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Term of moratorium on uranium mining in Labrador as adopted by the Nunatsiavut Assembly on April 8, 2008.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash outflow to acquire asset without physical form usually arising from contractual or other legal rights, excluding goodwill.

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Amount of increase (decrease) to previously recorded tax expense. Includes, but is not limited to, significant settlements of income tax disputes, and unusual tax positions or infrequent actions taken by the entity, including tax assessment reversal, and IRS tax settlement.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Other Legal Matters - NWG, etc. (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 16, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 24, 2018 co-defendant plaintiff	Feb. 26, 2014 CAD ($)	Sep. 24, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2008	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2007
Mining and mineral rights \| Holt option
Loss contingencies
Purchase of option for mining and mineral rights						$ 75	$ 75
Mexican Tax Authority
Loss contingencies
Tax settlement								$ 96
Kirkland Royalty Matter \| Pending Litigation
Loss contingencies
Damages sought	$ 350
NWG New York Case \| Pending Litigation
Loss contingencies
Damages sought				$ 750
NWG Ontario Complaint \| Pending Litigation
Loss contingencies
Damages sought			$ 1,200
Ghana Parliament Cases
Loss contingencies
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff		2
Number of co-defendants \| co-defendant		33
Labrador \| Pending Litigation
Loss contingencies
Uranium mining moratorium term					3 years
Newmont Corporation, Newmont Canada Corporation, And Newmont Canada FN Holdings ULC
Loss contingencies
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent									100.00%
NWG Investments Inc \| Jacob Safra
Loss contingencies
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent										100.00%
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited and Newmont Golden Ridge Limited
Loss contingencies
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent									100.00%
Goldcorp
Loss contingencies
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent									100.00%
NWG Investments Inc \| NewWest Gold
Loss contingencies
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent										86.00%
Fronteer \| Aurora
Loss contingencies
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent										47.00%