Newcrest Quarterly Gold Output Slides 11% to Miss Estimates
- Production declines on Gosowong disruption, Cadia grades
- Gold suppliers benefitting on metal’s gains this year
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Newcrest Mining Ltd., Australia’s biggest gold producer, said that fourth-quarter output fell 11 percent due to a disruption at its Gosowong mine in Indonesia and lower grades at its Cadia operation.
Output declined to 598,037 ounces in the three months to June 30, from 673,542 ounces a year earlier, the Melbourne-based company said in a statement on Monday, missing the 628,000 ounce median estimate among three analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Net debt fell 27 percent to $2.1 billion as of June 30 on cash generation from a stronger gold price, Newcrest said.