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Exposure To Country Risk: The AngloGold Ashanti Edition
Itinerant • Mon, May 6
World's Top 6 Gold Producers: 3rd Place, AngloGold Ashanti
Stephan Dube • Wed, Apr 3 • 2 Comments
3 Reasons To Consider Buying Anglo Gold
Sammy Pollack • Wed, Mar 20 • 7 Comments
Buy This Stock Before Gold Goes Higher
Dividend Kings • Thu, Nov 8, 2012 • 8 Comments
Short Window To Buy This Mining Stock For Long-Term Gains
ValueMax • Tue, Oct 30, 2012 • 1 Comment
AngloGold Ashanti's High Production Costs Will Impact Stock
IncomeHunter • Thu, Aug 16, 2012 • 5 Comments
This Cheap Gold Miner Is Ready To Glitter Again
Bret Jensen • Sun, Jul 22, 2012 • 10 Comments
AngloGold Ashanti: Hedge Against Uncertainty Now
Dividend Kings • Tue, Jul 10, 2012 • 4 Comments
Why Paulson Is Bullish On AngloGold
Investment Underground • Mon, Jun 18, 2012 • 2 Comments
AngloGold Ashanti: Profit From This Gold King Now
ValueMax • Fri, Jun 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
Paulson Recommends AngloGold Ashanti
Max G • Thu, May 24, 2012
AngloGold: Join John Paulson In Buying This Stock
Investment Underground • Tue, May 22, 2012 • 2 Comments
AngloGold Ashanti Could Jump 20% In 2013
Mel Daris • Wed, May 16, 2012 • 4 Comments
Gold Stocks As Yield Plays?
Roger Nusbaum • Sat, May 12, 2012 • 13 Comments
AngloGold Ashanti: Don't Listen To The Naysayers On This Stock
Stock Croc • Mon, Apr 30, 2012
AngloGold Ashanti Is Struggling To Keep Up
Clay Mahaffey • Tue, Apr 17, 2012 • 3 Comments
Time For Gold Miners?
Dana Blankenhorn • Tue, Mar 20, 2012 • 16 Comments
Why I Added To My Position In This Undervalued Gold Stock
Bret Jensen • Wed, Mar 14, 2012 • 17 Comments
Miner AngloGold Is Ready To Move Higher
Bret Jensen • Tue, Jan 24, 2012 • 7 Comments
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.: In An Uncertain Market, Gold Miner May Be A Good Bet
David White • Mon, Dec 5, 2011 • 1 Comment

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A Look Under The Hood Of Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF
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The Short Side Of Gold Miners: The Latest Dissemination
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The Short Side Of Gold Miners
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Top Gold And Silver Mining Picks By Legendary Fund Managers
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Gold Miners At Risk Of Cutting Dividends
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How Low Can Gold Go?
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It's Time To Buy Some Gold Miners
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Stepping In Gold Miners' Shoes
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Charting The Carnage In The Gold, Silver And Mining Space
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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
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World's Top 6 Gold Producers: 1st Place, Barrick Gold
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Goldman Sachs Says Short Gold And Lowers 2014 Price Target To $1,270
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AngloGold Ashanti Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, May 13
AngloGold Ashanti Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 20
AngloGold Ashanti Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 20
AngloGold Ashanti Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 8, 2012
AngloGold Ashanti Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Aug 6, 2012
AngloGold Ashanti's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 10, 2012
AngloGold Ashanti's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 15, 2012
AngloGold Ashanti's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 9, 2011
AngloGold Ashanti's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 4, 2011
AngloGold Ashanti's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 11, 2011
AngloGold Ashanti's CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 17, 2011
Anglogold Ashanti Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 1, 2007
AngloGold Ashanti Q1 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 4, 2007
AngloGold Ashanti Q4 2006 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 13, 2007
AngloGold Ashanti Q3 2006 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Oct 30, 2006
AngloGold Ashanti Q2 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (AU)
Thu, Jul 27, 2006
AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) Q1 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (AU)
Fri, May 5, 2006
AngloGold Ashanti Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (AU)
Sat, Feb 11, 2006

Johannesburg - Dealings in Securities by Executive Director of AngloGold Ashanti Limited

Marketwire (May 24, 2013)
AngloGold Posts Six-Fold Increase in First-Quarter Earnings

