Anglo American plc, with its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, is engaged in the mining and natural resource sectors. The Company owns a range of assets covering gold, platinum, diamonds, coal, ferrous and base metals, industrial minerals and paper and packaging. Anglo's businesses are involved in an array of value-adding products and services along a pipeline that extends from the initial mining or production of raw materials to, in some products, the ultimate consumer. Anglo American is geographically diverse, with operations and developments in Africa, Europe, South and North America and Australia.