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1Q Gold Production was 752K oz! Started a process to review divestment! AngloGold Ashanti said costs improved in the first quarter and all aspects of full-year guidance remained on track, as the Company started a process to review divestment options for its South African assets. Production for the three months ended 31 March 2019 was 752,000oz at an average total cash cost of $791/oz, compared to 824,000oz at $834/oz during the first quarter of last year. All-in sustaining costs from these operations fell 2% to $1,009/oz over the same period. The company delivered a solid Adjusted EBITDA margin of 37%, despite a lower gold price and marginally lower production from certain assets, which it had flagged earlier in February. AngloGold Ashanti is streamlining its portfolio to ensure greater management focus and to concentrate its capital on projects delivering the highest returns. The Company, which said it started a process to review divestment options for its South A...

Net Debt falls by 15% AngloGold Ashanti delivered a solid third-quarter operating result, with steady production and a significant drop in costs helping drive net debt down by 15% year-on-year. Production for the full year remains forecast for the top end of the guidance range, while costs are expected at the lower end.   Production from retained operations, after stripping out the South Africa asset sales, was 851,000oz at a total cash cost of $722/oz for the quarter ended 30 September 2018, compared with 853,000oz at $743/oz in the corresponding period of last year. Mponeng, Kibali, Iduapriem and Tropicana delivered standout performances. In South Africa the restructuring process to better match support infrastructure with the smaller production base, is largely complete. All-in Sustaining Costs (AISC) were $920/oz during the third quarter of 2018, an improvement of $151/oz or 14% compared to the third quarter of last year and a $94/oz improvement from the secon...