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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Anglo American PLC, Glencore, AngloGold Ashanti, Iron ore in Africa, Phelps Dodge, Navoi Mining & Metallurgy Combinat, Sibelco, Cyprus Mines Corporation, Kenya Fluorspar Company, CMKC Group, Kazakhmys, Antofagasta PLC, Quadrem, Aurubis, Rockwell Diamonds, List of mining companies, Cumerio, Cuprom, LKAB, Jordan Phosphate Mines, Ofir Resources, Copper in Africa, JFPI Corporation, Carmeuse, Aluminium in Africa, Imerys, MAL Hungarian Aluminium, Randgold Resources, Braden Copper Company, Metal-Prince, Mwana Africa, Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod, Incitec Pivot, Cumerio Med, Bindura Nickel Corporation, CupruMin, Platinum in Africa, Georgian Manganese Holding, Celtic Resources Holdings, Solitario Exploration & Royalty, Athi River Mining, Magadi Soda Company, Adastra Minerals, Korea General Magnesia Clinker Industry Group, Ok Tedi Mining Limited. Excerpt: Anglo American plc (LSE: AAL, JSE: ANGLO) is a global mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore and metallurgical and thermal coal and the world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output. It has operations in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America. Anglo American has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary lisiting on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Sir Ernest Oppenheimer along with American, J.P. Morgan, founded the Anglo American Corporation, a gold mining company, in 1917 with 1 million, raised from UK and U.S. sources, and ultimately derived the name of the company. The AAC became the majority stakeholder in the De Beers company in 1926. Two years later, the AAC began mining in the Zambian copper belt. In 1945, the AAC moved into the coal industry by acquiring...
