Newmont (NEM) 10-K 18 Feb 21 2020 FY Annual report Financial data

Cover

Cover - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 11, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-31240
Entity Registrant Name	NEWMONT CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	84-1611629
Entity Address, Address Line One	6900 E Layton Ave
Entity Address, City or Town	Denver
Entity Address, State or Province	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80237
City Area Code	(303)
Local Phone Number	863-7414
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, par value $1.60 per share
Trading Symbol	NEM
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Public Float			$ 49,521,911,826
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		800,314,223
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement submitted to the Registrant’s stockholders in connection with our 2021 Annual Stockholders Meeting to be held on April 28, 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.
Entity Central Index Key	0001164727
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPER

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales (Note 5)		$ 11,497	$ 9,740	$ 7,253
Costs and expenses:
Costs applicable to sales	[1]	5,014	5,195	4,093
Depreciation and amortization		2,300	1,960	1,215
Reclamation and remediation (Note 6)		366	280	163
Exploration		187	265	197
Advanced projects, research and development		122	150	153
General and administrative		269	313	244
Care and maintenance (Note 7)		178	0	0
Impairment of long-lived and other assets (Note 8)		49	5	369
Other expense, net (Note 9)		206	295	29
Total costs and expenses		8,691	8,463	6,463
Other income (expense):
Gain on formation of Nevada Gold Mines (Note 32)		0	2,390	0
Gain on asset and investment sales, net (Note 10)		677	30	100
Other income, net (Note 11)		(32)	297	55
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest of $24, $26 and $37, respectively		(308)	(301)	(207)
Total other income (expense)		337	2,416	(52)
Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items		3,143	3,693	738
Income and mining tax benefit (expense) (Note 12)		(704)	(832)	(386)
Equity income (loss) of affiliates (Note 13)		189	95	(33)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		2,628	2,956	319
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		163	(72)	61
Net income (loss)		2,791	2,884	380
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests (Note 15)		38	(79)	(39)
Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders		2,829	2,805	341
Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders:
Continuing operations		2,666	2,877	280
Discontinued operations		163	(72)	61
Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders		$ 2,829	$ 2,805	$ 341
Basic:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ 3.32	$ 3.92	$ 0.53
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.20	(0.10)	0.11
Net income (loss) per common share, basic (in dollars per share)		3.52	3.82	0.64
Diluted:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)		3.31	3.91	0.53
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.20	(0.10)	0.11
Net income (loss) per common share, diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 3.51	$ 3.81	$ 0.64
[1]	Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation .

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OP_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Capitalized interest	$ 24	$ 26	$ 37

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 2,791	$ 2,884	$ 380
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in marketable securities, net of tax of $—, $— and $—, respectively	(5)	5	1
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(2)	1	(12)
Change in pension and other post-retirement benefits, net of tax of $(11), $— and $2, respectively	44	(19)	(9)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedge instruments, net of tax of $(3), $(2) and $(4), respectively	12	32	9
Other comprehensive income (loss)	49	19	(11)
Comprehensive income (loss)	2,840	2,903	369
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:
Newmont stockholders	2,878	2,824	330
Noncontrolling interests	(38)	79	39
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 2,840	$ 2,903	$ 369

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CO_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Change in marketable securities, tax	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Change in pension and other post-retirement benefits, tax	(11)	0	2
Change in fair value of cash flow hedge instruments, tax	$ (3)	$ (2)	$ (4)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$ 2,791	$ 2,884	$ 380
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization		2,300	1,960	1,215
Impairment of long-lived and other assets (Note 8)		49	5	369
Gain on formation of Nevada Gold Mines (Note 32)		0	(2,390)	0
Gain on asset and investment sales, net (Note 10)		(677)	(30)	(100)
Net loss (income) from discontinued operations (Note 14)		(163)	72	(61)
Reclamation and remediation		353	258	146
Change in fair value of investments (Note 11)		(252)	(166)	50
Deferred income taxes (Note 12)		(222)	334	150
Impairment of investments (Note 11)		93	2	42
Charges from pension settlement		87	(10)	0
Charges from debt extinguishment (Note 11)		77	0	0
Stock-based compensation (Note 18)		72	97	76
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		44	130	271
Other non-cash adjustments		43	39	42
Net change in operating assets and liabilities (Note 29)		295	(309)	(743)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations		4,890	2,876	1,837
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations (Note 14)		(8)	(10)	(10)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		4,882	2,866	1,827
Investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and mine development		(1,302)	(1,463)	(1,032)
Proceeds from sales of mining operations and other assets, net		1,156	30	24
Proceeds from sales of investments		307	67	18
Contributions to equity method investees		(60)	(28)	0
Return of investment from equity method investees		58	132	0
Purchases of investments		(37)	(112)	(39)
Acquisitions, net	[1]	0	127	(140)
Other		44	21	(8)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of continuing operations		166	(1,226)	(1,177)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations (Note 14)		(75)	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		91	(1,226)	(1,177)
Financing activities:
Repayment of debt		(1,160)	(1,876)	0
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net		985	690	0
Dividends paid to common stockholders		(834)	(889)	(301)
Repurchases of common stock (Note 16)		(521)	(479)	(98)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(197)	(186)	(160)
Funding from noncontrolling interests		112	93	100
Payments on lease and other financing obligations		(66)	(55)	(4)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		51	0	0
Payments for withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based compensation		(48)	(50)	(40)
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interests		0	0	48
Other		(2)	(25)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(1,680)	(2,777)	(455)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		6	(3)	(4)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		3,299	(1,140)	191
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		2,349	3,489	3,298
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		5,648	2,349	3,489
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$ 2,349	$ 3,489	$ 3,489
[1]	Acquisitions, net for the year ended December 31, 2019 is comprised of $117 cash and cash equivalents acquired, $21 restricted cash acquired, net of $17 cash paid in the Newmont Goldcorp transaction and $6 of restricted cash acquired in the formation of Nevada Gold Mines. For the year ended December 31, 2018, Acquisitions, net is comprised of mineral interest acquisitions, primarily Galore Creek.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CA_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)
Cash paid to Goldcorp shareholders	$ 17
Goldcorp
Cash acquired from acquisition, unrestricted	117
Cash acquired from acquisition, restricted	21
NGM
Cash acquired from acquisition, restricted	$ 6

