-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MvvwJaMfAOpMbmHEzx22qMR7llE+0mylrr93rJ1X4BVll747tp5wDRCa2Dy4xiBs 3vzet3OF7qGYblPPp0J4Tw== 0001193125-03-028325.txt : 20030804 0001193125-03-028325.hdr.sgml : 20030804 20030804125429 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-03-028325 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030804 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEWMONT MINING CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001164727 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 841611629 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31240 FILM NUMBER: 03819820 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1700 LINCOLN STREET CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-863-7414 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1700 LINCOLN STREET CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DELTA HOLDCO CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020109 10-Q 1 d10q.htm FORM 10-Q FOR PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 2003 Form 10-Q for Period Ending June 30, 2003

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One)    
x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2003
    or
¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number: 001-31240

 

Newmont Mining Corporation

(Exact Name Of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   84-1611629

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1700 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado

  80203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (303) 863-7414

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  x  Yes  ¨  No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12-b2 of the Exchange Act).  x  Yes  ¨  No

 

There were 364,076,754 shares of common stock outstanding on July 30, 2003 (and 43,989,956 exchangeable shares).

 



PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

 
     2003

    2002

 
     (unaudited, in thousands, except per share)  

Revenues

                

Sales—gold

   $ 724,026     $ 609,516  

Sales—base metals, net

     12,735       22,935  

Royalties

     10,461       11,202  
    


 


       747,222       643,653  
    


 


Costs and expenses

                

Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)

                

Gold

     423,700       383,515  

Base metals

     9,973       8,674  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     139,337       123,602  

Exploration and research

     30,247       18,788  

General and administrative

     31,292       27,652  

Write-down of long-lived assets

     1,794       —    

Other

     2,454       (1,791 )
    


 


       638,797       560,440  
    


 


Other income (expense)

                

Gain on investments, net

     —         47,298  

Gain (loss) on gold commodity derivative instruments, net

     16,644       (9,478 )

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL bonds, net

     94,414       —    

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL derivatives liability, net

     76,578       —    

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income

     32,318       14,843  

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest of $1,758 and $1,223, respectively

     (22,669 )     (35,101 )
    


 


       197,285       17,562  
    


 


Pre-tax income before minority interest, equity (loss) income and impairment of affiliates

     305,710       100,775  

Income tax expense

     (89,038 )     (29,821 )

Minority interest in income of subsidiaries

     (35,807 )     (19,284 )

Equity loss and impairment of Australian Magnesium Corporation

     (107,758 )     (688 )

Equity income of affiliates

     17,740       18,008  
    


 


Net income

     90,847       68,990  

Preferred stock dividends

     —         (1,869 )
    


 


Net income applicable to common shares

   $ 90,847     $ 67,121  
    


 


Net income

   $ 90,847     $ 68,990  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

     19,130       29,828  
    


 


Comprehensive income

   $ 109,977     $ 98,818  
    


 


Net income per common share, basic and diluted

   $ 0.22     $ 0.17  
    


 


Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     405,388       397,532  
    


 


Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     408,242       399,468  
    


 


Cash dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.04     $ 0.03  
    


 


 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2003

    2002

 
     (unaudited, in thousands, except per share)  

Revenues

                

Sales—gold

   $ 1,438,582     $ 1,091,750  

Sales—base metals, net

     32,168       32,305  

Royalties

     24,941       15,002  
    


 


       1,495,691       1,139,057  
    


 


Costs and expenses

                

Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)

                

Gold

     822,709       712,050  

Base metals

     25,335       19,379  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     269,930       225,788  

Exploration and research

     51,719       30,355  

General and administrative

     57,702       48,967  

Write-down of long-lived assets

     1,794       —    

Other

     24,473       (921 )
    


 


       1,253,662       1,035,618  
    


 


Other income (expense)

                

Gain on investments, net

     84,337       47,298  

Gain (loss) on gold commodity derivative instruments, net

     71,669       (3,147 )

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL bonds, net

     94,414       —    

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL derivatives liability, net

     76,578       —    

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (19,530 )     —    

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income

     64,157       15,258  

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest of $3,048 and $2,294, respectively

     (52,615 )     (66,238 )
    


 


       319,010       (6,829 )
    


 


Pre-tax income before minority interest, equity (loss) income and impairment of affiliates and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     561,039       96,610  

Income tax expense

     (151,601 )     (31,009 )

Minority interest in income of subsidiaries

     (73,596 )     (29,834 )

Equity loss and impairment of Australian Magnesium Corporation

     (119,485 )     (688 )

Equity income of affiliates

     26,278       19,412  
    


 


Net income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     242,635       54,491  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax of $11,188 and $(4,147), respectively

     (34,533 )     7,701  
    


 


Net income

     208,102       62,192  

Preferred stock dividends

     —         (3,738 )
    


 


Net income applicable to common shares

   $ 208,102     $ 58,454  
    


 


Net income

   $ 208,102     $ 62,192  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

     60,159       57,706  
    


 


Comprehensive income

   $ 268,261     $ 119,898  
    


 


Net income per common share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, basic

   $ 0.60     $ 0.15  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per common share, basic

     (0.08 )     0.02  
    


 


Net income per common share, basic

   $ 0.52     $ 0.17  
    


 


Net income per common share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, diluted

   $ 0.60     $ 0.15  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per common share, diluted

     (0.09 )     0.02  
    


 


Net income per common share, diluted

   $ 0.51     $ 0.17  
    


 


Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     403,648       339,817  
    


 


Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     406,305       341,262  
    


 


Cash dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.08     $ 0.06  
    


 


 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     June 30, 2003

    December 31, 2002

 
     (unaudited, in thousands)  

ASSETS

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 274,741     $ 401,683  

Marketable securities—short-term

     12,030       13,188  

Accounts receivable

     44,971       44,510  

Inventories

     170,458       169,324  

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     277,021       328,993  

Prepaid taxes

     19,318       28,335  

Deferred stripping costs—short term

     28,660       32,085  

Deferred income tax assets

     53,482       51,451  

Newmont Australia infrastructure bonds

     114,287       —    

Other current assets

     63,365       43,687  
    


 


Current assets

     1,058,333       1,113,256  

Property, plant and mine development, net

     2,343,102       2,287,030  

Mineral interests and other intangible assets, net

     1,405,066       1,415,348  

Investments

     695,059       1,206,705  

Marketable securities—long-term

     291,004       —    

Deferred stripping costs—long term

     39,336       23,302  

Long-term stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     282,537       199,761  

Deferred income tax assets

     879,324       761,428  

Other long-term assets

     89,208       123,112  

Goodwill

     3,068,657       3,024,576  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 10,151,626     $ 10,154,518  
    


 


LIABILITIES

                

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 176,422     $ 115,322  

Accounts payable

     151,042       105,277  

Deferred income tax liabilities

     9,171       28,469  

Derivative instruments

     7,914       74,999  

Employee related benefits—short-term

     117,196       100,936  

Other current liabilities

     420,049       268,460  
    


 


Current liabilities

     881,794       693,463  

Long-term debt

     1,277,166       1,701,282  

Reclamation and remediation liabilities

     421,970       288,536  

Deferred revenue from sale of future production

     53,841       53,841  

Derivative instruments

     17,254       388,659  

Deferred income tax liabilities

     742,237       656,452  

Employee related benefits—long-term

     214,697       234,103  

Other long-term liabilities

     379,677       364,376  
    


 


Total liabilities

     3,988,636       4,380,712  
    


 


Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)

                

Minority interest in subsidiaries

     362,196       354,558  
    


 


STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Preferred stock—$5.00 par value;

                

Authorized—5.0 million shares

     —         —    

Issued and outstanding—none

                

Common stock—$1.60 par value;

     579,733       565,019  

Authorized—750 million shares at each period end, respectively

                

Issued and outstanding—

                

Common: 362.1 million and 353.2 million shares issued, less 90 thousand and 9 thousand treasury shares, respectively

                

Exchangeable: 55.9 million shares, less 10 million and 7 million redeemed shares, respectively

                

Additional paid-in capital

     5,153,258       5,038,468  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (3,867 )     (64,026 )

Retained earnings (deficit)

     71,670       (120,213 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     5,800,794       5,419,248  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 10,151,626     $ 10,154,518  
    


 


 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

4


NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

 

    

Six Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 
     (unaudited, in thousands)  

Operating activities:

                

Net income

   $ 208,102     $ 62,192  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     269,930       225,788  

Accretion of accumulated reclamation obligations

     11,320       —    

Amortization of deferred stripping costs, net

     (14,114 )     8,903  

Deferred income taxes

     8,745       (10,403 )

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

     (34,019 )     10,504  

Minority interest, net of dividends

     44,406       27,134  

Equity loss (income) and impairment of affiliates, net of dividends

     99,309       (14,859 )

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     17,941       15,897  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

     34,533       (7,701 )

Gain on investments, net

     (84,337 )     (47,298 )

Gain on gold commodity derivative instruments, net

     (71,669 )     3,147  

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL bonds, net

     (94,414 )     —    

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL derivatives liability, net

     (76,578 )     —    

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     19,530       —    

Gain on sale of assets and other

     (11,027 )     (9,704 )

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:

                

Accounts receivable

     8,000       14,413  

Inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     (25,574 )     (5,441 )

Other assets

     7,332       14,881  

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:

                

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

     54,156       (46,473 )

Derivative instruments

     (12,935 )     —    

Early settlement of derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges

     (120,993 )      —    

Other liabilities

     (12,698 )     (42,896 )
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     224,946       198,084  
    


 


Investing activities:

                

Additions to property, plant and mine development

     (215,301 )     (140,810 )

Advances to joint ventures and affiliates, net

     (46,203 )     (24,750 )

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     1,653       406,731  

Proceeds from the sale of TVX Newmont Americas

     180,000       —    

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities of Lihir

     —         84,002  

Proceeds from sale of cross currency swaps

     —         50,816  

Early settlement of ineffective derivative instruments

     (29,148 )     —    

Cash consideration for acquisition of Newmont NFM minority interest and other

     (11,195 )     —    

Cash consideration for the acquisition of Normandy and Franco-Nevada, net of cash received and transaction costs

     —         (87,885 )

Proceeds from asset sales and other

     988       19,888  
    


 


Net cash (used) provided by investing activities

     (119,206 )     307,992  
    


 


Financing activities:

                

Proceeds from long-term debt

     115,000       489,131  

Repayment of long-term debt

     (322,360 )     (911,817 )

Dividends paid on common and preferred stock

     (32,308 )     (25,871 )

Proceeds from stock issuance and other

     24,851       62,898  

Other

     —         (691 )
    


 


Net cash used in financing activities

     (214,817 )     (386,350 )
    


 


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (17,865 )     16,248  

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (126,942 )     135,974  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     401,683       149,431  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 274,741     $ 285,405  
    


 


Supplemental information:

                

Accrual for NYOL bond extinguishment

   $ 98,398     $ —    

Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $3,048 and $2,294, respectively

   $ 67,297     $ 61,668  

Income taxes paid

   $ 110,467     $ 45,700  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

(1) BASIS OF PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The following interim Consolidated Financial Statements of Newmont Mining Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Newmont” or the “Company”) are unaudited and prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for Form 10-Q. Such rules and regulations allow the omission of certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as long as the statements are not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of these interim statements have been included. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, except for the effects of the February 2002 acquisitions. These interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of Newmont included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates and assumptions relate to mineral reserves that are the basis for future cash flow estimates and units-of-production depreciation, depletion and amortization calculations; environmental, reclamation and closure obligations; estimates of recoverable gold and other minerals in stockpile and leach pads inventories; asset impairments (including impairments of goodwill, long-lived assets, and investments); write-downs of inventory to net realizable value; post-employment, post-retirement and other employee benefit liabilities; valuation allowances for deferred tax assets; reserves for contingencies and litigation; and the fair value and accounting treatment of financial instruments. The Company bases its estimates on the Company’s historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

References to “A$” refer to Australian currency, “CDN$” to Canadian currency and “$” or “US$” to United States currency.

 

Certain amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and at December 31, 2002 have been reclassified to conform to 2003 presentation.

 

(2) ACQUISITIONS

 

Newmont NFM Limited Scheme of Arrangement

 

On April 2, 2003, the shareholders of Normandy NFM Limited (an Australian corporation trading as “Newmont NFM” on the Australian Stock Exchange or “ASX”) voted to approve the proposed scheme of arrangement under which Newmont NFM would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newmont Australia Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation, through the acquisition of the remaining minority interest of Newmont NFM. The Federal Court in Sydney, Australia approved the scheme on April 11, 2003 and the scheme became effective on April 14, 2003 after the orders of the Federal Court were filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Under the terms of the scheme, Newmont NFM shareholders could receive 4.40 ASX listed Newmont Mining Corporation CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”) for each Newmont NFM share. Each CDI is equivalent to 0.1 Newmont Mining Corporation common shares. As an alternative to receiving Newmont Mining Corporation CDIs, shareholders could sell their Newmont NFM shares back to the company under a concurrent buy-back offer of A$16.50 per Newmont NFM share. On April 29, 2003, Newmont Mining Corporation issued 4,437,506 common shares to CHESS Depository Nominees Pty Ltd, and in turn, 44,375,060 CDIs were issued to former Newmont NFM shareholders. The market value of the issued Newmont Mining Corporation shares was approximately $105 million, based on the average quoted value of the shares of $23.58 two days before and after November 28, 2002, the date the terms of the transaction were announced. The market value of the issued shares, together with the cash consideration paid to those shareholders who elected to accept the buy-back offer of approximately $10 million (including transaction costs), gave rise to a total purchase price of approximately $115 million. The transaction was accounted for as a purchase of minority interest in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS)” No. 141 “Business Combinations” in the second quarter of 2003. Newmont NFM was delisted from the ASX in April 2003. Newmont has performed a preliminary purchase price allocation based on independent appraisals and valuations that gave rise to goodwill of $77.1 million. The final purchase price allocation is not expected to vary significantly from the preliminary allocation.

 

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Normandy and Franco-Nevada

 

During the first quarter of 2002, Newmont acquired Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited (“Franco-Nevada”) and Normandy Mining Limited (“Normandy”). The effective date for accounting purposes of the acquisitions was February 15, 2002. For more information on the acquisitions and the related purchase price allocation, see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

For information purposes only, the following unaudited pro forma data reflects the consolidated results of operations of Newmont as if the acquisitions of Franco-Nevada and Normandy had taken place on January 1, 2002 (unaudited, in millions, except per share data):

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2002


 

Revenues

   $ 1,368.8  

Net loss applicable to common shares before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ (77.6 )

Net loss applicable to common shares

   $ (69.9 )

Basic and diluted loss per common share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ (0.20 )

Basic and diluted loss per common share

   $ (0.18 )

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     394.1  

 

On a pro forma basis during the six months ended June 30, 2002, the net loss includes mark-to-market losses on derivative instruments totaling $166.9 million, net of tax. The above pro forma amounts do not include the application of hedge accounting prior to the acquisitions to significant portions of the acquired derivative instruments, as hedge accounting documentation was not in place during those periods. The pro forma information is not indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions been consummated on January 1, 2002. The information is not indicative of the combined company’s future results of operations.

 

Goodwill

 

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to reporting units during 2002 and for the first six months of 2003 are summarized in the following table (unaudited, in millions).

 

     Nevada

   Other
North
America


   Total
North
America


   Yanacocha

   Other
South
America


   Total
South
America


Balance at January 1, 2002

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $      $ —  

Purchase price allocation for Normandy and Franco-Nevada acquisitions

     40.9      —        40.9      —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

Balance at December 31, 2002

     40.9      —        40.9      —        —        —  

Reversal of valuation allowances for acquired deferred tax assets

     —        —        —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

Balance at March 31, 2003

     40.9      —        40.9      —        —        —  

Purchase price allocation for Newmont NFM Scheme of Arrangement

     —        —        —        —        —        —  

Reversal of valuation allowances for acquired deferred tax assets

     —        —        —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

Balance at June 30, 2003

   $ 40.9    $ —      $ 40.9    $ —      $ —      $ —  
    

  

  

  

  

  

 

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     Pajingo

   Other
Australia


    Total
Australia


    Zarafshan-
Newmont


   Other
International
Operations


   Total
Gold


 

Balance at January 1, 2002

   $ —      $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —    

Purchase price allocation for Normandy and Franco-Nevada acquisitions

     56.9      140.8       197.7       —        —        238.6  
    

  


 


 

  

  


Balance at December 31, 2002

     56.9      140.8       197.7       —        —        238.6  

Reversal of valuation allowances for acquired deferred tax assets

     —        (18.5 )     (18.5 )     —        —        (18.5 )
    

  


 


 

  

  


Balance at March 31, 2003

     56.9      122.3       179.2       —        —        220.1  

Purchase price allocation for Newmont NFM Scheme of Arrangement

     —        77.1       77.1       —        —        77.1  

Reversal of valuation allowances for acquired deferred tax assets

     —        (14.5 )     (14.5 )     —        —        (14.5 )
    

  


 


 

  

  


Balance at June 30, 2003

   $ 56.9    $ 184.9     $ 241.8     $ —      $ —      $ 282.7  
    

  


 


 

  

  


 

     Base
Metals


   Exploration

   Merchant
Banking


   Corporate
and Other


   Consolidated

 

Balance at January 1, 2002

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —    

Purchase price allocation for Normandy and Franco-Nevada acquisitions

     31.5      1,129.5      1,625.0      —        3,024.6  
    

  

  

  

  


Balance at December 31, 2002

     31.5      1,129.5      1,625.0      —        3,024.6  

Reversal of valuation allowances for acquired deferred tax assets

     —        —        —        —        (18.5 )
    

  

  

  

  


Balance at March 31, 2003

     31.5      1,129.5      1,625.0      —        3,006.1  

Purchase price allocation for Newmont NFM Scheme of Arrangement

     —        —        —        —        77.1  

Reversal of valuation allowances for acquired deferred tax assets

     —        —        —        —        (14.5 )
    

  

  

  

  


Balance at June 30, 2003

   $ 31.5    $ 1,129.5    $ 1,625.0    $ —      $ 3,068.7  
    

  

  

  

  


 

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company reversed valuation allowances for deferred tax assets related to capital loss carry-forwards in Australia due to capital gains generated by the sale of TVX Newmont Americas, the loss of tax attributes from the extinguishment of Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd (“NYOL”) bonds (see Note 10 for discussion) and from tax benefits arising from the completion of the Newmont NFM Scheme of Arrangement. The valuation allowances were originally recorded as part of the purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Normandy and were therefore reversed against goodwill.

 

(3) INVENTORIES

 

    

At June 30,

2003


   At December 31,
2002


     (unaudited, in thousands)

Current:

             

In-process

   $ 41,782    $ 46,435

Precious metals

     23,923      19,467

Materials and supplies

     104,753      103,310

Other

     —        112
    

  

     $ 170,458    $ 169,324
    

  

 

The Company recorded aggregate write-downs of $5.1 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, to reduce the carrying value of inventories to net realizable value. Write-downs in 2003 included $0.8 million at Yanacocha, $0.3 million at Yandal, $0.5 million at Martha and $3.5 million at Golden Grove. Write-downs in 2002 related to $0.8 million at Nevada.

 

The Company recorded aggregate write-downs of $10.9 million and $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, to reduce the carrying value of inventories to net realizable value. Write-downs in 2003 include $0.8 million at Yanacocha, $1.0 million at Yandal, $1.3 million at Minahasa, $1.0 million at Martha and $6.8 million at Golden Grove. Write-downs in 2002 primarily related to $2.0 million at Nevada.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Inventory write-downs are classified as components of Costs applicable to sales.

 

(4) STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PADS

 

    

At June 30,

2003


   At December 31,
2002


     (unaudited, in thousands)

Current:

             

Stockpiles

   $ 92,129    $ 104,997

Ore on leach pads

     184,892      223,996
    

  

     $ 277,021    $ 328,993
    

  

Long-term:

             

Stockpiles

   $ 164,830    $ 136,116

Ore on leach pads

     117,707      63,645
    

  

     $ 282,537    $ 199,761
    

  

 

The Company recorded aggregate write-downs of $5.1 million and $6.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, to reduce the carrying value of stockpiles to net realizable value. The 2003 stockpile write-downs included $1.4 million at Yandal, $2.1 million at Tanami, $1.0 million at Kalgoorlie, and $0.6 million at Martha. The 2002 stockpile write-downs primarily related to $6.6 million at Nevada.

 

The Company recorded aggregate write-downs of $6.8 million and $13.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, to reduce the carrying value of stockpiles to net realizable value. The Company also recorded a write-down in Nevada of $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 to reduce the carrying value of ore on leach pads to net realizable value. Stockpile write-downs in 2003 include $0.8 million in Nevada, $1.4 million at Yandal, $2.1 million at Tanami, $1.0 million at Kalgoorlie and $1.5 million at Martha. $13.3 million of the stockpile write-downs in 2002 related to Nevada.

 

Stockpile and ore on leach pads write-downs are classified as components of Costs applicable to sales.

 

(5) GAIN ON INVESTMENTS, NET

 

Gain on investment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 was as follows:

 

    

Three months ended

June 30,


  

Six months ended

June 30,


     2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

     (unaudited, in thousands)

Gain on exchange of Echo Bay shares for Kinross marketable securities

   $ —      $ —      $ 84,337    $ —  

Gain on sale of marketable securities of Lihir Gold

     —        47,298      —        47,298
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ —      $ 47,298    $ 84,337    $ 47,298
    

  

  

  

 

Kinross Gold Corporation

 

On January 31, 2003, Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross”), Echo Bay Mines Ltd. (“Echo Bay”) and TVX Gold Inc. (“TVX Gold”) were combined, and TVX Gold acquired Newmont’s 49.9% interest in the TVX Newmont Americas joint venture. Under the terms of the combination and acquisition, Newmont received a 13.8% interest in the restructured Kinross in exchange for its then 45.67% interest in Echo Bay and $180 million for its interest in TVX Newmont Americas. Cash proceeds of $170.6 million were received immediately after the close of the transaction. The remaining $9.4 million, originally held in escrow, were received subsequent to the end of the first quarter. Newmont recognized a pre-tax gain of $84.3 million on the transaction in Gain on investments, net in the Statement of Consolidated Operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Newmont classifies its investment in Kinross as a long-term, available-for-sale marketable security. At June 30, 2003, the fair value of the Kinross investment was $291 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2003, a loss of $45.3 million, net of tax, was recorded in Other comprehensive income, net of tax for the change in market value of the investment. During the second quarter of 2003, a loss of $3.2 million, net of tax, was recorded in Other comprehensive income, net of tax for the change in market value of the investment. Newmont will continue to monitor the market value of its investment in Kinross Gold Corporation. In the event that the decline in the market value of the Kinross shares is sustained in future periods, the Company will evaluate the need to recognize a loss for an other-than-temporary decline in the value of the investment.

 

Gain on Sale of Marketable Securities of Lihir Gold

 

At March 31, 2002, the Company held a 9.74% interest in Lihir Gold, which was accounted for as an investment in marketable securities. During the three months ended March 31, 2002, unrealized holding gains of $11.0 million were recorded in Other comprehensive income, net of tax to reflect the market value increase during the period. On April 12, 2002, Newmont sold its equity holding in Lihir Gold through a block trade to Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Limited in Australia for approximately $84 million, resulting in the recognition of a pre-tax gain of approximately $47.3 million in Gain on investments, net in the Statement of Consolidated Operations.

 

Sales of Debt Securities

 

As part of the Franco-Nevada acquisition in February 2002, the Company acquired significant investments in marketable debt securities. These debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and recorded at their fair values of $402.6 million under purchase accounting. All such securities were sold immediately after the Franco-Nevada acquisition for net proceeds of $402.9 million, resulting in the recognition of a pre-tax gain of $0.3 million, which is included in Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange, and other income for the six months ended June 30, 2002.

 

(6) DEFERRED STRIPPING COSTS

 

Movements in the deferred stripping cost balance were as follows:

 

    

Six months ended

June 30,

2003


    Year ended
December 31,
2002


 
     (unaudited, in thousands)  

Opening balance

   $ 55,387     $ 91,631  

Additions

     84,238       65,371  

Amortization

     (71,629 )     (101,615 )
    


 


Closing balance

   $ 67,996     $ 55,387  
    


 


 

(7) PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELOPMENT

 

     At June 30, 2003

   At December 31, 2002

     Cost

   Accumulated
Depreciation
and Depletion


   

Net Book

Value


   Cost

   Accumulated
Depreciation
and Depletion


   

Net Book

Value


     (unaudited, in thousands)

Land

   $ 76,743    $ —       $ 76,743    $ 71,521    $ —       $ 71,521

Buildings and equipment

     4,156,356      (2,583,915 )     1,572,441      4,093,028      (2,371,017 )     1,722,011

Mine development

     1,158,455      (670,688 )     487,767      1,005,166      (580,594 )     424,572

Asset retirement cost

     131,649      (69,332 )     62,317      —        —         —  

Construction-in-progress

     143,834      —         143,834      68,926      —         68,926
    

  


 

  

  


 

Total

   $ 5,667,037    $ (3,323,935 )   $ 2,343,102    $ 5,238,641    $ (2,951,611 )   $ 2,287,030
    

  


 

  

  


 

Leased assets included above in property, plant and mine development

   $ 351,498    $ (153,600 )   $ 197,898    $ 361,889    $ (146,884 )   $ 215,005
    

  


 

  

  


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

(8) MINERAL INTERESTS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

     At June 30, 2003

   At December 31, 2002

     Carrying
Value


   Accumulated
Amortization


    Net Book
Value


   Carrying
Value


   Accumulated
Amortization


    Net Book
Value


     (unaudited, in thousands)

Mineral Interests:

                                           

Production stage

                                           

Mineral interests

   $ 801,518    $ (373,726 )   $ 427,792    $ 712,098    $ (325,822 )   $ 386,276

Royalties—net smelter returns

     223,684      (19,387 )     204,297      222,614      (12,751 )     209,863

Royalties—net profit interest

     18,290      (3,639 )     14,651      17,340      (3,231 )     14,109
    

  


 

  

  


 

       1,043,492      (396,752 )     646,740      952,052      (341,804 )     610,248
    

  


 

  

  


 

Development stage

                                           

Mineral interests

     123,955      —         123,955      92,757      —         92,757

Royalties—net smelter returns

     1,542      —         1,542      1,321      —         1,321

Royalties—net profit interest

     6,911      (90 )     6,821      5,921      (50 )     5,871
    

  


 

  

  


 

       132,408      (90 )     132,318      99,999      (50 )     99,949
    

  


 

  

  


 

Exploration stage

                                           

Mineral interests

     548,433      (10,813 )     537,620      632,284      (8,449 )     623,835

Royalties—net smelter returns

     5,815      (351 )     5,464      5,700      (314 )     5,386
    

  


 

  

  


 

       554,248      (11,164 )     543,084      637,984      (8,763 )     629,221
    

  


 

  

  


 

Total mineral interests

     1,730,148      (408,006 )     1,322,142      1,690,035      (350,617 )     1,339,418
    

  


 

  

  


 

Oil and gas:

                                           

Producing property

                                           

Royalties—net refining returns

     44,293      (7,142 )     37,151      37,964      (3,842 )     34,122

Working interest

     21,510      (2,174 )     19,336      18,430      (1,400 )     17,030
    

  


 

  

  


 

       65,803      (9,316 )     56,487      56,394      (5,242 )     51,152
    

  


 

  

  


 

Non-producing property

                                           

Royalties—net refining returns

     5,545      —         5,545      4,751      —         4,751

Working interest

     8,280      —         8,280      7,090      —         7,090
    

  


 

  

  


 

       13,825      —         13,825      11,841      —         11,841
    

  


 

  

  


 

Total oil and gas

     79,628      (9,316 )     70,312      68,235      (5,242 )     62,993
    

  


 

  

  


 

Other

     12,937      (325 )     12,612      12,937      —         12,937
    

  


 

  

  


 

Total

   $ 1,822,713    $ (417,647 )   $ 1,405,066    $ 1,771,207    $ (355,859 )   $ 1,415,348
    

  


 

  

  


 

 

The Company’s intangible assets for mineral interests and oil and gas interests are subject to amortization. The aggregate amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 was $39.6 million and $39.0 million, respectively. The aggregate amortization expense for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 was $61.1 million and $54.4 million, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

(9) INVESTMENTS AND EQUITY INCOME OF AFFILIATES

 

Investments:

 

    

At June 30,

2003


  

At December 31,

2002


     (unaudited, in thousands)

Investments in affiliates:

             

Batu Hijau

   $ 684,905    $ 660,928

TVX Newmont Americas

     —        183,028

Echo Bay Mines

     —        210,643

Australian Magnesium Corporation

     —        44,244

AGR Matthey Joint Venture

     10,154      11,213
    

  

     $ 695,059    $ 1,110,056
    

  

Other:

             

Newmont Australia infrastructure bonds—long-term

     —        96,649
     $ 695,059    $ 1,206,705
    

  

Other:

             

Newmont Australia infrastructure bonds—short-term

   $ 114,287      —  
    

  

 

Equity Loss and Impairment of Australian Magnesium Corporation

 

     Three months ended June 30,

    Six months ended June 30,

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 
     (unaudited, in thousands)  

Australian Magnesium Corporation

   $ (107,758 )   $ (688 )   $ (119,485 )   $ (688 )

 

Equity Income of Affiliates:

 

     Three months ended June 30,

   Six months ended June 30,

     2003

    2002

   2003

    2002

     (unaudited, in thousands)

Batu Hijau

   $ 18,397     $ 13,533    $ 25,750     $ 14,937

TVX Newmont Americas

     —         3,892      810       3,892

AGR Matthey Joint Venture

     (657 )     583      (282 )     583
    


 

  


 

Total

   $ 17,740     $ 18,008    $ 26,278     $ 19,412
    


 

  


 

 

Investment in Batu Hijau

 

The Company and an affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation (“Sumitomo”) are partners with economic interests of 56.25% and 43.75%, respectively, in the Nusa Tenggara Partnership (“NTP”), which holds 80% of P.T. Newmont Nusa Tenggara (“PTNNT”), the owner of the Batu Hijau copper/gold mine in Indonesia. Due to the significant participating rights provided to Sumitomo under the terms of the NTP partnership agreement, the Company uses the equity method to account for its investment in NTP. The Company and Sumitomo have an indirect 45% and 35% interest, respectively, in PTNNT. The remaining 20% interest is held by an unrelated Indonesian company. Because the Company and Sumitomo have carried the investment of the 20% owner, the Company and Sumitomo recognize 56.25% and 43.75% of PTNNT’s net income (loss), respectively, until recouping the bulk of the construction investment, including interest. Under the Contract of Work, a portion of PTNNT not already owned by Indonesian nationals must be offered for sale to the Indonesian government or to Indonesian nationals, beginning in the sixth year after mining operations commenced. The effect of this provision could potentially reduce the Company and Sumitomo’s ownership to 49% by the end of the tenth year after mining operations commenced.

 

The Company’s equity investment in PTNNT was $684.9 million and $660.9 million at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively, based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. At June 30, 2003, differences between 56.25% of PTNNT’s net assets of $266.5 million and Newmont’s investment included (i) $45.2 million for Newmont’s contribution prior to the formation of NTP; (ii) $106.9 million for the fair market value adjustment recorded by Newmont in conjunction with the purchase of a subsidiary minority interest, net of amortization; (iii) $395.6 million for the contributions and interest income recorded by Newmont classified as debt and interest expense by PTNNT; (iv) negative $120.6 million for contributions to PTNNT, through NTP, by

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Sumitomo disproportionate to its equity interest, net of amounts recorded; (v) negative $76.9 million for stockholders’ equity of the carried interest partner; (vi) $38.6 million for other intercompany charges; (vii) $30.9 million for capitalized interest; and, (viii) negative $1.3 million for other adjustments recorded by Newmont. At December 31, 2002, differences between 56.25% of PTNNT’s net assets of $257.6 million and Newmont’s investment included (i) $45.2 million for Newmont’s contribution prior to the formation of NTP; (ii) $109.1 million for the fair market value adjustment recorded by Newmont in conjunction with the purchase of a subsidiary minority interest, net of amortization; (iii) $391.2 million for the contributions and interest income recorded by Newmont classified as debt and interest expense by PTNNT; (iv) negative $122.6 million for contributions in PTNNT, through NTP, by Sumitomo disproportionate to its equity interest, net of amounts recorded; (v) negative $76.9 million for stockholders’ equity of the carried interest partner; (vi) $33.3 million for other intercompany charges; (vii) $30.9 million for capitalized interest; and, (viii) negative $6.9 million for other adjustments recorded by Newmont. Certain of these amounts are amortized or depreciated on a units-of-production basis based on proven and probable reserves. Below is a description of Newmont’s equity income (loss) in PTNNT, where the net income (loss) reflects the elimination of interest between PTNNT and NTP.

 

Newmont’s equity income in PTNNT for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was $25.8 million versus $14.9 million for the same period in 2002. Newmont’s equity income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was based on 56.25% of PTNNT’s net income of $16.0 million, adjusted for the elimination of $3.6 million of inter-company interest, $4.2 million of inter-company management fees, the cumulative effect of reclamation and remediation liabilities of $8.0 million and other adjustments of $1.0 million. For the comparable 2002 period, Newmont’s equity income was based on 56.25% of PTNNT’s net income of $7.4 million, adjusted for the elimination of $3.6 million of inter-company interest, $5.1 million of inter-company management fees, and other adjustments of $2.0 million.

 

On May 9, 2002, PTNNT completed a restructuring of its $1.0 billion project financing facility (Senior Debt) that provides PTNNT the ability to defer up to $173.5 million in principal payments scheduled for 2002 and 2003. The restructuring was expected to provide a better match between the expected cash flows of the project and the maturities of the debt. Any deferred principal amounts were to be repaid between 2004 and 2010. Under this restructuring, Batu Hijau is not permitted to pay dividends or make other restricted payments to Newmont or Sumitomo as long as any amount of deferred principal is outstanding; however, there is no restriction on prepaying any of the deferred principal amounts. Amounts outstanding under the project financing were $783.2 million at June 30, 2003 and $913.3 million in December 31, 2002, respectively. The amount of deferred principal at June 30, 2003 was $43.3 million and at December 31, 2002 was $173.4 million. During the quarter ended June 30, 2003, PTNNT repaid $130.1 million of this facility all of which represented repayments of the deferred principal. Newmont and its partner provide a contingent support line of credit to PTNNT. During the first half of 2003 and 2002, Newmont funded zero and $24.8 million, respectively under this contingent support facility as its pro-rata share of capital expenditures. Additional support from Newmont and its partner available under this facility amounts to $115.0 million, of which Newmont’s pro-rata share is $64.7 million.

 

The following is NTP summarized financial information based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The results of operations and assets and liabilities are not reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. As described earlier, the Company accounts for NTP as an equity investment.

 

    

Three months ended

June 30,


  

Six months ended
June 30,


     2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

     (unaudited, in thousands)

Revenues, net of smelting and refining costs

   $ 102,718    $ 94,083    $ 177,591    $ 165,988

Revenues from by-product sales credited to production costs

   $ 58,336    $ 37,342    $ 91,947    $ 59,475

Gross profit

   $ 40,271    $ 13,384    $ 50,426    $ 9,058

Net income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 25,528    $ 13,181    $ 31,488    $ 8,751

Net income

   $ 25,528    $ 13,181    $ 17,270    $ 8,751

 

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2003, NTP recorded a charge of $14.2 million to reflect the cumulative effect of the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.”

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

     At June 30,
2003


   At December 31,
2002


     (unaudited, in thousands)

Current assets

   $ 254,748    $ 313,110

Property, plant and mine development, net

   $ 1,672,313    $ 1,658,912

Mineral interests

   $ 183,319    $ 188,294

Other assets

   $ 291,795    $ 282,133

Debt and related interest to partners and affiliates

   $ 261,640    $ 259,793

Other current liabilities

   $ 187,975    $ 103,117

Long-term debt—third parties (including current portion)

   $ 805,677    $ 935,771

Other liabilities

   $ 149,420    $ 163,346

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, PTNNT recorded gross revenues, before smelting and refining costs, of $220 million and $212 million, respectively, which were subject to final pricing adjustments. The average price adjustment for copper was 2.38% and 5.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The average price adjustment for gold was 0.9% and 4.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. At June 30, 2003, PTNNT had copper derivatives embedded in outstanding shipment contracts of 74.9 million pounds of copper recorded at an average price of $0.74 per pound. A one-cent movement in the average price used for these derivatives will have an approximate $0.5 million impact on PTNNT’s 2003 net income.

 

By-product commodities, gold and silver, represented 57% and 40% of sales, net of smelting and refining charges, and reduced production costs by 79% and 57% for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 52% and 36% of sales, net of smelting and refining charges, and reduced production costs by 71% and 49% for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

PTNNT entered into a series of copper hedging transactions in March 2002. At March 31, 2002, 23,400 metric tons of copper were hedged. These contracts were settled during the second quarter of 2002. These contracts allowed PTNNT to realize an average price of $1,619 per metric ton (approximately $0.73 per pound). In second quarter 2003, PTNNT entered into copper forward sales contracts covering 5,000 metric tonnes per month for each of August and September 2003 at a weighted average fixed price between $1,665 and $1,725 per metric tonne. Each contract is settled by cash on a monthly basis. These contracts had a positive fair value as at June 30, 2003 of US$0.4 million (US$0.3 million net of tax).

 

In 2001, PTNNT entered into two diesel hedging contracts for 360,000 barrels each at a fixed price of $27.39 per barrel and $27.98 per barrel, respectively. Each of these contracts cover purchases of 15,000 barrels monthly and expire in August and September of 2003, respectively. Each contract is settled monthly. In December 2002, PTNNT entered into an additional hedge contract for 60,000 barrels over the following 12 months at a fixed price of $27.50 per barrel. These contracts have all been designated as cash flow hedges and the fair value at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 was $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively. At June 30, 2003, 140,000 barrels are outstanding for these contracts.

 

TVX Newmont Americas and Echo Bay Mines Ltd.

 

Newmont had a 49.9% interest and an equity investment of $183.0 million in TVX Newmont Americas joint venture at December 31, 2002. On January 31, 2003, Newmont sold its interest in TVX Newmont Americas for $180 million.

 

On January 31, 2003, Kinross, Echo Bay and TVX Gold were combined. Under the terms of the combination and acquisition, Newmont received a 13.8% interest in the restructured Kinross in exchange for its then 45.67% interest in Echo Bay. Newmont recorded a pre-tax gain on the transactions of $83.4 million (See Note 5).

 

Australian Magnesium Corporation (“AMC”)

 

At December 31, 2002, Newmont’s interest in AMC comprised a 22.8% equity and voting interest and a loan receivable in the amount of A$38 million (approximately $20.1 million) including interest capitalized since December 31, 2002. In addition, Newmont subsidiaries had obligations to contribute to AMC A$100 million in equity by January 31, 2003 and a further A$90 million in equity (reduced to A$75 million through a funding agreement reached in January 2003, though a condition required to bring the agreement into effect was not satisfied), contingent upon the Stanwell Magnesium Project not achieving certain specified production and operating criteria by December 2006. On January 3, 2003, Newmont purchased an additional 167 million shares at A$0.60 per share for a total of A$100 million (approximately $56.2 million) increasing its ownership to 40.9%, thereby satisfying its January 2003

 

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equity contribution obligation. However, due to additional equity contributions by other shareholders on January 31, 2003, Newmont’s interest was decreased to 27.8%. As a result of this equity dilution in its interest in AMC, Newmont recorded an increase of $7.0 million to Additional paid-in-capital.

 

AMC’s primary asset is the Stanwell Magnesium Project (the “Project”), a proprietary chemical and dehydration process for producing anhydrous magnesium chloride as feed for an electrolytic cell to produce molten magnesium metal and magnesium alloys. The original funding arrangements for the Project amounted to approximately A$1.5 billion (approximately $1 billion), including contingencies and cost overrun reserves. Preliminary indications by AMC are that the project may now require A$150 million to A$200 million (approximately $100 million to $134 million) of funds in addition to the existing funding arrangements and potentially some form of third-party project financing support.

 

On April 17, 2003, AMC announced that it was unlikely that it would reach agreement with its independent engineering firm for a fixed price contract for the development of the Project. Following this announcement, AMC’s share price declined substantially and was A$0.24 per share on May 8, 2003. As a result, Newmont wrote down the carrying value of its investment at March 31, 2003 to the quoted market price of the AMC shares at that date of $A0.43 per share and recorded a loss for an other-than-temporary decline in market value of $11 million.

 

On June 5, 2003, AMC requested suspension of its securities on the ASX. Subsequently, on June 12, 2003 AMC announced a restructuring agreement with the project’s major creditors including Newmont (the “Agreement”). The Agreement was designed to give AMC time to assess the Project development options and to search for either a corporate or project partner. Work on the Project has essentially ceased and the site is in a care and maintenance status. It is not known if or when the Project or any other magnesium project will be developed by AMC. In addition, as part of the Agreement, AMC (i) will settle outstanding obligations to its outside creditors from existing cash reserves, (ii) has cancelled the senior debt facilities associated with the Project and the associated foreign exchange and interest rate hedging contracts and (iii) has agreed to release Newmont from the above-mentioned A$90 million (approximately $60.1 million) contingent funding commitment. Newmont has agreed to forgive its A$38 million (approximately $24.8 million) loan receivable and provide support in the form of an A$10 million (approximately $6.6 million) contingent, subordinated credit facility and to maintain the existing guarantee in relation to the QMC finance facilities described below.

 

As a result of the agreement, Newmont recorded an additional write-down in the second quarter of $107.8 million reducing the carrying value of its investment in AMC to zero. The write-down is attributable to the following: (i) $72.7 million representing the book value of its investment at June 30, 2003, (ii) $24.8 million for the loan receivable from AMC, (iii) $10 million charge to settle Newmont’s guarantee of the Ford contract (see discussion below), (iv) $6.6 million relating to the contingent credit facility, and (v) $1.1 million for various other items offset by a $7.4 million income tax benefit.

