NEWMONT MINING CORP. $23 (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 498.9 million; Market cap: $11.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 0.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) will soon begin work on the first phase of its Long Canyon gold mine in Nevada.
Long Canyon will produce 100,000 to 150,000 ounces a year when it opens in 2017. The midpoint of that range— 125,000 ounces— is equal to 2.6% of the 4.85 million ounces Newmont produced in 2014. The mine should last eight years.
The company will spend $250 million to $300 million on this project. Based on current gold prices, the mine should add $100 million a year to Newmont’s annual operating earnings.
Newmont is still a hold.