Cutifani declined to comment on whether AngloGold may offer for emerging gold producer Adamus Resources (ADU.AX), whose Ghana project nears one of its own, but the miner would consider any targets that fit into its portfolio and made economic sense.
"We've always said that we like the idea of transactions that are adjacent or have direct impact on our existing operations," he said.
AngloGold would only pursue deals which would allow it to stay in the bottom half of the cost curve, he said.