Newmont Files Early Warning Report

Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) (together with its affiliates, "Newmont” or the "Company”) announced today that Newmont Canada FN Holdings ULC (the "Vendor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newmont, sold 9,500,000 common shares of Star Diamond Corporation ("Star Diamond”) held by the Vendor by way of a private placement transaction for an aggregate purchase price of $190,000.00, being $0.02 per share (the "Transaction”).

Pursuant to the Transaction, the Vendor sold 9,500,000 common shares of Star Diamond ("Star Diamond Shares”), representing approximately 1.54% of the issued and outstanding Star Diamond Shares as of the date of the Transaction. Accordingly, the disposition of the Vendor’s Star Diamond Shares represents a decrease in Newmont’s ownership from approximately 11.45% to 9.92% of the issued and outstanding Star Diamond Shares.

Newmont Canada has no current intention to acquire any Star Diamond Shares, but may, depending on market and other conditions, acquire beneficial ownership or control of the Shares or other securities of Star Diamond whether through market transactions, private agreements, treasury issuances, exercise of convertible securities or otherwise.

This press release is issued pursuant to the early warning provisions of Canadian securities legislation. To obtain a copy of the Early Warning Report filed by Newmont under National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues, please contact Neil Backhouse at +1 (303) 837-5002 or investor.relations@newmont.com.

Newmont’s address is 6900 E Layton Avenue, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80237.

About Newmont

Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, zinc, lead, and silver. The Company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social, and governance practices. Newmont is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution, and technical expertise. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.

At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining. To learn more about Newmont’s sustainability strategy and initiatives, go to www.newmont.com.

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