Operations at Yanacocha, South America's largest gold mine, are a joint venture between Newmont Mining Corp., Minas Buenaventura and International Finance Corp.
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Newmont Mining on Monday rejected rival Barrick Gold's unsolicited offer, saying the all-stock proposal was not in the best interest of its shareholders as it was offered at a discount.
However, Newmont said it submitted a joint venture proposal to Barrick for operations in Nevada.