Marketwire (May 13, 2013)
AngloGold Ashanti Appoints Venkatakrishnan as CEO

Marketwire (May 8, 2013)
What Happened at the German Open?

at CNBC.com (Apr 17, 2013)
Mark Hulbert: Why you should buy a convertible

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 27, 2013)
Paulson's Gold Fund Limps Forward

at CNBC.com (Mar 5, 2013)
AngloGold Annual Earnings* of $924m, Second-Highest Ever

Marketwire (Feb 20, 2013)
Anglo American's $4 Billion Hit Clears Way for New CEO

at CNBC.com (Jan 29, 2013)
Miners in Mali Dodge Conflict, Risks 'Manageable' for Now

at CNBC.com (Jan 14, 2013)
Hedge Fund 'Sharks Going After' Paulson: Analyst

at CNBC.com (Jan 11, 2013)
AngloGold Ashanti Announces Departure of Mark Cutifani

Marketwire (Jan 8, 2013)
Ghana, Uganda offer brave investors risks, rewards

at MarketWatch.com (Dec 12, 2012)
AngloGold Maintains Investment Grade Credit Rating

Marketwire (Dec 10, 2012)
AngloGold Posts 3rd-Quarter Earnings of $235m; Projects on Track

Marketwire (Nov 8, 2012)
Australia Gains, Asia to Weaken on US Decline

at CNBC.com (Nov 4, 2012)
Asia Ends Higher on Hopes for US Recovery

at CNBC.com (Nov 2, 2012)
Asian Stocks Edge Higher After China PMI

at CNBC.com (Nov 1, 2012)
Asian Shares Advance as Sentiment Recovers

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Asia Mostly Higher, Japan Falls After BOJ Eases

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Asian Shares Ease on Corporate Outlook

