Newcrest Mining
Desert gold: Newmont in bid to convert mines to cash
The US gold giant that swallowed Australia’s biggest goldminer, Newcrest, in a $26.2 billion merger is moving to sell half a dozen mines.
- by Simon Johanson
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Silicosis strikes at Australia’s biggest gold mine
A gold mine employee at US giant Newmont’s Boddington mine in WA has been diagnosed with silicosis, sparking calls to expand preventative health checks for miners.
- by Peter Milne
Newcrest slows mining at NSW flagship site amid dust pollution warnings
The Environmental Protection Authority determined the giant Cadia mine near Orange was releasing an unacceptable level of dust from its main vent.
- by Nick Toscano
Newcrest backs Newmont’s $29b takeover bid to form global gold giant
In a deal that would be the largest in gold mining history, Newcrest has agreed to back a takeover offer that values the company at nearly $29 billion.
- by Nick Toscano
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Wall Street
ASX bounces up as miners advance; Newcrest jumps after sweetened bid
The Australian sharemarket climbed on Tuesday as the country’s iron ore giants lifted the local bourse.
- by Millie Muroi
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Mining
Gold mining giant raises $30 billion takeover bid for Newcrest
Australian gold miner Newcrest has opened its books after an offer that if accepted would mark the biggest takeover in the history of the gold mining industry.
- by Nick Toscano
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Mining
Newcrest rejects $24b takeover offer from US giant Newmont
Top Australian gold miner Newcrest has rejected a takeover proposal from US giant Newmont, arguing it undervalues the company, but has agreed to open its books to extract a higher offer.
- by Nick Toscano
Canadian mining giant has no plans to spark Newcrest bidding war
Gold mining giant Barrick Gold says it is unlikely to challenge a $24 billion takeover offer for Australia’s Newcrest, reducing the chance of a bidding war.
- by Nick Toscano
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Greens Thorpedoed and Lidia has left the building
The firebrand senator from Victoria wasted no time hitting the Parliament House exit after, well, hitting the exit on her Greens colleague.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Gold
In gold mega deals, size really does matter
No one other than the big North American gold miners could make sense of the economics of a bid with a takeover premium, albeit a relatively modest one, for Newcrest.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
US gold mining giant lobs $24b takeover bid for Newcrest
Top Australian gold miner Newcrest’s shares have soared after the company said it has received a takeover offer from the world’s largest listed gold producer.
- by Nick Toscano
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