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NEWMONT Corp /DE/ - Quarter Report: 2016 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 


 

Form 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2016

 

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to              

 

Commission File Number: 001-31240

 


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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

    

84-1611629

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

6363 South Fiddler’s Green Circle

 

 

Greenwood Village, Colorado

 

80111

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (303) 863-7414

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    ☒  Yes    ☐  No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    ☒  Yes    ☐  No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12-b2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

Large accelerated filer

 ☒

 

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 ☐

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company.)

Smaller reporting company

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12-b2 of the Exchange Act).    ☐  Yes    ☒   No

 

There were 530,750,074 shares of common stock outstanding on October 19, 2016.

 

 

 


 

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Page

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1. 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

ITEM 2. 

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

54 

 

 

Overview

 

54 

 

 

Selected Financial and Operating Results

 

57 

 

 

Consolidated Financial Results

 

58 

 

 

Results of Consolidated Operations

 

65 

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

74 

 

 

Environmental

 

78 

 

 

Accounting Developments

 

79 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

79 

 

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

89 

ITEM 3. 

 

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

91 

ITEM 4. 

 

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

93 

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1. 

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

94 

ITEM 1A. 

 

RISK FACTORS

 

94 

ITEM 2. 

 

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

94 

ITEM 3. 

 

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

94 

ITEM 4. 

 

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

94 

ITEM 5. 

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

95 

ITEM 6. 

 

EXHIBITS

 

96 

SIGNATURES 

 

97 

EXHIBIT INDEX 

 

98 

 

 

 

 


 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited, in millions except per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

  

Sales

 

$

1,791

 

$

1,560

 

$

4,922

 

$

4,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs applicable to sales (1) 

 

 

983

 

 

925

 

 

2,736

 

 

2,609

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

335

 

 

292

 

 

892

 

 

792

 

Reclamation and remediation (Note 6)

 

 

25

 

 

22

 

 

67

 

 

65

 

Exploration 

 

 

39

 

 

34

 

 

107

 

 

115

 

Advanced projects, research and development

 

 

34

 

 

31

 

 

105

 

 

87

 

General and administrative 

 

 

63

 

 

59

 

 

178

 

 

180

 

Other expense, net (Note 7)

 

 

21

 

 

27

 

 

54

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,390

 

 

4,139

 

 

3,921

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net (Note 8)

 

 

(4)

 

 

142

 

 

93

 

 

136

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(64)

 

 

(74)

 

 

(204)

 

 

(226)

 

 

 

 

(68)

 

 

68

 

 

(111)

 

 

(90)

 

Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items

 

 

223

 

 

238

 

 

672

 

 

622

 

Income and mining tax benefit (expense) (Note 9)

 

 

(90)

 

 

(61)

 

 

(555)

 

 

(302)

 

Equity income (loss) of affiliates

 

 

2

 

 

(18)

 

 

(8)

 

 

(34)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations 

 

 

135

 

 

159

 

 

109

 

 

286

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3)

 

 

(448)

 

 

126

 

 

(225)

 

 

376

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(313)

 

 

285

 

 

(116)

 

 

662

 

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations (Note 10)

 

 

34

 

 

 —

 

 

62

 

 

(11)

 

Discontinued operations (Note 3)

 

 

(79)

 

 

(66)

 

 

(229)

 

 

(177)

 

 

 

 

(45)

 

 

(66)

 

 

(167)

 

 

(188)

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders 

 

$

(358)

 

$

219

 

$

(283)

 

$

474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations 

 

$

169

 

$

159

 

$

171

 

$

275

 

Discontinued operations 

 

 

(527)

 

 

60

 

 

(454)

 

 

199

 

 

 

$

(358)

 

$

219

 

$

(283)

 

$

474

 

Income (loss) per common share (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations 

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.54

 

Discontinued operations 

 

 

(0.99)

 

 

0.12

 

 

(0.85)

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

$

(0.67)

 

$

0.42

 

$

(0.53)

 

$

0.93

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations 

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.54

 

Discontinued operations 

 

 

(0.99)

 

 

0.12

 

 

(0.85)

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

$

(0.67)

 

$

0.42

 

$

(0.53)

 

$

0.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share 

 

$

0.025

 

$

0.025

 

$

0.075

 

$

0.075

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(unaudited, in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

  

Net income (loss)

 

$

(313)

  

$

285

    

$

(116)

 

$

662

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in marketable securities, net of $nil, $(1), $nil and $(1) tax benefit (expense), respectively

 

 

19

 

 

63

 

 

(37)

 

 

56

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments 

 

 

3

 

 

(3)

 

 

10

 

 

(8)

 

Change in pension and other post-retirement benefits, net of $(1), $(1), $(3) and $(23) tax benefit (expense), respectively

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

8

 

 

45

 

Change in fair value of cash flow hedge instruments, net of $(4), $3, $(19) and $nil tax benefit (expense), respectively

 

 

16

 

 

(10)

 

 

51

 

 

(4)

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

39

 

 

51

 

 

32

 

 

89

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(274)

 

$

336

 

$

(84)

 

$

751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newmont stockholders 

 

$

(319)

 

$

270

 

$

(251)

 

$

563

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

45

 

 

66

 

 

167

 

 

188

 

 

 

$

(274)

 

$

336

 

$

(84)

 

$

751

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

(unaudited, in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

    

$

(116)

  

$

662

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

892

  

 

792

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

54

 

 

58

 

Reclamation and remediation

 

 

60

 

 

61

 

Loss (income) from discontinued operations

 

 

225

 

 

(376)

 

Impairment of investments

 

 

 —

 

 

102

 

Deferred income taxes 

 

 

456

  

 

132

 

Gain on asset and investment sales, net

 

 

(109)

 

 

(109)

 

Gain on deconsolidation of TMAC

 

 

 —

 

 

(76)

 

Other operating adjustments and impairments

 

 

297

 

 

240

 

Net change in operating assets and liabilities (Note 23)

 

 

(432)

  

 

(182)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

 

 

1,327

  

 

1,304

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations (1)

 

 

826

  

 

569

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

2,153

  

 

1,873

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and mine development 

 

 

(832)

  

 

(889)

 

Acquisitions, net (Note 4)

 

 

 —

  

 

(819)

 

Proceeds from sales of investments

 

 

184

 

 

29

 

Proceeds from sales of other assets

 

 

8

 

 

126

 

Other 

 

 

(21)

  

 

(47)

 

Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations

 

 

(661)

 

 

(1,600)

 

Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

(41)

 

 

(52)

 

Net cash used in investing activities 

 

 

(702)

  

 

(1,652)

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Repayment of debt 

 

 

(777)

  

 

(227)

 

Proceeds from stock issuance, net

 

 

 —

 

 

675

 

Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

37

 

Funding from noncontrolling interests

 

 

58

 

 

89

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interests

 

 

(19)

 

 

(8)

 

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests 

 

 

(146)

  

 

(3)

 

Dividends paid to common stockholders 

 

 

(41)

  

 

(38)

 

Other

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations

 

 

(926)

 

 

525

 

Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

(319)

 

 

(164)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(1,245)

 

 

361

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 

 

 

4

  

 

(21)

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents 

 

 

210

 

 

561

 

Less net change in cash and cash equivalents in assets held for sale

 

 

474

 

 

362

 

 

 

 

(264)

 

 

199

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 

 

 

2,363

  

 

2,231

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

 

$

2,099

  

$

2,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations includes $(8) and $(9) for the nine months ended September 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to the Holt property royalty that was paid out of cash and cash equivalents held for use. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations, including cash flows from Batu Hijau, see Note 3.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 

(unaudited, in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 

 

At December 31, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,099

 

$

2,363

 

Trade receivables

 

 

141

 

 

81

 

Other accounts receivables

 

 

152

 

 

134

 

Investments (Note 16)

 

 

80

 

 

19

 

Inventories (Note 17)

 

 

609

 

 

561

 

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads (Note 18)

 

 

785

 

 

782

 

Other current assets

 

 

123

 

 

83

 

Current assets held for sale (Note 3)

 

 

3,124

 

 

960

 

Current assets

 

 

7,113

 

 

4,983

 

Property, plant and mine development, net

 

 

13,170

 

 

13,210

 

Investments (Note 16)

 

 

239

 

 

402

 

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads (Note 18)

 

 

1,877

 

 

1,896

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

 

1,295

 

 

1,712

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

387

 

 

445

 

Non-current assets held for sale (Note 3)

 

 

 —

 

 

2,482

 

Total assets

 

$

24,081

 

$

25,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt (Note 19)

 

$

564

 

$

9

 

Accounts payable

 

 

304

 

 

315

 

Employee-related benefits

 

 

241

 

 

278

 

Income and mining taxes payable

 

 

97

 

 

38

 

Other current liabilities (Note 20)

 

 

456

 

 

487

 

Current liabilities held for sale (Note 3)

 

 

874

 

 

289

 

Current liabilities

 

 

2,536

 

 

1,416

 

Debt (Note 19)

 

 

4,552

 

 

5,854

 

Reclamation and remediation liabilities (Note 6)

 

 

1,587

 

 

1,555

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

563

 

 

538

 

Employee-related benefits

 

 

378

 

 

409

 

Other non-current liabilities (Note 20)

 

 

356

 

 

310

 

Non-current liabilities held for sale (Note 3)

 

 

 —

 

 

756

 

Total liabilities

 

 

9,972

 

 

10,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

849

 

 

847

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

9,469

 

 

9,427

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 22)

 

 

(302)

 

 

(334)

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,086

 

 

1,410

 

Newmont stockholders' equity

 

 

11,102

 

 

11,350

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

3,007

 

 

2,942

 

Total equity (Note 21)

 

 

14,109

 

 

14,292

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

24,081

 

$

25,130

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

NOTE 1     BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (“interim statements”) of Newmont Mining Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Newmont” or the “Company”) are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring adjustments) and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these interim statements have been included. The results reported in these interim statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. These interim statements should be read in conjunction with Newmont’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed on February 17, 2016 on Form 10-K. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from the audited financial statements and, in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q, certain information and footnote disclosures required by United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. References to “A$” refers to Australian currency and “C$” refers to Canadian currency.

 

On June 30, 2016, Newmont agreed to sell its 48.5% economic interest in PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (“PTNNT”), which operates the Batu Hijau copper and gold mine (“Batu Hijau”) in Indonesia (the “Batu Hijau Transaction”). Newmont concluded that, as of September 30, 2016, Batu Hijau met the criteria to be treated as held for sale and has been presented as a discontinued operation. Accordingly,  (i) Batu Hijau is reflected as held for sale in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015; (ii) our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows have been reclassified to present Batu Hijau as a discontinued operation for all periods presented and (iii) the amounts presented in these notes relate only to our continuing operations, unless otherwise noted. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations, see Note 3.

 

The Company has reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the 2016 presentation including the following items:

 

The Company retrospectively adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03, which requires debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability. Refer to Note 2 for further details.

 

The Company reclassified regional administrative and community development costs of $16 and $8 from Other expense, net to General and administrative and Costs applicable to sales, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2015, and $42 and $18, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  

 

NOTE 2     SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

As a global mining company, the Company’s revenue, profitability and future rate of growth are substantially dependent on prevailing prices for gold, copper and, to a lesser extent, silver. Historically, the commodity markets have been very volatile and there can be no assurance that commodity prices will not be subject to wide fluctuations in the future. A substantial or extended decline in commodity prices could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows, access to capital and the quantities of reserves that the Company can economically produce. The carrying value of the Company’s Property, plant and mine development,  net; Inventories; Stockpiles and ore on leach pads and Deferred income tax assets are sensitive to the outlook for commodity prices. A decline in the Company’s long-term price outlook from current levels could result in material impairment charges related to these assets.

 

On June 30, 2016, the Company, through its subsidiaries, entered into agreements to sell its 48.5% economic interest in PTNNT, which operates the Batu Hijau copper and gold mine in Indonesia. The closing of the sale is subject to various closing conditions, several of which were met during the third quarter of 2016. Certain closing conditions

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

remain outstanding and while the Company expects it is probable that those conditions will be successfully satisfied and the transaction will close in the fourth quarter of 2016, some of the remaining closing conditions are outside the control of the Company, and if not satisfied could result in the sale of PTNNT not being completed. See Note 3 below for a detailed description of the progress made resolving closing conditions during the third quarter of 2016.

 

In September 2014, PTNNT and the Government of Indonesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) that resulted in the government agreeing to issue permits to allow PTNNT to export and sell copper concentrates from the Batu Hijau mine. The government has issued several six-month export permits since then, with the most recent permit expected to expire in November 2016. Additionally, negotiations between PTNNT and the Government of Indonesia to amend the Contract of Work (the investment agreement entered into by PTNNT and the Indonesian government in 1986, which includes the right to export copper concentrates and a prohibition against new taxes, duties, and levies) remained on-going at the time that the Company entered into the agreement to sell its interest in PTNNT. In the event that the sale of the Company’s interest in PTNNT does not close prior to November 2016 or does not close at all, no assurances can be made with respect to the outcome of the Contract of Work negotiations and the renewal of the export permit. The failure to receive a timely renewal may negatively impact future operations and financial results at Batu Hijau. As a result of the on-going Contract of Work renegotiations at Batu Hijau, the need for asset impairments, inventory write-downs, tax valuation allowances and other applicable accounting charges will continue to be evaluated. At this time, the Company expects operations to continue into the future until the previously announced sale closes.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the accounting for and recognition and disclosure of assets, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses. The Company must make these estimates and assumptions because certain information used is dependent on future events, cannot be calculated with a high degree of precision from data available or simply cannot be readily calculated based on generally accepted methodologies. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

 

The Company reports a business as held for sale when management has approved or received approval to sell the business and is committed to a formal plan, the business is available for immediate sale, the business is being actively marketed, the sale is probable and recognition of a completed sale is expected to occur within one year, the sales price is reasonable in relation to its current fair value and actions required to complete the sale indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or the plan will be withdrawn, in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. A business classified as held for sale is recorded at the lower of its carrying amount or estimated fair value less cost to sell. If the carrying amount of the business exceeds its estimated fair value less cost to sell, a loss is recognized. Assets and liabilities related to a business classified as held for sale are segregated in the current and prior balance sheets in the period in which the business is classified as held for sale. If a business is classified as held for sale after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued, the business continues to be classified as held and used in those financial statements when issued or when available to be issued.

 

The Company reports the results of operations of a business as discontinued operations if a disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results when the business is classified as held for sale, in accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment and ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements - Discontinued Operations. The results of discontinued operations are reported in Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for current and prior periods, including any gain or loss recognized on closing or adjustment of the carrying amount to fair value less cost to sell.

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

Employee benefit plan accounting

 

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2015-12 related to defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution pension plans and health and welfare benefit plans. This update designates contract value as the only required measure for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, simplifies and makes more effective the investment disclosure requirements for employee benefit plans and provides a simplified method for determining the measurement date for employee benefit plans. The update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Adoption of this guidance, effective January 1, 2016, had no impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosures.

 

Fair value measurement

 

In May 2015, ASU No. 2015-07 was issued related to investments for which fair value is measured, or is eligible to be measured, using the net asset value per share practical expedient. This update removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The amendment also removes certain disclosure requirements for these investments. This update will impact the annual disclosure related to pension plan assets measured at fair value. This update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Adoption of this guidance, effective January 1, 2016, had no impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Debt issuance costs

 

In April 2015, ASU No. 2015-03 was issued related to debt issuance costs. This update simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability. The update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company retrospectively adopted this guidance as of March 31, 2016. The Company reclassified $41 of debt issuance costs from Other non-current assets to Debt as of December 31, 2015. The December 31, 2015, balance sheet was adjusted as a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-03 as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2015

 

 

    

As Reported

    

As Adjusted

    

Other non-current assets

 

$

486

 

$

445

 

Debt (non-current)

 

$

5,895

 

$

5,854

 

 

ASU No. 2015-03 does not specifically address the accounting for deferred financing costs related to line-of-credit arrangements. In August 2015, ASU No. 2015-15 was issued allowing for debt issuance costs associated with line-of-credit arrangements to continue to be presented as assets. The Company will treat all debt issuance costs as a reduction to the carrying value of debt.

 

Consolidations

 

In February 2015, ASU No. 2015-02 was issued related to consolidations. This update makes some targeted changes to current consolidation guidance and impacts both the voting and the variable interest consolidation models. In particular, the update changes how companies determine whether limited partnerships or similar entities are variable interest entities. The update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company currently consolidates certain variable interest entities. Adoption of this guidance, effective January 1, 2016, had no impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosures.

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

In August 2016, ASU No. 2016-15 was issued related to the statement of cash flows. This new guidance addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and the impact it will have on the Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

In March 2016, ASU No. 2016-09 was issued related to stock-based compensation. The new guidance simplifies the accounting for stock-based compensation transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. This update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the updated guidance to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.

 

Leases

 

In February 2016, ASU No. 2016-02 was issued related to leases. The new guidance modifies the classification criteria and requires lessees to recognize the assets and liabilities arising from most leases on the balance sheet. This update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and the impact it will have on the Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.

 

Investments

 

In January 2016, ASU No. 2016-01 was issued related to financial instruments. The new guidance requires entities to measure equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method at fair value and recognize any changes in fair value in net income. This new guidance also updates certain disclosure requirements for these investments. This update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is not permitted. The Company does not expect the updated guidance to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.

 

Inventory

 

In July 2015, ASU No. 2015-11 was issued related to inventory, simplifying the subsequent measurement of inventories by replacing the lower of cost or market test with a lower of cost and net realizable value test. The update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the updated guidance to have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosures.

 

Revenue recognition

 

In May 2014, ASU No. 2014-09 was issued related to revenue from contracts with customers. This ASU was further amended in August 2015, March 2016, April 2016 and May 2016 by ASU No. 2015-14, No. 2016-08, No. 2016-10 and No. 2016-12, respectively. The new standard provides a five-step approach to be applied to all contracts with

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customers and also requires expanded disclosures about revenue recognition. In August 2015, the effective date was deferred to reporting periods, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, and will be applied retrospectively. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and the impact it will have on the Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.

 

 

 

 NOTE 3     DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

The details of our Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax are set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

    

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

    

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

  

Holt property royalty obligation

 

$

(19)

 

$

17

    

$

(72)

 

$

34

 

Batu Hijau operations

 

 

148

 

 

109

    

 

424

 

 

342

 

Loss on classification as held for sale

 

 

(577)

 

 

 —

    

 

(577)

 

 

 —

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

$

(448)

 

$

126

    

$

(225)

 

$

376

 

 

The Batu Hijau Transaction

 

On June 30, 2016, Nusa Tenggara Partnership B.V. (owned 56.25% by the Company and 43.75% by Nusa Tenggara Mining Corporation, majority owned by Sumitomo Corporation) entered into a binding share sale and purchase agreement with PT Amman Mineral Internasional (“PTAMI”) to sell its 56% ownership interest in PTNNT, which operates the Batu Hijau copper and gold mine in Indonesia. In addition, NVL (USA) Limited (“NVL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, (i) entered into a binding agreement to sell a loan made to PT Pukuafu Indah (“PTPI”), secured by PTPI’s 17.8% interest in PTNNT, to PTAMI, and (ii) consented to PT Indonesia Masabaga Investama (“PTIMI”) selling its 2.2% interest in PTNNT to PTAMI with sale proceeds applied toward repayment of an NVL loan to PTIMI. Through these transactions, Newmont will effectively sell its 48.5% economic interest in PTNNT to PTAMI and will have no remaining interest.

 

The sales proceeds to be received by the Company for its 48.5% economic interest in PTNNT includes $920 in cash attributable to Newmont to be received at closing, as well as contingent payments totaling up to $403 attributable to Newmont. The contingent payments include (i) a Metal Price Upside deferred payment of up to $133 attributable to Newmont, (ii) an Elang Development deferred payment of $118 attributable to Newmont and (iii) a Contingent Payment of up to $152 attributable to Newmont. The contingent payment amounts are determined based on certain metal price, shipment or project development criteria, as described below.

 

The Metal Price Upside contingent payment of up to $133 attributable to Newmont is payable for any quarter in which the London Metal Exchange (“LME”) quarterly average copper price exceeds $3.75 per pound. It is calculated as 30% of the product of (i) the difference between the LME quarterly average copper price and $3.75 and (ii) 96.5% of the total pounds of copper contained in shipments of mineral products mined or produced from Batu Hijau that arrived in a buyers’ or customers’ designated port for delivery during the previous quarter. The Elang Development deferred payment totaling $118 attributable to Newmont is payable no later than the first anniversary of the first shipment of any form of saleable copper, gold or silver product produced from the Elang development area. The Contingent Payment of up to $152 attributable to Newmont is payable (i) as a payment of $76 attributable to Newmont if in any year after 2022 in which there is production from Phase 7 of the Batu Hijau mine and the LME annual average copper price is $2.75 or more per pound and (ii) if the full Contingent Payment amount has not already been paid, a payment of $76 attributable to Newmont in any year in which the LME annual average copper price in respect to such year is $3.25 or more per pound and after both the second anniversary of the first shipment of concentrate (or any other form of saleable copper, gold or silver product) produced from the Elang development area and December 31, 2023. The Company has

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

considered the Contingent Payment and the Elang Development deferred payment deeds to be derivatives under ASC 815 and they will be recorded at fair value upon completion of the sale.

 

The sale of the Company’s economic interest in PTNNT is subject to customary representations, warranties and covenants by the parties, and is subject to various closing conditions. The following conditions precedent remain outstanding as of September 30, 2016:

 

·

Valid export licensing at closing. As required by the Indonesian government, PTNNT must hold a valid export license at closing. Newmont’s current export permit is set to expire during November 2016.

 

·

Closing of PTMDB’s sale of its stake in PTNNT. PT Multi Daerah Bersaing (“PTMDB”) is required to concurrently close the sale of their 24% interest in PTNNT to PTAMI, which is contingent on the restructuring of PTMDB loans. During the third quarter of 2016, the negotiations have progressed and as of September 30, 2016, it is the Company’s expectation that the sale of the shares of PTMDB will close.

 

·

The absence of any material adverse events. Material adverse events include (i) an event that causes significant interruption of mining or milling operations of PTNNT for three months or longer, (ii) laws or regulations that prevent PTNNT from exporting its production outside of Indonesia for three months or longer, (iii) the revocation or termination of PTNNT’s mineral rights and mining concessions with the Republic of Indonesia and (iv) any revocation, termination or suspension of PTNNT’s export license. As of September 30, 2016, no material adverse events have occurred.

 

·

The satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent in other transaction and finance-related agreements. The sale of the PTIMI’s 2.2% stake in PTNNT is expected to be completed without further complications.

 

The following conditions precedent, outstanding as of June 30, 2016, were substantially resolved during the third quarter of 2016:

 

·

Obtaining required Government approvals. During the third quarter, the Government of Indonesia Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and Investment Coordinating Board approved the sale of PTNNT shares to PTAMI as required under the Sale and Purchase Agreement.

 

·

Obtaining approval of PTNNT shareholders. PTNNT shareholders were required to approve the transfer of shares in PTNNT to PTAMI and to appoint directors nominated by PTAMI. Shareholder approval was obtained and directors were nominated by PTAMI on September 30, 2016, satisfying this condition.

 

·

Resolution of certain tax matters pertaining to PTNNT shareholder PTPI. Prior to the third quarter of 2016, the shareholders of PTPI refused to engage with the Company to negotiate a resolution to the tax issues associated with their interest in PTNNT. These matters have since been substantially resolved. While some minor items remain outstanding related to the PTPI tax issue, the Company believes that those issues are within the control of the Company and can be resolved prior to closing.

 

As described above, certain closing conditions remain outstanding and while the Company expects it is probable that those conditions will be successfully satisfied and the transaction will close in the fourth quarter of 2016, some of the remaining closing conditions are outside the control of the Company, and if not satisfied could result in the sale of PTNNT not being completed.

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

Based on the agreement to sell the economic interest in PTNNT, the Company evaluated the criteria under ASC 360 for classifying an asset as held for sale and concluded that as of September 30, 2016, PTNNT meets the criteria and has been presented as a discontinued operation. The Batu Hijau mine was previously included in the Asia Pacific operating segment. Newmont consolidates PTNNT as the primary beneficiary in the variable interest entity.

 

As a result of classifying PTNNT as held for sale as of September 30, 2016, and in accordance with ASC 360, the Company compared the estimated fair value of the PTNNT disposal group to its carrying value and determined that the carrying value exceeded the fair value. Consequently the Company recorded a charge to Loss on classification as held for sale of $577 for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The estimated fair value used in the determination of the Loss on classification as held for sale was determined using the estimated gross cash proceeds of $920, less selling costs and certain contingent payments deemed to be derivatives. The selling costs and estimated value of the derivatives are not expected to be material.

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations that relates to Batu Hijau consists of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

  

Sales

 

$

469

 

$

473

 

$

1,408

 

$

1,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs applicable to sales (1) 

 

 

184

 

 

220

 

 

571

 

 

589

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

36

 

 

39

 

 

115

 

 

104

 

Reclamation and remediation

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

13

 

 

9

 

Advanced projects, research and development

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

6

 

General and administrative 

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

8

 

 

5

 

Other expense (income), net

 

 

(1)

 

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

226

 

 

267

 

 

711

 

 

722

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(5)

 

 

(7)

 

 

(15)

 

 

(22)

 

Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items

 

 

238

 

 

199

 

 

682

 

 

536

 

Income and mining tax benefit (expense)

 

 

(90)

 

 

(90)

 

 

(258)

 

 

(194)

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

 

148

 

 

109

 

 

424

 

 

342

 

Loss on classification as held for sale, net of tax

 

 

(577)

 

 

 —

 

 

(577)

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

(429)

 

 

109

 

 

(153)

 

 

342

 

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax

 

 

(79)

 

 

(66)

 

 

(229)

 

 

(177)

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Newmont stockholders 

 

$

(508)

 

$

43

 

$

(382)

 

$

165

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation. 

 

The consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) were not impacted by discontinued operations as PTNNT did not have any other comprehensive income (loss).

 

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Cash flows from Batu Hijau consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

  

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

834

 

$

578

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(41)

 

 

(52)

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(319)

 

 

(164)

 

Increase in cash and equivalents in assets held for sale

 

$

474

 

$

362

 

 

The carrying amounts of Batu Hijau’s (i) major classes of assets and liabilities, which are presented as held for sale, and (ii) non-controlling interests in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 

 

At December 31, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

  

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

893

 

$

419

 

Trade receivables

 

 

95

 

 

179

 

Inventories

 

 

170

 

 

149

 

Property, plant and mine development, net

 

 

994

 

 

 —

 

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads

 

 

1,114

 

 

114

 

Other current assets (1)

 

 

435

 

 

99

 

 

 

 

3,701

 

 

960

 

Loss recognized on classification as held for sale

 

 

(577)

 

 

 —

 

Current assets held for sale

 

$

3,124

 

$

960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and mine development, net

 

$

 —

 

$

1,093

 

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads

 

 

 —

 

 

1,104

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

 —

 

 

285

 

Non-current assets held for sale

 

$

 —

 

$

2,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

 

$

1

 

$

140

 

Accounts payable

 

 

43

 

 

81

 

Employee-related benefits

 

 

49

 

 

15

 

Income and mining taxes payable

 

 

97

 

 

 —

 

Reclamation and remediation liabilities

 

 

261

 

 

 —

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

385

 

 

 —

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

38

 

 

53

 

Current liabilities held for sale

 

$

874

 

$

289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

 

$

 —

 

$

187

 

Reclamation and remediation liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

245

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

296

 

Employee-related benefits

 

 

 —

 

 

28

 

Non-current liabilities held for sale

 

$

 —

 

$

756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

$

1,345

 

$

1,135

 


(1)

Other current assets include income tax receivables, other accounts receivable, prepaid assets, restricted assets and other current assets. In addition, there was $29 and $15 in Other current assets for settling reclamation obligations at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

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During the second quarter and third quarter, the Company paid $140 and $190, respectively, extinguishing the PTNNT revolving credit facility.

 

The Holt Royalty Obligation

 

Discontinued operations include a retained royalty obligation (“Holt”) to Holloway Mining Company. Holloway Mining Company, which owned the Holt-McDermott property, was sold to St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (“St. Andrew”) in 2006. In January 2016, St. Andrew was acquired by Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. In 2009, the Superior Court issued a decision finding Newmont Canada Corporation (“Newmont Canada”) liable for a sliding scale royalty on production from the Holt property, which Newmont Canada appealed. In May 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Superior Court ruling finding Newmont liable for the sliding scale royalty, which equals 0.013% of net smelter returns multiplied by the quarterly average gold price, minus a 0.013% of net smelter returns. There is no cap on the sliding scale royalty and it will increase or decrease with changes in gold price, discount rate and gold production scenarios. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of the Holt sliding scale royalty was $225 and $129, respectively. Changes to the estimated fair value resulting from periodic revaluations are recorded to Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded a loss of $19 (net of a tax benefit of $9) and a loss of $72 (net of a tax benefit of $32), respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded a gain of $17 (net of tax expense of $7) and a gain of $34 (net of tax expense of $15), respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company paid $8 and $9, respectively, related to the royalty.

 

NOTE 4    BUSINESS ACQUISITION

 

On June 8, 2015, the Company announced an agreement with AngloGold Ashanti Limited to acquire 100% ownership in the Cripple Creek & Victor (“CC&V”) gold mining business in Colorado. CC&V is a surface mine with heap leach operations that provides ore to a crusher and leaching facilities. During 2015, the Company received $675 in net proceeds from a common stock issuance. Newmont used the proceeds, supplemented with cash from the Company’s balance sheet, to fund the acquisition. On August 3, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of CC&V for $821, plus a 2.5% net smelter return royalty on future gold production from underground ore which had no fair value at the acquisition date. In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred acquisition costs of $0 and $3, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, which were recorded in Other expense, net. The acquisition is not material to the Company's results of operations, individually or in the aggregate; as a result, no pro forma financial information is provided.

 

During the second quarter of 2016, the final valuation of acquired assets and liabilities assumed was completed. There were no adjustments to the purchase price allocation since December 31, 2015. For further discussion of the CC&V acquisition, refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed February 17, 2016 on Form 10-K.

 

 

 

NOTE 5     SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company has organized its operations into four geographic regions. The geographic regions include North America, South America, Asia Pacific and Africa and represent the Company’s operating segments. The results of these operating segments are reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and assess their performance. As a result, these operating segments represent the Company’s reportable segments. Notwithstanding this structure, the Company internally reports information on a mine-by-mine basis for each mining operation and has chosen to disclose this information on the following tables. Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items from reportable segments does not reflect general corporate

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expenses, interest (except project-specific interest) or income and mining taxes. Intercompany revenue and expense amounts have been eliminated within each segment in order to report on the basis that management uses internally for evaluating segment performance. Newmont’s business activities that are not considered operating segments are included in Corporate and Other. Although they are not required to be included in this footnote, they are provided for reconciliation purposes.