 

Newmont had guaranteed a $30 million obligation payable by AMC to Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) in the event the Project did not meet certain specified production and operating criteria by November 2005. AMC indemnified Newmont for this obligation, but this indemnity was unsecured. As of June 30, 2003, Newmont and Ford agreed to settle the liability in relation to the guarantee for $10 million in exchange for a release of the guarantee. Newmont has agreed not to seek recovery of this amount from AMC.

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2003, Newmont’s ownership interest in AMC was further diluted to 26.9% (See Note 21, Subsequent Events).

 

Newmont is also the guarantor of an A$71 million (approximately $47 million) amortizing loan facility of AMC’s subsidiary, QMC Finance Pty Ltd (“QMC”), of which A$67.5 million (approximately $45.0 million) was outstanding as of June 30, 2003. The QMC loan facility, which is secured by the assets of the Queensland Magnesia Project, expires in November 2006.

 

QMC is also a party to hedging contracts, which have been guaranteed by Newmont. The contracts include a series of foreign exchange forward contracts and bought put options, the last of which expire in June 2006. As of June 30, 2003, the fair value of these contracts was a positive A$5.5 million (approximately $3.7 million).

 

The guarantees under the QMC loan facility and hedging contracts could be called in the event of a default by QMC. Newmont’s liability under QMC loan facility guarantee is limited to the total amount of outstanding borrowings under the facility at the time the guarantee is called. Newmont’s maximum potential liability under its guarantee of the QMC hedging contracts, however, would depend on the market value of the hedging contracts at the time the guarantee is called upon. The principal lender and counterparty under the QMC loan and hedging facilities also have a fixed and floating charge over certain assets of AMC. In the event the guarantees are called, Newmont would have a right of subrogation to the lender under Australian law.

 

The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of FIN 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” on its investment in AMC and related entities, including QMC.

 

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AGR Matthey Joint Venture

 

Newmont holds a 40% interest in a joint venture with the West Australian Mint and Johnson Matthey (Australia) Ltd. known as AGR Matthey Joint Venture (“AGR”). Newmont has no guarantees related to this investment. At June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the difference between Newmont’s investment in AGR of $10.2 million ($11.2 million at December 31, 2002) and its share of AGR’s net assets consisted of a $2.4 million reduction in long-lived assets recorded by Newmont.

 

Newmont Australia Infrastructure Bonds

 

In June 1996, NP Finance Limited and GPS Finance Limited, wholly owned subsidiaries of Newmont Australia Limited (formerly Normandy), issued A$111.9 million (approximately $63.2 million) and A$21.9 million (approximately $12.4 million), respectively, of 7.906%, fifteen-year bonds at a premium to fund certain gas pipeline and power station projects. The bonds were issued at a premium due to unique tax-related benefits available to the bondholders and the issuer under Australian tax regulations. Interest is accrued and capitalized semi-annually in arrears in June and December of each year. Concurrently, with the issue of the Infrastructure Bonds described above, GMK Investments Pty Ltd (“GMKI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Australia Limited (formerly Normandy), entered into an offsetting transaction, making payments to Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (“DBA”) equal to the face value of the bonds in return for DBA agreeing to purchase the bonds from each holder of the bonds in June 2004 and to sell those bonds to GMKI for a nominal amount at that time. The receivable from DBA also accrues interest receivable at 7.906% and such interest is capitalized semi-annually in arrears in June and December of each year. Because the arrangement does not technically qualify as a defeasance of debt, the receivable is presented in Investments at December 31, 2002. As of June 30, 2003, Newmont reclassified this investment as a current asset and the corresponding debt liability to Current portion of long-term debt (see Note 11, Long-Term Debt) since, as stated above, DBA is obligated to repurchase these bonds from each holder in June 2004. The repurchase of these bonds will effectively retire the outstanding liability and satisfy the receivable.

 

(10) EXTINGUISHMENT OF NYOL OBLIGATIONS

 

On May 29, 2003, Newmont made an offer through its wholly owned subsidiary, Yandal Bond Company Limited (“YBCL”) to acquire all of the outstanding 8 7/8% Senior Notes due in April 2008 of its wholly owned Australian subsidiary, NYOL. On May 28, 2003, YBCL made a separate offer to acquire all of NYOL’s gold hedge contracts from the counterparties. The offer to acquire the Senior Notes was at a price of $500 per $1,000 of principal amount. The offer to acquire the gold hedge contracts was at $0.50 per $1.00 of the net mark-to-market hedge liability as of May 22, 2003. As of June 30, 2003, YBCL had received binding tenders for the Senior Notes totaling $196.8 million, representing 83% of the total $237.2 million outstanding principal amount. Six of the total of seven counterparties to the gold hedge contracts, representing 94% of the gold ounces in the NYOL hedge book and 76% of the mark-to-market May 22, 2003 hedge liability, had assigned their hedge contracts to YBCL as of June 30, 2003. The transactions gave rise to a Gain on extinguishment of NYOL bonds, net of $94.4 million, net of transaction costs, and a Gain on extinguishment of NYOL derivatives liability, net of $76.6 million, net of transaction costs. The cash payments of $98.4 million to settle the extinguishment of the bonds were accrued in Other current liabilities at June 30, 2003 and were made subsequent to that date. YBCL subsequently received additional binding tenders for a portion of the remaining outstanding Senior Notes and extended the offer deadline (see Note 21, Subsequent Events).

 

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(11) LONG-TERM DEBT

 

    

June 30,

2003


    December 31,
2002


 
     (unaudited, in thousands)  

Sale-leaseback of refractory ore treatment plant

   $ 298,944     $ 307,880  

8 3/8% debentures, net of discount

     182,696       204,658  

8 5/8% notes, due May 2011, net of discount

     222,234       274,339  

Newmont Australia 7 5/8% notes, net of premium

     121,027       152,690  

Newmont Australia 7 1/2% notes, net of premium

     91,400       101,850  

NYOL 8 7/8% notes

     40,435       237,220  

6% convertible subordinated debentures

     99,980       99,980  

Medium-term notes

     17,000       32,000  

Newmont Australia infrastructure bonds

     116,933       99,680  

Prepaid forward sales obligation

     145,000       145,000  

Revolving credit facility

     19,000       —    

Interest rate swaps

     (8,086 )     (6,684 )

Project financing, capital leases and other

     107,025       167,991  
    


 


       1,453,588       1,816,604  

Current maturities

     (176,422 )     (115,322 )
    


 


     $ 1,277,166     $ 1,701,282  
    


 


 

Scheduled minimum long-term debt repayments are $23.6 million for the remainder of 2003, $177.4 million in 2004, $437.0 million in 2005, $109.8 million in 2006, $74.8 million in 2007 and $631.0 million thereafter.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company repurchased $23.0 million of 8 3/8% debentures, $52.4 million of 8 5/8% notes due in May 2011, $30.9 million of Newmont Australia 7 5/8% notes and $10.0 million of Newmont Australia 7 1/2% notes for total cash consideration of $135.8 million. As a result of these debt repurchases, the Company recognized a Loss on extinguishment of debt of $19.5 million.

 

In March 2002, Newmont, through an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, YBCL, made an offer to repurchase any and all of the outstanding 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2008 of NYOL. As of the offer date, $300 million principal amount of notes was outstanding. The transaction resulted in redemption of $62.8 million of the outstanding notes at 101% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest as of the repurchase date.

 

On May 27, 2003, Newmont Mining Corporation initiated an offer through YBCL to acquire all of the outstanding 8 7/8% Senior Notes due April 2008 issued by NYOL (see Note 10, Extinguishment of NYOL Obligations). At June 30, 2003, YBCL had acquired $196.8 million through this offer.

 

Newmont has extended its offer to acquire the remaining NYOL 8 7/8% Senior Notes and acquired amounts subsequent to June 30, 2003. NYOL also entered into Voluntary Administration (“VA” a form of insolvency proceeding in Australia) subsequent to June 30, 2003 (see Note 21, Subsequent Events).

 

(12) RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION

 

The Company’s mining and exploration activities are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations so as to protect the public health and environment and believes its operations are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the amount of such future expenditures. Estimated future reclamation costs are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements.

 

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted SFAS No. 143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.” As a result, Reclamation and remediation liabilities increased by $120.7 million for the fair value of the estimated asset retirement obligations, Other accrued liabilities increased by $2.3 million for worker participation bonuses in Peru (bonuses required by law at Minera Yanacocha based on net income), Deferred income tax assets increased by $6.9 million, Property, plant and mine development, net increased by $69.1 million, Minority interest in subsidiaries decreased by $16.2 million and a $34.5 million loss was recorded for the

 

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Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax. At June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, $379.8 million and $254.1 million, respectively, were accrued for reclamation obligations relating to currently or recently producing mineral properties.

 

In addition, the Company is involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former, primarily historic, mining activities. Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites involved. At June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively, $62.5 million and $48.1 million were accrued for such obligations These amounts are also included in Reclamation and remediation liabilities.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the total liability for asset retirement obligations (unaudited, in thousands):

 

Balance December 31, 2002

   $ 302,229  

Impact of adoption of SFAS No. 143

     120,707  

Additions to liabilities

     21,460  

Liabilities settled

     (13,396 )

Accretion expense

     11,320  

Revisions

     —    
    


Balance June 30, 2003

   $ 442,320  
    


 

The current portions of Reclamation and remediation liabilities of $20.3 million and $13.7 million at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively, are included in Other accrued liabilities.

 

On a pro forma basis, the liabilities for asset retirement obligations would have been $420.0 million and $422.9 million at January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002, respectively, if SFAS No. 143 had been applied at the beginning of 2002.

 

There were no assets that were legally restricted for purposes of settling asset retirement obligations at June 30, 2003.

 

The table below presents the impact of the accounting change for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2003 and the pro forma effect for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 as if the change had been in effect for that period (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three months ended June 30,

       Six months ended June 30,

 
     2003

    2002

       2003

    2002

 
           (pro forma)              (pro forma)  

Increase/(decrease) to net income

                                   

Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)

                                   

Gold

   $ 4,815     $ 1,752        $ 10,112     $ 1,905  

Base metals

     89       —            179       —    

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     (3,420 )     (3,307 )        (6,833 )     (6,614 )

Income tax (expense) benefit

     (519 )     544          (1,210 )     1,648  

Minority interest

     (995 )     577          (1,953 )     1,204  

Equity loss of affiliate

     (319 )     (201 )        (799 )     (541 )
    


 


    


 


Net loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ (349 )   $ (635 )      $ (504 )   $ (2,398 )
    


 


    


 


Net loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per common share, basic and diluted

   $ 0.00     $ 0.00        $ 0.00     $ (0.01 )
    


 


    


 


 

The table below presents pro forma net income and earnings per share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 as if the Company had adopted the SFAS No. 143 as of January 1, 2002 (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three months ended
June 30, 2002


  

Six months ended

June 30, 2002


 
     Net income applicable
to common shares


    Income
per share


   Net income applicable
to common shares


    Income
per share


 

As reported

   $ 67,121       0.17    $ 50,753     $ 0.15  

Change in accounting method SFAS No. 143

     (635 )     —        (2,398 )     (0.01 )
    


 

  


 


Pro forma

   $ 66,486     $ 0.17    $ 48,355     $ 0.14  
    


 

  


 


 

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(13) SALES CONTRACTS, COMMODITY AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

Newmont has a “no hedging” philosophy and generally sells its gold production at market prices. Newmont has, on a limited basis, entered into derivative contracts to protect the selling price for certain anticipated gold production and to manage risks associated with sales contracts, commodities, interest rates and foreign currency. In addition, at the time of Normandy’s acquisition, three of its affiliates had a substantial derivative instrument position. These three affiliates are now known as Newmont Gold Treasury Pty Ltd., Newmont NFM and NYOL. Newmont is not required to place collateral with respect to its commodity instruments and there are no margin calls associated with such contracts. A number of NYOL’s hedging positions pertaining to one counterparty are governed by agreements that confer on the relevant counterparties a right to terminate the position prior to its agreed scheduled maturity date. Such a termination would result in an immediate cash settlement of that contract based on the contract’s market value on the date of termination. Exercise of termination rights may result in a cash settlement obligation to NYOL hedge counterparties in excess of funds available to NYOL. NYOL obligations, however, are non-recourse to Newmont and its other subsidiaries.

 

Gold Commodity Contracts

 

The tables below are expressed in thousands of ounces of gold, and prices for contracts denominated in A$ have been translated to US$ at the exchange rate at June 30, 2003 of US$0.67 per A$1.

 

On May 28, 2003, YBCL offered to acquire all of the gold hedge obligations owed by NYOL from the counterparties (see Note 10, Extinguishment of NYOL Obligations). The offer included two alternatives: the counterparties could elect to receive $0.50 for each dollar of net mark-to-market liability under their individual hedge contracts, as calculated by YBCL as of May 22, 2003; or, in lieu of cash, the counterparties could elect to assign all such contracts with NYOL to YBCL and enter into new hedging contracts with Newmont, such that Newmont would assume obligations equivalent to an undivided 40% of NYOL’s existing hedge obligations with such counterparty.

 

At the close of the offer YBCL had acceptances from six of the seven gold hedge book counterparties. All of the six counterparties elected to receive $0.50 for each dollar of net mark-to-market liability, as calculated by YBCL as of May 22, 2003. This resulted in a total cash payment from YBCL to the counterparties of approximately $77 million. A gain of $76.6 million was recorded in Gain on extinguishment of NYOL derivatives liability, net due to the extinguishment of the hedge book liability for the six NYOL hedge counterparties who accepted the offer.

 

NYOL was placed into VA on July 3, 2003 and deconsolidated from the Newmont group as of that date (see Note 21, Subsequent Events). Accordingly, the Company has reclassified to earnings as of June 30, 2003, $542,000 of Accumulated other comprehensive income (“OCI”) related to hedged forecasted sales designated against NYOL’s production scheduled to occur during the period ending September 30, 2003 (the period through which NYOL is expected to remain in VA). No similar reclassification has been made with respect to the amounts in OCI associated with sales expected to occur after September 30, 2003, as the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that those forecasted transactions will occur since the Company expects to regain control of NYOL or its assets by October 1, 2003. Accordingly, the balance deferred in OCI as of June 30, 2003 (a gain of approximately $43.8 million, net of taxes) relating to hedge contracts designated against forecasted sales of NYOL’s production beyond September 30, 2003, will continue to be deferred in OCI. The Company will continue to assess the probability of its regaining control of NYOL and making any necessary adjustments to the balance of OCI in future periods, if required.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, gains of $8.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, were included in income in Gain (loss) on gold commodity derivative instruments, net for the ineffective portion of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, and a gain of $8.5 million and a loss of $10.8 million, respectively, for the change in fair value of gold commodity contracts that do not qualify as hedges. For the half year ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, gains of $31.0 million and $5.9 million, respectively, were included in income in Gain (loss) on gold commodity derivative instruments, net for the ineffective portion of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, and a gain of $40.6 million and a loss of $9.0 million, respectively, for the change in fair value of gold commodity contracts that do not qualify as hedges. The amount anticipated to be reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), to income for derivative instruments during the next 12 months is a gain of approximately $18.7 million. The maximum period over which hedged forecasted transactions are expected to occur is five years.

 

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Gold Forward Sales Contracts

 

Newmont had no gold forward sales contracts outstanding at June 30, 2003 (unaudited), although positions existed at December 31, 2002. The fair values of these contracts at December 31, 2002 were as follows:

 

Gold Forward Contracts


      
(A$ denominated)    US$ (000)  

Fixed Forwards

   $ (138,095 )

Floating Rate Forwards

     (37,401 )

Synthetic Forwards

     (34,222 )
    


Total:

   $ (209,718 )
    


 

Gold Put Option Contracts

 

Newmont had the following gold put option contracts at June 30, 2003 (unaudited):

 

     Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

   Fair Value

 

Put Option Contracts:


   2003

   2004

   2005

   2006

   2007

   Thereafter

   Total/
Average


   June 30,
2003


     December 31,
2002


 
                                        US$ (000)  

US$ Denominated Fixed Purchased Puts:

                                                                  

Ounces

     105      203      205      100      20      —        633    $ (7,591 )    $ (6,773 )

Average price

   $ 292    $ 292    $ 292    $ 338    $ 397    $ —      $ 303                  

A$ Denominated Fixed Purchased Puts:

                                                                  

Ounces

     —        —        —        —        —        —        —      $ —        $ (3,690 )

Average price

     —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —          —    

A$ Denominated Floating Forward Purchased Puts:

                                                                  

Ounces

     —        —        —        —        —        —        —      $ —        $ (12,140 )

Average price

     —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —             

Total:

                                                                  
                                                     


  


Ounces

     105      203      205      100      20      —        633    $ (7,591 )    $ (22,603 )
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  


  


Average price

   $ 292    $ 292    $ 292    $ 338    $ 397    $ —      $ 303                  
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

                 

Note: Through December 31, 2002, the floating forward purchased put option contracts were accounted for as cash flow hedges as they were statistically proven to qualify as highly effective cash flow hedges through that date. However, due to changes in market conditions during the first quarter of 2003, these contracts were no longer considered highly effective cash flow hedges. The effect of this change was gains of $5.3 million and $10.7 million that were recorded in Gain (loss) on gold commodity derivative instruments, net in income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively.

 

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Convertible Put Options and Other Instruments

 

Newmont had the following gold convertible put option contracts and other instruments outstanding at June 30, 2003 (unaudited):

 

     Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

   Fair Value

 

Convertible Put Options

and Other Instruments


   2003

   2004

   2005

   2006

   2007

   Thereafter

   Total/
Average


   June 30, 2003

     December 31,
2002


 
(A$ denomitated)                                       US$ (000)  

Floating Convertible Put Options:

                                                                  

Ounces

     —        —        —        —        —        —        —      $ —        $ (102,952 )

Average price

     —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —             

Knock-out/knock-in Contracts:

                                                                  

Ounces

     —        —        —        —        —        —        —      $ —        $ (6,794 )

Average price

     —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —             

Indexed Forward Contracts:

                                                                  

Ounces

     —        —        33      65      65      32      195    $ (4,937 )    $ (15,740 )

Average price

   $ —      $ —      $ 361    $ 361    $ 361    $ 361    $ 361                  

Total:

                                                                  
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  


  


Ounces

     —        —        33      65      65      32      195    $ (4,937 )    $ (125,486 )
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  


  


Average price

   $ —      $ —      $ 361    $ 361    $ 361    $ 361    $ 361                  

 

Sold Convertible Put Options

 

Newmont had no sold convertible put option contracts outstanding at June 30, 2003, although a position did exist at December 31, 2002. The fair value of the position at December 31, 2002 was positive $14.3 million.

 

Sold Put Options

 

Newmont had no sold put option contracts outstanding at June 30, 2003 or December 31, 2002. A sold put position was created during the first quarter of 2003 and was closed out as part of the YBCL transaction during the second quarter (see Note 10, Extinguishment of NYOL Obligations ).

 

Price-Capped Sales Contracts

 

Newmont had the following price-capped forward sales contracts outstanding at June 30, 2003 (unaudited):

 

     Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

   Fair Value

Price-capped Contracts:


   2003

   2004

   2005

   2006

   2007

   Thereafter

   Total/
Average


   June 30, 2003

   December 31,
2002


(US$ Denominated)                                       US$ (000)

Ounces

     —        —        500      —        —        1,850      2,350    N/A    N/A

Average price

   $ —      $ —      $ 350    $ —      $ —      $ 384    $ 377          

Note: The fair value of the price-capped sales contracts of $53.9 million was recorded as deferred revenue in September 2001 and will be included in sales revenue as delivery occurs in 2005 through 2011. The forward sales contracts are accounted for as normal sales contracts under SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”

 

US$/Gold Swap Contracts

 

Newmont Australia entered into a US$/gold swap contract whereby principal payments on US$ bonds are swapped into gold-denominated payments of 600,000 ounces in 2008. Newmont Australia also receives US$ fixed interest payments and pays gold lease

 

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rates, which are indexed to market rates. This instrument was marked to market at each period end, with the change reflected in income up until the contract was closed out during the YBCL buy back transaction (see Note 10, Extinguishment NYOL Obligations). However, the indexed portion of the transaction was held with the one counterparty who did not take up the offer. As such this portion of the transaction continues to be marked-to-market at each period end, with the change reflected in income. As at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 the instrument had a negative fair value of $6.2 million and $47.8 million, respectively.

 

Other Sales Contracts, Commodity and Derivative Instruments

 

Foreign Currency Contracts

 

Newmont acquired certain currency swap contracts in the Normandy transaction intended to hedge the currency risk on repayment of US$-denominated debt. These contracts were closed out during the quarter ended June 30, 2002 for net proceeds of $50.8 million. The contracts were accounted for on a mark-to-market basis until closed out, resulting in a loss of $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002.

 

Newmont also acquired currency swap contracts to receive A$ and pay US$ designated as hedges of A$ denominated debt. The A$-denominated debt was repaid during the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and the contracts are currently undesignated. The contracts are accounted for on a mark-to-market basis. At June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 they had a negative fair value of $2.7 million and $21.9 million, respectively.

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

 

During the last half of 2001, Newmont entered into contracts to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on a portion of its $275 million 8.625% notes and its $200 million 8.375% debentures. Newmont receives fixed-rate interest payments at 8.625% and 8.375% and pays floating-rate interest amounts based on periodic LIBOR settings plus a spread, ranging from 2.60% to 4.25%. The notional principal amount of these transactions (representing the amount of principal tied to floating interest rate exposure) was $200 million at both June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002. Half of these contracts expire in July 2005 and half expire in May 2011. For the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002, these transactions resulted in a reduction in interest expense of $1.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and $3.6 million ad $2.9 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. These transactions have been designated as fair value hedges and had a fair value of $21.1 million and $13.8 million at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

 

(14) STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

    Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

     2002

 
     (unaudited, in thousands)  

Net income

   $ 90,847     $ 68,990     $ 208,102      $ 62,192  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

                                 

Sale of marketable securities of Lihir, net of tax $17,053 and $10,732, respectively

     —         (29,036 )     —          (18,273 )

Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable equity securities, net of tax of $678, $(1,071), $12,655 and $(1,163), respectively

     (3,307 )     2,499       (49,068 )      2,714  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     26,146       17,288       32,109        18,125  

Changes in fair value of cash flow hedge instruments, net of tax of $1,589, $(16,747), $(20,441) and $(23,631), respectively

     (3,709 )     39,077       72,546        55,140  

Exchange of Echo Bay shares for Kinross shares

     —         —         4,572        —    
    


 


 


  


Total other comprehensive income, net of tax

     19,130       29,828       60,159        57,706  
    


 


 


  


Comprehensive income

   $ 109,977     $ 98,818     $ 268,261      $ 119,898  
    


 


 


  


 

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(15) DIVIDENDS, INTEREST INCOME, FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE AND OTHER INCOME

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

     Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2003

   2002

     2003

   2002

 
     (unaudited, in thousands)  

Interest income

   $ 2,815    $ 5,102      $ 5,020    $ 7,898  

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses)

     27,178      6,144        51,884      (1,482 )

Gain on sale of exploration properties

     189      4,649        1,462      6,402  

Other

     2,136      (1,052 )      5,791      2,440  
    

  


  

  


Total

   $ 32,318    $ 14,843      $ 64,157    $ 15,258  
    

  


  

  


 

(16) ACCOUNTING CHANGES

 

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization

 

During the third quarter of 2002, Newmont changed its accounting policy, retroactive to January 1, 2002, with respect to depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”) of Property, plant and mine development to exclude future estimated development costs expected to be incurred for certain underground operations. Previously, the Company had included these costs and associated reserves in its DD&A calculations at certain of its underground mining operations. In addition, the Company further revised its policy such that costs incurred to access specific ore blocks or areas that only provide benefit over the life of that area are depreciated, depleted or amortized over the reserves associated with the specific ore area. These changes were made to better match DD&A with the associated ounces of gold sold and to remove the inherent uncertainty in estimating future development costs in arriving at DD&A rates. The cumulative effect of this change in accounting principle through December 31, 2001 increased net income during the six months ended June 30, 2002 by $7.7 million, net of tax of $4.1 million, and earnings per common share, basic and diluted, by $0.02 per share.

 

Reclamation and Remediation

 

In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 143, which established uniform methodology for accounting for estimated reclamation and abandonment costs. The statement was adopted as required on January 1, 2003. See Note 12, Reclamation and Remediation, for complete disclosure of the impact of adopting SFAS 143.

 

(17) SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Financial information relating to Newmont’s segments is as follows:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2003

(Unaudited, in millions)

 

     North America

    South America

   Australia

 
     Nevada

    Other
North
America


    Total
North
America


    Yanacocha

   Other
South
America


  

Total

South
America


   Pajingo

   Other
Australia


     Total
Australia


 

Sales, net

   $ 185.6     $ 35.7     $ 221.3     $ 231.7    $ 19.2    $ 250.9    $ 32.7    $ 160.3      $ 193.0  

Gain on investments, net

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —        $ —    

Gain on extinguishment of debt and other obligations, net

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —        $ —    

Royalties

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —        $ —    

Interest income

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 0.1    $ —      $ 0.1    $ —      $ 2.3      $ 2.3  

Interest expense

   $ 0.1     $ —       $ 0.1     $ 1.0    $ 0.1    $ 1.1    $ —      $ 5.4      $ 5.4  

Exploration and research expense

   $ 5.5     $ —       $ 5.5     $ 3.7    $ 0.1    $ 3.8    $ 1.2    $ 2.1      $ 3.3  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   $ 34.7     $ 8.0     $ 42.7     $ 40.4    $ 1.8    $ 42.2    $ 6.9    $ 20.5      $ 27.4  

Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest, equity income (loss) and cumulative effect

   $ 6.3     $ 2.4     $ 8.7     $ 101.0    $ 5.3    $ 106.3    $ 12.0    $ 3.7      $ 15.7  

Equity income (loss) and impairment of affiliates

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ (0.7 )    $ (0.7 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principal, net of tax

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —        $ —    

Amortization of deferred stripping, net

   $ (5.4 )   $ (0.2 )   $ (5.6 )   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 0.1      $ 0.1  

Write-down of long-lived assets

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 1.2    $ —      $ 1.2    $ —      $ 0.6      $ 0.6  

Capital expenditures

   $ 29.6     $ 1.8     $ 31.4     $ 60.6    $ 0.1    $ 60.7    $ 4.8    $ 14.1      $ 18.9  

Deferred stripping costs

   $ 49.4     $ 6.6     $ 56.0     $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 9.2      $ 9.2  

Total assets

   $ 1,539.2     $ 142.0     $ 1,681.2     $ 1,208.0    $ 27.5    $ 1,235.5    $ 178.4    $ 1,591.1      $ 1,769.5  

 

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     Zarafshan-
Newmont,
Uzbekistan


   Other
International
Operations


    Total
Gold


    Base
Metals


    Exploration

    Merchant
Banking


   Corporate
and Other


     Consolidated

 

Sales, net

   $ 21.4    $ 37.4     $ 724.0     $ 12.8     $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 736.8  

Gain on investments, net

   $ —      $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —        $ —    

Gain on extinguishment of debt and other obligations, net

   $ —      $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 171.0    $ —        $ 171.0  

Royalties

   $ —      $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 10.4    $ —        $ 10.4  

Interest income

   $ —      $ —       $ 2.4     $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 0.4      $ 2.8  

Interest expense

   $ 0.2    $ —       $ 6.8     $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 15.9      $ 22.7  

Exploration and research expense

   $ —      $ 2.1     $ 14.7     $ 1.0     $ 8.3     $ —      $ 6.2      $ 30.2  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   $ 2.9    $ 8.1     $ 123.3     $ 6.7     $ 0.9     $ 5.6    $ 2.8      $ 139.3  

Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest, equity income (loss) and cumulative effect

   $ 9.0    $ 4.8     $ 144.5     $ (5.1 )   $ (9.7 )   $ 175.1    $ 0.9      $ 305.7  

Equity income (loss) and impairment of affiliates

   $ —      $ —       $ (0.7 )   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ (89.3 )    $ (90.0 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principal, net of tax

   $ —      $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —        $ —    

Amortization of deferred stripping, net

   $ —      $ (2.2 )   $ (7.7 )   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —        $ (7.7 )

Write-down of long-lived assets

   $ —      $ —       $ 1.8     $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 1.8  

Capital expenditures

   $ 0.2    $ 6.1     $ 117.3     $ 3.6     $ 8.9     $ —      $ 4.2      $ 134.0  

Deferred stripping costs

   $ —      $ 2.8     $ 68.0     $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 68.0  

Total assets

   $ 101.7    $ 189.9     $ 4,983.1     $ 244.2     $ 1,217.4     $ 2,279.6    $ 1,427.3      $ 10,151.6  

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2002

(Unaudited, in millions)

 

     North America

   South America

   Australia

     Nevada

    Other
North
America


    Total
North
America


   Yanacocha

   Other
South
America


   Total
South
America


   Pajingo

   Other
Australia


   Total
Australia


Sales, net

   $ 186.6     $ 40.9     $ 227.5    $ 149.0    $ 23.5    $ 172.5    $ 23.1    $ 129.7    $ 152.8

Gain on investments, net

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

Royalties

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

Interest income

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 0.1    $ —      $ 0.1    $ 0.2    $ 4.0    $ 4.2

Interest expense

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 2.5    $ 0.1    $ 2.6    $ —      $ 10.0    $ 10.0

Exploration and research expense

   $ 3.9     $ —       $ 3.9    $ 2.5    $ 0.2    $ 2.7    $ 0.4    $ 2.5    $ 2.9

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   $ 25.2     $ 9.1     $ 34.3    $ 26.2    $ 3.8    $ 30.0    $ 6.4    $ 23.3    $ 29.7

Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest, equity income (loss) and cumulative effect

   $ (0.1 )   $ 7.7     $ 7.6    $ 47.7    $ 8.2    $ 55.9    $ 10.1    $ 7.5    $ 17.6

Equity income (loss) of affiliates

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 3.1    $ 3.1

Amortization of deferred stripping, net

   $ 3.2     $ (0.3 )   $ 2.9    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

Write-down of long-lived assets

   $ 7.4     $ —       $ 7.4    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 0.1    $ 0.1

Capital expenditures

   $ 12.0     $ 3.7     $ 15.7    $ 43.3    $ 0.4    $ 43.7    $ 3.6    $ 16.3    $ 19.9

Deferred stripping costs

   $ 76.6     $ 6.1     $ 82.7    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

Total assets

   $ 1,895.7     $ 175.8     $ 2,071.5    $ 1,089.6    $ 41.4    $ 1,131.0    $ 209.8    $ 2,121.9    $ 2,331.7

 

     Zarafshan-
Newmont,
Uzbekistan


   Other
International
Operations


   Total
Gold


   Base
Metals


   Exploration

    Merchant
Banking


   Corporate
and Other


     Consolidated

Sales, net

   $ 22.2    $ 34.6    $ 609.6    $ 22.9    $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 632.5

Gain on investments, net

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —       $ 47.3    $ —        $ 47.3

Royalties

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —       $ 11.2    $ —        $ 11.2

Interest income

   $ —      $ —      $ 4.3    $ —      $ —       $ 0.3    $ 0.5      $ 5.1

Interest expense

   $ 0.2    $ —      $ 12.8    $ —      $ —       $ —      $ 22.3      $ 35.1

Exploration and research expense

   $ —      $ 0.6    $ 10.1    $ 1.1    $ 4.0     $ —      $ 3.6      $ 18.8

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   $ 3.1    $ 10.6    $ 107.7    $ 6.7    $ 2.0     $ 6.0    $ 1.2      $ 123.6

Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest, equity income (loss) and cumulative effect

   $ 9.1    $ 6.6    $ 96.8    $ 7.8    $ (5.9 )   $ 4.9    $ (2.8 )    $ 100.8

Equity income (loss) of affiliates

   $ —      $ —      $ 3.1    $ —      $ —       $ 1.2    $ 13.0      $ 17.3

Amortization of deferred stripping, net

   $ —      $ —      $ 2.9    $ —      $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 2.9

Write-down of long-lived assets

   $ —      $ —      $ 7.5    $ 0.1    $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 7.6

Capital expenditures

   $ 0.8    $ 5.1    $ 85.2    $ 2.5    $ 0.0     $ 0.6    $ 0.7      $ 89.0

Deferred stripping costs

   $ —      $ —      $ 82.7    $ —      $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 82.7

Total assets

   $ 105.1    $ 530.1    $ 6,169.4    $ 488.9    $ 226.6     $ 2,073.9    $ 878.7      $ 9,837.5

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

(Unaudited, in millions)

 

     North America

    South America

     Australia

 
     Nevada

    Other
North
America


    Total
North
America


    Yanacocha

    Other
South
America


    Total
South
America


     Pajingo

   Other
Australia


     Total
Australia


 

Sales, net

   $ 406.6     $ 76.0     $ 482.6     $ 461.2     $ 39.9     $ 501.1      $ 58.5    $ 284.9      $ 343.4  

Gain on investments, net

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —        $ —      $ —        $ —    

Gain on extinguishment of debt and other obligations, net

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —        $ —      $ —        $ —    

Royalties

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —        $ —      $ —        $ —    

Interest income

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 0.5     $ —       $ 0.5      $ —      $ 3.6      $ 3.6  

Interest expense

   $ 0.1     $ —       $ 0.1     $ 2.4     $ 0.1     $ 2.5      $ —      $ 14.3      $ 14.3  

Exploration and research expense

   $ 8.8     $ —       $ 8.8     $ 5.6     $ 0.1     $ 5.7      $ 1.5    $ 3.5      $ 5.0  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   $ 66.3     $ 18.2     $ 84.5     $ 75.9     $ 3.9     $ 79.8      $ 12.5    $ 40.3      $ 52.8  

Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest, equity income and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 36.1     $ 5.4     $ 41.5     $ 205.1     $ 11.0     $ 216.1      $ 23.1    $ (7.4 )    $ 15.7  

Equity income (loss) and impairment of affiliates

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —        $ —      $ 0.5      $ 0.5  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principal, net of tax

   $ (14.4 )   $ (3.4 )   $ (17.8 )   $ (32.4 )   $ (0.2 )   $ (32.6 )    $ 0.8    $ (1.1 )    $ (0.3 )

Amortization of deferred stripping, net

   $ (12.0 )   $ (0.3 )   $ (12.3 )   $ —       $ —       $ —        $ —      $ (0.9 )    $ (0.9 )

Write-down of long-lived assets

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 1.2     $ —       $ 1.2      $ —      $ 0.6      $ 0.6  

Capital expenditures

   $ 50.0     $ 2.2     $ 52.2     $ 96.0     $ 0.6     $ 96.6      $ 6.4    $ 24.2      $ 30.6  

Deferred stripping costs

   $ 49.4     $ 6.6     $ 56.0     $ —       $ —       $ —        $ —      $ 9.2      $ 9.2  

Total assets

   $ 1,539.2     $ 142.0     $ 1,681.2     $ 1,208.0     $ 27.5     $ 1,235.5      $ 178.4    $ 1,591.1      $ 1,769.5  

 

     Zarafshan-
Newmont,
Uzbekistan


    Other
International
Operations


    Total
Gold


   

Base

Metals


    Exploration

    Merchant
Banking


   Corporate
and Other


     Consolidated

 

Sales, net

   $ 42.6     $ 68.9     $ 1,438.6     $ 32.2     $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 1,470.8  

Gain on investments, net

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 84.3    $ —        $ 84.3  

Gain on extinguishment of debt and other obligations, net

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 151.5    $ —        $ 151.5  

Royalties

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 24.9    $ —        $ 24.9  

Interest income

   $ —       $ —       $ 4.1     $ —       $ —       $ 0.1    $ 0.8      $ 5.0  

Interest expense

   $ 0.4     $ —       $ 17.3     $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 35.3      $ 52.6  

Exploration and research expense

   $ —       $ 3.9     $ 23.4     $ 1.7     $ 15.7     $ —      $ 10.9      $ 51.7  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   $ 5.5     $ 15.3     $ 237.9     $ 13.8     $ 1.7     $ 10.3    $ 6.2      $ 269.9  

Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest, equity income and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 18.8     $ 7.0     $ 299.1     $ (8.9 )   $ (17.8 )   $ 248.6    $ 40.0      $ 561.0  

Equity income (loss) and impairment of affiliates

   $ —       $ —       $ 0.5     $ —       $ —       $ —      $ (93.7 )    $ (93.2 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principal, net of tax

   $ (1.3 )   $ (3.2 )   $ (55.2 )   $ (0.2 )   $ —       $ —      $ 20.9      $ (34.5 )

Amortization of deferred stripping, net

   $ —       $ (0.9 )   $ (14.1 )   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —        $ (14.1 )

Write-down of long-lived assets

   $ —       $ —       $ 1.8     $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 1.8  

Capital expenditures

   $ 0.7     $ 12.4     $ 192.5     $ 5.8     $ 9.0     $ —      $ 8.0      $ 215.3  

Deferred stripping costs

   $ —       $ 2.8     $ 68.0     $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 68.0  

Total assets

   $ 101.7     $ 189.9     $ 4,983.1     $ 244.2     $ 1,217.4     $ 2,279.6    $ 1,427.3      $ 10,151.6  

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2002

(Unaudited, in millions)

 

     North America

   South America

   Australia

 
     Nevada

    Other
North
America


    Total
North
America


   Yanacocha

   Other
South
America


   Total
South
America


   Pajingo

     Other
Australia


     Total
Australia


 

Sales, net

   $ 362.9     $ 76.5     $ 439.4    $ 289.2    $ 43.4    $ 332.6    $ 39.9      $ 185.9      $ 225.8  

Gain on investments, net

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —        $ —        $ —    

Royalties

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —        $ —        $ —    

Interest income

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 0.2    $ —      $ 0.2    $ 0.4      $ 5.4      $ 5.8  

Interest expense

   $ 0.1     $ —       $ 0.1    $ 5.4    $ 0.2    $ 5.6    $ 0.2      $ 15.9      $ 16.1  

Exploration and research expense

   $ 6.3     $ —       $ 6.3    $ 4.3    $ 0.6    $ 4.9    $ 0.6      $ 3.1      $ 3.7  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   $ 52.0     $ 17.7     $ 69.7    $ 61.2    $ 6.9    $ 68.1    $ 9.9      $ 35.3      $ 45.2  

Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest, equity income and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ (9.0 )   $ 10.1     $ 1.1    $ 75.4    $ 13.1    $ 88.5    $ 17.9      $ (3.8 )    $ 14.1  

Equity income (loss) of affiliates

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —        $ 3.1      $ 3.1  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principal, net of tax

   $ 0.9     $ 7.2     $ 8.1    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ (0.4 )    $ —        $ (0.4 )

Amortization of deferred stripping, net

   $ 9.5     $ (0.6 )   $ 8.9    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —        $ —        $ —    

Write-down of long-lived assets

     15.3       —         15.3      —        —        —        —          0.3        0.3  

Capital expenditures

   $ 20.7     $ 6.9     $ 27.6    $ 69.7    $ 0.6    $ 70.3    $ 5.7      $ 21.6      $ 27.3  

Deferred stripping costs

   $ 76.6     $ 6.1     $ 82.7    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —        $ —        $ —    

Total assets

   $ 1,895.7     $ 175.8     $ 2,071.5    $ 1,089.6    $ 41.4    $ 1,131.0    $ 209.8      $ 2,121.9      $ 2,331.7  

 

     Zarafshan-
Newmont,
Uzbekistan


   Other
International
Operations


   Total
Gold


   Base
Metals


   Exploration

    Merchant
Banking


   Corporate
and Other


     Consolidated

Sales, net

   $ 37.4    $ 56.6    $ 1,091.8    $ 32.3    $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 1,124.1

Gain on investments, net

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —       $ 47.3    $ —        $ 47.3

Royalties

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —       $ 15.0    $ —        $ 15.0

Interest income

   $ —      $ —      $ 6.0    $ —      $ —       $ 1.1    $ 0.8      $ 7.9

Interest expense

   $ 0.3    $ —      $ 22.1    $ —      $ —       $ —      $ 44.1      $ 66.2

Exploration and research expense

   $ —      $ 0.6    $ 15.5    $ 1.2    $ 7.4     $ —      $ 6.3      $ 30.4

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   $ 5.4    $ 16.0    $ 204.4    $ 7.0    $ 3.5     $ 8.2    $ 2.7      $ 225.8

Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest, equity income (loss) and cumulative effect

   $ 14.5    $ 8.9    $ 127.1    $ 6.2    $ (10.8 )   $ 5.8    $ (31.7 )    $ 96.6

Equity income (loss) of affiliates

   $ —      $ —      $ 3.1    $ —      $ —       $ 0.7    $ 14.9      $ 18.7

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principal, net of tax

   $ —      $ —      $ 7.7    $ —      $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 7.7

Amortization of deferred stripping, net

   $ —      $ —      $ 8.9    $ —      $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 8.9

Write-down of long-lived assets

   $ —      $ —      $ 15.6    $ 0.3    $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 15.9

Capital expenditures

   $ 2.7    $ 5.9    $ 133.8    $ 4.1    $ 0.2     $ 0.6    $ 2.1      $ 140.8

Deferred stripping costs

   $ —      $ —      $ 82.7    $ —      $ —       $ —      $ —        $ 82.7

Total assets

   $ 105.1    $ 530.1    $ 6,169.4    $ 488.9    $ 226.6     $ 2,073.9    $ 878.7      $ 9,837.5

 

(18) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

General

 

The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” in determining its accruals and disclosures with respect to loss contingencies. Accordingly, estimated losses from loss contingencies are accrued by a charge to income when information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset had been impaired or a liability had been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If a loss contingency is not probable or reasonably estimable, disclosure of the loss contingency is made in the financial statements when it as at least reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred.

 

Operating Segments

 

The Company’s operating segments are identified in Note 17. Except as noted in this paragraph, all of the Company’s commitments and contingencies specifically described in this Note 18 relate to the Corporate and Other category. The Newmont Madencilik A.S. matters are related to the Other International operating segment. The Nevada Operations matters under Newmont

 

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USA Limited are related to the Nevada operating segment. The Minera Yanacocha matters are related to the Yanacocha operating segment. The Yandal Gold Pty Ltd. and the Newmont Australia Limited matters are related to the Other Australia operating segment.

