Newmont Completes the Sale of Musselwhite, Éléonore, and CC&V
04 March 2025 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
Received $1.7 Billion in Cash Proceeds to Date
in 20251
Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM)
(“Newmont” or the “Company”) announced today that it has completed
the previously disclosed sales of three non-core operations,
including the Musselwhite and Éléonore operations in Canada and the
Cripple Creek & Victor (“CC&V”) operation in Colorado,
USA.
“Today, I am pleased to announce the successful divestment of
three more of our non-core assets, generating total after-tax cash
proceeds of $1.7 billion before closing adjustments,” said Tom
Palmer, Newmont’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We
look forward to completing the remaining two asset sales and expect
to receive an approximate $0.8 billion in after-tax cash proceeds
during the first half of 2025 for those assets. The closing of
these transactions completes a significant portion of our strategic
portfolio optimization, initiated in early-2024, and enables us to
further strengthen our investment-grade balance sheet and continue
returning capital to shareholders through ongoing share
repurchases.”
Total gross proceeds from announced divestitures are expected to
total up to $4.3 billion, which includes $3.8 billion from non-core
divestitures and $527 million from the sale of other
investments.
Newmont expects to close the sale of its Akyem operation in
Ghana and its Porcupine operation in Canada during the first half
of 2025. As previously announced, the sale of these assets is
expected to generate up to $1.4 billion in gross proceeds, detailed
as follows:
- Up to $1.0 billion from the sale of the Akyem operation,
including $900 million in cash consideration due upon closing and a
further $100 million is expected to be received upon the
satisfaction of certain conditions.
- Up to $425 million from the sale of the Porcupine operation,
including $200 million in cash consideration and $75 million equity
consideration due upon closing. The Company also expects to receive
up to $150 million in deferred cash consideration.
About Newmont
Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of
copper, zinc, lead, and silver. The Company’s world-class portfolio
of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining
jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean,
North America, and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold
producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized
for its principled environmental, social, and governance practices.
Newmont is an industry leader in value creation, supported by
robust safety standards, superior execution, and technical
expertise. Founded in 1921, the Company has been publicly traded
since 1925.
At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives
through sustainable and responsible mining. To learn more about
Newmont’s sustainability strategy and initiatives, go to
www.newmont.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbor
created by such sections and other applicable laws. Where a
forward-looking statement expresses or implies an expectation or
belief as to future events or results, such expectation or belief
is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis.
However, such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by
the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this
news release include, without limitation, (i) expectations
regarding the pending sales of Porcupine and Akyem, including,
without limitation, expectations regarding timing and closing of
the pending transactions, including receipt of required approvals
and satisfaction of closing conditions; (ii) expectations regarding
receipt of any deferred contingent cash consideration in the future
and gross consideration estimates; (iii) future strategic portfolio
optimization, (iv) future financial conditions and balance sheet
strength, (v) future return of capital to shareholders, including
share repurchases, and (vi) other statements regarding future
events or results. Estimates or expectations of future events or
results are based upon certain assumptions, which may prove to be
incorrect. Assumptions include, but are not limited to: (i) certain
exchange rate assumptions approximately consistent with current
levels; (ii) certain price assumptions for gold, copper, silver,
zinc, lead and oil; (iii) all closing conditions being satisfied,
and (iv) conditions necessary for receipt of contingent
consideration being met in the future. See the September 10, 2024
press release for further details re the agreement to divest Telfer
and Havieron, the October 8, 2024 press release for further details
re the agreement to divest Akyem, the November 18, 2024 press
release for further details re the agreement to divest Musslewhite,
the November 25, 2024 press release for further details re the
agreement to divest Éléonore, the December 6, 2024 press release
for further details re the agreement to divest CC&V, and the
January 27, 2025 press release for further details re the agreement
to divest Porcupine. Each are available on Newmont’s website. For a
discussion of risks and other factors that might impact future
looking statements , see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 21, 2025, under the
heading “Risk Factors" (including without limitation under the
subheading the headings "Assets held for sale may not ultimately be
divested and we may not receive any or all deferred consideration"
and "The Company’s asset divestitures place demands on the
Company’s management and resources, the sale of divested assets may
not occur as planned or at all, and the Company may not realize the
anticipated benefits of such divestitures" ), available on the SEC
website or at www.newmont.com. Investors are also cautioned that
the extent to which the Company repurchases its shares, and the
timing of such repurchases, will depend upon a variety of factors,
including trading volume, market conditions, legal requirements,
business conditions and other factors. The repurchase program may
be discontinued at any time, and the program does not obligate the
Company to acquire any specific number of shares of its common
stock or to repurchase the full $2.0 billion amount during the
authorization period. The Company does not undertake any obligation
to release publicly revisions to any “forward-looking statement,”
including, without limitation, outlook, to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of this news release, or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required
under applicable securities laws. Investors should not assume that
any lack of update to a previously issued “forward-looking
statement” constitutes a reaffirmation of that statement.
1 Represents after-tax cash proceeds before closing
adjustments.
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Investor Contact – Global Neil Backhouse
investor.relations@newmont.com
Investor Contact – Asia Pacific Natalie Worley
apac.investor.relations@newmont.com
Media Contact – Global Shannon Lijek
globalcommunications@newmont.com
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