 

Segment results for the prior periods have been retrospectively revised to reflect the following changes:

 

·

In the first quarter of 2016, Merian was moved from Corporate and Other to the South America reportable segment as a result of the mine being included in the operating results and resource allocation of the South America segment.

 

·

In the second quarter of 2016, Long Canyon was moved from Other North America to its own line item to reflect progression of the project and how it is being reported internally.

 

·

In the third quarter of 2016, the Company concluded that Batu Hijau meets the criteria to be treated as held for sale. Batu Hijau has been removed from the Asia Pacific region and is presented as a discontinued operation in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations, see Note 3.  

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

Unless otherwise noted, we present only the reportable segments of our continuing operations in the tables below. The financial information relating to the Company’s segments is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

 

Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs

 

Depreciation

 

Projects, Research

 

before Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable

 

and

 

and Development 

 

and Mining Tax

 

Capital

 

 

Sales

 

to Sales

 

Amortization

 

and Exploration

 

and Other Items

 

Expenditures(1)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

    

$

362

    

$

212

    

$

51

    

$

7

    

$

91

    

$

37

Phoenix:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

61

 

 

30

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

20

 

 

32

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Phoenix

 

 

81

 

 

62

 

 

18

 

 

 —

 

 

(2)

 

 

8

Twin Creeks

 

 

129

 

 

52

 

 

10

 

 

2

 

 

64

 

 

9

Long Canyon

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 

(4)

 

 

28

CC&V

 

 

152

 

 

65

 

 

32

 

 

3

 

 

50

 

 

13

Other North America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

1

North America

 

 

724

 

 

391

 

 

112

 

 

19

 

 

201

 

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha

 

 

195

 

 

148

 

 

92

 

 

6

 

 

(66)

 

 

26

Merian

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 

(8)

 

 

60

Other South America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

8

 

 

(13)

 

 

 —

South America

 

 

195

 

 

148

 

 

95

 

 

21

 

 

(87)

 

 

86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

287

 

 

139

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

43

 

 

33

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Boddington

 

 

330

 

 

172

 

 

36

 

 

 —

 

 

106

 

 

17

Tanami

 

 

151

 

 

57

 

 

20

 

 

4

 

 

70

 

 

36

Kalgoorlie

 

 

120

 

 

57

 

 

5

 

 

1

 

 

56

 

 

5

Other Asia Pacific

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

(13)

 

 

 —

Asia Pacific

 

 

601

 

 

286

 

 

62

 

 

7

 

 

219

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo

 

 

115

 

 

95

 

 

30

 

 

8

 

 

(20)

 

 

22

Akyem

 

 

156

 

 

63

 

 

32

 

 

4

 

 

56

 

 

5

Other Africa

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

(3)

 

 

 —

Africa

 

 

271

 

 

158

 

 

63

 

 

13

 

 

33

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

13

 

 

(143)

 

 

2

Consolidated

 

$

1,791

 

$

983

 

$

335

 

$

73

 

$

223

 

$

269

(1)

There was no change to accrued capital expenditures; consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis were $269.

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

 

Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs

 

Depreciation

 

Projects, Research

 

before Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable

 

and

 

and Development 

 

and Mining Tax

 

Capital

 

 

Sales

 

to Sales

 

Amortization

 

and Exploration

 

and Other Items

 

Expenditures(1)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

    

$

261

    

$

208

    

$

54

    

$

5

    

$

(9)

    

$

74

Phoenix:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

63

 

 

48

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

30

 

 

27

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Phoenix

 

 

93

 

 

75

 

 

19

 

 

1

 

 

(4)

 

 

5

Twin Creeks

 

 

134

 

 

67

 

 

13

 

 

2

 

 

52

 

 

8

Long Canyon

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 

(7)

 

 

32

CC&V

 

 

38

 

 

10

 

 

6

 

 

1

 

 

20

 

 

27

Other North America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

9

 

 

1

North America

 

 

526

 

 

360

 

 

93

 

 

16

 

 

61

 

 

147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha

 

 

288

 

 

160

 

 

88

 

 

9

 

 

13

 

 

28

Merian

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

(2)

 

 

90

Other South America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

10

 

 

(13)

 

 

 —

South America

 

 

288

 

 

160

 

 

91

 

 

22

 

 

(2)

 

 

118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

224

 

 

131

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

36

 

 

33

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Boddington

 

 

260

 

 

164

 

 

33

 

 

 —

 

 

68

 

 

13

Tanami

 

 

141

 

 

55

 

 

22

 

 

2

 

 

66

 

 

22

Waihi (2)

 

 

32

 

 

12

 

 

4

 

 

1

 

 

14

 

 

1

Kalgoorlie

 

 

95

 

 

68

 

 

5

 

 

1

 

 

24

 

 

3

Other Asia Pacific

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 

1

 

 

(10)

 

 

1

Asia Pacific

 

 

528

 

 

299

 

 

68

 

 

5

 

 

162

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo

 

 

89

 

 

52

 

 

11

 

 

5

 

 

22

 

 

21

Akyem

 

 

129

 

 

54

 

 

24

 

 

2

 

 

51

 

 

12

Other Africa

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7)

 

 

 —

Africa

 

 

218

 

 

106

 

 

35

 

 

7

 

 

66

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5

 

 

15

 

 

(49)

 

 

3

Consolidated

 

$

1,560

 

$

925

 

$

292

 

$

65

 

$

238

 

$

341

(1)

Includes an increase in accrued capital expenditures of $25; consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis were $316.

(2)

On October 29, 2015, the Company sold the Waihi mine.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

  

Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Costs

 

Depreciation

 

Projects, Research

 

before Income

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable

 

and

 

and Development 

 

and Mining Tax

 

Capital

 

 

    

Sales

    

to Sales

    

Amortization

    

and Exploration

    

and Other Items

    

Expenditures(1)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

 

$

864

 

$

585

 

$

143

 

$

14

 

$

115

 

$

116

 

Phoenix:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

187

 

 

118

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

63

 

 

76

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Phoenix

 

 

250

 

 

194

 

 

57

 

 

1

 

 

(10)

 

 

15

 

Twin Creeks

 

 

432

 

 

170

 

 

36

 

 

6

 

 

217

 

 

29

 

Long Canyon

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

17

 

 

(17)

 

 

101

 

CC&V

 

 

361

 

 

156

 

 

78

 

 

7

 

 

115

 

 

49

 

Other North America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

9

 

 

(7)

 

 

3

 

North America

 

 

1,907

 

 

1,105

 

 

315

 

 

54

 

 

413

 

 

313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha

 

 

600

 

 

396

 

 

220

 

 

26

 

 

(96)

 

 

64

 

Merian

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

21

 

 

(22)

 

 

202

 

Other South America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

 

24

 

 

(38)

 

 

 —

 

South America

 

 

600

 

 

396

 

 

231

 

 

71

 

 

(156)

 

 

266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

741

 

 

391

 

 

82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

108

 

 

89

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Boddington

 

 

849

 

 

480

 

 

99

 

 

 —

 

 

245

 

 

40

 

Tanami

 

 

450

 

 

180

 

 

62

 

 

10

 

 

197

 

 

93

 

Kalgoorlie

 

 

348

 

 

189

 

 

14

 

 

4

 

 

138

 

 

13

 

Other Asia Pacific

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 

5

 

 

(28)

 

 

 —

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

1,647

 

 

849

 

 

182

 

 

19

 

 

552

 

 

146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo

 

 

331

 

 

212

 

 

62

 

 

20

 

 

30

 

 

61

 

Akyem

 

 

437

 

 

174

 

 

93

 

 

8

 

 

158

 

 

15

 

Other Africa

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

(7)

 

 

 —

 

Africa

 

 

768

 

 

386

 

 

156

 

 

30

 

 

181

 

 

76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8

 

 

38

 

 

(318)

 

 

6

 

Consolidated

 

$

4,922

 

$

2,736

 

$

892

 

$

212

 

$

672

 

$

807

 


(1)

Includes a decrease in accrued capital expenditures of $25; consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis were $832.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

  

Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Costs

 

Depreciation

 

Projects, Research

 

before Income

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable

 

and

 

and Development 

 

and Mining Tax

 

Capital

 

 

    

Sales

    

to Sales

    

Amortization

    

and Exploration

    

and Other Items

    

Expenditures(1)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

 

$

780

 

$

573

 

$

145

 

$

12

 

$

41

 

$

189

 

Phoenix:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

174

 

 

121

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

88

 

 

69

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Phoenix

 

 

262

 

 

190

 

 

46

 

 

3

 

 

13

 

 

20

 

Twin Creeks

 

 

433

 

 

190

 

 

38

 

 

7

 

 

194

 

 

39

 

Long Canyon

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

13

 

 

(13)

 

 

56

 

CC&V

 

 

38

 

 

10

 

 

6

 

 

1

 

 

20

 

 

27

 

Other North America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

6

 

 

8

 

 

3

 

North America

 

 

1,513

 

 

963

 

 

236

 

 

42

 

 

263

 

 

334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha

 

 

831

 

 

405

 

 

225

 

 

22

 

 

127

 

 

62

 

Merian

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8

 

 

(8)

 

 

254

 

Other South America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8

 

 

32

 

 

(42)

 

 

 —

 

South America

 

 

831

 

 

405

 

 

233

 

 

62

 

 

77

 

 

316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

665

 

 

411

 

 

81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

124

 

 

101

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Boddington

 

 

789

 

 

512

 

 

99

 

 

1

 

 

177

 

 

42

 

Tanami

 

 

399

 

 

172

 

 

63

 

 

5

 

 

164

 

 

68

 

Waihi (2)

 

 

121

 

 

49

 

 

12

 

 

3

 

 

53

 

 

11

 

Kalgoorlie

 

 

269

 

 

206

 

 

16

 

 

2

 

 

48

 

 

14

 

Other Asia Pacific

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

12

 

 

3

 

 

(31)

 

 

3

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

1,578

 

 

939

 

 

202

 

 

14

 

 

411

 

 

138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo

 

 

297

 

 

151

 

 

39

 

 

16

 

 

88

 

 

66

 

Akyem

 

 

414

 

 

151

 

 

70

 

 

6

 

 

185

 

 

31

 

Other Africa

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

(10)

 

 

 —

 

Africa

 

 

711

 

 

302

 

 

109

 

 

24

 

 

263

 

 

97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

12

 

 

60

 

 

(392)

 

 

33

 

Consolidated

 

$

4,633

 

$

2,609

 

$

792

 

$

202

 

$

622

 

$

918

 


(1)

Includes an increase in accrued capital expenditures of $29; consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis were $889.

(2)

On October 29, 2015, the Company sold the Waihi mine.

 

NOTE 6     RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION

 

The Company’s mining and exploration activities are subject to various domestic and international laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations to protect public health and the environment and believes its operations are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations in all material respects. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the full amount of such future expenditures. Estimated future reclamation and remediation costs are based principally on current legal and regulatory requirements.

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

The Company’s Reclamation and remediation expense consisted of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

  

Reclamation Accretion

 

$

19

 

$

19

 

$

57

 

$

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remediation

 

 

5

 

 

2

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

Remediation Accretion

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

3

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

 

$

25

 

$

22

 

$

67

 

$

65

 

 

The following are reconciliations of Reclamation and remediation liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

Reclamation balance at January 1,

 

$

1,300

 

$

1,303

 

Additions, changes in estimates and other 

 

 

6

 

 

(10)

 

Acquisitions and divestitures

 

 

 —

 

 

80

 

Payments and other

 

 

(14)

 

 

(15)

 

Accretion expense 

 

 

57

 

 

55

 

Reclamation balance at September 30, 

 

$

1,349

 

$

1,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

Remediation balance at January 1,

 

$

318

 

$

193

 

Payments and other

 

 

(21)

 

 

(33)

 

Accretion expense 

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

Remediation balance at September 30, 

 

$

300

 

$

163

 

 

The current portion of reclamation liabilities included in Other current liabilities was $28 and $29 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The current portion of remediation liabilities included in Other current liabilities was $34 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015,  $1,349 and $1,300, respectively, were accrued for reclamation obligations relating to operating properties. In addition, the Company is involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former, primarily historic, mining activities. Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites involved. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015,  $300 and $318, respectively, were accrued for such environmental remediation obligations.

 

Non-current restricted assets held for purposes of settling reclamation and remediation obligations were $66 and $65 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Of the amount at September 30, 2016,  $43 is related to the Midnite Mine in Washington State, $14 is related to the Ahafo and Akyem mines in Ghana, Africa and $9 is related to the Con mine in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada. Of the amount at December 31, 2015,  $43 is related to the Midnite Mine in Washington State, $13 is related to the Ahafo and Akyem mines in Ghana, Africa and $9 is related to the Con mine in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada.

 

Included in Investments at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, was $21 and $20, respectively, of non-current equity securities, which are legally pledged for purposes of settling reclamation and remediation obligations related to the San Jose Reservoir in Yanacocha and for various locations in Nevada.

 

Refer to Note 25 for further discussion of reclamation and remediation matters.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

NOTE 7     OTHER EXPENSE, NET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Restructuring and other

 

$

7

 

$

12

 

$

26

 

$

26

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

9

 

 

7

 

 

11

 

 

15

 

Write-downs

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

6

 

Western Australia power plant 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

5

 

Other

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

10

 

 

21

 

 

 

$

21

 

$

27

 

$

54

 

$

73

 

 

 

NOTE 8     OTHER INCOME, NET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Gain (loss) on asset and investment sales, net

 

$

5

 

$

66

 

$

109

 

$

109

 

Foreign currency exchange, net 

 

 

(9)

 

 

25

 

 

(29)

 

 

36

 

Gain on deconsolidation of TMAC

 

 

 —

 

 

76

 

 

 —

 

 

76

 

Impairment of investments

 

 

 —

 

 

(29)

 

 

 —

 

 

(102)

 

Other 

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 

13

 

 

17

 

 

 

$

(4)

 

$

142

 

$

93

 

$

136

 

 

During the first quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a gain of $103 on the sale of its investment in Regis Resources Ltd.

 

During the third quarter of 2015, Newmont determined that TMAC should no longer be considered a variable interest entity. As a result, Newmont deconsolidated the assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest related to TMAC for a gain of $76. For further details regarding our investment in TMAC, see Note 16.

 

During the third quarter of 2015, the Company recorded a gain of $53 related to the sale of its 60.64% ownership interest in EGR.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

NOTE 9     INCOME AND MINING TAXES

 

The Company’s Income and mining tax expense (benefit) differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. statutory corporate income tax rate for the following reasons:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

  

2016

      

2015

      

2016

      

2015

 

Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items

 

 

 

$

223

 

 

 

$

238

 

 

 

$

672

 

 

 

$

622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax at statutory rate

 

35

%  

$

78

 

35

%  

$

83

 

35

%  

$

235

 

35

%  

$

218

 

Reconciling items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage depletion (1) 

 

(5)

 

 

(11)

 

(3)

 

 

(8)

 

(7)

 

 

(47)

 

(10)

 

 

(61)

 

Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets

 

(2)

 

 

(5)

 

(17)

 

 

(40)

 

49

 

 

330

 

11

 

 

68

 

Mining and other taxes

 

6

 

 

13

 

9

 

 

21

 

6

 

 

41

 

10

 

 

59

 

Tax impact on sale of assets

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

3

 

 

8

 

(5)

 

 

(35)

 

1

 

 

8

 

U.S. tax effect of minority interest attributable to non-U.S. investees

 

4

 

 

10

 

(1)

 

 

(3)

 

3

 

 

20

 

1

 

 

9

 

Other (1) 

 

2

 

 

5

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

2

 

 

11

 

 —

 

 

1

 

Income and mining tax expense

 

40

%

$

90

 

26

%

$

61

 

83

%

$

555

 

48

%

$

302

 

 


(1)

Includes the reduction to percentage depletion and the domestic production deduction from the filing of the 2015 tax return during the second quarter of 2016.

 

A valuation allowance is provided for those deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the related benefits will not be realized. In determining the amount of the valuation allowance, each quarter, the Company considers future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, estimated future taxable income and taxable income in prior carryback year(s), as well as feasible tax planning strategies in each jurisdiction to determine if the deferred tax assets are realizable. If it is determined that the Company will not realize all or a portion of its deferred tax assets, it will place or increase a valuation allowance. Conversely, if determined that it will ultimately be able to realize all or a portion of the related benefits for which a valuation allowance has been provided, all or a portion of the related valuation allowance will be reduced. There are a number of risk factors that could impact the Company’s ability to realize the deferred tax assets.

 

The Company operates in numerous countries and accordingly it is subject to, and pays taxes under, the various tax regimes in the countries in which it operates. Some of these tax regimes are defined by contractual agreements with the local government, and others are defined by the general corporate income tax laws of the country. The Company has historically filed, and continues to file, all required income tax returns and pay the income taxes determined to be due. The tax rules and regulations in many countries are complex and subject to interpretation. From time to time, the Company is subject to an audit of its historic income tax filings and in connection with such audits, disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation or application of certain rules to the Company’s business conducted within the country involved.

 

At September 30, 2016, the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefit, including interest and penalties, was $131 for uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on income tax returns. Of this, $79 represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective income tax rate.

 

During the second quarter of 2016, one of the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries received a tax and interest assessment from the Canadian Revenue Authority for $54 relating to a pre-acquisition transaction of Fronteer Gold Inc. and subsidiaries. The taxing authority is disputing the tax attribute that was created as part of the pre-acquisition

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

transaction claimed on Fronteer’s tax return. Due to procedural requirements, the Company paid half of the assessment in the third quarter. The Company intends to vigorously defend its position through all processes available.

 

As a result of the statute of limitations that expire in the next 12 months in various jurisdictions and possible settlements of audit-related issues with taxing authorities in various jurisdictions, none of which are individually significant, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the total amount of its net unrecognized income tax benefits will decrease by approximately $25 to $30 in the next 12 months.

 

NOTE 10     NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Minera Yanacocha S.R.L.

    

$

(32)

    

$

 —

    

$

(56)

    

$

23

 

Merian

 

 

(2)

 

 

 —

 

 

(6)

 

 

 —

 

TMAC Resources Inc.

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(13)

 

Other 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

 

$

(34)

 

$

 —

 

$

(62)

 

$

11

 

 

Newmont has a 51.35% ownership interest in Minera Yanacocha S.R.L., with the remaining interests held by Compañia de Minas Buenaventura, S.A.A. (43.65%) and the International Finance Corporation (5%). Newmont consolidates Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements due to a majority voting interest.

 

Newmont has a 29.20% ownership interest in TMAC Resources Inc. (“TMAC”), with the remaining interests held by TMAC management and various outside investors. Newmont’s retained investment in TMAC is accounted for as an equity method investment. Refer to Note 16 for additional information.

 

Newmont has a 75.0% economic interest in the development of the Merian project, with the remaining interests held by Staatsolie (a company wholly owned by the Republic of Suriname). Newmont consolidates the Merian project in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the primary beneficiary in the variable interest entity. Newmont consolidates the Merian project through Newmont Suriname, LLC (formerly known as Surgold), a company wholly owned by Newmont. The project began construction in August 2014 and reached commercial production on October 1, 2016.

 

According to the terms of the partnership agreement, Staatsolie will receive metal in kind for its 25% interest. Subsequent to September 30, 2016, Staatsolie and Newmont signed a letter of intent to amend the distribution model outlined in the partnership agreement which would allow Merian to sell 100% of the gold produced and make cash distributions in lieu of in kind distributions to Staatsolie.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

The following summarizes the assets and liabilities, inclusive of deferred tax liabilities, of Merian (including noncontrolling interests).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 

 

At December 31, 

 

 

 

2016

    

2015

 

Current assets:

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

18

 

$

16

 

Other current assets (1)

 

 

57

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

75

 

 

39

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and mine development, net

 

 

753

 

 

564

 

Total assets

 

$

828

 

$

603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other current liabilities (2)

 

$

40

 

$

35

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

35

 

Non-current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclamation and remediation liabilities

 

 

12

 

 

8

 

Total liabilities

 

$

52

 

$

43

 


(1)

Other current assets include other accounts receivables, inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads, prepaid assets and other current assets.

(2)

Other current liabilities include employee-related benefits and other current liabilities.

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

NOTE 11    INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

 

Basic income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing income available to Newmont common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income (loss) per common share is computed similarly, except that weighted average common shares is increased to reflect all dilutive instruments, including employee stock awards and convertible debt instruments. The dilutive effects of Newmont’s dilutive securities are calculated using the treasury stock method and only those instruments that result in a reduction in income per share are included in the calculation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

169

 

$

159

 

$

171

 

$

275

 

Discontinued operations 

 

 

(527)

 

 

60

 

 

(454)

 

 

199

 

 

 

$

(358)

 

$

219

 

$

(283)

 

$

474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares (millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic 

 

 

531

 

 

529

 

 

530

 

 

511

 

Effect of employee stock-based awards 

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

Diluted 

 

 

533

 

 

530

 

 

532

 

 

512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations 

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.54

 

Discontinued operations 

 

 

(0.99)

 

 

0.12

 

 

(0.85)

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

$

(0.67)

 

$

0.42

 

$

(0.53)

 

$

0.93

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations 

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.54

 

Discontinued operations 

 

 

(0.99)

 

 

0.12

 

 

(0.85)

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

$

(0.67)

 

$

0.42

 

$

(0.53)

 

$

0.93

 

 

Employee stock options to purchase 1 million and 2 million shares of common stock at weighted average exercise prices of $51 and $48 were outstanding at September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted weighted average common shares because their exercise prices exceeded the average price of the Company’s common stock for the respective periods presented.

 

Newmont is required to settle the principal amount of its 2017 Convertible Senior Note in cash and may elect to settle the remaining conversion premium (average share price in excess of the conversion price), if any, in cash, shares or a combination thereof. The effect of contingently convertible instruments on diluted earnings per share is calculated under the net share settlement method. The conversion price exceeded the Company’s share price for the periods presented; therefore, no additional shares were included in the computation of diluted weighted average common shares.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

NOTE 12    EMPLOYEE PENSION AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Pension benefit costs, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost 

 

$

6

 

$

7

 

$

21

 

$

22

 

Interest cost 

 

 

11

 

 

9

 

 

34

 

 

30

 

Expected return on plan assets 

 

 

(14)

 

 

(15)

 

 

(43)

 

 

(44)

 

Amortization, net

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

18

 

 

20

 

Settlements

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

 

$

13

 

$

10

 

$

34

 

$

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Other benefit costs, net:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Service cost 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

1

 

$

2

 

Interest cost 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

Amortization, net

 

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(4)

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

5

 

 

 

NOTE 13    STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Performance leveraged stock units

 

$

9

 

$

9

 

$

28

 

$

30

 

Restricted stock units

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

22

 

 

23

 

Strategic stock units

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

 

$

17

 

$

18

 

$

54

 

$

58

 

 

 

 

NOTE 14    FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING

 

Fair value accounting establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

Level 3Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

The following tables set forth the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) by level within the fair value hierarchy. As required by accounting guidance, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at September 30, 2016

 

 

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents 

 

$

2,099

 

$

2,099

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Restricted assets (1)

 

 

67

 

 

67

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Marketable equity securities: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extractive industries

 

 

84

 

 

84

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Other

 

 

17

 

 

17

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Marketable debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset backed commercial paper 

 

 

20

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

20

 

Auction rate securities 

 

 

7

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

Trade receivable from provisional copper and
gold concentrate sales, net 

 

 

131

 

 

131

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

$

2,425

 

$

2,398

 

$

 —

 

$

27

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt (2)

 

$

5,555

 

$

 —

 

$

5,555

 

$

 —

 

Derivative instruments, net: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

 

 

25

 

 

 —

 

 

25

 

 

 —

 

Diesel forward contracts

 

 

8

 

 

 —

 

 

8

 

 

 —

 

Boddington contingent consideration

 

 

21

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

21

 

Holt property royalty

 

 

225

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

225

 

 

 

$

5,834

 

$

 —

 

$

5,588

 

$

246

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at December 31, 2015

 

 

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents 

 

$

2,363

 

$

2,363

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Restricted assets (1)

 

 

68

 

 

68

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Marketable equity securities: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extractive industries

 

 

186

 

 

186

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Other

 

 

16

 

 

16

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Marketable debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset backed commercial paper 

 

 

18

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

18

 

Auction rate securities 

 

 

7

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

Trade receivable from provisional copper and
gold concentrate sales, net 

 

 

72

 

 

72

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

$

2,730

 

$

2,705

 

$

 —

 

$

25

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt (2)

 

$

5,143

 

$

 —

 

$

5,143

 

$

 —

 

Derivative instruments, net: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

 

 

60

 

 

 —

 

 

60

 

 

 —

 

Diesel forward contracts

 

 

32

 

 

 —

 

 

32

 

 

 —

 

Boddington contingent consideration

 

 

10

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

Holt property royalty

 

 

129

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

129

 

 

 

$

5,374

 

$

 —

 

$

5,235

 

$

139

 


(1)

Restricted assets include cash and marketable securities whose carrying amounts approximate their fair value.

(2)

Debt, exclusive of capital leases, is carried at amortized cost. The outstanding carrying value was $5,099 and $5,842 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The fair value measurement of debt was based on prices obtained from readily available pricing sources.

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

The fair values of the derivative instruments in the table above are presented on a net basis. The gross amounts related to the fair value of the derivatives instruments above are included in Note 15. All other fair value disclosures in the above table are presented on a gross basis.

 

The Company’s cash and cash equivalent instruments are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices. The cash and cash equivalent instruments that are valued based on quoted market prices in active markets are primarily money market securities and U.S. Treasury securities.

 

The Company’s marketable equity securities are valued using quoted market prices in active markets and, as such, are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The securities are segregated based on industry. The fair value of the marketable equity securities is calculated as the quoted market price of the marketable equity security multiplied by the quantity of shares held by the Company.

 

The Company’s marketable debt securities include investments in auction rate securities and asset backed commercial paper. The Company reviews the fair value for auction rate securities and asset backed commercial paper on a quarterly basis. The marketable debt securities are traded in markets that are not active, trade infrequently and have little price transparency. Therefore, the investments are classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. See the table below which sets forth a summary of the quantitative and qualitative information related to the significant unobservable inputs used in the calculation of the fair value.

 

The Company’s net trade receivable from provisional copper and gold concentrate sales, subject to final pricing, is valued using quoted market prices based on forward curves and, as such, is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

The Company’s derivative instruments are valued using pricing models and the Company generally uses similar models to value similar instruments. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, forward curves, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. The Company’s derivatives trade in liquid markets and, as such, model inputs can generally be verified and do not involve significant management judgment. Such instruments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

The estimated value of the Boddington contingent royalty was determined using a (i) discounted cash flow model, (ii) Monte Carlo valuation model to simulate future gold and copper prices using the Company’s long-term gold and copper prices and (iii) Monte Carlo valuation model to simulate costs applicable to sales using the Company’s Australian to U.S. dollar exchange rate. This contingent royalty is capped at $100, of which $72 has been paid to date. The contingent royalty is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

The estimated fair value of the Holt sliding scale royalty was determined using (i) a discounted cash flow model,  (ii) a Monte Carlo valuation model to simulate future gold prices using the Company’s long-term gold price, (iii) various gold production scenarios from reserve and resource information and (iv) a weighted average discount rate. The sliding scale royalty liability is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

The following tables set forth a summary of the quantitative and qualitative information related to the unobservable inputs used in the calculation of the Company’s Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

At September 30, 

    

 

    

 

    

Range/Weighted

 

Description

    

2016

    

Valuation technique

    

Unobservable input

    

average

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

7

 

Risk-adjusted indicative price

 

Recoverability rate

 

 

90

%

Asset backed commercial paper

 

$

20

 

Risk-adjusted indicative price

 

Recoverability rate

 

 

90

%

Boddington contingent consideration

 

$

21

 

Monte Carlo

 

Discount rate

 

 

2.83

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term gold price

 

$

1,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term gold price

 

$

1,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term copper price

 

$

2.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term copper price

 

$

3.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Australian to U.S. dollar exchange rate

 

$

0.80

 

Holt property royalty

 

$

225

 

Monte Carlo

 

Discount rate

 

 

2.98

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term gold price

 

$

1,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term gold price

 

$

1,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold production scenarios (in 000's of ounces)

 

 

348 - 1,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

At December 31, 

    

 

    

 

    

Range/Weighted

 

Description

    

2015

    

Valuation technique

    

Unobservable input

    

average

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

7

 

Risk-adjusted indicative price

 

Recoverability rate

 

 

85

%

Asset backed commercial paper

 

$

18

 

Risk-adjusted indicative price

 

Recoverability rate

 

 

90

%

Boddington contingent consideration

 

$

10

 

Monte Carlo

 

Discount rate

 

 

5.32

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term gold price

 

$

1,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term gold price

 

$

1,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term copper price

 

$

2.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term copper price

 

$

3.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Australian to U.S. dollar exchange rate

 

$

0.80

 

Holt property royalty

 

$

129

 

Monte Carlo

 

Discount rate

 

 

5.06

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term gold price

 

$

1,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term gold price

 

$

1,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold production scenarios (in 000's of ounces)

 

 

398 - 1,636

 

 

The following tables set forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction

 

Backed

 

 

 

Boddington

 

Holt

 

 

 

 

 

Rate

 

Commercial

 

Total

 

Contingent

 

Property

 

Total

 

 

   

Securities (1)

   

Paper (1)

   

   Assets   

   

Consideration (2)

   

Royalty (3)

   

Liabilities

 

Fair value at December 31, 2015

 

$

7

 

$

18

 

$

25

 

$

10

 

$

129

 

$

139

 

Settlements

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(8)

 

 

(8)

 

Revaluation

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

11

 

 

104

 

 

115

 

Fair value at September 30, 2016

 

$

7

 

$

20

 

$

27

 

$

21

 

$

225

 

$

246

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction

 

Backed

 

 

 

Boddington

 

Holt

 

 

 

 

 

Rate

 

Commercial

 

Total

 

Contingent

 

Property

 

Total

 

 

   

Securities (1)

   

Paper (1)

   

   Assets   

   

Consideration (2)

   

Royalty (3)

   

Liabilities

 

Fair value at December 31, 2014

 

$

6

 

$

24

 

$

30

 

$

10

 

$

179

 

$

189

 

Settlements

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(9)

 

 

(9)

 

Revaluation

 

 

1

 

 

(5)

 

 

(4)

 

 

 —

 

 

(49)

 

 

(49)

 

Fair value at September 30, 2015

 

$

7

 

$

19

 

$

26

 

$

10

 

$

121

 

$

131

 


(1)

The gain (loss) recognized is included in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

(2)

The gain (loss) recognized is included in Other expense, net.

