Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

	Capital expenditure commitments:

				At June 30,
				2012
				(unaudited)
				(in US Dollars, millions)

	Contracts for capital expenditure			491
	Authorized by the directors but not yet contracted for			3,754
				4,245
	The Company intends to finance these capital expenditures from cash on hand, cash flow from operations, existing and new replacement credit facilities and long-term debt financing and, potentially if deemed appropriate, the issuance of equity and equity linked instruments.

Commitments Contingencies and Guarantees [Text Block]

		Contingencies and guarantees are summarized as follows for disclosure purposes. Amounts represent possible losses for loss contingencies, where an estimate can be made, and quantification of guarantees:

				At June 30,
				2012
				(unaudited)
				(in US Dollars, millions)

		Contingent liabilities

		Groundwater pollution⁽¹⁾		-
		Deep groundwater pollution⁽²⁾		-
		Indirect taxes - Ghana⁽³⁾		18
		Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act ("ODMWA") litigation⁽⁴⁾		-
		Other tax disputes - AngloGold Ashanti Brasil Mineração Ltda⁽⁵⁾		32
		Sales tax on gold deliveries - Mineração Serra Grande S.A.⁽⁶⁾		170
		Other tax disputes - Mineração Serra Grande S.A.⁽⁷⁾		18

		Contingent assets

		Indemnity - Kinross Gold Corporation⁽⁸⁾		(96)
		Royalty - Boddington Gold Mine⁽⁹⁾		-
		Royalty - Tau Lekoa Gold Mine⁽¹⁰⁾		-

		Financial guarantees

		Oro Group surety⁽¹¹⁾		12
		AngloGold Ashanti USA reclamation bonds⁽¹²⁾		101
		AngloGold Ashanti Australia environmental bonds⁽¹³⁾		50
		AngloGold Ashanti environmental guarantees⁽¹⁴⁾		164
		AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem environmental guarantees⁽¹⁵⁾		32
		Ashanti Goldfields Kilo Sarl environmental guarantees⁽¹⁶⁾		10
		Guarantee provided for syndicated revolving credit facility⁽¹⁷⁾		100
		Guarantee provided for mandatory convertible bonds⁽¹⁸⁾		791
		Guarantee provided for rated bonds⁽¹⁹⁾		1,012
		Guarantee provided for convertible bonds⁽²⁰⁾		736
		Guarantee provided for A$ syndicated revolving credit facility⁽²¹⁾		51

		Hedging guarantees
		Gold delivery guarantees⁽²²⁾		-

				3,201

- Definition

The entire disclosure for significant arrangements with third parties, which includes operating lease arrangements and arrangements in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services, or has agreed to commit resources to supply goods or services, and operating lease arrangements. Descriptions may include identification of the specific goods and services, period of time covered, minimum quantities and amounts, and cancellation rights.

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