 

Environmental

 

The Company’s mining and exploration activities are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations so as to protect the public health and environment and believes its operations are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the amount of such future expenditures. Estimated future reclamation costs are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements. At June 30, 2003 and at December 31, 2002, $379.8 million and $254.1 million, respectively, were accrued for reclamation costs relating to currently producing mineral properties. On January 1, 2003, the Company adopted SFAS 143, “Asset Retirements Obligations” (see Accounting Changes).

 

In addition, the Company is involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former mining activities. Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites involved. The Company believes that the related environmental obligations associated with these sites are similar in nature with respect to the development of remediation plans, their risk profile and the compliance required to meet general environmental standards. Based upon the Company’s best estimate of its liability for these matters, $62.5 million and $48.1 million were accrued for such obligations at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. These amounts are included in Other accrued liabilities and Reclamation and remediation. Depending upon the ultimate resolution of these matters, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the liability for these matters could be as much as 49% greater or 32% lower than the amount accrued at June 30, 2003. The amounts accrued for these matters are reviewed periodically based upon facts and circumstances available at the time. Changes in estimates are charged to Costs and expenses, Other in the period estimates are revised.

 

Details about certain of the more significant sites involved are discussed below.

 

Battle Mountain Resources, Inc.-100% Newmont Owned

 

San Luis, Colorado: The San Luis open-pit gold mine in southern Colorado was operated by Battle Mountain Resources, Inc. and ceased operations in November 1996. Since then, substantial closure and reclamation work has been performed. In August 1999, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”) issued a notice of violation of the Water Quality Control Act and in October 1999 amended the notice to authorize operation of a water treatment facility and the discharge of treated water. Battle Mountain Resources has made all submittals required by the CDPHE notice and conducted the required response activities. Battle Mountain Resources negotiated a settlement with CDPHE resolving alleged violations that became effective September 1, 2000. In October 2000, the CDPHE received an “Application for Reconsideration of Order for Civil Penalty” filed by project opponents, seeking to appeal the terms of the settlement. The application was denied by CDPHE. Project opponents filed a judicial appeal in the District Court for Costilla County, Colorado, and Battle Mountain Resources intervened to protect its interest in the settlement. In May 2002 this matter was resolved and the settlement was upheld in favor of CDPHE and Battle Mountain Resources.

 

Dawn Mining Company LLC (“Dawn”)—51% Newmont Owned

 

Midnite Mine Site: Dawn previously leased an open-pit uranium mine, currently inactive, on the Spokane Indian Reservation in the State of Washington. The mine site is subject to regulation by agencies of the U.S. Department of Interior (the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management), as well as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”).

 

 

In 1991, Dawn’s mining lease at the mine was terminated. As a result, Dawn was required to file a formal mine closure and reclamation plan. The Department of Interior commenced an analysis of Dawn’s proposed plan and alternate closure and reclamation plans for the mine. Work on this analysis has been suspended indefinitely. In mid-2000, the mine was included on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). In March 2003, the EPA notified Dawn and Newmont that it had thus far expended $11.5 million on the remedial investigation/feasibility study under CERCLA.

 

The EPA has asserted that Dawn and Newmont are liable for reclamation or remediation work and costs at the mine. Dawn does not have sufficient funds to pay for the reclamation plan it proposed or for any alternate plan, or for any additional remediation work or costs at the mine. Newmont intends to vigorously contest any claims as to its liability.

 

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Newmont cannot reasonably predict the likelihood or outcome of any future action against Dawn or Newmont arising from this matter.

 

Dawn Mill: Dawn also owns a uranium mill site facility, located on private land near Ford, Washington, which is subject to state and federal regulation. In late 1999, Dawn sought state approval for a revised mill closure plan that, if implemented, would expedite the reclamation process at the mill. The State of Washington has approved this revised plan. The currently approved plan for the mill is secured by a $14.1 million bond, which is guaranteed by Newmont.

 

Idarado Mining Company (“Idarado”)-80.1% Newmont Owned

 

Telluride and Ouray, Colorado: In July 1992, Newmont and Idarado signed a consent decree with the State of Colorado (“State”), which was agreed to by the U.S. District Court of Colorado to settle a lawsuit brought by the State under CERCLA.

 

Idarado agreed in the consent decree to undertake specified remediation work at its former mining site in the Telluride/Ouray area of Colorado. Remediation work at this property is substantially complete. If the remediation does not achieve specific performance objectives defined in the consent decree, the State may require Idarado to implement supplemental activities at the site, also as defined in the consent decree. Idarado and Newmont have obtained a $5.8 million reclamation bond to secure their potential obligations under the consent decree. In addition, Idarado settled natural resources damages and past and future response costs, and agreed to habitat enhancement work under the consent decree. All of this work is substantially completed.

 

Newmont Modencilik A.S.—100% Newmont Owned

 

The Ovacik mine has a long history of legal challenges to the operation of the mine and, in particular, its use of cyanide in gold production. These challenges involve a multitude of proceedings and have a complex procedural history that, in June 2001, resulted in a judicial order granting the plaintiffs’ request to cancel Ovacik’s operating permits. Newmont has appealed this decision and, at present, the mine continues to operate under interim licenses pending the outcome of Newmont’s appeal. In addition, the Ovacik mine is the subject of a separate action being brought against the Turkish government in the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”). The plaintiffs in that case assert that the Turkish government’s authorization of operating permits and use of cyanide for the Ovacik mine violates Turkish law and Turkey’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights. Plaintiffs have asked, among other things, that the ECHR grant interim relief ordering the shutdown of the mine pending the ECHR’s hearing and decision on the merits. Newmont has intervened in this action. Newmont cannot reasonably predict the final outcome of any of the above-described legal proceedings. Either the Turkish courts or the ECHR, however, might grant relief that could require the closure of the mine or the interruption of mining activities.

 

Newmont Capital Limited—100% Newmont Owned

 

Lava Cap Mine Site: In February 1999, EPA placed the Lava Cap mine site in Nevada County, California on the National Priorities List under CERCLA. The EPA then initiated a remedial investigation/feasibility study under CERCLA to determine environmental conditions and remediation options at the site.

 

Newmont Capital owned the property for approximately three years from 1984 to 1986 but never mined or conducted exploration at the site. The EPA asserts that Newmont Capital is responsible for clean up costs incurred at the site. Newmont Capital has sought to resolve this matter through a de minimis settlement with EPA. The parties have entered into a tolling agreement until December 31, 2003 to facilitate settlement negotiations with respect to potential claims under CERCLA. Based on Newmont Capital’s limited involvement at Lava Cap mine, it does not believe it has any liability for environmental conditions at the site, and intends to vigorously defend any formal claims by the EPA. Newmont cannot reasonably predict the likelihood or outcome of any future action against it arising from this matter.

 

Newmont USA Limited—100% Newmont Owned

 

Pinal Creek: Newmont is a defendant in a lawsuit brought in U.S. District Court in Arizona by the Pinal Creek Group, alleging that the company and others are responsible for some portion of costs incurred to address groundwater contamination emanating from copper mining operations located in the area of Globe and Miami, Arizona. Two former subsidiaries of Newmont, Pinto Valley Copper Corporation and Magma Copper Company (now known as BHP Copper Inc.), owned some of the mines in the area between 1983 and 1987. The court has dismissed plaintiffs’ claims seeking to hold Newmont liable for the acts or omissions of its former subsidiaries. Based on information presently available, Newmont believes it has strong defenses to plaintiffs’ remaining claims, including, without limitation, that Newmont’s agents did not participate in any pollution causing activities; that Newmont’s liabilities, if any, were contractually transferred to one of the plaintiffs; that portions of plaintiffs’ claimed damages are not

 

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recoverable; and that Newmont’s equitable share of liability, if any, would be immaterial to Newmont. While Newmont has denied liability and is vigorously defending these claims, we cannot reasonably predict the final outcome of this lawsuit.

 

Nevada Operations: In November 2002, Great Basin Mine Watch and the Mineral Policy Center (Appellants) filed suit in U.S. District Court in Nevada against the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), challenging and seeking to enjoin the BLM’s July 2002 Record of Decision approving the company’s amended Plan of Operations covering the Gold Quarry South Layback Project, and the BLM’s September 2002 Record of Decision approving a new Plan of Operations for the company’s proposed Leeville Mine. Appellants seek a declaration that the BLM’s decisions were unlawful and an injunction prohibiting Newmont’s approved activities. Newmont has intervened in this action on behalf of the government defendants and has filed an answer denying all of Appellants’ claims. While Newmont believes that this appeal is without merit, an unfavorable outcome could result in additional conditions on operations that could have a material adverse effect on the company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In October 2002, Great Basin Mine Watch (Appellant) filed an appeal with the Nevada State Environmental Commission, challenging the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s (NDEP) renewal of the Clean Water Act discharge permit for Newmont’s Gold Quarry Mine. This permit governs the conditions under which Newmont may discharge mine-dewatering water in connection with its ongoing mining operations. Appellant alleges that the terms of the renewed permit violate the Clean Water Act and Nevada water quality laws. Newmont has intervened in this action on behalf of the NDEP. A hearing before the Nevada State Environmental Commission was held in June 2003 in Elko, Nevada. At the end of the hearing, the Commission ruled in favor of NDEP on all claims and affirmed NDEP’s renewal of the Clean Water Act discharge permit. It is unclear at this time whether Great Basin Mine Watch will appeal this decision. While Newmont believes that this appeal is without merit, an unfavorable outcome could result in additional conditions on operations that could have a material adverse effect on the company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In December 2002, Great Basin Mine Watch filed an appeal with the Nevada State Environmental Commission challenging NDEP’s November 2002 decision renewing a water pollution control permit for Newmont’s Lone Tree Mine. This appeal alleges that NDEP’s renewal violated various procedural and substantive requirements under Nevada’s water quality laws. Newmont has intervened in this appeal. A hearing before the Nevada State Environmental Commission was held on February 25-26, 2003 in Carson City, Nevada. At the close of the hearing, the Commission ruled in favor of NDEP on all claims, and affirmed NDEP’s renewal of the permit. Great Basin Mine Watch appealed this decision in the Nevada District Court in Carson City.

 

Gray Eagle Mine Site: By letter dated September 3, 2002, the EPA notified Newmont that the EPA had expended $2.6 million in response costs to address environmental conditions associated with a historic tailings pile located at the Grey Eagle Mine site near Happy Camp, California, and requested that Newmont pay those costs. The EPA has identified four potentially responsible parties, including Newmont. Newmont does not believe it has any liability for environmental conditions at the Grey Eagle Mine site, and intends to vigorously defend any formal claims by the EPA. Newmont cannot reasonably predict the likelihood or outcome of any future action against it arising from this matter.

 

Resurrection Mining Company (“Resurrection”)—100% Newmont Owned

 

Leadville, Colorado: Newmont, Resurrection and other defendants were named in lawsuits filed by the State of Colorado under CERCLA in 1983, which were subsequently consolidated with a lawsuit filed by EPA in 1986. These proceedings sought to compel the defendants to remediate the impacts of pre-existing, historic mining activities near Leadville, Colorado, which date back to the mid-1800s, and which the government agencies claim are causing substantial environmental problems in the area.

 

In 1988 and 1989, the EPA issued administrative orders with respect to one area on the site and the defendants have collectively implemented those orders by constructing a water treatment plant, which was placed in operation in early 1992. Remaining remedial work for this area primarily consists of water treatment plant operation and continuing environmental monitoring and maintenance activities. Newmont and Resurrection are currently responsible for 50% of these costs, but their share of such costs could increase in the event other defendants become unable to pay their share of such costs.

 

The parties also have entered into a consent decree with respect to the remaining areas at the site, which apportions liabilities and responsibilities for these areas. The EPA has approved remedial actions for selected components of Resurrection’s portion of the site, which were initiated in 1995. The EPA has not yet selected the final remedy for the site. Accordingly, Newmont cannot yet determine the full extent or cost of its share of the remedial action that will be required. The government agencies may also seek to recover for damages to natural resources. In March 1999, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to facilitate the settlement of natural resources damages claims under CERCLA for the upper Arkansas River Basin. The MOU provides

 

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a structure for evaluation of damages and possible restoration activities that may be required if it is concluded such damages have occurred.

 

Other Legal Matters

 

Newmont USA Limited—100% Newmont Owned

 

Peru: In February 2002, a French citizen filed a complaint against the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and former officers, Compañia de Minas Buenaventura, S.A.A. (“Buenaventura”), one of Buenaventura’s subsidiaries, and other individuals, in U.S. District Court in Denver. The plaintiff alleges that he had an arrangement with Normandy Mining Limited, under which his fee was dependent on the outcome of the Minera Yanacocha shareholder dispute (which was resolved in 2000 pursuant to a comprehensive settlement agreement among the parties). The suit alleges that the defendants violated the federal Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act (“RICO”), and a parallel Colorado statute, by corrupting the Peruvian Supreme Court in 1998. Various common law torts including conspiracy, defamation, and tortuous interference with beneficial economic interests are also alleged. The suit seeks damages of not less than $25 million plus interest (which could be subject to trebling), as well as unspecified punitive damages. A motion to dismiss this lawsuit is currently pending before the Court, and the Company is and will continue to vigorously defend itself against these allegations.

 

Minera Yanacocha—51.35% Newmont Owned

 

Choropampa: In June 2000, a transport contractor of Minera Yanacocha spilled approximately 151 kilograms of elemental mercury near the town of Choropampa, Peru, which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) southwest of the mine. Elemental mercury is a byproduct of gold mining and was sold to a Lima firm for use in medical instruments and industrial applications. A comprehensive health and environmental remediation program was undertaken by Minera Yanacocha in response to the incident. In August 2000, Minera Yanacocha paid under protest a fine of 1,740,000 soles (approximately $500,000) to the Peruvian government. Mineral Yanacocha has entered into settlement agreements with a number of individuals impacted by the incident. In addition, it has entered into agreements with three of the communities impacted by this incident to provide a variety of public works as compensation for the disruption and inconvenience caused by the incident.

 

On September 10, 2001, Mineral Yanacocha, various wholly owned subsidiaries of Newmont, and other defendants were named in a lawsuit filed by over 900 Peruvian citizens in Denver District Court for the State of Colorado. This action seeks compensatory and punitive damages based on claims associated with the elemental mercury spill incident. The Denver District Court dismissed this action on May 22, 2002, and the court reaffirmed this ruling on July 30, 2002. Plaintiffs’ attorneys have appealed this dismissal.

 

In July 2002, other lawsuits were served against Minera Yanacocha, various wholly owned subsidiaries of Newmont and/or other defendants in the Denver District Court for the State of Colorado and in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, by approximately 140 additional Peruvian plaintiffs and by the same plaintiffs who filed the September 2001 lawsuit. These actions also seek compensatory and punitive damages based on claims associated with the elemental mercury spill incident. All of these lawsuits have been stayed pending the outcome of the appeal in the September 2001 matter.

 

Additional lawsuits relating to the Choropampa incident were filed against Minera Yanacocha in two of the local courts of Cajamarca, Peru, in May 2002 by over 900 Peruvian citizens. A significant number of the plaintiffs in these lawsuits previously have entered into settlement agreements with Minera Yanacocha. The two courts issued opposite rulings on the validity of these agreements. Resolution of the matter is now pending before a higher court.

 

Neither Newmont nor Minera Yanacocha can reasonably predict the final outcome of any of the above-described lawsuits.

 

Cerro Quilish: Minera Yanacocha is involved in a dispute with the Provincial Municipality of Cajamarca regarding the authority of that governmental body to regulate the development of the Cerro Quilish ore deposit (which contains reserves of 1.9 million equity ounces). Cerro Quilish is located in the same watershed in which the City of Cajamarca is located. The Municipality has enacted an ordinance declaring Cerro Quilish and its watershed to be a reserved and natural protected area. Minera Yanacocha challenged this ordinance on the grounds that, under Peruvian law, local governments lack authority to create such areas. The case was heard in early 2003, and on April 30, 2003, the Constitutional Tribunal issued a decision holding that, because Minera Yanacocha acquired the mining concessions in the Cerro Quilish area many years before the adoption of the contested ordinance, its rights were not impacted by the ordinance. On May 8, 2003, the Constitutional Tribunal reaffirmed its ruling in this mater.

 

Minera Yanacocha is committed to completing a full environmental impact study prior to initiating any development at Cerro Quilish, and will adopt mitigation measures necessary to protect the quality and quantity of the water supply of the City of Cajamarca. While the central government has the primary responsibility and the necessary technical expertise to regulate this matter, the Company

 

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is also committed to working with the local government and other affected stakeholders in completing the required studies and designing and implementing any necessary mitigation measures.

 

Newmont Australia Limited—100% Newmont Owned

 

Australian Taxation Office Review: In February 1999, Normandy (now Newmont Australia Limited) sold certain subsidiary companies in a transaction that resulted in net cash proceeds of A$663 million. The sale did not give rise to any tax liability to Newmont Australia Limited because of the tax basis that Newmont Australia Limited had in the shares in the subsidiaries and the capital losses available to Newmont Australia Limited to offset the net gain of the sale. This transaction is currently the subject of a review by the Australian Taxation Office (“ATO”), which commenced in early 2001 and is still ongoing. The ATO has sought documents from Newmont Australia Limited, the buyer of the subsidiaries and other parties. It is not yet known whether the ATO will disagree with the tax treatment of the transaction. Newmont Australia Limited believes that its tax treatment was in accordance with the provisions of the relevant tax laws. The Company cannot reasonably predict what future action the ATO may take in relation to this matter.

 

Yandal Gold Pty Ltd.—100% Newmont Owned

 

Newmont Yandal Operations: In a Federal Court action brought by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (“ASIC”) against Yandal Gold Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of Newmont Australia Limited, Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd (“Edensor”), and others in relation to the 1999 acquisition of Great Central Mines (“GCM”, now named Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd), the judge found violations of the Australian Corporations Law and ordered payment by Edensor to ASIC of A$28.5 million for distribution to former GCM shareholders. The judge also entered an order allowing the former shareholders to elect to reacquire their shares in GCM. After appeals to the Full Federal Court and the High Court on jurisdictional matters, the Full Federal Court rejected Edensor’s appeal on the merits and in September 2002, the High Court declined further review of the matter. Newmont Australia Limited had previously agreed to pay one-half of the A$28.5 million and, after finalizing an additional commercial transaction with Edensor in relation to certain mining properties and interests, Newmont Australia Limited paid in full A$28.5 million plus interest to ASIC in September 2002 all of which has been accounted for as part of the Normandy purchase price. Newmont Australia Limited filed a motion with the Federal Court to negate that portion of its original order granting former GCM shareholders the right to reacquire their shares and ASIC consented to the orders sought in this motion. On February 18, 2003, the Court granted the application for the consent orders such that the former GCM shareholders will not have the opportunity to reacquire their shares in GCM.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company operates in numerous countries around the world and accordingly it is subject to, and pays annual income taxes with under the various income tax regimes in the countries in which it operates. Some of these tax regimes are defined by contractual agreements with the local government, but many of which are the general corporate income tax laws of the country. The Company has historically filed, and continues to file, all required income tax returns and to pay the taxes reasonably determined to be due. The tax rules and regulations in many countries are highly complex and subject to interpretation. From time to time the Company will undergo a review of its historic income tax filings and in connection with such reviews, disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation of the rules or the application of certain rules to the Company’s business conducted within the country involved. As of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 the Company has accrued income taxes (and related interest and penalties, if applicable) in the amount of $321.5 million. This amount represents what the Company believes will be the probable outcome from the settlement of such disputes for all tax years for which additional income taxes can be assessed.

 

Guarantee of Third Party Indebtedness

 

Newmont USA Limited has guaranteed Pollution Control Revenue Bonds with a principal amount of $35.7 million, due 2009, of BHP Copper Inc., formerly known as Magma Copper Company. At the time the bonds were issued, Magma was a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont USA Limited. Magma was spun-off as an independent, separately traded company in 1987, and was acquired in 1995 by the company now known as BHP Billiton Limited. Newmont USA Limited will be required to perform under the guarantee in the event that BHP Copper defaults on the bonds; in that event, Newmont USA Limited would be liable for the amount of any unpaid principal and interest outstanding at the time of the default. It is expected that Newmont USA Limited will be required to remain liable on this guarantee as long as the bonds remain outstanding. Newmont USA Limited currently has no carrying value for this contingent liability, because it does not expect to have to pay any amount under the guarantee in the future given the financial strength of BHP Copper’s parent company. In the event that it does have to perform under the guarantee, Newmont USA Limited would have a right of subrogation to the bondholders.

 

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Other Commitments and Contingencies

 

In a 1993 asset exchange, a wholly owned subsidiary transferred a coal lease under which the subsidiary had collected advance royalty payments totaling $484 million. From 1994 to 2018, remaining advance payments under the lease to the transferee total $390 million. In the event of title failure as stated in the lease, this subsidiary has a primary obligation to refund previously collected payments and has a secondary obligation to refund any of the $390 million collected by the transferee, if the transferee fails to meet its refund obligation. The subsidiary has no direct liability to the lessor and has title insurance on the leased coal deposits of $240 million covering the secondary obligation. The Company and the subsidiary regard the circumstances entitling the lessor to a refund as remote. The Company has agreed to maintain the subsidiary’s net worth at $108 million until July 1, 2025.

 

The Company has minimum royalty obligations on one of its producing mines in Nevada for the life of the mine. Amounts paid as a minimum royalty (where production royalties are less than the minimum obligation) in any year are recoverable in future years when the minimum royalty obligation is exceeded. Although the minimum royalty requirement may not be met in a particular year, the Company expects that over the mine life, gold production will be sufficient to meet the minimum royalty requirements.

 

As part of its ongoing business and operations, the Company and its affiliates are required to provide surety bonds, bank letters of credit and bank guarantees as financial support for various purposes, including environmental reclamation, exploration permitting, workers compensation programs and other general corporate purposes. At June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, there were $199.1 million and $177.0 million of outstanding letters of credit, surety bonds and bank guarantees (excluding the surety bond supporting the prepaid forward transaction described in the Financing Activities section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The surety bonds, letters of credit and bank guarantees reflect fair value as a condition of their underlying purpose and are subject to fees competitively determined in the market place. The obligations associated with these instruments are generally related to performance requirements that the Company addresses through its ongoing operations. As the specific requirements are met, the beneficiary of the associated instrument cancels and/or returns the instrument to the issuing entity. Certain of these instruments are associated with operating sites with long-lived assets and will remain outstanding until closure. Generally, bonding requirements associated with environmental regulation are becoming more restrictive. In addition, the surety markets for certain types of environmental bonding used by the Company have become increasingly constrained. The Company, however, believes it is in compliance with all applicable bonding obligations and will be able to satisfy future bonding requirements, through existing or alternative means, as they arise.

 

Newmont is from time to time involved in various legal proceedings related to its business. Except as discussed above, management does not believe that adverse decisions in any pending or threatened proceeding or that amounts that may be required to be paid by reason thereof will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

(19) PRO FORMA STOCK OPTION COMPENSATION EXPENSE

 

The Company applies the intrinsic value method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations in accounting for stock options. Accordingly, because stock option exercise prices equal the market value on the date of grant, no compensation cost has been recognized for its stock options. Had compensation cost for the options been determined based on market value at grant dates as prescribed by SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation,” the Company’s net income and earnings per share would have been the pro forma amounts indicated below (in millions, except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

       Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2003

    2002

       2003

    2002

 

Net income applicable to common shares

                                   

As reported

   $ 90.8     $ 67.1        $ 208.1     $ 58.4  

SFAS 123 expense

     (5.4 )     (1.7 )        (8.2 )     (4.7 )
    


 


    


 


Pro forma

   $ 85.4     $ 65.4        $ 199.9     $ 53.7  
    


 


    


 


Net income (loss) per share, basic

                                   

As reported

   $ 0.22     $ 0.17        $ 0.52     $ 0.17  

SFAS 123 expense

     (0.01 )     (0.01 )        (0.02 )     (0.01 )
    


 


    


 


Pro forma

   $ 0.21     $ 0.16        $ 0.50     $ 0.16  
    


 


    


 


Net income (loss) per share, diluted

                                   

As reported

   $ 0.22     $ 0.17        $ 0.51     $ 0.17  

SFAS 123 expense

     (0.01 )     (0.01 )        (0.02 )     (0.01 )
    


 


    


 


Pro forma

   $ 0.21     $ 0.16        $ 0.49     $ 0.16  
    


 


    


 


 

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

(20) CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

    

Three Months Ended June 30, 2003


 

Consolidating Statement of Operations


   Newmont
Mining
Corporation


    Newmont
USA


    Other
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated


 
     (unaudited, in millions)  

Revenues

                                        

Sales—gold

   $ —       $ 519.6     $ 204.4     $ —       $ 724.0  

Sales—base metals, net

     —         —         12.8       —         12.8  

Royalties

     —         0.1       10.7       (0.4 )     10.4  
    


 


 


 


 


       —         519.7       227.9       (0.4 )     747.2  
    


 


 


 


 


Costs and expenses

                                        

Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)

                                        

Gold

     —         281.6       142.8       (0.7 )     423.7  

Base metals

     —         —         10.0       —         10.0  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     —         93.7       45.6       —         139.3  

Exploration and research

     —         16.6       13.6       —         30.2  

General and administrative

     —         23.2       7.7       0.4       31.3  

Write-down of long-lived assets

     —         1.2       0.6       —         1.8  

Other

     —         4.0       (1.6 )     —         2.4  
    


 


 


 


 


       —         420.3       218.7       (0.3 )     638.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Other income (expense)

                                        

Gain on gold commodity derivative instruments, net

     —         (18.6 )     111.8       (76.6 )     16.6  

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL bonds, net

     —         —         —         94.4       94.4  

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL derivatives liability, net

     —         —         —         76.6       76.6  

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income (loss)—intercompany

     5.3       8.4       2.0       (15.7 )     —    

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income (loss)

     31.2       8.5       (7.4 )     —         32.3  

Interest expense—intercompany

     (2.4 )     (1.5 )     (11.8 )     15.7       —    

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

     (0.6 )     (16.7 )     (5.4 )     —         (22.7 )
    


 


 


 


 


       33.5       (19.9 )     89.2       94.4         197.2  
    


 


 


 


 


Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest, equity income (loss) and impairment of affiliates

     33.5       79.5       98.4       94.3       305.7  

Income tax expense

     (11.8 )     (28.2 )     (18.5 )     (30.5 )     (89.0 )

Minority interest in (income) loss of subsidiaries

     —         (36.9 )     12.9       (11.8 )     (35.8 )

Equity loss and impairment of Australian Magnesium Corporation

     —         —         (107.8 )     —         (107.8 )

Equity income (loss) of affiliates

     69.2       18.4       138.0       (207.8 )     17.8  
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

     90.9       32.8       123.0       (155.8 )     90.9  

Preferred stock dividends

     —         —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) applicable to common shares

   $ 90.9     $ 32.8     $ 123.0     $ (155.8 )   $ 90.9  
    


 


 


 


 


 

34


NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

    

Three Months Ended June 30, 2002


 

Consolidating Statement of Operations


   Newmont
Mining
Corporation


    Newmont
USA


    Other
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated


 
     (unaudited, in millions)  

Revenues

                                        

Sales—gold

   $ —       $ 436.8     $ 172.7     $ —       $ 609.5  

Sales—base metals, net

     —         —         22.9       —         22.9  

Royalties

     —         0.6       12.4       (1.8 )     11.2  
    


 


 


 


 


       —         437.4       208.0       (1.8 )     643.6  
    


 


 


 


 


Costs and expenses

                                        

Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)

                                        

Gold

     —         276.1       109.6       (2.3 )     383.4  

Base metals

     —         —         8.7       —         8.7  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     —         68.3       55.3       —         123.6  

Exploration and research

     —         10.9       7.9       —         18.8  

General and administrative

     —         20.8       6.9       —         27.7  

Other

     —         (0.5 )     (1.3 )     —         (1.8 )
    


 


 


 


 


       —         375.6       187.1       (2.3 )     560.4  
    


 


 


 


 


Other income (expense)

                                        

Gain on investments

     —         47.3       —         —         47.3  

Gain (loss) on gold commodity derivative instruments, net

     —         0.4       (9.9 )     —         (9.5 )

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income (loss)—intercompany

     5.0       1.4       8.5       (14.9 )     —    

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income

     —         3.6       11.3       —         14.9  

Interest expense—intercompany

     (5.6 )     (2.8 )     (6.2 )     14.6       —    

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

     —         (25.1 )     (10.0 )     —         (35.1 )
    


 


 


 


 


       (0.6 )     24.8       (6.3 )     (0.3 )     17.6  
    


 


 


 


 


Pre-tax (loss) income before minority interest and equity income (loss)

     (0.6 )     86.6       14.6       0.2       100.8  

Income tax (expense) benefit

     —         (18.5 )     (15.4 )     4.1       (29.8 )

Minority interest in (income) loss of subsidiaries

     (7.4 )     (18.3 )     (0.1 )     6.5       (19.3 )

Equity loss of Australian Magnesium Corporation

     —         —         (0.7 )     —         (0.7 )

Equity income (loss) of affiliates

     77.0       13.5       15.0       (87.5 )     18.0  
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

     69.0       63.3       13.4       (76.7 )     69.0  

Preferred stock dividends

     (1.9 )     —         —         —         (1.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) applicable to common shares

   $ 67.1     $ 63.3     $ 13.4     $ (76.7 )   $ 67.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 

 

35


NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

 

Consolidating Statement of Operations


   Newmont Mining
Corporation


    Newmont
USA


    Other
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated


 
     (unaudited, in millions)  

Revenues

                                        

Sales—gold

   $ —       $ 1,077.2     $ 361.4     $ —       $ 1,438.6  

Sales—base metals, net

     —         —         32.2       —         32.2  

Royalties

     —         0.1       25.7       (0.9 )     24.9  
    


 


 


 


 


       —         1,077.3       419.3       (0.9 )     1,495.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Costs and expenses

                                        

Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)

                                        

Gold

     —         573.6       250.4       (1.3 )     822.7  

Base metals

     —         —         25.3       —         25.3  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     —         181.2       88.7       —         269.9  

Exploration and research

     —         27.4       24.3       —         51.7  

General and administrative

     —         43.1       14.1       0.5       57.7  

Write-down of long-lived assets

     —         1.2       0.6       —         1.8  

Other

     —         28.8       3.4       (7.6 )     24.6  
    


 


 


 


 


       —         855.3       406.8       (8.4 )     1,253.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Other income (expense)

                                        

Gain (loss) on investments, net

     —         —         91.9       (7.6 )     84.3  

Gain on gold commodity derivative instruments, net

     —         (18.6 )     166.8       (76.6 )     71.6  

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL bonds, net

     —         —         —         94.4       94.4  

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL derivatives liability, net

     —         —         —         76.6       76.6  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         (14.3 )     (5.2 )     —         (19.5 )

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income (loss)—intercompany

     10.2       12.5       6.1       (28.8 )     —    

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income (loss)

     56.1       11.2       (3.1 )     —         64.2  

Interest expense—intercompany

     (4.6 )     (4.9 )     (19.3 )     28.8       —    

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

     (1.1 )     (37.3 )     (14.2 )     —         (52.6 )
    


 


 


 


 


       60.6       (51.4 )     223.0       86.8       319.0  
    


 


 


 


 


Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest, equity income (loss) and impairment of affiliates and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     60.6       170.6       235.5       94.3       561.0  

Income tax expense

     (21.2 )     (49.1 )     (50.8 )     (30.5 )       (151.6 )

Minority interest in (income) loss of subsidiaries

     —         (75.9 )     9.4       (7.1 )     (73.6 )

Equity loss and impairment of Australian Magnesium Corporation

     —         —         (119.5 )     —         (119.5 )

Equity income (loss) of affiliates

     168.7       25.8       154.0       (322.2 )     26.3  
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     208.1       71.4       228.6       (265.5 )     242.6  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —         (31.5 )     (3.0 )     —         (34.5 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

     208.1       39.9       225.6       (265.5 )     208.1  

Preferred stock dividends

     —         —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) applicable to common shares

   $ 208.1     $ 39.9     $ 225.6     $ (265.5 )   $ 208.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 

36


NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Consolidating Statement of Operations


   Six Months Ended June 30, 2002

 
   Newmont
Mining
Corporation


    Newmont
USA


    Other
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated


 
     (unaudited, in millions)  

Revenues

                                        

Sales—gold

   $ —       $ 840.8     $ 251.0     $ —       $ 1,091.8  

Sales—base metals, net

     —         —         32.3       —         32.3  

Royalties

     —         1.2       16.2       (2.4 )     15.0  
    


 


 


 


 


       —         842.0       299.5       (2.4 )     1,139.1  
    


 


 


 


 


Costs and expenses

                                        

Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)

                                        

Gold

     —         552.4       162.3       (2.7 )     712.0  

Base metals

     —         —         19.4       —         19.4  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     —         149.4       76.4       —         225.8  

Exploration and research

     —         19.8       10.6       —         30.4  

General and administrative

     —         37.6       11.4       —         49.0  

Other

     —         2.4       (3.3 )     —         (0.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


       —         761.6       276.8       (2.7 )     1,035.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Other income (expense)

                                        

Gains on investments

     —         47.3       —         —         47.3  

Gain (loss) on gold commodity derivative instruments, net

     —         0.4       (3.5 )     —         (3.1 )

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income (loss)—intercompany

     5.0       1.9       10.6       (17.5 )     —    

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income (loss)

     —         8.6       6.6       —         15.2  

Interest expense—intercompany

     (5.6 )     (2.8 )     (9.1 )     17.5       —    

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

     —         (50.2 )     (16.0 )     —         (66.2 )
    


 


 


 


 


       (0.6 )     5.2       (11.4 )     —         (6.8 )
    


 


 


 


 


Pre-tax (loss) income before minority interest, equity income (loss) and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     (0.6 )     85.6       11.3       0.3       96.6  

Income tax (expense) benefit

     —         (16.8 )     (18.3 )     4.1       (31.0 )

Minority interest in (income) loss of subsidiaries

     (7.4 )     (28.8 )     1.4       5.0       (29.8 )

Equity loss of Australian Magnesium Corporation

     —         —         (0.7 )     —         (0.7 )

Equity income (loss) of affiliates

     —         15.0       4.4       —         19.4  

Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries

     70.2       —         9.1       (79.3 )     —    
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     62.2       55.0       7.2       (69.9 )     54.5  

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —         7.7       —         —         7.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

     62.2       62.7       7.2       (69.9 )     62.2  

Preferred stock dividends

     (3.8 )     —         —         —         (3.8 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) applicable to common shares

   $ 58.4     $ 62.7     $ 7.2     $ (69.9 )   $ 58.4  
    


 


 


 


 


 

37


NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Consolidating Balance Sheets


   At June 30, 2003

 
   Newmont
Mining
Corporation


    Newmont
USA


    Other
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated


 
     (unaudited, in millions)  
ASSETS                                         

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ —       $ 181.7     $ 93.0     $ —       $ 274.7  

Marketable securities—short-term

     —         1.5       10.5       —         12.0  

Accounts receivable

     154.0       36.3       284.0       (429.3 )     45.0  

Inventories

     —         131.6       38.9       —         170.5  

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         255.4       21.6       —         277.0  

Prepaid taxes

     —         19.3       —         —         19.3  

Deferred stripping costs—short term

     —         24.0       4.7       —         28.7  

Deferred income tax assets

     —         (3.8 )     57.3       —         53.5  

Newmont Australia infrastructure bonds

     —         —         114.3       —         114.3  

Other current assets

     390.1       20.7       155.7       (503.2 )     63.3  
    


 


 


 


 


Current assets

     544.1       666.7       780.0       (932.5 )     1,058.3  

Property, plant and mine development, net

     —         1,955.7       387.4       —         2,343.1  

Mineral interests and other intangible assets, net

     —         253.2       1,151.9       —         1,405.1  

Investments

     —         684.9       869.8       (859.6 )     695.1  

Investment in subsidiaries

     4,901.3       —         2,078.6       (6,979.9 )     —    

Marketable securities—long-term

     —         —         291.0       —         291.0  

Deferred stripping costs—long term

     —         32.0       7.3       —         39.3  

Long-term stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         260.2       22.3       —         282.5  

Deferred income tax assets

     15.1       538.4       325.8       —         879.3  

Other long-term assets

     0.8       554.6       4.8       (471.0 )     89.2  

Goodwill

     —         93.7       2,975.0       —         3,068.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Total assets

   $ 5,461.3     $ 5,039.4     $ 8,893.9     $ (9,243.0 )   $ 10,151.6  
    


 


 


 


 


LIABILITIES                                         

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ —       $ 58.9     $ 117.5     $ —       $ 176.4  

Accounts payable

     129.5       208.2       101.7       (288.4 )     151.0  

Deferred income tax liabilities

     —         8.8       0.4       —         9.2  

Derivative instruments

     —         (5.7 )     13.6       —         7.9  

Employee-related benefits—short-term

     —         77.6       39.6       —         117.2  

Other accrued liabilities

     20.7       541.1       499.7       (641.4 )     420.1  
    


 


 


 


 


Current liabilities

     150.2       888.9       772.5       (929.8 )     881.8  

Long-term debt

     19.0       993.6       264.6       —         1,277.2  

Reclamation and remediation liabilities

     —         295.9       126.1       —         422.0  

Deferred revenue from sale of future production

     —         53.8       —         —         53.8  

Derivative instruments

     —         (53.3 )     70.6       —         17.3  

Deferred income tax liabilities

     64.0       145.8       501.9       30.5       742.2  

Employee related benefits—long-term

     —         214.7       —         —         214.7  

Other long-term liabilities

     294.2       107.2       546.3       (568.1 )     379.6  
    


 


 


 


 


Total liabilities

     527.4       2,646.6       2,282.0       (1,467.4 )     3,988.6  
    


 


 


 


 


Minority interest in subsidiaries

     —         409.6       346.5       (393.9 )     362.2  
    


 


 


 


 


Stockholders’ equity

                                        

Preferred stock

     —         —         60.7       (60.7 )     —    

Common stock

     579.7       —         0.1       (0.1 )     579.7  

Additional paid-in capital

     4,284.6       2,045.1       5,785.6       (6,962.0 )     5,153.3  

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (3.9 )     (43.6 )     (10.6 )     54.2       (3.9 )

Retained (deficit) earnings

     73.5       (18.3 )     429.6       (413.1 )     71.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     4,933.9       1,983.2       6,265.4       (7,381.7 )     5,800.8  
    


 


 


 


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 5,461.3     $ 5,039.4     $ 8,893.9     $ (9,243.0 )   $ 10,151.6  
    


 


 


 


 


 

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

     At December 31, 2002

 

Consolidating Balance Sheets


   Newmont
Mining
Corporation


    Newmont
USA


    Other
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated


 
     (unaudited, in millions)  

ASSETS

                                        

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ —       $ 165.1     $ 236.6     $ —       $ 401.7  

Marketable securities—short-term

     —         0.6       12.6       —         13.2  

Accounts receivable

     14.2       43.1       184.4       (197.2 )     44.5  

Inventories

     —         126.4       42.9       —         169.3  

Stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         308.9       20.1       —         329.0  

Prepaid taxes

     —         28.3       —         —         28.3  

Deferred stripping costs—short term

     —         25.1       7.0       —         32.1  

Deferred income tax assets

     —         4.6       46.9       —         51.5  

Other current assets

     331.9       163.8       221.0       (673.0 )     43.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Current assets

     346.1       865.9       771.5       (870.2 )     1,113.3  

Property, plant and mine development, net

     —         1,916.5       370.5       —         2,287.0  

Mineral interests and other intangible assets, net

     —         243.6       1,171.7       —         1,415.3  

Marketable securities—long-term

     —         661.0       3,276.7       (2,731.0 )     1,206.7  

Investment in subsidiaries

     4,516.9       —         —         (4,516.9 )     —    

Deferred stripping costs—long term

     —         18.6       4.7       —         23.3  

Long-term stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         171.1       28.7       —         199.8  

Deferred income tax assets

     —         481.1       280.3       —         761.4  

Other long-term assets

     1.0       318.3       28.0       (227.2 )     120.1  

Goodwill

     —         93.7       2,933.9       —         3,027.6  
    


 


 


 


 


Total assets

   $ 4,864.0     $ 4,769.8     $ 8,866.0     $ (8,345.3 )   $ 10,154.5  
    


 


 


 


 


LIABILITIES

                                        

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ —       $ 91.5     $ 23.8     $ —       $ 115.3  

Accounts payable

     115.9       81.4       104.9       (196.9 )     105.3  

Deferred income tax liabilities

     —         26.9       1.6       —         28.5  

Derivative instruments

     —         —         75.0       —         75.0  

Employee-related benefits—short-term

     —         63.8       37.2       —         101.0  

Other accrued liabilities

     48.3       422.5       471.0       (673.4 )     268.4  
    


 


 


 


 


Current liabilities

     164.2       686.1       713.5       (870.3 )     693.5  

Long-term debt

     —         1,090.1       611.2       —         1,701.3  

Reclamation and remediation liabilities

     —         168.0       120.5       —         288.5  

Deferred revenue from sale of future production

     —         53.8       —         —         53.8  

Derivative instruments

     —         —         388.7       —         388.7  

Deferred income tax liabilities

     49.0       155.2       452.2       —         656.4  

Employee related benefits—long-term

     —         232.8       1.3       —         234.1  

Other long-term liabilities

     161.0       95.1       335.6       (227.3 )     364.4  
    


 


 


 


 


Total liabilities

     374.2       2,481.1       2,623.0       (1,097.6 )     4,380.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Minority interest in subsidiaries

     —         379.3       365.1       (389.8 )     354.6  
    


 


 


 


 


Stockholders’ equity

                                        

Preferred stock

     —         —         60.7       (60.7 )     —    

Common stock

     565.0       —         0.1       (0.1 )     565.0  

Additional paid-in capital

     4,109.0       2,022.2       5,688.7       (6,781.5 )     5,038.4  

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (64.0 )     (54.3 )     (74.7 )     129.0       (64.0 )

Retained (deficit) earnings

     (120.2 )     (58.5 )     203.1       (144.6 )     (120.2 )
    


 


 


 


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     4,489.8       1,909.4       5,877.9       (6,857.9 )     5,419.2  
    


 


 


 


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 4,864.0     $ 4,769.8     $ 8,866.0     $ (8,345.3 )   $ 10,154.5  
    


 


 


 


 


 

 

39


NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

 

Statement of Consolidating Cash Flows


   Newmont
Mining
Corporation


    Newmont
USA


    Other
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated


 
     (unaudited, in millions)  

Operating activities:

                                        

Net income

   $ 208.1     $ 39.9     $ 225.6     $ (265.5 )   $ 208.1  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

     (224.8 )     212.2       (133.3 )     265.4       119.5  

Change in working capital

     15.3       (19.3 )     (73.9 )     (24.8 )     (102.7 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (1.4 )     232.8       18.4       (24.9 )     224.9  
    


 


 


 


 


Investing activities:

                                        

Additions to property, plant and mine development

     —         (160.7 )     (54.6 )     —         (215.3 )

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     —         10.0       (56.2 )     —         (46.2 )

Proceeds from sale of TVX Newmont Americas

     —         —         180.0       —         180.0  

Investments in affiliates and other

     0.6       10.1       (48.4 )     —         (37.7 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     0.6       (140.6 )     20.8       —         (119.2 )
    


 


 


 


 


Financing activities:

                                        

Net borrowings (repayments)

     4.5       (75.6 )     (136.3 )     —         (207.4 )

Dividends paid on common and preferred stock

     (28.6 )     —         (3.7 )     —         (32.3 )

Proceeds from stock issuance and other

     24.9       —         (24.9 )     24.9       24.9  
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     0.8       (75.6 )     (164.9 )     24.9       (214.8 )
    


 


 


 


 


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     —         —         (17.9 )     —         (17.9 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     —         16.6       (143.6 )     —         (127.0 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     —         165.1       236.6       —         401.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

     —         181.7       93.0       —         274.7  
    


 


 


 


 


 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2002

 

Statement of Consolidating Cash Flows


   Newmont
Mining
Corporation


    Newmont
USA


    Other
Subsidiaries


    Eliminations

    Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated


 
     (unaudited, in millions)  

Operating activities:

                                        

Net income

   $ 62.2     $ 62.7     $ 7.2     $ (69.9 )   $ 62.2  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

     0.3       114.9       86.5       (0.3 )     201.4  

Change in working capital

     —         11.1       (76.6 )     —         (65.5 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     62.5       188.7       17.1       (70.2 )     198.1  
    


 


 


 


 


Investing activities:

                                        

Additions to property, plant and mine development

     —         (100.1 )     (40.7 )     —         (140.8 )

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     —         —         406.7       —         406.7  

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities of Lihir

     —         84.0       —         —         84.0  

Proceeds from settlement of cross currency swaps

     —         —         50.8       —         50.8  

Net cash effect of acquisitions

     (87.9 )     —         —         —         (87.9 )

Investments in affiliates

     (70.2 )     —         —         70.2       —    

Proceeds from asset sales and other

     —         (19.2 )     14.4       —         (4.8 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (158.1 )     (35.3 )     431.2       70.2       308.0  
    


 


 


 


 


Financing activities:

                                        

Net borrowings (repayments)

     58.8       (180.6 )     (300.9 )     —         (422.7 )

Dividends paid on common and preferred stock

     (22.6 )     —         (3.3 )     —         (25.9 )

Proceeds from stock issuance

     59.3       3.6       —         —         62.9  

Other

     0.1       (0.7 )     —         —         (0.6 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     95.6       (177.7 )     (304.2 )     —         (386.3 )
    


 


 


 


 


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     —         1.6       14.6       —         16.2  
    


 


 


 


 


Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     —         (22.7 )     158.7       —         136.0  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     —         149.4       —         —         149.4  
    


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ —       $ 126.7     $ 158.7     $ —       $ 285.4  
    


 


 


 


 


 

40


NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

(21) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

NYOL

 

On July 3, 2003, the board of directors of NYOL resolved to place the company into VA as it is insolvent or likely to become insolvent. In conjunction with the VA process, Newmont has made an offer to the administrator for NYOL that, if accepted, would bring NYOL out of VA. The offer effectively values the assets at $200 million and may result in NYOL’s outstanding third-party Senior Note holders and the remaining hedge contract counterparty receiving not more than $0.40 on the dollar. If Newmont’s offer is accepted, NYOL would be returned to the control of its directors, and its employees would continue their employment as usual. In addition, Newmont will honor any prior unpaid obligations to NYOL’s employees and offer trade creditors payment in full.

