Tanami

Location: 540 kilometers north west of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Metals Mined: Gold Mine Type: Underground
Annual Gold Production*: 500 attributable Koz Date of First Production: 1983

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Boddington

Location: 16 kilometers from Boddington, Western AustraliaMetals Mined: Gold, copper
Mine Type: Surface
Annual Gold Production*: 703 attributable Koz
2019 Annual Copper Production: 77 million attributable pounds

35,000 attributable tonnes
Date of First Production: 2009

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Ahafo - Ghana

Location: 307 kilometers northwest of Accra, Ghana
Mine Type: Surface
Metals Mined: Gold
Annual Gold Production*:643 attributable Koz
Date of First Production:2006

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Akyem - Ghana

Location: 111 miles northwest of Accra, Ghana
Mine Type: Surface
Metals Mined: Gold Annual Gold Production*: 422 attributable Koz
Date of First Production: 2013

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Cerro Negro

Location: Argentina
Type of Mine: Underground
Gold Production: 334 attributable Koz

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Yanacocha

Location: 800 kilometers northeast of Lima, Peru
Mine Type: Surface
Metals Mined: Gold
Annual Gold Production*: 270 attributable Koz
Date of First Production: 1993

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Merian

Location: 66 kilometers south of Moengo, Suriname
Mine Type: Surface
Metals Mined: Gold
Annual Gold Production*: 393 attributable Koz
Date of First Production: Q4 2016

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Pueblo Viejo

Location: Dominican Republic
Type of Mine: Open pit
Gold Production: 287 attributable Koz

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Peñasquito

Location: Mexico
Type of Mine: Open pit
Gold Production: 129 attributable Koz
Annual Gold Production*: 129 attributable Koz

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Nevada

Location: Multiple locations in Northern Nevada, United States
Mine Type: Surface and underground
Metals Mined: Gold, Copper, Silver
Date of First Production: 1965

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine

Location: Near the towns of Cripple Creek and Victor Metals Mined: Gold and Silver Mine Type: 4 surface operations Annual Gold Production*: 322 attributable Koz
Date of First Production: 1976

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Porcupine

Location: Timmins, Ontario
Type of Mine: Underground, open pit and stockpiles
Gold Production: 223 attributable Koz
Annual Gold Production*: 223 attributable Koz

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Musselwhite

Location: Opapamiskan Lake, Ontario
Type of Mine: Underground
Gold Production: 3 attributable Koz
Annual Gold Production*: 3 attributable Koz

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Éléonore

Location: Eeyou Istchee/James Bay, Northern Quebec
Type of Mine: Underground
Gold Production: 246 attributable Koz
Annual Gold Production*: 246 attributable Koz

* as of December 2019. See cautionary statement.

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Spokane

The Midnite mine – one of our legacy sites – is a former uranium mine located within the Spokane Tribe of Indians reservation in the state of Washington

Western Shoshone, Shoshone-Paiute and Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation (“Goshute”)

The Western Shoshone, Shoshone-Paiute and Goshute are indigenous to the Great Basin region in which Newmont’s Nevada operations reside.

Pamaka Maroon Tribe of the Marowijne River

The Merian mine is located on the traditional lands of the Pamaka, and we engage extensively with the people of the tribe.

Gnaala Karla Booja

The Gnaala Karla Booja (GKB) are the Noongar Native Title Claimants of the land where we operate the Boddington mine in Western Australia.

Ninga Mia

The Ninga Mia Village, which houses around 100 aboriginal residents near our KCGM operation in Australia, was established in 1983 to provide more permanent accommodation for transient aboriginal people.

Warlpir

The Warlpiri people are the owners and traditional custodians of the land on which our Tanami mine in Australia’s Northern Territory is located.

Overview

Overview

Newmont's Cripple Creek & Victor Mine Gold Mine (CC&V) is located in Teller County, Colorado, southwest of Pikes Peak. CC&V was formed as an operating company for mining operations in 1976, with mining in its Cresson Project starting in 1995.

CC&V’s modern, high-tech operations allow for responsible surface mining of various ore types. The majority of the ore is processed in a zero-discharge, valley-type, leach pad to recover gold and silver. In 2015 CC&V commissioned a rod, ball, and flotation mill which processes CC&V’s higher grade, non-oxidized ore.

Key Facts

The Cripple Creek gold deposits occur within a seven square mile (18 sq. km), 30 million year old, volcanic-intrusive complex that erupted and intruded through rocks that are over one billion years old.