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,540	$ 2,243
Trade receivables (Note 5)	449	373
Investments (Note 20)	290	237
Inventories (Note 21)	963	1,014
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads (Note 22)	827	812
Other current assets	436	570
Current assets held for sale (Note 10)	0	1,023
Current assets	8,505	6,272
Property, plant and mine development, net (Note 23)	24,281	25,276
Investments (Note 20)	3,197	3,199
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads (Note 22)	1,705	1,484
Deferred income tax assets (Note 12)	337	549
Goodwill (Note 24)	2,771	2,674
Other non-current assets	573	520
Total assets	41,369	39,974
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	493	539
Employee-related benefits (Note 17)	380	361
Income and mining taxes	657	162
Current lease and other financing obligations (Note 26)	106	100
Debt (Note 25)	551	0
Other current liabilities (Note 27)	1,182	880
Current liabilities held for sale (Note 10)	0	343
Current liabilities	3,369	2,385
Debt (Note 25)	5,480	6,138
Lease and other financing obligations (Note 26)	565	596
Reclamation and remediation liabilities (Note 6)	3,818	3,464
Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 12)	2,073	2,407
Employee-related benefits (Note 17)	493	448
Silver streaming agreement (Note 5)	993	1,058
Other non-current liabilities (Note 27)	699	1,061
Total liabilities	17,490	17,557
Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest	34	47
EQUITY
Common stock	1,287	1,298
Treasury shares - 4 million and 3 million shares, respectively	(168)	(120)
Additional paid-in capital	18,103	18,216
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 28)	(216)	(265)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	4,002	2,291
Newmont stockholders' equity	23,008	21,420
Noncontrolling interests	837	950
Total equity	23,845	22,370
Total liabilities and equity	$ 41,369	$ 39,974

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.60	$ 1.60
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	1,280,000,000	1,280,000,000
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)	800,000,000	808,000,000
Treasury shares (in shares)	4,000,000	3,000,000

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANG

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		Total		Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)		Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017					534	(1)
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 11,519		$ 0	$ 855	$ (30)	$ 9,592	$ (292)	$ 115	$ 410		$ (115)	$ 984
Changes in Equity
Accounting Standards Update [Extensible List]		us-gaap:AccountingStandardsUpdate201602Member
Cumulative-effect adjustment of adopting ASU		$ 0						(96)		96
Net income (loss)		381								341			40
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(11)						(11)
Dividends declared	[1]	(301)								(301)
Distributions declared to noncontrolling interests		(160)											(160)
Cash calls requested from noncontrolling interests		$ 99											99
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		(2.7)			(2)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		$ (98)			$ (4)		(46)			(48)
Withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based compensation (in shares)		(1)				(1)
Withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based compensation		$ (40)				$ (40)
Stock-based awards and related share issuances (in shares)					3
Stock-based awards and related share issuances		76			$ 4		72
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018					535	(2)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2018		11,465		(9)	$ 855	$ (70)	9,618	(284)		383		(9)	963
Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest, Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017		0
Contingently Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
Net income (loss)		(1)
Sale of noncontrolling interest		48
Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest, Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 47
Changes in Equity
Accounting Standards Update [Extensible List]		us-gaap:AccountingStandardsUpdate201613Member
Net income (loss)		$ 2,884								2,805			79
Other comprehensive income (loss)		19						19
Shares issued and other non-cash consideration for Goldcorp acquisition (in shares)	[2]				285
Shares issued and other non-cash consideration for Goldcorp acquisition	[2]	9,429			$ 457		8,972
Dividends declared		(895)	[1]				(205)			(690)	[1]
Distributions declared to noncontrolling interests		(187)											(187)
Cash calls requested from noncontrolling interests		$ 95											95
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		(12)			(12)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		$ (479)			$ (19)		(265)			(195)
Cancellation of shares due to the expiration of certain exchange rights		$ 1					4			(3)
Withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based compensation (in shares)		(1.4)				(1)
Withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based compensation		$ (50)				$ (50)
Stock-based awards and related share issuances (in shares)					3
Stock-based awards and related share issuances		$ 97			$ 5		92
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		808			811	(3)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 22,370		$ (5)	$ 1,298	$ (120)	18,216	(265)		2,291		$ (5)	950
Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest, Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2019		47
Changes in Equity
Net income (loss)		2,804								2,829			(25)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		49						49
Dividends declared	[1]	(839)								(839)
Distributions declared to noncontrolling interests		(198)											(198)
Cash calls requested from noncontrolling interests		$ 110											110
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		(10)			(10)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		$ (521)			$ (17)		(230)			(274)
Withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based compensation (in shares)		(1)				(1)
Withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based compensation		$ (48)				$ (48)
Stock options exercised (in shares)					1
Stock options exercised		51			$ 2		49
Stock-based awards and related share issuances (in shares)					2
Stock-based awards and related share issuances		$ 72			$ 4		68
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020		800			804	(4)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 23,845			$ 1,287	$ (168)	$ 18,103	$ (216)		$ 4,002			$ 837
Contingently Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
Net income (loss)		(13)
Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest, Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 34
[1]	Cash dividends declared per common share was $1.04, $0.56, and $0.56 for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Special dividends declared per common share was $—, $0.88, and $— for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
[2]	The shares issued and other non-cash consideration for Goldcorp acquisition includes the fair value of equity classified stock-based compensation awards allocated to purchase consideration of $6.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHA_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.04	$ 0.56	$ 0.56
Special dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0.88	$ 0
Equity classified stock-based compensation awards allocated to purchase consideration	$ 6

