Newmont controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Cadia dust-limit violations
New South Wales authorities fined Newmont in relation to airborne dust-limit exceedances at Cadia identified over multiple years and required support for enhanced dust monitoring.
2025
Ahafo South confrontation and fatalities
Three people were reported killed and four injured during a confrontation involving local residents and police contracted by Newmont at the Ahafo South mine in Ghana. Civil-society groups called for an independent investigation into security and human-rights practices.
2025
Red Chris safety and selenium concerns
Operations at Red Chris in British Columbia were suspended after two fall-of-ground incidents involving workers. Environmental groups also raised concerns about selenium in the Stikine River watershed and potential effects on salmon and Indigenous communities.
2010
Ahafo cyanide-spill regulatory fine
Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency fined Newmont approximately US$4.9 million over alleged shortcomings in preventing, reporting, and investigating a cyanide spill at the Ahafo mine.
2009
Public Eye criticism of Ghana project
Newmont received the Public Eye on Davos award in connection with criticism of its Akyem project in Ghana. Newmont rejected the award's characterization of the project and said the supporting material distorted the facts.
2004
Buyat Bay pollution lawsuit
Indonesia's Ministry of Environment brought a civil case alleging that tailings from Newmont's Minahasa Raya mine polluted Buyat Bay. An Indonesian court cleared the company after finding that the pollution allegations had not been proven.