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AU vs. ETF Alternatives

Company Description

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Sector: Basic Materials

Industry: Gold

Country: South Africa

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Tuesday, June 18, 12:52 PM Argentina's Santa Cruz province slaps a 1% annual tax on mine resources, a move mining companies say they will challenge in court. While the percentage seems small, miners say it will cost them $100M in new taxes next year, as the tax amounts to ~8% of the total resources of a mine with a 15-year life. Among miners with operations in Santa Cruz: AU -3.5%, MUX -2.3%, GG -2.5%, PAAS -1.4%. Comment! [Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, June 13, 9:29 AM AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cut to Sell from Hold with a $12.70 price target (from $20) at Societe Generale as part of the firm's downgrade of an already bearish view on the outlook for gold and silver prices. The firm cites AU's high all-in cost base and the need to restructure, which may be difficult to achieve with South Africa's highly unionized labor force. AU -1.3% premarket. Comment! [Commodities, Quick Ideas]
Friday, June 7, 2:09 PM Gold miners large (GDX -4.1%) and small (GDXJ -5.3%) alike are suffering a beat-down after jobs data from both the U.S. and Canada beat estimates; gold's gains for the week are entirely erased, and the metal "could melt even faster" if the global recovery continues. ABX -4.2%, AEM -6.7%, NEM -2.8%, GG -4.5%, AU -5.5%, EGO -5%, KGC -5.3%. SLW -2.8%, SSRI -7.3%, EXK -5.9%. GLD -2%, SLV -4.1%. 39 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, June 6, 3:31 PM Sibayne Gold (SBGL +12.5%) soars after receiving a Goldman Sachs upgrade to Neutral, but Goldman is hardly ga-ga for South African miners, noting tough operating conditions, key unions competing for membership, and U.S. gold prices remaining relatively low. The weak rand has given the stocks a short-term boost but could create problems down the road, leaving AngloGold (AU) most vulnerable, Goldman adds. Comment! [Commodities, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
Tuesday, June 4, 3:18 PM A blip during a turnaround, or a new leg downward for gold miners (GDX -2.4%)? After stringing together several strong days, South African gold miners take a beating today as gold prices slide after a two-week rally: HMY -6.2%, SBGL -4.2%, AU -3.3%, GFI -2.2%. News that Barrick Gold (ABX -3.2%) will delay production at its Pascua-Lama mine may be adding to jitters over government risk. 2 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, May 30, 11:59 AM South African gold miners enjoy another strong performance, aided by rising gold prices and fresh lows in the rand; the rand-price of gold is up almost 10% in the last two weeks. Harmony Gold (HMY +9.9%) and Sibanye Gold (SBGL +5.9%), which own primarily South African assets, are surging; shares with more international exposure also post healthy gains: GFI +4.5%, AU +6.6%. 1 Comment [Commodities, On the Move]
Friday, May 24, 3:28 PM Sibanye Gold (SBGL +5.6%) bucks weakness in South African gold miners Gold Fields (GFI -2.2%), AngloGold (AU -2.4%) and Harmony Gold (HMY -1.8%), as local money manager Allan Gray raises its stake in the miner to 10.1%. SBGL shares have slipped 51% YTD. 1 Comment [Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, May 23, 2:46 PM Gold's sharp rise today can be attributed to the dollar's drop vs. the yen; when the dollar drops, gold should rise, as their correlation during the past 24 days has hit -86%. A stock sector that's standing out is emerging market gold miners: South Africa’s Sibanye (SBGL), Harmony (HMY) and AngloGold (AU), plus Peru's Buenaventura (BVN) are stronger, even as their corresponding country ETFs (EZA; EPU) are in the red. 5 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 21, 2:17 PM South Africa's rand falls to its lowest level in four years as clashes between mine owners and workers erupt again today. Government "heavy-handedness" with mining companies has created a "major negative" for investors both inside and outside mining, as it reduces companies’ abilities to set their balance sheets and control their own destinies, Greenbriar Partners says. AU -3.3%, GFI -3%, HMY -2.6%. 5 Comments [Commodities, Global & FX]
Monday, May 20, 12:57 PM As precious metals prices turn around, share prices of gold (GDX +4.7%) and silver miners (SIL +3.1%) surge: ABX +5.9%, GG +4.5%, KGC +6.4%, NEM +4.7%, SLW +4%. Even South African producers turn mixed, despite the call from the country's mine workers union for big pay increases: AU -0.8%, GFI +1.5%, HMY -0.5%. 2 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Monday, May 20, 8:12 AM Shares of South African miners sink as the country's mine workers union calls for a 60% pay increase on gold and coal producers. The union says it is seeking an entry-level minimum monthly wage of 7K rand ($750) for surface workers and 8K rand for underground workers vs. respective current minimum wages of 4.7K and 5K rand. AU -3.7%, GFI -3.4%, HMY -1.9% premarket. 2 Comments [Commodities, Global & FX]
Friday, May 17, 3:22 PM Gold miners (GDX -3.2%) take another beating as gold continues to lose its allure amid disclosures of reduced bets by hedge funds, a World Gold Council report showing gold demand at a three-year low, and a surging dollar. For the miners, it's an ugly world of lower production, higher costs and falling prices. At least nine miners hit 52-week lows: NEM -3%, GG -2.7%, AUY -4.8%, HMY -6.3%, AU -2.5%, BVN -1.1%, ANV -7.4%, NG -2.7%, GSS -5.8%. 18 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Friday, May 17, 7:58 AM The head of a major South African mining union threatens to bring the country's economy "to a standstill" and demands a meeting with President Zuma, ramping up the rhetoric in a long and heated conflict between labor and the government. But a strike seems averted for at least another day, as top platinum producer Amplats (AGPPY.PK) says employees reported for today's shifts as normal. Comment! [Commodities, Global & FX]
Wednesday, May 15, 6:06 PM John Paulson, whose hedge fund is the single biggest owner of the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), maintained a 21.8M-share position even as the value of its holdings fell ~$165M in the latest quarter. But all that remains of his Barrick Gold (ABX) holdings is 36K call options vs. 915K shares at the end of 2012. Other positions in miners AU, NG, AEM, IAG and ANV were unchanged or modestly changed. 7 Comments [Commodities]
Monday, May 13, 8:44 AM More on AngloGold's (AU) Q1 results: Gold miners must prepare for a lower gold price environment below $1,500/oz. and perhaps even as low as $1,300 in the coming quarters, new CEO Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan says. Hopes to complete the sale of its Navachab mine in Namibia by year-end and plans to identify at least one other mine to sell, but no further details provided. Shares -1.7% premarket. Comment! [Commodities, Earnings]
Monday, May 13, 8:19 AM AngloGold Ashanti (AU) reports Q1 profit attributable to equity shareholders totaled $239M, down from $581M in the year-ago period. Production was 899K oz. vs. 859K oz. in Q4 2012 and 981K oz. a year ago. Capex totaled $512M, up from $398M. Says it will look at cutting exploration costs and consider some asset sales in the coming months. AU -1.9% premarket. Comment! [Commodities, Earnings]

