NEWMONT MINING CORP. $53 - New York symbol NEM

NEWMONT MINING CORP. $53 (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 495.1 million; Market cap: $26.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 2.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) stopped construction of its 51.35%-owned Conga gold/copper mine in Peru in November 2011. The move was in response to protests by local farmers who fear the mine will contaminate water supplies.

An independent group is now reviewing the mine’s environmental impact, and should release its report in April 2012. Meanwhile, Newmont has cut 6,000 jobs at Conga. That will lower its losses until it can restart the project.

Newmont is a buy.

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