 

In order to comply with applicable requirements and to allow holders of NYOL’s outstanding 8 7/8% Senior Notes more time to assess these developments, YBCL extended the expiration of the offer to acquire the Senior Notes to July 11, 2003. YBCL subsequently extended the deadline to July 18, 2003. Since June 30, 2003, YBCL has received tenders for an additional $40.2 million of principal, such that YBCL has now received tenders for a total of $237.0 million of principal, or 99.9% of the original $237.2 million outstanding third-party principal at the date of its initial offer.

 

Mesquite Mine

 

On July 3, 2003, Newmont signed a letter of intent with Western Goldfields, Inc. (“WGI”) to sell its Mesquite mine. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Newmont would sell the majority of the assets of the operation to WGI in exchange for restricted common stock and warrants to purchase common stock of WGI, a 50% net profits interest royalty on future production from existing leach pads, net smaller return royalties on production from future expansion, and assumption of reclamation and remediation liabilities by WGI associated with the operation. Newmont would also be released from the performance bonds for reclamation, remediation, mine closure and other obligations associated with the assets being sold. The transaction is subject to certain conditions precedent before closing, including the completion of due diligence by WGI. The transaction is not expected to have a significant impact on Newmont’s results of operations, cash flows or from financial position.

 

Australian Magnesium Corporation (“AMC”)

 

On July 22, 2003, AMC issued 16,115,754 of ordinary shares to a shareholder other than Newmont. As a result of the issuance, Newmont’s holdings in AMC were diluted to a 26.9% interest in the company. The transaction did not have a significant impact on Newmont’s results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

 

(22) SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

The ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was 9.2%. The ratio of earnings to fixed charges represents income before income taxes and interest expense divided by interest expense. Interest expense includes amortization of capitalized interest and the portion of rent expense representative of interest. Newmont guarantees certain third party debt; however, it has not been and does not expect to be required to pay any amounts associated with such debt. Therefore, related interest on such debt has not been included in the ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

 

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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

The following provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the consolidated results of operations and financial condition of Newmont Mining Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Newmont” or the “Company”). The discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in Newmont’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. References to “A$” refer to Australian currency, “CDN$” to Canadian currency, and “US$” or “$” to United States currency.

 

Accounting Changes

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

During the third quarter of 2002, Newmont changed its accounting policy, retroactive to January 1, 2002, with respect to Depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”) of Property, plant and mine development, net to exclude future estimated development costs expected to be incurred for certain underground operations. Previously, the Company had included these costs and associated reserves in its DD&A calculations at certain of its underground mining operations. In addition, the Company further revised its policy such that costs incurred to access specific ore blocks or areas that only provide benefit over the life of that area are depreciated, depleted or amortized over the reserves associated with the specific ore area. These changes were made to better match DD&A with the associated ounces of gold sold and to remove the inherent uncertainty in estimating future development costs in arriving at DD&A rates. The cumulative effect of this change in accounting principle through December 31, 2001 increased net income during the six months ended June 30, 2002 by $7.7 million, net of tax of $4.1 million and increased net income per share by $0.02.

 

Reclamation

 

In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which established uniform methodology for accounting for estimated reclamation and abandonment costs. Newmont adopted the statement on January 1, 2003 when the Company recorded the estimated fair value of reclamation liabilities (“asset retirement obligation” or “ARO”) and increased the carrying amount of the related assets (“asset retirement cost” or “ARC”) to be retired in the future. The ARC will be depreciated over the life of the related assets and will be adjusted for changes resulting from revisions to either the timing or amount of the original ARO fair value estimate. The cumulative effect of this change in accounting principle decreased net income during the six months ended June 30, 2003 by $34.5 million, net of tax of $11.2 million, and decreased net income per share, basic by $0.08.

 

On a pro forma basis, the liabilities for asset retirement obligations would have been $420.0 million and $422.9 million at January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002, respectively, if SFAS No. 143 had been applied at the beginning of 2002.

 

The table below presents the impact of the accounting change for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2003 and the pro forma effect for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 as if the change had been in effect for that period (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three months ended June 30,

       Six months ended June 30,

 
     2003

    2002

       2003

     2002

 
           (pro forma)               (pro forma)  

Increase/(decrease) to net income

                                    

Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)

                                    

Gold

   $ 4,815     $ 1,752        $ 10,112      $ 1,905  

Base metals

     89       —            179        —    

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     (3,420 )     (3,307 )        (6,833 )      (6,614 )

Income tax (expense) benefit

     (519 )     544          (1,210 )      1,648  

Minority interest

     (995 )     577          (1,953 )      1,204  

Equity loss of affiliate

     (319 )     (201 )        (799 )      (541 )
    


 


    


  


Net loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ (349 )   $ (635 )      $ (504 )    $ (2,398 )
    


 


    


  


Net loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per common share, basic and diluted

   $ 0.00     $ 0.00        $ 0.00      $ (0.01 )
    


 


    


  


 

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The table below presents pro forma net income and earnings per share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 as if the Company had adopted the SFAS No. 143 as of January 1, 2002 (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three months ended June 30, 2002

   Six months ended June 30, 2002

 
     Net income applicable
to common shares


    Income per share

   Net income applicable
to common shares


    Income per share

 

As reported

   $67,121     $0.17    $ 50,753     $ 0.15  

Change in accounting method SFAS No. 143

   (635 )   —      (2,398 )   (0.01 )
    

 
  

 

Pro forma

   $66,486     $0.17    $(48,355 )   $ 0.14  
    

 
  

 

 

Acquisitions

 

Normandy Mining Limited and Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited

 

On February 16, 2002, pursuant to a Canadian Plan of Arrangement, Newmont acquired 100% of Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited (“Franco-Nevada”) in a stock-for-stock transaction in which Franco-Nevada common stockholders received 0.8 of a share of Newmont common stock, or 0.8 of a Canadian exchangeable share (exchangeable for Newmont common), for each common share of Franco-Nevada. The exchangeable shares are substantially equivalent to Newmont common shares. On February 20, 2002, Newmont obtained control of Normandy Mining Limited (“Normandy”) through a tender offer for all of the ordinary shares in the capital of Normandy. For accounting purposes, the effective date of the Normandy acquisition was the close of business on February 15, 2002, when Newmont received the irrevocable tender from shareholders for more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Normandy. Accordingly, the results of operations of Normandy and Franco-Nevada have been included in the accompanying financial statements from February 16, 2002 forward. On February 26, 2002, when the tender offer for Normandy expired, Newmont controlled more than 96% of Normandy’s outstanding shares. Newmont exercised its rights to acquire the remaining shares of Normandy in April 2002. Consideration paid for Normandy included 3.85 shares of Newmont common stock for every 100 ordinary shares of Normandy (including ordinary shares represented by American depository receipts) plus A$0.50 per Normandy share, or the U.S. dollar equivalent of that amount for Normandy stockholders outside Australia.

 

Normandy was Australia’s largest gold company with interests in 16 development-stage or operating mining properties worldwide. Franco-Nevada was the world’s leading precious minerals royalty company and had interests in other investments in the mining industry. Following the February 2002 acquisitions, Normandy was renamed Newmont Australia Limited and Franco-Nevada was renamed Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited.

 

The purchase price for these acquisitions totaled $4.3 billion, composed of 197.0 million Newmont shares (or share equivalents), $461.7 million in cash and approximately $90.3 million of direct costs. The value of Newmont shares (or share equivalents) was $19.01 per share based on the average market price of the shares over the two-day period before and after January 2, 2002, the last trading day before the final and revised terms for the Normandy and Franco-Nevada acquisitions were announced.

 

The combination of Newmont, Normandy and Franco-Nevada was designed to create a platform for growth and for delivering superior returns to shareholders. With a larger global operating base, a broad and balanced portfolio of development projects and a stable income stream from mineral royalties and investments, the combined company has opportunities to optimize returns, realize synergies through rationalization of corporate overhead and exploration programs, realize operating efficiencies, reduce operating and procurement costs and reduce interest expense and income taxes. The acquisitions resulted in approximately $3.0 billion of goodwill primarily related to the merchant banking business, the combined global exploration expertise and the synergies discussed above.

 

The acquisitions were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting whereby assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their fair market values as of the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over such fair value was recorded as goodwill. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” goodwill was assigned to specific reporting units. Goodwill and other identifiable intangibles not subject to amortization will be reviewed for possible impairment at least annually or more frequently when an event or change in circumstances indicates that a reporting unit’s carrying amount is greater than its fair value. In conjunction with the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements for 2002, the Company finalized the purchase price allocation for the Normandy and Franco-Nevada acquisitions. The final purchase price allocation resulted in an increase in goodwill from approximately $2.6 billion to approximately $3.0 billion.

 

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Newmont NFM Limited Scheme of Arrangement

 

On April 2, 2003, the shareholders of Normandy NFM Limited (an Australian corporation trading as “Newmont NFM” on the Australian Stock Exchange or “ASX”) voted to approve the proposed scheme of arrangement under which Newmont NFM would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newmont Australia Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation, through the acquisition of the remaining minority interest of Newmont NFM. The Federal Court in Sydney, Australia approved the scheme on April 11, 2003 and the scheme became effective on April 14, 2003 after the orders of the Federal Court were filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Under the terms of the scheme, Newmont NFM shareholders could receive 4.40 ASX listed Newmont Mining Corporation CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”), with each CDI equivalent to 0.1 Newmont Mining Corporation common shares. As an alternative to receiving Newmont Mining Corporation CDIs, shareholders could sell their Newmont NFM shares back to the company under a concurrent buy-back offer of A$16.50 per Newmont NFM share. On April 29, 2003, Newmont Mining Corporation issued 4,437,506 common shares to the CHESS Depository Nominees Pty Ltd, and in turn, 44,375,060 CDIs were issued to former Newmont NFM shareholders. The market value of the issued Newmont Mining Corporation shares was approximately $105 million, based on the average quoted value of the shares of $23.58 two days before and after November 28, 2002, the date the terms of the transaction were agreed upon and announced. The market value of the issued shares, together with the cash consideration paid to those shareholders who elected to accept the buy-back offer and acquisition costs of approximately $10 million (including transaction costs), gave rise to a total purchase price of approximately $115 million. The transaction was accounted for as a purchase of minority interest in accordance with SFAS No. 141 “Business Combinations” in the second quarter of 2003. Newmont NFM was delisted from the ASX in April 2003. Newmont has performed a preliminary purchase price allocation based on independent appraisals and valuations that gave rise to goodwill of $77.1 million. The final purchase price allocation is not expected to vary significantly from the preliminary allocation.

 

Summary

 

Newmont recognized net income applicable to common shares of $90.8 million ($0.22 per share, basic) for the three months ended June 30, 2003 compared to net income of $67.1 million ($0.17 per share, basic) for the same period in 2002. The second quarter of 2003 includes, net of tax, a $63.9 million gain ($0.16 per share, basic) on the extinguishment of the bonds of Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd (“NYOL”), a Newmont Australia Limited subsidiary; $53.6 million gain ($0.13 per share, basic) on extinguishment of a NYOL derivatives liability; $11.7 million ($0.03 per share, basic) for non-cash gains on derivative instruments; and, a write-down of the investment in Australian Magnesium Corporation (“AMC”) of $107.8 million ($0.27 per share, basic). The six months ended June 30, 2003 included, net of tax, a $63.9 million gain ($0.16 per share, basic) on the extinguishment of the NYOL bonds; $53.6 million gain ($0.13 per share, basic) on the extinguishment of the NYOL derivatives liability; $53.9 million ($0.13 per share, basic) for non-cash gains on derivative instruments; $68.0 million gain ($0.17 per share, basic) for the exchange of Echo Bay Mines Ltd. (“Echo Bay”) shares for shares of Kinross; a $13.0 million ($0.03 per share, basic) loss on extinguishment of debt; and an equity loss and a write-down of the AMC investment of $119.5 million ($0.30 per share, basic). Total equity gold sales ounces (ounces attributable to Newmont’s ownership or economic interest), total cash costs, total production costs and average realized gold prices per ounce were as follows:

 

    

Thee Months Ended

June 30,


  

Six Months Ended

June 30,


     2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

Equity gold sales ounces (000)

     1,824      1,863      3,604      3,328

Total cash costs per ounce

   $ 212    $ 196    $ 207    $ 195

Total costs per ounce

     277    $ 255      269    $ 256

Average price realized per ounce

   $ 353    $ 314    $ 352    $ 304

 

See reconciliation of total cash costs per ounce to Costs applicable to sales—gold starting on page 47.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Gold Sales and Total Cash Costs

 

     Equity Ounces

   Total Cash Costs

     Three Months Ended June 30,

     2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

     (unaudited, in thousands)

North America:

                       

Nevada

   535.3    599.0    $ 254    $ 243

Golden Giant, Canada

   53.8    78.5      248      166

Holloway, Canada

   14.6    23.1      310      218

Mesquite, California

   15.6    12.4      153      164

La Herradura, Mexico

   17.8    15.2      201      180
    
  
             

Total/Weighted Average

   637.1    728.2      251      231
    
  
             

South America:

                       

Yanacocha, Peru

   343.7    245.4      118      141

Kori Kollo, Bolivia

   48.9    66.4      188      146
    
  
             

Total/Weighted Average

   392.6    311.8      127      142
    
  
             

Australia:

                       

Pajingo

   93.8    74.4      132      95

Yandal

   141.9    166.6      305      227

Tanami

   190.7    131.2      232      199

Kalgoorlie

   104.2    85.4      272      219
    
  
             

Total/Weighted Average

   530.6    457.6      242      196
    
  
             

Other Operations:

                       

Minahasa, Indonesia

   26.4    44.0      267      193

Zarafshan-Newmont, Uzbekistan

   61.6    71.3      150      142

Martha, New Zealand

   27.7    32.1      237      104

Ovacik, Turkey

   51.2    31.2      123      120
    
  
             

Total/Weighted Average

   166.9    178.6      175      144
    
  
             

Equity Investments and other:

                       

Batu Hijau, Indonesia

   91.9    63.0      N/A      N/A

Echo Bay

   0.0    62.9      N/A      N/A

TVX Newmont Americas

   0.0    52.0      N/A      N/A

Golden Grove

   4.8    9.1      N/A      N/A
    
  
             

Newmont Total/Weighted Average

   1,823.9    1,863.2    $ 212    $ 196
    
  
             

 

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     Equity Ounces

   Total Cash Costs

     Six Months Ended June 30,

     2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

     (unaudited, in thousands)

North America:

                       

Nevada

   1,168.2    1,205.1    $ 239    $ 240

Golden Giant, Canada

   119.0    140.8      249      188

Holloway, Canada

   32.7    51.0      301      205

Mesquite, California

   30.2    27.9      163      160

La Herradura, Mexico

   34.4    30.8      166      181
    
  
             

Total/Weighted Average

   1,384.5    1,455.6      238      231
    
  
             

South America:

                       

Yanacocha, Peru

   678.8    493.5      121      139

Kori Kollo, Bolivia

   100.7    127.0      180      154
    
  
             

Total/Weighted Average

   779.5    620.5      129      142
    
  
             

Australia:

                       

Pajingo

   167.8    131.4      124      88

Yandal

   281.2    253.7      290      212

Tanami

   296.2    184.7      242      198

Kalgoorlie

   193.2    126.5      261      217
    
  
             

Total/Weighted Average

   938.4    696.3      239      186
    
  
             

Other Operations:

                       

Minahasa, Indonesia

   58.1    85.8      250      188

Zarafshan-Newmont, Uzbekistan

   121.7    123.7      146      142

Martha, New Zealand

   47.3    46.6      229      129

Ovacik, Turkey

   86.2    48.0      125      132
    
  
             

Total/Weighted Average

   313.3    304.1      172      152
    
  
             

Equity Investments and other:

                       

Batu Hijau, Indonesia

   146.2    103.3      N/A      N/A

Echo Bay

   21.2    62.9      N/A      N/A

TVX Newmont Americas

   14.5    76.2      N/A      N/A

Golden Grove

   6.8    9.1      N/A      N/A
    
  
             

Newmont Total/Weighted Average

   3,604.4    3,328.0    $ 207    $ 195
    
  
             

 

For all periods presented, total cash costs include charges for mining ore and waste associated with current period gold production, processing ore through milling and leaching facilities, by-product credits, production taxes, royalties and other cash costs. Certain gold mines produce silver as a by-product. Proceeds from the sale of by-products are reflected as credits to total cash costs. With the exception of Nevada, Yanacocha, Kori Kollo, Martha, and Golden Grove, such by-product sales have not been significant to the economics or profitability of the Company’s mining operations. All of these charges and by-product credits are included in Costs applicable to sales. Charges for reclamation/accretion expense and write downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads are also included in Costs applicable to sales, but are not included in total cash costs. A reconciliation of total cash costs to Costs applicable to sales in total and by segment is provided below.

 

Disclosure of total cash costs per ounce is intended to provide investors with information about the cash generating capacities of these mining operations. Newmont’s management uses this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring the performance of its gold mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting policies (“GAAP”) and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with GAAP. This measure was developed in conjunction with gold mining companies associated with the Gold Institute in an effort to provide a level of comparability; however, Newmont’s measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

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Reconciliation of Costs applicable to sales (“CAS”) to total cash costs per ounce (unaudited):

 

     Nevada

    Mesquite

   La Herradura

    Golden Giant

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30,


   2003

    2002

    2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

    2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 138.3     $ 155.1     $ 2.4    $ 2.1    $ 3.5    $ 2.8     $ 13.7      $ 13.6  

Minority interest

     —         —         —        —        —        —                  —    

Reclamation/accretion expense

     (1.5 )     (1.4 )     —        —        —        (0.1 )     (0.3 )      (0.5 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         (0.7 )     —        —        —        —         —          —    

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         (7.4 )     —        —        —        —         —          —    

Other

     (3.1 )     —         —        —        0.1      —         —          —    
    


 


 

  

  

  


 


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ 133.7     $ 145.6     $ 2.4    $ 2.1    $ 3.6    $ 2.7     $ 13.4      $ 13.1  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     535.3       599.0       15.6      12.4      17.8      15.2       53.8        78.5  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ 254     $ 243     $ 153    $ 164    $ 201    $ 180     $ 248      $ 166  

 

     Holloway

   

Total

North America


    Yanacocha

    Kori Kollo

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 4.7     $ 5.1     $ 162.6     $ 178.7     $ 83.5     $ 69.5     $ 11.2      $ 11.3  

Minority interest

     —         —         —         —         (42.2 )     (34.6 )     (1.3 )      (1.3 )

Reclamation/accretion expense

     (0.2 )     (0.2 )     (2.0 )     (2.2 )     (0.9 )     (0.7 )     (0.7 )      (0.3 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         —         —         (0.7 )     —         —         —          —    

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         —         —         (7.4 )     —         —         —          —    

Other

     —         —         (3.0 )     —         0.1       0.3       —          —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ 4.5     $ 4.9     $ 157.6     $ 168.4     $ 40.5     $ 34.5     $ 9.2      $ 9.7  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     14.6       23.1       637.1       728.2       343.7       245.4       48.9        66.4  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ 310     $ 218     $ 251     $ 231     $ 118     $ 141     $ 188      $ 146  

 

    

Total

South America


    Pajingo

    Yandal

    Tanami

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

   2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 94.7     $ 80.8     $ 12.2    $ 7.6     $ 45.4     $ 39.0     $ 46.7      $ 32.3  

Minority interest

     (43.5 )     (35.9 )     —        —         —         —         0.1        (4.7 )

Reclamation/accretion expense

     (1.6 )     (1.0 )     —        (0.3 )     (0.4 )     (1.0 )     (0.5 )      (0.8 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         —         —        (0.2 )     —         0.2       —          (0.8 )

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         —         —        —         (1.7 )     (0.1 )     (2.1 )      —    

Other

     0.1       0.3       0.1      (0.1 )     —         (0.3 )     0.4        —    
    


 


 

  


 


 


 


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ 49.7     $ 44.2     $ 12.3    $ 7.0     $ 43.3     $ 37.8     $ 44.6      $ 26.0  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     392.6       311.8       93.8      74.4       141.9       166.6       190.7        131.2  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ 127     $ 142     $ 132    $ 95     $ 305     $ 227     $ 232      $ 199  

 

     Kalgoorlie

    Total Australia

    Minahasa

    Martha

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 29.7     $ 19.6     $ 134.0     $ 98.5     $ 7.7     $ 9.0     $ 7.8      $ 3.9  

Minority interest

     —         —         0.1       (4.7 )     —         —         —          —    

Reclamation/accretion expense

     (0.4 )     (0.5 )     (1.3 )     (2.6 )     (0.2 )     (0.3 )     —          —    

Non-cash inventory adjustment

             (0.4 )     —         (1.2 )     —         —         —          (0.4 )

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     (1.0 )     —         (4.8 )     (0.1 )     —         —         (1.2 )      —    

Other

     0.1       —         0.6       (0.4 )     (0.5 )     (0.3 )     —          (0.1 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ 28.4     $ 18.7     $ 128.6     $ 89.5     $ 7.0     $ 8.4     $ 6.6      $ 3.4  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     104.2       85.4       530.6       457.6       26.4       44.0       27.7        32.1  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ 272     $ 219     $ 242     $ 196     $ 267     $ 193     $ 237      $ 104  

 

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     Ovacik

    Zarafshan-
Newmont


    Total Other
International


    Total Gold

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 6.4     $ 4.2     $ 9.4     $ 9.9     $ 31.3     $ 27.0     $ 422.6      $ 385.0  

Minority interest

     —         —         —         —         —         —         (43.4 )      (40.6 )

Reclamation/accretion expense

     —         (0.1 )     (0.1 )     —         (0.3 )     (0.4 )     (5.2 )      (6.2 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         (0.3 )     —         —         —         (0.7 )     —          (2.6 )

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         —         —         —         (1.2 )     —         (6.0 )      (7.5 )

Other

     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     0.3       (0.7 )     (0.2 )     (3.0 )      (0.3 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ 6.3     $ 3.7     $ 9.2     $ 10.2     $ 29.1     $ 25.7     $ 365.0      $ 327.8  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     51.2       31.2       61.6       71.3       166.9       178.6       1,727.2        1,676.2  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ 123     $ 120     $ 150     $ 142     $ 175     $ 144     $ 212      $ 196  
     Golden Grove

    Kasese

    Other Non-Gold

    Consolidated

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 9.7     $ 4.5     $ —       $ 4.1     $ 1.3     $ (1.5 )   $ 433.6      $ 392.1  

Minority interest

     —         —         —         —         —         —         (43.4 )      (40.6 )

Reclamation/accretion expense

     —         —         —         —         —         —         (5.2 )      (6.2 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —          (2.6 )

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on
leach pads

     (3.5 )     (0.1 )     —         —         —         —         (9.5 )      (7.6 )

Other

     (6.2 )     (4.4 )     —         (4.1 )     (1.3 )     1.5       (10.5 )      (7.3 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 365.0      $ 327.8  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     —         —         —         —         —         —         1,727.2        1,676.2  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 212      $ 196  

 

Reconciliation of Costs applicable to sales (“CAS”) to total cash costs per ounce (unaudited):

 

     Nevada

    Mesquite

    La Herradura

     Golden Giant

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30,


   2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

     2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 283.8     $ 309.5     $ 5.0     $ 4.5     $ 5.7     $ 5.7      $ 30.4      $ 27.3  

Minority interest

     —         —         —         —         —         —          —          —    

Reclamation/accretion expense

     (3.1 )     (2.9 )     (0.1 )     —         —         (0.1 )      (0.8 )      (0.8 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         (1.5 )     —         —         —         —          —          —    

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     (1.0 )     (15.3 )     —         —         —         —          —          —    

Other

     (3.1 )     —         —         —         —         —          —          —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


  


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ 276.6     $ 289.8     $ 4.9     $ 4.5     $ 5.7     $ 5.6      $ 29.6      $ 26.5  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     1,168.2       1,205.1       30.2       27.9       34.4       30.8        119.0        140.8  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ 239     $ 240     $ 163     $ 160     $ 166     $ 181      $ 249      $ 188  
     Holloway

    Total North America

    Yanacocha

     Kori Kollo

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

     2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 10.1     $ 10.7     $ 335.0     $ 357.7     $ 169.0     $ 138.7      $ 21.8      $ 22.8  

Minority interest

     —         —         —         —         (85.4 )     (69.6 )      (2.6 )      (2.7 )

Reclamation/accretion expense

     (0.3 )     (0.3 )     (4.3 )     (4.1 )     (1.7 )     (1.5 )      (1.1 )      (0.5 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         —         —         (1.5 )     —         —          —          —    

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         —         (1.0 )     (15.3 )     —         —          —          —    

Other

     —         —         (3.1 )     —         0.2       0.9        —          —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


  


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ 9.8     $ 10.4     $ 326.6     $ 336.8     $ 82.1     $ 68.5      $ 18.1      $ 19.6  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     32.7       51.0       1,384.5       1,455.6       678.8       493.5        100.7        127.0  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ 301     $ 205     $ 238     $ 231     $ 121     $ 139      $ 180      $ 154  

 

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     Total South
America


    Pajingo

    Yandal

     Tanami

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

     2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 190.8     $ 161.5     $ 20.6     $ 12.8     $ 85.1     $ 56.2      $ 78.3      $ 45.1  

Minority interest

     (88.0 )     (72.3 )     —         —         —         —          (4.3 )      (6.4 )

Reclamation/accretion expense

     (2.8 )     (2.0 )     (0.1 )     (0.5 )     (1.1 )     (1.5 )      (0.4 )      (1.0 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         —         —         (0.8 )     —         (0.3 )      —          (1.1 )

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         —         —         —         (2.4 )     (0.3 )      (2.1 )      —    

Other

     0.2       0.9       0.2       (0.1 )     —         (0.3 )      0.2        —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


  


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ 100.2     $ 88.1     $ 20.7     $ 11.4     $ 81.6     $ 53.8      $ 71.7      $ 36.6  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     779.5       620.5       167.8       131.4       281.2       253.7        296.2        184.7  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ 129     $ 142     $ 124     $ 88     $ 290     $ 212      $ 242      $ 198  

 

     Kalgoorlie

    Total Australia

    Minahasa

     Martha

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

     2002

     2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 52.1     $ 30.4     $ 236.1     $ 144.5     $ 17.1      $ 17.3      $ 13.9      $ 6.8  

Minority interest

     —         —         (4.3 )     (6.4 )     —          —          (0.4 )      —    

Reclamation/accretion expense

     (0.8 )     (0.7 )     (2.4 )     (3.7 )     (0.3 )      (0.6 )      (0.1 )      (0.2 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         (2.1 )     —         (4.3 )     —          —          —          (0.5 )

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     (1.0 )     —         (5.5 )     (0.3 )     (1.3 )      —          (2.6 )      —    

Other

     0.1       —         0.5       (0.4 )     (1.0 )      (0.5 )      0.1        (0.1 )
    


 


 


 


 


  


  


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ 50.4     $ 27.6     $ 224.4     $ 129.4     $ 14.5      $ 16.2      $ 10.9      $ 6.0  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     193.2       126.5       938.4       696.3       58.1        85.8        47.3        46.6  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ 261     $ 217     $ 239     $ 186     $ 250      $ 188      $ 229      $ 129  

 

     Ovacik

    Zarafshan-
Newmont


    Total Other
International


     Total Gold

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

     2002

     2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 10.8     $ 7.2     $ 18.0     $ 17.4     $ 59.8      $ 48.7      $ 821.7      $ 712.4  

Minority interest

     —         —         —         —         (0.4 )      —          (92.7 )      (78.7 )

Reclamation/accretion expense

     (0.1 )     (0.2 )     (0.2 )     (0.1 )     (0.7 )      (1.1 )      (10.2 )      (10.9 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         (0.6 )     —         —         —          (1.1 )      —          (6.9 )

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     —         —         —         —         (3.9 )      —          (10.4 )      (15.6 )

Other

     —         (0.1 )     —         0.3       (0.9 )      (0.4 )      (3.3 )      0.1  
    


 


 


 


 


  


  


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ 10.7     $ 6.3     $ 17.8     $ 17.6     $ 53.9      $ 46.1      $ 705.1      $ 600.4  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     86.2       48.0       121.7       123.7       313.3        304.1        3,415.7        3,076.5  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ 125     $ 132     $ 146     $ 142     $ 172      $ 152      $ 207      $ 195  
     Golden Grove

    Kasese

   

Other

Non-Gold


    Consolidated

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

   2002

    2003

    2002

    2003

     2002

 
     (in millions)  

Costs applicable to sales per financial statements

   $ 24.9     $ 13.1     $ —      $ 6.1     $ 1.4     $ (0.2 )   $ 848.0      $ 731.4  

Minority interest

     —         —         —        —         —         —         (92.7 )      (78.7 )

Reclamation/accretion expense

     —         —         —        —         —         —   )     (10.2 )      (10.9 )

Non-cash inventory adjustment

     —         —         —        —         —         —         —          (6.9 )

Write-downs of inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads

     (6.8 )     (0.3 )     —        —         —         —         (17.2 )      (15.9 )

Other

     (18.1 )     (12.8 )     —        (6.1 )     (1.4 )     0.2       (22.8 )      (18.6 )
    


 


 

  


 


 


 


  


Total cash cost for per ounce calculation

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 705.1      $ 600.4  

Equity ounces sold (000)

     —         —         —        —         —         —         3,415.7        3,076.5  

Equity cash cost per ounce sold

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 207      $ 195  

 

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North American Operations

 

Gold sales at the Nevada Operations in the second quarter of 2003 were 535,300 ounces at total cash costs of $254 per ounce, compared to 599,000 ounces in the second quarter of 2002 at total cash costs of $243 per ounce. Gold sales during the first half of 2003 were 1,168,200 ounces at total cash costs of $239 per ounce, compared to 1,205,100 ounces at total cash costs of $240 per ounce during the first half of 2002. The decline in gold sales of 63,700 in the second quarter of 2003, compared to the second quarter of 2002, is primarily attributable to lower-than-planned production from the Deep Post underground mine due to ground control issues, unplanned maintenance at the Twin Creeks Autoclave, and a 57% reduction in oxide production due to the temporary shutdown in January of 2003 of Mill 5 at Carlin and lower grade oxide ore at Twin Creeks. Mill 5 recommenced production in June 2003. Refractory production also decreased 13% in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the same quarter in 2002 due to lower throughput attributable to a 23% reduction in milled ore mined from redeployment of the mining fleet for stripping of the Gold Quarry South Layback project. The reduction in throughput was partially offset by a 17% increase in mill feed grade and a 5% increase in recovery. Leach production in Nevada declined 15% in the second quarter of 2003, compared to the same period in 2002, primarily because of a 14% decrease in ore grade, partially offset by a 30% increase in ore placed on the leach pads. During the first half of 2003, Nevada’s gold sales declined by 36,900 ounces compared to the first half of 2003 primarily due to a 41% decline in oxide production from the Mill 5 shutdown in January of 2003 and lower grade and recoveries at Twin Creeks, partially offset by 42% higher throughput from a full six months of production from the high-grade Midas operation that was acquired as part of the Normandy acquisition in February of 2002. Refractory production during the first half of 2003 was consistent with the same period in 2002. Production from increased efficiencies at the Carlin Roaster and higher grade ore at the Twin Creeks autoclaves were offset by lower grade ore at the Lone Tree Complex. Leach production declined 20% during the first half of 2003, compared to the same period in 2002, primarily due to less tons placed on the leach pads and lower grade ore. Total cash costs per ounce during the second quarter of 2003 increased $11 per ounce over the same period in 2002 because of the decrease in gold ounces sold, combined with higher pension costs and higher costs related to maintenance for major component rebuilds on equipment and operating supplies associated with stripping activity at GQSL and Section 30 at Twin Creeks. Contracted services also increased to boost production at the Chukar underground mine and for the north/south haul to free up Newmont equipment operators for stripping activity. During the first half of 2003, total cash costs per ounce were consistent with the same period in 2002. The negative impact of reduced gold ounces sold was offset by improved by-product credits. Nevada’s silver by-product credits totaled $3.6 million and $0.0 for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $6.9 million and $1.9 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. Nevada’s gold sales for the year 2003 are expected to total approximately 2.55 million ounces at total cash costs per ounce of $228.

 

Hourly waged employees at Newmont’s Carlin, Nevada operations are represented by the Operating Engineers Local Union No.3 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO. On September 30, 2002, the Carlin labor agreement expired. During the last ten months, Newmont has been actively negotiating with the union and has undergone federal mediation in attempts to reach an acceptable contract. On July 23, 2003, with approximately 30% of the represented employees voting, the union rejected Newmont’s proposed contract which would have provided represented employees with more than $17 million in increased compensation and benefits over the three-year life of the proposed agreement. Future meetings between Newmont and the union bargaining teams have not been scheduled at this time. Newmont’s Carlin Trend mines continue normal operations, as they have since contract negotiations began in September 2002. Furthermore, Newmont has developed contingency plans in case of a work stoppage or strike. Newmont cannot predict when or if it will reach an agreement with the union. If no such agreement is reached or if the negotiations take an excessive amount of time, there may be a heightened risk of a prolonged work stoppage.

 

Golden Giant reported gold sales of 53,800 ounces during the second quarter of 2003 at total cash costs of $248 per ounce, compared to 78,500 ounces at total cash costs of $166 per ounce during the same period in 2002. For the first half of 2003, Golden Giant sold 119,000 ounces at total cash costs of $249 per ounce, compared to 140,800 ounces at total cash costs of $188 per ounce during the first half of 2002. Second quarter 2003 gold sales declined by 24,700 ounces primarily from a 26% decline in tons milled from less flexibility in stope sequencing in the mine caused by limited fronts and a 7% decline in ore grade. Gold sales declined by 21,800 ounces during the first half of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 primarily due to a 24% decrease in mill throughput also from diminishing mining fronts and increased stopes being mined simultaneously, partially offset by a 17% increase in mill ore grade. The increase in total cash costs per ounce for both the second quarter and first half of 2003, compared with the same periods in 2002, resulted primarily from appreciation in the Canadian dollar (see Foreign Currency Exchange Rates below) that had the effect of inflating local-currency denominated costs, combined with the declines in gold ounces sold. Golden Giant’s gold sales for the year 2003 are expected to total approximately 230,000 ounces at total cash costs per ounce of $235.

 

Gold sales from the 84.65%-owned Holloway underground mine in Canada declined to 14,600 equity ounces in the second quarter of 2003, compared to 23,100 equity ounces in the second quarter of 2002, and total cash costs increased to $310 per equity ounce in 2003 compared to $218 per equity ounce in 2002. Gold sales were 32,700 equity ounces in the first half of 2003, compared to 51,000 equity ounces in the first half of 2002, and total cash costs increased to $301 per equity ounce in 2003 compared to $205 per equity ounce in 2002. Higher total cash costs in the second quarter and first half of 2003 resulted from declining production attributable to an approximately 25% decline in ore grade due to stope sequencing and a strengthening Canadian dollar (see Foreign Currency

 

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Exchange Rates below). Equity gold sales and total cash costs per equity ounce are expected to be approximately 65,000 ounces at $300 respectively, for the year 2003.

 

Gold sales at the Mesquite heap leach mine in southern California were 15,600 ounces at total cash costs of $153 per ounce in the second quarter of 2003, compared to 12,400 ounces at total cash costs of $164 per ounce in the same period of 2002. Gold sales were 30,200 ounces at total cash costs of $163 per ounce in the first half of 2003, compared to 27,900 ounces at total cash costs of $160 per ounce in the same period of 2002. Mining activities ceased in the second quarter of 2001 with the depletion of the ore body, and final gold production from ore on the leach pads is expected in 2004. Gold sales for the year 2003 are expected to total approximately 40,000 ounces at total cash costs of about $160 per ounce, assuming the sale of Mesquite to Western Goldfields Inc. is completed in August 2003 (see Investing Activities).

 

La Herradura, a 44%-owned joint venture in Mexico not operated by the company, sold 17,800 equity ounces in the second quarter of 2003 at total cash costs of $201 per equity ounce compared to 15,200 ounces at total cash costs of $180 per ounce in the second quarter of 2002. Gold sales were 34,400 equity ounces in the first half of 2003 at total cash costs of $166 per equity ounce compared to 30,800 ounces at total cash costs of $181 per ounce in the first half of 2002. Gold sales for the second quarter and the first half of 2003 increased over the same periods in 2002 from capital investment that led to faster mining rates and increased ore placement on the leach pads. Total cash costs per ounce in the second quarter of 2003 increased over the same period in 2002 from increased mining and leaching costs, while total cash costs for the first half of 2003 decreased compared to 2002 primarily due to the increase in gold ounces sold and from reduced manpower, purchasing lower cost consumables and initiating a new recirculation system that reduced the consumption of cyanide. Gold sales for the year 2003 are expected to be approximately 70,000 equity ounces at total cash costs of about $175 per equity ounce.

 

South American Operations

 

Sales at the 51.35%-owned Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. (“Yanacocha”) in Peru increased 40% in the second quarter of 2003 to 343,700 equity ounces from 245,400 equity ounces in the second quarter of 2002. Total cash costs per equity ounce decreased to $118 in the second quarter of 2003 from $141 in 2002. For the first half of 2003, equity gold sales were 678,800 ounces at total cash costs of $121 per ounce, compared to 493,500 ounces at total cash costs of $139 per ounce during the first half of 2002. The second quarter 2003 increase in production is primarily attributable to a 19% increase in ore grade, primarily from La Quinua and Carachugo, and a 12% increase in ore placed on the leach pads. The increase during the first half of 2003 compared to 2002 is primarily attributable to a 27% increase in ore grade and a 9% increase in ore placed on the leach pads; both variances are primarily related to the La Quinua pit. Total cash costs per ounce in the second quarter of 2003 dropped in comparison with the same period in 2002 because of the increase in gold ounces sold, partially offset by higher diesel fuel prices, higher consumption of lime and cyanide, lower by-product credits and an increase in workers’ participation bonuses. Total cash costs per equity ounce for the first half of 2003 decreased compared to the same period in 2002 primarily due to the increase in gold ounces sold, partially offset by higher workers’ participation bonuses. By-product credits for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 were $4.1 million and $1.9 million, respectively, and $6.8 million and $3.6 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. Yanacocha is expected to sell approximately 1.4 million equity ounces of gold for the year 2003 at total cash costs of about $117 per equity ounce.