(3)

The gain (loss) recognized is included in Net income (loss) from discontinued operations.

 

There were no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 other than as a result of classifying PTNNT as held for sale. Level 3 inputs based on the estimated proceeds expected from the sale of PTNNT were used by the Company in estimating the fair value of PTNNT as of September 30, 2016. For additional information see Note 3.

 

 

 

NOTE 15    DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS 

 

The Company’s strategy is to provide shareholders with leverage to changes in gold and copper prices by selling its production at spot market prices. Consequently, the Company does not hedge its gold and copper sales. The Company has and will continue to manage certain risks associated with commodity input costs, interest rates and foreign currencies using the derivative market. All of the derivative instruments described below were transacted for risk management purposes and qualify as cash flow hedges.

 

Cash Flow Hedges

 

The following foreign currency and diesel contracts are designated as cash flow hedges and, as such, the effective portion of unrealized changes in market value have been recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and are reclassified to income during the period in which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses from hedge ineffectiveness are recognized in current earnings. 

 

Foreign Currency Contracts

 

The Company had the following foreign currency derivative contracts in Asia Pacific outstanding at September 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected Maturity Date

 

 

    

2016

    

2017

    

2018

    

Total/Average

    

A$ Operating Fixed Forward Contracts: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A$ notional (millions) 

 

35

 

105

 

6

 

146

 

Average rate ($/A$) 

 

0.94

 

0.93

 

0.92

 

0.94

 

Expected hedge ratio

 

10

%  

8

%  

4

%  

 

 

 

The A$ hedges run through the first quarter of 2018.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

Diesel Fixed Forward Contracts

 

The Company had the following diesel derivative contracts in North America outstanding at September 30, 2016:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected Maturity Date

 

 

    

2016

    

2017

    

2018

    

Total/Average

 

Diesel Fixed Forward Contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diesel gallons (millions) 

 

6

 

15

 

1

 

22

 

Average rate ($/gallon) 

 

2.07

 

1.74

 

1.53

 

1.82

 

Expected hedge ratio

 

57

%  

36

%  

6

%  

 

 

 

Newmont hedges a portion of its operating cost exposure related to diesel consumed at its Nevada operations to reduce the variability in diesel prices. The hedging instruments consist of a series of financially settled fixed forward contracts, which run through the first quarter of 2018.

 

Derivative Instrument Fair Values

 

The Company had the following derivative instruments designated as hedges at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

 

 

 

At September 30, 2016

 

 

  

Other

  

Other

  

Other

  

Other

 

 

  

Current

  

Non-current

  

Current

  

Non-current

 

 

    

Assets

    

Assets

    

Liabilities

    

Liabilities

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A$ operating fixed forwards 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

20

 

$

5

 

Diesel fixed forwards

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

10

 

 

 —

 

Total derivative instruments

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

30

 

$

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

 

 

 

At December 31, 2015

 

 

  

Other

  

Other

  

Other

  

Other

 

 

  

Current

  

Non-current

  

Current

  

Non-current

 

 

    

Assets

    

Assets

    

Liabilities

    

Liabilities

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A$ operating fixed forwards 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

36

 

$

24

 

Diesel fixed forwards

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

27

 

 

5

 

Total derivative instruments

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

63

 

$

29

 

 

As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, all derivative instruments held by the Company were subject to enforceable master netting arrangements held by various financial institutions. In general, the terms of the Company’s agreements provide for offsetting of amounts payable or receivable between it and the counterparty, at the election of both parties, for transactions that occur on the same date and in the same currency. The Company’s agreements also provide that in the event of an early termination, the counterparties have the right to offset amounts owed or owing under that and any other agreement with the same counterparty. The Company’s accounting policy is to not offset these positions in its accompanying balance sheets. As of September 30, 2016, the potential effect of netting derivative assets against liabilities due to the master netting agreements was $2. As of December 31, 2015, all gross amounts presented in the accompanying balance sheets were in a liability position.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

The following tables show the location and amount of gains (losses) reported in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements related to the Company’s hedges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency

 

Diesel Fixed

 

Interest

 

 

 

Exchange Contracts

 

Forward Contracts

 

Rate Contracts

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

For the three months ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow hedging relationships:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) (effective portion)

 

$

4

 

$

(24)

 

$

 —

 

$

(12)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income (loss) (effective portion) (1)

    

$

(9)

 

$

(12)

 

$

(4)

 

$

(7)

 

$

(3)

 

$

(5)

 

Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income (loss) (ineffective portion) (2)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

1

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow hedging relationships:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) (effective portion)

 

$

8

 

$

(48)

 

$

5

 

$

(13)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income (loss) (effective portion) (1)

 

$

(29)

 

$

(25)

 

$

(18)

 

$

(20)

 

$

(11)

 

$

(14)

 

Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income (loss) (ineffective portion) (2)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

1

 

$

2

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 


(1)

The gain (loss) recognized for the effective portion of cash flow hedges is included in Cost applicable to sales and Interest expense,  net.  

(2)

The ineffective portion recognized for cash flow hedges is included in Other income, net.  

 

Based on fair values at September 30, 2016, the amount to be reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax to income for derivative instruments during the next 12 months is a loss of approximately $30.

 

Provisional Gold and Copper Sales

 

The Company’s provisional gold and copper concentrate sales contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from the sale of the gold and copper concentrates at the prevailing indices’ prices at the time of sale. The embedded derivative, which does not qualify for hedge accounting, is marked to market through earnings each period prior to final settlement.

 

At September 30, 2016, Newmont had gold and copper sales of 130,000 ounces and 26 million pounds priced at an average of $1,324 per ounce and $2.20 per pound, respectively, subject to final pricing over the next several months.

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

NOTE 16    INVESTMENTS 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2016

 

 

 

Cost/Equity

 

Unrealized

 

Fair/Equity

 

 

    

Basis

    

Gain

    

Loss

    

Basis

 

Current: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable Equity Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novo Resources Corp.

 

$

14

 

$

9

 

$

 —

 

$

23

 

Gabriel Resources Ltd.

 

 

5

 

 

19

 

 

 —

 

 

24

 

Other

 

 

15

 

 

18

 

 

 —

 

 

33

 

 

 

$

34

 

$

46

 

$

 —

 

$

80

 

Non-current: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable Debt Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset backed commercial paper

 

$

19

 

$

1

 

$

 —

 

$

20

 

Auction rate securities 

 

 

8

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

1

 

 

(1)

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable Equity Securities

 

 

19

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other investments, at cost   

 

 

6

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Method Investments: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TMAC

 

 

110

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

110

 

Minera La Zanja S.R.L.

 

 

72

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

72

 

Euronimba Ltd.

 

 

3

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

 

$

237

 

$

3

 

$

(1)

 

$

239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Cost/Equity

 

Unrealized

 

Fair/Equity

 

 

    

Basis

    

Gain

    

Loss

    

Basis

 

Current: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable Equity Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gabriel Resources Ltd.

 

$

5

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

5

 

Other

 

 

14

 

 

2

 

 

(2)

 

 

14

 

 

 

$

19

 

$

2

 

$

(2)

 

$

19

 

Non-current: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable Debt Securities: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset backed commercial paper

 

$

17

 

$

1

 

$

 —

 

$

18

 

Auction rate securities 

 

 

8

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

1

 

 

(1)

 

 

25

 

Marketable Equity Securities: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regis Resources Ltd.

 

 

81

 

 

82

 

 

 —

 

 

163

 

Other 

 

 

17

 

 

3

 

 

 —

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

98

 

 

85

 

 

 —

 

 

183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other investments, at cost   

 

 

6

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Method Investments: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TMAC

 

 

101

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

101

 

Minera La Zanja S.R.L.

 

 

71

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

71

 

Novo Resources Corp.

 

 

14

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

14

 

Euronimba Ltd.

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

 

$

317

 

$

86

 

$

(1)

 

$

402

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

In March 2016, the Company sold its investment in Regis Resources Ltd. for $184, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $103 recorded in Other income, net. The cost of the investment sold was determined using the specific identification method.

 

In March 2016, Newmont participated in the TMAC offering acquiring 242,979 shares for C$2, maintaining its 29.37% ownership interest. During the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, Newmont’s ownership interest was diluted to 29.2% due primarily to the exercising of warrants held by other shareholders. In July 2016, Newmont participated in a second offering acquiring an additional 1,159,000 shares for C$17.5, maintaining its 29.2% ownership interest. During 2015, Newmont determined that TMAC was no longer considered a variable interest entity and should no longer be consolidated into Newmont’s financial results due to a number of financing events, which took place during the year. Newmont deconsolidated the assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest related to TMAC and recognized a gain of $76, recorded within Other income, net, during the third quarter of 2015. The fair value of the retained investment was valued utilizing the market approach applying the initial public offering share price. Newmont’s retained investment in TMAC is accounted for as an equity method investment.

 

In September 2016, Novo Resources Corp. (“Novo”) issued 765,115 common shares to Talga Resources Ltd. for payment of the purchase price for certain projects. As a result of the issuance of these additional shares, Newmont’s ownership in Novo decreased to 19.97%. The Company determined that Novo no longer qualified as an equity method investment and is now accounting for this investment at fair value. At September 30, 2016, Newmont recognized an unrealized gain of $9 in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to Novo.

 

There were no investment impairments for other-than-temporary declines in value during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. As of September 30, 2016, there was a $29 increase in the fair value of marketable securities previously impaired, primarily due to Gabriel Resources Ltd., Pilot Gold, Eurasian Minerals, Inc. and Loncor Resources, Inc. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recognized investment impairments for other-than-temporary declines in value of $28 and $101, respectively, in Other income, net. Impairments recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2015, were primarily related to holdings of Gabriel Resources Ltd. for $21 and Pilot Gold for $7. Impairments recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, were primarily related to Regis Resources Ltd., Gabriel Resources Ltd. and Pilot Gold as a result of continued decline in stock prices. As of September 30, 2015, there was a $38 increase in the fair value of marketable securities previously impaired, primarily due to Regis Resources Ltd.

 

The following tables present the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses that are deemed to be temporarily impaired, aggregated by length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or Greater

 

Total

 

At September 30, 2016

    

Fair Value

    

Unrealized
Losses

    

Fair Value

    

Unrealized
Losses

    

Fair Value

    

Unrealized
Losses

 

Marketable equity securities

 

$

3

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

3

 

$

 —

 

Auction rate securities 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 

1

 

 

7

 

 

1

 

 

 

$

3

 

$

 —

 

$

7

 

$

1

 

$

10

 

$

1

 

 

 

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Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or Greater

 

Total

 

At December 31, 2015

    

Fair Value

    

Unrealized
Losses

    

Fair Value

    

Unrealized
Losses

    

Fair Value

    

Unrealized
Losses

 

Marketable equity securities

 

$

5

 

$

2

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

5

 

$

2

 

Auction rate securities 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 

1

 

 

7

 

 

1

 

 

 

$

5

 

$

2

 

$

7

 

$

1

 

$

12

 

$

3

 

 

While the fair value of some of the Company’s investments in marketable equity securities and auction rate securities are below their respective cost, the Company views these declines as temporary. The Company has the ability and intends to hold its securities until maturity or such time that the market recovers.

 

NOTE 17    INVENTORIES 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 

 

At December 31, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

Materials and supplies

 

$

386

 

$

372

 

In-process

 

 

125

 

 

115

 

Concentrate and copper cathode

 

 

84

 

 

64

 

Precious metals

 

 

14

 

 

10

 

 

 

$

609

 

$

561

 

 

 

NOTE 18    STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PADS 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 

 

At December 31, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

Current:

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Stockpiles

 

$

398

 

$

440

 

Ore on leach pads

 

 

387

 

 

342

 

 

 

$

785

 

$

782

 

Non-current:

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Stockpiles

 

$

1,545

 

$

1,518

 

Ore on leach pads

 

 

332

 

 

378

 

 

 

$

1,877

 

$

1,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 

 

At December 31, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

 

$

449

 

$

394

 

Phoenix

 

 

84

 

 

106

 

Twin Creeks

 

 

338

 

 

329

 

Long Canyon

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

CC&V

 

 

353

 

 

319

 

Yanacocha

 

 

358

 

 

440

 

Merian

 

 

11

 

 

4

 

Boddington

 

 

396

 

 

390

 

Tanami

 

 

12

 

 

12

 

Kalgoorlie

 

 

110

 

 

109

 

Ahafo

 

 

426

 

 

456

 

Akyem

 

 

123

 

 

119

 

 

 

$

2,662

 

$

2,678

 

 

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded write-downs of $92 and $199, respectively, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales, and write-downs of $45 and $95, respectively, classified as components of Depreciation and amortization to reduce the carrying value of stockpiles and ore on leach pads to net realizable value. Adjustments to net realizable value are primarily a result of higher future processing costs in addition to stripping campaigns driving lower grade and lower recovery resulting in higher costs per unit in North America, higher future processing costs and lower expected recoveries in South America, and higher future processing costs in Africa. Of the write-downs during the three months ended September 30, 2016, $12 is related to Carlin, $1 to Twin Creeks, $77 to Yanacocha and $47 to Ahafo. Of the write-downs during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, $69 is related to Carlin, $14 to Twin Creeks, $164 to Yanacocha and $47 to Ahafo.

 

NOTE 19    DEBT

 

On March 29, 2016, the Company accepted for purchase approximately $274 of its 2019 Notes and $226 of its 2039 Notes through a debt tender offer. The Company recorded a net pre-tax loss of $4 in Other income, net as a result of the debt tender offer. Additionally, the Company reclassified $2 in Interest expense, net from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the acceleration of the unrealized gains on the treasury rate lock contracts, which were entered into upon issuance of the Notes in 2009.

 

On August 15, 2016, the Company paid the remaining principal balance on the Term Loan of $275. No premiums were paid as a result of early payment.

 

Scheduled minimum debt repayments are $3 for the remainder of 2016,  $575 in 2017,  $nil in 2018,  $626 in 2019,  $nil in 2020 and $3,974 thereafter. Scheduled minimum capital lease repayments are $1 in 2016,  $5 in 2017,  $4 in 2018, $3 in 2019, $1 in 2020 and $3 thereafter.

 

NOTE 20    OTHER LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 

 

At December 31, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

  

Other current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued operating costs

 

$

112

 

$

85

 

Accrued capital expenditures

 

 

84

 

 

112

 

Reclamation and remediation liabilities

 

 

62

 

 

63

 

Accrued interest

 

 

65

 

 

69

 

Derivative instruments

 

 

30

 

 

63

 

Royalties

 

 

32

 

 

46

 

Holt property royalty

 

 

15

 

 

10

 

Boddington contingent consideration

 

 

10

 

 

 —

 

Taxes other than income and mining

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

Other

 

 

39

 

 

31

 

 

 

$

456

 

$

487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holt property royalty

 

$

210

 

$

119

 

Income and mining taxes 

 

 

58

 

 

78

 

Power supply agreements

 

 

32

 

 

31

 

Social development obligations

 

 

28

 

 

29

 

Boddington contingent consideration

 

 

11

 

 

10

 

Derivative instruments

 

 

5

 

 

29

 

Other 

 

 

12

 

 

14

 

 

 

$

356

 

$

310

 

 

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NOTE 21    CHANGES IN EQUITY 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

  

2016

 

2015

 

Common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At beginning of period

     

$

847

    

$

798

 

Stock-based awards

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

Stock issuance

 

 

 —

 

 

46

 

At end of period 

 

 

849

 

 

846

 

Additional paid-in capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At beginning of period 

 

 

9,427

 

 

8,712

 

Stock-based awards

 

 

42

 

 

56

 

Stock issuance

 

 

 —

 

 

629

 

Sale of noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

12

 

At end of period 

 

 

9,469

 

 

9,409

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At beginning of period 

 

 

(334)

 

 

(478)

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

32

 

 

89

 

At end of period 

 

 

(302)

 

 

(389)

 

Retained earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At beginning of period 

 

 

1,410

 

 

1,242

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders 

 

 

(283)

 

 

474

 

Dividends paid

 

 

(41)

 

 

(38)

 

At end of period 

 

 

1,086

 

 

1,678

 

Noncontrolling interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At beginning of period 

 

 

2,942

 

 

2,815

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 

 

 

167

 

 

188

 

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(146)

 

 

(3)

 

Funding from noncontrolling interests, net

 

 

63

 

 

69

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interests

 

 

(19)

 

 

(8)

 

Sale of noncontrolling interests, net

 

 

 —

 

 

(36)

 

At end of period 

 

 

3,007

 

 

3,025

 

Total equity 

 

$

14,109

 

$

14,569

 

.

 

 

NOTE 22    RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension and

 

Changes in

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain

 

Foreign

 

other

 

fair value of

 

 

 

 

 

(loss) on

 

currency

 

post‑retirement

 

cash flow

 

 

 

 

 

marketable

 

translation

 

benefit

 

hedge

 

 

 

 

    

securities, net

    

adjustments

    

adjustments

    

instruments

    

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

  

$

(43)

  

$

116

  

$

(207)

  

$

(200)

  

$

(334)

 

Change in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

 

66

 

 

10

 

 

(4)

 

 

11

 

 

83

 

Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(103)

 

 

 —

 

 

12

 

 

40

 

 

(51)

 

Net current-period change

 

 

(37)

 

 

10

 

 

8

 

 

51

 

 

32

 

Balance at September 30, 2016

 

$

(80)

 

$

126

 

$

(199)

 

$

(149)

 

$

(302)

 

 

 

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Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components

 

Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

     

 

 

Marketable securities adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of marketable securities

 

$

 —

 

$

 

 

$

(103)

 

$

(1)

 

Other income, net

 

Impairment of marketable securities

 

 

 —

 

 

28

 

 

 —

 

 

101

 

Other income, net

 

Net of tax

 

$

 —

 

$

28

 

$

(103)

 

$

100

 

 

 

Pension and other post-retirement benefit adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

$

5

 

$

5

 

$

14

 

$

19

 

(1)

 

Settlement

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

Other expense, net

 

Total before tax

 

 

9

 

 

8

 

 

18

 

 

22

 

 

 

Tax benefit (expense)

 

 

(3)

 

 

(3)

 

 

(6)

 

 

(7)

 

 

 

Net of tax

 

$

6

 

$

5

 

$

12

 

$

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge instruments adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flow hedges (effective portion)

 

$

13

 

$

19

 

$

47

 

$

45

 

Costs applicable to sales

 

Operating cash flow hedges (ineffective portion)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(2)

 

Other income, net

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

3

 

 

5

 

 

11

 

 

14

 

Interest expense, net

 

Total before tax

 

 

16

 

 

23

 

 

57

 

 

57

 

 

 

Tax benefit (expense)

 

 

(4)

 

 

(6)

 

 

(17)

 

 

(17)

 

 

 

Net of tax

 

$

12

 

$

17

 

$

40

 

$

40

 

 

 

Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax

 

$

18

 

$

50

 

$

(51)

 

$

155

 

 

 


(1)

Included in General and administrative or included as a component of Costs applicable to sales, which are incurred in the inventory/production process. Refer to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed February 17, 2016 on Form 10-K for information on costs that benefit the inventory/production process.

 

 

NOTE 23    NET CHANGE IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities attributable to the net change in operating assets and liabilities is composed of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Decrease (increase) in operating assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other accounts receivables 

    

$

34

    

$

107

 

Inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads 

 

 

(243)

 

 

(242)

 

EGR refinery and other assets (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

(36)

 

Other assets 

 

 

(63)

 

 

58

 

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(16)

 

 

17

 

EGR refinery and other liabilities (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

36

 

Reclamation liabilities 

 

 

(35)

 

 

(48)

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

 

(109)

 

 

(74)

 

 

 

$

(432)

 

$

(182)

 


(1)

On July 24, 2015, the Company sold its ownership interest in European Gold Refinery Holdings (“EGR”).

 

 

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NOTE 24    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

 

The following Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements are presented to satisfy disclosure requirements of Rule 3-10(e) of Regulation S-X resulting from the inclusion of Newmont USA Limited (“Newmont USA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newmont, as a co-registrant with Newmont on debt securities issued under a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed under the Securities Act of 1933 under which securities of Newmont (including debt securities guaranteed by Newmont USA) may be issued (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). In accordance with Rule 3-10(e) of Regulation S-X, Newmont USA, as the subsidiary guarantor, is 100% owned by Newmont, the guarantees are full and unconditional, and no other subsidiary of Newmont guaranteed any security issued under the Shelf Registration Statement. There are no restrictions on the ability of Newmont or Newmont USA to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan.

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

During the first quarter of 2016, the Company conducted certain restructurings for tax planning purposes which modified the entities owned by the guarantor and impacted their respective Condensed Consolidating Financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

(Issuer)

 

(Guarantor)

 

(Non-Guarantor)

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining

 

 

 

Mining

 

Newmont

 

Other

 

 

 

Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operation

    

Corporation

    

USA

    

Subsidiaries

    

Eliminations

    

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

$

 —

 

$

537

 

$

1,254

 

$

 —

 

$

1,791

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs applicable to sales (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

308

 

 

675

 

 

 —

 

 

983

 

Depreciation and amortization 

 

 

1

 

 

80

 

 

254

 

 

 —

 

 

335

 

Reclamation and remediation

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

22

 

 

 —

 

 

25

 

Exploration 

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

 

29

 

 

 —

 

 

39

 

Advanced projects, research and development 

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 

30

 

 

 —

 

 

34

 

General and administrative 

 

 

 —

 

 

25

 

 

38

 

 

 —

 

 

63

 

Other expense, net

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 

14

 

 

 —

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

437

 

 

1,062

 

 

 —

 

 

1,500

 

Other income (expense) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net 

 

 

2

 

 

5

 

 

(11)

 

 

 —

 

 

(4)

 

Interest income - intercompany 

 

 

42

 

 

(1)

 

 

14

 

 

(55)

 

 

 —

 

Interest expense - intercompany 

 

 

(13)

 

 

 —

 

 

(42)

 

 

55

 

 

 —

 

Interest expense, net 

 

 

(62)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

(64)

 

 

 

 

(31)

 

 

3

 

 

(40)

 

 

 —

 

 

(68)

 

Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items 

 

 

(32)

 

 

103

 

 

152

 

 

 —

 

 

223

 

Income and mining tax benefit (expense)

 

 

11

 

 

(23)

 

 

(78)

 

 

 —

 

 

(90)

 

Equity income (loss) of affiliates 

 

 

(338)

 

 

(78)

 

 

2

 

 

416

 

 

2

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations 

 

 

(359)

 

 

2

 

 

76

 

 

416

 

 

135

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(448)

 

 

 —

 

 

(448)

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(359)

 

 

2

 

 

(372)

 

 

416

 

 

(313)

 

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

34

 

 

 —

 

 

34

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(79)

 

 

 —

 

 

(79)

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(45)

 

 

 —

 

 

(45)

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

(359)

 

$

2

 

$

(417)

 

$

416

 

$

(358)

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(319)

 

$

8

 

$

(340)

 

$

377

 

$

(274)

 

Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

33

 

 

(78)

 

 

(45)

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

(319)

 

$

8

 

$

(307)

 

$

299

 

$

(319)

 


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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

 

(Issuer)

 

(Guarantor)

 

(Non-Guarantor)

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining

 

 

 

Mining

 

Newmont

 

Other

 

 

 

Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operation

    

Corporation

    

USA

    

Subsidiaries

    

Eliminations

    

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

$

 —

 

$

468

 

$

1,092

 

$

 —

 

$

1,560

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs applicable to sales (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

333

 

 

592

 

 

 —

 

 

925

 

Depreciation and amortization 

 

 

1

 

 

86

 

 

205

 

 

 —

 

 

292

 

Reclamation and remediation

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

19

 

 

 —

 

 

22

 

Exploration 

 

 

 —

 

 

6

 

 

28

 

 

 —

 

 

34

 

Advanced projects, research and development 

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

28

 

 

 —

 

 

31

 

General and administrative 

 

 

 —

 

 

15

 

 

44

 

 

 —

 

 

59

 

Other expense, net

 

 

 —

 

 

17

 

 

10

 

 

 —

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

463

 

 

926

 

 

 —

 

 

1,390

 

Other income (expense) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net 

 

 

 —

 

 

14

 

 

128

 

 

 —

 

 

142

 

Interest income - intercompany 

 

 

33

 

 

(2)

 

 

3

 

 

(34)

 

 

 —

 

Interest expense - intercompany 

 

 

(4)

 

 

 —

 

 

(30)

 

 

34

 

 

 —

 

Interest expense, net 

 

 

(70)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(3)

 

 

 —

 

 

(74)

 

 

 

 

(41)

 

 

11

 

 

98

 

 

 —

 

 

68

 

Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items 

 

 

(42)

 

 

16

 

 

264

 

 

 —

 

 

238

 

Income and mining tax benefit (expense)

 

 

15

 

 

4

 

 

(80)

 

 

 —

 

 

(61)

 

Equity income (loss) of affiliates 

 

 

246

 

 

(51)

 

 

(3)

 

 

(210)

 

 

(18)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations 

 

 

219

 

 

(31)

 

 

181

 

 

(210)

 

 

159

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

126

 

 

 —

 

 

126

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

219

 

 

(31)

 

 

307

 

 

(210)

 

 

285

 

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

 

(10)

 

 

 —

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(92)

 

 

26

 

 

(66)

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(82)

 

 

16

 

 

(66)

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

219

 

$

(31)

 

$

225

 

$

(194)

 

$

219

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

270

 

$

(33)

 

$

355

 

$

(256)

 

$

336

 

Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(83)

 

 

17

 

 

(66)

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

270

 

$

(33)

 

$

272

 

$

(239)

 

$

270

 


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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

(Issuer)

 

(Guarantor)

 

(Non-Guarantor)

 

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining

 

 

 

Mining

 

Newmont

 

Other

 

 

 

Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operation

    

Corporation

    

USA

    

Subsidiaries

    

Eliminations

    

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

$

 —

 

$

1,467

 

$

3,455

 

$

 —

 

$

4,922

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs applicable to sales (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

898

 

 

1,838

 

 

 —

 

 

2,736

 

Depreciation and amortization 

 

 

3

 

 

240

 

 

649

 

 

 —

 

 

892

 

Reclamation and remediation

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

 

57

 

 

 —

 

 

67

 

Exploration 

 

 

 —

 

 

25

 

 

82

 

 

 —

 

 

107

 

Advanced projects, research and development 

 

 

 —

 

 

9

 

 

96

 

 

 —

 

 

105

 

General and administrative 

 

 

 —

 

 

65

 

 

113

 

 

 —

 

 

178

 

Other expense, net

 

 

 —

 

 

21

 

 

33

 

 

 —

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

1,268

 

 

2,868

 

 

 —

 

 

4,139

 

Other income (expense) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net 

 

 

2

 

 

7

 

 

84

 

 

 —

 

 

93

 

Interest income - intercompany 

 

 

103

 

 

(1)

 

 

32

 

 

(134)

 

 

 —

 

Interest expense - intercompany 

 

 

(31)

 

 

 —

 

 

(103)

 

 

134

 

 

 —

 

Interest expense, net 

 

 

(197)

 

 

(4)

 

 

(3)

 

 

 —

 

 

(204)

 

 

 

 

(123)

 

 

2

 

 

10

 

 

 —

 

 

(111)

 

Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items 

 

 

(126)

 

 

201

 

 

597

 

 

 —

 

 

672

 

Income and mining tax benefit (expense)

 

 

44

 

 

(42)

 

 

(557)

 

 

 —

 

 

(555)

 

Equity income (loss) of affiliates 

 

 

(200)

 

 

(525)

 

 

1

 

 

716

 

 

(8)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations 

 

 

(282)

 

 

(366)

 

 

41

 

 

716

 

 

109

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(225)

 

 

 —

 

 

(225)

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(282)

 

 

(366)

 

 

(184)

 

 

716

 

 

(116)

 

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

62

 

 

 —

 

 

62

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(229)

 

 

 —

 

 

(229)

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(167)

 

 

 —

 

 

(167)

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

(282)

 

$

(366)

 

$

(351)

 

$

716

 

$

(283)

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(251)

 

$

(341)

 

$

(184)

 

$

692

 

$

(84)

 

Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(167)

 

 

 —

 

 

(167)

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

(251)

 

$

(341)

 

$

(351)

 

$

692

 

$

(251)

 


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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

 

(Issuer)

 

(Guarantor)

 

(Non-Guarantor)

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining

 

 

 

Mining

 

Newmont

 

Other

 

 

 

Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operation

    

Corporation

    

USA

    

Subsidiaries

    

Eliminations

    

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

$

 —

 

$

1,415

 

$

3,218

 

$

 —

 

$

4,633

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs applicable to sales (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

903

 

 

1,706

 

 

 —

 

 

2,609

 

Depreciation and amortization 

 

 

3

 

 

235

 

 

554

 

 

 —

 

 

792

 

Reclamation and remediation

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

 

55

 

 

 —

 

 

65

 

Exploration 

 

 

 —

 

 

22

 

 

93

 

 

 —

 

 

115

 

Advanced projects, research and development 

 

 

 —

 

 

9

 

 

78

 

 

 —

 

 

87

 

General and administrative 

 

 

 —

 

 

55

 

 

125

 

 

 —

 

 

180

 

Other expense, net

 

 

 —

 

 

25

 

 

48

 

 

 —

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

1,259

 

 

2,659

 

 

 —

 

 

3,921

 

Other income (expense) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net 

 

 

(9)

 

 

24

 

 

121

 

 

 —

 

 

136

 

Interest income - intercompany 

 

 

99

 

 

8

 

 

12

 

 

(119)

 

 

 —

 

Interest expense - intercompany 

 

 

(11)

 

 

 —

 

 

(108)

 

 

119

 

 

 —

 

Interest expense, net 

 

 

(218)

 

 

(4)

 

 

(4)

 

 

 —

 

 

(226)

 

 

 

 

(139)

 

 

28

 

 

21

 

 

 —

 

 

(90)

 

Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items 

 

 

(142)

 

 

184

 

 

580

 

 

 —

 

 

622

 

Income and mining tax benefit (expense)

 

 

50

 

 

(33)

 

 

(319)

 

 

 —

 

 

(302)

 

Equity income (loss) of affiliates 

 

 

566

 

 

(84)

 

 

40

 

 

(556)

 

 

(34)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations 

 

 

474

 

 

67

 

 

301

 

 

(556)

 

 

286

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

376

 

 

 —

 

 

376

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

474

 

 

67

 

 

677

 

 

(556)

 

 

662

 

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(11)

 

 

 —

 

 

(11)

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(250)

 

 

73

 

 

(177)

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(261)

 

 

73

 

 

(188)

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

474

 

$

67

 

$

416

 

$

(483)

 

$

474

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

563

 

$

116

 