THE COMPANY

THE COMPANY	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
THE COMPANY	THE COMPANY Newmont Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Newmont,” “we,” “us” or the “Company”) predominantly operate in the mining industry, focused on the production of and exploration for gold properties, some of which may contain copper, silver, zinc, lead or other metals. The Company has significant operations and/or assets in the United States (“U.S.”), Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia and Ghana. The cash flow and profitability of the Company’s operations are significantly affected by the market price of gold, copper, silver, lead and zinc. The prices of gold, copper, silver, lead and zinc are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s control. References to “C$” refer to Canadian currency.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTI

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Risks and Uncertainties As a global mining company, the Company’s revenue, profitability and future rate of growth are substantially dependent on prevailing metal prices, primarily for gold, but also for copper, silver, lead and zinc. Historically, the commodity markets have been very volatile, and there can be no assurance that commodity prices will not be subject to wide fluctuations in the future. A substantial or extended decline in commodity prices could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows, access to capital and on the quantities of reserves that the Company can economically produce. The carrying value of the Company’s Property, plant and mine development , net; Inventories; Stockpiles and ore on leach pads; Investments; Deferred income tax assets; and Goodwill are particularly sensitive to the outlook for commodity prices. A decline in the Company’s price outlook from current levels could result in material impairment charges related to these assets. In addition to changes in commodity prices, other factors such as changes in mine plans, increases in costs, geotechnical failures, changes in social, environmental or regulatory requirements, impacts of global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and management’s decision to reprioritize or abandon a development project can adversely affect the Company’s ability to recover its investment in certain assets and result in impairment charges. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a material impact on the global economy, the scale and duration of which remain uncertain. In response, the Company temporarily placed five sites into care and maintenance, including Musselwhite, Éléonore, Yanacocha and Cerro Negro in March 2020 and Peñasquito in April 2020. The Company worked closely with local stakeholders to resume operations at all five mine sites during the second quarter of 2020. As of December 31, 2020, all sites were fully operational, with the exception of Cerro Negro that continues to progress its ramp up. The impact of this pandemic could include additional sites being placed into care and maintenance, significant COVID-19 specific costs, volatility in the prices for gold and other metals, logistical challenges shipping our products, delays in product refining and smelting due to restrictions or temporary closures, additional travel restrictions, other supply chain disruptions and workforce interruptions, including loss of life. Depending on the duration and extent of the impact of COVID-19 and the success of a widely available vaccine, this could materially impact the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial condition and could result in material impairment charges to the Company’s Property, plant and mine development, net ; Inventories ; Stockpiles and ore on leach pads ; Investments ; Deferred income tax assets; and Goodwill . Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. (“Yanacocha”) includes the mining operations at Yanacocha and the Conga project in Peru. Based on the Company's internal project portfolio evaluation process, we do not anticipate developing Conga in the next ten years. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the project’s development timeline, we have allocated our exploration and development capital to other projects in our portfolio. As a result, the Conga project is currently in care and maintenance and we continue to evaluate opportunities to sell or find alternative uses for equipment and assets originally acquired for the Conga project. Should we be unable to develop the Conga project or conclude that future development is not in the best interest of the business, we may consider sale of the project to a third-party or other alternatives for the project, which may result in a future impairment charge. The total assets at Conga as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $1,517 and $1,558 respectively. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the accounting for and recognition and disclosure of assets, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses. The Company must make these estimates and assumptions because certain information used is dependent on future events, cannot be calculated with a high degree of precision from data available or simply cannot be readily calculated based on generally accepted methodologies. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Use of Estimates The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates and assumptions relate to mineral reserves that are the basis for future cash flow estimates utilized in impairment calculations and units-of-production amortization calculations; environmental remediation, reclamation and closure obligations; estimates of recoverable gold and other minerals in stockpile and leach pad inventories; estimates of fair value for certain reporting units and asset impairments (including impairments of long-lived assets, goodwill and investments); write-downs of inventory, stockpiles and ore on leach pads to net realizable value; post-employment, post-retirement and other employee benefit liabilities; valuation allowances for deferred tax assets; provisional amounts related to income tax effects of newly enacted tax laws; provisional amounts related to uncertain tax positions; valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination; reserves for contingencies and litigation; and the fair value and accounting treatment of financial instruments including marketable securities and derivative instruments. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results will differ from those amounts estimated in these financial statements. Principles of Consolidation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Newmont Corporation, more-than-50%-owned subsidiaries that it controls and variable interest entities where it is the primary beneficiary. The proportionate consolidation method is used for investments in which the Company has an undivided interest in the assets, liabilities and operations and for certain unincorporated joint ventures in the extractive industry. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Equity method accounting is applied for certain entities where the Company does not have control, but does have significant influence over the activities that most significantly impact the entities’ operations and financial performance. The functional currency for the majority of the Company’s operations is the U.S. dollar. The Company follows the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) guidance for identification and reporting of entities over which control is achieved through means other than voting rights. The guidance defines such entities as Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”). Business Combinations The Company recognizes and measures the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date, while transaction and integration costs related to business combinations are expensed as incurred. Any excess of the purchase consideration when compared to the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired, if any, is recorded as goodwill. For material acquisitions, the Company engages independent appraisers to assist with the determination of the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, noncontrolling interest, if any, and goodwill, based on recognized business valuation methodologies. An income, market or cost valuation method may be utilized to estimate the fair value of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and noncontrolling interest, if any, in a business combination. The income valuation method represents the present value of future cash flows over the life of the asset using: (i) discrete financial forecasts, which rely on management’s estimates of reserve quantities and exploration potential, costs to produce and develop reserves, revenues, and operating expenses; (ii) long-term growth rates; (iii) appropriate discount rates; and (iv) expected future capital requirements (“income valuation method”). The market valuation method uses prices paid for a similar asset by other purchasers in the market, normalized for any differences between the assets (“market valuation method”). The cost valuation method is based on the replacement cost of a comparable asset at the time of the acquisition adjusted for depreciation and economic and functional obsolescence of the asset (“cost valuation method”). The fair value of property, plant and mine development is estimated to include the fair value of asset retirement costs of related long-lived tangible assets. If the initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the acquisition occurs, an estimate will be recorded. Subsequent to the acquisition date, and not later than one year from the acquisition date, the Company will record any material adjustments to the initial estimate based on new information obtained that would have existed as of the date of the acquisition. Any adjustment that arises from information obtained that did not exist as of the date of the acquisition will be recorded in the period the adjustments arises. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Cash and cash equivalents consist of all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Because of the short maturity of these investments, the carrying amounts approximate their fair value. Cash and cash equivalents are held in overnight bank deposits or are invested in United States Treasury securities and money market securities. Restricted cash is excluded from cash and cash equivalents and is included in other current or non-current assets. Restricted cash is held primarily for the purpose of settling asset retirement obligations. Stockpiles, Ore on Leach Pads and Inventories As described below, costs that are incurred in or benefit the productive process are accumulated as stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories. Stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories are carried at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value represents the estimated future sales price of the product based on current and long-term metals prices, less the estimated costs to complete production and bring the product to sale. Write-downs of stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories to net realizable value are reported as a component of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization . The current portion of stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories is determined based on the expected amounts to be processed within the next 12 months and utilize the short-term metal price assumption in estimating net realizable value. Stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories not expected to be processed within the next 12 months are classified as non-current and utilize the long-term metal price assumption in estimating net realizable value. The major classifications are as follows: Stockpiles Stockpiles represent ore that has been extracted from the mine and is available for further processing. Mine sequencing may result in mining material at a faster rate than can be processed. The Company generally processes the highest ore grade material first to maximize metal production; however, a blend of metal stockpiles may be processed to balance hardness and/or metallurgy in order to maximize throughput and recovery. Processing of lower grade stockpiled ore may continue after mining operations are completed. Sulfide copper ores are subject to oxidation over time which can reduce expected future recoveries. Stockpiles are measured by estimating the number of tons added and removed from the stockpile, the number of contained ounces or pounds (based on assay data) and the estimated metallurgical recovery rates (based on the expected processing method). Stockpile ore tonnages are verified by periodic surveys. Costs are added to stockpiles based on current mining costs incurred including applicable overhead and depreciation and amortization relating to mining operations and removed at each stockpile’s average cost per recoverable unit as material is processed. Stockpiles are recorded at the lower of average cost or net realizable value, and carrying values are evaluated at least quarterly. Net realizable value represents the estimated future sales price based on short-term and long-term metals price assumptions, less estimated costs to complete production and bring the product to sale. Ore on Leach Pads Ore on leach pads represent ore that has been mined and placed on leach pads where a solution is applied to the surface of the heap to dissolve the gold or silver or extract the copper. Costs are added to ore on leach pads based on current mining costs, including applicable depreciation and amortization relating to mining operations. Costs are removed from ore on leach pads as ounces are recovered based on the average cost per estimated recoverable ounce of gold or silver or pound of copper on the leach pad. Estimates of recoverable ore on the leach pads are calculated from the quantities of ore placed on the leach pads (measured tons added to the leach pads), the grade of ore placed on the leach pads (based on assay data) and a recovery percentage (based on ore type). In general, leach pads recover between 50% and 95% of the recoverable ounces in the first year of leaching, declining each year thereafter until the leaching process is complete. Although the quantities of recoverable metal placed on the leach pads are reconciled by comparing the grades of ore placed on pads to the quantities of metal actually recovered (metallurgical balancing), the nature of the leaching process inherently limits the ability to precisely monitor inventory levels. As a result, the metallurgical balancing process is constantly monitored and estimates are refined based on actual results over time. Historically, the Company’s operating results have not been materially impacted by variations between the estimated and actual recoverable quantities of metal on its leach pads. Variations between actual and estimated quantities resulting from changes in assumptions and estimates that do not result in write-downs to net realizable value are accounted for on a prospective basis. In-process Inventory In-process inventories represent material that is currently in the process of being converted to a saleable product. Conversion processes vary depending on the nature of the ore and the specific processing facility, but include mill in-circuit, flotation, leach and carbon-in-leach. In-process material is measured based on assays of the material fed into the process and the projected recoveries of the respective processing plants. In-process inventories are valued at the lower of the average cost of the material fed into the process attributable to the source material coming from the mines, stockpiles and/or leach pads, plus the in-process conversion costs, including applicable amortization relating to the process facilities incurred to that point in the process or net realizable value. Precious