Newmont Mining Corporation

Colonel William Boyce Thompson founded the Newmont Company in 1916 as a holding company for private acquisitions in oil and gas, mining and minerals enterprises. Thompson named the company "Newmont" because, as one biographer described it, "he grew up in Montana and made his money in New York."

Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1940, Newmont Mining Corporation has spent nearly 90 years primarily in the natural resources industry - mining gold, copper, silver, lead, zinc, lithium, uranium, coal, nickel and aggregates, even dabbling in oil and gas. Today, as one of the world's leading gold companies, Newmont's over 33,000 employees and contractors operate on five continents in eight countries across the globe.

Demonstrating leadership in safety, stewardship of the environment and social responsibility as one of our guiding values, Newmont was included in the esteemed Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the third consecutive year, and listed on both the DJSI North America and the DJSI World in 2008. The DJSI independently evaluates companies' long-term economic, environmental and social performance, publicly identifying the top 10 percent of performers in areas of sustainability.

Utilizing our financial strength and flexibility, combined with project development and operational expertise, our vision is to be the most valued and respected mining company through industry leading performance.