News Articles for Newmont Corporation

Global miner Newmont Mining will spend up to $120 million expanding its Tanami gold project in the Northern Territory, including construction of a second decline in the underground mine and upgrades to the plant's capacity.

New gold mining projects under way or in advanced planning will collectively deliver more than 1 million ounces to production each year when operational.

Refining is a vital step in the gold supply chain, but it's a practice facing increasing competition from within the sector and from technological change.

Gold is a rare bright light in the mining industry, with major changes during the past two years to be followed by the opening of multiple new mines and more M&A deals. Click through to find the special report, which ranks WA producers, and looks at Gold Corp, executive pay, and new gold projects.

The view from outside of Australia is particularly upbeat for WA, so maybe it's time to focus on the positives.

Clean power company Enerji has revealed its first hybrid solar thermal power station will be housed at one of Northern Star's mines, and future renewable energy projects with the gold miner are being considered.

Global miner Newmont Mining is likely to sharpen its focus on its Western Australian operations, selling off its Waihi gold mine in New Zealand to OceanaGold Corporation for $US106 million and a 1

Opportunistic local players are stepping up as foreign miners take their leave.

Metals X has agreed to acquire a 25 per cent stake in Tanami Gold's Central Tanami gold project in the Northern Territory for $11 million in cash and 4 million shares.

Newmont Mining Corporation regional senior vice-president of Australia and New Zealand, Carlos Santa Cruz, will retire from the position and return to Peru.

Two point five per cent. Say it quickly and it doesn't sound like much.

Pacific Energy managing director Adam Boyd has announced plans to leave the role at the end of March next year, after more than eight years at the company.

Gold miner Northern Star Resources has outlined plans to spend $50 million next year on exploration activity, after announcing a high-grade gold discovery on the Millennium tenement at its Kundana project near Kalgoorlie.

Our annual Biggest Employers feature has the latest BNiQ data on employment trends in WA, including the companies that are expanding and those that are shrinking, and in-depth analysis of what's happening in mining, construction, health care, accounting, law and other industries.

Alicanto Minerals has appointed its current non-executive director, Travis Schwertfeger, to the role of managing director from November 24.

FEATURE: Star in name, star in nature; it has been a rapid rise for one of the state's major players.

Copper today, nickel tomorrow?

In the first of a four-part series featuring EY Entrepreneur of the Year nominees, we spoke to Bill Beament about the extraordinary growth of Northern Star Resources.

Northern Star Resources has continued its aggressive expansion strategy, announcing it will buy the Jundee gold mine in Western Australia from Newmont Mining for $82.5 million.

Masked by the delay in plans to merge Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining to create a $33 billion global gold mining giant is another sign that Western Australia's resources industry is losing its international investment appeal.

Power generator Pacific Energy has reported a 37 per cent increase in half-year earnings despite a slowdown in new resource project development.

The operators of the Kalgoorlie Super Pit - Australia's second largest open cut gold mine - say they will extend its processing life by eight years.

Mining services company Boart Longyear has taken the unusual step of awarding its recently appointed chief executive Richard O'Brien a US$5 million cash grant.

The value of mergers and acquisitions in the Western Australian gold sector over the past 12 months has reached close to $650 million, analysis by Business News has found.

Northern Star Resources looks set to emerge as the fifth biggest gold mine operator in Western Australia following its $75 million acquisition of Barrick Gold's majority stake in the East Kundana joint venture and the Kanowna Belle mine.

Rio Tinto employees have dominated a list of 16 executives and key operational players based in Western Australia that feature in the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining.

The recent publication of two listings of influential business leaders provided food for thought about the growing international influence on Western Australia.

Western Australia's gold sector is rallying against a potential increase in royalty rates, saying such a move would significantly hurt country towns as well as local producers of the precious metal.

After a grim six months, Western Australia's gold mining sector is showing signs of flickering back to life.

Swick Mining Services' underground division has renewed its contract with international miner Newmont for an additional three years.

The fun started early at the annual Diggers & Dealers forum in Kalgoorlie yesterday with delegates bravely predicting a higher gold price, to which the market responded by driving the gold pric

US-based gold miner Newmont Mining is slashing its corporate workforce by a third after writing down the value of its Western Australian mines by $US1.5 billion, amid weak conditions in internation

A slowdown in the mining sector could have positive flow-on effects for employers in other industries, Business News' annual survey of the state's 100 largest employers has found.

Shuttleworth top woman in resources

Top-level businesswomen see male-dominated networks as a barrier.

New Water Corp board

WHEN Silver Lake Resources managing director Les Davis and Integra Mining chief Chris Cairns used the first day of the recent Diggers & Dealers Forum in Kalgoorlie to unveil the $1 billion merg

SCAFFOLDING and equipment hire company Pilbara Access has developed an in-house Aboriginal employment-training program to guard against skills shortages and improve indigenous engagement.

GOLD miner Norton Gold Fields is aiming to reduce costs at its Paddington operations near Kalgoorlie during the second half of the 2012 financial year to better compete with its low-cash peers.

Silver Lake Resources and Regis Resources are in the vanguard of a revival in the state's gold industry.