 

At the 88%-owned Kori Kollo open-pit mine in Bolivia, gold sales totaled 48,900 equity ounces in the second quarter of 2003 at total cash costs of $188 per equity ounce, compared to 66,400 equity ounces in the second quarter of 2002 at a total cash costs of $146 per equity ounce. Gold sales and total cash costs were 100,700 equity ounces and $180 equity per ounce, respectively, in the first half of 2003, compared to 127,000 equity ounces at $154 per equity ounce in the first half of 2002. 25% lower mill feed grade and 25% lower ore placed on the leach pads were the primary factors contributing to lower production during the second quarter of 2003. Similar factors led to the decline in production for the first half of 2003. Total cash costs per ounce increased by $42 per ounce during the second quarter of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 because of the decline in equity gold sales and higher fuel, maintenance and contracted services costs. The increase in total cash costs per equity ounce during the first half of 2003 compared to the first half of 2002 was primarily attributable to the reduction in equity gold ounces sold, partially offset by reduced consumption of reagents and spare parts. By-product credits for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 were $0.8 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and $1.6 million and $1.2 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. For the year 2003, equity gold sales are expected to total approximately 150,000 equity ounces at total cash costs of about $200 per equity ounce.

 

Australian Operations

 

Information related to Australian operations for the first half of 2002 reflects activity from February 16, 2002 (as the Normandy acquisition was effective February 15, 2002) through June 30, 2002, with the exception of Pajingo, which was 50% owned by Newmont prior to the acquisition of Normandy. In general, total cash costs per ounce at Australian operations increased in 2003 due to a strengthening Australian dollar, higher fuel costs and higher shared service and administrative costs.

 

At the Pajingo mine in North Queensland, gold sales for the second quarter of 2003 were 93,800 ounces at total cash costs of $132 per ounce, compared to 74,400 equity ounces and total cash costs of $95 per equity ounce in the second quarter of 2002. Gold sales were 167,800 ounces for the first half of 2003 at total cash costs of $124 per ounce, compared to the first half of 2002 sales and total cash costs of 131,400 ounces and $88 per ounce, respectively. Production in 2003 reflects 100% ownership of Pajingo for the entire first

 

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quarter, whereas Newmont owned only 50% of Pajingo for half of the first quarter in 2002 prior to the Normandy acquisition. Gold sales increased in the second quarter of 2003 by 19,400 ounces compared to the same period in 2002 primarily due to a 23% increase in mill ore grade and a 14% increase in mill throughput attributable to poor ground conditions in 2002 in one of the production stopes that reduced ore availability, causing low-grade ore to be milled. Gold sales for the first half of 2003 increased by 36,400 ounces primarily due to an 11% increase in ore grade and a 16% increase in mill throughput. Total cash costs per ounce at Pajingo increased by $37 during the second quarter of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002. In addition to the effects of appreciation of the Australian dollar, the operation incurred higher mining costs from 13% increase in the volume of ore mined, along with higher grinding media costs from higher mill throughput and increased overhead charges, partially offset by increased gold ounces sold. Total cash costs per ounce for the first half of 2003 increased by $36 for the same factors, including an 18% increase in the volume of ore mined. In addition, production and cash costs at Pajingo were adversely affected in the first quarter of 2003 by a shortfall of high-grade ore due to a delay in the development schedule of the Jandam and Vera South Deeps areas, resulting in supplemental production from lower-grade ore stockpiles. For the year 2003, gold sales are estimated at approximately 325,000 ounces at total cash costs of $135 per ounce.

 

At the Yandal operations, which consist of the Bronzewing, Jundee and Wiluna mines in Western Australia, gold sales for the second quarter of 2003 totaled 141,900 ounces at a total cash cost of $305 per ounce, compared to 166,600 ounces at $227 per ounce in second quarter of 2002. Total cash costs were $290 per ounce for the first half of 2003 on sales of 281,200 ounces, compared to $212 per ounce for the first half of 2003 on sales of 253,700 ounces. The decrease in gold ounces sold in the second quarter of 2003 of 24,700 ounces compared to the second quarter of 2002 resulted primarily from a 34% decrease in mill ore grade at Jundee and the closure of underground operations at the higher grade Lotus ore body at Bronzewing. The increase in gold ounces sold of 27,500 ounces during the first half of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 resulted primarily from a 31% increase in mill throughput from a full six months of production in 2003, partially offset by a 21% decrease in mill ore grade driven by lower grades at all three sites. The increase in total cash costs per ounce of $78 per ounce during the second quarter of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 is primarily due to the appreciation in the Australian dollar, decreased gold ounces sold, unplanned maintenance at Wiluna and the Nimary plant, higher power costs at Wiluna, increased underground activities at both Jundee and Wiluna and draw downs of higher cost stockpiles and other inventories. Total cash costs per ounce increased $78 per ounce for the first half of 2003 compared to the same period in 2003 primarily due to increased underground activities at Jundee and Wiluna, partially offset by higher gold ounces sold. Sales for 2003 are expected to total 595,000 ounces at cash costs per ounce of about $275 per ounce.

 

The Tanami operations in the Northern Territory sold 190,700 equity gold ounces at total cash costs of $232 per equity ounce during the second quarter of 2003, compared to 131,200 equity ounces at $199 per equity ounce in the second quarter of 2002. Gold sales were 296,200 equity ounces for the first half of 2003 at total cash costs of $242 per ounce, compared to 184,700 equity ounces at total cash costs of $198 per ounce during the first half of 2002. During the second quarter of 2003, gold sales increased by 59,500 ounces compared to the second quarter of 2002 primarily due to an increase in ownership resulting from the second quarter Newmont NFM Limited Scheme of Arrangement (see Other Investing Activities) and a 10% increase in mill ore grade. For the first half of 2003, gold sales increased by 111,500 ounces compared to the same period in 2002 due to the increase in ownership and a 39% increase in mill throughput and moderately higher mill ore grade. Total cash costs per equity ounce increased by $33 in the second quarter of 2003 primarily due to the appreciation of the Australian dollar, higher royalties from higher gold prices and increases in the severance accrual and overhead charges, partially offset by increased gold ounces sold. Total cash costs per ounce for the first half of 2003 increased by $44 compared to the same period in 2002 primarily from the appreciation of the Australian dollar and additional underground haulage costs as the mining operations at Callie to extend deeper into the ore body, partially offset by increased gold ounces sold. For the year 2003, Tanami operations are expected to sell approximately 580,000 equity ounces of gold at total cash costs of approximately $260 per equity ounce.

 

For the second quarter of 2003, equity gold sales at the 50%-owned Kalgoorlie operations in Western Australia totaled 104,200 ounces at total cash costs of $272 per equity ounce. Equity gold sales for the second quarter of 2002 were 85,400 ounces at total cash costs of $219 per equity ounce. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, equity gold sales were 193,200 ounces at total cash costs of $261 per ounce, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2002 equity sales of 126,500 at total cash costs of $217 per ounce. Second quarter 2003 gold sales increased by 18,800 ounces compared to the same period in 2002 primarily because of a 30% increase in mill ore grade and a 3% increase in recoveries from mill optimization work completed in 2002. Gold sales for the first half of 2003 increased by 66,700 ounces primarily due to a 26% increase in mill throughput and a 20% increase in mill ore grade, as well as having a full six months of production compared to a partial period in 2002. Total cash costs per ounce were $53 higher in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 primarily due to the appreciation of the Australian dollar, increased activity at the Mt. Charlotte underground mine, increased open pit costs from unplanned equipment rental, additional drilling in preparation for a new shovel and increased processing costs from the acceleration of maintenance, partially offset by higher gold ounces sold. For the first half of 2003, total cash costs per ounce increased by $44 primarily due to the appreciation of the Australian dollar and the increase in mining activity at the Mt. Charlotte underground mine, partially offset by increased gold ounces sold. Equity gold sales and total cash costs per equity ounce for 2003 are expected to total approximately 380,000 equity ounces at total cash costs of about $290, respectively.

 

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Other Mining Operations

 

Gold Operations

 

Information related to Martha, Ovacik, Golden Grove and TVX Newmont Americas for the first half of 2002 reflects activity from February 16, 2002 (as the Normandy acquisition was effective February 15, 2002) through June 30, 2002. Information related to Echo Bay in 2002 only reflects activity from April 3, 2002 (the date Newmont’s investment was converted from capital debt securities to common shares of Echo Bay) through June 30, 2002. Information related to TVX Newmont Americas and Echo Bay for 2003 only reflects activity from January 1, 2003, to January 31, 2003 when the investments were sold and exchanged, respectively, as part of the Kinross transaction (See Other Investing Activities).

 

At the Minahasa mine in Indonesia, Newmont has an 80% interest but receives a greater percent of the gold production until recouping the bulk of its investment including interest. For the second quarter of 2003, sales decreased to 26,400 equity ounces at a total cash cost of $267 per equity ounce from 44,000 equity ounces at a total cash cost of $193 per ounce in the second quarter of 2002. Sales for the first half of 2003 decreased to 58,100 equity ounces and total cash costs of $250 per ounce, from 85,800 equity ounces with total cash costs of $188 per ounce in the first half of 2002. Gold sales declined by 17,600 ounces in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 primarily due to a 35% decrease in ore grade. The decrease of 27,700 ounces during the first half of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 resulted primarily from a 29% decrease in ore grade, partially offset by an 8% increase in mill throughput. Total cash costs per ounce increased by $74 in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the second quarter of 2002 primarily due to higher consumables, higher diesel fuel prices and higher contracted services, as well as the decline in gold ounces sold. Total cash costs per ounce for the first half of 2003 increased by $62 per ounce primarily due to the same factors as described for the second quarter. Mining activities ceased late in 2001; however, it is expected that processing of the remaining stockpiles will continue until April 2004. Production for the year 2003 is expected at approximately 100,000 equity ounces, with total cash costs of approximately $260 per equity ounce.

 

The Zarafshan-Newmont Joint Venture (“Zarafshan”) in the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, in which Newmont has a 50% interest, sold 61,600 equity ounces in the second quarter of 2003 at total cash costs of $150 per equity ounce. In the second quarter of 2002, Zarafshan sold 71,300 equity ounces at total cash costs of $142 per equity ounce. Gold sales were 121,700 equity ounces with total cash costs of $146 per equity ounce during the first half of 2003, compared to equity sales of 123,700 ounces at total cash costs of $142 per equity ounce during the first half of 2002. The decline in gold sales of 9,700 ounces in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the second quarter of 2002 resulted primarily from a 17% decline in ore grade, partially offset by a 4% increase in tons placed on the pads. For the first half of 2003, gold sales were comparable with the same period of 2002 as a 13% decline in ore grade was largely offset by a 5% increase in ore placed on the leach pads. The lower ore grade is expected to continue during 2003. The $8 per equity ounce increase in total cash costs in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 is primarily a result of the decrease in gold ounces sold. Total cash costs per equity ounce for the first half of 2003 are consistent with the costs for the first half of 2002. Zarafshan is expected to sell approximately 220,000 equity ounces at total cash costs of $150 per equity ounce for the year 2003.

 

Equity sales at Martha, located in New Zealand, were 27,700 equity ounces at total cash costs per equity ounce of $237 during the second quarter of 2003 compared to 32,100 equity ounces at total cash costs of $104 per equity ounce during the second quarter of 2002. Equity sales during the six months ended June 30, 2003 were 47,300 ounces at total cash costs of $229 per equity ounce, compared to equity sales for the six months ended June 30, 2002 of 46,600 ounces at total cash costs of $129 per equity ounce. The reduction in gold sales during the second quarter of 2003 compared to the second quarter of 2002 of 4,400 equity ounces resulted primarily from a 33% decline in ore grade, partially offset by a 3% increase in tons milled. Gold sales for the first half of 2003 were consistent with the same period in 2002, despite the fact that 2002 included only four and one-half months of production. This is attributable to an 18% decline in ore grade, partially offset by a 27% increase in mill throughput. The increase in total cash costs per equity ounce of $133 in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 resulted primarily from appreciation of the New Zealand dollar (see Foreign Currency Exchange Rates), decreased gold ounces sold, increased milling costs from higher electricity rates, higher consumption of grinding media, an earlier than planned SAG mill liner replacement and higher cyanide consumption. Total cash costs for the first half of 2003 increased by $100 per equity ounce compared to the same period in 2002 for the same reasons, except that gold ounces sold did not decline. By-product credits for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 were $0.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and $1.7 million and $1.2 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. Gold sales in 2003 at Martha are expected to be approximately 95,000 equity ounces at total cash costs of about $265 per equity ounce.

 

At the Ovacik mine in Turkey, gold sales for the second quarter of 2003 were 51,200 ounces at total cash costs per ounce of $123, compared to 31,200 ounces at a total cash costs of $120 per ounce in 2002. Gold sales for the first half of 2003 were 86,200 ounces at total cash costs of $125 per ounce, compared to 48,000 ounces at total cash costs of $132 per ounce during the first half of 2002. The increase in gold sales of 20,000 ounces in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the second quarter of 2002 was

 

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primarily attributable to a 64% increase in mill throughput resulting from a revised mine plan that incorporates an open pit extension and increased mill efficiencies. For the first half of 2003, Ovacik increased gold sales by 38,200 ounces primarily from a 107% increase in mill throughput due to the same factors. Total cash costs per ounce were consistent in the second quarter and first half of 2003 compared to the same periods in 2002 as the positive impact of increased gold sales was offset by higher processing costs associated with increased throughput. Gold sales for the year 2003 are expected to be approximately 160,000 ounces at total cash costs of about $130 per ounce.

 

Newmont acquired certain Echo Bay Mines Ltd. (“Echo Bay”) capital securities in connection with its acquisition of Franco-Nevada. Subsequent to this acquisition, an agreement was reached with Echo Bay and the capital securities holders to exchange the capital securities for common stock of Echo Bay. This exchange of capital securities debt obligations for common stock occurred on April 3, 2002 and resulted in Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newmont) owning 48.8% of Echo Bay. From April 3, 2002, Newmont accounted for its investment in Echo Bay under the equity method. On January 31, 2003, Kinross Gold Corporation, Echo Bay and TVX Gold Inc. were combined, and TVX Gold acquired Newmont’s 49.9% interest in the TVX Newmont Americas joint venture. Under the terms of the combination and acquisition, Newmont received a 13.8% interest in the restructured Kinross in exchange for its then 45.67% interest in Echo Bay and $180 million for its interest in the TVX Newmont Americas joint venture. Cash proceeds of $170.6 million were received in the three month period ended March 31, 2003, with the remaining $9.4 million held in escrow until received in April 2003. Newmont recorded a gain of approximately $84.3 million on the sale of Echo Bay.

 

The TVX Newmont Americas joint venture was 49.9%-owned by Newmont and 50.1%-owned by TVX Gold Inc. and was treated as an equity investment for reporting purposes in 2002 and through January 31, 2003. The principal assets of TVX Newmont Americas are interests in operating gold mines in South America (Paracatu, Crixas and La Coipa) and Canada (Musselwhite and New Britannia). On January 31, 2003, Newmont sold its 49.9% interest in TVX Newmont Americas to TVX Gold Inc. for $180 million as described above.

 

Base Metal Operations

 

At the Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia, copper sales totaled 91.2 million equity pounds (pounds attributable to Newmont’s economic interest) in the second quarter of 2003, compared to 89.3 million equity pounds in the second quarter of 2002. Net cash costs were $0.21 and $0.31 per equity pound, after gold and silver by-product credits, in the second quarter of 2003 and 2002, respectively. For the first halves of 2003 and 2002, copper sales and cash costs were 161.0 million and 156.9 million equity pounds and $0.25 and $0.36 per pound, after gold sales credits, respectively.

 

Newmont holds an indirect 45% equity interest in the mine, but is attributed 56.25% of production until recouping loans to minority interest holders, including interest. Equity copper sales improved in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the second quarter of 2002 by 1.9 million pounds primarily from a 7% increase in ore grade, partially offset by 7% reduction in dry tons processed. Equity copper sales for the first half of 2003 improved by 4.1 million pounds due primarily to a 7% increase in ore grade. Net cash costs improved in 2003 as compared to 2002 primarily due to higher gold by-product credits reflecting higher gold prices, improvement in ore grade and lower smelting and refining charges. Gold sales, accounted for as by-product credits, totaled 91,900 and 146,200 equity ounces for the second quarter and first half of 2003, respectively, compared to 63,000 and 103,300 ounces for the same periods in 2002. The Company’s equity income from Batu Hijau includes gold and silver revenues that are credited against costs applicable to sales as by-product credits in the determination of net income for each period presented in the Statements of Consolidated Operations and Comprehensive Income. These by-product credits represented 57% and 40% of sales, net of smelting and refining charges, and reduced production costs by 79% and 57% for the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively. By-product credits represented 52% and 36% of sales, net of smelting and refining charges, and reduced production costs by 71% and 49% for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. Such by-product credits are expected to continue through the end of 2020. These by-product credits are expected to vary from time to time and are significant to the economics of the Batu Hijau operation. At current copper prices, the Batu Hijau operation would not be profitable without these credits. Sales for the year 2003 are expected to total approximately 340 million to 360 million equity pounds of copper and 290,000 equity ounces of gold. Total cash costs of copper for the year 2003 are expected to be between $0.26 and $0.28 per equity pound.

 

The wholly-owned Golden Grove copper/zinc operation in Western Australia, which was acquired as part of the Normandy acquisition, sold 16.2 million pounds of copper and 28.7 million pounds of zinc in the second quarter of 2003, compared to 14.9 million pounds of copper and 69.4 million pounds of zinc in the second quarter of 2002. For the first half of 2003, copper and zinc sales were 37.5 million pounds and 53.6 million pounds, respectively, compared to copper and zinc sales of 25.1 million pounds and 69.4 million pounds, respectively, during the first half of 2002. Total cash costs during the second quarter of 2003 were $0.22 and $0.34 per pound for copper and zinc, respectively, compared to $0.44 and $0.11 for copper and zinc, respectively, in the second quarter of 2002. Total cash costs during the first half of 2003 were $0.39 and $0.36 per pound for copper and zinc, respectively, compared to $0.68 and $0.11 for copper and zinc, respectively, in the first half of 2002. Lead and gold by-product credits at Golden

 

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Grove were $6.6 million and $8.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $8.1 million and $8.3 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. Newmont anticipates Golden Grove will sell between 65 million and 75 million pounds of copper and 130 million to 140 million pounds of zinc for the year 2003 at total cash costs per pound of between $0.63 and $0.68, and between $0.28 and $0.34 respectively.

 

Royalty Interests

 

Newmont’s merchant banking business holds royalty interests, which were acquired as a result of the Franco-Nevada acquisition. Royalty interests are generally in the form of a net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty that provides for the payment either in cash or in-kind physical metal of a specified percentage of production, less certain specified transportation and refining costs. In some cases, Newmont owns a net profit interest (“NPI”) entitling Newmont to a specified percentage of the net profits, as defined in each case, from a particular mining operation. The majority of NSR royalty revenue and NPI revenue can be received in kind at the option of Newmont. Newmont earned $10.5 million of royalty revenue for the second quarter of 2003 compared to $11.2 million in the second quarter of 2002 and $24.9 during the first half of 2003, compared to $15.0 during the first half of 2002. The increase in the first half of 2003 is primarily attributable to a full first quarter of operations compared to a partial first quarter in 2002 and higher prevailing gold and oil and gas market prices. Newmont expects to earn $42 million to $46 million in royalties for the full year 2003.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

 

In addition to its domestic operations in the United States, Newmont has operations in Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Indonesia, Canada, Uzbekistan, Bolivia, Turkey and other foreign locations. The Company’s foreign operations sell their metal production based on an U.S. dollar gold price.

 

Fluctuations in the local currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar can increase or decrease profit margins and total cash costs per ounce to the extent costs are paid in local currency at foreign operations. Such fluctuations do not have a material impact on the Company’s revenue since gold is sold throughout the world principally in U.S. dollars. Approximately 44% and 39%, of Newmont’s total cash costs were paid in local currency in the three months ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002, respectively. Approximately 42% and 36% of Newmont’s total cash costs were paid in local currency in the six months ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002, respectively. The Company’s total cash costs are most impacted by variations in the Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate. However, variations in the Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate have historically been strongly correlated to variations in the U.S. dollar gold price over the long-term. Increases or decreases in costs at Australian locations due to exchange rate changes have therefore tended to be mitigated by changes in sales reported in U.S. dollars at Australian locations in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. No assurance, however, can be given that the Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate will continue to be strongly correlated to the U.S. dollar gold price in the future. The following chart demonstrates the impacts of variations in the local currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar at Newmont’s foreign operations during each of the three months and six months ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002.

 

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Three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002:

 

     Three months ended June 30, 2003

     Three months ended June 30, 2002

 

Operation


   Percentage
change in
average local
currency
exchange
rate;
appreciation
(depreciation)


    Increase
(decrease) to
total cash
costs in US
dollars


    Increase
(decrease)
to total
cash costs
per ounce
in US
dollars


     Percentage
change in
average local
currency
exchange
rate;
appreciation
(depreciation)


    Increase
(decrease) to
total cash
costs in US
dollars


    Increase
(decrease)
to total
cash costs
per ounce
in US
dollars


 
     (unaudited)  

North America:

                                             

La Herradura

   (10 )%   $ (89,054 )   $ (5 )    (3 )%   $ (33,701 )   $ (2 )

Golden Giant

   10  %   $ 1,177,762     $ 22      (1 )%   $ (113,524 )   $ (1 )

Holloway

   10  %   $ 488,440     $ 33      (1 )%   $ (39,683 )   $ (2 )

South America:

                                             

Minera Yanacocha

   (1 )%   $ (68,183 )   $ —        3  %   $ 308,329     $ 1  

Kori Kollo

   (8 )%   $ (326,510 )   $ (7 )    (8 )%   $ (463,503 )   $ (7 )

Australia(1):

                                             

Pajingo

   14  %   $ 1,578,503     $ 17      7  %   $ 425,135     $ 6  

Kalgoorlie

   14  %   $ 4,116,374     $ 39      7  %   $ 1,301,416     $ 15  

Yandal

   14  %   $ 5,440,462     $ 38      7  %   $ 2,372,959     $ 14  

Tanami

   14  %   $ 5,068,265     $ 27      7  %   $ 1,589,066     $ 12  

Other International:

                                             

Zarafshan-Newmont Joint Venture

   (35 )%   $ (1,409,104 )   $ (23 )    (104 )%   $ (4,342,883 )   $ (61 )

Minahasa

   7  %   $ 33,988     $ 1      19  %   $ 267,367     $ 6  

Martha

   14  %   $ 1,292,392     $ 47      7  %   $ 409,619     $ 13  

Ovacik

   (3 )%   $ (77,287 )   $ (2 )    (21 )%   $ (439,301 )   $ (14 )

 

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Six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002:

 

     Six months ended June 30, 2003

    Six months ended June 30, 2002 (1)

 

Operation


   Percentage
change in
average local
currency
exchange
rate;
appreciation
(depreciation)


     Increase
(decrease) to
total cash
costs in US
dollars


     Increase
(decrease)
to total
cash costs
per ounce
in US
dollars


    Percentage
change in
average local
currency
exchange
rate;
appreciation
(depreciation)


     Increase
(decrease) to
total cash
costs in US
dollars


     Increase
(decrease)
to total
cash costs
per ounce
in US
dollars


 
     (unaudited)  

North America:

                                                

La Herradura

   (15 )%    $ (242,985 )    $ (7 )   2  %    $ 31,135      $ 1  

Golden Giant

   12  %    $ 1,996,973      $ 19     (2 )%    $ (664,901 )    $ (4 )

Holloway

   12  %    $ 740,903      $ 25     (2 )%    $ (225,484 )    $ (5 )

South America:

                                                

Minera Yanacocha

   —    %    $ (146,028 )    $   —       2  %    $ 460,946      $ 1  

Kori Kollo

   (10 )%    $ (705,216 )    $ (7 )   (10 )%    $ (883,594 )    $ (7 )

Australia(1):

                                                

Pajingo

   19  %    $ 2,466,392      $ 13     4  %    $ 321,750      $ 2  

Kalgoorlie

   19  %    $ 7,351,328      $ 35     4  %    $ 1,098,807      $ 6  

Yandal

   19  %    $ 9,251,036      $ 33     4  %    $ 1,998,068      $ 6  

Tanami

   19  %    $ 8,501,172      $ 24     4  %    $ 1,369,620      $ 5  

Other International:

                                                

Zarafshan-Newmont Joint Venture

   (40 )%    $ (3,087,099 )    $ (25 )   (117 )%    $ (9,321,291 )    $ (65 )

Minahasa

   17  %    $ 66,310      $ 1     7  %    $ 188,825      $ 2  

Martha

   19  %    $ 2,058,532      $ 38     4  %    $ 359,246      $ 6  

Ovacik

   (11 )%    $ (496,918 )    $ (5 )   (67 )%    $ (888,111 )    $ (14 )

(1)   For operations acquired as part of the acquisition of Normandy, amounts include the impact from February 15, 2002 through June 30, 2002.

 

In addition, the Company’s total cash costs at Golden Grove varied due to changes in the local currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar as follows:

 

Period


  

Foreign

Currency


   Percentage change in
average local currency
exchange rate;
appreciation


  

Increase (decrease) to

total cash costs in US

dollars


Three months ended June 30, 2003

   Australian Dollar    14%    $ 2,051

Three months ended June 30, 2002

   Australian Dollar      7%    $ 372

Six months ended June 30, 2003

   Australian Dollar    19%    $ 3,316

Six months ended June 30, 2002

   Australian Dollar      4%    $ 332

 

In addition, the Company’s Equity income of affiliates varied due to increases or decreases in costs from changes in the local currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar at the Batu Hijau copper mine in Indonesia as follows:

 

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Period


  

Foreign Currency


  

Percentage change in average

local currency exchange rate;
appreciation (devaluation)


  

Income (loss) within

Equity income (loss)
in affiliates, net (000)


 

Three months ended June 30, 2003

   Indonesian Rupiah    7%    $ (707 )

Three months ended June 30, 2002

   Indonesian Rupiah    19%    $ (1,273 )

Six months ended June 30, 2003

   Indonesian Rupiah    17%    $ (1,623 )

Six months ended June 30, 2002

   Indonesian Rupiah    7%    $ (1,046 )

 

The Company does not believe that foreign currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar have had a material impact on its determination of proven and probable reserves in the past due, in part, to the Company’s use of conservative cut-off grade assumptions for pit and/or mine design. However, in the event that a sustained weakening in the U.S. dollar in relation to the Australian dollar, and/or to other foreign currencies that impact the Company’s cost structure, were not mitigated by offsetting increases in the U.S. dollar gold price or by other factors, the Company believes that the amount of proven and probable reserves in the applicable foreign country would be reduced. The extent of any such reduction would be dependent on a variety of factors including the length of time of any such weakening of the U.S. dollar, and management’s long-term view of the applicable exchange rate.

 

Financial Results

 

Newmont’s Statements of Consolidated Operations and Comprehensive Income include the activities of Normandy and Franco-Nevada from February 16, 2002 through June 30, 2002 for the first half of 2002 and for the entire first half of 2003.

 

Sales—gold were $724.0 million and $609.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The following analysis demonstrates that the increase in consolidated sales revenue in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the second quarter of 2002 primarily resulted from higher gold prices and other production increases (unaudited):

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,


     2003

   2002

Consolidated gold sales (in millions)

   $ 724.0    $ 609.5

Consolidated gold ounces sold (000)

     2,065.7      1,951.6

Average price realized per ounce

   $ 353    $ 314

Average spot price per ounce

   $ 347    $ 312

 

Increase in consolidated gold sales due to:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

     2003 vs. 2002 (in millions)

Consolidated production

   $ 37.5

Average gold price received

     77.0
    

     $ 114.5
    

 

Sales—gold were $1,438.6 million and $1,091.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The following analysis demonstrates that the increase in consolidated sales revenue in the first half of 2003 compared to first half of 2002 primarily resulted from higher gold prices, the inclusion of a full quarter of production from the acquired Normandy properties as compared to a partial quarter in 2002 and other production increases (unaudited):

 

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Six Months Ended

June 30,


     2003

   2002

Consolidated gold sales (in millions)

   $ 1,438.6    $ 1,091.8

Consolidated gold ounces sold (000)

     4,101.7      3,606.3

Average price realized per ounce

   $ 352    $ 304

Average spot price per ounce

   $ 349    $ 301

 

Increase in consolidated gold sales due to:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,

     2003 vs. 2002 (in millions)

Consolidated production

   $ 152.5

Average gold price received

     194.3
    

     $ 346.8
    

 

Sales—base metals, net totaled $12.7 million from the Golden Grove operation in Western Australia in the second quarter of 2003, compared to $22.9 million in the second quarter of 2002 and included $9.5 million from copper sales and $3.2 million from zinc sales, both net of smelting and refining charges, compared to $4.4 million from copper sales and $14.9 million from zinc sales, both net of smelting and refining charges, and $3.6 million from cobalt sales (from the Kasese operation) during quarter ended June 30, 2002. Sales—base metals, net totaled $32.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to $32.3 million for the same period of 2002, and included $23.8 million from copper sales and $8.4 million from zinc sales, both net smelting and refining charges, compared to $13.8 million from copper sales and $14.9 million from zinc sales, both net of smelting and refining charges, and $3.6 million from cobalt sales (from the Kasese operation) during quarter ended June 30, 2002. The Kasese operation was sold during the second quarter of June 30, 2002.

 

Royalties of $10.5 million and $11.2 million were earned during the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $24.9 million and $15.0 million were earned during the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The year-to-date increase in 2003 relates primarily to six months of activity in 2003 compared to a four and one-half months in 2002, as most of the royalties were acquired as part of the acquisition of Franco-Nevada, and the higher prevailing gold and oil and gas prices for the six months ended June 30, 2003, as well as increased production from the Goldstrike property and a settlement of a royalty dispute. Newmont expects to earn $40 million to $50 million in royalties for the full year 2003.

 

Costs applicable to sales—gold were $423.7 million and $383.5 million for the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $822.7 million and $712.1 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The quarter-to-date and year-to-date 2003 increase is primarily attributable to increased consolidated gold ounces sold and an increase in consolidated total cash costs per ounce. The increase in ounces sold was primarily at Yanacocha and in Australia, offset by a slight decline in ounces sold in Nevada. Cash costs primarily increased at Nevada and Australia, offset by a decrease in cash costs in Yanacocha. See Results of Operations for a discussion of gold sales and total cash costs per ounce by operation for 2003 and 2002

 

Costs applicable to sales—base metals and other was $10.0 million and $8.7 million in the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $25.3 million and $19.4 million in the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The second quarter of 2003 included $2.4 million for copper, $7.3 million for zinc and $0.3 million for other, while the second quarter of 2002 included $4.9 million for copper and $3.8 million for cobalt. Costs for zinc production were offset by lead by-product credits. The increase for the three months ended June 30, 2003 relates primarily to increased production of copper and zinc at Golden Grove compared to the three months ended June 30, 2002, offset by the disposal of the Kasese cobalt operation during the second quarter of 2002. The first half of 2003 included $11.4 million for copper, $13.3 million for zinc and $0.6 for other, while the first half of 2002 included $13.5 million for copper and $5.9 million for cobalt and other. The increase for the six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to the same period of 2002 was attributable to the full six months of operations at Golden Grove, compared to four and one-half months of operations at Golden Grove in 2002, offset by the disposal of the Kasese operation during the second quarter of 2002.

 

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Deferred Stripping

 

In general, mining costs are charged to Costs applicable to sales as incurred. However, at open-pit mines, which have diverse grades and waste-to-ore ratios over the mine life, the Company defers and amortizes certain mining costs on a units-of-production basis over the life of the mine. These mining costs, which are commonly referred to as “deferred stripping” costs, are incurred in mining activities that are normally associated with the removal of waste rock. The deferred stripping accounting method is generally accepted in the mining industry where mining operations have diverse grades and waste-to-ore ratios; however industry practice does vary. Deferred stripping matches the costs of production with the sale of such production at the Company’s operations where it is employed, by assigning each ounce of gold or ton of ore with an equivalent amount of waste removal cost. If the Company were to expense stripping costs as incurred, there may be greater volatility in the Company’s period-to-period results of operations.

 

Details of deferred stripping with respect to certain of the Company’s open pit mines are as follows (unaudited):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

   Six Months Ended June 30,

     Nevada(3)

   La Herradura(4)

   Nevada(3)

   La Herradura(4)

     2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

Life-of-mine Assumptions Used as Basis For Deferred Stripping Calculations

                                       

– Stripping ratio(1)

   125.0    125.5    146.4    141.3    125.0    128.1    146.4    141.3

– Average ore grade (ounces of gold per ton)

   0.049    0.073    0.030    0.031    0.049    0.073    0.030    0.031

Actuals for Year

                                       

– Stripping ratio(2)

   121.3    81.3    161.1    167.1    108.9    82.3    159.3    166.5

– Average ore grade (ounces of gold per ton)

   0.081    0.072    0.026    0.026    0.093    0.067    0.026    0.026

Remaining Mine Life (years)

   8    9    5    6    8    9    5    6

 

     Tanami(5,7)

   Kalgoorlie(5)

   Tanami(5,7)

   Kalgoorlie(5)

     2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

Life-of-mine Assumptions Used as Basis For Deferred Stripping Calculations

                                       

– Stripping ratio(1)

   54.9    69.8    104.1    104.1    54.9    69.8    104.1    104.1

– Average ore grade (ounces of gold per ton)

   0.120    0.120    0.065    0.065    0.120    0.120    0.065    0.065

Actuals for Year

                                       

– Stripping ratio(2)

   81.5    82.5    89.4    98.0    80.9    78.8    90.4    98.0

– Average ore grade (ounces of gold per ton)

   0.100    0.110    0.069    0.054    0.110    0.110    0.064    0.054

Remaining Mine Life (years)

   3    4    13    14    3    4    13    14

 

     Martha(6,8)

   Ovacik(6)

   Martha(6,8)

   Ovacik(6)

     2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

Life-of-mine Assumptions Used as Basis For Deferred Stripping Calculations

                                       

– Stripping ratio(1)

   29.1    28.8    26.3    26.3    29.1    28.8    26.3    26.3

– Average ore grade (ounces of gold per ton)

   0.093    0.093    0.356    0.362    0.093    0.093    0.356    0.362

Actuals for Year

                                       

– Stripping ratio(2)

   63.6    21.6    23.2    26.0    36.9    21.6    21.5    25.8

– Average ore grade (ounces of gold per ton)

   0.073    0.098    0.346    0.376    0.083    0.098    0.361    0.371

Remaining Mine Life (years)

   4    5    2    3    4    5    2    3

 

(1)   Total tons to be mined in future divided by total ounces of gold to be recovered in future, based on proven and probable reserves.
(2)   Total tons mined divided by total ounces of gold recovered.
(3)   The life-of-mine stripping ratio decreased slightly during 2003 from 2002 due to changes in the mining plan. The actual stripping ratio increased in 2003 from 2002 due to changes in the mining sequence to access higher-grade ore, which had a higher stripping ratio.
(4)   The life-of-mine stripping ratio increased slightly in 2003 from 2002 as a result of a slight decrease in ore grade. The actual stripping ratio decreased in 2003 due to more ore than waste being mined as the pit deepens. La Herradura is included in the Company’s Other North America operating segment.
(5)   Tanami and Kalgoorie are included in the Company’s Other Australia operating segment.
(6)   Martha and Ovacik are included in the Company’s Other International operating segment.
(7)   The life-of mine strip ratio decreased during 2003 from 2002 due to a revised mine plan.
(8)   The actual strip ratio increased in 2003 due to high waste removal during the period.

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization was $139.3 million and $123.6 million for the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively and $269.9 million and $225.8 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The 13% increase in second quarter of 2003 relates primarily to the implementation of FAS 143 (see Accounting Changes) that resulted in an increase to Property, plant and equipment for the asset retirement costs which are depreciated over the life of each operation. The 20% increase in the first

 

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half of 2003 is attributable to a full six months of activity in 2003 from the acquired Normandy operations compared to four and one-half months in 2002, increased production and an increase in the depreciable base due to the adoption of SFAS 143 (see Accounting Changes). Newmont expects Depreciation, depletion and amortization to total between $560 million and $590 million for the full year 2003.

 

The following is a summary of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation, depletion and amortization by operation:

 

     Costs Applicable of Sales

    Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,


   

Six Months Ended

June 30,


    Three Months Ended
June 30,


  

Six Months Ended

June 30,


     2003

   2002

    2003

   2002

    2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

     (Unaudited and in millions)

North America:

                                                         

Nevada

   $ 138.3    $ 155.1     $ 283.8    $ 309.5     $ 34.7    $ 25.2    $ 66.3    $ 52.0

Mesquite, California

     2.4      2.1       5.0      4.5       1.6      1.5      2.5      3.0

La Herradura, Mexico

     3.5      2.8       5.7      5.7       0.9      0.7      1.7      1.5

Golden Giant, Canada

     13.7      13.6       30.4      27.3       4.4      5.6      11.6      10.1

Holloway, Canada

     4.7      5.1       10.1      10.7       1.1      1.3      2.4      3.1
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

Total North America

     162.6      178.7       335.0      357.7       42.7      34.3      84.5      69.7
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

South America:

                                                         

Yanacocha, Peru

     83.5      69.5       169.0      138.7       40.4      26.2      75.9      61.2

Kori Kollo, Bolivia

     11.2      11.3       21.8      22.8       1.8      3.8      3.9      6.9
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

Total South America

     94.7      80.8       190.8      161.5       42.2      30.0      79.8      68.1
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

Australia:

                                                         

Kalgoorlie

     29.7      19.6       52.1      30.4       3.0      2.2      4.6      3.4

Yandal

     45.4      38.7       85.1      55.9       7.4      9.6      18.0      15.8

Tanami

     46.7      32.3       78.3      45.1       10.1      9.9      17.7      13.0

Pajingo

     12.2      7.6       20.6      12.8       6.9      6.4      12.5      9.9

Other Australia

     —        —         —        —         —        1.6      —        3.1
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

Total Australia

     134.0      98.2       236.1      144.2       27.4      29.7      52.8      45.2
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

Other Operations:

                                                         

Minahasa, Indonesia

     7.7      9.0       17.1      17.3       1.7      3.3      3.4      6.2

Zarafshan-Newmont, Uzbekistan

     9.4      9.9       18.0      17.4       2.9      3.1      5.5      5.4

Martha, New Zealand

     7.8      3.9       13.9      6.8       2.6      4.5      4.7      6.3

Ovacik, Turkey

     6.4      4.2       10.8      7.2       3.8      2.8      7.2      3.5
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

Total Other Operations

     31.3      27.0       59.8      48.7       11.0      13.7      20.8      21.4
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

Other:

                                                         

Merchant banking

     0.2      0.1       0.4      0.2       5.6      6.0      10.3      8.2

Base metals operations

     9.7      8.6       24.9      19.2       6.7      6.7      13.8      7.0

Corporate and other

     1.1      (1.3 )     1.0      (0.1 )     3.7      3.2      7.9      6.2
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

Total Other

     11.0      7.4       26.3      19.3       16.0      15.9      32.0      21.4
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

Total Newmont

   $ 433.6    $ 392.1     $ 848.0    $ 731.4     $ 139.3    $ 123.6    $ 269.9    $ 225.8
    

  


 

  


 

  

  

  

 

Exploration and research was $30.2 million and $18.8 million for the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $51.7 million and $30.4 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. These amounts reflect a full six months of exploration activity in 2003 for the combined Newmont, Franco-Nevada and Normandy exploration programs, as compared to four and one-half months in 2002. Newmont is forecasting exploration and research expenditures for the full year 2003 between $95 million and $100 million, compared to actual expenditures in for the full year 2002 of $88.9 million.

 

General and administrative expenses totaled $31.3 million and $27.7 million for the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $57.7 million and $49.0 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 was attributable to higher legal expenses, increased expenses due to changes in actuarial pension assumptions, severance costs, and increased compliance and corporate governance costs. General and administrative expense has increased to 4.4% of Sales and other income for the second quarter of 2003, compared to 3.9% in the second quarter 2002 and decreased to 3.6% for the first half of 2003, compared to 4.1% for the first half of 2002. Newmont expects General and administrative expenses to total between $100 million and $105 million for the full year 2003.

 

Write-downs of assets totaled $1.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 related to the write-down of a select number of vehicles in the mobile fleet at Yanacocha to their residual value. There were no write-downs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2002.

 

Other expenses (income) were $2.5 million and $(1.8) million for the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $24.5 million and $(0.9) million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in the second quarter 2003 comparable to the second quarter of 2002 is due to $1.9 million of severance costs associated with the gradual winding down of operations at Kori Kollo, $1.2 million of costs associated with implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, offset by insurance recoveries. Other expenses in the first half of 2003 included, in addition to various individually insignificant items, an $10.6 million accrual for certain environmental obligations, $1.0 million associated with the finalization of a de-watering agreement in Nevada, $3.0 million for

 

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severance at the Kori Kollo project in Bolivia, $1.2 million of costs associated with implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, $3.3 million for cost investment impairments and $5.4 million for other expenses.

 

Gain on investments, net was $84.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, and $47.3 million for both the three and six months periods ended June 30, 2002. There were no gains or losses on investments during the three months ended June 30, 2003. During the first quarter of 2003, Newmont recorded a gain on exchange of Echo Bay shares for Kinross shares of $84.3 million. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, Newmont recorded a gain of $47.3 million of the sale of its investment of Lihir. (see Liquidity and Capital Resources, Investing Activities, for more information).

