Newmont buys mine in Colorado

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NEWMONT MINING CORP. $16 (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 529.1 million; Market cap: $8.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) has purchased the Cripple Creek & Victor gold mine in Colorado for $820 million. Cripple Creek will produce 350,000 to 400,000 ounces of gold a year once it completes its current expansion in 2016. To put that in context, Newmont expects to produce 4.6 million to 4.9 million ounces in 2015. The mine should last until at least 2026. The company feels it can cut Cripple Creek’s operating costs by 10%. However, like most gold firms, Newmont’s shares will need a gold-price recovery to move significantly higher. Newmont is still a hold. hold…