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...After an early setback in Mali, Randgold went on to build five mines in west Africa, shunning mergers and acquisitions after a failed bid for AngloGold Ashanti in 2003....
...Later they field mobile calls with a furtiveness implying an empathetic head hunter is in touch. Usually it’s only Mum reminding them to wear a vest....
...That is a big contrast with companies such as Barrick or AngloGold Ashanti. “It is the balance sheet that starts to concern investors when the margins get squeezed,” Mr Hillcoat points out....
...AngloGold Ashanti unveiled job losses and suspended a dividend payment as the world’s largest gold miners sought to adjust to the falling price of the metal....
...turn on Tuesday to be stung by its exposure to emerging markets. http://on.ft.com/191quVJ Australia’s coal miners feel the heat as China investment cools It is mid morning at the Bulga Bridge Café in the Hunter...
...One theory was that Barrick Gold, ABG’s 74 per cent shareholder, may be willing to sell out to a peer such as AngloGold Ashanti....
...Presidents’ Day holiday in the US Anglo gained 3.3 per cent to a record high of £26.22 excited by reports that Polyus Gold, Russia’s biggest gold miner, was interested in purchasing its stake in Anglo Gold Ashanti...
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