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AngloGold sets new safety record, maintains guidance

Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has achieved its first ever March quarter without a fatal accident, the company said on Monday when it reported production was 830 000 oz at an average total cash cost of $813/oz for the three months to March 31. The Johannesburg- and New York-listed operator of the world’s deepest mines has passed 282 days without a fatal accident in South Africa, beating 2014’s record 242 days, while also maintaining its full-year guidance.