In the old  days of mining in South Africa, Anglo American was the revered giant.  From those mighty lion-statue-defended doors of their downtown Johannesburg offices they ruled the South African mining industry.  I vaguely recall they also controlled something like sixty percent or more of all the companies on the local stock exchange.  They may still do for all I know.  Now they seek to be the same dominating presence from Alaska to Zimbabwe. 

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