Anglo American is one of the world’s largest mining companies. Our portfolio of high-quality mining assets and natural resources spans bulk commodities – iron ore and manganese, metallurgical coal and thermal coal; base metals – copper and nickel; and precious metals and minerals – in which it is a global leader in both platinum and diamonds. We operate in Africa, Europe, South and North America, Australia and Asia.

Key facts

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Number of employees: 107,000 permanent employees

Core commodities:

• Iron ore and Manganese
• Metallurgical coal
• Thermal coal
• Copper
• Nickel
• Platinum group metals
• Diamonds

Business units:

• Iron Ore and Manganese
• Metallurgical Coal
• Thermal Coal
• Copper
• Nickel
• Platinum
• Diamonds
• Other Mining and Industrial

Stock exchange listings: London and Johannesburg (secondary)

Operating profit (2011): $11.1 billion

Earnings (2011): $6.1 billion