$

707

 

$

(635)

 

$

751

 

Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(256)

 

 

68

 

 

(188)

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

563

 

$

116

 

$

451

 

$

(567)

 

$

563

 


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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

(Issuer)

 

(Guarantor)

 

(Non-Guarantor)

 

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining

 

 

 

Mining

 

Newmont

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

    

Corporation

    

USA

    

Subsidiaries

    

Eliminations

    

Consolidated

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

 

$

775

 

$

453

 

$

961

 

$

(862)

 

$

1,327

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

826

 

 

 —

 

 

826

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

775

 

 

453

 

 

1,787

 

 

(862)

 

 

2,153

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and mine development 

 

 

 —

 

 

(182)

 

 

(650)

 

 

 —

 

 

(832)

 

Sales of investments

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

184

 

 

 —

 

 

184

 

Sales of other assets

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8

 

 

 —

 

 

8

 

Other 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(21)

 

 

 —

 

 

(21)

 

Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations

 

 

 —

 

 

(182)

 

 

(479)

 

 

 —

 

 

(661)

 

Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(41)

 

 

 —

 

 

(41)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 —

 

 

(182)

 

 

(520)

 

 

 —

 

 

(702)

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of debt

 

 

(773)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(2)

 

 

 —

 

 

(777)

 

Net intercompany borrowings (repayments)

 

 

39

 

 

(587)

 

 

548

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Funding from noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

58

 

 

 —

 

 

58

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(19)

 

 

 —

 

 

(19)

 

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(146)

 

 

 —

 

 

(146)

 

Dividends paid to common stockholders 

 

 

(41)

 

 

(862)

 

 

 —

 

 

862

 

 

(41)

 

Other 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations

 

 

(775)

 

 

(1,451)

 

 

438

 

 

862

 

 

(926)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(319)

 

 

 —

 

 

(319)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(775)

 

 

(1,451)

 

 

119

 

 

862

 

 

(1,245)

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents 

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,180)

 

 

1,390

 

 

 —

 

 

210

 

Less net change in cash and cash equivalents in assets held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

474

 

 

 —

 

 

474

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,180)

 

 

916

 

 

 —

 

 

(264)

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,181

 

 

1,182

 

 

 —

 

 

2,363

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

 

$

 —

 

$

1

 

$

2,098

 

$

 —

 

$

2,099

 

 

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

 

(Issuer)

 

(Guarantor)

 

(Non-Guarantor)

 

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining

 

 

 

Mining

 

Newmont

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

    

Corporation

    

USA

    

Subsidiaries

    

Eliminations

    

Consolidated

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

 

$

63

 

$

307

 

$

934

 

$

 —

 

$

1,304

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

569

 

 

 —

 

 

569

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

63

 

 

307

 

 

1,503

 

 

 —

 

 

1,873

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and mine development 

 

 

 —

 

 

(241)

 

 

(648)

 

 

 —

 

 

(889)

 

Acquisitions, net   

 

 

(821)

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

(819)

 

Sales of investments

 

 

 —

 

 

25

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

29

 

Sales of other assets

 

 

 —

 

 

18

 

 

108

 

 

 —

 

 

126

 

Other 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(47)

 

 

 —

 

 

(47)

 

Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations

 

 

(821)

 

 

(198)

 

 

(581)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,600)

 

Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(52)

 

 

 —

 

 

(52)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(821)

 

 

(198)

 

 

(633)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,652)

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of debt

 

 

(200)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(25)

 

 

 —

 

 

(227)

 

Net intercompany borrowings (repayments)

 

 

323

 

 

(81)

 

 

(242)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Proceeds from stock issuance, net

 

 

675

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

675

 

Sale of noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

34

 

 

 —

 

 

37

 

Funding from noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

89

 

 

 —

 

 

89

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(8)

 

 

 —

 

 

(8)

 

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3)

 

 

 —

 

 

(3)

 

Dividends paid to common stockholders 

 

 

(38)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(38)

 

Other 

 

 

(2)

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations

 

 

758

 

 

(79)

 

 

(154)

 

 

 —

 

 

525

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(164)

 

 

 —

 

 

(164)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

758

 

 

(79)

 

 

(318)

 

 

 —

 

 

361

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(21)

 

 

 —

 

 

(21)

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents 

 

 

 —

 

 

30

 

 

531

 

 

 —

 

 

561

 

Less net change in cash and cash equivalents in assets held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

362

 

 

 —

 

 

362

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

30

 

 

169

 

 

 —

 

 

199

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,097

 

 

1,134

 

 

 —

 

 

2,231

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

 

$

 —

 

$

1,127

 

$

1,303

 

$

 —

 

$

2,430

 

 

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2016

 

 

 

(Issuer)

 

(Guarantor)

 

(Non-Guarantor)

 

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining

 

 

 

Mining

 

Newmont

 

Other

 

 

 

Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

    

Corporation

    

USA

    

Subsidiaries

    

Eliminations

    

Consolidated

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents 

 

$

 —

 

$

1

 

$

2,098

 

$

 —

 

$

2,099

 

Trade receivables 

 

 

 —

 

 

38

 

 

103

 

 

 —

 

 

141

 

Other accounts receivables

 

 

 —

 

 

18

 

 

134

 

 

 —

 

 

152

 

Intercompany receivable

 

 

6,771

 

 

5,342

 

 

12,027

 

 

(24,140)

 

 

 —

 

Investments

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

80

 

 

 —

 

 

80

 

Inventories 

 

 

 —

 

 

165

 

 

444

 

 

 —

 

 

609

 

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads 

 

 

 —

 

 

245

 

 

540

 

 

 —

 

 

785

 

Other current assets

 

 

 —

 

 

40

 

 

83

 

 

 —

 

 

123

 

Current assets held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,124

 

 

 —

 

 

3,124

 

Current assets 

 

 

6,771

 

 

5,849

 

 

18,633

 

 

(24,140)

 

 

7,113

 

Property, plant and mine development, net 

 

 

22

 

 

3,138

 

 

10,045

 

 

(35)

 

 

13,170

 

Investments 

 

 

 —

 

 

15

 

 

224

 

 

 —

 

 

239

 

Investments in subsidiaries 

 

 

14,007

 

 

1,359

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,366)

 

 

 —

 

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads 

 

 

 —

 

 

620

 

 

1,257

 

 

 —

 

 

1,877

 

Deferred income tax assets 

 

 

291

 

 

292

 

 

1,202

 

 

(490)

 

 

1,295

 

Non-current intercompany receivable

 

 

1,637

 

 

578

 

 

98

 

 

(2,313)

 

 

 —

 

Other non-current assets 

 

 

 —

 

 

204

 

 

183

 

 

 —

 

 

387

 

Total assets 

 

$

22,728

 

$

12,055

 

$

31,642

 

$

(42,344)

 

$

24,081

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt 

 

$

555

 

$

3

 

$

6

 

$

 —

 

$

564

 

Accounts payable 

 

 

 —

 

 

58

 

 

246

 

 

 —

 

 

304

 

Intercompany payable

 

 

6,379

 

 

4,724

 

 

13,037

 

 

(24,140)

 

 

 —

 

Employee-related benefits 

 

 

 —

 

 

116

 

 

125

 

 

 —

 

 

241

 

Income and mining taxes 

 

 

 —

 

 

9

 

 

88

 

 

 —

 

 

97

 

Other current liabilities 

 

 

65

 

 

101

 

 

290

 

 

 —

 

 

456

 

Current liabilities held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

874

 

 

 —

 

 

874

 

Current liabilities 

 

 

6,999

 

 

5,011

 

 

14,666

 

 

(24,140)

 

 

2,536

 

Debt 

 

 

4,540

 

 

5

 

 

7

 

 

 —

 

 

4,552

 

Reclamation and remediation liabilities 

 

 

 —

 

 

238

 

 

1,349

 

 

 —

 

 

1,587

 

Deferred income tax liabilities 

 

 

5

 

 

87

 

 

961

 

 

(490)

 

 

563

 

Employee-related benefits 

 

 

1

 

 

233

 

 

144

 

 

 —

 

 

378

 

Non-current intercompany payable

 

 

81

 

 

 —

 

 

2,267

 

 

(2,348)

 

 

 —

 

Other non-current liabilities 

 

 

 —

 

 

30

 

 

326

 

 

 —

 

 

356

 

Total liabilities 

 

 

11,626

 

 

5,604

 

 

19,720

 

 

(26,978)

 

 

9,972

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newmont stockholders’ equity 

 

 

11,102

 

 

6,451

 

 

8,915

 

 

(15,366)

 

 

11,102

 

Noncontrolling interests 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,007

 

 

 —

 

 

3,007

 

Total equity

 

 

11,102

 

 

6,451

 

 

11,922

 

 

(15,366)

 

 

14,109

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

22,728

 

$

12,055

 

$

31,642

 

$

(42,344)

 

$

24,081

 

 

 

 

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2015

 

 

 

(Issuer)

 

(Guarantor)

 

(Non-Guarantor)

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

Newmont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining

 

 

 

Mining

 

Newmont

 

Other

 

 

 

Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

    

Corporation

    

USA

    

Subsidiaries

    

Eliminations

    

Consolidated

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents 

 

$

 —

 

$

1,181

 

$

1,182

 

$

 —

 

$

2,363

 

Trade receivables 

 

 

 —

 

 

31

 

 

50

 

 

 —

 

 

81

 

Other accounts receivables

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

134

 

 

 —

 

 

134

 

Intercompany receivable

 

 

4,587

 

 

6,212

 

 

8,101

 

 

(18,900)

 

 

 —

 

Investments

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

19

 

 

 —

 

 

19

 

Inventories 

 

 

 —

 

 

158

 

 

403

 

 

 —

 

 

561

 

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads 

 

 

 —

 

 

201

 

 

581

 

 

 —

 

 

782

 

Other current assets

 

 

 —

 

 

53

 

 

30

 

 

 —

 

 

83

 

Current assets held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

960

 

 

 —

 

 

960

 

Current assets 

 

 

4,587

 

 

7,836

 

 

11,460

 

 

(18,900)

 

 

4,983

 

Property, plant and mine development, net 

 

 

26

 

 

3,179

 

 

10,043

 

 

(38)

 

 

13,210

 

Investments 

 

 

 —

 

 

15

 

 

387

 

 

 —

 

 

402

 

Investments in subsidiaries 

 

 

15,650

 

 

3,886

 

 

2,820

 

 

(22,356)

 

 

 —

 

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads 

 

 

 —

 

 

621

 

 

1,275

 

 

 —

 

 

1,896

 

Deferred income tax assets 

 

 

223

 

 

757

 

 

1,222

 

 

(490)

 

 

1,712

 

Non-current intercompany receivable

 

 

1,742

 

 

434

 

 

108

 

 

(2,284)

 

 

 —

 

Other non-current assets 

 

 

 —

 

 

253

 

 

192

 

 

 —

 

 

445

 

Non-current assets held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,482

 

 

 —

 

 

2,482

 

Total assets 

 

$

22,228

 

$

16,981

 

$

29,989

 

$

(44,068)

 

$

25,130

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt 

 

$

 —

 

$

3

 

$

6

 

$

 —

 

$

9

 

Accounts payable 

 

 

 —

 

 

78

 

 

237

 

 

 —

 

 

315

 

Intercompany payable

 

 

4,888

 

 

5,495

 

 

8,517

 

 

(18,900)

 

 

 —

 

Employee-related benefits 

 

 

 —

 

 

136

 

 

142

 

 

 —

 

 

278

 

Income and mining taxes 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

38

 

 

 —

 

 

38

 

Other current liabilities 

 

 

70

 

 

133

 

 

284

 

 

 —

 

 

487

 

Current liabilities held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

289

 

 

 —

 

 

289

 

Current liabilities 

 

 

4,958

 

 

5,845

 

 

9,513

 

 

(18,900)

 

 

1,416

 

Debt 

 

 

5,839

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

 —

 

 

5,854

 

Reclamation and remediation liabilities 

 

 

 —

 

 

231

 

 

1,324

 

 

 —

 

 

1,555

 

Deferred income tax liabilities 

 

 

 —

 

 

85

 

 

943

 

 

(490)

 

 

538

 

Employee-related benefits 

 

 

 —

 

 

283

 

 

126

 

 

 —

 

 

409

 

Non-current intercompany payable

 

 

81

 

 

 —

 

 

2,241

 

 

(2,322)

 

 

 —

 

Other non-current liabilities 

 

 

 —

 

 

37

 

 

273

 

 

 —

 

 

310

 

Non-current liabilities held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

756

 

 

 —

 

 

756

 

Total liabilities 

 

 

10,878

 

 

6,488

 

 

15,184

 

 

(21,712)

 

 

10,838

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newmont stockholders’ equity 

 

 

11,350

 

 

10,493

 

 

10,202

 

 

(20,695)

 

 

11,350

 

Noncontrolling interests 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4,603

 

 

(1,661)

 

 

2,942

 

Total equity

 

 

11,350

 

 

10,493

 

 

14,805

 

 

(22,356)

 

 

14,292

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

22,228

 

$

16,981

 

$

29,989

 

$

(44,068)

 

$

25,130

 

 

 

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NOTE 25    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

General

 

Estimated losses from contingencies are accrued by a charge to income when information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability could be incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred. If a loss contingency is not probable or reasonably estimable, disclosure of the contingency and estimated range of loss, if determinable, is made in the financial statements when it is at least reasonably possible that a material loss could be incurred.

 

Operating Segments

 

The Company’s operating and reportable segments are identified in Note 5. Except as noted in this paragraph, all of the Company’s commitments and contingencies specifically described herein are included in Corporate and Other. The Yanacocha matters relate to the South America reportable segment. The PTNNT matters relate to our discontinued operations that were previously included in the Asia Pacific reportable segment. See Note 3 for additional information. The Fronteer matters relate to the North America reportable segment.

 

Environmental Matters

 

The Company’s mining and exploration activities are subject to various laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations so as to protect the public health and environment and believes its operations are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations in all material respects. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the full amount of such future expenditures.

 

Reclamation costs are allocated to expense over the life of the related assets and are periodically adjusted to reflect changes in the estimated present value resulting from the passage of time and revisions to the estimates of either the timing or amount of the reclamation costs. Reclamation obligations are based on when the spending for an existing environmental disturbance will occur. The Company reviews, on at least an annual basis, the reclamation obligation at each mine.

 

Accounting for reclamation obligations requires management to make estimates unique to each mining operation of the future costs the Company will incur to complete the reclamation work required to comply with existing laws and regulations. As mining operations progress over their mine life, the Company is able to more accurately predict the estimated future reclamation costs. Any such changes in future costs, the timing of reclamation activities, or scope could materially impact the amounts charged to earnings for reclamation. Additionally, future changes to environmental laws and regulations could increase the extent of reclamation work required.

 

In early 2015, the Peruvian government agency responsible for certain environmental regulations, the Ministry of the Environment (“MINAM”), issued proposed water quality criteria for designated beneficial uses which apply to mining companies, including Yanacocha. These criteria would modify the in-stream water quality criteria pursuant to which Yanacocha has been designing water treatment processes and infrastructure. In December 2015, MINAM issued the final regulation that modified the water quality standards and the Company has one year to submit a modification to the previously approved Environmental Impact Assessment which is due February 15, 2017. A total of up to four years are allowed for permitting, detailed engineering, and construction of water treatment facilities required for compliance with the new water quality standards. Yanacocha is currently assessing treatment options in connection with the new

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water quality standards, which are expected to result in increased costs. If Yanacocha is unsuccessful in designing, constructing and implementing effective treatment options in the next four years, it could result in potential fines and penalties relating to potential intermittent non-compliant exceedances.

 

The Company is also performing a comprehensive study of the current Yanacocha reclamation plan to update closure scope, timing and cost estimates while preserving optionality for potential future projects at Yanacocha. The Yanacocha closure study continued to progress the development of a revised reclamation plan during the third quarter of 2016 and is currently undergoing significant review and revision. As of September 30, 2016, the study team continued to evaluate and revise the assumptions and estimated costs of the potential changes to the closure plan with a focus on optimizing the approach to water treatment, earthworks, demolition and related support activities. The Company also continues to engage with communities and regulators in Peru to gather stakeholder feedback as the revised closure plan is developed and to ensure all regulatory requirements are met.  In conjunction with the Company’s annual update process for all asset retirement obligations, the Company expects to record an adjustment to the Yanacocha reclamation liability in the fourth quarter of 2016 based on the planned progress of the closure study. The revised reclamation plan, once approved by management is expected to result in an increase in the reclamation obligation recorded at Yanacocha and this increase could be material.  Additionally, increases in the future reclamation costs at Yanacocha could result in a significant impact to Income (loss) from continuing operations from a potential impairment of the Yanacocha long-lived assets based on the current mine plans.

 

For a complete discussion of the factors that influence our reclamation obligations and the associated risks, refer to Managements’ Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies” and refer to Risk Factors under the heading “Mine closure and remediation costs for environmental liabilities may exceed the provisions we have made” for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed February 17, 2016 on Form 10-K.

 

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015,  $1,349 and $1,300, respectively, were accrued for reclamation costs relating to currently or recently producing mineral properties in accordance with asset retirement obligation guidance. The current portions of $28 and $29 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, are included in Other current liabilities.  

 

In addition, the Company is involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former mining activities. Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites involved. The Company believes that the related environmental obligations associated with these sites are similar in nature with respect to the development of remediation plans, their risk profile and the compliance required to meet general environmental standards. Based upon the Company’s best estimate of its liability for these matters, $300 and $318 were accrued for such obligations at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. These amounts are included in Other current liabilities and Reclamation and remediation liabilities. Depending upon the ultimate resolution of these matters, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the liability for these matters could be as much as 46% greater or 1% lower than the amount accrued at September 30, 2016. The amounts accrued are reviewed periodically based upon facts and circumstances available at the time. Changes in estimates are recorded in Reclamation and remediation in the period estimates are revised.

 

Refer to Note 6 for further information regarding reclamation and remediation. Details about certain of the more significant matters are discussed below.

 

Newmont USA Limited - 100% Newmont Owned

 

Ross-Adams Mine Site. By letter dated June 5, 2007, the U.S. Forest Service (“USFS”) notified Newmont that it had expended approximately $0.3 in response costs to address environmental conditions at the Ross-Adams mine in

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Prince of Wales, Alaska, and requested Newmont USA Limited pay those costs and perform an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (“EE/CA”) to assess what future response activities might need to be completed at the site. Newmont agreed to perform the EE/CA, which has been provided to the USFS. During the first quarter of 2016, the USFS confirmed approval of the EE/CA, and Newmont issued written notice to the USFS certifying that all requirements of the Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (“ASAOC”) between the USFS and Newmont have been completed. The ASAOC will be final upon USFS concurrence with the notice of completion and Newmont payment of USFS response costs. Newmont anticipates that the USFS will issue an Action Memorandum to select the preferred Removal Action alternative identified in the EE/CA. During the third quarter, Newmont received a notice of completion of work per the ASAOC from the USFS. Newmont is currently in discussion with the USFS about the next steps with regard to the Removal Action, which includes discussion of the response costs incurred thus far. The approach is to incorporate the past USFS costs as well as future USFS oversight costs into an agreement between Newmont and USFS to complete the Removal Action. The current discussions with USFS are and will be focused, during the fourth quarter of 2016, on the process to move forward with an Action Memorandum and an agreement between Newmont and USFS to complete the Removal Action now that the USFS has confirmed approval of the EE/CA. It is anticipated that the process to move forward will be clarified with the USFS during the fourth quarter. Any future liability associated with the Ross-Adams site would be subject to future negotiations with the USFS. Upon USFS issuing the Action Memorandum, Newmont will resume discussions with another potential responsible party to discuss possible allocation of future costs for implementing the remedy. No assurances can be made at this time with respect to the outcome of such negotiations and Newmont cannot predict the likelihood of additional expenditures related to this matter.

 

Dawn Mining Company LLC (“Dawn”) - 51% Newmont Owned

 

Midnite Mine Site and Mill Site. Dawn previously leased an open pit uranium mine, currently inactive, on the Spokane Indian Reservation in the State of Washington. The mine site is subject to regulation by agencies of the U.S. Department of Interior (the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management), as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”).

 

As per the Consent Decree approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington on January 17, 2012, the following actions were required of Newmont, Dawn, the Department of the Interior and the EPA: (i) Newmont and Dawn would design, construct and implement the cleanup plan selected by the EPA in 2006 for the Midnite Mine site; (ii) Newmont and Dawn would reimburse the EPA for its costs associated with overseeing the work; (iii) the Department of the Interior would contribute a lump sum amount toward past EPA costs and future costs related to the cleanup of the Midnite Mine site; (iv) Newmont and Dawn would be responsible for all other EPA oversight costs and Midnite Mine site cleanup costs and (v) Newmont would post a surety bond for work at the site.

 

During 2012, the Department of Interior contributed its share of past EPA costs and future costs related to the cleanup of the Midnite Mine site in a lump sum payment of $42, which Newmont classified as restricted assets with interest on the consolidated balance sheets for all periods presented. Additionally in 2012, Newmont initiated the remedial design process and subsequently submitted interim process update reports at the 30% design, 60% design and 90% design level of completion, which were approved by the EPA in July 2012, April 2014 and April 2015, respectively. Upon approval by the EPA of the 90% design coupled with the resolution of uncertainties regarding site access and material use, the expected remediation design was reasonably certain and Newmont commissioned an independent cost estimate of the overall project costs based on the 90% design. The remediation liability for the Midnite Mine site and Mill site is approximately $209 at September 30, 2016.

 

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Other Legal Matters

 

Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. - 51.35% Newmont Owned

 

Choropampa. In June 2000, a transport contractor of Yanacocha spilled approximately 151 kilograms of elemental mercury near the town of Choropampa, Peru, which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) southwest of the Yanacocha mine. Elemental mercury is not used in Yanacocha’s operations but is a by-product of gold mining and was sold to a Lima firm for use in medical instruments and industrial applications. A comprehensive health and environmental remediation program was undertaken by Yanacocha in response to the incident. In August 2000, Yanacocha paid under protest a fine of 1,740,000 Peruvian soles (approximately $0.5)  to the Peruvian government. Yanacocha has entered into settlement agreements with a number of individuals impacted by the incident. As compensation for the disruption and inconvenience caused by the incident, Yanacocha entered into agreements with and provided a variety of public works in the three communities impacted by this incident. Yanacocha cannot predict the likelihood of additional expenditures related to this matter.

 

Additional lawsuits relating to the Choropampa incident were filed against Yanacocha in the local courts of Cajamarca, Peru, in May 2002 by over 900 Peruvian citizens. A significant number of the plaintiffs in these lawsuits entered into settlement agreements with Yanacocha prior to filing such claims. In April 2008, the Peruvian Supreme Court upheld the validity of these settlement agreements, which the Company expects to result in the dismissal of all claims brought by previously settled plaintiffs. Yanacocha has also entered into settlement agreements with approximately 350 additional plaintiffs. The claims asserted by approximately 200 plaintiffs remain. In 2011, Yanacocha was served with 23 complaints alleging grounds to nullify the settlements entered into between Yanacocha and the plaintiffs. Yanacocha has answered the complaints and the court has dismissed several of the matters and the plaintiffs have filed appeals. All appeals were referred to the Civil Court of Cajamarca, which affirmed the decisions of the lower court judge. The plaintiffs have filed appeals of such orders before the Supreme Court. Some of these appeals were dismissed by the Supreme Court in favor of Yanacocha and others are pending resolution. Yanacocha will continue to vigorously defend its position. Neither the Company nor Yanacocha can reasonably estimate the ultimate loss relating to such claims.

 

Administrative Actions. The Peruvian government agency responsible for environmental evaluation and inspection, Organismo Evaluacion y Fiscalizacion Ambiental (“OEFA”), conducts periodic reviews of the Yanacocha site. In 2011, 2012, 2013, the first quarter of 2015 and second and third quarters of 2016, OEFA issued notices of alleged violations of OEFA standards to Yanacocha and Conga relating to past inspections. OEFA has resolved some alleged violations with minimal or no findings. Total fines for all outstanding OEFA alleged violations remain dependent upon the number of units associated with the alleged violations. In the first quarter of 2015, the water authority of Cajamarca issued notices of alleged regulatory violations. The alleged OEFA violations currently range from zero to 40,677 units and the water authority alleged violations range from zero to 20,000 units, with each unit having a potential fine equivalent to approximately $.00118  ($0 to $71). Yanacocha and Conga are responding to all notices of alleged violations, but cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the agency allegations.

 

Conga Project Constitutional Claim. On October 18, 2012, Marco Antonio Arana Zegarra filed a constitutional claim against the Ministry of Energy and Mines and Yanacocha requesting the Court to order the suspension of the Conga project as well as to declare not applicable the October 27, 2010, directorial resolution approving the Conga project Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”). On October 23, 2012, a Cajamarca judge dismissed the claims based on formal grounds finding that: (i) plaintiffs had not exhausted previous administrative proceedings; (ii) the directorial resolution approving the Conga EIA is valid, and was not challenged when issued in the administrative proceedings; (iii) there was inadequate evidence to conclude that the Conga project is a threat to the constitutional right of living in an adequate environment and; (iv) the directorial resolution approving the Conga project EIA does not guarantee that the Conga project will proceed, so there was no imminent threat to be addressed by the Court. The plaintiffs appealed the

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dismissal of the case. The Civil Court of the Superior Court of Cajamarca confirmed the above mentioned resolution and the plaintiff presented an appeal. On March 13, 2015, the Constitutional Court published its ruling stating that the case should be sent back to the first court with an order to formally admit the case and start the judicial process in order to review the claim and the proofs presented by the plaintiff. Yanacocha has answered the claim. Neither the Company nor Yanacocha can reasonably predict the outcome of this litigation.

 

Yanacocha Tax Dispute. In 2000, Yanacocha paid Buenaventura and Minas Conga S.R.L. a total of $29 to assume their respective contractual positions in mining concession agreements with Chaupiloma Dos de Cajamarca S.M.R.L. The contractual rights allowed Yanacocha the opportunity to conduct exploration on the concessions, but not a purchase of the concessions. The tax authority alleges that the payments to Buenaventura and Minas Conga S.R.L. were acquisitions of mining concessions requiring the amortization of the amounts under the Peru Mining Law over the life of the mine. Yanacocha expensed the amounts at issue in the initial year since the payments were not for the acquisition of a concession but rather these expenses represent the payment of an intangible and therefore, amortizable in a single year or proportionally for up to ten years according to Income Tax Law. In 2010, the tax court in Peru ruled in favor of Yanacocha and the tax authority appealed the issue to the judiciary. The first appellate court confirmed the ruling of the tax court in favor of Yanacocha. However, in November, 2015, a Superior Court in Peru made an appellate decision overturning the two prior findings in favor of Yanacocha. Yanacocha has appealed the Superior Court ruling to the Peru Supreme Court. The potential liability in this matter is in the form of fines and interest in an amount up to $75. While the Company has assessed that the likelihood of a ruling against Yanacocha in the Supreme Court as remote, it is not possible to fully predict the outcome of this litigation.

 

PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara – 31.5% Newmont Owned

 

Under the Batu Hijau Contract of Work, beginning in 2006 and continuing through 2010, a portion of PTNNT’s shares were required to be offered for sale, first, to the Indonesian government or, second, to Indonesian nationals, equal to the difference between the following percentages and the percentage of shares already owned by the Indonesian government or Indonesian nationals (if such number is positive): 23% by March 31, 2006; 30% by March 31, 2007; 37% by March 31, 2008; 44% by March 31, 2009; and 51% by March 31, 2010. As PTPI, an Indonesian national, owned a 20% interest in PTNNT at all relevant times, in 2006, a 3% interest was required to be offered for sale and, in each of 2007 through 2010, an additional 7% interest was required to be offered (for an aggregate 31% interest). The price at which such interests were offered for sale to the Indonesian parties was the fair market value of such interest considering PTNNT as a going concern, as agreed with the Indonesian government. Following certain disputes and an arbitration with the Indonesian government, in November and December 2009, sale agreements were concluded pursuant to which the 2006, 2007 and 2008 shares were sold to PT Multi Daerah Bersaing (“PTMDB”), the nominee of the local governments, and the 2009 shares were sold to PTMDB in February 2010, resulting in PTMDB owning a 24% interest in PTNNT.

 

On December 17, 2010, the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources, acting on behalf of the Indonesian government, accepted the offer to acquire the final 7% interest in PTNNT. Subsequently, the Indonesian government designated Pusat Investasi Pemerintah (“PIP”), an agency of the Ministry of Finance, as the entity that will buy the final stake. On May 6, 2011, PIP and the foreign shareholders entered into a definitive agreement for the sale and purchase of the final 7% divestiture stake, subject to receipt of approvals from certain Indonesian government ministries. Subsequent to signing the agreement, a disagreement arose between the Ministry of Finance and the Indonesian parliament in regard to whether parliamentary approval was needed to allow PIP to make the share purchase. In July 2012, the Constitutional Court ruled that parliament approval is required for PIP to use state funds to purchase the shares, which approval was never obtained. PIP and the foreign shareholders have not further extended the period in the definitive agreement for satisfaction of the conditions. Further disputes may arise in regard to the divestiture of the 2010 shares.

 

Refer to Note 3 for additional information regarding the anticipated sale of PTNNT.

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NWG Investments Inc. v. Fronteer Gold Inc.

 

In April 2011, Newmont acquired Fronteer Gold Inc. (“Fronteer”).

 

Fronteer acquired NewWest Gold Corporation (“NewWest Gold”) in September 2007. At the time of that acquisition, NWG Investments Inc. (“NWG”) owned approximately 86% of NewWest Gold and an individual named Jacob Safra owned or controlled 100% of NWG. Prior to its acquisition of NewWest Gold, Fronteer entered into a June 2007 lock-up agreement with NWG providing that, among other things, NWG would support Fronteer’s acquisition of NewWest Gold. At that time, Fronteer owned approximately 47% of Aurora Energy Resources Inc. (“Aurora”), which, among other things, had a uranium exploration project in Labrador, Canada.

 

NWG contends that, during the negotiations leading up to the lock-up agreement, Fronteer represented to NWG, among other things, that Aurora would commence uranium mining in Labrador by 2013, that this was a firm date, that Aurora faced no current environmental issues in Labrador and that Aurora’s competitors faced delays in commencing uranium mining. NWG further contends that it entered into the lock-up agreement and agreed to support Fronteer’s acquisition of NewWest Gold in reliance upon these purported representations. On October 11, 2007, less than three weeks after the Fronteer-NewWest Gold transaction closed, a member of the Nunatsiavut Assembly introduced a motion calling for the adoption of a moratorium on uranium mining in Labrador. On April 8, 2008, the Nunatsiavut Assembly adopted a three-year moratorium on uranium mining in Labrador. NWG contends that Fronteer was aware during the negotiations of the NWG/Fronteer lock-up agreement that the Nunatsiavut Assembly planned on adopting this moratorium and that its adoption would preclude Aurora from commencing uranium mining by 2013, but Fronteer nonetheless fraudulently induced NWG to enter into the lock-up agreement.

