Newmont’s Peñasquito Mine and Cedros Community in Mexico Agree to Water Pact

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DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) (Newmont or the Company) announced today that the Peñasquito mine and the nearby San Juan de Cedros community (one of 25 neighboring communities) in Zacatecas, Mexico mutually agreed to an infrastructure solution securing sustainable water availability for the community’s domestic and agricultural uses. The 30-year water agreement represents a significant milestone and an important step in the ongoing negotiations between the parties. The agreement was developed and signed under the auspices of the ‘Dialogue Table’ sponsored by Mexico’s Federal Department of the Interior and representatives of the state government of Zacatecas.

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