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TheMachine Date: March 3, 2008 06:47:04 AM
NEM Newmont Mining -- Profile
Newmont Mining Corporation primarily engages in the acquisition,
production, and exploration of gold properties. The company has mining
operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Canada,
Uzbekistan, Bolivia, New Zealand, Ghana, and Mexico. As of December 31,
2004, Newmont had 92.4 million equity ounces of proven and probable
gold reserves and an aggregate land position of approximately 51,500
square miles. The company also engages in silver, copper, and zinc
production, as well as in merchant banking operations. Its merchant
banking business includes portfolio management, such as providing
in-house investment banking and advisory services. Newmont Mining
Corporation was founded by William Boyce Thompson in 1921. The company
is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