 

On September 24, 2012, NWG served a summons and complaint on the Company, and then amended the complaint to add Newmont Canada Holdings ULC as a defendant. The complaint also named Fronteer Gold Inc. and Mark O’Dea as defendants. The complaint sought rescission of the merger between Fronteer and NewWest Gold and $750 in damages. In August 2013 the Supreme Court of New York, New York County issued an order granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens. Subsequently, NWG filed a notice of appeal of the decision and then a notice of dismissal of the appeal on March 24, 2014.

 

On February 26, 2014, NWG filed a lawsuit in Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Fronteer Gold Inc., Newmont Mining Corporation, Newmont Canada Holdings ULC, Newmont FH B.V. and Mark O’Dea. The Ontario complaint is based upon substantially the same allegations contained in the New York lawsuit with claims for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation. NWG seeks disgorgement of profits since the close of the NWG deal on September 24, 2007 and damages in the amount of C$1.2 billion. Newmont, along with other defendants, served the plaintiff with its statement of defense on October 17, 2014. Newmont intends to vigorously defend this matter, but cannot reasonably predict the outcome.

 

Investigations

 

We occasionally identify or are apprised of information or allegations that certain employees, affiliates, agents or associated persons may have engaged in unlawful conduct for which we might be held responsible. We are conducting an investigation, with the assistance of outside counsel, relating to certain business activities of the Company and its affiliates and contractors in countries outside the U.S. The investigation includes a review of compliance with the requirements of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other applicable laws and regulations. The Company is working with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice with respect to the investigation. In March 2016, the Company entered into a one-year agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission tolling the statute of limitations relating to the investigation, and in April 2016, entered into a similar

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agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Both of the initial tolling agreements were effective through October 29, 2016. In September 2016, the Company agreed to extend its tolling agreement with the Department of Justice through April 2017, and agreed to a similar extension with the Securities and Exchange Commission in October 2016.  As of the filing of these financial statements, we cannot predict the outcome of these matters. Accordingly, no provision with respect to these matters has been made in our consolidated financial statements. See also Item 1A of the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2016, under the heading “Our business is subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other extraterritorial and domestic anti-bribery laws, a breach or violation of which could lead to civil and criminal fines and penalties, loss of licenses or permits and other collateral consequences and reputational harm.”

 

Other Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company has minimum royalty obligations on one of its producing mines in Nevada for the life of the mine. Amounts paid as a minimum royalty (where production royalties are less than the minimum obligation) in any year are recoverable in future years when the minimum royalty obligation is exceeded. Although the minimum royalty requirement may not be met in a particular year, the Company expects that over the mine life, gold production will be sufficient to meet the minimum royalty requirements. Royalty payments payable, net of recoverable amounts, are $28 in 2016,  $30 in 2017,  $30 in 2018,  $31 in 2019,  $33 in 2020 and $69 thereafter.

 

On June 25, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of the remaining 33.33% interest in Boddington from AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited (“AngloGold”). Consideration for the acquisition consisted of $982 and a contingent royalty capped at $100, equal to 50% of the average realized operating margin (Revenue less Costs applicable to sales on a by-product basis), if any, exceeding $600 per ounce, payable quarterly beginning in the second quarter of 2010 on one-third of gold sales from Boddington. At the acquisition date, the Company estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration at $62. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of the unpaid contingent consideration was approximately $21 and $10, respectively. Changes to the estimated fair value resulting from periodic revaluations are recorded to Other expense, net. This contingent royalty is capped at $100 in aggregate payments, of which $72 has been paid to date. The Company has made no payments during 2016 and 2015; however, the Company expects to pay $10 in the next 12 months. The range of remaining undiscounted amounts the Company could pay is between $0 and $28.

 

As part of its ongoing business and operations, the Company and its affiliates are required to provide surety bonds, bank letters of credit and bank guarantees as financial support for various purposes, including environmental reclamation, exploration permitting, workers compensation programs and other general corporate purposes. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were $2,168 and $2,060, respectively, of outstanding letters of credit, surety bonds and bank guarantees. The surety bonds, letters of credit and bank guarantees reflect fair value as a condition of their underlying purpose and are subject to fees competitively determined in the market place. The obligations associated with these instruments are generally related to performance requirements that the Company addresses through its ongoing operations. As the specific requirements are met, the beneficiary of the associated instrument cancels and/or returns the instrument to the issuing entity. Certain of these instruments are associated with operating sites with long-lived assets and will remain outstanding until closure. Generally, bonding requirements associated with environmental regulation are becoming more restrictive. However, the Company believes it is in compliance with all applicable bonding obligations and will be able to satisfy future bonding requirements through existing or alternative means, as they arise.

 

Newmont is from time to time involved in various legal proceedings related to its business. Except in the above described proceedings, management does not believe that adverse decisions in any pending or threatened proceeding or that amounts that may be required to be paid by reason thereof will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

 

 

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ITEM 2.       MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Newmont Mining Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Newmont,” the “Company,” “our” and “we”). We use certain non-GAAP financial measures in our MD&A. For a detailed description of each of the non-GAAP measures used in this MD&A, please see the discussion under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” beginning on page 79. References to “A$” refers to Australian currency.

 

This item should be read in conjunction with our interim unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in this quarterly report. Additionally, the following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the consolidated financial statements included in Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed February 17, 2016.

 

Overview 

 

Newmont is one of the world’s largest gold producers and is the only gold company included in the S&P 500 Index and Fortune 500. We have been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index-World for ten consecutive years and have adopted the World Gold Council’s Conflict-Free Gold Policy. We are also engaged in the exploration for and acquisition of gold and copper properties. We have significant operations and/or assets in the United States (“U.S.”), Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana and Suriname.

 

On June 30, 2016, Newmont agreed to sell its 48.5% economic interest in PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (“PTNNT”), which operates the Batu Hijau copper and gold mine (“Batu Hijau”) in Indonesia (the “Batu Hijau Transaction”). Newmont concluded that as of September 30, 2016, Batu Hijau met the criteria to be treated as held for sale and has been presented as a discontinued operation. In the following discussion and analysis, the operating statistics, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition that we present and discuss are those of our continuing operations unless otherwise indicated. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations, see Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the discussion in our Consolidated Financial Results and Results of Consolidated Operations below.

 

We continue to focus on improving safety and efficiency at our operations, maintaining leading environmental, social and governance practices, and building a stronger portfolio of longer-life, lower cost mines to generate the financial flexibility we need to fund our best projects, reduce debt, and return cash to shareholders. As part of these efforts, we launched the Full Potential program (“Full Potential”) in 2013 which continues to deliver results in the current year. Full Potential is designed to leverage our industry experience and discipline to accelerate the delivery of business improvement opportunities across our operations and support areas, resulting in improved levels of operating cash flow.

 

Highlights for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 are included below and discussed further in Consolidated Financial Results and Results of Consolidated Operations.  

 

Operating highlights

 

·

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders from continuing operations of $169 and $171 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively; Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders of $(358) and $(283) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively;

 

·

Adjusted net income of $202 and $486 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on page 79);

 

·

Adjusted EBITDA of $666 and $1,736 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,  

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respectively (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on page 79);

 

·

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations of $1,327 and Free Cash Flow of $495 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on page 79);

 

·

Consolidated gold production from continuing operations of 1,318,000 ounces (1,246,200 attributable ounces) and 3,810,000 ounces (3,575,000 attributable ounces) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively;

 

·

Consolidated copper production from continuing operations of 32 million pounds and 89 million pounds for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively;

 

·

Costs applicable to sales from continuing operations of $983 and $2,736 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively;

 

·

Gold costs applicable to sales per ounce from continuing operations of $706 and $682 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively; Copper costs applicable to sales per pound of $2.14 and $1.96 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on page 79);

 

·

Gold all-in sustaining costs per ounce from continuing operations of $925 and $910 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively; Copper all-in sustaining costs per pound from continuing operations of $2.57 and $2.30 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on page 79);

 

·

Cash dividends declared per common share of $0.025 and $0.075 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. On October 26, 2016, we announced an increase to the dividend policy effective beginning in the fourth quarter.

 

Our global project pipeline

 

Projects included in our global pipeline comprise an important part of the Company’s growth strategy and reflect opportunities throughout the development cycle. The most advanced projects, including early stage development and projects in or near the execution phase, are described below. The exploration, construction and execution of these projects may require significant funding to complete. 

 

Merian, Suriname. The Merian project in Suriname reached commercial production on October 1, 2016. We expect average estimated gold production (on a 100% basis) of 400,000 to 500,000 ounces per year for the first five full years, beginning in 2017. Development capital costs (excluding capitalized interest) since approval were $441 on an attributable basis, of which $41 of these costs are related to the third quarter of 2016. Total development capital on an attributable basis at the completion of the Merian project is expected to be $525 on an attributable basis. At December 31, 2015, we reported 110.6 million tons of probable reserves, grading 0.035 ounces per ton for 3.8 million ounces of gold reserves on an attributable basis at Merian. 

 

Long Canyon, Nevada.  The Board of Directors approved full funding for the first phase of developing the Long Canyon project in the second quarter of 2015. The Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision was issued by the Bureau of Land Management on April 7, 2015. The project is now in commissioning and is expected to achieve commercial production by the end of 2016. We estimate that production will be between 100,000 and 150,000 ounces per year over an eight year mine life. Development capital costs (excluding capitalized interest) since approval were $192, of which $26 are related to the third quarter. At December 31, 2015, we reported 18 million tons of probable reserves, grading 0.067 ounce per ton for 1.2 million ounces of gold reserves at Long Canyon.

 

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mine access and increasing process plant capacity and recovery. We expect the Tanami Expansion to reach commercial production by mid-2017, which will maintain Tanami production of between 425,000 and 475,000 gold ounces for the first five years. Development capital costs (excluding capitalized interest) since approval were $51, of which $11 are related to the third quarter of 2016.

 

Cripple Creek & Victor (“CC&V”) Expansion, Colorado. An expansion project at CC&V, which will extend CC&V’s estimated mine life to at least 2026, includes the construction of a new leach pad, mill and recovery plant. The mill was mechanically completed in the first quarter of 2015. The new leach pad and the recovery plant are now complete, and production will continue to ramp up through 2016. Development capital costs (excluding capitalized interest) since approval were $103, of which $9 are related to the third quarter of 2016. Total development capital at completion is expected to be $185.

 

NW Exodus, Nevada. In June 2016, Newmont approved the Northwest Exodus Underground project. The Northwest Exodus gold deposit is located in close proximity to the Exodus deposit in Newmont’s Carlin North Area, Eureka County, Nevada, within the mine plan (Genesis-Blue Star Plan of Operations). The Project expands the existing Exodus Underground mine infrastructure. Incremental gold production will average between 50,000 and 75,000 ounces per year for the first five years. First gold production was achieved in August 2016. Sustaining capital costs (excluding capitalized interest) since approval were $13, of which $6 are related to the third quarter of 2016.

 

Subika Underground, Ghana. Subika Underground is in the definitive feasibility stage of development as work continues to optimize the mine plan and reduce costs. The project would increase profitable production by 150,000 to 200,000 ounces of gold per year for the first five years and an investment decision is expected in late 2016.

 

Ahafo Mill Expansion, Ghana. Ahafo Mill Expansion is in the definitive feasibility stage of development as we continue to refine the scope and look for ways to reduce costs. The project would increase profitable production by an average of 75,000 to 100,000 ounces of gold per year for the first five years while lowering costs and off-setting the impacts of lower grades and harder ore. An investment decision is expected in late 2016.

 

Goldstar, Nevada. In October 2016, Newmont approved the Goldstar project. Goldstar is a layback in the Carlin North area with a seven year life that is expected to deliver over 500,000 ounces of production over a 13 year period.

 

We manage our wider project portfolio to maintain flexibility to address the development risks associated with our projects including permitting, local community and government support, engineering and procurement availability, technical issues, escalating costs and other associated risks that could adversely impact the timing and costs of certain opportunities.

 

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Selected Financial and Operating Results 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Financial Results from Continuing Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

$

1,791

 

$

1,560

 

$

4,922

 

$

4,633

 

Gold

 

$

1,728

 

$

1,494

 

$

4,751

 

$

4,421

 

Copper

 

$

63

 

$

66

 

$

171

 

$

212

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations 

 

$

135

 

$

159

 

$

109

 

$

286

 

Net income (loss) 

 

$

(313)

 

$

285

 

$

(116)

 

$

662

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

169

 

$

159

 

$

171

 

$

275

 

Per common share, basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.54

 

Income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

(0.67)

 

$

0.42

 

$

(0.53)

 

$

0.93

 

Adjusted net income (loss) (1)

 

$

202

 

$

70

 

$

486

 

$

336

 

Adjusted net income (loss) per share, basic (1)

 

$

0.38

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.92

 

$

0.66

 

Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization (1)

 

$

622

 

$

604

 

$

1,768

 

$

1,640

 

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization (1)

 

$

666

 

$

513

 

$

1,736

 

$

1,604

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,327

 

$

1,304

 

Free Cash Flow (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

495

 

$

415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Results from Continuing Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated gold ounces (thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Produced

 

 

1,318

 

 

1,322

 

 

3,810

 

 

3,798

 

Sold (2)

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,343

 

 

3,766

 

 

3,787

 

Consolidated copper pounds (millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Produced

 

 

32

 

 

33

 

 

89

 

 

95

 

Sold

 

 

30

 

 

33

 

 

84

 

 

93

 

Average realized price:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold (per ounce) 

 

$

1,329

 

$

1,112

 

$

1,261

 

$

1,167

 

Copper (per pound) 

 

$

2.04

 

$

1.97

 

$

2.03

 

$

2.25

 

Consolidated costs applicable to sales: (1)(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold (per ounce) 

 

$

706

 

$

645

 

$

682

 

$

644

 

Copper (per pound) 

 

$

2.14

 

$

1.78

 

$

1.96

 

$

1.82

 

All-in sustaining costs: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold (per ounce) 

 

$

925

 

$

879

 

$

910

 

$

898

 

Copper (per pound) 

 

$

2.57

 

$

2.21

 

$

2.30

 

$

2.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial and Operating Results from Discontinued Operations:(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations 

 

$

(448)

 

$

126

 

$

(225)

 

$

376

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

(527)

 

$

60

 

$

(454)

 

$

199

 

Consolidated gold ounces (thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Produced

 

 

219

 

 

216

 

 

600

 

 

504

 

Sold

 

 

192

 

 

205

 

 

576

 

 

465

 

Consolidated copper pounds (millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Produced

 

 

135

 

 

147

 

 

363

 

 

381

 

Sold

 

 

113

 

 

133

 

 

348

 

 

351

 


(1)

See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” beginning on page 79.  

(2)

Excludes development ounces.

(3)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation.

(4)

For additional information regarding our discontinued operation, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  

 

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Consolidated Financial Results 

 

The details of our Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Newmont stockholders are set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Increase

 

Percent

 

 

   

2016

    

2015

   

(decrease)

   

Change

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Newmont stockholders 

 

$

169

 

$

159

 

$

10

 

6

%

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Newmont stockholders per common share, basic

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.02

 

7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Increase

 

Percent

 

 

   

2016

    

2015

    

(decrease)

   

Change

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Newmont stockholders 

 

$

171

 

$

275

 

$

(104)

 

(38)

%

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Newmont stockholders per common share, basic

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.54

 

$

(0.22)

 

(41)

%

 

Results for the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 were impacted by higher realized gold prices, partially offset by higher operating costs, a prior-year gain resulting from the deconsolidation of TMAC Resources Inc. (“TMAC”), a prior-year gain resulting from the sale of the Company’s investment in European Gold Refinery Holdings (“EGR”) and lower gold sales volumes.

 

Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 were impacted by higher deferred income taxes, higher operating costs, a prior-year gain resulting from the deconsolidation of TMAC and a prior-year gain resulting from the sale of the Company’s investment in EGR, partially offset by higher realized gold prices and the positive impact of a gain from the sale of the Company’s investment in Regis Resources Ltd.

 

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The following is a summary of consolidated gold and copper sales, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Gold (1) 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

North America: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

 

$

362

 

$

261

 

$

864

 

$

780

 

Phoenix

 

 

61

 

 

63

 

 

187

 

 

174

 

Twin Creeks

 

 

129

 

 

134

 

 

432

 

 

433

 

CC&V

 

 

152

 

 

38

 

 

361

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

704

 

 

496

 

 

1,844

 

 

1,425

 

South America:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha

 

 

195

 

 

288

 

 

600

 

 

831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia Pacific: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

 

287

 

 

224

 

 

741

 

 

665

 

Tanami

 

 

151

 

 

141

 

 

450

 

 

399

 

Waihi (2)

 

 

 —

 

 

32

 

 

 —

 

 

121

 

Kalgoorlie

 

 

120

 

 

95

 

 

348

 

 

269

 

 

 

 

558

 

 

492

 

 

1,539

 

 

1,454

 

Africa: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo

 

 

115

 

 

89

 

 

331

 

 

297

 

Akyem

 

 

156

 

 

129

 

 

437

 

 

414

 

 

 

 

271

 

 

218

 

 

768

 

 

711

 

 

 

 

1,728

 

 

1,494

 

 

4,751

 

 

4,421

 

Copper (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix

 

 

20

 

 

30

 

 

63

 

 

88

 

Asia Pacific: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

 

43

 

 

36

 

 

108

 

 

124

 

 

 

 

63

 

 

66

 

 

171

 

 

212

 

 

 

$

1,791

 

$

1,560

 

$

4,922

 

$

4,633

 


(1)

Excludes the impact of Batu Hijau. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations and Batu Hijau’s financial results, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2)

On October 29, 2015, the Company sold the Waihi mine. 

 

The following analysis summarizes consolidated gold sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Consolidated gold sales:(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross before provisional pricing

    

$

1,736

    

$

1,509

    

$

4,754

    

$

4,453

 

Provisional pricing mark-to-market

 

 

2

 

 

(6)

 

 

24

 

 

(6)

 

Gross after provisional pricing

 

 

1,738

 

 

1,503

 

 

4,778

 

 

4,447

 

Treatment and refining charges

 

 

(10)

 

 

(9)

 

 

(27)

 

 

(26)

 

Net

 

$

1,728

 

$

1,494

 

$

4,751

 

$

4,421

 

Consolidated gold ounces sold (thousands)(1)(2)

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,343

 

 

3,766

 

 

3,787

 

Average realized gold price (per ounce):(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross before provisional pricing

 

$

1,334

 

$

1,124

 

$

1,262

 

$

1,176

 

Provisional pricing mark-to-market

 

 

2

 

 

(5)

 

 

6

 

 

(2)

 

Gross after provisional pricing

 

 

1,336

 

 

1,119

 

 

1,268

 

 

1,174

 

Treatment and refining charges

 

 

(7)

 

 

(7)

 

 

(7)

 

 

(7)

 

Net

 

$

1,329

 

$

1,112

 

$

1,261

 

$

1,167

 


(1)

Excludes the impact of Batu Hijau. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations and Batu Hijau’s financial results, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For discussion regarding Batu Hijau’s operating results, see the Discontinued Operations section in Results of Consolidated Operations below.

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(2)

Excludes development ounces.

 

The change in consolidated gold sales from continuing operations is due to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

  

2016 vs. 2015

    

2016 vs. 2015

 

Change in consolidated ounces sold

    

$

(47)

 

$

(23)

 

Change in average realized gold price

 

 

282

 

 

354

 

Change in treatment and refining charges

 

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

$

234

 

$

330

 

 

Gold sales increased 16% and 7% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015, respectively, primarily due to the addition of CC&V and higher average realized prices, partially offset by the sale of Waihi and lower volumes at existing operations. For further discussion regarding changes in volumes, see Results of Consolidated Operations below.

 

The following analysis summarizes consolidated copper sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

 

2016

    

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Consolidated copper sales:(1)

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross before provisional pricing

    

$

67

    

$

79

    

$

183

    

$

242

 

Provisional pricing mark-to-market

 

 

 —

 

 

(8)

 

 

 —

 

 

(17)

 

Gross after provisional pricing

 

 

67

 

 

71

 

 

183

 

 

225

 

Treatment and refining charges

 

 

(4)

 

 

(5)

 

 

(12)

 

 

(13)

 

Net

 

$

63

 

$

66

 

$

171

 

$

212

 

Consolidated copper pounds sold (millions)(1)

 

 

30

 

 

33

 

 

84

 

 

93

 

Average realized copper price (per pound):(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross before provisional pricing

 

$

2.18

 

$

2.36

 

$

2.17

 

$

2.58

 

Provisional pricing mark-to-market

 

 

 —

 

 

(0.25)

 

 

 —

 

 

(0.19)

 

Gross after provisional pricing

 

 

2.18

 

 

2.11

 

 

2.17

 

 

2.39

 

Treatment and refining charges

 

 

(0.14)

 

 

(0.14)

 

 

(0.14)

 

 

(0.14)

 

Net

 

$

2.04

 

$

1.97

 

$

2.03

 

$

2.25

 


(1)

Excludes the impact of Batu Hijau. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations and Batu Hijau’s financial results, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For discussion regarding Batu Hijau’s operating results, see the Discontinued Operations section in Results of Consolidated Operations below.

 

The change in consolidated copper sales from continuing operations is due to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

 

2016 vs. 2015

 

2016 vs. 2015

 

Change in consolidated pounds sold

    

$

(5)

    

$

(22)

 

Change in average realized copper price

 

 

1

 

 

(20)

 

Change in treatment and refining charges

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

$

(3)

 

$

(41)

 

 

Copper sales decreased 5% and 19% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, the decrease is primarily due to lower sales volumes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, the decrease is primarily due to lower sales volumes and lower average realized prices. For further discussion regarding changes in volumes, see Results of Consolidated Operations below.

 

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The following is a summary of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

 

 

to Sales

 

Amortization

 

to Sales

 

Amortization

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Gold (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

 

$

212

 

$

208

 

$

51

 

$

54

 

$

585

 

$

573

 

$

143

 

$

145

 

Phoenix

 

 

30

 

 

48

 

 

10

 

 

13

 

 

118

 

 

121

 

 

37

 

 

31

 

Twin Creeks

 

 

52

 

 

67

 

 

10

 

 

13

 

 

170

 

 

190

 

 

36

 

 

38

 

CC&V

 

 

65

 

 

10

 

 

32

 

 

6

 

 

156

 

 

10

 

 

78

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

359

 

 

333

 

 

103

 

 

86

 

 

1,029

 

 

894

 

 

294

 

 

220

 

South America: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha

 

 

148

 

 

160

 

 

92

 

 

88

 

 

396

 

 

405

 

 

220

 

 

225

 

Merian

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

148

 

 

160

 

 

92

 

 

88

 

 

396

 

 

405

 

 

221

 

 

225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia Pacific: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

 

139

 

 

131

 

 

30

 

 

27

 

 

391

 

 

411

 

 

82

 

 

81

 

Tanami

 

 

57

 

 

55

 

 

20

 

 

22

 

 

180

 

 

172

 

 

62

 

 

63

 

Waihi (2)

 

 

 —

 

 

12

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

49

 

 

 —

 

 

12

 

Kalgoorlie

 

 

57

 

 

68

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

189

 

 

206

 

 

14

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

253

 

 

266

 

 

55

 

 

58

 

 

760

 

 

838

 

 

158

 

 

172

 

Africa: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo

 

 

95

 

 

52

 

 

30

 

 

11

 

 

212

 

 

151

 

 

62

 

 

39

 

Akyem

 

 

63

 

 

54

 

 

32

 

 

24

 

 

174

 

 

151

 

 

93

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

158

 

 

106

 

 

62

 

 

35

 

 

386

 

 

302

 

 

155

 

 

109

 

 

 

 

918

 

 

865

 

 

312

 

 

267

 

 

2,571

 

 

2,439

 

 

828

 

 

726

 

Copper (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix

 

 

32

 

 

27

 

 

8

 

 

6

 

 

76

 

 

69

 

 

20

 

 

15

 

Asia Pacific: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

 

33

 

 

33

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

89

 

 

101

 

 

17

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

65

 

 

60

 

 

14

 

 

12

 

 

165

 

 

170

 

 

37

 

 

33

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

9

 

 

13

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

27

 

 

33

 

 

 

$

983

 

$

925

 

$

335

 

$

292

 

$

2,736

 

$

2,609

 

$

892

 

$

792

 


(1)

Excludes the impact of Batu Hijau. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations and Batu Hijau’s financial results, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2)

On October 29, 2015, the Company sold the Waihi mine. 

 

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The details of our Costs applicable to sales are set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Increase

 

Percent

 

 

   

2016

    

2015

   

(decrease)

   

Change

 

Gold

 

$

918

 

$

865

 

$

53

 

6

%

Copper

 

 

65

 

 

60

 

 

5

 

8

 

 

 

$

983

 

$

925

 

$

58

 

6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Increase

 

Percent

 

 

   

2016

    

2015

   

(decrease)

   

Change

 

Gold

 

$

2,571

 

$

2,439

 

$

132

 

5

%

Copper

 

 

165

 

 

170

 

 

(5)

 

(3)

 

 

 

$

2,736

 

$

2,609

 

$

127

 

5

%

 

The increase in Costs applicable to sales for gold during the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, is primarily due to the addition of CC&V, an unfavorable Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate and higher stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments, partially offset by the sale of Waihi, lower sales volumes and lower oil prices. The increase in Costs applicable to sales for gold during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, is primarily due to the addition of CC&V and higher stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments, partially offset by the sale of Waihi, lower sales volumes, a favorable Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate and lower oil prices. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, gold production and co-product allocation of costs to gold remained relatively constant.

 

Costs applicable to sales for copper remained relatively flat during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015.  

 

For discussion regarding variations in operations, see Results of Consolidated Operations below.

 

The Company reclassified regional administrative and community development costs of $16 and $8 from Other expense, net to General and administrative and Costs applicable to sales, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2015, and $42 and $18, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  

 

The details of our Depreciation and amortization are set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Increase

 

Percent

 

 

   

2016

    

2015

   

(decrease)

   

Change

 

Gold

 

$

312

 

$

267

 

$

45

 

17

%

Copper

 

 

14

 

 

12

 

 

2

 

17

 

Other

 

 

9

 

 

13

 

 

(4)

 

(31)

 

 

 

$

335

 

$

292

 

$

43

 

15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Increase

 

Percent

 

 

   

2016

    

2015

   

(decrease)

   

Change

 

Gold

 

$

828

 

$

726

 

$

102

 

14

%

Copper

 

 

37

 

 

33

 

 

4

 

12

 

Other

 

 

27

 

 

33

 

 

(6)

 

(18)

 

 

 

$

892

 

$

792

 

$

100

 

13

%

 

The increases in Depreciation and amortization for gold during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015 are primarily due to the addition of CC&V and higher

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stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments, partially offset by the sale of Waihi and lower sales volumes. 

 

Depreciation and amortization for copper remained relatively flat during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015.

 

Other  income, net decreased by $146 during the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 primarily due to prior year gains of $76 from the deconsolidation of TMAC, $53 from the sale of our equity stake in EGR and foreign exchange movements, partially offset by higher impairments of marketable securities in the prior year.  Other income, net decreased by $43 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 primarily due to prior year gains of $76 from the deconsolidation of TMAC, $38 from the sale of Hemlo mineral rights, $53 from the sale of our equity stake in EGR,  and foreign exchange movements. This was partially offset by current year gains of $103 on the sale of the Company’s investment in Regis Resources Ltd. and lower impairment charges on investments. 

 

The Company’s Income and mining tax expense (benefit) consisted of: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

Variance

 

Income before income and mining tax and other items

 

 

 

$

223

 

 

 

$

238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax at statutory rate

 

35

%  

$

78

 

35

%  

$

83

 

 

 

Reconciling items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage depletion (1) 

 

(5)

 

 

(11)

 

(3)

 

 

(8)

 

(2)

%

Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets

 

(2)

 

 

(5)

 

(17)

 

 

(40)

 

15

 

Mining and other taxes

 

6

 

 

13

 

9

 

 

21

 

(3)

 

Tax impact on sale of assets

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

3

 

 

8

 

(3)

 

U.S. tax effect of minority interest attributable to non-U.S. investees

 

4

 

 

10

 

(1)

 

 

(3)

 

5

 

Other (1) 

 

2

 

 

5

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

2

 

Income and mining tax expense

 

40

%

$

90

 

26

%

$

61

 

14

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

Variance

 

Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items

 

 

 

$

672

 

 

 

$

622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax at statutory rate

 

35

%  

$

235

 

35

%  

$

218

 

 

 

Reconciling items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage depletion (1) 

 

(7)

 

 

(47)

 

(10)

 

 

(61)

 

3

%

Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets

 

49

 

 

330

 

11

 

 

68

 

38

 

Mining and other taxes

 

6

 

 

41

 

10

 

 

59

 

(4)

 

Tax impact on sale of assets

 

(5)

 

 

(35)

 

1

 

 

8

 

(6)

 

U.S. tax effect of minority interest attributable to non-U.S. investees

 

3

 

 

20

 

1

 

 

9

 

2

 

Other (1) 

 

2

 

 

11

 

 —

 

 

1

 

2

 

Income and mining tax expense

 

83

%

$

555

 

48

%

$

302

 

35

%


(1)

Includes the reduction to percentage depletion and the domestic production deduction from the filing of the 2015 tax return during the second quarter of 2016.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, income and mining tax expense was $90, resulting in an effective tax rate of 40%. Income and mining tax expense during the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $61, for an effective tax rate of 26%. The Company’s effective tax rate is driven by a number of factors as illustrated in the table above. The most impactful is the change in the Company’s valuation allowance. The Company recorded a relatively large reduction to its valuation allowance for tax credits in the three months ended September 30, 2015 as a result of the settlement of income tax audits.  

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, income and mining tax expense was $555, resulting in an effective tax rate of 83%. Income and mining tax expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $291, for an effective tax rate of 48%. The increase in the effective tax rate is primarily due to changes in the Company’s

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valuation allowance. In 2016, the Company increased its valuation allowance for tax credits generated by a restructuring implemented for tax planning purposes and by a carry back of taxable losses to a year with taxable income.

 

There are a number of factors that can potentially impact the Company’s effective tax rate, including the geographic distribution of income, the non-recognition of tax assets, percentage depletion, changes in tax laws and the impact of specific transactions and assessments. For a complete discussion of the factors that influence our effective tax rate, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed February 17, 2016 on Form 10-K.

