Newmont is now a hold

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NEWMONT MINING $32.59 (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 491.8 million; Market cap: $16.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 4.3%; www.newmont.com) gets 90% of its revenue from gold mines in the U.S., Australia and Peru. Copper, zinc and other metals supply the remaining 10%. Newmont produced 1.2 million ounces of gold in the first quarter of 2013, down 10.9% from a year earlier. That’s because colder-than-normal winter weather hurt production at its mine in Nevada. However, the company still expects to produce 4.8 million to 5.1 million ounces in 2013. Cash flow per share fell 25.6% in the latest quarter, to $1.45 from $1.95. Newmont remains our top gold stock. Its reserves should last decades, and most of its production is in politically stable areas. However, gold prices have fallen 18%, from almost $1,800 U.S. an ounce in September 2012 to $1,475 U.S. today. Gold prices remain under pressure, particularly if European governments sell their gold reserves to deal…