 

Gain (loss) on gold commodity derivative instruments, net representing non-cash, mark-to-market gains and losses recognized on ineffective and partially ineffective gold derivative instruments was $16.6 million and $(9.5) million in the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $71.7 million and $(3.1) million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The gains in the second quarter of 2003 resulted predominantly from a strengthening of the Australian dollar from approximately $0.60 to $0.67 per US dollar between March 31, 2003 to June 30, 2003. The majority of the acquired Normandy gold hedge books consist of contracts to receive Australian dollars and to deliver gold. Most of the contracts appreciate in value as the Australian dollar strengthens. The US dollar gold price increased from $337 per ounce to $345 per ounce between March 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003 which offset some of the positive impact from the strengthening Australian dollar. During the second quarter of 2002, the US dollar gold price per ounce increased from $303 to $314 and the Australian dollar increased from $0.54 to $0.56 per US dollar between March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002. The change in the US dollar gold price in 2002 had a negative impact in the fair value of the contracts, and the strengthening of the Australian dollar had a slightly smaller offsetting positive impact, resulting in the net $(9.5) million result. The gain for the first half of 2003 resulted predominantly from a strengthening of the Australian dollar from approximately $0.56 to $0.67 per US dollar between December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2003. The US$ gold price increased from $343 per ounce to $345 per ounce between December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2003 which had a moderately negative impact on the value of the contracts. During the first half of 2002, the US dollar gold price increased from approximately $301 per ounce to $314 per ounce and the Australian dollar appreciated from approximately $0.52 to $0.56 per US dollar from February 15, 2002 (the date of acquisition of Normandy) to June 30, 2002.

 

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL bonds, net was $94.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. On May 29, 2003, Newmont, through its subsidiary Yandal Bond Company Pty Ltd (“YBCL”) made an offer to acquire all of NYOL’s outstanding 8  7/8% Senior Notes due in April 2008 at a price of $500 per $1,000 principal amount. As of June 30, 2003, YBCL had received binding tender offers for the Senior Notes totaling $196.8 million, representing 83% of the original $237.2 million outstanding principal amount (see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Extinguishment of NYOL Obligations).

 

Gain on extinguishment of NYOL derivatives liability, net was $76.6 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. On May 28, 2003, YBCL made an offer to acquire all of NYOL’s gold hedge contracts from the counterparties at a rate of $0.50 per $1.00 of net mark-to-market hedge liability as of May 22, 2003. Six of the total of seven counterparties to the gold hedge contracts, representing 94% of the gold ounces in the NYOL hedge book and 76% of the mark-to-market May 22, 2003 hedge liability, had assigned their hedge contracts to YBCL as of June 30, 2003 (see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Extinguishment of NYOL Obligations).

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt was $19.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. During the first quarter of 2003, Newmont repurchased $23.0 million, $52.3 million, $10.0 million, and $30.9 million face amount of its outstanding 8  3/8%, 8  5/8%, Newmont Australia Limited 7 1/2%, and Newmont Australia Limited 7 5/8% debentures, respectively, for total cash consideration of $135.8 million, net of associated discounts, premiums and capitalized debt issuance costs. See Liquidity and Capital Resources, Financing Activities.

 

Dividends, interest income, foreign currency exchange and other income was $32.3 million and $14.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $64.2 million and $15.3 million for six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The three months ended June 30, 2003 include a foreign currency exchange gain of $27.2 million primarily composed of the following Canadian and Australian gains and losses: (i) $31.2 million foreign exchange gain on a Canadian dollar-denominated inter-company loan to a subsidiary whose functional currency is the Canadian dollar, reflecting a strengthening of the Canadian dollar from $0.68 to $0.74 per US dollar, (ii) a $10.4 million mark-to-market gain on ineffective foreign currency swaps, and (iii) a $11.8 million foreign currency loss on the translation of Newmont Australia Limited’s financial statements to US dollars due to the appreciation of the Australian dollar which increased during the quarter from $0.60 to $0.67 per US dollar. Also included in the 2003 first quarter were other foreign currency losses of $2.7 million, interest income of $2.8 million, a $0.2 million gain on the sale of exploration properties and income of $2.1 million for other various items. The three months ended June 30, 2002 include $5.1 million of interest income, $6.1 million of net foreign currency translation and exchange losses, a gain on the sale of exploration properties of $4.7 million and negative $1.0 million of other various items. The six months ended June 30, 2003 include a foreign currency translation gain of $51.9 million primarily composed of the following: an exchange gain of $56.1 million on the

 

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Canadian intercompany loan, an $18.2 million mark-to-market gain on ineffective foreign currency swaps, and a $17.8 million foreign currency translation loss primarily associated with the appreciation of the Australian dollar and other foreign currency losses of $4.6 million. The 2003 first half also includes a $1.5 million gain on the sale of exploration properties, interest income of $5.0 million and income of $5.8 million for various other items. The six months ended June 30, 2002 includes $7.9 million of interest income, $1.5 million of net foreign currency translation and exchange losses, a gain on the sale of exploration properties of $6.4 million and $2.4 million of income for various other items.

 

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest, was $22.7 million and $35.1 million for the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively and $52.6 million and $66.2 million for the first half of 2003 and 2002, respectively. Interest expense declined during the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 from the comparable periods of 2002 primarily due to a decrease in outstanding debt obligations (see Liquidity and Capital Resources, Financing Activities) resulting from Newmont’s debt-reduction strategy. Newmont expects Interest, net of capitalized interest, to total $90 million to $95 million for the full year 2003.

 

Income tax expense was $89.0 million and $29.8 million for the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $151.6 million and $31.0 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The second quarter 2003 increase primarily reflects pre-tax income of $305.7 million, compared to pre-tax income of $100.8 million for the second quarter of 2002. The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2003 was 29%, compared to 30% for the second quarter of 2002. The first half of 2003 increase in tax expense primarily reflects pre-tax income of $561.0 million, compared to pre-tax income of $96.6 million for the first half of 2002. The effective tax rate for the first half of 2003 was 27%, compared to 32% for the first half of 2002. The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 differs from the United States statutory rate of 35% applicable to multinational companies primarily due to the gains on the extinguishments on the NYOL bonds and derivatives liability which were subject to tax rates of approximately 30%. Higher gold prices in 2003 also resulted in higher percentage depletion and resource allowances than in 2002. For a complete discussion of the factors that influence the Company’s effective tax rate, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition in Newmont’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

Minority interest in income of subsidiaries was $35.8 million and $19.3 million for the second quarters 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $73.6 million and $29.8 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in 2003 is primarily a result of increased earnings at Minera Yanacocha, where Newmont has a 51.35% interest, due to higher gold prices, increased gold sales ounces and lower production costs (see Results of Operations, South American Operations).

 

Equity loss and impairment of Australian Magnesium Corporation was $107.8 million and $119.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, and $0.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002. During the second quarter of 2003, Newmont recorded a write-down of its investment in Australian Magnesium Corporation (“AMC”) of $107.8 million. The write-down was triggered by ongoing issues related to the project financing and financial viability of the Stanwell Magnesium Project and AMC’s inability to attract a new partner to finance this project. AMC halted the development and construction of the Stanwell Project during the quarter and recorded an impairment charge for the write-down of the project’s carrying value. Newmont’s equity and impairment charge included $72.7 million for its proportionate share of AMC’s losses for the quarter, including the impairment charge on the Stanwell Project, a $24.8 million write-down of a loan receivable due to Newmont from AMC, a $10 million charge to settle Newmont’s guarantee of a contract with Ford Motor Company, $6.6 million for a new credit facility provided by Newmont as part of AMC’s restructuring and other adjustments of approximately $1.1 million, partially offset by a $7.4 million income tax benefit. Newmont also recorded a write-down of approximately $11.0 million in the first quarter of 2003 for an other-than-temporary decline in value of the AMC investment, as well as its proportionate share of AMC’s first quarter losses of $0.7 million for a total of equity loss and impairment for the six months ended June 30, 2003 of $119.5 million (see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Investments and Equity Income of Affiliates).

 

Equity income of affiliates was $17.7 million and $18.0 million for the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $26.3 million and $19.4 million for the first half of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The three months ended June 30, 2003 included equity income in Batu Hijau of $18.4 million, and a $0.7 equity loss in AGR Matthey Joint Venture. The six months ended June 30, 2003 included equity income in Batu Hijau of $25.8 million, equity income in TVX Newmont Americas of $0.8 million and an equity loss in AGR Matthey Joint Venture of $0.3 million. The three and six months ended June 30, 2002, includes equity income in Batu Hijau of $13.5 million and $14.9 million, respectively. Both the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 includes equity income in TVX Newmont Americas of $3.9 million and equity income in AGR Matthey Joint Venture of $0.6 million. The six months ended June 30, 2002 includes equity income in Batu Hijau of $14.9 million, equity income in TVX Newmont Americas of $3.9 million and equity income in AGR Matthey Joint Venture of $0.6 million. The three and six month June 30, 2003 increase in equity income in Batu Hijau resulted primarily from a decrease in production costs due to an increase in gold by-product credits from higher grade ore and higher gold prices (see Results of Operations, Other Mining Operations).

 

Newmont recorded a loss for the Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax effective January 1, 2003 of $34.5 million reflecting the effect of the adoption of SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” that changed the method of accounting for the Company’s estimated mine reclamation and abandonment costs. Newmont also recorded a gain for the Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of $7.7 million effective January 1, 2002 with respect to depreciation, depletion

 

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and amortization of Property, plant and mine development, net to exclude future estimated development costs expected to be incurred for certain underground operations. See Accounting Changes for more information.

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax was $19.1 million and $29.8 million during the second quarters of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $60.2 million and $57.7 million during the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The second quarter of 2003 includes a $3.3 million loss primarily associated with the mark-to-market of Kinross Gold Corporation and other shares classified as available-for-sale marketable securities, a $26.1 million gain on the translation of subsidiaries with non-US dollar functional currencies, a $3.7 million loss on the effective portion of changes in the fair value of gold commodity derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges. Newmont will continue to monitor the market value of its investment in Kinross Gold Corporation. In the event that the decline in the market value of the Kinross shares is sustained in future periods, the Company will evaluate the need to recognize a loss for an other-than-temporary decline in the value of the investment. The second quarter of 2002 includes a $29.0 million loss associated with the sale of the Lihir Gold shares classified as available-for-sale marketable securities, a $17.3 million gain on the translation of subsidiaries with non-US dollar functional currencies and a $39.1 million gain on the effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges. During the second quarter of 2002, the US$ gold price per ounce increased from $303 to $314 and the Australian dollar increased from $0.54 to $0.56 per US dollar between March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002. The result of these changes was a gain on gold derivative instruments during the quarter.

 

The first half of 2003 includes $49.1 million loss on the mark-to-market of the Kinross and other shares classified as available-for-sale marketable securities, a $32.1 million gain on the translation of subsidiaries with non-US dollar functional currencies, a $72.5 million gain on the on the effective portion of changes in the fair value of gold commodity derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges and a $4.6 million credit associated with the exchange of Echo Bay shares for Kinross shares. The gain on gold derivatives in 2003 resulted predominantly from a strengthening of the Australian dollar from approximately $0.56 to $0.67 per US dollar between December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2003. The majority of the acquired Normandy gold hedge books consist of contracts to receive Australian dollars and to deliver gold. Most of the contracts appreciate in value as the Australian dollar strengthens. The US dollar gold price increased from $343 per ounce to $345 per ounce between December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2003 which had a moderately negative impact on the value of the contracts. The first half of 2002 includes an $18.3 million debit associated with the sale of the Lihir Gold shares classified as available-for sale marketable securities, a $2.7 million gain on the mark-to-market of other marketable securities, an $18.1 million gain on the translation of subsidiaries with non-US dollar functional currencies and a $55.1 million gain on the effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges. During the first half of 2002, the US dollar gold price increased from approximately $301 to $314 and the Australian dollar appreciated from approximately $0.52 to $0.56 from February 15, 2002 (the date of acquisition of Normandy) to June 30, 2002.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” which addressed financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities. It nullified Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).” SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred rather than at the date of an entity’s commitment to an exit plan as was required under EITF No. 94-3. SFAS 146 also establishes that fair value is the objective for initial measurement of the liability. SFAS 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002, and we do not anticipate any impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption except with respect to those exit or disposal activities that are initiated by the Company after that date.

 

In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure,” to provide alternative methods for voluntary transition to the fair value based method of accounting for stock based compensation. SFAS 148 also amends the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to require prominent disclosure about the effects on reported net income of an entity’s accounting policy decisions with respect to stock-based employee compensation. Finally, this Statement amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require disclosure about those effects in interim financial information (see Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). SFAS 148 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002.

 

In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, an Interpretation of FASB Statements 5, 57, 107 and Rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34.” FIN 45 requires recognition and measurement of guarantees entered into or modified beginning on January 1, 2003 and requires expanded disclosure of guarantees as of December 31, 2002. The Company has conformed its disclosures with respect to guarantees to the requirements of FIN 45.

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” which provides guidance on the identification of, and financial reporting for, entities over which control is achieved through means other than voting rights. FIN 46 impacts accounting for variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and requires expanded disclosure of variable interest

 

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entities for financial statements issued after January 31, 2003. The provisions of FIN 46 must be applied by the Company to variable interest entities created before February 1, 2003 no later than the interim period beginning July 1, 2003. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of FIN 46 on its financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

 

In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149 “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” to provide amend and clarify financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities. The changes in this statement improve financial reporting by requiring that contracts with comparable characteristics be accounted for similarly to achieve more consistent reporting of contracts as either derivative or hybrid instruments. SFAS 149 is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and will be applied prospectively.

 

The Emerging Issues Task Force is in the process of forming a committee to evaluate certain mining industry accounting issues, including issues arising from the implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 (“SFAS No. 142”) to business combinations within the mining industry and accounting for goodwill and other intangibles. Although such committee has not yet been formed, and no formal agenda has been set, the issues related to the business combinations within the mining industry and accounting for goodwill and other intangibles may be addressed along with the related question of whether mineral interests conveyed by leases represent tangible or intangible assets and the amortization of such assets. While the Company believes that its accounting for its mineral interests conveyed by leases is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company cannot predict whether the deliberations of this committee will ultimately modify or otherwise result in new accounting standards or interpretations thereof that differ from the Company’s current practices.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, Net cash provided by operating activities was $224.9 million, compared to $198.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The increase in operating cash flows in 2003 primarily reflects the impact of an increased average realized gold price in 2003 of $352 per ounce compared to $304 per ounce in 2002, offset by higher total cash costs and cash payments to settle derivative instruments. In 2003, there were several significant non-cash gains, which have been included as non-cash adjustments to net income, including the gains on the extinguishments of the NYOL bonds and derivative liabilities totaling $171.0 million, the gain on exchange of Echo Bay shares for marketable securities of Kinross of $84.3 million, a gain on the mark-to-market of ineffective and partially effective derivative instruments of $71.7 million and a $34.5 million cumulative effect reflecting the adoption of SFAS No. 143. In 2002, net income was adjusted for a gain of $47.3 on the disposition of the Lihir securities in addition to a $7.7 million non-cash gain for the cumulative effect with respect to depreciation, depletion and amortization. Net cash provided by operating activities in the first six months of 2003 was also net of $121.0 million of cash outflows to early settle derivatives classified as cash flow hedges.

 

Net cash (used) provided by investing activities was $(119.2) million and $308.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Investing activities in 2003 used more cash primarily due to $74.5 million higher capital expenditures for property, plant and mine development and $405.0 million lower proceeds from the sale of short-term investments compared to the same period for 2002. See Investing Activities below for more information on capital expenditures in each year. The six months ended June 30, 2003 included $180.0 million of proceeds from the sale of TVX Newmont Americas, offset by a $56.2 million equity contribution to Australian Magnesium Corporation, an equity investment of the Company, net of approximately $10.0 million of cash payments received from Batu Hijau for inter-company charges. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2003, $29.1 million was used for early settlement of ineffective derivative investments and $11.2 was used to acquire Newmont NFM minority interest. The six months ended June 30, 2002 also included $84.0 million proceeds from the sale of Lihir securities, $50.8 million proceeds from the sale of gross currency swaps, proceeds of $19.9 million from other, and a net $87.9 million outflow related to the acquisitions of Franco-Nevada and Normandy.

 

Net cash used in financing activities was $214.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to $386.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2002. Financing activities in 2003 included $322.4 million of debt repayments, including early extinguishments (see Financing Activities), offset by $115.0 million of borrowings under the Company’s credit facilities of which $19.0 million was outstanding at June 30, 2003, and $32.3 million of cash outflows for dividend payments. The Company also received approximately $24.8 million of proceeds from the issuance of common stock. The six months ended June 30, 2002 included $489.1 million of borrowings on the Company’s credit facilities to pay the cash portion of the purchase price of Normandy and other acquisition costs. Such borrowings were repaid shortly after the acquisition with the proceeds from the sale of the Franco-Nevada short-term investments. Total debt repayments were $119.8 million. Dividend payments for 2002 totaled $25.9 million, and the Company received approximately $62.9 million of proceeds from the issuance of common stock primarily from the exercise of employee stock options.

 

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Newmont’s contractual obligations at June 30, 2003 are summarized as follows:

 

    

Payments Due by Period


Contractual Obligations (1) (2)


   Total

   Less than 1
Year


   1-3
Years


   3-5
Years


   More than 5
Years


     (in millions)

Long-term debt

   $ 1,149.3    $ 20.7    $ 631.1    $ 260.0    $ 237.5

Capital lease obligations

     304.3      2.7      38.3      57.9      205.4

Operating leases

     57.1      10.9      30.4      11.1      4.7

Minimum royalty payments

     68.5      21.3      29.1      17.7      0.4

Purchase obligations

     69.0      20.6      22.1      11.8      14.5

Other

     200.6      50.8      96.9      52.8      0.1
    

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 1,848.8    $ 127.0    $ 847.9    $ 411.3    $ 462.6
    

  

  

  

  

(1)   Purchase obligations represent contractual obligations for purchase of power, supplies, consumables, inventories, royalties and capital projects.
(2)   Mining operations are subject to extensive environmental regulations in the jurisdictions in which they operate. Pursuant to environmental regulations, we are required to close our operations and reclaim and remediate the lands that operations have disturbed. The cost of these remediation and reclamation obligations are not included in the table above. For more information regarding remediation and reclamation liabilities see Note 10 to the March 31, 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

For information on the Company’s long-term debt, capital lease obligations and operating leases, see Notes 11 and 26 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Newmont’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. Newmont believes it will be able to fund all existing obligations from Net cash provided by operating activities. The Company believes it will be able to raise capital as needed in capital markets in the future as opportunities for expansion arise.

 

Newmont’s cash flows can be impacted by its gold derivative contracts. For gold ounces sold into gold forward sales contracts and other similar instruments (“committed contracts”), the Company realizes the contract price fixed in each contract. If the spot price at the time of the sale exceeds the related contract price, Newmont does not receive the excess of the spot price over the strike price relative to the ounces sold into that contract. If the spot price at the time of the sale is below the contract price, Newmont realizes an above-market price on the ounces sold into that contract based on the contract price. Gold put option contracts and other similar instruments (“uncommitted contracts”) have the effect of establishing a floorprice the Company will receive for gold ounces sold into each contract. If the spot price at the time of the sale exceeds the strike price of the contract, then Newmont realizes the spot price. If the spot price at the time of the sale is less than the strike price, then Newmont realizes the strike price. Assuming the contracts remain outstanding in the future, committed contracts have the effect of locking in the price Newmont will realize on the sale of the ounces associated with each contract, and uncommitted contracts have the effect of establishing a minimum price Newmont will realize for the sale of the ounces associated with each contract.

 

Based on current gold prices and exchange rates, Newmont estimates that there will be no impact of its gold derivative contracts outstanding at June 30, 2003 on the net cash proceeds from the sale of gold in 2003 compared to the proceeds the Company would have received if the relevant gold had been sold into the spot market. 3% of estimated production in 2003 is subject to uncommitted contracts and there are no committed contracts remaining for 2003. The reduction of proceeds from the sale of gold in each of the years 2004 through 2008, when all currently outstanding gold derivative contracts will have matured, is not expected to exceed $0.7 million based on an assumed gold price of $340 per ounce, a price that is consistent with management’s long-term view of gold prices. In addition, no assurance can be given that the gold derivative contracts will remain outstanding in the future as Newmont may opportunistically close out certain contracts if favorable market conditions exist. At June 30, 2003, Newmont also was contractually obligated to pay approximately $12 million in 2003 related to the ineffective portion of certain gold derivative contracts. Payments for these items in the years 2004 and thereafter are not expected to exceed the amount in 2003.

 

The Company’s cash flows could also be impacted by certain gold derivative contracts that are subject to rights to terminate (see Market Conditions and Risks).

 

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Investing Activities

 

Additions to Property, plant and mine development

 

    

Six months

ended June 30,


     2003

   2002

     (unaudited, in millions)

North America:

             

Nevada

   $ 50.0    $ 21.2

La Herradura, Mexico

     1.1      1.1

Golden Giant, Canada

     0.2      4.6

Holloway, Canada

     0.9      0.7
    

  

Total North America

     52.2      27.6
    

  

South America:

             

Yanacocha, Peru

     96.0      69.7

Kori Kollo, Bolivia

     0.6      0.6
    

  

Total South America

     96.6      70.3
    

  

Australia:

             

Pajingo

     6.4      3.4

Kalgoorlie

     2.6      5.4

Yandal

     8.8      10.8

Tanami

     12.8      8.1
    

  

Total Australia

     30.6      27.7
    

  

Other Operations:

             

Zarafshan-Newmont, Uzbekistan

     0.7      2.7

Martha, New Zealand

     9.5      3.9

Akyem, Ghang

     2.6      —  

Ahafo (Yamfo-Sefai), Ghang

     6.4      —  

Ovacik, Turkey

     2.9      2.0
    

  

Total Other Operations

     22.1      8.6
    

  

Other:

             

Base Metals Operations

     5.8      3.8

Corporate and Other

     8.0      2.8
    

  

Total Other

     13.8      6.6
    

  

Total Newmont

   $ 215.3    $ 140.8
    

  

 

Expenditures for North American operations during the first six months of 2003 ($52.2 million) included $26.5 million related to activities in Nevada for the development of the Leeville Underground Mine (“Leeville”). South American capital expenditures were primarily at Yanacocha ($96.0 million) with $66.4 million for mine and leach pad development and other ongoing expansion work. Australian capital expenditures of $30.6 million were primarily for mine development at the majority of the underground mines. Other projects include mine development at the Martha mine in New Zealand. Expenditures for North American operations during the first six months of 2002 included $21.2 million related to activities in Nevada, which included expenditures for the development of the Deep Post, Leeville and Chukar underground mines and other new project development. South American capital expenditures were primarily at Yanacocha ($69.7 million) for mine development and other ongoing expansion work.

 

Newmont expects to spend approximately $550 million to $580 million on capital projects in 2003, with approximately $137 million in North America, $137 million in Australia, $226 million in South America and approximately $71 million in other locations. The majority of budgeted expenditures are for mine development and replacement capital. In Nevada, two expansion projects, the Gold Quarry South Layback (“GQSL”) and the Leeville, are underway. GQSL is located in the South Area at Carlin and is expected to yield approximately 2.7 million ounces of production, with annual production of between 420,000 and 440,000 ounces commencing in late 2003. Total capital expenditures for GQSL are projected to be approximately $9.1 million, of which $2.1 million had been spent as of June 30, 2003. Leeville is located in Carlin’s North Area and will produce approximately 3.0 million ounces, with annual production of approximately 500,000 to 550,000 ounces commencing at the end of 2005. Total capital expenditures for Leeville are projected to be $181 million, of which $42.6 million had been spent as of June 30, 2003.

 

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Other Investing Activities

 

TVX Newmont Americas

 

On January 31, 2003, Newmont sold its 49.9% interest in TVX Newmont Americas (a joint venture between the Company and TVX Gold Inc, acquired as part of the Normandy transaction) to TVX for $180 million in cash. Newmont recognized no material gain or loss on the transaction.

 

Echo Bay Mines Ltd.

 

On January 31, 2003, Kinross Gold Corporation, Echo Bay Mines Ltd. and TVX Gold Inc. were combined. Under the terms of the combination and acquisition, Newmont received a 13.8% interest in the restructured Kinross in exchange for its 45.67% interest in Echo Bay. Newmont recognized a pre-tax gain of $84.3 million on the transaction.

 

Batu Hijau

 

As discussed in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Newmont has an indirect 45% interest in the Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia and its partner, an affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation, has an indirect 35% interest. Because Newmont and Sumitomo carried the interest of the 20% Indonesian partner, Newmont recognizes 56.25% of Batu Hijau’s income until recouping the bulk of its investment. At June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, Newmont’s investment in Batu Hijau was $684.9 million and $660.9 million, respectively.

 

On May 9, 2002, P.T.Newmont Nusa Tenggara (“PTNNT”) completed a restructuring of its $1.0 billion project financing facility (Senior Debt) that provides PTNNT the ability to defer up to $173.4 million in principal payments scheduled for 2002 and 2003. The restructuring was expected to provide a better match between the expected cash flows of the project and the maturities of the debt. Any deferred principal amounts were to be repaid between 2004 and 2010. Under this restructuring, PTNNT is not permitted to pay dividends or make other restricted payments to Newmont or Sumitomo as long as any amount of deferred principal is outstanding; however, there is no restriction on prepaying any of the deferred principal amounts. Amounts outstanding under the project financing were $783.2 million at June 30, 2003 and $913.3 million in December 31, 2002. The amount of deferred principal at June 30, 2003 was $43.3 million and at December 31, 2002 was $173.4 million. During the quarter ended June 30, 2003, PTNNT repaid $130.1 million of this facility all of which represented repayments of the deferred principal. Newmont and its partner also provide a contingent support facility to PTNNT. During the first half of 2003 and 2002, Newmont funded zero and $24.8 million, respectively, under this contingent support facility as its pro-rata share of capital expenditures. Remaining support from Newmont and its partner available under this facility amounts to $115.0 million, of which Newmont’s pro-rata share is $64.7 million.

 

Australian Magnesium Corporation

 

At December 31, 2002, Newmont’s interest in AMC comprised a 22.8% equity and voting interest and a loan receivable in the amount of A$38 million (approximately $20.1 million) including interest capitalized since December 31, 2002. In addition, Newmont subsidiaries had obligations to contribute to AMC A$100 million in equity by January 31, 2003 and a further A$90 million in equity (reduced to A$75 million through a funding agreement reached in January 2003, though a condition required to bring the agreement into effect was not satisfied), contingent upon the Stanwell Magnesium Project not achieving certain specified production and operating criteria by December 2006. On January 3, 2003, Newmont purchased an additional 167 million shares at A$0.60 per share for a total of A$100 million (approximately $56.2 million) increasing its ownership to 40.9%, thereby satisfying its January 2003 equity contribution obligation. However, due to additional equity contributions by other shareholders on January 31, 2003, Newmont’s interest was decreased to 27.8%. As a result of this equity dilution in its interest in AMC, Newmont recorded an increase of $7.0 million to Additional paid-in-capital.

 

AMC’s primary asset is the Stanwell Magnesium Project (the “Project”), a proprietary chemical and dehydration process for producing anhydrous magnesium chloride as feed for an electrolytic cell to produce molten magnesium metal and magnesium alloys. The original funding arrangements for the Project amounted to approximately A$1.5 billion (approximately $1 billion), including contingencies and cost overrun reserves. Preliminary indications by AMC are that the project may now require A$150 million to A$200 million (approximately $100 million to $134 million) of funds in addition to the existing funding arrangements and potentially some form of third-party project financing support.

 

On April 17, 2003, AMC announced that it was unlikely that it would reach agreement with its independent engineering firm for a fixed price contract for the development of the Project. Following this announcement, AMC’s share price declined substantially and was A$0.24 per share on May 8, 2003. As a result, Newmont wrote down the carrying value of its investment at March 31, 2003 to the quoted market price of the AMC shares at that date of $A0.43 per share and recorded a loss for an other-than-temporary decline in market value of $11 million.

 

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On June 5, 2003, AMC requested suspension of its securities on the ASX. Subsequently, on June 12, 2003 AMC announced a restructuring agreement with the project’s major creditors including Newmont (the “Agreement”). The Agreement was designed to give AMC time to assess the Project development options and to search for either a corporate or project partner. Work on the Project has essentially ceased and the site is in a care and maintenance status. It is not known if or when the Project or any other magnesium project will be developed by AMC. In addition, as part of the Agreement, AMC (i) will settle outstanding obligations to its outside creditors from existing cash reserves, (ii) has cancelled the senior debt facilities associated with the Project and the associated foreign exchange and interest rate hedging contracts and (iii) has agreed to release Newmont from the above-mentioned A$90 million (approximately $60.1 million) contingent funding commitment. Newmont has agreed to forgive its A$38 million (approximately $24.8 million) loan receivable and provide support in the form of an A$10 million (approximately $6.6 million) contingent, subordinated credit facility and to maintain the existing guarantee in relation to the QMC finance facilities described below.

 

As a result of the agreement, Newmont recorded an additional write-down in the second quarter of $107.8 million reducing the carrying value of its investment in AMC to zero. The write-down is attributable to the following: (i) $72.7 million representing the book value of the investment at June 30, 2003, (ii) $24.8 million for the loan receivable from AMC, (iii) $10 million charge to settle Newmont’s guarantee of the Ford contract (see discussion below), (iv) $6.6 million relating to the contingent credit facility, and (v) $1.1 million for various other items offset by a $7.4 million income tax benefit.

 

Newmont had guaranteed a $30 million obligation payable by AMC to Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) in the event the Project did not meet certain specified production and operating criteria by November 2005. AMC indemnified Newmont for this obligation, but this indemnity was unsecured. As of June 30, 2003, Newmont and Ford agreed to settle the liability in relation to the guarantee for $10 million in exchange for a release of the guarantee. Newmont has agreed not to seek recovery of this amount from AMC.

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2003, Newmont’s ownership interest in AMC was further diluted to 26.9% (See Note 21, Subsequent Events).

 

Newmont is also the guarantor of an A$71 million (approximately $47 million) amortizing loan facility of AMC’s subsidiary, QMC Finance Pty Ltd (“QMC”), of which A$67.5 million (approximately $45.0 million) was outstanding as of June 30, 2003. The QMC loan facility, which is secured by the assets of the Queensland Magnesia Project, expires in November 2006.

 

QMC is also a party to hedging contracts, which have been guaranteed by Newmont. The contracts include a series of foreign exchange forward contracts and bought put options, the last of which expire in June 2006. As of June 30, 2003, the fair value of these contracts was a positive A$5.5 million (approximately $3.7 million).

 

The guarantees under the QMC loan facility and hedging contracts could be called in the event of a default by QMC. Newmont’s liability under QMC loan facility guarantee is limited to the total amount of outstanding borrowings under the facility at the time the guarantee is called. Newmont’s maximum potential liability under its guarantee of the QMC hedging contracts, however, would depend on the market value of the hedging contracts at the time the guarantee is called upon. The principal lender and counterparty under the QMC loan and hedging facilities also have a fixed and floating charge over certain assets of AMC. In the event the guarantees are called, Newmont would have a right of subrogation to the lender under Australian law.

 

Takeover Bid for Otter Gold Mines Limited

 

On December 4, 2002, Normandy NFM Limited, trading as Newmont NFM (“Newmont NFM”) announced its intention to make an offer for all shares and options in Otter Gold Mines Limited (“Otter”) that Newmont NFM did not already own. Newmont NFM is an Australian corporation that is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (“ASX”). Otter is a New Zealand corporation that is also listed on the ASX. As of the date of making the announcement, the Company, through subsidiaries, held an 85.86% interest in Newmont NFM and Newmont NFM, in turn, held 89.17% of the outstanding Otter shares. Newmont NFM’s offer was made on January 9, 2003 and closed on February 25, 2003. By the close of the offer, Newmont NFM had acquired in excess of 90% of the total outstanding shares in Otter, which, under New Zealand law, entitled Newmont NFM to compulsorily acquire all remaining outstanding Otter shares. Newmont NFM has initiated and completed the compulsory acquisition process and now owns 100% of Otter. The total purchase price was approximately $1.5 million.

 

Newmont NFM Limited Scheme of Arrangement

 

On April 2, 2003, the shareholders of Newmont NFM voted to approve the proposed scheme of arrangement under which Newmont NFM would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Australia Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation. The Federal Court in Sydney, Australia approved the scheme on April 11, 2003 and the scheme became effective on April 14, 2003 after the orders of the Federal Court were filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Under the terms of the scheme, Newmont NFM shareholders receive 4.40 ASX listed Newmont Mining Corporation CHESS Depositary Instruments (“CDIs”), with

 

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each CDI equivalent to 0.1 Newmont Mining Corporation common shares. As an alternative to receiving Newmont Mining Corporation CDIs, shareholders could sell their Newmont NFM shares back to the company under a concurrent buy-back offer of A$16.50 per Newmont NFM share. On April 29, 2003, Newmont Mining Corporation issued 4,437,506 common shares to the CHESS, and in turn, 44,375,060 CDIs were issued to former NFM shareholders. The market value of the issued Newmont Mining Corporation shares was approximately $105 million, based on the average quoted value of the shares of $23.58 two days before and after November 28, 2002, the date the terms of the transaction were agreed upon and announced. The market value of the issued shares, together with the cash consideration paid to those shareholders who elected to accept the buy-back offer of approximately $10 million (including transaction costs), gave rise to a total purchase price of approximately $115 million. Newmont has performed a preliminary purchase price allocation based on independent appraisals and valuations that gave rise to goodwill of $77.1 million. The final purchase price allocation is not expected to vary significantly from the preliminary allocation.

 

Ntotoroso Acquisition

 

On March 24, 2003, Newmont and Moydow Mines International Inc. signed a letter of intent for Newmont to purchase Moydow’s 50% interest in the Ntotoroso property located on the Ahafo belt in Ghana for $20 million. Newmont currently holds the other 50% interest in Ntotoroso. Under the terms of the letter of intent, Moydow will have the option to receive up to $2 million in cash and the balance in Newmont shares. Moydow will also receive a 2% net smelter return royalty on gold and silver production from the property in excess of the current reserve of 1.2 million ounces. The acquisition will give Newmont 100% ownership of the Ahafo project. Newmont expects to close the transaction during the third quarter of 2003.

 

Pension Funding

 

Due to poor returns on plan assets during the last few years, Newmont funded $6.3 million into its pension plans during the first half of 2003 and expects to fund approximately an additional $15 million to $18 million during the second half of 2003. The second quarter funding was from Net cash provided by operating activities and all subsequent funding in 2003 is expected to come from the same source. See Market Conditions and Risks, Pension and Other Benefits for more information.

 

Financing Activities

 

Scheduled minimum long-term debt repayments are $23.6 million for the remainder of 2003, $177.4 million in 2004, $437.0 million in 2005, $109.8 million in 2006, $74.8 million in 2007 and $631.0 million thereafter. Newmont expects to be able to fund maturities of its debt from cash provided by operating activities.

 

The Company’s $1.0 billion revolving credit facility, entered into June 1997, was replaced in October 2001 with two unsecured multi-currency revolving credit facilities with a consortium of banks: a $200 million facility with an initial term of 364 days, which may be extended annually to October 2006; and a $400 million revolving facility, which matures in October 2006. In February 2002, in connection with the Normandy transaction, Newmont acquired an additional A$490 million committed revolving multi-option facility with a syndicate of banks. In May 2002, Newmont repaid the $170.6 million outstanding under this facility, closed it and added an additional $150 million Australian bank tranche to the existing facilities for a total borrowing capacity of $750 million. Interest rates and facility fees vary based on the Company’s credit rating. Borrowings under the facilities bear interest equal to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a margin ranging from 0.70% to 0.975% or the greater of the federal funds rate or the lead bank’s prime rate. Annual fees vary from 0.10% to 0.40%. At June 30, 2003, the fees were 0.15%, 0.175% and 0.30% of the commitment, for the $200 million, the $400 million and the $150 million facilities, respectively. The facilities contain customary affirmative and negative covenants including financial covenants requiring the maintenance of specified limitations on debt-to-capitalization and debt-to-earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and restrictions on incurring liens and transactions with affiliates. There were $19.0 million of borrowings under the facilities as of June 30, 2003. The Company is in compliance with all debt covenants.

 

In April 1998, NYOL, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Newmont, issued $300 million of ten year 87/8% senior unsecured notes. In conjunction with the Normandy acquisition, NYOL was acquired by Newmont in February 2002. In March 2002, Newmont, through an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, made an offer to repurchase any and all of NYOL’s outstanding 87/8% Senior Notes due 2008. As of the offer date, $300 million principal amount of notes was outstanding. The repurchase offer was made pursuant to the terms of an Indenture dated as of April 7, 1998, between NYOL and The Bank of New York, as Trustee. The Indenture required that NYOL, following a “Change of Control” as defined in the Indenture, make an offer to repurchase the notes at a repurchase price of 101% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date. Although the applicable provisions of the Indenture can be read to the contrary, Newmont took the position that a Change of Control occurred on February 20, 2002 when Newmont acquired control of Normandy. The Indenture provides that NYOL is not required to make the Change of Control Offer if a third party makes the offer. Newmont’s offer, however, should not be construed as a commitment by Newmont to provide ongoing financial or credit support to NYOL. The Change of Control Offer was open until May 14, 2002, resulted in redemption of $62.8 million of the outstanding notes and gave rise to a $0.6 million loss on extinguishment recorded in Other expenses.

 

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On May 29, 2003, Newmont made an offer through its subsidiary, YBCL to acquire all of the outstanding 8 7/8% Senior Notes due in April 2008 of its Australian subsidiary, NYOL. The offer to acquire the Senior Notes was at a price of $500 per $1,000 of principal amount. As of June 30, 2003, YBCL had received binding tenders for the Senior Notes totaling $196.8 million, representing 83% of the total $237.2 million outstanding principal amount. The transaction gave rise to a Gain on extinguishment of NYOL bonds, net of $94.4 million, net of transaction costs. YBCL subsequently received additional binding tenders for a portion of the remaining outstanding Senior Notes and extended the offer deadline (see Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Subsequent Events). In order to comply with applicable requirements and to allow holders of NYOL’s outstanding 8 7/8% Senior Notes more time to assess these developments, YBCL, extended the consent payment deadline and the expiration of the offer to acquire the Senior Notes to July 11, 2003. YBCL subsequently extended the deadline to July 18, 2003. As of June 30, 2003, YBCL had received tenders for the Senior Notes totaling $196.8 million, or 83%, of the total $237.2 million principal. The NYOL notes are non-recourse to Newmont and have not been assumed or otherwise guaranteed by Newmont. Interest on the notes is paid semi-annually in arrears in April and October. Certain financial instruments were entered into whereby NYOL has agreed to exchange US dollar fixed interest amounts payable with a gold interest rate. Of the total, US$183.6 million has been swapped into a gold interest rate, of which half is fixed at 3.87% and half is floating. These transactions have been closed out as part of the buy back of the NYOL hedge book liability discussed in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Extinguishment of NYOL Obligations.

 

On July 3, 2003, the board of directors of NYOL resolved to place NYOL into VA as it is insolvent or likely to become insolvent. In conjunction with the VA process, Newmont has made an offer to the administrator for NYOL that, if accepted, would bring NYOL out of VA. The offer effectively values the assets at $200 million and may result in NYOL’s outstanding third-party Senior Note holders and the remaining hedge contract counterparty receiving not more than $0.40 on the dollar. If Newmont’s offer is accepted, NYOL would be returned to the control of its directors, and its employees would continue their employment as usual. In addition, Newmont will honor any prior unpaid obligations to NYOL’s employees and offer trade creditors payment in full. In order to comply with applicable requirements and to allow holders of NYOL’s outstanding 8 7/8% Senior Notes more time to assess these developments, YBCL, extended the expiration of the offer to acquire the Senior Notes to July 11, 2003. YBCL subsequently extended the deadline to July 18, 2003. Since June 30, 2003, YBCL has received additional tenders for an additional $40.2 million of principal, such that YBCL has now received tenders for a total of $237.0 million of principal, or 99.9% of the original $237.2 million outstanding third-party principal at the date of its initial offer.

 

In April 2002, Newmont announced the redemption of all issued and outstanding shares of its $3.25 convertible preferred stock as of May 15, 2002. The Company paid a redemption price of $50.325 per share, plus $0.8125 per share for all accrued dividends at the redemption date. In settlement of the total redemption price of $51.1375 per share, Newmont issued to holders of record 1.9187 shares of its common stock. This redemption eliminated $7.5 million of annual preferred stock dividends prospectively.

 

During the first quarter of 2003, the Company repurchased $23.0 million, $52.3 million, $10.0 million and $30.9 million face amount of its outstanding 8 3/8%, 8 5/8%, Newmont Australia Limited 7 1/2% and Newmont Australia Limited 7 5/8% debentures, respectively, for total cash consideration of $135.8 million. Newmont recorded a pre-tax charge of $19.5 million, net of discounts, premiums and capitalized debt issue costs, related to these repurchases during the first quarter of 2003.

 

During the first half 2003, Newmont repaid $15 million of the Ovacik project financing facility, of which $4 million represented scheduled repayments and $11 million represented early extinguishments at face value. $5 million of this was repaid in the first quarter of 2003. $19.1 million of the Otter Gold Co. facility was repaid in the second quarter of 2003. Of this amount $5.3 million represented an early extinguishment at face value. Also during the first half of 2003, $15 million of medium term notes matured, $14 million of the Minera Yanacocha trust certificates matured, $5 million of A Tranche of the Minera Yanacocha $100 million credit facility matured and $6 million of the Minera Yanacocha Banco de Peru facility matured.

 

On April 22, 2003, Newmont filed post-effective amendments to previous Registration Statements on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of increasing its existing universal shelf registration from $500 million to $1.0 billion. This filing will provide the capability to access capital markets for debt or equity securities as required and as market conditions warrant. This Form S-3 has not yet been declared effective.

 

Environmental

 

The Company’s mining and exploration activities are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations so as to protect the public health and environment and believes its operations are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the amount of such future expenditures. Estimated future reclamation costs are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements. At June 30, 2003 and at December 31, 2002, $379.8 million and $254.1 million, respectively, were

 

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accrued for reclamation costs relating to currently producing mineral properties. On January 1, 2003, the Company adopted SFAS 143, “Asset Retirements Obligations” (see Accounting Changes).