Metals Inventory Precious metals inventories include gold doré and/or gold bullion. Precious metals that result from the Company’s mining and processing activities are valued at the lower of the average cost of the respective in-process inventories incurred prior to the refining process, plus applicable refining costs or net realizable value. Concentrate Inventory Concentrate inventories represent gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper concentrate available for shipment or in transit for further processing when the sales process has not been completed. The Company values concentrate inventory at average cost, including an allocable portion of support costs and amortization. Costs are added and removed to the concentrate inventory based on metal in the concentrate and are valued at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. Materials and Supplies Materials and supplies are valued at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. Cost includes applicable taxes and freight. Property, Plant and Mine Development Facilities and Equipment Expenditures for new facilities or equipment and expenditures that extend the useful lives of existing facilities or equipment are capitalized and recorded at cost. Facilities and equipment acquired as a part of a finance lease, build-to-suit or other financing arrangement are capitalized and recorded based on the contractual lease terms. The facilities and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method at rates sufficient to depreciate such capitalized costs over the estimated productive lives of such facilities. These estimated productive lives do not exceed the related estimated mine lives, which are based on proven and probable reserves. Mine Development Mine development costs include engineering and metallurgical studies, drilling and other related costs to delineate an ore body, the removal of overburden to initially expose an ore body at open pit surface mines and the building of access ways, shafts, lateral access, drifts, ramps and other infrastructure at underground mines. Costs incurred before mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves are expensed and classified as Exploration or Advanced projects, research and development expense. Capitalization of mine development project costs that meet the definition of an asset begins once mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves. Drilling and related costs are capitalized for an ore body where proven and probable reserves exist and the activities are directed at obtaining additional information on the ore body or converting mineralized material to proven and probable reserves. All other drilling and related costs are expensed as incurred. Drilling costs incurred during the production phase for operational ore control are allocated to inventory costs and then included as a component of Costs applicable to sales . The cost of removing overburden and waste materials to access the ore body at an open pit mine prior to the production phase are referred to as “pre-stripping costs.” Pre-stripping costs are capitalized during the development of an open pit mine. Where multiple open pits exist at a mining complex utilizing common processing facilities, pre-stripping costs are capitalized at each pit. The removal, production, and sale of de minimis saleable materials may occur during the development phase of an open pit mine and are assigned incremental mining costs related to the removal of that material. The production phase of an open pit mine commences when saleable minerals, beyond a de minimis amount, are produced. Stripping costs incurred during the production phase of a mine are variable production costs that are included as a component of inventory to be recognized in Costs applicable to sales in the same period as the revenue from the sale of inventory. Mine development costs are amortized using the units-of-production method based on estimated recoverable ounces or pounds in proven and probable reserves. To the extent that these costs benefit an entire ore body, they are amortized over the estimated life of the ore body. Costs incurred to access specific ore blocks or areas that only provide benefit over the life of that area are amortized over the estimated life of that specific ore block or area. Underground development costs are capitalized as incurred. Costs incurred before mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves are expensed and classified as Exploration or Advanced projects, research and development expense. Capitalization of mine development project costs that meet the definition of an asset begins once mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves. Mineral Interests Mineral interests include acquired interests in production, development and exploration stage properties. Mineral interests are capitalized at their fair value at the acquisition date, either as an individual asset purchase or as part of a business combination. Mineral interests in the development and exploration stage are not amortized until the underlying property is converted to the production stage, at which point the mineral interests are amortized over the estimated recoverable proven and probable reserves. The value of such assets is primarily driven by the nature and amount of mineralized material believed to be contained in such properties. Production stage mineral interests represent interests in operating properties that contain proven and probable reserves and are amortized using the units-of-production method based on the estimated recoverable ounces or pounds in proven and probable reserves. Development stage mineral interests represent interests in properties under development that contain proven and probable reserves. Exploration stage mineral interests represent interests in properties that are believed to potentially contain mineralized material consisting of (i) mineralized material within pits; mineralized material with insufficient drill spacing to qualify as proven and probable reserves; and mineralized material in close proximity to proven and probable reserves; (ii) around-mine exploration potential not immediately adjacent to existing reserves and mineralization, but located within the immediate mine area; (iii) other mine-related exploration potential that is not part of current mineralized material and is comprised mainly of material outside of the immediate mine area; (iv) greenfield exploration potential that is not associated with any other production, development or exploration stage property, as described above; or (v) any acquired right to explore or extract a potential mineral deposit. The Company’s mineral rights generally are enforceable regardless of whether proven and probable reserves have been established. In certain limited situations, the nature of a mineral right changes from an exploration right to a mining right upon the establishment of proven and probable reserves. The Company has the ability and intent to renew mineral interests where the existing term is not sufficient to recover all identified and valued proven and probable reserves and/or undeveloped mineralized material. Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired in a business acquisition. Goodwill is allocated to reporting units and tested for impairment annually as of December 31, 2020 and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The Company generally elects to utilize the optional qualitative assessment for goodwill to determine whether it is more likely than not that the carrying value of a reporting unit is higher than its fair value. If it is determined that the fair value is more likely than not to be lower than the carrying value, a quantitative goodwill impairment test is performed by determining the fair value of the reporting unit. The fair value of a reporting unit is determined using either the income approach utilizing estimates of discounted future cash flows or the market approach utilizing recent transaction activity for comparable properties. These approaches are considered Level 3 fair value measurements. