# Newmont

> Newmont's material-transition question is governed residuals, not a casual mining-waste opportunity. Tailings and process residues require safety, chemistry, permitting and closure controls before any beneficial-use discussion.

- Industry: Metals & Mining
- Collection: Active
- Evidence through: 2026-09-18
- Canonical URL: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/newmont

## Material inputs to resolve

Gold mining, mineral processing and tailings management

Newmont's 2025 release says the company completed self-assessments for more than 50 non-priority tailings facilities while strengthening oversight across its tailings storage facilities. Its public disclosure tool provides facility-level inventory and risk information. This governance evidence does not establish that a tailings stream is available, chemically suitable or permitted for reuse.

**2025** Sustainability Report

**Open** Site, grade and buyer evidence

**Screening** No commercial claim

**As of** September 18, 2026

- Ore and mineral-processing inputs
- Tailings and process residues

### Outputs and residuals to resolve

- Gold and associated mineral products
- Managed tailings and closure obligations

**First decision:** Facility status, geochemistry, geotechnical stability, permit authority and closure responsibility.

## What is disclosed

Newmont reports tailings governance and references GISTM conformance for priority and other facilities.

#### What remains unproven

No public source establishes residue chemistry, facility status, permit pathway, volume, liability allocation or beneficial-use customer.

### Decision boundary

The public record supports one bounded next move: Facility status, geochemistry, geotechnical stability, permit authority and closure responsibility. It does not establish a buyer, commercial approval or supply agreement.

## Material flow map

| Material or stream | Qualification gate | Process or destination | Evidence still needed |
|-|-|-|-|
| Ore and mineral-processing inputs | Composition and specification | Gold and associated mineral products | Site, volume and buyer evidence |
| Tailings and process residues | Condition and logistics | Managed tailings and closure obligations | Yield and destination evidence |

This is a public screening map. It separates company-disclosed flows from open qualification work. It does not convert a destination into a buyer or an announced ambition into operating capacity.

## Three defensible entry lanes

#### Tailings evidence screen

Begin with governance and chemistry, not a market hypothesis.

**Next evidence:** Facility status, geochemistry, geotechnical stability, permit authority and closure responsibility.

#### Qualification path

Separate public activity from an approved material lane.

**Next evidence:** Named site, technical owner and test plan.

#### Commercial boundary

Do not infer a buyer or supply commitment.

**Next evidence:** Commercial terms and approval.

## Evidence register

- **Disclosure and Transparency Hub** Newmont https://www.newmont.com/sustainability/Disclosure-and-Transparency-Hub/default.aspx [1]
- **2025 Sustainability Report release** Newmont https://www.newmont.com/investors/news-release/news-details/2026/Newmont-Publishes-2025-Sustainability-and-Taxes--Royalties-Contribution-Reports-2026-9kmWUOVdXC/default.aspx [2]
- **Environment and tailings** Newmont https://www.newmont.com/sustainability/Environment/ [3]

Source hierarchy: filings and company disclosures first. The brief states what those sources support and leaves the unresolved plant, grade, permit, buyer and mass-balance questions explicit.

## Material Transition editorial interpretation

The next useful working session starts with: Facility status, geochemistry, geotechnical stability, permit authority and closure responsibility.

## Sources

- [1] Disclosure and Transparency Hub - https://www.newmont.com/sustainability/Disclosure-and-Transparency-Hub/default.aspx
- [2] 2025 Sustainability Report release - https://www.newmont.com/investors/news-release/news-details/2026/Newmont-Publishes-2025-Sustainability-and-Taxes--Royalties-Contribution-Reports-2026-9kmWUOVdXC/default.aspx
- [3] Environment and tailings - https://www.newmont.com/sustainability/Environment/

From the Material Transition company brief library: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/newmont