 

Due to the factors discussed above and the sensitivity of the Company’s income tax expense and effective tax rate to these factors, it is expected that the effective tax rate will fluctuate, sometimes significantly, in future periods.

 

The details of our Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax are set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Increase

 

Percent

 

 

   

2016

    

2015

   

(decrease)

   

Change

 

Holt property royalty obligation

 

$

(19)

 

$

17

 

$

(36)

 

(212)

%

Batu Hijau operations

 

 

148

 

 

109

 

 

39

 

36

 

Loss on classification as held for sale

 

 

(577)

 

 

 —

 

 

(577)

 

N.M.

 

 

 

$

(448)

 

$

126

 

$

(574)

 

(456)

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Increase

 

Percent

 

 

   

2016

    

2015

   

(decrease)

   

Change

 

Holt property royalty obligation

 

$

(72)

 

$

34

 

$

(106)

 

(312)

%

Batu Hijau operations

 

 

424

 

 

342

 

 

82

 

24

 

Loss on classification as held for sale

 

 

(577)

 

 

 —

 

 

(577)

 

N.M.

 

 

 

$

(225)

 

$

376

 

$

(601)

 

(160)

%


N.M. – Not meaningful.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Holt property royalty obligation increased due to increases in gold prices and decreases in discount rates. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Holt property royalty obligation decreased due to decreases in gold prices and increases in discount rates.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the income from Batu Hijau operations increased primarily due to higher gold volumes, higher average realized gold prices and lower operating costs, partially offset by lower copper volumes. In addition, the nine-month comparison was also impacted by lower average realized copper prices. For discussion regarding Batu Hijau’s operating results, see the Discontinued Operations section in Results of Consolidated Operations below.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we reclassified the Batu Hijau operations as held for sale and recorded a loss on classification as held for sale of $577. There was no loss on classification as held for sale during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

 

For additional information regarding our discontinued operations, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For discussion regarding Batu Hijau’s operating results, see the Discontinued operations section in  Results of Consolidated Operations below.

 

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was income of $(45) and $(167), respectively, compared to $(66) and $(188) in the same periods of 2015. For additional information regarding our net income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information regarding our net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, see Note 10 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Results of Consolidated Operations 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold or Copper

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

All-In Sustaining

 

 

 

Produced

 

to Sales (1)

 

Amortization

 

Costs (2)

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

(ounces in thousands)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

North America (3)

 

540

 

434

 

$

678

 

$

751

 

$

194

 

$

190

 

$

831

 

$

955

 

South America (4)

 

147

 

242

 

 

1,022

 

 

625

 

 

657

 

 

353

 

 

1,253

 

 

918

 

Asia Pacific (5) (6)

 

429

 

453

 

 

598

 

 

595

 

 

130

 

 

141

 

 

752

 

 

715

 

Africa 

 

202

 

193

 

 

778

 

 

543

 

 

310

 

 

181

 

 

970

 

 

723

 

Total/Weighted-Average for continuing operations

 

1,318

 

1,322

 

$

706

 

$

645

 

$

245

 

$

208

 

$

925

 

$

879

 

Attributable to Newmont (7)

 

1,246

 

1,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(pounds in millions)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

North America

 

11

 

12

 

$

3.44

 

$

1.96

 

$

0.88

 

$

0.43

 

$

4.11

 

$

2.43

 

Asia Pacific (5)

 

21

 

21

 

 

1.56

 

 

1.66

 

 

0.31

 

 

0.32

 

 

1.90

 

 

2.05

 

Total/Weighted-Average for continuing operations

 

32

 

33

 

$

2.14

 

$

1.78

 

$

0.48

 

$

0.36

 

$

2.57

 

$

2.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(tonnes in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia Pacific (5)

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total/Weighted-Average for continuing operations

 

15

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold or Copper

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

All-In Sustaining

 

 

 

Produced

 

to Sales (1)

 

Amortization

 

Costs (2)

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

(ounces in thousands)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

North America (3)

 

1,473

 

1,216

 

$

702

 

$

735

 

$

201

 

$

180

 

$

863

 

$

942

 

South America (4)

 

483

 

706

 

 

828

 

 

573

 

 

481

 

 

330

 

 

1,163

 

 

871

 

Asia Pacific (5) (6)

 

1,245

 

1,272

 

 

627

 

 

664

 

 

135

 

 

146

 

 

766

 

 

804

 

Africa 

 

609

 

604

 

 

631

 

 

501

 

 

254

 

 

181

 

 

800

 

 

688

 

Total/Weighted-Average for continuing operations

 

3,810

 

3,798

 

$

682

 

$

644

 

$

227

 

$

200

 

$

910

 

$

898

 

Attributable to Newmont (7)

 

3,575

 

3,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(pounds in millions)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

North America

 

32

 

36

 

$

2.49

 

$

1.92

 

$

0.66

 

$

0.43

 

$

2.90

 

$

2.28

 

Asia Pacific (5)

 

57

 

59

 

 

1.66

 

 

1.76

 

 

0.33

 

 

0.32

 

 

1.96

 

 

2.11

 

Total/Weighted-Average for continuing operations

 

89

 

95

 

$

1.96

 

$

1.82

 

$

0.45

 

$

0.36

 

$

2.30

 

$

2.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(tonnes in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

15

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia Pacific (5)

 

26

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total/Weighted-Average for continuing operations

 

41

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation.  

(2)

All-In Sustaining Costs is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures beginning on page 79.  

(3)

On August 3, 2015, the Company acquired the CC&V gold mining operation.

(4)

All-In Sustaining Costs and Depreciation and Amortization include expense for Merian and Other South America projects.

(5)

Excludes the results of Batu Hijau. For amounts produced by our discontinued operations, see Discontinued Operations below.

(6)

On October 29, 2015, the Company sold the Waihi mine.

(7)

For the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, amounts exclude 17 and 16 ounces, respectively, from our interest in La Zanja and 14 ounces in 2015 from our interest in Duketon. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, amounts exclude 50 and 48 ounces, respectively, from our interest in La Zanja and 11 and 42 ounces, respectively, from our interest in Duketon. In March 2016, the Company sold its investment in Regis Resources Ltd., which operates the Duketon project.

 

Three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 2015

 

Consolidated gold production was in line with the prior year period as lower production at our South America and Asia Pacific operations, including the impact of the sale of Waihi in 2015, was mostly offset by higher production at our North America and Africa operations, including the acquisition of CC&V. Consolidated copper production decreased 3% due to lower mill grade and recoveries at Phoenix.

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Costs applicable to sales per consolidated gold ounce sold increased 9% primarily due to higher stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments, higher direct operating costs and an unfavorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate, partially offset by lower oil prices. Costs applicable to sales per consolidated copper pound sold increased 20% primarily due to a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period, higher direct operating costs, lower pounds sold and an unfavorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate, partially offset by lower oil prices.

 

Depreciation and amortization per consolidated gold ounce sold increased 18% primarily due to higher stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments, capital additions and higher unit rates. Depreciation and amortization per consolidated copper pound sold increased 33% primarily due to a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period and lower pounds sold.

 

All-in sustaining costs per consolidated gold ounce sold increased 5% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per ounce sold. All-in sustaining costs per consolidated copper pound sold increased 16% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per pound sold, partially offset by lower treatment and refining costs.

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 2015

 

Consolidated gold production was in line with the prior year period as higher production at our North America operations, including the acquisition of CC&V, and Africa operations, was mostly offset with lower production at our South America and Asia Pacific operations, including the impact of the sale of Waihi in 2015. Consolidated copper production decreased 6% primarily due to lower ore grade milled at our copper producing operations.

 

Costs applicable to sales per consolidated gold ounce sold increased 6% primarily due to higher stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments and higher direct operating costs, partially offset by a favorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate and lower oil prices. Costs applicable to sales per consolidated copper pound sold increased 8% primarily due to a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period, lower pounds sold and higher direct operating costs, partially offset by a favorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate and lower oil prices.

 

Depreciation and amortization per consolidated gold ounce sold increased 14% primarily due to higher stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments, capital additions and higher unit rates. Depreciation and amortization per consolidated copper pound sold increased 25% primarily due to a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period and lower pounds sold.

 

All-in sustaining costs per consolidated gold ounce sold increased 1% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per ounce sold, partially offset by lower sustaining capital spend primarily as a result of project completion or projects nearing completion. All-in sustaining costs per consolidated copper pound sold increased 6% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per pound sold.

 

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North America Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold or Copper

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

All-In Sustaining

 

 

 

Produced

 

to Sales (1)

 

Amortization

 

Costs (2)

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

(ounces in thousands)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

Carlin

 

273

 

231

 

$

781

 

$

902

 

$

185

 

$

230

 

$

949

 

$

1,147

 

Phoenix

 

57

 

53

 

 

637

 

 

806

 

 

203

 

 

208

 

 

766

 

 

949

 

Twin Creeks

 

96

 

119

 

 

532

 

 

559

 

 

111

 

 

110

 

 

656

 

 

655

 

CC&V

 

114

 

31

 

 

574

 

 

295

 

 

280

 

 

165

 

 

646

 

 

394

 

Total/Weighted-Average

 

540

 

434

 

$

678

 

$

751

 

$

194

 

$

190

 

$

831

 

$

955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(pounds in millions)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

Phoenix

 

11

 

12

 

$

3.44

 

$

1.96

 

$

0.88

 

$

0.43

 

$

4.11

 

$

2.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(tonnes in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix

 

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold or Copper

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

All-In Sustaining

 

 

 

Produced

 

to Sales (1)

 

Amortization

 

Costs (2)

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

(ounces in thousands)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

Carlin

 

683

 

660

 

$

856

 

$

866

 

$

209

 

$

218

 

$

1,044

 

$

1,085

 

Phoenix

 

158

 

160

 

 

782

 

 

782

 

 

245

 

 

198

 

 

920

 

 

955

 

Twin Creeks

 

346

 

365

 

 

489

 

 

520

 

 

105

 

 

105

 

 

591

 

 

653

 

CC&V

 

286

 

31

 

 

551

 

 

295

 

 

274

 

 

165

 

 

611

 

 

394

 

Total/Weighted-Average

 

1,473

 

1,216

 

$

702

 

$

735

 

$

201

 

$

180

 

$

863

 

$

942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(pounds in millions)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

Phoenix

 

32

 

36

 

$

2.49

 

$

1.92

 

$

0.66

 

$

0.43

 

$

2.90

 

$

2.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(tonnes in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix

 

15

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation.  

(2)

All-In Sustaining Costs is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures beginning on page 79.

 

Three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 2015

 

Carlin, USA. Gold ounces produced increased 18% primarily due to higher ore grade at Mill 6 as a result of higher tons mined and ore grade mined at Leeville, higher ore grade at Mill 5 as a result of accessing higher grade ore upon completion of a stripping campaign at Silverstar and higher throughput at Mill 5. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold decreased 13% primarily due to higher ounces sold, lower oil prices, lower leach pad inventory adjustments in the current year period and stockpile inventory adjustments in the prior year period.  Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold decreased 20% primarily due to higher ounces sold, lower leach pad inventory adjustments in the current year period and stockpile inventory adjustments in the prior year period. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold decreased 17% primarily due to lower costs applicable to sales per ounce sold and lower sustaining capital spend as a result of multiple projects nearing completion and higher ounces sold.

 

Phoenix, USA. Gold ounces produced increased 8% primarily due to higher ore grade leached at Lone Tree. Copper pounds produced decreased 8% primarily due to lower ore grade milled and lower recovery. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold decreased 21% primarily due to higher volumes, lower oil prices and lower consumable expenses.  Costs applicable to sales per pound sold increased 76% primarily due to lower pounds sold and a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period.  Depreciation and amortization  per ounce sold decreased 2% primarily due to higher volumes. Depreciation and amortization  per pound sold increased 105% primarily due to a significant inventory

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adjustment in the current year period and lower pounds sold.  All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold decreased 19% primarily due to lower costs applicable to sales per ounce sold. All-in sustaining costs per pound sold increased 69% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per pound sold.

 

Twin Creeks, USA. Gold ounces produced decreased 19% primarily due to lower ore grade milled as a result of a planned stripping campaign,  partially offset by higher throughput as a result of higher tons mined at TRJV. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold decreased 5% due to lower direct operating costs, including lower oil prices, and lower leach pad inventory adjustments, partially offset by lower ounces sold.  Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold and all-in sustaining costs per ounce sold were both in line with the prior year period.

 

CC&V, USA. We purchased 100% of the Cripple Creek & Victor gold mining business in Colorado from AngloGold Ashanti Limited on August 3, 2015.

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 2015

 

Carlin, USA. Gold ounces produced increased 3% primarily due to higher ore grade milled at Mill 6 as a result of higher tons mined at Leeville as well as higher throughput at Mill 5. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold decreased 1% due to higher ounces sold, lower fuel prices, and lower stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments, partially offset by higher direct operating costs. Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold decreased 4% due to higher ounces sold and lower stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold decreased 4% due to lower costs applicable to sales per ounce sold and lower sustaining capital spend as a result of projects nearing completion and higher ounces sold.

 

Phoenix, USA. Gold ounces produced decreased 1% due to lower ore grade milled and lower recovery, partially offset by higher ore grade leached at Lone Tree. Copper pounds produced decreased 11% primarily due to lower ore grade milled and lower leach recovery. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold was in line with the prior year period. Costs applicable to sales per pound sold increased 30% primarily due to a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period and lower pounds sold.  Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold increased 24% primarily due to lower ounces sold.  Depreciation and amortization per pound sold increased 53% primarily due to a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period and lower pounds sold. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold decreased 4% primarily due to lower sustaining capital spend as a result of projects nearing completion, partially offset by lower ounces sold. All-in sustaining costs per pound sold increased 27% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per pound sold.

 

Twin Creeks, USA. Gold ounces produced decreased 5% due to lower ore grade milled as a result of a planned stripping campaign,  partially offset by higher throughput as a result of higher tons mined at TRJV. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold decreased 6% due to lower leach pad inventory adjustments and lower oil prices, partially offset by lower ounces sold.  Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold was in line with the prior year period. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold decreased 9% primarily due to lower costs applicable to sales per ounce sold and lower sustaining capital spend as a result of project completion, partially offset by lower ounces sold.

 

CC&V, USA. We purchased 100% of the Cripple Creek & Victor gold mining business in Colorado from AngloGold Ashanti Limited on August 3, 2015.

 

South America Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold or Copper

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

All-In Sustaining

 

 

 

Produced

 

to Sales (1)

 

Amortization

 

Costs (2)

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

Yanacocha

 

147

 

242

 

$

1,022

 

$

625

 

$

633

 

$

343

 

$

1,137

 

$

868

 

Yanacocha (48.65%)

 

(72)

 

(117)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to Newmont (3)

 

75

 

125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gold or Copper

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

All-In Sustaining

 

 

 

Produced

 

to Sales (1)

 

Amortization

 

Costs (2)

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

Yanacocha

 

483

 

706

 

$

828

 

$

573

 

$

459

 

$

318

 

$

1,061

 

$

813

 

Yanacocha (48.65%)

 

(235)

 

(343)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to Newmont (4)

 

248

 

363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation.

(2)

All-In Sustaining Costs is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures beginning on page 79.

(3)

Excludes 17 and 16 ounces in 2016 and 2015, respectively, from our interest in La Zanja.

(4)

Excludes 50 and 48 ounces in 2016 and 2015, respectively, from our interest in La Zanja.

 

Three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 2015

 

Yanacocha, Peru. Gold production decreased 39% primarily due to lower heap leach tons placed and lower ore grade leached in addition to lower mill grade, throughput and recovery. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold increased 64% due to lower ounces sold, higher direct operating costs and higher leach pad inventory adjustments, including a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period.  Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold increased 85% due to lower ounces sold, higher leach pad inventory adjustments, including a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period, and higher amortization rates. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold increased 31% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per ounce sold.

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 2015

 

Yanacocha, Peru. Gold production decreased 32% primarily due to lower mill grade, throughput and recovery as well as lower heap leach tons placed. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold increased 45% due to lower ounces sold, higher direct operating costs and higher leach pad inventory adjustments, including a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period. Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold increased 44% due to lower ounces sold, higher leach pad inventory adjustments, including a significant inventory adjustment in the current year period, and higher amortization rates. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold increased 31% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per ounce sold and higher sustaining capital spend per ounce sold mainly as a result of lower ounces sold.

 

Asia Pacific Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold or Copper

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

All-In Sustaining

 

 

 

Produced

 

to Sales (1)

 

Amortization

 

Costs (2)

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold (3)

 

(ounces in thousands)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

Boddington

 

220

 

205

 

$

631

 

$

631

 

$

135

 

$

130

 

$

723

 

$

712

 

Tanami

 

114

 

126

 

 

503

 

 

439

 

 

177

 

 

181

 

 

768

 

 

595

 

Waihi (4)

 

 —

 

33

 

 

 —

 

 

416

 

 

 —

 

 

149

 

 

 —

 

 

517

 

Kalgoorlie

 

95

 

89

 

 

635

 

 

789

 

 

46

 

 

59

 

 

714

 

 

872

 

Total/Weighted-Average 

 

429

 

453

 

$

598

 

$

595

 

$

130

 

$

141

 

$

752

 

$

715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper (3)

 

(pounds in millions)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

Boddington

 

21

 

21

 

$

1.56

 

$

1.66

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.32

 

$

1.90

 

$

2.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper (3)

 

(tonnes in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gold or Copper

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

All-In Sustaining

 

 

 

Produced

 

to Sales (1)

 

Amortization

 

Costs (2)

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold (3)

 

(ounces in thousands)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

Boddington

 

601

 

590

 

$

674

 

$

702

 

$

140

 

$

138

 

$

762

 

$

803

 

Tanami

 

360

 

341

 

 

502

 

 

507

 

 

173

 

 

187

 

 

700

 

 

686

 

Waihi (4)

 

 —

 

107

 

 

 —

 

 

471

 

 

 —

 

 

120

 

 

 —

 

 

544

 

Kalgoorlie

 

284

 

234

 

 

688

 

 

884

 

 

50

 

 

68

 

 

775

 

 

987

 

Total/Weighted-Average 

 

1,245

 

1,272

 

$

627

 

$

664

 

$

135

 

$

146

 

$

766

 

$

804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper (3)

 

(pounds in millions)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

($ per pound sold)

 

Boddington

 

57

 

59

 

$

1.66

 

$

1.76

 

$

0.33

 

$

0.32

 

$

1.96

 

$

2.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper (3)

 

(tonnes in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

26

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation.

(2)

All-In Sustaining Costs is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures beginning on page 79.

(3)

Excludes the results of Batu Hijau. For amounts produced by our discontinued operations, see Discontinued Operations below.

(4)

On October 29, 2015, the Company sold the Waihi mine.

 

Three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 2015

 

Boddington, Australia. Gold production increased 7% primarily due to higher throughput as well as higher ore grade milled. Copper production was in line with the prior year period. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold was in line with the prior year period as the favorable impact of higher gold ounces sold and lower oil prices were mostly offset by an unfavorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate and a higher co-product allocation of costs to gold due to changes in the gold and copper revenue percentages. Costs applicable to sales per pound sold decreased 6% primarily due to lower oil prices and a lower co-product allocation of costs to copper due to changes in the gold and copper revenue percentages, partially offset by an unfavorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate. Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold increased 4% primarily due to capital additions and  a higher co-product allocation of costs to gold due to changes in the gold and copper revenue percentages, partially offset by higher ounces sold.  Depreciation and amortization per pound sold decreased 3% primarily due to a lower co-product allocation of costs to copper due to changes in the gold and copper revenue percentages. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold increased 2% primarily due to higher sustaining capital spend as a result of timing of spend, partially offset by higher ounces sold. All-in sustaining costs per pound sold decreased 7% primarily due to lower costs applicable to sales per pound sold.

 

Tanami, Australia. Gold ounces produced decreased 10% primarily due to lower ore grade milled and a reduction of in-circuit inventory in the prior year period, partially offset by higher throughput driven by more ore tons mined. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold increased 15% mainly due to lower ounces sold, an unfavorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate and higher mining costs due to lower capitalization of mine development and higher maintenance costs, partially offset by lower oil prices. Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold decreased 2% primarily due to lower amortization rates, partially offset by lower ounces sold. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold increased 29% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per ounce sold and higher sustaining capital spend, as well as lower ounces sold.

 

Waihi, New Zealand. On October 29, 2015, we completed the sale of the Waihi mine to OceanaGold.

 

Kalgoorlie, Australia. Gold ounces produced increased 7% primarily due to higher throughput and a build of in-circuit inventory in the prior year period, partially offset by lower ore grade milled. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold decreased 20% primarily due to higher ounces sold and lower oil prices, partially offset by an unfavorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate. Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold decreased 22% primarily due to higher ounces sold and lower amortization rates. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold decreased 18% primarily due to lower costs applicable to sales per ounce sold.

 

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Nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 2015

 

Boddington, Australia. Gold production increased 2% primarily due to higher throughput and recovery, partially offset by lower ore grade milled. Copper production decreased 3% primarily due to lower ore grade milled as a result of lower ore grade mined, partially offset by higher throughput and higher recovery. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold decreased 4% primarily due to higher volumes, lower oil prices, a favorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate and stockpile inventory adjustments in the prior year period, partially offset by a higher co-product allocation of costs to gold due to changes in the gold and copper revenue percentages.  Costs applicable to sales per pound sold decreased 6% primarily due to lower oil prices, a favorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate, a lower co-product allocation of costs to copper due to changes in the gold and copper revenue percentages and stockpile inventory adjustments in the prior year period, partially offset by lower pounds sold. Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold increased 1% primarily due to a higher co-product allocation of costs to gold due to changes in the gold and copper revenue percentages, partially offset by higher volumes and stockpile inventory adjustments in the prior year period.  Depreciation and amortization per pound sold increased 3% primarily due to lower pounds sold.  All-in sustaining costs decreased 5% per ounce sold and 7% per pound sold primarily due to lower costs applicable to sales per ounce and per pound sold.

 

Tanami, Australia. Gold ounces produced increased 6% mainly due to higher throughput as a result of higher ore tons mined, partially offset by lower ore grade milled. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold decreased 1% mainly due to higher ounces sold, lower oil prices and a favorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate, mostly offset by higher underground mining costs due to lower capitalization of mine development, higher paste fill activity and higher maintenance costs. Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold decreased 7% primarily due to higher ounces sold.  All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold increased 2% primarily due to higher advanced projects spend and higher near mine exploration spend, partially offset by lower costs applicable to sales per ounce sold.

 

Waihi, New Zealand. On October 29, 2015, we completed the sale of the Waihi mine to OceanaGold.

 

Kalgoorlie, Australia. Gold ounces produced increased 21% primarily due to higher throughput as a result of higher mill utilization, higher ore grade milled and a reduction of in-circuit inventory. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold decreased 22% primarily due to higher ounces sold, lower oil prices and a favorable Australian dollar foreign currency exchange rate. Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold decreased 26% primarily due to higher ounces sold and lower amortization rates.  All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold decreased 21% primarily due to lower costs applicable to sales per ounce sold.

 

Africa Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold or Copper

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

All-In Sustaining

 

 

 

Produced

 

to Sales (1)

 

Amortization

 

Costs (2)

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

Ahafo

 

86

 

77

 

$

1,112

 

$

652

 

$

351

 

$

140

 

$

1,384

 

$

873

 

Akyem

 

116

 

116

 

 

532

 

 

469

 

 

280

 

 

209

 

 

641

 

 

603

 

Total / Weighted Average

 

202

 

193

 

$

778

 

$

543

 

$

310

 

$

181

 

$

970

 

$

723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold or Copper

 

Costs Applicable

 

Depreciation and

 

All-In Sustaining

 

 

 

Produced

 

to Sales (1)

 

Amortization

 

Costs (2)

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

($ per ounce sold)

 

Ahafo

 

264

 

252

 

$

803

 

$

599

 

$

235

 

$

154

 

$

1,049

 

$

849

 

Akyem

 

345

 

352

 

 

499

 

 

431

 

 

269

 

 

200

 

 

594

 

 

548

 

Total / Weighted Average

 

609

 

604

 

$

631

 

$

501

 

$

254

 

$

181

 

$

800

 

$

688

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation.

(2)

All-In Sustaining Costs is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures beginning on page 79.  

 

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Three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 2015

 

Ahafo, Ghana. Gold production increased 12% primarily due to a lower build of in-circuit inventory as compared to the prior year period and higher recovery, partially offset by lower mill grade and throughput. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold increased 71% primarily due to stockpile inventory adjustments in the current year period, partially offset by lower direct operating costs, including lower oil prices, as well as higher ounces sold.  Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold increased 151% primarily due to stockpile inventory adjustments in the current year period, partially offset by higher ounces sold. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold increased 59% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per ounce sold.

 

Akyem, Ghana. Gold production was in line with the prior year period. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold increased 13% primarily due to higher direct operating costs, partially offset by lower oil prices. Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold increased 34% due to higher amortization rates. All-in sustaining costs per ounce increased 6% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per ounce sold, partially offset by lower sustaining capital spend as a result of completing projects.

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 2015

 

Ahafo, Ghana. Gold production increased 5% due to higher throughput as a result of increased power availability as compared to the prior year period due to the required load shedding from the power shortage in Ghana, partially offset by lower ore grade milled and a higher build of in‑circuit inventory in the current year period.  Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold increased 34% due to stockpile inventory adjustments in the current year period, higher direct operating costs, including higher milling costs due to higher throughput, partially offset by higher ounces sold and lower oil prices.  Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold increased 53% due to stockpile inventory adjustments in the current year period, partially offset by higher ounces sold. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold increased 24% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per ounce sold.

 

Akyem, Ghana. Gold production decreased 2% due to lower ore grade milled and a build of in-circuit inventory as compared to a draw-down in the prior year period, partially offset by higher throughput as a result of increased power availability as compared to the prior year period due to the required load shedding, driven by the power shortage in Ghana, and higher recovery. Costs applicable to sales per ounce sold increased 16% due to higher direct operating costs, including higher milling costs due to higher throughput, and lower ounces sold, partially offset by lower oil prices.  Depreciation and amortization per ounce sold increased 35% due to higher amortization rates and lower ounces sold. All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold increased 8% primarily due to higher costs applicable to sales per ounce sold, partially offset by lower sustaining capital spend as a result of completing projects.

 

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Discontinued Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold or Copper

 

 

 

Produced

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

Gold

 

(ounces in thousands)

 

Batu Hijau

 

219

 

216

 

Attributable to Newmont (48.5%)

 

106

 

105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(pounds in millions)

 

Batu Hijau

 

135

 

147

 

Attributable to Newmont (48.5%)

 

65

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(tonnes in thousands)

 

Batu Hijau

 

61

 

67

 

Attributable to Newmont (48.5%)

 

30

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold or Copper

 

 

 

Produced

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

Gold

 

(ounces in thousands)

 

Batu Hijau

 

600

 

504

 

Attributable to Newmont (48.5%)

 

291

 

244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(pounds in millions)

 

Batu Hijau

 

363

 

381

 

Attributable to Newmont (48.5%)

 

176

 

185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

(tonnes in thousands)

 

Batu Hijau

 

165

 

173

 

Attributable to Newmont (48.5%)

 

80

 

84

    

 

For additional information regarding our discontinued operation, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

 

Foreign currency exchange rates can increase or decrease profit margins and Costs applicable to sales to the extent costs are paid in foreign currencies. Such fluctuations have not had a material impact on our revenue since gold and copper are sold throughout the world principally in U.S. dollars. Despite selling gold and copper in London, we have no exposure to the euro or the British pound.

 

Our foreign operations sell their gold and copper production based on U.S. dollar metal prices. Approximately 32% and 27% of Costs applicable to sales for our foreign operations were paid in currencies other than the U.S. dollar during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, of which approximately 28% was denominated in the Australian dollar in the current year. Approximately 33% and 31% of Costs applicable to sales for our foreign operations were paid in currencies other than the U.S. dollar during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, of which approximately 29% was denominated in the Australian dollar in the current year. Variations in the local currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar at our foreign mining operations decreased Costs applicable to sales by approximately $1 per ounce, net of hedging losses, during the three months ended September 30, 2016,  compared to the same period in 2015. Variations in the local currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar at our foreign mining operations decreased Costs applicable to sales by approximately $12 per ounce, net of hedging losses, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same periods in 2015, of which Australia accounted for approximately $11 per ounce of the total decrease. 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources 

 

Liquidity Overview

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, our cash and cash equivalents decreased from $2,363 to $2,099. The net cash outflow of $264 was primarily used for $832 for additions to property, plant and mine development, $777 of debt repayments at Corporate, $146 for dividends paid to noncontrolling interests at Yanacocha and $20 in net outflows of other investing and financing activities. These outflows were partially offset by operating cash flows from continuing operations of $1,327 in addition to proceeds received from the sale of Regis Resources Ltd. of $184.

 

Our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

September 30, 

 

    

2016

    

2015

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

 

$

1,327

 

$

1,304

Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations

 

 

826

 

 

569

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

2,153

 

$

1,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations

 

$

(661)

 

$

(1,600)

Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

(41)

 

 

(52)

Net cash used in investing activities 

 

$

(702)

 

$

(1,652)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations

 

$

(926)

 

$

525

Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

(319)

 

 

(164)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

$

(1,245)

 

$

361

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations was $1,327 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $23 from the nine months ended September 30, 2015, primarily due to higher average realized gold prices resulting in higher sales, partially offset by unfavorable movements in working capital, slightly higher operating costs and lower average realized copper prices.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations decreased to $702 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $1,652 during the same period in 2015. Details of investing activities are below:

 

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Additions to property, plant and mine development were $832 and $889 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

North America:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

 

$

116

 

$

189

 

Phoenix

 

 

15

 

 

20

 

Twin Creeks

 

 

29

 

 

39

 

Long Canyon

 

 

101

 

 

56

 

CC&V

 

 

49

 

 

27

 

Other North America

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

313

 

 

334

 

South America:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha 

 

 

64

 

 

62

 

Merian

 

 

202

 

 

254

 

 

 

 

266

 

 

316

 

Asia Pacific: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

 

40

 

 

42

 

Tanami

 

 

93

 

 

68

 

Waihi (2)

 

 

 —

 

 

11

 

Kalgoorlie

 

 

13

 

 

14

 

Other Asia Pacific

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

146

 

 

138

 

Africa:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo 

 

 

61

 

 

66

 

Akyem 

 

 

15

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

76

 

 

97

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

6

 

 

33

 

Accrual basis 

 

 

807

 

 

918

 

Decrease (increase) in accrued capital expenditures and other non-cash adjustments

 

 

25

 

 

(29)

 

Cash basis 

 

$

832

 

$

889

 


(1)

On June 30, 2016, we announced the anticipated sale of Batu Hijau. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations, see Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. 

(2)

On October 29, 2015, the Company sold the Waihi mine.

