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Anglo American plc

Anglo American

Anglo American is a century-old diversified mining powerhouse undergoing a transformative restructuring to focus on its highest-margin copper, premium iron ore, and crop nutrient assets. Founded in 1917 in Johannesburg, South Africa and now headquartered in London, UK, Anglo achieved $18.546 billion in continuing operations revenue for FY2025, generating adjusted EBITDA of $6.417 billion at a 33%

United KingdomEst. 191760,000+USD 30.7 billion (2025)50+ mining, processing, and beneficiation operations worldwideLSE: AAL | JSE: AGLScore 93

Business Nature

Anglo American is a century-old diversified multinational mining group. Headquartered in London, UK, following a strategic restructuring in 2024-2025, the company now focuses on three core pillars: copper, premium iron ore, and crop nutrients. Core assets include Quellaveco copper mine Peru — one of the most important new copper mines of recent years, Los Bronces Chile, Kumba iron ore South Africa, Minas-Rio iron ore Brazil, and the Woodsmith polyhalite project UK — crop nutrients. In May 2025, Anglo completed the demerger of its Valterra Platinum Limited business.

Manufacturing Network:
• Copper: 695 Kt Quellaveco ramp-up, Los Bronces, Collahuasi 44%
• Iron ore: 36.1 Mt Kumba South Africa + 24.8 Mt Minas-Rio Brazil
• Manganese: 3 Mt
• 60,000+ employees in 15+ countries
• Portfolio simplified: coal and platinum divested

Core Business Areas

Copper — Growth Priority
• Quellaveco Peru, 60%: Major new copper mine, ramp-up to 300 Kt/year
• Collahuasi Chile, 44%: World-class copper mine
• Los Bronces Chile: Established copper operation
• Total copper: 695 Kt

Iron Ore — Premium Products
• Kumba South Africa: High-quality lump ore 64%+ Fe — 36.1 Mt
• Minas-Rio Brazil: Premium pellet feed 67%+ Fe — 24.8 Mt
• Total iron ore: 60.9 Mt

Manganese
• South Africa and Australia operations
• Total manganese ore: 3 Mt

Crop Nutrients
• Woodsmith UK: World-class polyhalite project — low-carbon fertilizer

Industry Rankings

7Top 10 Mining & Mineral Manufacturers

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7Top 10 Metallic Ore Raw Materials Manufacturers & Suppliers

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Corporate Report

Anglo American plc is a United Kingdom-based mining and mineral processing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1917. Revenue USD 30.7 billion (2025), 60,000+ employees across 50+ mining, processing, and beneficiation operations worldwide.

Core Business

Anglo American plc specializes in the extraction, processing, and manufacturing of critical minerals and metals essential for global industrial supply chains, including energy transition materials, industrial minerals, and specialty metals. The company operates a fully integrated production model from mine ownership through advanced processing and refining facilities, ensuring complete quality control and supply chain security for downstream industrial customers worldwide.

Global Presence

The company maintains a substantial global operational footprint with 50+ mining, processing, and beneficiation operations worldwide, spanning Global (Africa, Americas, Australia, Europe). Anglo American plc''s vertically integrated operations deliver mineral products to thousands of industrial customers across the automotive, construction, electronics, energy, and manufacturing sectors, with particularly strong market positions in key strategic mineral categories identified as critical by governments and industry bodies worldwide.

Key Strengths

The company benefits from world-class mineral resource assets with long mine-life reserves, supported by advanced processing technology and significant economies of scale that create durable cost advantages. Strong customer relationships secured through long-term supply agreements provide revenue visibility, while continuous investment in operational efficiency and sustainability initiatives positions the company favorably for the global energy transition and increasing ESG requirements from downstream customers and regulators.

VerityRank Score

VerityRank Score of 93/100

Data Sources

Key data points verified against: Anglo American 2025 Annual Report and Sustainability Report (Anglo American IR); PwC Mine 2025 Report; S&P Global Market Intelligence; Anglo American Q4 2025 Production Report; Quellaveco Copper Mine — Peru Ministry of Energy and Mines Production Statistics.

VerityRank Score

93/ 100

Based on market presence, financial scale, operational capacity, and brand strength.

Quick Facts

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

1917

Employees

60,000+

Factories

50+ mining, processing, and beneficiation operations worldwide

Listing

LSE: AAL, JSE: AGL

Data Sources & Methodology

This corporate profile is compiled from publicly available sources including company annual reports, SEC/regulatory filings, official press releases, and verified third-party industry databases. Financial figures reflect the most recent fiscal year disclosures and are cross-validated across multiple independent references.

VerityRank Score is calculated using a proprietary multi-dimensional model evaluating market presence, financial strength, operational scale, innovation capacity, and brand influence. Individual dimension scores are normalized against industry peers and updated quarterly.

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Key references: Official Website LSE: AAL | JSE: AGL , Anglo American 2025 Annual Report & Sustainability Report PwC Mine 2025 Global Report S&P Global Market Intelligence — Metals & Mining London Stock Exchange — Anglo American (AAL)

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