 

In addition, the Company is involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former mining activities. Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites involved. The Company believes that the related environmental obligations associated with these sites are similar in nature with respect to the development of remediation plans, their risk profile and the compliance required to meet general environmental standards. Based upon the Company’s best estimate of its liability for these matters, $62.5 million and $48.1 million were accrued for such obligations at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. Depending upon the ultimate resolution of these matters, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the liability for these matters could be as much as 49% greater or 32% lower than the amount accrued at June 30, 2003. The amounts accrued for these matters are reviewed periodically based upon facts and circumstances available at the time. Changes in estimates are charged to Costs and expenses, Other in the period estimates are revised.

 

For more information on the Company’s reclamation and remediation liabilities, see Notes 12 and 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 capital expenditures were approximately $26.7 million and $5.3 million, respectively, to comply with environmental regulations. Expenditures of $40.5 million are anticipated for the full year 2003, primarily at Minera Yanacocha. Ongoing costs to comply with environmental regulations have not been a significant component of cash operating costs.

 

Newmont spent $5.5 million and $4.8 million during the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively, for environmental obligations related to the former mining sites discussed in Note 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, as updated in Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 contained herein, and expects to spend approximately $14.4 million for the full year 2003.

 

Market Conditions and Risks

 

Metal Price

 

Changes in the market price of gold significantly affect Newmont’s profitability and cash flow. Gold prices can fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous factors, such as demand; forward selling by producers; central bank sales, purchases and lending; investor sentiment and global mine production levels. The gold price fell to a 20-year low of $253 in July 1999 and recovered significantly since that time to reach a level of $343 by December 31, 2002. During 2003, the price has been consistently above $320 and was $345 at June 30, 2003. Changes in the market price of copper also affect Newmont’s profitability and cash flow from its Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia and its Golden Grove mine in Australia.

 

Hedging

 

Newmont generally sells its gold production at market prices. Newmont has historically, on a limited basis, entered into derivative contracts to protect the selling price for certain anticipated gold production and to manage risks associated with sales contracts, commodities, interest rates and foreign currency. In addition, at the time of the Normandy acquisition, three of its affiliates had a substantial derivative instrument position. These three affiliates are now known as Newmont Gold Treasury Pty Ltd, Newmont NFM and NYOL. Following the Normandy acquisition, however, and in accordance with the Company’s non-hedging philosophy, efforts to reduce and simplify the Normandy hedge positions have been undertaken. Accordingly, the Normandy gold hedge books have been reduced by approximately 9.1 million ounces since February 2002. During the quarter, in non-NYOL entities, 1.17 million ounces of committed forward contracts were closed out, 22,000 ounces of committed contracts were delivered into and 52,000 ounces of uncommitted puts either lapsed or were exercised. In NYOL, 2,877,000 ounces were bought back as part of the offer to acquire the hedge book liability. On May 28, 2003, YBCL made an offer to acquire all of NYOL’s gold hedge contracts from the counterparties at $0.50 per $1.00 of net mark-to-market hedge liability as of May 22, 2003. As of June 30, 2003, six of the total of seven counterparties to the gold hedge contracts, representing 94% of the gold ounces in the NYOL hedge book and 76% of the mark-to-market May 22, 2003 hedge liability, had assigned their hedge contracts to YBCL. Also during the quarter, a further 126,000 ounces of NYOL positions to buy gold were closed out or matured. In total, the Australian hedge books were reduced by 4.96 million committed ounces and 862,000 uncommitted ounces during the first half of 2003. In the first half of 2002, commencing with the acquisition of Normandy on February 15, 2002, the gold hedge book was reduced by 1,071,000 ounces. Committed contracts were reduced by 724,000 ounces by delivering into 218,000 ounces and unwinding 506,000 ounces. Similarly, uncommitted contracts for 347,000 ounces were either delivered, closed out or converted from committed contracts during the period ending June 30, 2002.

 

The result of the activity in the first half year of 2003 was that the Normandy gold hedge books were reduced to 195,000 committed ounces and 632,000 uncommitted ounces for a total of 827,000 ounces of outstanding positions at June 30, 2003. The mark-to-market valuation of the Normandy gold hedge books at June 30, 2003 represented a liability of approximately $18.7 million broken down as follows: Newmont Gold Treasury Pty Ltd $(7.6) million; and NYOL $(11.1) million. This valuation compares to a

 

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mark-to-market valuation of the Normandy gold hedge books at December 31, 2002 of negative $433 million broken down as follows: Newmont Gold Treasury Pty Ltd $(122) million; Newmont NFM $(23) million; and NYOL $(288) million.

 

The following table shows the approximate sensitivities of the US$18.7 mark-to-market value of the Normandy gold hedge books to certain market variables as of June 30, 2003 (actual changes in the timing and amount of the following variables may differ from the assumed changes below):

 

     Change in Variable

 

Change in Mark-to-Market

Value (millions)


A$ Interest Rates

   +/-1.0%   -/+ $1.3

US$/A$ Exchange Rates

   +/-$0.01   +/-$6.0

Gold Lease Rates

   +/-1.0%   +/-$2.0

US$ Interest Rates

   +/-1.0%   -/+$0.1

US$ Gold Price/oz.

   +/-$1.00   -/+$1.5

 

Newmont is not required to place collateral with respect to commodity instruments and there are no margin calls associated with such contracts. Credit risk is minimized by dealing only with major financial institutions/counterparties. All of NYOL’s remaining hedge positions are governed by an agreement that confers on the relevant counterparty a right to terminate the position prior to its agreed scheduled maturity date. Such a termination would result in an immediate cash settlement of that contract based on the market value on the date of termination and could result in a cash settlement obligation to NYOL hedge counterparties in excess of available funds. Subsequent to June 30, 2003 NYOL was placed into VA which may impact on the rights to terminate, (see Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Subsequent Events,). NYOL obligations are non-recourse to Newmont and its other subsidiaries.

 

The tables below summarizes those NYOL contracts that were subject to rights to terminate and the mark-to-market value of those contracts as of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively:

 

Potential Termination Date(1)


  

Ounces of Gold

at June 20, 2003


   

Fair Value

at June 30, 2003


   

Ounces of Gold
at December 31, 2002


   

Fair Value

At December 31, 2002


 
        
           (in millions)           (in millions)  

January, 2004

         $       (780,000 )   $ 11.8  

June, 2004

                 (133,335 )     (10.4 )

April, 2005

                 (840,000 )     (31.0 )

May, 2005

   (195,000 )     (4.9 )   (195,000 )     (15.7 )

June, 2005

                 30,000       (12.0 )

August, 2005

                 (1,304,997 )     (105.7 )

October, 2006

           0.8             (13.0 )(2)
    

 


 

 


Total

   (195,000 )   $ (4.1 )   (3,223,332 )   $ (176.0 )
    

 


 

 


 

(1)   Earliest possible termination date permitted under the contract
(2)   This position, which forms part of the US$/Gold swap contracts, is with a different counterparty than the original swap transaction and has no ounces associated with it.

 

Gold Commodity Contracts

 

The tables below are expressed in thousands of ounces of gold, and prices for contracts denominated in A$ have been translated to US$ at the exchange rate of US$0.67 and US$0.56 per A$1 at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

 

Gold Forward Sales Contracts

 

Newmont had no gold forward commodity contracts outstanding at June 30, 2003 (unaudited) and had the following gold forward contracts as at December 31, 2002:

 

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Gold Forward Sales

Contracts at December 31, 2002:


   Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

   Total/
Average


   Fair Value
December 31, 2002


 
   2003

   2004

   2005

   2006

   2007

   Thereafter

     
(A$ denominated)                                       US$ (000)  

Fixed Forwards:

                                                         

Ounces

     1,022      1,060      227      52      26      —        2,387         

Average price

   $ 297    $ 300    $ 293    $ 266    $ 254    $ —      $ 297    $ (138,095 )

Floating Rate Forwards:

                                                         

Ounces

     —        —        61      231      184      31      507         

Average price

   $ —      $ —      $ 332    $ 342    $ 352    $ 348    $ 345    $ (37,401 )

Synthetic Forwards:

                                                         

Ounces

     39      80      80      80      80      80      439         

Average price

   $ 313    $ 305    $ 305    $ 305    $ 305    $ 305    $ 306    $ (34,222 )

Total:

                                                         

Ounces

     1,061      1,140      368      363      290      111      3,333         

Average price

   $ 298    $ 300    $ 302    $ 323    $ 330    $ 317    $ 305    $ (209,717 )

Note: Fixed forward sales contracts provide for delivery of a specified number of ounces at a specified price and date and are accounted for as cash flow hedges. Floating rate forward contracts provide for a gold lease rate component in the price that takes into account market lease rates over the term of the contract. Gold lease rates reflect the borrowing cost for gold. Variations in gold lease rates have historically not materially impacted on the actual realized price achieved on the contract. As such, these contracts have been statistically proven to qualify as highly effective cash flow hedges under FAS 133. Synthetic forward contracts represent combinations of purchased put options and written call options at the same strike price, maturity date and number of ounces. The combination achieves the same risk management result as gold forward sales contracts. Both floating rate forwards and synthetic forwards are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

 

Gold Put Option Contracts

 

Newmont had the following gold put option contracts at June 30, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002:

 

     Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

        Fair Value
June 30, 2003


 

Gold Put Option

Contracts at June 30, 2003:


   2003

   2004

   2005

   2006

   2007

     Thereafter  

   Total/
Average


   US$ (000)

 

US$ Denominated Fixed Purchased Puts:

                                                         

Ounces

     105      203      205      100      20      —        632    $ (7,591 )

Average price

   $ 292    $ 292    $ 292    $ 338    $ 397    $ —      $ 303         

 

     Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

  

Total/
Average


  

Fair Value

December 31, 2002


 

Gold Put Option

Contracts at December 31, 2002:


   2003

   2004

   2005

   2006

   2007

   Thereafter

      US$ (000)

 

US$ Denominated Fixed Purchased Puts:

                                                         

Ounces

     209      203      205      100      20      —        737         

Average price

   $ 292    $ 292    $ 292    $ 338    $ 397    $ —      $ 301    $ (6,773 )

A$ Denominated Fixed Purchased Puts:

                                                         

Ounces

     91      88      49      —        —        —        228         

Average price

   $ 312    $ 318    $ 309    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 314    $ (3,690 )

A$ Denominated Floating Forward Purchased Puts:

                                                         

Ounces

     16      —        207      69      —        287      579         

Average price

   $ 316    $ —      $ 332    $ 342    $ —      $ 344    $ 338    $ (12,140 )

Total:

                                                         

Ounces

     316      291      461      169      20      287      1,544         

Average Price

   $ 299    $ 300    $ 312    $ 340    $ 397    $ 344    $ 317    $ (22,603 )

 

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Note: Fixed purchased put option contracts provide the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified number of ounces at a specified strike price and are accounted for as cash flow hedges. Floating forward purchased put option contracts provide for a variable gold lease rate component in the strike price. These options are accounted for as cash flow hedges. Variations in gold lease rates have historically not materially impacted on the actual realized price achieved on the contract. Through December 31, 2002, the floating forward purchased put option contracts were accounted for as cash flow hedges as they were statistically proven to qualify as highly effective cash flow hedges through that date. However, during the first quarter of 2003 due to changes in market conditions, these contracts were no longer considered highly effective cash flow hedges.

 

Gold Convertible Put Options and Other Instruments

 

Newmont had the following gold convertible put option contracts and other instruments outstanding at June 30, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002:

 

     Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

       

Fair Value

June 30, 2003


 

Gold Put Option and Other

Instruments at June 30, 2003:


       2003    

       2004    

   2005

   2006

   2007

   Thereafter

   Total/
Average


   US$ (000)

 
(A$ Denominated)                                          

Indexed Forward Contracts:

                                                         

Ounces

     —        —        33      65      65      32      195    $ (4,937 )

Average price

   $ —      $ —      $ 361    $ 361    $ 361    $ 361    $ 361         

 

     Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

        Fair Value
December 31, 2002


 

Gold Put Option and Other

Instruments at December 31, 2002:


   2003

   2004

   2005

   2006

   2007

   Thereafter

   Total/
Average


   US$ (000)

 
(A$ Denominated)                                          

Floating Convertible Put Options:

                                                         

Ounces

     —        —        —        —        116      1,015      1,131         

Average price

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 352    $ 379    $ 376    $ (102,952 )

Knock-out/knock-in Contracts:

                                                         

Ounces

     46      37      49      —        —        —        132         

Average price

   $ 311    $ 311    $ 311    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 311    $ (6,794 )

Indexed Forward Contracts:

                                                         

Ounces

     —        —        33      65      65      33      196         

Average price

   $ —      $ —      $ 305    $ 305    $ 305    $ 305    $ 305    $ (15,740 )

Total:

                                                         

Ounces

     46      37      82      65      181      1,048      1,459         

Average price

   $ 311    $ 311    $ 308    $ 305    $ 335    $ 377    $ 361    $ (125,486 )

Note: Gold put option contracts and other instruments are composed of: a) Convertible option contracts that provide minimum price protection for covered ounces, while providing the opportunity to participate in higher market prices under certain market conditions, and are accounted for as cash flow hedges. These contracts have a floating lease rate component. Variations in gold lease rates have historically not materially impacted on the actual realized price achieved on the contract. As such, these contracts have been statistically proven to qualify as highly effective cash flow hedges under SFAS 133; b) Knock-out/knock-in option contracts are contingent sold call options that either terminate (or knock-out) and maintain upside gold price potential or convert (or knock-in) to sold call options, depending on certain market conditions, and are marked to market, with the change reflected in income; and c) Indexed forward contracts that are potentially convertible to purchased put options, depending on the market gold price at set future value dates during the term of the contract, and are marked to market, with the change reflected in income.

 

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Gold Sold Convertible Put Options

 

Newmont had no sold convertible put contracts outstanding as at June 30, 2003 (unaudited) and the following contracts outstanding as at December 31, 2002:

 

     Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

        Fair Value
December 31, 2002


Sold Convertible Put Options

Contracts at December 31, 2002:


       2003    

   2004

   2005

   2006

   2007

   Thereafter

   Total/
Average


   US$ (000)

(A$ Denominated)                                        

Ounces

     —        30      60      60      60      30      240       

Average price

   $ —      $ 331    $ 334    $ 337    $ 339    $ 342    $ 337    $ 14,295

Note: Sold convertible put options are contracts that commit Newmont to buy gold ounces under certain market conditions at a predetermined price on a specified future date. At December 31, 2002 Newmont had a sold gold convertible put position of 240,000 ounces. This position was originally overlaid with a bought convertible put position, however, the bought position was closed out during the quarter. As the contracts are to buy gold, they cannot be treated as cash flow hedges; they are therefore marked to market with the change reflected in income. The cash impact on the close out of this position was an outflow of $10.9 million.

 

US$/Gold Swap Contracts

 

Newmont Australia entered into a US$/gold swap contract whereby principal payments on US$ bonds are swapped into gold-denominated payments of 600,000 ounces in 2008. Newmont Australia also receives US$ fixed interest payments and pays gold lease rates, which are indexed to market rates. This instrument was marked to market at each period end, with the change reflected in income up until the contract was closed out during the YBCL buy back transaction mentioned above. However, the indexed portion of the transaction was held with the one counterparty who did not accept the offer. As such this portion of the transaction continues to be marked to market at each period end, with the change reflected in income. At June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 the instrument had a negative fair value of $6.2 million and $47.8 million, respectively.

 

Other Sales Contracts, Commodity and Derivative Instruments

 

Foreign Currency

 

In addition to the U.S., Newmont conducts gold operations in Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Indonesia, Canada, Uzbekistan, Bolivia and Turkey. To the extent that there are fluctuations in local currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar, the devaluation of a local currency is generally economically neutral or beneficial to most operations since local salaries and supply contracts will decrease against the U.S. dollar based revenue stream. The appreciation of non-U.S. dollar currencies against the U.S. dollar can increase the costs of gold production in U.S. dollar terms at mines located outside the United States, making such mines less profitable. Foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses) were $27.2 million and $6.1 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively and $51.9 million and ($1.5) million for the six month ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively (see Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

 

Newmont acquired certain currency swap contracts as part of the Normandy acquisition intended to hedge the currency risk on repayment of US$-denominated debt. These contracts were closed out during the quarter ended June 30, 2002 for net proceeds of $50.8 million. The contracts were accounted for on a mark-to-market basis until closed out, resulting in a loss to income of $10.9 million for the first quarter of 2002.

 

Newmont also acquired currency swap contracts as part of the Normandy acquisition to receive Australian dollars and pay US dollars designated as hedges of A$-denominated debt. The A$-denominated debt was repaid during the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and the contracts are currently undesignated. The contracts are accounted for on a mark-to-market basis. At June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, they had a negative fair value of $2.7 million and $21.9 million, respectively. At June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively, Newmont had the following foreign currency contracts outstanding. Prices for contracts denominated in A$ have been translated at the exchange rates at June 30, 2003 of US$0.67 per A$1 and at December 31, 2002 of US$0.56 per A$1.

 

     Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

           

A$/US$ Currency Exchange

Contracts at June 30, 2003:


   2003

   2004

   2005

       2006    

       2007    

     Thereafter  

   Total/
Average


   Fair Value
June 30, 2003


 
                                        US$ (000)  

Notional Amounts $US (000)

   $ 9,869    $ 56,112    $ 30,700    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 96,681    $ (2,704 )

Average Exchange Rate (US$ per A$1) Average price

   $ 0.718    $ 0.646    $ 0.682    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 0.664         

 

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     Expected Maturity Date or Transaction Date

           

A$/US$ Currency Exchange

Contracts at December 31, 2002:


   2003

   2004

   2005

       2006    

       2007    

     Thereafter  

   Total/
Average


   Fair Value
December 31, 2002


 
                                        US$ (000)  

Notional Amounts $US (000)

   $ 45,390    $ 56,112    $ 30,700    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 132,202    $ (21,924 )

Average Exchange Rate (US$ per A$1) Average price

   $ 0.645    $ 0.646    $ 0.682    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 0.654         

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

In the Normandy transaction, Newmont acquired A$125 million of interest rate swap contracts covering a portion of Newmont Australia’s US$100 million, 7-year bonds. The net effect of these contracts is the receipt of interest in US$ at 7.5% and payment of interest in A$ at 6.54%. Newmont also acquired A$5 million of interest rate swap contracts covering a subsidiary loan. For the first half of 2002, these transactions resulted in a reduction in interest expense of $0.8 million. These contracts were closed out during the quarter ended June 30, 2002.

 

During the last half of 2001, Newmont entered into contracts to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on a portion of its $275 million 8.625% notes and its $200 million 8.375% debentures. Newmont receives fixed-rate interest payments at 8.625% and 8.375% and pays floating-rate interest amounts based on periodic LIBOR settings plus a spread, ranging from 2.60% to 4.25%. The notional principal amount of these transactions (representing the amount of principal tied to floating interest rate exposure) was $200 million at both June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002. Half of these contracts expire in July 2005 and half expire in May 2011. For the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, these transactions resulted in a reduction in interest expense of $1.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and $3.6 million and $2.9 million for the first halves of 2003 and 2002, respectively. These transactions have been designated as fair value hedges and had fair values of $21.1 million and $13.8 million at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

 

Fixed Rate Debt

 

Newmont has both fixed and variable rate debt. Without considering the specialized $145 million Prepaid Forward Sales Obligation, 80% and 82% of debt was fixed and 20% and 18% was variable at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively, after taking into account the debt converted to variable rate using interest rate swaps (See Interest Rate Swap Contracts above). The Company’s fixed rate debt exposure at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 is summarized as follows:

 

     June 30,
2003


   December 31,
2002


     (in millions)

Carrying value of fixed rate debt*

   $ 652    $ 766

Fair value of fixed rate debt*

   $ 727    $ 851

Pro forma fair value sensitivity of fixed rate debt of a +/- 10 basis point interest rate change**

   $ +/-1.9    $ +/-2.9

*   Excludes specialized and hybrid debt instruments for which it is not practicable to estimate fair values and pro forma fair values or sensitivities. These instruments include the Sale-Leaseback of the Refractory Ore Treatment Plant, Newmont Yandal 8 7/8% notes, Prepaid Forward Sales Obligation, Minera Yanacocha Trust Certificates and certain capital leases.
**   The pro forma information assumes a +/-10 basis point change in market interest rates at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 and reflects the corresponding estimated change in the fair value of fixed rate debt outstanding at that date under that assumption.

 

Pension and Other Benefit Plans

 

Pension and other benefit plan costs can be impacted by actual results that differ from assumptions selected. These differences are reflected in financial results over future periods. Actual returns (losses) on pension assets were $(11.1), $0.9 and $(1.6) million in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively, compared to expected returns of $14.1, $16.5 and $16.7 million for the same periods. If the difference between expected returns and actual results falls outside certain limits, the difference will be amortized into future earnings on a straight-line basis over the average remaining working life of the participants (currently 12 years). Future amortization resulting from lower actual returns averages $0.8 million (after tax) per annum for the next several years. The following table provides details of the pension plans asset mix at January 1, 2003:

 

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Asset Class


   Actual Mix

    Target Mix

    Expected Rate
Of Return


    Standard
Deviation
or Volatility


 

U.S. Equity investments

   44 %   45 %   10.3 %   17.9 %

International equity investments

   20 %   20 %   10.7 %   32.2 %

Fixed income investments

   34 %   35 %   6.6 %   7.0 %

Cash and cash equivalents

   2 %         4.3 %   2.8 %
                

 

                 8.1 %   14.9 %

 

The Plan’s Trustees evaluate the level of volatility within the total Trust and each of its component investments making appropriate inquiries to the plans’ investment advisors when prudent. Contributions to the pension plans were $12.3, $10.5 and $3.8 million in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Funding in 2003 is expected to be approximately $21.0 million to $24.0 million, of which approximately $6.5 million has been funded through June 30, 2003.

 

If the 8% rate of return on plan assets would have been used instead of the 9.25% estimated at January 1, 2002, pension expense would have increased by $1.0 million in the first half of 2002.

 

A 0.25% reduction in the discount rate assumption (to 6.5%) would have increased pension expense by $0.5 million and other benefits expense $0.25 million in the first half of 2002 had such a rate been determined as the appropriate rate to use. Such a change would have no impact on future pension funding requirements.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

Certain statements contained in this report (including information incorporated by reference) are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided for under these sections. Our forward-looking statements include, without limitation: (a) statements regarding future earnings, and the sensitivity of earnings to gold and other metal prices; (b) estimates of future mineral production and sales for specific operations and on a consolidated basis; (c) estimates of future production costs and other expenses, for specific operations and on a consolidated basis; (d) estimates of future cash flows and the sensitivity of cash flows to gold and other metal prices; (e) estimates of future capital expenditures and other cash needs for specific operations and on a consolidated basis and expectations as to the funding thereof; (f) statements as to the projected development of certain ore deposits, including estimates of development and other capital costs, financing plans for these deposits, and expected production commencement dates; (g) estimates of future costs and other liabilities for certain environmental matters; (h) estimates of reserves, and statements regarding future exploration results and reserve replacement; (i) statements regarding modifications to Newmont’s hedge positions; (j) statements regarding the timing or likelihood that Newmont will regain control of NYOL or its assets; (k) statements regarding future transactions relating to portfolio management or rationalization efforts; and (l) projected synergies and costs associated with acquisitions and related matters.

 

Where we express an expectation or belief as to future events or results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. However, our forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected, or implied by those forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements (“cautionary statements”) are disclosed under “Risk Factors” in the Newmont Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, as well as in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of these factors are beyond Newmont’s ability to control or predict. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.

 

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Newmont or to persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements. Newmont disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

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ITEM 4.   DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Based on their evaluations as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the principal executive officer and principle financial officer of the Company have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC.

 

There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these internal controls subsequent to the date of their most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Even an effective internal control system, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations – including the possibility of the circumvention or overriding of controls – and therefore can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Further, because of changes in conditions, internal control system effectiveness may vary over time.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

Information regarding legal proceedings is contained in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 7, 2003, all fourteen directors nominated to serve as directors of Registrant were elected. The vote was as follows:

 

Nominee


   For

   Withheld

   Abstentions

   Non-Votes

Glen A. Barton

   283,661,820    3,459,927      

Vincent A. Calarco

   283,289,419    3,832,328      

James T. Curry, Jr.

   283,318,900    3,802,847      

Joseph P. Flannery

   283,607,903    3,513,844      

Michael S. Hamson

   283,373,082    3,748,665      

Leo I. Higdon, Jr.

   283,682,585    3,439,162      

Pierre Lassonde

   211,337,767    75,783,980      

Robert L. Miller

   207,879,290    79,242,457      

Wayne W. Murdy

   283,373,068    3,748,679      

Robin A. Plumbridge

   283,315,133    3,806,614      

John B. Prescott

   283,680,852    3,440,895      

Michael K. Reilly

   283,679,803    3,441,944      

Seymour Schulich

   283,730,718    3,391,029      

James V. Taranik

   282,472,258    4,649,489      

 

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a)   The exhibits to this report are listed in the Exhibit Index.

 

  (b)   Reports filed on Form 8-K during the quarter ended June 30, 2003:

 

  Report dated May 7, 2003, announcing financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.

 

  Report dated April 22, 2003, providing pro forma financial information relating to the acquisition of Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited and Normandy Mining Limited.

 

  Report dated April 15, 2003, filing Amendment No. 2 to Form 8-K as related to Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited and Normandy Mining Limited.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

                (Registrant)

Date: August 4, 2003

  

/s/    BRUCE D. HANSEN        


    

Bruce D. Hansen

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: August 4, 2003

  

/s/    DAVID W. PEAT        


    

David W. Peat

Vice President and

Global Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description


10.1   

Newmont Officers’ Death Benefit Plan Trust Agreement dated February 1, 2003 between Newmont USA Limited and BNY Western Trust Company, filed herewith.

12.1   

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, filed herewith.

31.1   

Certification Pursuant to Rule 13A-14 or 15-D-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by the Principal Executive Officer, filed herewith.

31.2   

Certification Pursuant to Rule 13A-14 or 15-D-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by the Chief Financial Officer, filed herewith.

32.1   

Statement Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by Principal Executive Officer, furnished herewith.1

32.2   

Statement Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by Chief Financial Officer, furnished herewith.1


1   This document is being furnished in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8212 and 34-47551.

 

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EX-10.1 3 dex101.htm NEWMONT OFFICERS' DEATH BENEFIT PLAN TRUST AGREEMENT Newmont Officers' Death Benefit Plan Trust Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 


 

 

NEWMONT OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFIT PLAN

TRUST AGREEMENT

 

 


 


TRUST AGREEMENT

 

TRUST AGREEMENT made and entered into as of the 1st day of February, 2003, by and between NEWMONT USA LIMITED, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) and BNY WESTERN TRUST COMPANY, a California trust company (hereinafter referred to as the “Trustee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has established the Newmont Officers’ Death Benefit Plan (as from time to time amended, the “Plan”) as an unfunded Plan maintained for the purpose of providing death benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees from time to time participating in the Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, under the Plan, the Company is required to provide certain Benefits to the Participants or their Beneficiaries; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to establish a trust (the “Trust”) in order to fund certain of the Benefits payable under the Plan and desires to appoint BNY Western Trust Company as trustee of the Trust and to enter into this Trust Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company intends from to time to contribute cash or other property reasonably acceptable to the Trustee which cash or property will, as and when received by the Trustee, constitute a trust fund to aid the Company in meeting its obligations to make payments of Benefits to Participants and Beneficiaries under the Plan and to assure that such obligations are met after a Change of Control; and

 

WHEREAS, the establishment of this Trust shall not affect the Company’s continuing obligation to make payments to Participants and Beneficiaries under the Plan except that the Company’s liability thereunder shall be offset by actual payments made on its behalf by the Trustee hereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company intends that the Trust Fund shall be held by the Trustee and invested, reinvested and distributed all in accordance with the provisions of this Trust Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Plan provides, and the Company intends, that the assets of the Trust Fund shall be and remain subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors as herein provided and that the Plan not be deemed funded solely by virtue of the existence of this Trust; and

 

WHEREAS, the Trust is intended to be a “grantor trust” with the result that the corpus and income of the Trust are treated as assets and income of the Company pursuant to Sections 671 through 679 of the Code; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company intends that the Plan not be deemed funded within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), despite the existence of this Trust; and

 

WHEREAS, the Trust shall be irrevocable, subject to termination in accordance with Section 7.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the Company and the Trustee declare and agree as follows:

 

1.   DEFINITIONS; ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST

 

  1.1.   Definitions.

 

Whenever used in this Trust Agreement, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires:

 

(a) Administrator” shall mean the individual, individuals or committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan.

 

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(b) Affiliate” shall mean any person, corporation or other entity which the Company shall have advised the Trustee in writing is a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or its successor or which owns 20% or more of the voting securities of the Company.

 

(c) Authorized Officer” shall mean the Chairman, President, any Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer of the Company or any other person or persons as may be designated by any such officer.

 

(d) Beneficiary” shall mean the beneficiary of a Participant as determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan, as certified to the Trustee by the Administrator in writing. If a designated Beneficiary survives the Participant but dies before payment in full of Benefits from the Trust has been made, the legal representative of such Beneficiary’s estate shall become the Beneficiary. References to a Participant in this Trust Agreement in connection with payments hereunder shall also refer to such Participant’s Beneficiary unless the context clearly requires otherwise. The Beneficiary with respect to those Participants listed on Exhibit A-1 who are insured under insurance policies transferred to the Trustee by the Company to be held in the Trust and as to which the Trustee is named as the beneficiary of a portion of the proceeds payable under each such policy shall be the estate of the deceased Participant.

 

(e) Benefits” shall mean the payments required to be made to a Participant or his Beneficiary pursuant to a Payment Schedule. Attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 is the Payment Schedule with respect to certain Participants in the Plan (or former Participants in the Plan), whose beneficiaries are entitled to the payment of certain death benefits as set forth on Exhibit A-1. The Company has named the Trustee of the Trust as the beneficiary of a portion of the proceeds payable under certain life insurance policies transferred to the Trustee by the Company to be held in the Trust in order to provide the benefits payable to the Beneficiaries of those Participants who are insured by such life insurance policies, as indicated on Exhibit A-1. The Company may, in its sole discretion, transfer additional insurance contracts, including insurance contracts of the “split dollar” variety, to the Trust in order to pay additional Benefits that may be due to Participants and Beneficiaries under the provisions of the Plan. In the event of a Change of Control, the Company shall be required to transfer certain insurance policies and other assets to the Trust in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3.

 

(f) Change of Control” shall have the meaning assigned to such term by Section 6.2 hereof.

 

(g) Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended.

 

(h) Company” shall mean Newmont USA Limited or its successors.

 

(i) Final Determination” shall mean (i) an assessment of tax by the Internal Revenue Service addressed to the Participant or his Beneficiary which is not timely appealed to the courts; (ii) a final determination by the United States Tax Court or any other Federal Court, the time for an appeal thereof having expired or been waived; or (iii) an opinion by the Company’s counsel, addressed to the Company and the Trustee and in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that amounts held in the Trust are subject to federal income tax to the Participant or his Beneficiary prior to payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Final Determination shall be deemed to have occurred until the Trustee has actually received a copy of the assessment, court order or opinion which forms the basis thereof and such other documents as it may reasonably request.

 

(j) Incumbency Certificate” shall mean a certificate of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company identifying the Administrator (or every member thereof if the Administrator consists of more than one person) and each Authorized Officer, which certificate shall include the name, title and specimen signature of each such person and any changes thereto.

 

(k) Insolvent” with respect to the Company means that (i) the Company is unable to pay its debts generally as they come due and/or (ii) the Company is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any successor statute.

 

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(l) Participant” shall mean at the time of determination, an employee or former employee of the Company participating in the Plan with respect to whom a Payment Schedule is then in effect.

 

(m) Payment Schedule” shall mean, collectively, the list of Participants in the form of Exhibit A and the schedule of Benefits payable from the Trust Fund to such Participants in the form of Exhibit A-1 or any amendment or substitution thereof as may be provided to the Trustee by the Company prior to a Change of Control in accordance with Section 4.5 of this Trust Agreement.

 

(n) Plan Year” shall mean the fiscal year ending on the last day of December.

 

(o) Recordkeeper” shall mean the organization identified in Section 3.1.

 

(p) Reliable Source” shall mean (i) a report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (ii) a public statement issued by the Company, The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal, or (iii) a certificate of the Company signed by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

 

(q) Trust” shall mean the Trust established under this Trust Agreement.

 

(r) Trust Agreement” shall mean this trust agreement as from time to time amended.

 

(s) Trust Fund” or “Fund” shall mean the Trust Fund held from time to time by the Trustee hereunder consisting of all contributions received by the Trustee together with the investments and reinvestments made therewith and all net profits and earnings thereon less all payments and charges therefrom.

 

  1.2.   Establishment and Title of the Trust.

 

The Company hereby establishes with the Trustee a trust to be known as the “Trust for Newmont Officers’ Death Benefit Plan”, consisting of such sums of money and other property acceptable to the Trustee as from time to time shall be paid or delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee acknowledges the receipt of the property listed on Schedule A representing the initial contribution to the Trust. The Trust Fund shall be held by the Trustee in trust and shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this Trust Agreement. The Company shall at all times have the power to reacquire the Trust Fund by substituting readily marketable securities of equivalent value, net of any costs of disposition (other than securities issued by the Company or any Affiliate), and such other property shall, following such substitution, constitute the Trust Fund.

 

  1.3.   Acceptance by the Trustee.

 

The Trustee accepts the Trust established hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth herein and agrees to perform the duties imposed on it by this Trust Agreement.

 

  1.4.   Incumbency Certificates.

 

The Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company, pursuant to authorization of the Board of Directors of the Company, will promptly deliver an Incumbency Certificate to the Trustee with respect to the Administrator (or every member thereof if the Administrator consists of more than one person) and each Authorized Officer and any changes thereto. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the identity of the Administrator and any Authorized Officer until it receives written notice to the contrary.

 

  1.5.   Effective Date.

 

This Trust Agreement shall be effective as of the date and year first above written.

 

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2.   INVESTMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST FUND

 

  2.1.   Powers and Duties of the Trustee.

 

In addition to every power and discretion conferred upon the Trustee by any other provision of this Trust Agreement, the Trustee will have the following express powers with respect to the Trust Fund:

 

(a) Subject to Section 2.2 hereof, to make investments and reinvestments of the assets of the Trust Fund including investments which yield little or no income and from time to time hold funds uninvested, without distinction between principal and income; and in making and holding investments, the Trustee will not be restricted to those investments which are authorized by the law of the State of California for the investment of trust funds, provided, however, that no investment shall be made in any securities or other obligations of the Company or of any Affiliate. The Trustee is further authorized and empowered to invest and reinvest all or any part of such assets through the medium of any common, collective or commingled trust fund or pool maintained by it as the same may have heretofore been or may hereafter be established or amended.

 

(b) To retain, to exchange for any other property, to sell in any manner and at any time, any property, and to grant options to sell any such property, without regard to restrictions and without the approval of any court.

 

(c) To vote personally or by proxy and to delegate power and discretion to such proxy.

 

(d) To exercise subscription, conversion and other rights and options, and to make payments from the Trust Fund in connection therewith.

 

(e) To take any action and to abstain from taking any action with respect to any reorganization, consolidation, merger, dissolution, recapitalization, refinancing and any other plan or change affecting any property, and in connection therewith, to delegate its discretionary powers and to pay assessments, subscriptions and other charges from the Trust Fund.

 

(f) In any manner, and to any extent, to waive, modify, reduce, compromise, release, settle and extend the time of payment of any claim of whatsoever nature in favor of or against the Trustee or all or any part of the Trust Fund and to commence or defend suits or other legal proceedings in connection therewith.

 

(g) To make executory contracts and to grant options for any purposes, and to make such contracts and options binding on the trust and enforceable against any property of the Trust Fund.

 

(h) Upon any terms, to borrow money from any person (including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Trustee in its individual capacity) and to pledge assets of the Trust Fund as security for repayment.

 

(i) To hold all or any part of the Trust Fund in cash and without obligation to pay or earn interest thereon.

 

(j) To hold assets in time or demand deposits (including deposits with the Trustee in its individual capacity which pay a reasonable rate of interest).

 

(k) To employ agents, experts and counsel, to delegate discretionary powers to, and rely upon information and advice furnished by, such agents, experts and counsel and to pay their reasonable fees and disbursements.

 

(l) From time to time to register any property in the name of its nominee or in its own name, or to hold it unregistered or in such form that title shall pass by delivery or to cause the same to be deposited in a depository or clearing corporation or system established to settle transfers of securities and to cause such securities to be merged and held in bulk by the nominee of such depository or clearing corporation or system.

 

  2.2.   Investment Directions and Guidelines.

 

(a) (1) Investment Directions Prior to a Change of Control.    Prior to a Change of Control, in exercising its powers under Section 2.1 hereof, the Trustee shall invest and reinvest the Trust Fund in

 

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accordance with the investment directions delivered to the Trustee in writing by the Company. Provided, however, that the insurance policies listed on Schedule A transferred to the Trustee as part of the Company’s initial contribution may not be sold or otherwise disposed of or borrowed against without the written consent of the Participant insured by any such policy. The Company shall be solely responsible for providing such consent to the Trustee and giving direction to the Trustee in respect thereto. The Company may from time to time prior to a Change of Control substitute new investment directions in a writing signed by an Authorized Officer of the Company. Until the Trustee receives new investment directions, the Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying on the last investment directions it has received. The obligation to supply investment directions shall be solely on the Company and, except as provided in Section 2.2(b), the Trustee shall have no obligation to invest the Trust Fund in the absence of directions.

 

(2) Appointment of Investment Manager.    The Company may at any time direct the Trustee to segregate all or a portion of the Trust Fund in a separate investment account or accounts and may appoint one or more investment managers to direct the investment and reinvestment of each such investment account or accounts. In such event, the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the appointment of each such investment manager. Thereafter, the Trustee shall make every sale or investment with respect to such investment account as directed in writing by the investment manager. It shall be the duty of the Trustee to act strictly in accordance with each direction. The Trustee shall be under no duty to question any such direction of the investment manager, to review any securities or other property held in any such investment account or accounts acquired by it pursuant to such directions or to make any recommendations to the investment managers with respect to such securities or other property. The Trustee shall not be liable or responsible for any loss resulting to the Trust Fund by reason of any sale or purchase of an investment directed by an investment manager nor by reason of the failure to take any action with respect to any investment which was acquired pursuant to any such direction in the absence of further directions of such investment manager. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee shall be indemnified and saved harmless by the Company from and against any and all personal liability to which the Trustee may be subjected by carrying out any directions of an investment manager issued pursuant hereto or for failure to act in the absence of directions of the investment manager including all expenses reasonably incurred in its defense in the event the Company fails to provide such defense; provided, however, the Trustee shall not be indemnified if it participates knowingly in, or knowingly undertakes to conceal, an act or omission of an investment manager, having actual knowledge that such act or omission is a breach of a fiduciary duty; provided further, however, that the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowingly undertaken to conceal an act or omission of an investment manager or for failure to act in the absence of directions of an investment manager. The Trustee may rely upon any order, certificate, notice, direction or other documentary confirmation purporting to have been issued by the investment manager which the Trustee believes to be genuine and to have been issued by the investment manager. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the termination of the appointment of any investment manager until it receives written notice thereof from the Company.

 

(b) Investments On and After a Change of Control.    On and after the occurrence of a Change of Control (and prior to a Change of Control if the Company has not delivered investment directions to the Trustee or there are no such investment directions then in effect), in exercising its powers under Section 2.1 hereof, the Trustee shall, consistent with the overall objective of the Trust Fund which is the preservation of capital, invest and reinvest the Trust Fund in short-term investments, including, without limitation, obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, proportionate interests in any such obligations held by any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof as a custodian, commercial paper rated A-l by Standard & Poors Corporation or P-1 by Moody’s Investment Services, Master Notes of corporations with commercial paper ratings of A-l or P-1, time or savings deposits and certificates of deposit; provided, however, that any life insurance policies held in the Trust at the time of a Change of Control or transferred to the Trust on or following a Change of Control because of the Change of Control, in accordance with Section 3.3, shall

 

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continue to be held by the Trustee subsequent to the Change of Control and shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of, and shall not be borrowed against, without the written consent of the insured Participant. The plan actuary or other actuarial firm described in Section 3.3 shall be solely responsible for receiving such consents and giving directions to the Trustee in respect thereto.

 

3.   ACCOUNTS; CONTRIBUTIONS

 

  3.1.   Trust Fund Accounting.

 

(a) All contributions received by the Trustee and all other receipts of the Trustee, whether by way of dividends, interest or otherwise for the account of the Trust Fund, may be commingled, held, invested and, with all disbursements therefrom, accounted for by the Trustee as a single fund. All recordkeeping or valuation of the accounts of individual participants shall be the responsibility of a recordkeeper (the “Recordkeeper”) appointed by the Company. The Recordkeeper shall also perform such other functions as are specified in this Agreement. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the identity of the Recordkeeper upon the signing of this Agreement. Prior to a Change of Control, the Company shall be solely responsible for the appointment of a substitute Recordkeeper in the event that the Recordkeeper resigns or fails to perform its duties hereunder. Following a Change of Control, the Trustee shall be responsible for appointment of a Recordkeeper in the event that the Recordkeeper resigns or fails to perform its duties hereunder, but, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee shall assume no liability whatsoever on account of such appointment in good faith of a successor Recordkeeper. The Trustee may rely conclusively on all information received from the Recordkeeper.

 

(b) Subject to Section 3.4, the Company reserves the right to transfer to the Trust Fund life insurance, retirement income or annuity policies or contracts on or for the life of any Participant for whom an Account has been established hereunder or to direct the Trustee to purchase any such policies or contracts on or for the life of any such Participant out of the amounts to the credits of his Account under the Plan. Any such policy or contract shall be an asset of the Trust Fund subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors in the event of Insolvency. The proceeds of any life insurance policy shall upon the death of the insured Participant be credited to his Account under the applicable Plan and shall be an additional source of funds for the payment of benefits, if any, payable to his Beneficiary; provided, however, if the amount to the credit of a deceased Participant’s Account exceeds the value of the benefits payable after his death to his Beneficiary under the Plan, the Company may in its sole discretion direct the Recordkeeper to distribute such excess to the Company.

