EXHIBIT 19.8
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATING ENTITIES AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
Shares held | Holding | Percentage held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal subsidiaries and controlled operating entities(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited(2) | 2 | 257,462,077 | 257,462,077 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc | 6 | 5,219,748,514 | 5,219,748,514 | D | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti USA Incorporated | 10 | } | 237 | 237 | D | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||
*500 | *500 | D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating entities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração S.A. | 3 | 4,167,084,999 | 4,167,084,999 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited(3) | 4 | 132,419,584 | 132,419,584 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti (Iduapriem) Limited | 4 | 66,270 | 66,270 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cerro Vanguardia S.A. | 1 | 13,875,000 | 13,875,000 | I | 92.50 | 92.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp(4) | 10 | - | 1,250 | I | - | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Geita Gold Mining Limited | 9 | 123,382,772 | 123,382,772 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mineração Serra Grande S.A. | 3 | 1,999,999 | 1,999,999 | I | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Societé AngloGold Ashanti de Guinée S.A. | 5 | 3,486,134 | 3,486,134 | I | 85 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Joint venture operating entities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kibali (Jersey) Limited(5) | 7 | 2,310 | 2,310 | I | 50 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Société des Mines de Morila S.A. | 8 | 400 | 400 | I | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Société d’Exploitation des Mines d’Or de Sadiola S.A. | 8 | 41,000 | 41,000 | I | 41 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Société d’Exploitation des Mines d’Or de Yatela S.A. | 8 | 400 | 400 | I | 40 | 40 |
* | Indicates preference shares |
D – Direct Holding
I – Indirect Holding
(1) | All the operations in South Africa, namely, Mine Waste Solutions, Kopanang, Moab Khotsong, Mponeng and TauTona are held by the parent company, AngloGold Ashanti Limited. |
(2) | Owner of the Sunrise Dam operation and the Tropicana joint venture in Australia. |
(3) | Operates the Obuasi mine in Ghana. |
(4) | The company was sold with the mining assets, the Cripple Creek & Victor gold mine, effective 3 August 2015. |
(5) | Owner of Kibali Goldmines S.A. which operates the Kibali mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
1 Argentina | 6 | Isle of Man | ||
2 Australia | 7 | Jersey | ||
3 Brazil | 8 | Mali | ||
4 Ghana | 9 | Tanzania | ||
5 Republic of Guinea | 10 | United States of America |
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