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The Company recognizes its pro rata share of goodwill and any subsequent goodwill impairment losses recorded by entities that are proportionately consolidated. The estimated undiscounted cash flows used to assess the fair value of a reporting unit are derived from the Company’s current business plans, which are developed using short-term price forecasts reflective of the current price environment and management’s projections for long-term average metal prices. In addition to short- and long-term metal price assumptions, other assumptions include estimates of commodity-based and other input costs; proven and probable mineral reserves estimates, including the timing and cost to develop and produce the reserves; value beyond proven and probable estimates; and the use of appropriate discount rates. Impairment of Long-lived Assets The Company reviews and evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is measured and recorded based on the estimated fair value of the long-lived assets being tested for impairment, and their carrying amounts. Fair value is typically determined through the use of an income approach utilizing estimates of discounted pre-tax future cash flows or a market approach utilizing recent transaction activity for comparable properties. These approaches are considered Level 3 fair value measurements. Occasionally, such as when an asset is held for sale, market prices are used. The Company believes its estimates and models used to determine fair value are similar to what a market participant would use. The estimated undiscounted cash flows used to assess recoverability of long-lived assets and to measure the fair value of the Company’s mining operations are derived from current business plans, which are developed using short-term price forecasts reflective of the current price environment and management’s projections for long-term average metal prices. In addition to short- and long-term metal price assumptions, other assumptions include estimates of commodity-based and other input costs; proven and probable mineral reserves estimates, including the timing and cost to develop and produce the reserves; value beyond proven and probable estimates; estimated future closure costs; and the use of appropriate discount rates. In estimating undiscounted cash flows, assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of undiscounted cash flows from other asset groups. The Company’s estimates of undiscounted cash flows are based on numerous assumptions and it is possible that actual cash flows may differ significantly from estimates, as actual produced reserves, metal prices, commodity-based and other costs, and closure costs are each subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Investments Management classifies investments at the acquisition date and re-evaluates the classification at each balance sheet date and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that there is a change in the Company’s ability to exercise significant influence. The ability to exercise significant influence is typically presumed when the Company possesses 20% or more of the voting interests in the investee. The Company accounts for its investments in stock of other entities over which the Company has significant influence, but not control, using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method of accounting, the Company increases its investment for contributions made and records its proportionate share of net earnings, declared dividends and partnership distributions based on the most recently available financial statements of the investee. Equity method investments are included in Investments . Contributions made to equity method investees at times are in the form of loan agreements. Loans provided to equity method investees that are made based on the Company's proportionate ownership percentage are accounted for as “in-substance capital contributions” and are treated as an increase to the investment. Principal and interest payments received on loans treated as in-substance capital contributions are assessed under the cumulative earnings approach to determine if the distribution received represents a return on capital or a return of capital. Return on capital distributions are recorded as an operating cash flow whereas return of capital distributions are recorded as an investing cash flow. Loans provided to equity method investees that are not made on a proportionate basis are accounted for as a loan receivable and do not increase the investment. Principal payments received on loans not treated as an in-substance capital contribution are accounted for as a reduction to the loan receivable and interest received is recorded as interest income. The Company evaluates its equity method investments for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that there is an other-than-temporary decline in the value of the investment. Declines in fair value that are deemed to be other-than-temporary are charged to Other Income, net . Additionally, the Company has certain marketable equity and debt securities. Marketable equity securities are measured primarily at fair value with any changes in fair value recorded in Other income, net . Certain marketable equity securities are accounted for under the measurement alternative (cost less impairment, adjusted for any qualifying observable price changes) when fair value is not readily determinable. The Company accounts for its restricted marketable debt securities as available-for-sale securities. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale ("AFS") investments, net of taxes, are reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in Total equity , unless an impairment is deemed to be credit-related. Credit-related impairment is recognized as an allowance for credit losses on the balance sheet with a corresponding charge to Other Income, net . Debt The Company carries its Senior Notes at amortized cost. Debt issuance costs and debt premiums and discounts, which are included in Debt, and unrealized gains or losses related to cash flow hedges using treasury rate lock contracts and forward starting swap contracts, which are included in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) , are amortized using the effective interest method over the terms of the respective Senior Notes as a component of Interest expense, net within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. When repurchasing its debt, the Company records the resulting gain or loss as well as the accelerated portion of related debt issuance costs, premiums and discounts, and any unrealized gains or losses from the associated treasury rate lock contracts and/or associated forward starting swap contracts, included in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) , in Other Income, net . Leases The Company determines if a contractual arrangement represents or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in Other non-current assets and Other current and non-current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Finance leases are included in Property, plant and mine development, net and current and non-current Lease and other financing obligations in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Operating and finance lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future lease payments over the lease term. Leases acquired in a business combination are also measured based on the present value of the remaining leases payments, as if the acquired lease were a new lease at the acquisition date. When the rate implicit to the lease cannot be readily determined, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of the future lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is derived from information available at the lease commencement date and represents the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar

