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Newmont produces 1.5m gold ounces, bags $514m in free cash flow

J N
Published July 27, 2022
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Newmont Corporation says it has delivered a solid second quarter production and free cash flow results from its leading portfolio of long-life and responsibly managed assets.

Highlights of the second quarter 2022 results:

· Produced 1.5 million attributable ounces of gold and 330 thousand attributable gold equivalent ounces (GEO) from co-products, an increase of more than 130 thousand total gold equivalent ounces from the first quarter

· Generated $1.0 billion of cash from continuing operations and $514 million of Free Cash Flow (97 per cent attributable to Newmont)

· Reported gold Costs Applicable to Sales (CAS) of $932 per ounce and All-In Sustaining Costs (AISC) of $1,199 per ounce

· Adjusted Net Income (ANI) of $0.46 per share and Adjusted EBITDA of $1,149, impacted by increasing costs and declining metal prices

· Updated full-year guidance of 6.0 million ounces of attributable gold production, CAS of $900 per ounce and AISC of $1,150 per ounce; reaffirmed original guidance of 1.3 million gold equivalent ounces from copper, silver, lead and zinc with updated co-product cost guidance of $750 per GEO of CAS and $1,050 per GEO of AISC

· Updated full-year guidance for development capital spend to $1.1 billion; Provided trends on development capital costs and timeline related to Tanami Expansion 2 and Ahafo North

· Declared second quarter dividend of $0.55 per share, consistent with the previous seven quarters

· $1 billion share repurchase programme to be used opportunistically in 2022, with $475 million remaining

· Ended the quarter with $4.3 billion of consolidated cash and $7.3 billion of liquidity with a net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.3x*

· Advancing profitable near-term projects, including Tanami Expansion 2, Ahafo North and Yanacocha Sulfides

· Completed acquisition of Sumitomo Corporation’s 5 per cent interest in Yanacocha, increasing ownership in Sulfides project to 100 per cent

· Maintained a clear focus on managing the critical controls that must be in place at all times to prevent fatalities; 155 thousand critical control verifications completed by leaders in the field

· Published our 2021 Sustainability Reporting Suite, including our second Annual Climate Report, prepared in accordance with the Task Force for Climate Disclosure (TCFD) framework, detailing the pathway to achieve 2030 carbon emissions reduction targets and 2050 goal

Mr Tom Palmer, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, said: “Newmont delivered a solid second quarter performance, producing 1.5 million gold ounces and generating $514 million in free cash flow”.

“Through our industry-leading portfolio of assets and projects, our proven integrated operating model, our balanced and disciplined approach to capital allocation and our values-driven commitment to our purpose of creating value and improving lives through sustainable and responsible mining, Newmont remains well-positioned to safely manage through the evolving and unprecedented challenges that face our industry and the world at large.”

J N July 27, 2022
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