Newmont targets #1

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NEWMONT MINING $37.84 (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 533.3 million; Market cap: $20.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 0.8%; www.newmont. com) is poised to become the world’s biggest gold producer. The company aims to produce 4.9 million to 5.4 million ounces in 2018. That exceeds Barrick Gold’s 2018 forecast of 4.8 million to 5.3 million. Over the last five years, Newmont sold $2.8 billion in non-core assets, bought the Cripple Creek & Victor mine in Colorado, built three new mines and undertook nine mine expansions. Altogether, those moves have added roughly 2 million ounces of gold to its output. By 2024, the company expects its annual share of mined gold to reach 5%, compared to the 4.4% in 2015. This year, Newmont will move away from paying a dividend linked to the price of gold. That should increase its dividend by 50% or more. The stock currently yields 0.8%. Newmont Mining is a buy, but only for investors who want to own…