 

Development capital expenditures in North America during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily related to the Long Canyon project and the mine life extension project at CC&V. Development capital expenditures in South America primarily related to the Merian project, which reached commercial production on October 1, 2016. The development capital expenditures in Asia Pacific related to the expansion project at Tanami. Development capital expenditures in Africa primarily related to the Subika Underground project.

 

Development capital expenditures in North America during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily related to the Turf Vent Shaft project and the Long Canyon project. Development capital expenditures in South America primarily related to the Merian project. The development capital expenditures in Asia Pacific related to the expansion project at Tanami and for underground mine development. Development capital expenditures in Africa related to the Subika Underground project and the Ahafo Mill Expansion.

 

Refer to the discussion above regarding our global project pipeline discussion for additional details.

 

Sustaining capital expenditures in North America during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily related to tailings facility construction and capitalized component purchases. Sustaining capital expenditures in South America primarily related to the construction of water treatment facilities, a tailings facility expansion, capitalized component purchases and infrastructure improvements. Sustaining capital expenditures in Asia Pacific primarily related to equipment and capitalized component purchases, underground mine development and tailings and support facility

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construction in Australia. Sustaining capital expenditures in Africa were primarily related water treatment plant construction, a tailings facility expansion, purchase of mining equipment and capitalized component purchases.

 

Sustaining capital expenditures in North America during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily related to tailings facility construction and capitalized component purchases. Sustaining capital expenditures in South America primarily related to capitalized component purchases and infrastructure improvements. Sustaining capital expenditures in Asia Pacific primarily related to mining equipment purchases, underground mine development and tailings and support facility construction in Australia and New Zealand. Sustaining capital expenditures in Africa related to providing supplemental power capacity, a tailings facility expansion and capitalized component purchases. Sustaining capital expenditures in Corporate primarily related to TMAC Resources, which was consolidated in the first half of 2015.

 

Acquisitions, net. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we acquired the CC&V gold mining business for $819.

 

Proceeds from sales of investments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we received $184 from the sale of Regis Resources Ltd. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we received $29 primarily from the maturity of a Certificate of Deposit for $25.

 

Proceeds from sales of other assets. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we received $8 primarily from cash received from the sale of various royalties on mineral interests. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we received $126, of which $70 was from the sale of EGR ($119 cash proceeds, net of $49 cash transferred), $38 from the sale of Hemlo mineral rights in Ontario, Canada, $12 from the sale of the Valmy property in Nevada and $6 was from the sale of Relief Canyon in Nevada. 

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations was $1,245 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $361 during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Details of financing activities are below:

 

Repayment of debt. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we used $777 for debt repayments, of which $498 related to reductions of Senior Notes and $275 related to the payoff of the Term Loan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we used $227 for debt repayments, of which $200 was from the 2019 Term Loan and $25 was for the Ahafo Project Finance Facility.

 

Scheduled minimum debt and capital lease repayments are $3 for the remainder of 2016,  $575 in 2017,  $nil in 2018,  $626 in 2019,  $nil in 2020 and $3,974 thereafter. We generally expect to be able to fund maturities of debt from Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations, current investments, existing cash balances and available credit facilities. Depending upon market conditions and strategic considerations, we may choose to purchase or refinance some maturing debt in the capital markets.

 

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all debt covenants and provisions related to potential defaults.

 

Proceeds from stock issuance, net. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we received $675 in net proceeds from a common stock issuance. Proceeds from the common stock sale, supplemented with cash from our balance sheet, were used for the acquisition of CC&V.

 

Proceeds from the sale of noncontrolling interests. We received $37 in proceeds during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, of which, $34 related to TMAC’s private placement to raise funds and $3 was for the remaining payment from the government of Suriname for the 25% noncontrolling interest in the development of the Merian project.

 

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Funding from noncontrolling interests. We received $58 and $89 in funding during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, for the development of the Merian project from Staatsolie (a company wholly owned by the Republic of Suriname).

 

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Yanacocha paid dividends of $146 to noncontrolling interests.

 

Dividends paid to common stockholders. We declared regular quarterly dividends totaling $0.075 and $0.075 per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. We paid dividends of $41 and $38 to common stockholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations was $826 and $569 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, of which $834 and $578, respectively, related to the operating activities at Batu Hijau and $8 and $9, respectively, related to payments on the Holt property royalty paid out of cash and cash equivalents.

 

Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations was $41 and $52 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and related entirely to Additions to property, plant and mine development at our Batu Hijau operations.

 

Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations was $319 and $164 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we repaid $330 extinguishing the PTNNT revolving credit facility. This was partially offset by decreases in restricted cash at Batu Hijau of $11. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we repaid $105 to reduce the PTNNT revolving credit facility and increased our restricted cash balance at Batu Hijau by $59.

 

For additional information regarding Batu Hijau, which is classified as held for sale, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have the following off-balance sheet arrangements: operating leases (as discussed in Note 28 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed on February 17, 2016 on Form 10-K) and $2,168 of outstanding letters of credit, surety bonds and bank guarantees (see Note 25 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). At September 30, 2016,  $80 of the $3,000 corporate revolving credit facility was used to secure the issuance of letters of credit, primarily supporting reclamation obligations.

 

We also have sales agreements or commitments to sell copper and gold concentrates at market prices as follows (in thousands of tonnes):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2016

    

2017

    

2018

    

2019

    

2020

    

Thereafter

 

Batu Hijau (1)   

 

226

 

––

 

––

 

––

 

––

 

––

 

Boddington 

 

53

 

234

 

195

 

99

 

77

 

––

 

Phoenix

 

53

 

49

 

55

 

55

 

47

 

186

 

 

 

332

 

283

 

250

 

154

 

124

 

186

 


(1)

On June 30, 2016 we announced the anticipated sale of Batu Hijau. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations, see Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Other Liquidity Matters

 

At September 30, 2016, the Company had $2,099 in Cash and cash equivalents, of which $1,025 was held in foreign subsidiaries and is primarily held in U.S. dollar denominated accounts with the remainder in foreign currencies

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readily convertible to U.S. dollars. At September 30, 2016,  $347 of the consolidated cash and cash equivalents was attributable to noncontrolling interests primarily related to our Peruvian and Surinamese operations which is being held to fund those operations and development projects. At September 30, 2016,  $941 in consolidated cash and cash equivalents ($613 attributable to Newmont) was held at certain foreign subsidiaries that, if repatriated, may be subject to withholding taxes. The repatriation of this cash and the applicable withholding taxes would generate foreign tax credits in the U.S. As a result, we expect that there would be no additional tax burden upon repatriation after considering the cash cost associated with the withholding taxes.

 

We believe that our liquidity and capital resources from U.S. operations and flow-through foreign subsidiaries are adequate to fund our U.S. operations and corporate activities.

 

Environmental 

 

Our mining and exploration activities are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. We have made, and expect to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the full amount of such future expenditures. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $1,349 and $1,300, respectively, were accrued for reclamation costs relating to currently or recently producing mineral properties.

 

Reclamation costs are allocated to expense over the life of the related assets and are periodically adjusted to reflect changes in the estimated present value resulting from the passage of time and revisions to the estimates of either the timing or amount of the reclamation costs. Reclamation obligations are based on when the spending for an existing environmental disturbance will occur. We review, on at least an annual basis, the reclamation obligation at each mine.

 

Accounting for reclamation obligations requires management to make estimates unique to each mining operation of the future costs we will incur to complete the reclamation work required to comply with existing laws and regulations. As mining operations progress over their mine life, we are able to more accurately predict the estimated future reclamation costs. Any such changes in future costs, the timing of reclamation activities, or scope could materially impact the amounts charged to earnings for reclamation. Additionally, future changes to environmental laws and regulations could increase the extent of reclamation work required.

 

In early 2015, the Peruvian government agency responsible for certain environmental regulations, the Ministry of the Environment (“MINAM”), issued proposed water quality criteria for designated beneficial uses which apply to mining companies, including Yanacocha. These criteria would modify the in-stream water quality criteria pursuant to which Yanacocha has been designing water treatment processes and infrastructure. In December 2015, MINAM issued the final regulation that modified the water quality standards and the Company has one year to submit a modification to the previously approved Environmental Impact Assessment which is due February 15, 2017. A total of up to four years are allowed for permitting, detailed engineering, and construction of water treatment facilities required for compliance with the new water quality standards. Yanacocha is currently assessing treatment options in connection with the new water quality standards, which are expected to result in increased costs. If Yanacocha is unsuccessful in designing, constructing and implementing effective treatment options in the next four years, it could result in potential fines and penalties relating to potential intermittent non-compliant exceedances.

 

We are also performing a comprehensive study of the current Yanacocha reclamation plan to update closure scope, timing and cost estimates while preserving optionality for potential future projects at Yanacocha. The Yanacocha closure study continued to progress the development of a revised reclamation plan during the third quarter of 2016 and is currently undergoing significant review and revision. As of September 30, 2016, the study team continued to evaluate and revise the assumptions and estimated costs of the potential changes to the closure plan with a focus on optimizing the approach to water treatment, earthworks, demolition and related support activities. We continue to engage with communities and regulators in Peru to gather stakeholder feedback as the revised closure plan is developed and to ensure all regulatory requirements are met.  In conjunction with our annual update process for all asset retirement obligations, we expect to record an adjustment to the Yanacocha reclamation liability in the fourth quarter of 2016 based on the planned progress of the closure study. The revised reclamation plan, once approved by management, is expected to result in an increase in the reclamation obligation recorded at Yanacocha and this increase could be material.  Additionally, increases in the future reclamation costs at Yanacocha could result in a significant impact to Income (loss) from

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continuing operations from a potential impairment of the Yanacocha long-lived assets based on the current mine plans, in addition to an increase in all-in sustaining costs.

 

For a complete discussion of the factors that influence our reclamation obligations and the associated risks, refer to Managements’ Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies” and refer to Risk Factors under the heading “Mine closure and remediation costs for environmental liabilities may exceed the provisions we have made” for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed February 17, 2016 on Form 10-K.

 

In addition, we are involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former mining activities. Based upon our best estimate of our liability for these matters, $300 and $318 were accrued for such obligations at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. We spent $21 and $33 during the nine months ended 2016 and 2015, respectively, for environmental obligations related to the former, primarily historic, mining activities and have classified $34 as a current liability at September 30, 2016.  

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, capital expenditures were approximately $60 and $77, respectively, to comply with environmental regulations.

 

For more information on the Company’s reclamation and remediation liabilities, see Notes 6 and 25 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Accounting Developments 

 

For a discussion of Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, see Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

 

Non-GAAP financial measures are intended to provide additional information only and do not have any standard meaning prescribed by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Unless otherwise noted, we present the Non-GAAP financial measures of our continuing operations in the tables below. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations, see Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization and Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization

 

Management uses Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and EBITDA adjusted for non-core or certain items that have a disproportionate impact on our results for a particular period (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as non-GAAP measures to evaluate the Company’s operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent, and should not be considered an alternative to, net income (loss), operating income (loss), or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by GAAP, and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. Although Adjusted EBITDA and similar measures are frequently used as measures of operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements by other companies, our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to such other similarly titled captions of other companies. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors. Management’s determination of the components of Adjusted EBITDA are evaluated periodically and based, in part, on a review of non-GAAP financial measures used by mining industry analysts. Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders is reconciled to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

(358)

 

$

219

 

$

(283)

 

$

474

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

(34)

 

 

 —

 

 

(62)

 

 

11

 

Batu Hijau operations

 

 

79

 

 

66

 

 

229

 

 

177

 

 

 

 

45

 

 

66

 

 

167

 

 

188

 

Loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holt property royalty obligation

 

 

19

 

 

(17)

 

 

72

 

 

(34)

 

Batu Hijau operations

 

 

(148)

 

 

(109)

 

 

(424)

 

 

(342)

 

Loss on classification as held for sale

 

 

577

 

 

 —

 

 

577

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

448

 

 

(126)

 

 

225

 

 

(376)

 

Equity loss (income) of affiliates

 

 

(2)

 

 

18

 

 

8

 

 

34

 

Income and mining tax expense (benefit)

 

 

90

 

 

61

 

 

555

 

 

302

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

335

 

 

292

 

 

892

 

 

792

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

64

 

 

74

 

 

204

 

 

226

 

EBITDA

 

$

622

 

$

604

 

$

1,768

 

$

1,640

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment of investments (2)

 

$

 —

 

$

29

 

$

 —

 

$

102

 

Impairment of long-lived assets (3)

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

6

 

Restructuring and other (4)

 

 

7

 

 

12

 

 

26

 

 

26

 

Acquisition costs (5)

 

 

9

 

 

7

 

 

11

 

 

15

 

Gain on deconsolidation of TMAC (6)

 

 

 —

 

 

(76)

 

 

 —

 

 

(76)

 

Loss on debt repayment (7)

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

La Quinua leach pad revision (8)

 

 

32

 

 

 —

 

 

32

 

 

 —

 

Loss (gain) on asset and investment sales (9)

 

 

(5)

 

 

(66)

 

 

(109)

 

 

(109)

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

666

 

$

513

 

$

1,736

 

$

1,604

 

 


(1)

Loss (income) from discontinued operations relates to (i) adjustments in our Holt property royalty, presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $(9), $7, $(32) and $15, respectively, (ii) the operations of Batu Hijau, presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $90, $90, $258 and $194, respectively, and (iii) the loss on classification as held for sale, which has been recorded on an attributable basis. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2)

Impairment of investments, included in Other income, net, represents other-than-temporary impairments on equity and cost method investments and does not relate to our core operations.

(3)

Impairment of long-lived assets, included in Other expense, net, represents non-cash write-downs that do no impact our core operations.

(4)

Restructuring and other, included in Other expense, net, represents certain costs associated with the Full Potential initiative announced in 2013, accrued legal costs in our Africa region during 2016 as well as system integration costs related to our acquisition of CC&V.

(5)

Acquisition costs, included in Other expense, net represents adjustments made in 2016 to the contingent consideration liability

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from the acquisition of Boddington, and costs associated with the acquisition of CC&V in 2015.

(6)

Gain on deconsolidation of TMAC, included in Other income, net, resulted from the determination that TMAC should no longer be considered a variable interest entity during the third quarter of 2015.

(7)

Loss on debt repayment, included in Other income, net, represents the impact of the debt tender offer on our 2019 Notes and 2039 Notes during the first quarter of 2016 and our Term Loan paydown in the third quarter of 2016.

(8)

La Quinua leach pad revision, included in Costs applicable to sales, represents a significant write off of the estimated recoverable ounces in our South America segment during the third quarter of 2016.

(9)

Loss (gain) on asset and investment sales, included in Other income, net, primarily represents the sale of our holdings in Regis Resources Ltd. in the first quarter of 2016, income recorded in the third quarter of 2016 associated with contingent consideration from the sale of  certain properties in our North America segment during 2015, land sales of Hemlo mineral rights in Canada and the Relief Canyon mine in Nevada during the first quarter of 2015 and a gain related to the sale of our holdings in EGR in the third quarter of 2015.

 

 

 

Adjusted net income (loss) 

 

Management uses Adjusted net income (loss) to evaluate the Company’s operating performance and for planning and forecasting future business operations. The Company believes the use of Adjusted net income (loss) allows investors and analysts to understand the results of the continuing operations of the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries relating to the production and sale of minerals, by excluding certain items that have a disproportionate impact on our results for a particular period. The net income (loss) adjustments are generally presented net of tax at the Company’s statutory effective tax rate of 35% and net of our partners’ noncontrolling interests when applicable. The impact of the adjustments through the Company’s valuation allowance is included in Tax adjustments. The Tax adjustment also includes items such as foreign tax credits, alternative minimum tax credits, capital losses and disallowed foreign losses. Management’s determination of the components of Adjusted net income (loss) are evaluated periodically and based, in part, on a review of non-GAAP financial measures used by mining industry analysts. Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders is reconciled to Adjusted net income (loss) as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders

 

$

(358)

 

$

219

 

$

(283)

 

$

474

 

Loss (income) attributable to Newmont stockholders from discontinued operations (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holt property royalty obligation

 

 

19

 

 

(17)

 

 

72

 

 

(34)

 

Batu Hijau operations

 

 

(69)

 

 

(43)

 

 

(195)

 

 

(165)

 

Loss on classification as held for sale

 

 

577

 

 

 —

 

 

577

 

 

 —

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders from continuing operations

 

 

169

 

 

159

 

 

171

 

 

275

 

Impairment of investments (2)

 

 

 —

 

 

19

 

 

 —

 

 

66

 

Impairment of long-lived assets (3)

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

Restructuring and other (4)

 

 

6

 

 

7

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

Acquisition costs (5)

 

 

6

 

 

5

 

 

7

 

 

10

 

Loss (gain) on asset and investment sales (6)

 

 

(4)

 

 

(36)

 

 

(108)

 

 

(63)

 

Gain on deconsolidation of TMAC (7)

 

 

 —

 

 

(49)

 

 

 —

 

 

(49)

 

Loss on debt repayment (8)

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

 —

 

La Quinua leach pad revision (9)

 

 

17

 

 

 —

 

 

17

 

 

 —

 

Tax adjustments (10)

 

 

7

 

 

(37)

 

 

380

 

 

79

 

Adjusted net income (loss)

 

$

202

 

$

70

 

$

486

 

$

336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Net income (loss) per share, basic

 

$

(0.67)

 

$

0.42

 

$

(0.53)

 

$

0.93

 

Loss (income) attributable to Newmont stockholders from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holt property royalty obligation

 

 

0.04

 

 

(0.04)

 

 

0.14

 

 

(0.07)

 

Batu Hijau operations

 

 

(0.13)

 

 

(0.08)

 

 

(0.37)

 

 

(0.32)

 

Loss on classification as held for sale

 

 

1.08

 

 

 —

 

 

1.08

 

 

 —

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders from continuing operations

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.54

 

Impairment of investments, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

0.04

 

 

 —

 

 

0.13

 

Impairment of long-lived assets, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

0.01

 

 

 —

 

 

0.01

 

Restructuring and other, net of taxes

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.03

 

Acquisition costs, net of taxes

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.02

 

Loss (gain) on asset and investment sales, net of taxes

 

 

(0.01)

 

 

(0.07)

 

 

(0.21)

 

 

(0.12)

 

Gain on deconsolidation of TMAC, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

(0.10)

 

 

 —

 

 

(0.10)

 

Loss on debt repayment, net of taxes

 

 

0.01

 

 

 —

 

 

0.01

 

 

 —

 

La Quinua leach pad revision

 

 

0.03

 

 

 —

 

 

0.03

 

 

 —

 

Tax adjustments

 

 

0.01

 

 

(0.08)

 

 

0.73

 

 

0.15

 

Adjusted net income (loss) per share, basic

 

$

0.38

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.92

 

$

0.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share, diluted

 

$

(0.67)

 

$

0.42

 

$

(0.53)

 

$

0.93

 

Loss (income) attributable to Newmont stockholders from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holt property royalty obligation

 

 

0.04

 

 

(0.04)

 

 

0.14

 

 

(0.07)

 

Batu Hijau operations

 

 

(0.13)

 

 

(0.08)

 

 

(0.37)

 

 

(0.32)

 

Loss on classification as held for sale

 

 

1.08

 

 

 —

 

 

1.08

 

 

 —

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders from continuing operations

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.54

 

Impairment of investments, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

0.04

 

 

 —

 

 

0.13

 

Impairment of long-lived assets, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

0.01

 

 

 —

 

 

0.01

 

Restructuring and other, net of taxes

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.03

 

Acquisition costs, net of taxes

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.02

 

Loss (gain) on asset and investment sales, net of taxes

 

 

(0.01)

 

 

(0.07)

 

 

(0.21)

 

 

(0.12)

 

Gain on deconsolidation of TMAC, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

(0.10)

 

 

 —

 

 

(0.10)

 

Loss on debt repayment, net of taxes

 

 

0.01

 

 

 —

 

 

0.01

 

 

 —

 

La Quinua leach pad revision

 

 

0.03

 

 

 —

 

 

0.03

 

 

 —

 

Tax adjustments

 

 

0.01

 

 

(0.08)

 

 

0.72

 

 

0.15

 

Adjusted net income (loss) per share, diluted

 

$

0.38

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.91

 

$

0.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares (millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

531

 

 

529

 

 

530

 

 

511

 

Diluted

 

 

533

 

 

530

 

 

532

 

 

512

 


 

(1)

Loss (income) from discontinued operations relates to (i) adjustments in our Holt property royalty, presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $(9), $7, $(32) and $15, respectively, (ii) the operations of Batu Hijau, presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $90,  $90,  $258 and $194, respectively, and amounts attributed to noncontrolling interest income (expense) of $(79),  $(66),  $(229) and $(177), respectively, and (iii) the loss on classification as held for sale, which has been recorded on an attributable basis. For additional information regarding our discontinued operations, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2)

Impairment of investments, included in Other income, net, represents other-than-temporary impairments on equity and cost method investments and does not relate to our core operations. Amounts are presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $-, $(10), $- and $(36), respectively.

(3)

Impairment of long-lived assets, included in Other expense, net, represents non-cash write-downs that do not impact our core operations. Amounts are presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $-, $(1), $(1) and $(2), respectively, and amounts attributed to noncontrolling interest income (expense) of $-, $-, $(1) and $-, respectively.

(4)

Restructuring and other, included in Other expense, net, represents certain costs associated with the Full Potential initiative announced in 2013, accrued legal costs in our Africa region during 2016 as well as system integration costs related to our acquisition of CC&V. Amounts are presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $(1), $(4), $(10) and $(9), respectively, and amounts attributed to noncontrolling interest income (expense) of $-, $(1), $(2) and $(3), respectively.

(5)

Acquisition costs, included in Other expense, net, represents adjustments made in 2016 to the contingent consideration liability from the acquisition of Boddington and costs associated with the acquisition of CC&V in 2015. Amounts are presented net of tax

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expense (benefit) of $(3), $(2), $(4) and $(5), respectively.

(6)

Loss (gain) on asset and investment sales, included in Other income, net, primarily represents the sale of our holdings in Regis Resources Ltd. in the first quarter of 2016, income recorded in the third quarter of 2016 associated with contingent consideration from the sale of certain properties in our North America segment during 2015, land sales of Hemlo mineral rights in Canada and the Relief Canyon mine in Nevada during the first quarter of 2015 and a gain related to the sale of our holdings in EGR in the third quarter of 2015. Amounts are presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $1, $30, $1 and $46, respectively.

(7)

Gain on deconsolidation of TMAC, included in Other income, net, resulted from the determination that TMAC should no longer be considered a variable interest entity during the third quarter of 2015. Amounts are presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $-, $27, $-, $27 expense (benefit), respectively.

(8)

Loss on debt repayment, included in Other income, net, represents the impact of the debt tender offer on our 2019 Notes and 2039 Notes during the first quarter of 2016 and our Term Loan paydown in the third quarter of 2016. Amounts are presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $-, $-, $(1) and $-, respectively.

(9)

La Quinua leach pad revision, included in Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization, represents a significant write off of the estimated recoverable ounces in our South America segment during the third quarter of 2016. Amounts are presented net of tax expense (benefit) of $(9), $-, $(9) and $-, respectively, and amounts attributed to noncontrolling interest income (expense) of $(25), $-, $(25) and $-, respectively.

(10)

Tax adjustments include movements in tax valuation allowance and tax adjustments not related to core operations. Second quarter and year to date tax adjustments were primarily the result of a tax restructuring and a loss carryback, both of which resulted in an increase in the Company’s valuation allowance on credits.

 

Free Cash Flow

 

Management uses Free Cash Flow as a non-GAAP measure to analyze cash flows generated from operations. Free Cash Flow is Net cash provided by operating activities less Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations less Additions to property, plant and mine development as presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company believes Free Cash Flow is also useful as one of the bases for comparing the Company’s performance with its competitors. Although Free Cash Flow and similar measures are frequently used as measures of cash flows generated from operations by other companies, the Company’s calculation of Free Cash Flow is not necessarily comparable to such other similarly titled captions of other companies.

 

The presentation of non-GAAP Free Cash Flow is not meant to be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company’s performance, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity as those terms are defined by GAAP, and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. The Company’s definition of Free Cash Flow is limited in that it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt service and other contractual obligations or payments made for business acquisitions. Therefore, the Company believes it is important to view Free Cash Flow as a measure that provides supplemental information to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, to Net cash provided by operating activities, which the Company believes to be the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to Free Cash Flow, as well as information regarding Net cash used in investing activities and Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

 

2015

  

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

2,153

 

$

1,873

 

Less: Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations

 

 

(826)

 

 

(569)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

 

 

1,327

 

 

1,304

 

Less: Additions to property, plant and mine development

 

 

(832)

 

 

(889)

 

Free Cash Flow

 

$

495

 

$

415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities (1)

 

$

(702)

 

$

(1,652)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

$

(1,245)

 

$

361

 


(1)

Net cash used in investing activities includes Additions to property, plant and mine development, which is included in the Company’s computation of Free Cash Flow.

 

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Costs applicable to sales per ounce/pound

 

Costs applicable to sales per ounce/pound are non-GAAP financial measures. These measures are calculated by dividing the costs applicable to sales from continuing operations of gold and copper by gold ounces or copper pounds sold, respectively. These measures are calculated on a consistent basis for the periods presented on a consolidated basis. Costs applicable to sales per ounce/pound statistics are intended to provide additional information only and do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The measures are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under GAAP. Other companies may calculate these measures differently.

 

The following tables reconcile these non-GAAP measures from continuing operations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

 

Costs applicable to sales per ounce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Costs applicable to sales (1)

 

$

918

 

$

865

 

$

2,571

 

$

2,439

 

Gold sold (thousand ounces)

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,343

 

 

3,766

 

 

3,787

 

Costs applicable to sales per ounce

 

$

706

 

$

645

 

$

682

 

$

644

 


(1)

Includes by-product credits of $11 and $31 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $10 and $32 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.

 

Costs applicable to sales per pound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Costs applicable to sales (1)

 

$

65

 

$

60

 

$

165

 

$

170

 

Copper sold (million pounds)

 

 

30

 

 

33

 

 

84

 

 

93

 

Costs applicable to sales per pound

 

$

2.14

 

$

1.78

 

$

1.96

 

$

1.82

 


(1)

Includes by-product credits of $2 and $4 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $2 and $4 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.

 

All-In Sustaining Costs 

 

Newmont has worked to develop a metric that expands on GAAP measures, such as cost of goods sold, and non-GAAP measures, such as Costs applicable to sales per ounce, to provide visibility into the economics of our mining operations related to expenditures, operating performance and the ability to generate cash flow from our continuing operations.

 

Current GAAP-measures used in the mining industry, such as cost of goods sold, do not capture all of the expenditures incurred to discover, develop and sustain gold production. Therefore, we believe that all-in sustaining costs is a non-GAAP measure that provides additional information to management, investors and analysts that aid in the understanding of the economics of our operations and performance compared to other producers and in the investor’s visibility by better defining the total costs associated with production.

 

All-in sustaining cost (“AISC”) amounts are intended to provide additional information only and do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The measures are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under GAAP. Other companies may calculate these measures differently as a result of differences in the underlying accounting principles, policies applied and in accounting frameworks such as in International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), or by reflecting the benefit from selling non-gold metals as a

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reduction to AISC. Differences may also arise related to definitional differences of sustaining versus development capital activities based upon each company’s internal policies.

 

The following disclosure provides information regarding the adjustments made in determining the all-in sustaining costs measure:

 

Costs Applicable to Sales - Includes all direct and indirect costs related to current gold production incurred to execute the current mine plan. We exclude certain exceptional or unusual amounts from Costs applicable to sales (“CAS”), such as significant revisions to recovery amounts. CAS includes by-product credits from certain metals obtained during the process of extracting and processing the primary ore-body. CAS is accounted for on an accrual basis and excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation, which is consistent with our presentation of CAS on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. In determining AISC, only the CAS associated with producing and selling an ounce of gold is included in the measure. Therefore, the amount of gold CAS included in AISC is derived from the CAS presented in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations less the amount of CAS attributable to the production of copper at our Phoenix and Boddington mines. The copper CAS at those mine sites is disclosed in Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The allocation of CAS between gold and copper at the Phoenix and Boddington mines is based upon the relative sales value of copper and gold produced during the period.

 

Reclamation Costs - Includes accretion expense related to Asset Retirement Obligation (“ARO”) and the amortization of the related Asset Retirement Cost (“ARC”) for the Company’s operating properties. Accretion related to the ARO and the amortization of the ARC assets for reclamation does not reflect annual cash outflows but are calculated in accordance with GAAP. The accretion and amortization reflect the periodic costs of reclamation associated with current gold production and are therefore included in the measure. The allocation of these costs to gold and copper is determined using the same allocation used in the allocation of CAS between gold and copper at the Phoenix and Boddington mines.

 

Advanced Projects and Exploration - Includes incurred expenses related to projects that are designed to increase or enhance current gold production and gold exploration. We note that as current resources are depleted, exploration and advanced projects are necessary for us to replace the depleting reserves or enhance the recovery and processing of the current reserves. As this relates to sustaining our gold production, and is considered a continuing cost of a mining company, these costs are included in the AISC measure. These costs are derived from the Advanced projects, research and development and Exploration amounts presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations less the amount attributable to the production of copper at our Phoenix and Boddington mines. The allocation of these costs to gold and copper is determined using the same allocation used in the allocation of CAS between gold and copper at the Phoenix and Boddington mines.

 

General and Administrative - Includes costs related to administrative tasks not directly related to current gold production, but rather related to supporting our corporate structure and fulfilling our obligations to operate as a public company. Including these expenses in the AISC metric provides visibility of the impact that general and administrative activities have on current operations and profitability on a per ounce basis.

 

Other expense, net - Includes administrative costs to support current gold production. We exclude certain exceptional or unusual expenses from Other expense, net, such as restructuring, as these are not indicative to sustaining our current gold operations. Furthermore, this adjustment to Other expense, net is also consistent with the nature of the adjustments made to Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders as disclosed in the Company’s non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted net income (loss). The allocation of these costs to gold and copper is determined using the same allocation used in the allocation of CAS between gold and copper at the Phoenix and Boddington mines.

 

Treatment and Refining Costs - Includes costs paid to smelters for treatment and refining of our concentrates to produce the salable metal. These costs are presented net as a reduction of Sales.

