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The Newmont Strategy: Leverage to Rising Gold Price

Learn about Newmont's operating excellence, cost reduction, and exploration efforts to take advantage of a large land position. Discover how Newmont provides shareholders with the most leverage to gold and has a strong balance sheet.

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The Newmont Strategy: Leverage to Rising Gold Price

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  1. A Time for Gold Wayne W. Murdy, Chairman & CEO Pierre Lassonde, President Morgan Stanley Mining, Paper & Packaging Conference New York, NY, March 11, 2002

  2. The new Newmont Strategy • Operating excellence focusing on large mining districts • Cost reduction, district rationalization and synergy realization • Rationalization and optimization of vast asset portfolio • Exploration and development efforts to take advantage of large land position • “No hedging” philosophy • Growth of premier royalty income stream • Continued excellence in environment management, community development and employee safety • Generate superior returns for shareholders • Further improve a low net debt/capitalization level Future

  3. The new gold standard Leverage to rising gold price Largest non-hedged gold producer provides shareholders most leverage to gold Development projects add upside potential Merchant banking wealth creation World class core properties with low cash costs and high cash flows Royalty cash flow as natural hedge against low gold price Stability at lower gold prices Strong balance sheet

  4. # 1 in reserves Reserves 1 2 3 Source: Most recent public filings 1Includes reserves of 59.6 mm oz. for Newmont, 26.4 mm oz. for Normandy, 2.0 mm oz. of equivalent reserves for Franco-Nevada and 1.9 mm oz. of reserves to reflect Franco-Nevada’s 49% ownership of Echo Bay 2 SEC Filing of November 9, 2001 3 AngloGold reserves assume sale of Free State assets

  5. # 1 in production 2001 production 1 2 3 Source: most recent public filings 1 Pro forma for the acquisitions, Newmont will account for approximately 9% of global gold production (Gold Fields Mineral Services) 2 Newmont includes production attributable to Franco-Nevada’s share of Echo Bay 3 AngloGold reserves assume sale of Free State assets

  6. Over 60% of reserves and 70% of production will be in countries rated AAA1 by S&P Production2 Reserves2 Other Other South America South America ~8 mm ozs annually 90 mm ozs Source: Public filings 1 S&P local currency credit rating 2 Reserves and production attributable to Newmont, Normandy and Franco-Nevada, including Franco-Nevada’s stake in Echo Bay (assuming conversion of capital securities) and approximately 2 MM ounces of reserves attributable to Franco-Nevada’s royalty interests

  7. #1 in EBITDA Not vulnerable to drop in hedging cash flow or potential hedging losses Last twelve months EBITDA 859 1 722 720 427 279 Hedge gain 2 Source: Public filings; EBITDA defined as revenue less: cost of sale (excluding DD&A), SG&A, exploration and research and other operating expenses; Franco-Nevada revenue includes interest income 1 AngloGold EBITDA includes Free State (approximately $55MM), EBITDA excluding Free State is approximately $667MM 2 Hedge gain = Last twelve months production multiplied by the result of last twelve months realized gold price less last twelve months average spot gold price.

  8. Strong balance sheet & financial flexibility Newmont net debt/total capitalization

  9. Industry’s most attractive asset portfolio Core operations Strategic operations Others New Britannia Musselwhite Midas Holloway Twin Creeks Nevada Ovacik Golden Giant Mesquite Martabe Lone Tree La Herradura NEVADA Zarafshan Minahasa Yamfo-Sefwi Yanacocha Phoenix Crixas Akim Batu Hijau Kori Kollo Paracatu La Coipa Tanami Carlin Pajingo/ Vera-Nancy Yandal Martha Major District Reserve Base: Nevada 32.2 mm oz. Yanacocha 18.2 mm oz. Western Australia 14.0 mm oz. Tanami 2.5 mm oz. Batu Hijau 6.1 mm oz. Total 73.3 mm oz. ~80% of reserves Australian Magnesium Corporation Golden Grove Boddington Kalgoorlie Largest global land position = 94,000 sq. miles / 244,000 sq. km

  10. Transaction update to combining 3 strong companies • More than 66% acceptance by Normandy holders Feb 15 • Closed Franco-Nevada; Arrangement effective Feb 16 • Newmont representatives constitute majority of Normandy board Feb 20 • Compulsory acquisition of Normandy Feb 25

