Newmont Mining open to merger with Barrick Gold, WAtoday says
Newmont Mining Corp. is open to a merger with Barrick Gold Corp., which would create a company with a combined market value of $47.4 billion, WAtoday said on its Web site today, citing Newmont Chief Executive Officer Richard O'Brien.
Newmont Mining Corp. said Thursday it has made the first gold pour at its US$2.8 billion Boddington mine in Western Australia state, as well as trucking the first shipment of copper concentrate to port.