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| Organisation Type/Location: | Company in Ghana | ||||||||
| Nick name/Abbrev.: | AGC | ||||||||
| Previous Name: | Ashanti Goldfields Co Ltd | ||||||||
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| Business Sector(s): | Mining – Gold Mining | ||||||||
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| Ashanti Goldfields Company Ltd is an African-based international gold mining and exploration group with seven producing mines in four African countries – Ghana, Guinea, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Total gold production by the company in 2003 was 1 621 919 ounces in 2002. |
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| has a share in: | AngloGold Ashanti (Zimbabwe) (100%) – Harare, Zimbabwe | |
| has a share in: | Ghanian-Australian Goldfields Ltd (80%), Ghana | |
| has a share in: | Societe Ashanti de Guinee (85%), Guinea | |
| has a share in: | Teberebie Goldfields Ltd (90%), Ghana | |
| has shareholder: | Government of Ghana (20%) – Accra, Ghana | |
| has shareholder: | Lonmin Plc (32%) – Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| is a client of: | Snowden Mining Consultants – Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| has a share in: | Akrokeri – Gold Mine in Ghana | |
| has a share in: | Ayanfuri – Gold Mine in Ghana | |
| has a share in: | Geita – Gold Mine in Geita, Tanzania (50%) | |
| has a share in: | Mougongo – Gold Mine in Congo | |
| has a share in: | Teberebie – Gold Mine near Tarkwa, Ghana | |
| has a share in: | Youga – Gold Mine in Burkina Faso (45%) |
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| is principal in: | Boddington project (33.33%) |
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| Gold Mining – Ghana | |
| Gold Mining – Guinea | |
| Ashanti operates the Siguiri Gold mine located in northeastern Guinea | |
| Gold Mining – Tanzania | |
| Gold Mining – Zimbabwe | |
| Through its local subsidiary, Ashanti operates the Freda Rebecca gold mine in Zimbabwe. |
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| CEO and Group managing director: | Dr SE Jonah (Sam) | |
| Chairperson: | Mr ME Beckett (Michael) | |
| Chief Financial Officer: | Mr S Venkatakrishnan (Srinivasan) | |
| Director (Exec.): | Mr TR Gibian (Thomas) | |
| Executive Director – Corporate Relations: | Mrs ED Ofori Atta () | |
| Chief Operations Officer: | Mr TS Schultz (Trevor) | |
| Group Secretary: | Mr E Abankroh (Ernest) | |
| General Counsel: | Ms M Botsio-Phillips (Merene) | |
| Director (Non-Exec.): | Mr TE Anin (Theophilus Ernest) | |
| Director (Non-Exec.): | Baroness Chalker | |
| Director (Non-Exec.): | Dr CA Crocker (Chester) | |
| Director (Non-Exec.): | Mr E Haslam (Edward) | |
| Director (Non-Exec.): | Mr MP Martineau (Michael) | |
| Director (Non-Exec.): | Mr NJ Morrell (Nicholas) | |
| Chairman of the Audit Committee: | Mr P Tarsh (Philip) |
