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After Newmont acquisition spree COO Natascha Viljoen says margin expansion is focus
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Cost containment and productivity gains are a priority at Newmont, said Natascha Viljoen, Executive VP and COO of the company. • This week, Viljoen spoke to Kitco Mining at the Gold Forum Americas / XPL-DEV 2024 in Colorado. • Newmont is the world's largest gold producer by output. It also produces copper, zinc, lead, and silver. Over the past year, the company has been active in mergers and acquisitions (M A). In 2023, it acquired the world’s fifth-largest gold miner, Newcrest, for $17.4 billion. The company is now in the process of divesting some of its assets. This month, Newmont announced plans to sell its Telfer and Havieron stake to Greatland Gold for $475 million. • Gold has reached several all-time highs in 2024. With high metal prices, the company has room to take a long-term view of its cost structure, Viljoen said. • It’s absolutely a focus with this portfolio of assets that we have today, Viljoen said. The current work underway is to reevaluate productivity, mine design, and the fundamentals of mining to address challenges. • Viljoen emphasized that the company is not speculating on the long-term outlook for any particular metal. • [We are] not specifically focused on copper or gold, Viljoen said. We are focused on value generation. • On the topic of investing in more junior companies, Viljoen stated that the primary focus remains on Newmont's existing pipeline. • If there’s capital allocation that will truly generate value, I think that would present an opportunity, Viljoen said. But we would be hard-pressed to look beyond the value we need to generate from our existing, newly expanded portfolio. • Coverage of the Gold Forum Americas / XPL-DEV 2024 is sponsored by Metalla Royalty. • 0:00 - Divestment timeline at Newmont • 1:27 - Newmont profile in 12 months' time • 3:25 - Potential productivity gains at legacy mines • 4:27 - Reviewing operations with higher gold prices • 4:51 - Capital allocation at Newmont • 5:58 - Managing debt at Newmont • 6:42 - Investment priorities at Newmont • 7:42 - Interest in copper at Newmont • 8:51 - More industry consolidation ahead? • __________________________________________________________________ • Kitco Mining is dedicated to reporting on the mining industry. Our mandate is to be the top resource for all mining information and news, offering a clear perspective on where the industry is going through breaking news coverage, mining trends, and in-depth reporting, presented with precious, rare earth, base metals, and industry stock prices. • Get important precious and base metal updates while on the go with the Kitco Gold LIVE! app - https://applications.kitco.com • Stay connected with us • Twitter - / kitcomining • Instagram - / kitcomining • LinkedIn - / kitco-mining • Facebook - / kitcomining • Connect with the Kitco Mining anchors • Michael McCrae - / michaelmccrae • Paul Harris - / paulharrisgold • • For more in-depth mining coverage, visit us here - https://www.kitco.com/mining • Disclaimer: Videos are not trading advice, and the views expressed may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc.
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