The latest on Newmont Mining

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NEWMONT MINING $25.53 (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 498.5 million; Market cap: $12.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 0.4%; www.newmont.com) has completed the sale of its Jundee gold mine in Australia for $91 million. This deal is part of the company’s plan to unload less important assets and invest the proceeds in operations with better long-term prospects. Including the Jundee transaction, Newmont has raised $800 million through asset sales in the past year. Meanwhile, the company recently shut down its 48.5%-owned Batu Hijau copper/gold mine in Indonesia, which supplies 5% of its overall revenue. That’s because the Indonesian government has banned raw material exports because it wants miners to process more ore in the country. It also imposed new export taxes on partially processed minerals. The company feels this new policy violates its original contract with the Indonesian government and has asked an independent arbitrator to settle the dispute. However, a final decision could take years. Newmont is still a hold. hold…