Newmont is our favourite gold

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NEWMONT MINING $47.31 (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 491.2 million; Market cap: $23.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 3.0%; www.newmont.com) operates gold mines in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Indonesia and Ghana. The company’s worldwide diversification, plus its strong cash flow and balance sheet, make it our favourite gold stock for safety-conscious investors. In the three months ended September 30, 2012, Newmont’s cash flow fell 20.4%, to $849 million, or $1.72 a share, from $1.1 billion, or $2.12 a share, a year earlier. Lower gold prices and higher costs were the main reason for the decline. The company holds cash of $1.5 billion, or $3.07 a share. Newmont’s outlook remains bright. The stock trades at 11.5 times the company’s forecast 2012 earnings of $4.10 a share and 6.8 times its estimated 2012 cash flow of $6.95 a share. The stock yields a high 3.0%. Newmont is still a buy. buy…