 

Sustaining Capital - We determined sustaining capital as those capital expenditures that are necessary to maintain current gold production and execute the current mine plan. Capital expenditures to develop new operations, or related to

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projects at existing operations where these projects will enhance gold production or reserves, are considered development. We determined the classification of sustaining and development capital projects based on a systematic review of our project portfolio in light of the nature of each project. Sustaining capital costs are relevant to the AISC metric as these are needed to maintain the Company’s current gold operations and provide improved transparency related to our ability to finance these expenditures from current operations. The allocation of these costs to gold and copper is determined using the same allocation used in the allocation of CAS between gold and copper at the Phoenix and Boddington mines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

Treatment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All-In

 

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

 

Projects

 

General

 

Other

 

and

 

 

 

 

All-In

 

Ounces

 

Sustaining

 

Three Months Ended

 

Applicable

 

Reclamation

 

and

 

and

 

Expense,

 

Refining

 

Sustaining

 

Sustaining

 

(000)/Pounds

 

Costs per

 

September 30, 2016

  

to Sales (1)(2)(3)

  

Costs (4)

  

Exploration

  

Administrative

  

Net (5)

  

Costs

  

Capital (6)

  

Costs

  

(millions) Sold

  

oz/lb

 

Gold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

 

$

212

 

$

2

 

$

7

 

$

1

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

36

 

$

258

 

272

 

$

949

 

Phoenix

 

 

30

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

36

 

47

 

 

766

 

Twin Creeks

 

 

52

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8

 

 

63

 

96

 

 

656

 

Long Canyon

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

CC&V

 

 

65

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 

73

 

113

 

 

646

 

Other North America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

North America

 

 

359

 

 

4

 

 

19

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

51

 

 

439

 

528

 

 

831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha

 

 

116

 

 

15

 

 

6

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

27

 

 

166

 

146

 

 

1,137

 

Merian

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Other South America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

South America

 

 

116

 

 

15

 

 

21

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

27

 

 

183

 

146

 

 

1,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

 

139

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

6

 

 

13

 

 

159

 

220

 

 

723

 

Tanami

 

 

57

 

 

1

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

24

 

 

86

 

112

 

 

768

 

Kalgoorlie

 

 

57

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

5

 

 

65

 

91

 

 

714

 

Other Asia Pacific

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

8

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

253

 

 

3

 

 

7

 

 

4

 

 

1

 

 

7

 

 

43

 

 

318

 

423

 

 

752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo

 

 

95

 

 

2

 

 

8

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

13

 

 

119

 

86

 

 

1,384

 

Akyem

 

 

63

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

5

 

 

75

 

117

 

 

641

 

Other Africa

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Africa

 

 

158

 

 

4

 

 

13

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

18

 

 

197

 

203

 

 

970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

13

 

 

50

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

65

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total Gold

 

$

886

 

$

26

 

$

73

 

$

63

 

$

5

 

$

9

 

$

140

 

$

1,202

 

1,300

 

$

925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix

 

$

32

 

$

1

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

4

 

$

37

 

9

 

$

4.11

 

Boddington

 

 

33

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

40

 

21

 

 

1.90

 

Total Copper

 

$

65

 

$

2

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

3

 

$

7

 

$

77

 

30

 

$

2.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

$

951

 

$

28

 

$

73

 

$

63

 

$

5

 

$

12

 

$

147

 

$

1,279

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation. 

(2)

Includes by-product credits of $13.  

(3)

Includes stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments of $8 at Carlin, $1 at Twin Creeks, $17 at Yanacocha and $34 at Ahafo. Total stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments at Yanacocha of $49 were adjusted above by $32 related to a significant write off of recoverable ounces at the La Quinua Leach Pad.

(4)

Reclamation costs include operating accretion of $19 and amortization of asset retirement costs of $9.  

(5)

Other expense, net is adjusted for restructuring and other costs of $7 and acquisition costs of $9.

(6)

Excludes development capital expenditures, capitalized interest and the increase in accrued capital of $122. The following are major development projects: Merian, Long Canyon, and the CC&V and Tanami expansions.  

 

 

 

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Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

Treatment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All-In

 

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

 

Projects

 

General

 

Other

 

and

 

 

 

 

All-In

 

Ounces

 

Sustaining

 

Three Months Ended

 

Applicable

 

Reclamation

 

and

 

and

 

Expense,

 

Refining

 

Sustaining

 

Sustaining

 

(000)/Pounds

 

Costs per

 

September 30, 2015

  

to Sales (1)(2)(3)

  

Costs (4)

  

Exploration

  

Administrative

  

Net (5)

  

Costs

  

Capital (6)

  

Costs

  

(millions) Sold

  

oz/lb

 

Gold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

 

$

208

 

$

1

 

$

5

 

$

2

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

49

 

$

265

 

231

 

$

1,147

 

Phoenix

 

 

48

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

56

 

59

 

 

949

 

Twin Creeks

 

 

67

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 

78

 

119

 

 

655

 

Long Canyon

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

CC&V

 

 

10

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

13

 

33

 

 

394

 

Other North America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

North America

 

 

333

 

 

5

 

 

15

 

 

4

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

60

 

 

422

 

442

 

 

955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha

 

 

160

 

 

24

 

 

9

 

 

4

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

25

 

 

223

 

257

 

 

868

 

Merian

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Other South America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

South America

 

 

160

 

 

24

 

 

22

 

 

4

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

25

 

 

236

 

257

 

 

918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

 

131

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5

 

 

10

 

 

148

 

208

 

 

712

 

Tanami

 

 

55

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

18

 

 

75

 

126

 

 

595

 

Waihi (7)

 

 

12

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

15

 

29

 

 

517

 

Kalgoorlie

 

 

68

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

75

 

86

 

 

872

 

Other Asia Pacific

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

6

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

8

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

266

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

 —

 

 

6

 

 

33

 

 

321

 

449

 

 

715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo

 

 

52

 

 

1

 

 

5

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

11

 

 

69

 

79

 

 

873

 

Akyem

 

 

54

 

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

11

 

 

70

 

116

 

 

603

 

Other Africa

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Africa

 

 

106

 

 

4

 

 

7

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

22

 

 

141

 

195

 

 

723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

15

 

 

43

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

61

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total Gold

 

$

865

 

$

38

 

$

64

 

$

59

 

$

5

 

$

9

 

$

141

 

$

1,181

 

1,343

 

$

879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix

 

$

27

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

3

 

$

2

 

$

34

 

14

 

$

2.43

 

Boddington

 

 

33

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

39

 

19

 

 

2.05

 

Total Copper

 

$

60

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

6

 

$

5

 

$

73

 

33

 

$

2.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

$

925

 

$

39

 

$

65

 

$

59

 

$

5

 

$

15

 

$

146

 

$

1,254

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation.

(2)

Includes by-product credits of $12.  

(3)

Includes stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments of $35 at Carlin, $20 at Yanacocha and $7 at Twin Creeks.

(4)

Reclamation costs include operating accretion of $19 and amortization of asset retirement costs of $20.  

(5)

Other expense, net is adjusted for restructuring and other costs of $12, acquisition costs of $7 and write-downs of $3.  

(6)

Excludes development capital expenditures, capitalized interest and the increase in accrued capital of $170. The following are major development projects: Merian, Turf Vent Shaft, Long Canyon, and the CC&V expansion project.

(7)

On October 29, 2015, the Company sold the Waihi mine.

 

 

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Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treatment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All-In

 

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

 

Projects

 

General

 

Other

 

and

 

 

 

 

All-In

 

Ounces

 

Sustaining

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Applicable

 

Reclamation

 

and

 

and

 

Expense,

 

Refining

 

Sustaining

 

Sustaining

 

(000)/Pounds

 

Costs per

 

September 30, 2016

  

to Sales (1)(2)(3)

  

Costs (4)

  

Exploration

  

Administrative

  

Net (5)

  

Costs

  

Capital (6)

  

Costs

  

(millions) Sold

  

oz/lb

 

Gold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

 

$

585

 

$

4

 

$

14

 

$

4

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

106

 

$

713

 

683

 

$

1,044

 

Phoenix

 

 

118

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

138

 

150

 

 

920

 

Twin Creeks

 

 

170

 

 

2

 

 

6

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

26

 

 

205

 

347

 

 

591

 

Long Canyon

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

17

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

17

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

CC&V

 

 

156

 

 

3

 

 

7

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

6

 

 

173

 

283

 

 

611

 

Other North America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

9

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

16

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

North America

 

 

1,029

 

 

12

 

 

54

 

 

8

 

 

3

 

 

7

 

 

149

 

 

1,262

 

1,463

 

 

863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha

 

 

364

 

 

43

 

 

26

 

 

7

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

66

 

 

508

 

479

 

 

1,061

 

Merian

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

21

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

21

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Other South America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

24

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

28

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

South America

 

 

364

 

 

43

 

 

71

 

 

11

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

66

 

 

557

 

479

 

 

1,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

 

391

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

16

 

 

32

 

 

443

 

581

 

 

762

 

Tanami

 

 

180

 

 

2

 

 

10

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

58

 

 

250

 

357

 

 

700

 

Kalgoorlie

 

 

189

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4

 

 

13

 

 

213

 

275

 

 

775

 

Other Asia Pacific

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5

 

 

12

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

23

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

760

 

 

9

 

 

19

 

 

12

 

 

4

 

 

20

 

 

105

 

 

929

 

1,213

 

 

766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo

 

 

212

 

 

5

 

 

20

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

39

 

 

277

 

264

 

 

1,049

 

Akyem

 

 

174

 

 

6

 

 

8

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

17

 

 

206

 

347

 

 

594

 

Other Africa

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

6

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Africa

 

 

386

 

 

11

 

 

30

 

 

4

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

56

 

 

489

 

611

 

 

800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

38

 

 

143

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

6

 

 

189

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total Gold

 

$

2,539

 

$

75

 

$

212

 

$

178

 

$

13

 

$

27

 

$

382

 

$

3,426

 

3,766

 

$

910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix

 

$

76

 

$

2

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

2

 

$

7

 

$

87

 

30

 

$

2.90

 

Boddington

 

 

89

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

9

 

 

7

 

 

106

 

54

 

 

1.96

 

Total Copper

 

$

165

 

$

3

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

11

 

$

14

 

$

193

 

84

 

$

2.30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

$

2,704

 

$

78

 

$

212

 

$

178

 

$

13

 

$

38

 

$

396

 

$

3,619

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation.  

(2)

Includes by-product credits of $35.  

(3)

Includes stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments of $51 at Carlin, $11 at Twin Creeks, $71 at Yanacocha and $34 at Ahafo. Total stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments at Yanacocha of $103 were adjusted above by $32 related to a significant write off of recoverable ounces at the La Quinua Leach Pad. 

(4)

Reclamation costs include operating accretion of $57 and amortization of asset retirement costs of $21.  

(5)

Other expense, net is adjusted for restructuring and other costs of $26, acquisition costs of $11 and write-downs of $4.

(6)

Excludes development capital expenditures, capitalized interest and the increase in accrued capital of $436. The following are major development projects: Merian, Long Canyon, and the CC&V and Tanami expansions.  

 

 

 

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Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treatment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All-In

 

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

 

Projects

 

General

 

Other

 

and

 

 

 

 

All-In

 

Ounces

 

Sustaining

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Applicable

 

Reclamation

 

and

 

and

 

Expense,

 

Refining

 

Sustaining

 

Sustaining

 

(000)/Pounds

 

Costs per

 

September 30, 2015

  

to Sales (1)(2)(3)

  

Costs (4)

  

Exploration

  

Administrative

  

Net (5)

  

Costs

  

Capital (6)

  

Costs

  

(millions) Sold

  

oz/lb

 

Gold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlin

 

$

573

 

$

3

 

$

12

 

$

6

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

124

 

$

718

 

662

 

$

1,085

 

Phoenix

 

 

121

 

 

4

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

6

 

 

12

 

 

147

 

154

 

 

955

 

Twin Creeks

 

 

190

 

 

3

 

 

7

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

37

 

 

239

 

366

 

 

653

 

Long Canyon

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

13

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

13

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

CC&V

 

 

10

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

13

 

33

 

 

394

 

Other North America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

6

 

 

 —

 

 

5

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

14

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

North America

 

 

894

 

 

11

 

 

41

 

 

10

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

177

 

 

1,144

 

1,215

 

 

942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yanacocha

 

 

405

 

 

73

 

 

22

 

 

14

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

59

 

 

575

 

707

 

 

813

 

Merian

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Other South America

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

32

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

33

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

South America

 

 

405

 

 

73

 

 

62

 

 

15

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

59

 

 

616

 

707

 

 

871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boddington

 

 

411

 

 

7

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

17

 

 

34

 

 

470

 

585

 

 

803

 

Tanami

 

 

172

 

 

2

 

 

5

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

55

 

 

234

 

341

 

 

686

 

Waihi (7)

 

 

49

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

56

 

103

 

 

544

 

Kalgoorlie

 

 

206

 

 

5

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

14

 

 

230

 

233

 

 

987

 

Other Asia Pacific

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

11

 

 

8

 

 

 —

 

 

3

 

 

25

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

838

 

 

16

 

 

14

 

 

11

 

 

8

 

 

20

 

 

108

 

 

1,015

 

1,262

 

 

804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahafo

 

 

151

 

 

5

 

 

16

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

40

 

 

213

 

251

 

 

849

 

Akyem

 

 

151

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

 —

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

30

 

 

193

 

352

 

 

548

 

Other Africa

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2

 

 

7

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

9

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Africa

 

 

302

 

 

10

 

 

24

 

 

7

 

 

2

 

 

 —

 

 

70

 

 

415

 

603

 

 

688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

60

 

 

136

 

 

9

 

 

 —

 

 

5

 

 

210

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total Gold

 

$

2,439

 

$

110

 

$

201

 

$

179

 

$

26

 

$

26

 

$

419

 

$

3,400

 

3,787

 

$

898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix

 

$

69

 

$

2

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

 —

 

$

2

 

$

7

 

$

82

 

36

 

$

2.28

 

Boddington

 

 

101

 

 

1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

10

 

 

8

 

 

120

 

57

 

 

2.11

 

Total Copper

 

$

170

 

$

3

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

 —

 

$

12

 

$

15

 

$

202

 

93

 

$

2.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

$

2,609

 

$

113

 

$

202

 

$

180

 

$

26

 

$

38

 

$

434

 

$

3,602

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation.  

(2)

Includes by-product credits of $36.  

(3)

Includes stockpile and leach pad inventory adjustments of $86 at Carlin, $42 at Yanacocha, $19 at Boddington and $12 at Twin Creeks.

(4)

Reclamation costs include operating accretion of $55 and amortization of asset retirement costs of $58.  

(5)

Other expense, net is adjusted for restructuring and other costs of $26, acquisition costs of $15 and write-downs of $6.  

(6)

Excludes development capital expenditures, capitalized interest and the increase in accrued capital of $455. The following are major development projects: Merian, Turf Vent Shaft, Long Canyon, and the CC&V expansion project.

(7)

On October 29, 2015, the Company sold the Waihi mine.

 

Safe Harbor Statement 

 

Certain statements contained in this report (including information incorporated by reference herein) are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided for under these sections. Words such as “expect(s)”, “feel(s)”, “believe(s)”, “will”, “may”, “anticipate(s)”, “estimate(s)”, “should”, “intend(s)” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements may include, without limitation:

 

·

estimates regarding future earnings and the sensitivity of earnings to gold, copper and other metal prices;

 

·

estimates of future mineral production and sales;

 

·

estimates of future production costs, other expenses and taxes for specific operations and on a consolidated basis;

 

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·

estimates of future cash flows and the sensitivity of cash flows to gold and other metal prices;

 

·

estimates of future capital expenditures, construction, production or closure activities and other cash needs, for specific operations and on a consolidated basis, and expectations as to the funding or timing thereof;

 

·

estimates as to the projected development of certain ore deposits, including the timing of such development, the costs of such development and other capital costs, financing plans for these deposits and expected production commencement dates;

 

·

estimates of reserves and statements regarding future exploration results and reserve replacement and the sensitivity of reserves to metal price changes;

 

·

statements regarding the availability of, and terms and costs related to, future borrowing or financing and expectations regarding future debt repayments or debt tender transactions;   

 

·

estimates regarding future exploration expenditures, results and reserves;

 

·

statements regarding fluctuations in financial and currency markets;

 

·

estimates regarding potential cost savings, productivity, operating performance and ownership and cost structures;

 

·

expectations regarding the completion and timing of divestitures and costs and charges associated therewith, including, without limitation, statements relating to the sale of the Company’s interest in PTNNT, which remains subject to the closing conditions, some of which remain outside the control of the Company;

 

·

expectations regarding statements regarding future transactions, including, without limitation, statements related to future acquisitions and projected benefits, synergies and costs associated with acquisitions and related matters;

 

·

expectations regarding the start-up time, design, mine life, production and costs applicable to sales and exploration potential of our projects;

 

·

statements regarding future hedge and derivative positions or modifications thereto;

 

·

statements regarding political, economic or governmental conditions and environments;

 

·

statements regarding the impacts of changes in the legal and regulatory environment in which we operate;

 

·

estimates of future costs, accruals for reclamation costs and other liabilities for certain environmental matters, including without limitation with respect to our Yanacocha operation;

 

·

estimates of income taxes and expectations relating to tax contingencies or tax audits; and

 

·

estimates of pension and other post-retirement costs.

 

Where we express 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, our forward-looking 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 those forward-looking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to:

 

·

the price of gold, copper and other metal prices and commodities;

 

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·

the cost of operations;

 

·

currency fluctuations;

 

·

geological and metallurgical assumptions;

 

·

operating performance of equipment, processes and facilities;

 

·

labor relations;

 

·

timing of receipt of necessary governmental permits or approvals;

 

·

domestic and foreign laws or regulations, particularly relating to the environment, mining and processing;

 

·

changes in tax laws;

 

·

domestic and international economic and political conditions;

 

·

our ability to obtain or maintain necessary financing; and

 

·

other risks and hazards associated with mining operations.

 

More detailed information regarding these factors is included in the section titled Item 1, Business; Item 1A, Risk Factors in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended At December 31, 2015 filed February 17, 2016 and elsewhere throughout this report. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.

 

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Newmont or to persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

ITEM 3.       QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK (dollars in millions, except per ounce and per pound amounts).

 

Metal Prices

 

Changes in the market price of gold significantly affect our profitability and cash flow. Gold prices can fluctuate widely due to numerous factors, such as demand; forward selling by producers; central bank sales, purchases and lending; investor sentiment; the strength of the U.S. dollar; inflation, deflation, or other general price instability; and global mine production levels. Changes in the market price of copper also affect our profitability and cash flow. Copper is traded on established international exchanges and copper prices generally reflect market supply and demand, but can also be influenced by speculative trading in the commodity or by currency exchange rates.

 

Decreases in the market price of gold and copper can also significantly affect the value of our product inventory, stockpiles and ore on leach pads, and it may be necessary to record a write-down to the net realizable value (“NRV”). NRV represents the estimated future sales price based on short-term and long-term metals prices, less estimated costs to complete production and bring the product to sale. The primary factors that influence the need to record write-downs of our product inventory, stockpiles and ore on leach pads include short-term and long-term metals prices and costs for production inputs such as labor, fuel and energy, materials and supplies, as well as realized ore grades and recovery rates. The significant assumptions in determining the stockpile, leach pad and product inventory adjustments for each mine site reporting unit at September 30, 2016  included production cost and capitalized expenditure assumptions unique to each operation, a short-term and long-term gold price of $1,335 and $1,300 per ounce, respectively, a short-term and long-term copper price of $2.17 and $3.00 per pound, respectively, and an Australian to U.S. dollar long-term exchange rate of $0.80. 

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The NRV measurement involves the use of estimates and assumptions unique to each mining operation regarding current and future operating and capital costs, metal recoveries, production levels, commodity prices, proven and probable reserve quantities, engineering data and other factors. A high degree of judgment is involved in determining such assumptions and estimates and no assurance can be given that actual results will not differ significantly from those estimates and assumptions.

 

Hedging

 

Our strategy is to provide shareholders with leverage to changes in gold and copper prices by selling our production at spot market prices. Consequently, we do not hedge our gold and copper sales. We have and will continue to manage certain risks associated with commodity input costs, interest rates and foreign currencies using the derivative market.

 

By using derivatives, we are affected by credit risk, market risk and market liquidity risk. Credit risk is the risk that a third party might fail to fulfill its performance obligations under the terms of a financial instrument. We mitigate credit risk by entering into derivatives with high credit quality counterparties, limiting the amount of exposure to each counterparty and monitoring the financial condition of the counterparties. Market risk is the risk that the fair value of a derivative might be adversely affected by a change in underlying commodity prices, interest rates or currency exchange rates and that this in turn affects our financial condition. We manage market risk by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken. We mitigate this potential risk to our financial condition by establishing trading agreements with counterparties under which we are not required to post any collateral or be subject to any margin calls on our derivatives. Our counterparties cannot require settlement solely because of an adverse change in the fair value of a derivative. Market liquidity risk is the risk that a derivative cannot be eliminated quickly, by either liquidating it or by establishing an offsetting position. Under the terms of our trading agreements, counterparties cannot require us to immediately settle outstanding derivatives, except upon the occurrence of customary events of default such as covenant breaches, including financial covenants, insolvency or bankruptcy. We further mitigate market liquidity risk by spreading out the maturity of our derivatives over time.

 

Cash Flow Hedges

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

 

We had the following foreign currency derivative contracts in Asia Pacific outstanding at September 30, 2016:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected Maturity Date

 

 

    

2016

    

2017

    

2018

    

Total/Average

    

A$ Operating Fixed Forward Contracts: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A$ notional (millions) 

 

35

 

105

 

6

 

146

 

Average rate ($/A$) 

 

0.94

 

0.93

 

0.92

 

0.94

 

Expected hedge ratio

 

10

%  

8

%  

4

%  

 

 

 

The fair value of the A$ foreign currency operating derivative contracts was a net liability position of $25 at September 30, 2016 and $60 at December 31, 2015.  

 

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Diesel Price Risk

 

We had the following diesel derivative contracts in North America outstanding at September 30, 2016:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected Maturity Date

 

 

    

2016

    

2017

    

2018

    

Total/Average

    

Diesel Fixed Forward Contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diesel gallons (millions) 

 

6

 

15

 

1

 

22

 

Average rate ($/gallon) 

 

2.07

 

1.74

 

1.53

 

1.82

 

Expected hedge ratio

 

57

%  

36

%  

6

%  

 

 

 

The fair value of the Diesel derivative contracts was a net liability position of $8 at September 30, 2016 and $32 at December 31, 2015.

 

Commodity Price Risk

 

Our provisional gold and copper sales contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from the sale of the gold and copper concentrates at the prevailing indices’ prices at the time of sale. The embedded derivative, which does not qualify for hedge accounting, is marked to market through earnings each period prior to final settlement.

 

At September 30, 2016, Newmont had gold sales of 130,000 ounces priced at an average of $1,324 per ounce, subject to final pricing over the next several months. Each $25 change in the price for provisionally priced gold sales would have an approximate $2 effect on our Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders. The London P.M. closing settlement price at September 30, 2016 for gold was $1,323 per ounce.

 

At September 30, 2016, Newmont had copper sales of 26 million pounds priced at an average of $2.20 per pound, subject to final pricing over the next several months. Each $0.10 change in the price for provisionally priced copper sales would have an approximate $1 effect on our Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders. The LME closing settlement price at September 30, 2016 for copper was $2.19 per pound.

 

ITEM 4.       CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. 

 

During the fiscal period covered by this report, the Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

During the third quarter of 2015, the Company began outsourcing certain of its information technology and transactional business processes to a third-party provider. As of September 30, 2016, the Company has transitioned certain procure-to-pay, payroll and transactional accounting processes in its Corporate office and its Asia Pacific, North America, South America and Africa regions as well as certain global information technology processes, including infrastructure and application support and the service desk, to the third-party provider. The Company plans to continue transitioning business processes to the third-party provider through the fourth quarter of 2016. The Company has taken the necessary steps to monitor and maintain appropriate internal controls over financial reporting.

 

There were no other changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2016, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.       LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. 

 

Information regarding legal proceedings is contained in Note 25 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 1A.     RISK FACTORS.

 

There were no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1, Business; Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the SEC on February 17, 2016.

 

ITEM 2.       UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Number of

 

Maximum Number (or

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Shares  Purchased

 

Approximate Dollar Value)

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Average

 

as Part of

 

of  Shares that may

 

 

 

of Shares

 

 

Price Paid

 

Publicly Announced

 

yet be Purchased

 

Period

 

Purchased

 

 

Per Share

 

Plans or Programs

 

under the Plans or Programs

 

July 1, 2016 through July 31, 2016

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

N/A

 

August 1, 2016 through August 31, 2016

 

(13,877)

(1)

$

43.60

 

 —

 

N/A

 

September 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016

 

(34,201)

(1)

$

40.22

 

 —

 

N/A

 


(1)

Represents shares delivered to the Company from restricted stock units and performance leverage stock units held by Company employees upon vesting for the purpose of covering the recipients' tax withholding obligations.

 

ITEM 3.       DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES. 

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.       MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES. 

 

At Newmont, safety is a core value and we strive for superior performance. Our health and safety management system, which includes detailed standards and procedures for safe production, addresses topics such as employee training, risk management, workplace inspection, emergency response, accident investigation and program auditing. In addition to strong leadership and involvement from all levels of the organization, these programs and procedures form the cornerstone of safety at Newmont, ensuring that employees are provided a safe and healthy environment and are intended to reduce workplace accidents, incidents and losses, comply with all mining-related regulations and provide support for both regulators and the industry to improve mine safety.

 

In addition, we have established our “Rapid Response” process to mitigate and prevent the escalation of adverse consequences if existing risk management controls fail, particularly if an incident may have the potential to seriously impact the safety of employees, the community or the environment. This process provides appropriate support to an affected site to complement their technical response to an incident, so as to reduce the impact by considering the environmental, strategic, legal, financial and public image aspects of the incident, to ensure communications are being carried out in accordance with legal and ethical requirements and to identify actions in addition to those addressing the immediate hazards.

 

The operation of our U.S. based mines is subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”). MSHA inspects our mines on a regular basis and issues various citations and orders when it believes a violation has occurred under the Mine Act. Following passage of The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, MSHA significantly increased the numbers of citations and orders charged against mining operations. The dollar penalties assessed for citations issued has also increased in recent years.

 

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Newmont is required to report certain mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K, and that required information is included in Exhibit 95 and is incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report.

 

ITEM 5.       OTHER INFORMATION. 

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 26, 2016, Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Nancy K. Buese, age 46, to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 31, 2016. In such role, Ms. Buese will oversee the Company’s global finance, accounting, business planning, tax, treasury, investor relations and value assurance functions. Internal Audit will continue reporting directly to Bruce Brook, Chairman of the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, and report administratively to Ms. Buese. Ms. Buese will be taking over the duties of the Chief Financial Officer from Laurie Brlas. Following Ms. Brlas’ departure from the role on October 31, 2016, she will remain with the Company to assure a smooth transition until December 31, 2016. The Company thanks Ms. Brlas for her leadership and contributions to Newmont during her tenure as Chief Financial Officer and her continued and dedicated service during this transition.   

Most recently, Ms. Buese served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MPLX LP (“MPLX”), a publicly traded energy company formed by Marathon Petroleum Corporation, since MPLX’s acquisition of MarkWest Energy Partners, LLC (“MarkWest”) in December 2015. In her CFO role, she has been responsible for the finance, accounting, planning, investor relations, treasury, internal audit, risk management, information technologies and human relations functions, as well as capital markets activities and mergers and acquisitions. From October 2006 until her appointment to MPLX as a result of MPLX’s acquisition of MarkWest, Ms. Buese served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MarkWest. Prior to that appointment, she served as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of MarkWest from 2005 to 2006. Ms. Buese is a former Partner with Ernst & Young LLP, having worked in public accounting for 12 years. Ms. Buese earned a degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Kansas and is a Certified Public Accountant. She has also served on the Board of Directors of UMB Financial Corporation since 2009, including as a member of the Audit Committee and Risk Committee. 

In the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer position with the Company, Ms. Buese will have a base salary of $675,000, and be eligible for annual short-term incentives (cash bonus) and long-term incentives (equity bonus) pursuant to the terms of the Senior Executive Compensation and Section 16 Annual Incentive Compensation Programs of the Company at the E3 level, which includes annual target levels of 100% of base salary for short-term incentives and 350% of base salary for long-term incentives as described in the Company’s 2016 Annual Proxy Statement. Ms. Buese will be eligible for the Executive Change of Control Plan which includes a cash severance multiple of 2.5 times base salary and the Executive Severance Plan of the Company. In addition, Ms. Buese will receive a sign-on bonus, in consideration for compensation forfeited from her prior employer as a result of joining Newmont, in the amount of (i) $600,000 within 30 days of beginning employment; (ii) a grant of restricted stock units of $2.6 million of which $0.7 will vest in one year and 1.9 will vest in two years; and (iii) a bonus service credit entitling her to annual short-term incentives for the full 2016 performance period. If Ms. Buese voluntarily separates employment from the Company within 24 months of her effective date of hire, she will have an obligation to repay the Company a pro-rated amount of the cash sign-on bonus in (i) above equal to 1/24th of the full amount for each month of the 24 months of employment not attained. Additionally, if Ms. Buese voluntarily separates employment from the Company prior to the vesting of the restricted stock unit grants in (ii) above, the units are cancelled.

There is no other arrangement or understanding between Ms. Buese and any other persons pursuant to which she was elected as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Ms. Buese does not have a family relationship with any member of the Board of Directors or any executive officer of the Company, and Ms. Buese has not been a participant or had any interest in any transaction with the Company that is reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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At the time of Ms. Brlas’ departure from the Company, Ms. Brlas will receive severance benefits in accordance with the Company’s Executive Severance Plan at the E3 level, as described in the publicly disclosed plan document.

ITEM 6.       EXHIBITS. 

 

(a)

The exhibits to this report are listed in the Exhibit Index.

 

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SIGNATURES 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWMONT  MINING  CORPORATION

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Date: October 26, 2016

 

/s/ LAURIE BRLAS

 

 

Laurie Brlas

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

Date: October 26, 2016

 

/s/ JOHN W. KITLEN

 

 

John W. Kitlen

 

 

Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX 

 

Exhibit
Number

    

Description

 

 

 

12.1

-

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, filed herewith.

 

 

 

31.1

-

Certification Pursuant to Rule 13A-14 or 15-D-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by the Principal Executive Officer, filed herewith.

 

 

 

31.2

-

Certification Pursuant to Rule 13A-14 or 15-D-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by the Principal Financial Officer, filed herewith.

 

 

 

32.1

-

Statement Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by the Principal Executive Officer, filed herewith. (1)

 

 

 

32.2

-

Statement Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by the Principal Financial Officer, filed herewith. (1)

 

 

 

95

-

Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, filed herewith.

 

 

 

101

-

101.INS

XBRL Instance

 

 

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

 

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation

 

 

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition

 

 

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels

 

 

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation


*      These exhibits relate to executive compensation plans and arrangements.

 

(1)

This document is being furnished in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8212 and 34-47551.

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