AngloGold Ashanti
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AngloGold Ashanti Limited is a global gold mining company with mines on four continents. It was formed in 2004 by the merger of AngloGold and the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation. It has recently drawn unfavorable comment from Human Rights Watch for its handling of its exploration operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company has admitted paying extortion money to Nationalist and Integrationist Front in exchange for access to gold mines in the Ituri province of the DRC (AngloGold 2005).
[edit] References
- AngloGold's response to Human Rights Watch allegations (pdf), 2005.
- D.R. Congo: Gold Fuels Massive Human Rights Atrocities - Human Rights Watch article]
[edit] See also
- Sam E. Jonah ACSM, president of AngloGold Ashanti.
- Gold as an investment
