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Encyclopedia > Anglo American

See Anglo-America for the term denoting mixed English and American influence or heritage or those parts of (or groups within) America which have a tie to or which are influenced by England or simply English-speaking America.


Anglo American plc is one of the largest mining conglomerates in the world. Its assets are predominantly in South Africa.


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CORPORATE PROFILE ANGLO-AMERICAN CORPORATION: A (1563 words)
Anglo's power was challenged by South Africa's relatively new fl miners union last year during a strike that was the worst mine owners have experienced.
Anglo's sales have netted record profits over the last several years, but with the collapse of the value of the rand, the dollar value has actually fallen, which resulted in a reduction in dividend payments.
Anglo- American, meanwhile, is increasingly being viewed as the "flip side of the same coin," one of the many wheels that grease the apartheid machinery through tax payments and growing productive industrial, mining and financial power.
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