 

  3.2.   Contributions by the Company.

 

(a) The Trustee shall receive from the Company such amounts in cash or other property acceptable to the Trustee as the Company may from time to time determine. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to collect any such contribution. All responsibility for the determination of the amount, timing and type of payments made to the Trustee, or otherwise establishing a funding policy consistent with the objectives of the Plan shall be on the Company or its designee.

 

(b) In addition to contributions made to the Trust pursuant to Section 3.2(a), the Company may from time to time deliver to the Trustee such other amounts as may be considered necessary or appropriate to provide for the payment of expenses of the Trust.

 

  3.3   Contributions by the Company Upon a Change of Control.

 

Within 30 business days following the date of a Change of Control, the Company shall transfer to the Trustee the ownership of any insurance policies owned by the Company on the date of the Change of Control insuring the lives of Participants under the Plan and intended to provide benefits to the Beneficiaries

 

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of such Participants. If there is a Participant in the Plan at the time of a Change of Control who is not covered by a life insurance contract owned by the Company providing for the payment of the full amount payable under the Plan upon the death of the Participant, the Company shall transfer to the Trustee, within 30 business days following the date of a Change of Control, an amount actuarially determined to be necessary to provide such benefits under the Plan. The Trustee shall not be required to collect or enforce such contribution. The actuarial determination with respect to the amount to be transferred to the Trust shall be made by the individual or organization then serving as the plan actuary for the Newmont Mining Corporation Pension Plan. In the event that such actuary fails or refuses to provide the necessary actuarial calculations as above provided, the Trustee shall engage a nationally recognized actuarial consulting firm to provide the calculation, which calculation shall be provided in sufficient time for the Company to transfer the required amounts to the Trust within 30 business days following the date of the Change of Control.

 

  3.4   Insurance Contracts.

 

(a) Procuring and Holding Contracts.    The Trustee, upon written direction of the Company, shall pay from the Trust Fund such sums to such insurance company or companies as the Company may direct for the purpose of procuring individual or group annuity contracts or other insurance contracts. The Company shall prepare, or cause to be prepared in such form as it shall prescribe, the application for any insurance contract to be applied for. The Trustee shall receive and hold in the Trust, subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Section 3.4, all insurance contracts obtained, the proceeds of any sale, assignment or surrender of any such insurance contract, and any and all dividends and other payments of any kind received with respect to any such insurance contract.

 

(b) Exercising Rights Under Insurance Contracts.    The Trustee shall be the complete and absolute owner of insurance contracts held in the Trust Fund, provided that the Company (or following, a Change of Control, the plan actuary or other actuarial firm described in Section 3.3) shall have the power, without the consent of any other person, to exercise any and all of the rights, options or privileges that belong to the Trustee as such absolute owner or that are granted by the terms of any such insurance contract or by the terms of this Agreement, and the Trustee shall not exercise any of the foregoing powers or take any other action permitted by any such insurance contract other than upon the written direction of the Company (or following a Change of Control, the plan actuary or other actuarial firm described in Section 3.3). The Trustee shall have no duty to exercise any such powers or to take any such action unless and until it shall have received such direction. The Trustee, upon the written direction of the Company (or following a Change of Control, the plan actuary or other actuarial firm described in Section 3.3), shall deliver any insurance contract held in the Trust to such person or persons as may be specified in the direction.

 

(c) Payment of Premiums.    Upon the written direction of the Company (or following a Change of Control, the plan actuary or other actuarial firm described in Section 3.3), the Trustee shall pay from the Trust Fund premiums, assessments, dues, charges and interest, if any, upon any insurance contract held in the Trust fund. The Trustee shall have no duty to make any such payment unless and until it shall have received such direction.

 

(d) Payments under Contract.    Any sums paid out by any insurance company under the terms of an insurance contract held in the Trust Fund either to the Trustee, or, in accordance with its direction, to any other person or persons designated as payees in such insurance contract shall be a full and complete discharge of the liability to pay such sums, and the insurance company shall have no obligation to look to the disposition of any sums so paid. No insurance company shall be required to look into the terms of this Agreement, or to question any action of the Trustee or to see that any action of the Trustee is authorized by the terms of this Agreement.

 

(e) Liability of Trustee; Indemnification.    Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent permitted by law, neither the Trustee nor The Bank of New York shall be liable for the refusal

 

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of any insurance company to issue or change any insurance contract or to take any other action requested by the Trustee; for any assets invested in an insurance contract at the direction of the Company (or following a Change of Control, the plan actuary or other actuarial firm described in Section 3.3); for the form, terms, genuineness, validity, sufficiency or effect of any insurance contract held in the Trust Fund; for the act of any person or persons that may render any such insurance contract null and void; for the failure of any insurance company to pay the proceeds of any such insurance contract as and when the same shall become due and payable; for any delay in payment resulting from any provision contained in any such insurance contract nor for the fact that for any reason whatsoever (other than the negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee or The Bank of New York, or the breach by the Trustee or The Bank of New York of its fiduciary duties under applicable law), any insurance contract shall lapse or otherwise become uncollectible. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Trustee and The Bank of New York, as the case may be, and to hold each harmless from and against any claim, liability, loss, damage or expense that may be asserted against the Trustee or The Bank of New York by reason of any action taken or omitted by the Trustee or The Bank of New York in connection with any insurance contract at the written direction of the Company (or following a Change of Control, the plan actuary or other person described in Section 3.3).

 

4.   PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

 

  4.1.   Payments Prior to a Change of Control.

 

Prior to a Change of Control, solely out of the Trust Fund and with no obligation otherwise to make any payment, the Trustee shall make such payments as shall be directed by the Company in writing. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying on such directions.

 

  4.2.   Payments On and After Change of Control.

 

On and after the occurrence of a Change of Control, in the event of the death of a Participant, such Participant’s Beneficiary shall provide the Trustee with a certified copy of the death certificate of the Participant (and, where the Beneficiary is the legal representative of the estate of a Beneficiary who survives the Participant but dies before all Benefits have been paid, a certified copy of the death certificate of such Beneficiary), an inheritance tax waiver and such other documents as the Trustee may require (including, without limitation, certified copies of letters testamentary). Promptly upon receipt thereof, the Trustee shall mail a copy of all such documentation to the Company. The Trustee, solely out of the Trust Fund and with no obligation otherwise to make any payment, shall, as soon as administratively practicable and in conformity with the instructions set forth in the Payment Schedule, make payments to such Beneficiary at the times and in the manner set forth in the Payment Schedule last received by the Trustee with respect to such Participant or Beneficiary. For this purpose, amounts payable pursuant to an insurance policy held in the Trust directly to a Beneficiary shall be treated as having been paid from the Trust Fund by the Trustee. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying on all documentation and other information provided to it by the Company or the Administrator for all purposes under this Trust Agreement as if the Plan were deemed funded and the Company and the Administrator were “named fiduciaries” as such term is defined in ERISA. Further, in the event that the Trustee believes that further information is required or appropriate in performing its duties under this Section 4.2, it may consult with the Recordkeeper and may conclusively rely upon any information or advice received from the Recordkeeper.

 

  4.3.   Payments in the Event of a Final Determination.

 

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4 of this Trust Agreement to the contrary, if at any time (i) a Final Determination is made that the income of the Trust Fund is taxable to the Trust as an entity and not to the Company, or (ii) if a tax, as a result of a Final Determination, is payable by one or more Participants in respect of any interest in the Trust Fund prior to payment of such interest to such Participant or Participants, then, (x) in case of the occurrence of the event described in clause (i), the Trust shall

 

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terminate and the assets thereof shall be paid to the Company, (y) in the event of the occurrence of the event described in clause (ii) the Trustee, solely out of the Trust Fund and with no obligation otherwise to make any payment, shall pay to the affected Participant the amount of the tax so payable, and (z) in the event of the occurrence of the events described in both clauses (i) and (ii), the Trustee shall first pay to the affected Participant or Participants the amount of tax so payable, and then the Trust shall terminate and the remaining assets thereof shall be paid to the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, if any amounts held in the Trust are found in a Final Determination to have been includable in gross income of a Participant prior to payment of such amounts from the Trust, the Trustee shall, as soon as practicable, pay such amounts to such Participant. For purposes of this Section 4.3, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on an affidavit from a Participant (substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B) to the effect that a Final Determination described in clause (ii) above has occurred.

 

(b) The Company shall undertake at its sole expense to defend any tax claims described herein which are asserted by the Internal Revenue Service against any Participant or Beneficiary, including attorney fees and costs of appeal, and shall have the sole authority to determine whether or not to appeal any determination made by the Service or by a lower court. The Company also agrees to reimburse any Participant or Beneficiary for any interest or penalties in respect of tax claims hereunder upon receipt of documentation of same. Any distribution from the Fund to a Participant or Beneficiary under this Section 4 shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of the Plan to reduce Company liabilities to such Participant and/or Beneficiary under the Plan; provided, however, that in no event shall any Participant or Beneficiary have any obligation to return all or any part of such distribution to the Company if such distribution exceeds benefits payable under a Plan.

 

  4.4.   Rules Governing Payments.

 

The Trustee shall not make any payments to Participants or Beneficiaries from the Trust Fund except as provided in Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 even though it may be informed from another source that payments are due under the Plan. The Trustee shall have no duty to determine the propriety or amount of such payments or the rights of any person in the Trust Fund. The Company shall on a timely basis provide the Trustee with written instructions for the reporting and withholding of any federal, state and local taxes that may be required to be reported and withheld with respect to any amount paid under Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3, and the Trustee shall comply with such written instructions and shall pay any taxes withheld to the appropriate taxing authorities. The Trustee may rely conclusively (and shall be fully protected in such reliance) on the written instructions of the Company as to all tax reporting and withholding requirements.

 

  4.5.   Payment Schedules.

 

Upon the execution of this Trust Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a list of current Participants substantially in the form of Exhibit A and the initial Payment Schedules substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1. The Company may from time to time add additional Payment Schedules to the Trust Agreement and may from time to time amend the Payment Schedules then in effect or substitute new Payment Schedules without the written consent of the Participant or Participants to whom such Payment Schedules relate; provided, however, that following a Change of Control the Company shall not have the power to add or substitute Payment Schedules nor may the Company amend a Payment Schedule without the written consent of the Participant to whom such Payment Schedule relates. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying on the contents of a Payment Schedule for all purposes under this Trust Agreement without inquiry until it receives an amendment thereto or a new Payment Schedule in substitution thereof to the extent permitted hereunder.

 

  4.6.   Designation of Beneficiaries.

 

At the time that the Company first submits a Payment Schedule with respect to a Participant, it shall ascertain from such Participant the identity of such Participant’s Beneficiary and shall identify such

 

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Beneficiary on the initial Payment Schedule submitted to the Trustee with respect to such Participant. In submitting a Payment Schedule with a Beneficiary designated thereon, the Company shall be deemed to certify that such designation accurately reflects the Participant’s instructions to the Company. A Participant may revoke or change a Beneficiary designation pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Plan. It shall be the responsibility of the Administrator to inform the Trustee with respect to any changes of Beneficiary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying on the Beneficiary designation certified to the Trustee by Administrator as the Beneficiary designation in effect at the time of the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may transfer to the Trust, or may cause the Trustee to purchase for the Trust, life insurance policies under which the Participant has the right to designate a beneficiary of some portion of all of the proceeds payable upon the death of the Participant. In such a case, the life insurance proceeds shall be paid directly by the insurance company to the beneficiary designated by the Participant in the amounts authorized by the Company and such payment shall discharge the obligation of the Trust with respect to the payment of amounts payable upon the death of the Participant under the provisions of the Plan, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability in respect to the designation of a Beneficiary.

 

  4.7.   Company’s Continuing Obligations.

 

Notwithstanding any provisions of this Trust Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall remain obligated to pay the Benefits under the Plan. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall relieve the Company of its liabilities to pay the Benefits except to the extent such liabilities are met by the application of Trust Fund assets, including for this purpose the payment of insurance proceeds pursuant to a life insurance policy held in the Trust directly to a Beneficiary of a Participant.

 

  4.8.   Excess Amounts.

 

After all of the Benefits have been paid in full, the Trust shall terminate and, after the payment of any unpaid expenses, the assets of the Trust Fund (if any) shall be transferred to the Company.

 

  4.9.   Company’s Intent.

 

It is the intention of the Company to have the Trust Fund satisfy the Company’s legal liability under the Plan, and to have the balance, if any, in the Trust Fund revert to the Company after all of the Company’s legal liabilities with respect to Benefits under the Plan have been met. The Company, therefore, agrees that all income, deductions and credits of the Trust Fund belong to it as owner for income tax purposes and will be included on the Company’s income tax returns.

 

5.   CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

 

  5.1.   Notices to the Trustee.

 

The Trustee may rely on the authenticity, truth and accuracy of, and will be fully protected in acting upon:

 

(a) any notice, direction, certification, approval or other writing of the Company, if evidenced by an instrument signed in the name of the Company by an Authorized Officer; and

 

(b) any copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, if certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company under its corporate seal; or

 

(c) any notice, direction, certification, approval or other writing, oral or other transmitted form of instruction received by the Trustee and believed by it to be genuine and to be sent by or on behalf of the Administrator.

 

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  5.2.   Expenses of the Trust Fund.

 

The Trustee is authorized to pay out of the Trust Fund: (a) all brokerage fees and transfer tax expenses and other expenses incurred in connection with the sale or purchase of investments; (b) all real and personal property taxes, income taxes and other taxes of any kind at any time levied or assessed under any present or future law upon, or with respect to, the Trust Fund or any property included in the Trust Fund; (c) the Trustee’s compensation and expenses as provided in Section 5.3 hereof; and (d) all other expenses of administering the Trust, unless promptly paid to the Trustee by the Company.

 

  5.3.   Compensation of the Trustee.

 

The Company will pay to the Trustee such compensation for its services as set forth on Exhibit C as from time to time amended by the Company and the Trustee and will reimburse the Trustee for all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee in the administration of the Trust. If not promptly paid on request, the Trustee may charge such fees and expenses to and pay the same from the Trust Fund. The compensation and expenses of the Trustee shall constitute a lien on the Trust Fund.

 

  5.4.   Limitation of Liability.

 

The Trustee shall not be liable for any Losses (as defined below) or action taken or omitted or for any loss or injury resulting from its actions or its performance or lack of performance of its duties hereunder in the absence of its fraud, negligence, willful misconduct or breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable law. In no event shall the Trustee be liable (i) for acting in accordance with instructions from the Company, the Administrator, the Recordkeeper or the plan actuary or actuarial firm described in Section 3.3, (ii) for special, consequential or punitive damages, or (iii) for any Losses due to forces beyond the control of the Trustee, including without limitation strikes, work stoppages, acts of war or terrorism, insurrection, revolution, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, the insolvency of any non-affiliated party, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services.

 

  5.5.   Protection of the Trustee.

 

The Company shall pay and shall protect, indemnify and save harmless the Trustee and its officers, employees and agents from and against any and all losses, liabilities (including liabilities for penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) of any nature (collectively, “Losses”) arising from or relating to any action or any failure to act by the Trustee, its officers, employees and agents or the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement, including, but not limited to, any claim made by a Participant or his Beneficiary with respect to payments made or to be made by the Trustee, any claim made by the Company or its successor, whether pursuant to a sale of assets, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise, that this Trust Agreement is invalid or ultra vires, except to the extent that any such Loss has been determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be the result of fraud, negligence, willful misconduct of the Trustee, or the breach by the Trustee of its fiduciary duties under applicable law. To the extent that the Company has not fulfilled its obligations under the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall be reimbursed out of the assets of the Trust Fund or may set up reasonable reserves for the payment of such obligations. The Trustee assumes no obligation or responsibility with respect to any action required by this Trust Agreement on the part of the Company, the Administrator, the Recordkeeper or the plan actuary or actuarial firm described in Section 3.3.

 

  5.6.   Duties of the Trustee.

 

The Trustee will be under no duties whatsoever, except such duties as are specifically set forth as such in this Trust Agreement, and no implied covenant or obligation will be read into this Trust Agreement

 

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against the Trustee. The Trustee will not be compelled to take any action toward the execution or enforcement of the Trust or to prosecute or defend any suit in respect thereof, unless indemnified to its satisfaction against loss, cost, liability and expense; and the Trustee will be under no liability or obligation to anyone with respect to any failure on the part of the Company, the Administrator, the Recordkeeper or a Participant to perform any of their respective obligations under the Plan. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall be construed as requiring the Trustee to make any payment in excess of the amounts held in the Trust Fund at the time of such payment or otherwise to risk its own funds.

 

  5.7.   Pricing Services.

 

To the extent that the Trustee provides values of, and pricing information with respect to, securities, the Trustee is authorized to utilize generally recognized pricing services (including brokers, dealers and market makers). The Trustee shall not be liable or responsible for or be under any duty to inquire into, nor be deemed to make any assurances or warranties with respect to, the accuracy or completeness of such values or information, even if the Trustee, in performing services for itself and others, including services similar to those performed for the Company, receives different valuations of the same or similar securities of the same issuer. In the event such services are unable to provide a value of or pricing information with respect to securities and the Trustee, nevertheless, provides values and pricing information, the Trustee shall so advise the Company, but shall have no other obligation or liability with respect to such valuation or pricing information.

 

  5.8.   Settlement of Accounts of the Trustee.

 

The Trustee shall keep or cause to be kept accurate and detailed accounts of all investments, receipts, disbursements and other transactions hereunder. Such accounts shall be open to inspection and audit at all reasonable times during normal business hours by any person designated by the Company or the Administrator. At least annually after the end of each Plan Year, the Trustee shall file with the Company and the Administrator a written account, listing the investments of the Trust Fund and any uninvested cash balance thereof, and setting forth all receipts, disbursements, payments and other transactions respecting the Trust Fund not included in any such previous account. Any account, when approved by the Company and the Administrator, will be binding and conclusive on the Company, the Administrator and all Participants, and the Trustee will thereby be released and discharged from any liability or accountability to the Company, the Administrator and all Participants with respect to all matters set forth therein. Omission by the Company or the Administrator to object in writing to any specific items in any such account within sixty (60) days after its delivery will constitute approval of the account by the Company and the Administrator. No other accounts or reports shall be required to be given to the Company, the Administrator or a Participant except as stated herein or except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be required to file, and no Participant or Beneficiary shall have right to compel, an accounting, judicial or otherwise, by the Trustee.

 

  5.9.   Right to Judicial Settlement.

 

Nothing contained in this Trust Agreement shall be construed as depriving the Trustee of the right to have a judicial settlement of its accounts, and upon any proceeding for a judicial settlement of the Trustee’s accounts or for instructions the only necessary parties thereto in addition to the Trustee shall be the Company, in the case of a proceeding commenced prior to a Change of Control, or the Company and the Participants to whom additional Benefits are payable pursuant to a Payment Schedule then in effect (or, in the case of a deceased Participant still entitled to Benefits from the Trust Fund, his Beneficiary), in the case of a proceeding commenced on or after a Change of Control.

 

  5.10.   Resignation or Removal of the Trustee.

 

The Trustee may at any time resign and may at any time be removed by the Company upon sixty (60) days’ notice in writing; provided, however, that following a Change of Control, the Company shall

 

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have the right to remove the Trustee only with the written consent of two-thirds of the Participants to whom additional Benefits are payable pursuant to a Payment Schedule then in effect. The Recordkeeper shall be solely responsible for obtaining and tabulating such consents and the Trustee may rely conclusively on information received from the Recordkeeper.

 

  5.11.   Appointment of Successor Trustee.

 

In the event of the resignation or removal of the Trustee, or in any other event in which the Trustee ceases to act, a successor trustee may be appointed by the Company by instrument in writing delivered to and accepted by the successor trustee; provided, however, that following a Change of Control, the designation of a successor trustee shall be approved in writing by two-thirds of the Participants to whom additional Benefits are payable pursuant to a Payment Schedule then in effect. The Recordkeeper shall be solely responsible for obtaining and tabulating such approvals and the Trustee may rely conclusively on information received from the Recordkeeper. Notice of such appointment and approval, if applicable, will be given by the Recordkeeper to the retiring trustee, and the successor trustee will deliver to the retiring trustee an instrument in writing accepting such appointment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no appointment and approval, if applicable, of a successor trustee is made by the Company within a reasonable time after such a resignation, removal or other event, any court of competent jurisdiction may appoint a successor trustee after such notice, if any, solely to the Company and the retiring trustee, as such court may deem suitable and proper.

 

In the event of such resignation, removal or other event, the retiring trustee or its successors and assigns shall file with the Company a final account to which the provisions of Section 5.8 hereof relating to annual accounts shall apply.

 

In the event of the appointment of a successor trustee, such successor trustee will succeed to all the right, title and estate of, and will be, the Trustee; and the retiring trustee will after the settlement of its final account and the receipt of any compensation or expenses due it, deliver the Trust Fund to the successor trustee together with all such instruments of transfer, conveyance, assignment and further assurance as the successor trustee may reasonably require. The retiring trustee will retain a lien upon the Trust Fund to secure all amounts due the retiring trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Trust Agreement.

 

  5.12.   Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee.

 

Any corporation continuing as the result of any merger or resulting from any consolidation to which merger or consolidation the Trustee is a party, or any corporation to which substantially all the business and assets of the Trustee may be transferred, will be deemed automatically to be continuing as the Trustee.

 

  5.13.   Authorization of The Bank of New York.

 

(a) The Company hereby specifically authorizes that any of the Trustee’s powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities under this Trust Agreement may be performed or assumed, to the extent determined by the Trustee in its sole and absolute discretion and without any further notice to the Company, by the Trustee’s New York affiliate, The Bank of New York (“BNY (New York)”) or any successor thereto. The Company agrees to be bound by all actions taken by BNY (New York) pursuant to the preceding sentence to the same extent as if they were taken by the Trustee. The Company further agrees that BNY (New York) shall be entitled to all of the protections accorded to the Trustee under this Trust Agreement, including but not limited to Section 5.4, and that the performance of any action by BNY (New York) shall not enlarge the responsibilities of BNY (New York) under this Trust Agreement beyond the responsibilities of the Trustee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, BNY (New York) may perform custodial functions, settlement of securities transactions, valuations and accountings. If so advised in writing by the Trustee, the Company or any investment manager shall provide investment directions to BNY (New York) rather than to

 

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the Trustee. Following a Change of Control, and notwithstanding anything in this Trust Agreement to the contrary, BNY (New York) shall be solely responsible for the investment and reinvestment of the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 2.2(b) and the Trustee shall have no power, duty or authority for such investment or reinvestment except pursuant to the direction of BNY (New York). Subject to applicable law and the instruments governing such trust funds, the Trust Fund may be invested in any common, collective or commingled trust fund established or maintained by BNY (New York) or any of its affiliates as the same may have heretofore or may hereafter be established or amended and may also be invested in time or demand deposits of BNY (New York) (including deposits with BNY (New York) in its individual capacity which pay a reasonable rate of interest). The power to borrow from the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.1(h) shall also be applicable to the same extent to BNY (New York).

 

(b) BNY (New York), its officers, employees and agents shall be protected, indemnified and saved harmless from any and all losses, liabilities (including liabilities for penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs and expenses (including without limitation, attorneys’ fees and penalties to the same extent as the Trustee, its officers and agents are protected under Section 5.5 except to the extent that such losses, liabilities, actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs or expenses have been determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be the result of the fraud, negligence or willful misconduct of BNY (New York) or the breach by BNY (New York) of its fiduciary duties under applicable law, (or the fraud, negligence, willful misconduct or breach of fiduciary duty under applicable law by both the Trustee and BNY (New York)). To the extent that the Company has not fulfilled its obligations under the preceding sentence, BNY (New York) shall be reimbursed out of the assets of the Trust Fund and either the Trustee or BNY (New York) may set up reasonable reserves for the payment of such obligations. BNY (New York) assumes no obligation or responsibility with respect to any action required by this Trust Agreement on the part of the Company or the Administrator.

 

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of Section 5.13 to the contrary, unless another procedure is specified in advance in writing by the Trustee, all notices in respect of a Change of Control or of insolvency pursuant to Section 6.3 and any Payment Schedules, Termination Affidavits, affidavits with respect to a Final Determination and changes or revocations of Beneficiary designations shall only be sent to the Trustee (and not to BNY (New York)) and shall not be effective unless and until received by the Trustee.

 

6.   ENFORCEMENT; CHANGE OF CONTROL; CREDITORS

 

  6.1.   Enforcement of Trust Agreement and Legal Proceedings.

 

The Company shall have the right to enforce any provision of this Trust Agreement, and on or after a Change of Control, any Participant (or if such Participant is deceased, his Beneficiary) shall have the right as a beneficiary of the Trust to enforce any provision of this Trust Agreement that affects the right, title and interest of such Participant in the Trust. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 5.8 and 5.9 hereof, in any action or proceeding affecting the Trust, the only necessary parties shall be the Company, the Trustee and the Participants with an interest in the Trust Fund and, except as otherwise required by applicable law, no other person shall be entitled to any notice or service of process. Any judgment entered in such an action or proceeding shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, be binding and conclusive on all persons having or claiming to have any interest in the Trust.

 

  6.2.   Change of Control.

 

A “Change of Control” means any of the following events or circumstances with respect to either Newmont USA Limited or Newmont Mining Corporation, the ultimate parent of Newmont USA Limited, and for purposes of the following definition the “Company” shall mean both Newmont Mining Corporation, or any successor thereto, and Newmont USA Limited:

 

(a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of

 

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beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this Section; or

 

(b) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board of Directors of the Company; or

 

(c) Consummation by the Company of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the acquisition of assets of another entity (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

 

(d) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing definition, (i) no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Trust Agreement unless and until the Trustee has actual knowledge from a Reliable Source, not including a Participant, of such Change of Control, and (ii) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have actual knowledge of any Change of Control as defined in Section 6.2 until it has received a report signed by a majority of the board of directors referred to in such Section indicating that they have not approved of the change in the composition of the board of directors referred to in such Section.

 

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  6.3.   Insolvency of the Company.

 

(a) If at any time (i) the Company or a person claiming to be a creditor of the Company alleges in writing to the Trustee that the Company has become Insolvent, (ii) the Trustee is served with any order, process or paper from which it appears that an allegation to the effect that the Company is Insolvent has been made in a judicial proceeding or (iii) the Trustee has actual knowledge of a current report or statement from a nationally recognized credit reporting agency or from a Reliable Source to the effect that the Company is Insolvent, the Trustee shall discontinue payment of Benefits under this Trust Agreement, shall hold the Trust Fund for the benefit of the Company’s creditors, and shall resume payment of Benefits under this Trust Agreement in accordance with Section 4 hereof only upon receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction requiring such payment or if the Trustee has actual knowledge of a current report or statement from a nationally recognized credit reporting agency or other Reliable Source (other than a Reliable Source described in clause (iii) of the definition thereof) to the effect that the Company is not Insolvent; provided, however, that in the event that payment of Benefits was discontinued by reason of a court order or injunction, the Trustee shall resume payment of Benefits only upon receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction requiring such payment. The Company and its Chief Executive Officer shall be obligated to give the Trustee prompt written notice in the event that the Company becomes Insolvent. The Trustee shall not be liable to anyone in the event Benefits are discontinued pursuant to this Section 6.3.

 

(b) If the Trustee discontinues payment of Benefits pursuant to Section 6.3(a) and subsequently resumes such payment, the first payment to a Participant following such discontinuance shall include an aggregate amount equal to the difference between the payments which would have been made to such Participant under this Trust Agreement but for Section 6.3(a) and the aggregate payments actually made to such Participant by the Company (as certified to the Trustee by the Participant in writing and confirmed by the Recordkeeper) during any such period of discontinuance, plus interest on such amount at a rate equivalent to the net rate of return earned by the Trust Fund during the period of such discontinuance, as determined by the Recordkeeper.

 

(c) In the event that at any time any amount is paid from the Trust Fund to creditors of the Company, the Company shall upon demand by the Trustee deposit into the Trust Fund a sum equal to the amount paid by the Trust Fund to such creditors. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to collect any such deposit.

 

7.   AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

  7.1.   Amendment.

 

(a) Prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company may from time to time amend in writing, in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of this Trust Agreement with the written consent of the Trustee.

 

(b) At any time upon or after the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company may from time to time amend in writing, in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of this Trust Agreement with the written consent of the Trustee and two-thirds of the Participants to whom additional Benefits are payable pursuant to a Payment Schedule then in effect. The Recordkeeper shall be solely responsible for obtaining and tabulating such consents and the Trustee may rely conclusively on information received from the Recordkeeper. In addition, the Trust Agreement may be amended by the Company at any time with the written consent of the Trustee, but only to the extent such amendment is required by law or is necessary or desirable to prevent adverse tax consequences to Participants. In the event that the Company proposes to adopt an amendment to the Trust Agreement pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall provide the Trustee with an opinion of counsel reasonable acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that such amendment is required by law or is necessary or desirable to prevent adverse tax consequences to Participants. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying on such opinion without inquiry.

 

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  7.2.   Termination.

 

(a) Prior to a Change of Control, the Company may revoke and terminate the Trust at any time, in its sole discretion, without the approval of any Participant, upon notice in writing to the Trustee. As soon as practicable following the Trustee’s receipt of such notice, the Trustee shall settle its final accounts in accordance with Section 5.8 hereof and, after the receipt of any unpaid fees and expenses, shall distribute the balance of the Trust Fund as directed by the Company.

 

(b) Following a Change of Control the Trust shall terminate after the Trustee shall have made all payments required by Section 4, and, after the Trustee’s final accounts have been settled in accordance with Section 5.8 hereof and after the receipt of any unpaid fees and expenses, the Trustee shall distribute the balance of the Trust Fund as directed by the Company.

 

8.   MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

  8.1.   Successors.

 

This Trust Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Trustee and their respective successors and assigns.

 

  8.2.   Nonalienation.

 

Except insofar as applicable law may otherwise require, (a) no amount payable to or in respect of any Participant at any time under the Trust shall be subject in any manner to alienation by anticipation, sale, transfer, assignment, bankruptcy, pledge, attachment, charge or encumbrance of any kind, and any attempt to so alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, attach, charge or otherwise encumber any such amount, whether presently or thereafter payable, shall be void; and (b) the Trust Fund shall in no manner be liable for or subject to the debts or liabilities of any Participant.

 

  8.3.   Communications.

 

(a) Communications to the Company shall be addressed to the Company at Newmont USA Limited, 1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, Attn: Secretary, provided, however, that upon the Company’s written request, such communications shall be sent to such other address as the Company may specify.

 

(b) Communications to the Trustee shall be addressed to the Trustee at BNY Western Trust Company, 700 South Flower Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90017-4104, Attn: A. Daniel D’Ambrosio; provided, however, that upon the Trustee’s written request, such communications shall be sent to such other address as the Trustee may specify.

 

(c) No communication shall be binding on the Trustee until it is received by the officer of the Trustee having primary responsibility for this Trust, and no communication shall be binding on the Company until it is received by the Company.

 

  8.4.   Headings.

 

Titles to the Sections of this Trust Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Trust Agreement.

 

  8.5.   Third Parties.

 

A third party dealing with the Trustee shall not be required to make inquiry as to the authority of the Trustee to take any action nor be under any obligation to follow the proper application by the Trustee of the

 

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proceeds of sale of any property sold by the Trustee or to inquire into the validity or propriety of any act of the Trustee.

 

  8.6.   Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Certain Waivers.

 

(a) This Trust Agreement shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the internal substantive laws (and not the choice of law rules) of the State of New York. All actions and proceedings brought by the Trustee relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, this Agreement may be litigated in courts located within the State of New York. The Company hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts; hereby waives personal service of process upon it and consents that any such service of process may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company at its address last specified for notices hereunder, and service so made shall be deemed completed five (5) days after the same shall have been so mailed; and hereby waives the right to a trial by jury in any action or proceeding with the Trustee. All actions and proceedings brought by the Company against the Trustee relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, this Trust Agreement shall be litigated only in courts located within the State of New York.

 

(b) To the extent that, in any jurisdiction, the Company has or hereafter may acquire, or is or hereafter may be entitled to claim, for itself or its assets, immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from suit, execution, attachment (before or after judgment) or any other legal process, the Company irrevocably agrees not to claim, and hereby waives, such immunity. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Trust Agreement shall in no way affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision; and if any provision is held to be unenforceable as a matter of law, the other provisions shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(c) The Company agrees that by the establishment of this Trust it hereby foregoes any judicial review of the benefits payable to any persons hereunder. If a dispute arises as to the amounts or timing of any such benefits or the persons entitled thereto under the Plan or this Agreement, the Company agrees that such dispute shall be resolved by binding arbitration proceedings initiated in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and that the results of such proceedings shall be conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial review. It is expressly understood that pending the resolution of any such dispute payment of benefits shall be made and continued (except in the event of the Company’s insolvency) by the Trustee and that the Trustee shall have no liability with respect to such payments. The Company also agrees to pay the entire cost of any arbitration or legal proceeding including the legal fees of the Trustee and the Plan Participant or the Beneficiary of any deceased Plan Participant regardless of the outcome of any such proceeding and until so paid the expenses thereof shall be a charge on and lien against the Fund.

 

  8.7.   Adverse Tax Consequences.

 

The Company and not the Trustee shall bear the responsibility, if any, in the event that this Trust Agreement gives rise to adverse tax consequences to any Participant, Beneficiary or the Company.

 

  8.8.   Counterparts.

 

This Trust Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be the original although the others shall not be produced.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Trust Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

       

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

            By:  

/s/    BRITT D. BANKS

       
               

Britt D. Banks

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Attest:

           

/s/    ARDIS YOUNG


           

Ardis Young

Assistant Secretary

           
           

BNY WESTERN TRUST COMPANY,

as TRUSTEE

            By:  

/s/    KEITH N. KUHN

       

Attest:

         

Keith N. Kuhn

Chairman and CEO

/s/    DANIEL D’ AMBROSIO


           

Daniel D’ Ambrosio

Vice President

           

 

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STATE OF COLORADO

  )     
    )    ss.:

COUNTY OF DENVER

  )     

 

On this 29th day of May, 2003, before me personally came Britt D. Banks, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, said that he\she resides at 1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO that he is a Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Newmont USA Limited, the corporation described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he\she knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and that he\she signed his\her name thereto by like order.

 

    

/s/    KIMBERLY L. WISE


     Notary Public    
     Commission Expires:   October 7, 2005
        

 

 

STATE OF

  )     
    )    ss.:

COUNTY OF

  )     

 

On this 2nd day of July, 2003, before me personally came Keith N. Kuhn, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, said that he\she resides at 7005 Flaner, #200, LA, CA, that he is a Chairman and CEO of BNY WESTERN TRUST COMPANY, the corporation described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he\she knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and that he\she signed his\her name thereto by like order.

 

 

    

/s/    STEVEN JAMES GAGUONE


     Notary Public    
     Commission Expires:   03-30-07
        

 

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Exhibit A

 

FORM OF LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides the following list of Participants in the Plan:

 

I. Participants who are insured by life insurance policies transferred to the Trust by the Company and as to whom insurance proceeds will be payable upon their death to the Trustee to be distributed from the Participant’s account to the Participant’s Beneficiary, which shall be the estate of the Participant:

 

  1.   Robert Boyce
  2.   Peter Crescenzo
  3.   Edward Fontaine
  4.   Leonard Harris
  5.   Richard Leather
  6.   Gordon Parker
  7.   John Parry
  8.   Thomas Philip
  9.   David Ridinger
  10.   Timothy Schmitt
  11.   Harry Van Benschoten
  12.   John Yannopoulos

 

II. Participants whose estates are entitled to receive a payment of $10,000 upon written notice to the Company of their death:

 

  1.   Roger Adams
  2.   Robert Beebe
  3.   Graham Clark, Jr.
  4.   Jack Gordon
  5.   Christopher Hardesty
  6.   James Hill
  7.   John Johnson
  8.   Robert Miller
  9.   Ronald Vance

 

 

Dated:                             , 2003

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

 

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Exhibit A-1

 

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

                        , 200    

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

   
   

ADDRESS:

   
   
     
   

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

   
   

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

   
   

Dated:                         , 200    

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature

 

 

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Exhibit B

 

FORM OF AFFIDAVIT WITH RESPECT TO FINAL DETERMINATION

 


 

 

I,                                              , under penalties of perjury, do hereby solemnly swear (i) that I make this affidavit in order to induce BNY Western Trust Company, as Trustee under the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, (the “Trust Agreement”), to pay me the benefits to which I am entitled under such Trust Agreement, and (ii) that a Final Determination (within the meaning of Sections 1.1(i) and 4.3 of the Trust Agreement) has occurred with respect to my interest in the Trust Fund on                                              .

 

 


Participant’s Signature

 

STATE OF

  )     
    )    ss.:

COUNTY OF

  )     

 

 

On this              day of                     , 200    , before me personally came                                              , to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, said that he resides at                                               and that the statements herein are all true and correct.

 


Notary Public

Commission Expires:

 

 

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Exhibit C

 

TRUSTEE’S FEE SCHEDULE


Schedule A

 

 

List of Property Transferred

to Trustee Initial Contribution

 

I.   Cash – $90,000

 

II.   Insurance Policies:

 

    

Insurance Company


   Policy No.

  

Insured


(a)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9696248    Robert F. Boyce

(b)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9699553    Peter J. Crescenzo

(c)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9704773    Edward P. Fontaine

(d)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9698803    Leonard Harris

(e)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9696518    Richard B. Leather

(f)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9697551    Gordon R. Parker

(g)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9696597    John R. Parry

(h)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9716617    Thomas P. Philip

(i)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9697508    David C. Ridinger

(j)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9698876    Timothy J. Schmitt

(k)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9697670    Harry Van Benschoten

(l)

   Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company    9696448    John C. Yannopoulos


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  Robert F. Boyce

ADDRESS:

 

229 Aster Street

    Massapequa Park, NY 11762

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$294,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature

 


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  Peter J. Crescenzo

ADDRESS:

 

P. O. Box 35775

    Tucson, AZ 85740

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$371,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature

 


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  Edward P. Fontaine

ADDRESS:

 

211 Heights Road

    Ridgewood, NJ 07450

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$77,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  Leonard Harris

ADDRESS:

 

9534 La Costa Lane

    Littleton, CO 80124

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$371,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  Richard B. Leather

ADDRESS:

 

13 Polo Club Drive

    Denver, CO 80209

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$293,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  Gordon R. Parker

ADDRESS:

 

456 Main Street

    Castle Rock, CO 80110

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$262,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  John R. Parry

ADDRESS:

 

160 Vine Street

    Denver, CO 80206

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$139,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  Thomas R. Philip

ADDRESS:

 

6661 N. Calle Lomita

    Tucson, AZ 85704

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$332,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  David C. Ridinger

ADDRESS:

 

1221 E. Canada Vista Place

    Tucson, AZ 85737

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$385,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  Timothy J. Schmitt

ADDRESS:

 

32 Silver Fox Circle

    Greenwood Village, CO 80121

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$411,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  Harry Van Benschoten

ADDRESS:

 

6581 Ridgewood Drive

    Naples, FL 34108

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$385,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature


Exhibit A-1

 

FORM OF PAYMENT SCHEDULE

February 1, 2003

 

Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2003, between Newmont USA Limited (the “Company”) and BNY Western Trust Company as Trustee, the Company provides a Payment Schedule with respect to the following Participant:

 

NAME OF PARTICIPANT:

  John C. Yannopoulos

ADDRESS:

 

43 Maple Avenue North

    Westport, CT 06880

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

 

###-##-####

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM TRUST:

 

$385,000

Dated:                         , 2003

   

 

 

NEWMONT USA LIMITED

By:

   
   
    Authorized Officer

 

THE PARTICIPANT MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONSENT IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE AFTER A CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

The undersigned Participant to whom this Payment Schedule relates consents to the amendment of or substitution for the Payment Schedule heretofore on file with the Trustee with respect to him, by the form set forth above.

 

Dated:                             , 200    

 


Participant’s Signature
EX-12.1 4 dex121.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS Computation of Ratio of Earnings

Exhibit 12.1

 

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Amounts in thousands except ratio)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2003


 

Earnings:

        

Income before income taxes, net of minority interest in income of affiliates

   $ 487,443  

Adjustments:

        

Net interest expense(1)

     52,615  

Amortization of capitalized interest

     3,159  

Portion of rental expense representative of interest

     1,653  

Undistributed income of affiliate

     (93,207 )

Minority interest in net income of affiliates

     73,596  
    


     $ 525,259  
    


Fixed Charges:

        

Net interest expense(1)

     52,615  

Capitalized interest

     3,048  

Portion of rental expense representative of interest

     1,653  
    


     $ 57,316  
    


Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     9.2  
    


 

(1)   Includes interest expense of majority-owned subsidiaries and amortization of debt issuance costs.
EX-31.1 5 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO Certification of CEO

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

(Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

I, Wayne W. Murdy, certify that:

 

  1.   I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Newmont Mining Corporation;

 

  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/    WAYNE W. MURDY        


Wayne W. Murdy

Chief Executive Officer

 

August 4, 2003

EX-31.2 6 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF CFO Certification of CFO

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

(Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

I, Bruce D. Hansen, certify that:

 

  1.   I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Newmont Mining Corporation;

 

  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/    BRUCE D. HANSEN        


Bruce D. Hansen

Chief Financial Officer

 

August 4, 2003

EX-32.1 7 dex321.htm STATEMENT BY CEO Statement by CEO

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT

(Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

I, Wayne W. Murdy, Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  2.   the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Periodic Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  2.   the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/    WAYNE W. MURDY        


Wayne W. Murdy

Chief Executive Officer

 

August 4, 2003

 

Note: A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

EX-32.2 8 dex322.htm STATEMENT BY CFO Statement by CFO

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT

(Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

I, Bruce D. Hansen, Chief Financial Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1. the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Periodic Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

2. the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/    BRUCE D. HANSEN        


Bruce D. Hansen

Chief Financial Officer

 

August 4, 2003

 

Note: A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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