Mkt Cap
Xstrata - 20 B BP = $37BCAD
AA - 21 B BP = $39B CAD
Total Sales combined = $54B
BHP sales = $64B
Xstrata Alloys is the world’s largest producer of ferrochrome and a leading producer of primary vanadium. Xstrata Alloys also owns carbon and anthracite operations which supply key raw materials to its ferrochrome smelters and an interest in a joint venture platinum group metals mine and concentrator.
Xstrata Nickel, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, is the fourth largest global nickel producer and one of the world’s largest producers of cobalt. Xstrata Nickel’s operations include five mines and processing facilities in Canada, a ferronickel mine and processing facility in the Dominican Republic and a refinery in Norway. Xstrata Nickel’s promising portfolio of growth projects includes Nickel Rim South in Canada, Kabanga in Tanzania, and Koniambo in New Caledonia.
Xstrata Copperis the fourth largest global copper producer, with mining and processing facilities located in Australia, Chile, Peru, Argentina and Canada. It also manages a recycling business (Xstrata Recycling) with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Xstrata Copper’s world-leading portfolio of growth projects includes Las Bambas in Peru, Tampakan in the Philippines, El Morro in Chile, El Pachòn in Argentina and Frieda River in Papua New Guinea.
Xstrata Coal is the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal and a significant producer of premium quality hard coking coal and semi-soft coal. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Xstrata Coal has interests in over 30 operating coal mines in Australia, South Africa and Colombia and an exploration project in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Anglo-American
We are the world's leader in platinum and diamonds, as well as being a leading producer of coal. We are a major producer of copper and we are making significant steps to develop our footprint in iron ore.
Mining, processing and smelting
At the forefront of the mining industry for over 90 years, Anglo American mines platinum, diamonds, iron ore, coal and base metals such as copper, nickel and zinc.
Exploration
Anglo American’s success depends upon a constant supply of world class mineral deposits. They must represent resources capable of being economically extracted, and we obtain them either through our own exploration or by the acquisition of mineral deposits found by others.
2008 underlying earnings
(by business unit)
$million
Platinum
1,313Diamonds
256Base Metals
1,369Ferrous Metals
1,396Coal
1,581Industrial Minerals 173
Anglo American owns 45% of De Beers, the world's leading diamond business. De Beers has expertise in exploration, mining and marketing of diamonds.