BUSINESS ACQUISITION

BUSINESS ACQUISITION	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]
BUSINESS ACQUISITION	BUSINESS ACQUISITION On January 14, 2019, the Company entered into a definitive agreement (as amended by the first amendment to the arrangement agreement, dated as of February 19, 2019, the “Arrangement Agreement”) to acquire all outstanding shares of Goldcorp, Inc. (“Goldcorp”), an Ontario corporation. On April 18, 2019 (“acquisition date”), pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, Newmont completed the business acquisition of Goldcorp, in which Newmont was the acquirer. The acquisition of Goldcorp increased the Company’s gold and other metal reserves and expanded the operating jurisdictions. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred consisted of the following: Newmont stock issued (285 million shares at $33.04 per share) $ 9,423 Cash paid to Goldcorp shareholders 17 Other non-cash consideration 16 Total consideration $ 9,456 The Company retained an independent appraiser to determine the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. In accordance with the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase price of Goldcorp has been allocated to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their estimated acquisition date fair values. The fair value estimates were based on income, market and cost valuation methods. The excess of the total consideration over the estimated fair value of the amounts initially assigned to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed has been recorded as goodwill, which is not deductible for income tax purposes. The goodwill balance is mainly attributable to: (i) the acquisition of existing operating mines with access to an assembled workforce that cannot be duplicated at the same costs by new entrants; (ii) operating synergies anticipated from the integration of the operations of Newmont and Goldcorp; (iii) the application of Newmont’s Full Potential program and potential strategic and financial benefits that include the increase in reserve base and opportunities to identify additional mineralization through exploration activities; and (iv) the financial flexibility to execute capital priorities. In April 2020, the Company completed the analysis to assign fair values to all assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation for the Newmont Goldcorp transaction: Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 117 Trade receivables 95 Investments 169 Equity method investments (1) 2,796 Inventories 500 Stockpiles and ore on leach pads 57 Property, plant & mine development (2) 11,054 Goodwill (3) 2,550 Deferred income tax assets (4) 206 Other assets 508 Total assets 18,052 Liabilities: Debt (5) 3,304 Accounts payable 240 Employee-related benefits 190 Income and mining taxes payable 20 Lease and other financing obligations 423 Reclamation and remediation liabilities (6) 897 Deferred income tax liabilities (4) 1,430 Silver streaming agreement (7) 1,165 Other liabilities (8) 927 Total liabilities 8,596 Net assets acquired $ 9,456 ____________________________ (1) The fair value of the equity method investments was determined by applying the income valuation method. The income valuation method relies on a discounted cash flow model and projected financial results. Discount rates for the discounted cash flow models are based on capital structures for similar market participants and included various risk premiums that account for risks associated with the specific investments. (2) The fair value of property, plant and mine development is based on applying the income and cost valuation methods and includes a provision for the estimated fair value of asset retirement obligations related to the long-lived tangible assets. (3) Goodwill attributable to the North America and South America reportable segments is $2,091 and $459, respectively. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company reclassified $84 of goodwill previously allocated to the Red Lake reporting unit, and included in Assets held for sale as of December 31, 2019, to other reporting units in the North America reportable segment as a result of refinements to deferred tax liability allocations during the first quarter that existed at the acquisition date. The Company disposed $47 of goodwill remaining at Red Lake on March 31, 2020 as part of the Red Lake Sale. See Note 10 for additional information. (4) Deferred income tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax benefit or future tax expense associated with the differences between the fair value allocated to assets (excluding goodwill) and liabilities and the historical carryover tax basis of these assets and liabilities. No deferred tax liability is recognized for the basis difference inherent in the fair value allocated to goodwill. (5) The fair value of the Goldcorp Senior Notes is measured using a market approach, based on quoted prices for the acquired debt; $1,250 of borrowings under the term loan and revolving credit agreements approximate