Newmont remains our #1 gold stock

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NEWMONT MINING CORP. $37 (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 533.3 million; Market cap: $19.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) is one of the world’s largest gold and copper producers. The company expects its mines in North America will supply 41% of its 2017 gold production, followed by Australia (31%), Africa (15%) and South America (13%). At current production rates, its gold reserves should last another 11.8 years. In the past few years, Newmont has sold some of its lessprofitable mines. Those include last year’s sale of its 48.5% stake in the Batu Hijau gold and copper mine in Indonesia for $1.3 billion. Focus on better mines starts to pay off As a result, Newmont’s overall revenue declined 34.5%, from $9.3 billion in 2012 to $6.1 billion in 2015. However, revenue improved 10.3% to $6.7 billion in 2016 due to the opening of new mines. Earnings fell 83.0%, from $3.71 a share (or…