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“It’s been an extraordinary period by any measure,”was the description of AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon of his company’s first-half performance when he presented second-quarter results of 46%-higher earnings to $2-billion and 36%-higher free cash flow to $727-million. “We probably had the best Ebitda growth year-on-year of all of the large gold companies, comfortably outstripping the rise in the gold price, along with a more than doubling in cash flows. We made sure that shareholders see the full benefit and see it right away, with just under a billion dollars in dividends declared over six months. It’s been an extraordinary period by any measure,” Calderon remarked. (Also watch attached Creamer Media.)