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Operation Facts

Location:

Location: Near the towns of Cripple Creek and Victor
Mine Type:4 surface operations
Metals Mined: Gold and Silver
Annual Gold Production*: 322 attributable Koz
Date of First Production: 1976

*December 2019. See cautionary statement.
†Consolidated $/oz

Location History

The Cripple Creek Mining District was mined historically with underground operations until the 1960s. Mining activity then ceased for approximately a decade. Small-scale surface mining using the heap-leach gold recovery method began in 1971 followed by large-scale surface mining, which grew with the start of production at CC&V’s current mining operation, called the Cresson Project.

The Cresson is named for the historic underground mining operation of the same name. The Cresson is famous for the great gold find of the District, the “Cresson Vug.” A vug is a cavity in the rock, lined with crystals somewhat like a geode.

Engineering for the modern Cresson Mine began in 1993, and obtaining the various permits necessary to mine, ensuring compliance with applicable federal, State, and local requirements was completed in 1994.

Learn more about the Cripple Creek Mining District history.

Health and Safety

Newmont's goal is to create a zero-harm workplace, and in Colorado, we have several programs and tools to help us achieve that goal.

For example, at CC&V, employees established an engagement program called SOS (See it, Own it, Solve it), which is a collaborative effort across all levels of the organization. The program encourages employees to improve our operations by speaking up when they see concerns, taking ownership of those concerns and helping identify solutions.

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Community

Newmont's success in building sustainable operations is based on our company’s value of demonstrating leadership in safety, stewardship of the environment and social responsibility throughout all phases of the mining life-cycle.

Community Volunteering

Our employees devote countless hours to volunteerism in local communities. Broad-based community volunteer efforts contribute to projects such as community events, parks and recreation teams, volunteer fire departments and more.

Community Investment

CC&V is proud to be directly involved in organizations, events and agencies representing our community. A small sample of some of our recent activities include:

Historic Preservation
  • Independence Headframe and Mill on National Register of Historic Places
  • Relocation of the Cresson Headframe and Ore Sorting House
  • Gold Sovereign Headframe moved to Cripple Creek District Museum
  • Mining equipment display at the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum
  • Mining equipment display at the Gold Camp Trailhead
  • Relocation and renovation of the Wedge Headframe and Anaconda Crib Wall
Contributions
  • CC&V donated the gold for the new overlay on the State capitol dome
  • Major sponsor of the Pikes Peak Regional Hospital
  • Support of Southern Teller County Focus Group
  • Upgrades to City of Victor water delivery system and city streets
  • Donation of land for Cripple Creek Heritage Center

We are particularly proud of our partnership with the Southern Teller County Focus Group to preserve historical sites throughout the mining district and provide safe public access to some of those areas. Five trails have been developed by the Focus Group on CC&V property. The Focus Group is responsible for maintenance of the trails and for signage that provides valuable information about the historical and modern mining in the area.

The intent of CC&V’s donation program is to support and contribute to the communities in which we live, play and work, and to provide visibility for the CC&V, our operations and our employees. Please see the Community Investment Program Guidelines for more information.

To apply for funding through Newmont’s Community Investment Program, please complete the Community Investment Application. For questions or to submit a completed application, please contact #invest.ccv@newmont.com

Environment

We use best practices to manage storm water, prevent pollution and protect wildlife. Careful monitoring of air, water quality and quantity, wildlife populations and habitat are key to protecting these resources. Monitoring reports are routinely and regularly submitted to various regulatory agencies.

Compliance and Reporting

Newmont's Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine (CC&V) sites, facilities and projects are subject to state and federal environmental regulations. Newmont has a staff of environmental professionals and technicians to manage these regulations appropriately and carry out the company’s standards of environmental stewardship.

Closure and Reclamation

Colorado’s unique and varied natural landscape is an attribute that Newmont is committed to help protect for the enjoyment of future generations. In order to do this, planning for closure starts at the development stages of all projects. Additionally, concurrent reclamation is practiced throughout the mine life to revegetate and stabilize disturbed areas as soon as possible to provide habitat for wildlife and avoid erosion.

Community Outreach and Education

CC&V has organized noxious weed identification and management programs with local residents that raise awareness of weed problems in and around the city of Victor. The site has also worked for several years with the Cresson Elementary and Catamount Institute “Young Environmental Stewards” (YES) Clubs of the Pikes Peak Region to reclaim an abandoned gravel site now called “Ceylon Beard’s” in honor of the local resident who homesteaded there. The site has become an experiential learning station for local kids on planting ponderosa pine, building birdhouses and bat houses, creating small animal habitat, and studying macroinvertebrates.

Contact

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine (CC&V)

P.O. Box 191 – 100 North 3rd Street
Victor, Colorado 80860

T: 719.851.2977
F: 719.851.3254

cc_v_external_relations@newmont.com

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