mines is ongoing planning for site closure and, where feasible, implementation of concurrent rehabilitation, which is central to AngloGold Ashanti\u2019s vision of leaving a positive legacy in the countries and communities where it operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vital to the success of our operations, the land we mine is a borrowed resource that is shared with the communities that neighbour our mines. As its steward, we recognise that we have a responsibility to effectively rehabilitate the sites we have disturbed to an agreed and acceptable level of land use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Material issues<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  • Ensuring the safety and integrity of our tailings storage facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ensuring effective and responsible rehabilitation and environmental and social closure for post mining communities and to avoid financial liability<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Securing and maintaining our social licence to operate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Securing the mining and environmental licences and permits we need for uninterrupted and progressive operation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Related SDGs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    Principal risks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    • Adverse regulatory changes to mining rights and adverse fiscal changes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Possible suspension and\/or shutdown of TSFs due to capacity constraints and\/or event<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Loss of or threats to social licence to operate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Inability to meet investor expectations or to mine responsibly (ESG performance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Disclosure against standards<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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      • SASB EM-MM-160a.1:<\/strong> Description of environmental management policies and practices for active sites<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • SASB EM-MM-160a.3: <\/strong>Percentage of (1) proved and (2) probable reserves in or near sites with protected conservation status or endangered species habitat<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • GRI 101:<\/strong> Biodiversity 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        Our commitment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

        AngloGold Ashanti is committed to responsible mine closure, including rehabilitation and establishing functioning ecosystems as agreed to with host governments, or landowners and social partners. We are committed to play our part in ensuring smooth socio-economic transition to a post mining economy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        What we measure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        <\/th>Africa<\/th>Australia<\/th>Americas<\/th>Total<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
        Land under management (ha)<\/td>207,089<\/td>298,870<\/td>77,317<\/td>583,277<\/td><\/tr>
        Land rehabilitated in 2024 (ha)<\/td>100<\/td>0<\/td>71<\/td>171<\/td><\/tr>
        Land disturbed and not yet rehabilitated (ha)<\/td>7,713<\/td>5,260<\/td>3,381<\/td>16,354<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        4,271<\/strong><\/td>Land rehabilitated (ha)<\/td><\/tr>
        16,354<\/strong><\/td>Land disturbed and not yet rehabilitated (ha)<\/td><\/tr>
        $700m<\/strong><\/td>Total rehabilitation liabilities<\/td><\/tr>
        92%<\/strong><\/td>Operations with biodiversity plans<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        Rehabilitation liabilities per region ($m)<\/h6>\n
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