Newmont completes sale of Orla Mining stake

Global miner Newmont has completed the sale of its common shares of Orla Mining, for aggregate gross proceeds of US$439 million (C$605 million). “Today’s announcement demonstrates Newmont’s ongoing commitment to streamlining our equity portfolio and unlocks significant cash to support Newmont’s capital allocation priorities,” said Tom Palmer, Newmont chief executive officer.  “We value the strong relationship we’ve had with Orla…

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Monadelphous secures Rio Tinto, Newmont contracts

Engineering company Monadelphous has been awarded new construction and maintenance contracts in the resources and infrastructure sectors valued at more than $110 million. In the resources sector, the company won a contract for the provision of electrical and instrumentation construction services at Rio Tinto’s Parker Point Stockyard Sustaining Project near Dampier in Western Australia, with work expected to be completed…

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Newmont completes non-core divestiture program

Global miner Newmont has finalized the previously disclosed sales of its Akyem operation in Ghana and its Porcupine operation in Canada, marking the completion of the miner’s divestiture program announced last February. “Today, I am pleased to announce the successful completion of our non-core asset divestiture program with the sale of Akyem and Porcupine, generating total after-tax cash proceeds of…

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Newmont’s Cadia awarded Copper Mark, Molybdenum Mark

Newmont confirmed its Cadia operation in Orange, New South Wales, Australia has achieved The Copper Mark and The Molybdenum Mark following an independent assessment that recognised the responsible production practices at Australia’s largest underground mine. Cadia, Newmont’s first site globally to receive the award, successfully met more than 30 criteria needed in critical areas including environment, community, human rights and…

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