RE:RE:History repeating?TG Maybe the tax bill has been holding this JV. I guess it would represent huge savings for a giant US miner like FM or Newmont or BOTH Newmont Mining is one of the world's largest gold producers. In 2016, the firm produced nearly 5 million attributable ounces of gold and 120 million attributable pounds of copper, excluding divested assets. North America accounted for 41% of attributable gold production, South America 8%, Asia Pacific 34%, and Africa 17%.