  11. 30 25 20 15 10 5 70 80 90 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 Fundamentals of gold price very positive S&P 500 Index/Gold Price (1871–2001) Index (U.S.$/oz.) • Mine output set to fall • Producer hedging is decreasing • US$ over valued

  12. Why gold is going up Supply is decreasing • Reduced hedging and short sales combine with flat mine production and stable central bank sales, resulting in reduced gold supply Total supply 4,234 4,106 4,154 3,970 3,845 Source: GFMS data

  13. Why gold is going up Producer hedging is decreasing Producers have been net buyers of gold in 2000 and 2001 Net producer hedging (Tonnes of gold) Source: GFMS data

  14. The levitating greenback U.S. dollar against all other world currencies (NBF trade-weighted index*) The USD is now stronger than at its late 1985 peak It is up nearly 8% from a year ago ‘84 ‘86 ‘88 ‘90 ‘92 ‘94 ‘96 ‘98 ‘00 ‘02 Source: NBF Economic Research * Measured against 30 other currencies

  15. Why gold is going up 4-year gold price performance Euro Gold Spot US$ Gold Spot 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001 Yen Gold Spot Rand Gold Spot 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998 1999 2000 2001

  16. 10 Newmont PF¹ 9 8 2 AngloGold 7 6 5 Barrick Gold Fields 2001 production (MM oz.) 4 3 • Leading non-hedging producer • Only substantial USA gold company 2 Others Placer Dome 1 0 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 3 Enterprise value (US$ millions) The new industry leader Source: Public filings; market data as of February 15, 2002 1 Includes production attributable to Franco-Nevada’s share of Echo Bay 2 AngloGold’s reserves assume sale of Free State assets 3 Enterprise value represents market capitalization plus net debt, minority interests and preferred stock

  17. The “GO TO” non-hedging gold stock Total combined market capitalization (US$41 billion) New Newmont 20% Hedgers (US$23 billion) Non-hedgers (US$18 billion) Other Non-hedgers 24% New Newmont will constitute 45% of the total market capitalization of all non-hedgers Source: NBF Economic Research

  18. Leverage to gold Estimated increase in annual pre-tax cash flow from US$25 increase in gold price 1, 2 Further upside as new Newmont unwinds Normandy’s hedge book 3 US$ millions Based on analysis of public filings 1 US$25 per ounce multiplied by unhedged 2001E production 2 Newmont includes pre-tax cash flow from Normandy and Franco-Nevada. Assumes a gold price increase from US$275 per ounce to US$300 per ounce 3 Pro forma for the sale of Free State assets; assumes no adjustment to hedge book

  19. New Britannia Musselwhite Midas Holloway Twin Creeks Nevada Ovacik Golden Giant Mesquite Martabe Lone Tree La Herradura NEVADA Zarafshan Minahasa Yamfo-Sefwi Yanacocha Phoenix Crixas Akim Batu Hijau Kori Kollo Paracatu La Coipa Tanami Carlin Pajingo/ Vera-Nancy Yandal Martha Australian Magnesium Corporation Boddington Kalgoorlie Option value for rising gold prices • Nevada, ~15mm oz of reserves • Leeville underground, 3mm oz • Twin Creeks South expansion, 2mm oz • Phoenix, 6mm oz • Gold Quarry South layback, 4mm oz Core operations Strategic operations Others • Martabe, Indonesia • prefeasibility of Purnama deposit for heap leach Yamfo-Sefwi, Ghana 3.3mm oz in equity reserves • Akim, Ghana • 51.4 mm metric tons at 2.1g/t (0.06 opt) Golden Grove • Yanacocha, Peru • Expansion beyond 2.5 mm oz annually • Exploration upside • Covered oxides • Copper/gold sulfides • Boddington, Australia • 4.9mm oz in equity reserves

  20. The new gold standard • Balance sheet strength • Low cash costs • Balanced political risk • Management strength • “No hedging” philosophy • U.S. domicile #1 leverage to gold reserves gold production trading liquidity EBITDA

  21. Cautionary Statement PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT These materials include forward-looking information and statements about Newmont Mining Corporation that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for "forward-looking statements" provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements include financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions; statements regarding plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future operations, products and services; and statements regarding future performance. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words "expect," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates" and similar expressions. The forward-looking information and statements in these materials are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Newmont, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and uncertainties include those discussed or identified in the public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made by Newmont. Such risks include, but are not limited to, gold price volatility, increased production costs and variances in ore grade or recovery rates from those assumed in mining plans.

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