Anglo Pacific Group

Anglo Pacific Group plc is a major natural resources royalties business based in London. The company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in securing natural resources royalties by acquisition and through investment in mining and exploration interests. It activities are primarily in Australia, North and South America, and Europe. It is listed on the London and Toronto Stock Exchanges.
History.
The Company was founded as "Diversified Bank Shares Limited" in 1967. It was first listed on the Unlisted Securities Market in 1984 and started to acquire Australian oil, gas and mining assets in 1989. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996. It adopted its present name in 1997.
Operations.
The Company gathers royalties from a number of coal and metal mines, the most important of which are in Australia. Most of the revenues came from its two coal mines there.