The Financial Lexicon
12 bonds with attractive yields and maturities Article: http://bit.ly/14dMWaL $BBY, $CLF, $AU, $QEP, $KGC, $JBL, $HCA, $VALE, $RS
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20 individual bonds yielding over 5%: http://bit.ly/1752bHT $KGC, $CLF, $AU, $AA, $WU, $SCCO, $VALE, $HSP, $ADT, $TCK, $NEM, $HPQ
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$GLD, $ABX, $KGC, $NEM, $AU, $GDX, Check out, "Why Aren't Gold Bonds Plunging Along With The Stocks?" http://bit.ly/17Smx5V
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$ABX $NEM $AU scaled into all three this week and also holding $EGO and calls on $GG, the valuations went a little too low to ignore.
Apr 19, 8:10 AM
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nutjob: Looks like gold coming back some...up about $37/oz as I write this...still pre-market.
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nutjob: Sold $ABX, $AU, and $NEM at slightly less than break-even, I'm just glad to be out of them now.
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Tony Kau
$GLD $GDX $AU off the charts, consider a bull put credit spread with room for error $AGU 85/80 http://ow.ly/i/1TDSn http://ow.ly/k53vW
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ltfinger
Returning Downgrades (4/11/13): $ALLT, $APOG, $AU, $FTNT, $HXM, $NGPC, $RGLD, $RTI, $VCRA
Apr 12, 10:34 AM
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Jason Burack
John Paulson is planning on becoming more of an activist shareholder & helping to break up $ABX & $AU http://bloom.bg/ZfOKii
Apr 10, 2:09 PM
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Ocean Man: That's probably a better strategy than buying imaginary forests.
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Jason Burack
John Paulson wants to break up $ABX & $AU for his Gold fund. He should start his own royalty/streaming company instead!
Apr 10, 1:57 PM
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phenix: can't believe how badly these gold majors seem to be run;self-serving fiefdoms until recently, K's recent moves are in the right direction
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Mining Stocks To Avoid by:SA George Kesarios. $ABX $AU $GDXJ $GFI $GLD $HMY $IAU $NEM $SLV http://bit.ly/13UOYQj http://bit.ly/15LxPqr
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John Vincent
John Paulson added Plains Expl. ($PXP) & Realogy ($RLGY) while reducing Anglo Ashanti Gold ($AU) & $DLPH See http://bit.ly/163wqwC
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John Vincent: Will have to wait and see. In 2012, the US long portfolio performed well but the problem was bets that European debt crisis would worsen.
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Deborah Weir: His credit fund is doing well.
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Jason Burack
John Paulson wants to break up $ABX & $AU for his Gold fund. He should start his own royalty/streaming company instead!
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phenix: can't believe how badly these gold majors seem to be run;self-serving fiefdoms until recently, K's recent moves are in the right direction
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nutjob
$ABX $NEM $AU scaled into all three this week and also holding $EGO and calls on $GG, the valuations went a little too low to ignore.
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nutjob: Looks like gold coming back some...up about $37/oz as I write this...still pre-market.
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nutjob: Sold $ABX, $AU, and $NEM at slightly less than break-even, I'm just glad to be out of them now.
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John Vincent
John Paulson added Plains Expl. ($PXP) & Realogy ($RLGY) while reducing Anglo Ashanti Gold ($AU) & $DLPH See http://bit.ly/163wqwC
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John Vincent: Will have to wait and see. In 2012, the US long portfolio performed well but the problem was bets that European debt crisis would worsen.
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Jason Burack
John Paulson is planning on becoming more of an activist shareholder & helping to break up $ABX & $AU http://bloom.bg/ZfOKii
Apr 10, 2:09 PM
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Ocean Man: That's probably a better strategy than buying imaginary forests.
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Boatyzaffa
sto 525 shares of $AU @ 28.55, stop @ 25.75
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Boatyzaffa: moving stop to 27.59
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Boatyzaffa: stopped out at 27.83. Profit: $378
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fxmaven
Uberbullish on gold - even the Swiss are devaluing CHF as fast as they can, and the Chinese are buying AU
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golfitobob: 3 new gold buying countries push 2010 leader India to 4th an China to 5th !
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fxmaven: SA is gold country, my kind of place. SA's gold is above and below ground
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