The Broad Based Socio-Economic Charter for the South African mining industry (Mining Charter) was published by the South African government in April 2004. The Mining Charter aims to achieve the following objectives:

• Promotion of equitable access to the nation’s mineral resources to all people of South Africa.
• Expansion of meaningful and substantive opportunities for all Historically Disadvantaged South Africans (HDSAs) to enter the mining industry and to benefit from the nation’s mineral resources.
• Utilisation of the existing skills base for the empowerment of HDSAs.
• Expansion of the skills base of HDSAs in order to serve the community.
• Promotion of employment and advancement of the social and economic welfare of mining communities and the major labour-sending areas.
• Promotion of beneficiation of South Africa’s mineral commodities.

AngloGold Ashanti has consistently supported the objectives and vision of the Mining Charter. In its Social and Labour plans, it gives an account of its compliance with the undertakings made in the Charter.

For further information, please visit www.dmr.gov.za.

Mining Charter and Social and Labour Plans