() is a world-wide group of
Companies , originally founded in
South Africa as a
Mining enterprise but now extending into other areas. Natural resources remains the focus of its operations. Its headquarters are in
London ,
England . It has its primary listing on the
London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the
FTSE 100 Index .
The origins of Anglo American lie in the Anglo American Corporation which was founded in
1917 by Sir
Ernest Oppenheimer . The name derives from the locations of the sources of finance that were raised to form the company. The current company was formed in
1999 when it merged with
Minorco . Its gold mining operations were spun off into the separate
AngloGold corporation, which later merged with the
Ashanti Goldfields Corporation to form
AngloGold Ashanti .