fair value. (6) The fair value of reclamation and remediation liabilities is based on the expected amounts and timing of cash flows for closure activities and discounted to present value using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate as of the acquisition date. Key assumptions include the costs and timing of key closure activities based on the life of mine plans, including estimates and timing of monitoring and water management costs (if applicable) after the completion of initial closure activities. (7) The fair value of the acquired silver streaming intangible liability is valued by using the income valuation method. Key assumptions in the income valuation method include long-term silver prices, level of silver production over the life of mine and discount rates. (8) Other liabilities includes the balance of $450 related to unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties. Pro Forma Financial Information The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents consolidated results assuming the Goldcorp acquisition occurred on January 1, 2018. Years Ended December 31, 2019 2018 Sales $ 10,468 $ 10,314 Net income (loss) (1) $ 2,666 $ (2,898) ____________________________ (1) Included in Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders is $260 of Newmont Goldcorp transaction and integration costs for the year ended December 31, 2019.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
SEGMENT INFORMATION	SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company regularly reviews its segment reporting for alignment with its strategic goals and operational structure as well as for evaluation of business performance and allocation of resources by Newmont’s Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"). In the second quarter of 2019, following the close of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction on April 18, 2019, and in anticipation of the formation of NGM effective July 1, 2019, the Company revised its operating segments and established the Nevada reportable segment to reflect certain changes in the financial information regularly reviewed by the CODM. The Company determined that its operations are organized into five geographic regions: North America, South America, Australia, Africa and Nevada, which also represent Newmont’s reportable and operating segments. As a result of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company acquired the Red Lake, Musselwhite, Porcupine, Éléonore and Peñasquito mines, which are included in the North America reportable segment, and the Cerro Negro mine, which is included in the South America reportable segment. Additionally, the Company acquired interests in the Pueblo Viejo mine, the Norte Abierto project, the NuevaUnión project and the Alumbrera mine, which are all accounted for as equity method investments. The Company’s investment in the Pueblo Viejo mine is included in the South America reportable segment within Other South America. All other equity method investments are included in Corporate and other. Refer to Note 10 and 20 for additional information on sales of Red Lake and the investment in Alumbrera mine. The Company’s Nevada reportable segment included the Carlin, Phoenix, Twin Creeks and Long Canyon mines (“existing Nevada mining operations”). On July 1, 2019, ("the effective date") the Company contributed its existing Nevada mining operations in exchange for a 38.5% ownership interest in Nevada Gold Mines (“NGM”). See Note 32 for further information. Notwithstanding the reportable segments structure, the Company internally reports information on a mine-by-mine basis for each mining operation and has chosen to disclose this information in the following tables. Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items from reportable segments does not reflect general corporate expenses, interest (except project-specific interest) or income and mining taxes. Intercompany revenue and expense amounts have been eliminated within each segment in order to report on the basis that management uses internally for evaluating segment performance. Newmont’s business activities that are not included within the reportable segments are included in Corporate and Other. Although they are not required to be included in this footnote, they are provided for reconciliation purposes. The financial information relating to the Company’s segments is as follows: Sales Costs Applicable to Sales Depreciation and Amortization Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items Total Assets Capital Expenditures (1) Year Ended December 31, 2020 CC&V $ 478 $ 245 $ 80 $ 15 $ 129 $ 755 $ 41 Red Lake (2) 67 45 2 1 20 — 4 Musselwhite 180 117 62 7 (40) 1,324 58 Porcupine 566 244 109 17 171 1,565 43 Éléonore 371 181 109 5 47 1,115 43 Peñasquito: Gold 894 286 168 Silver 510 201 117 Lead 134 77 45 Zinc 348 221 121 Total Peñasquito 1,886 785 451 3 544 6,824 127 Other North America — — 27 8 (88) 100 2 North America 3,548 1,617 840 56 783 11,683 318 Yanacocha 593 345 123 12 (165) 1,832 111 Merian 822 328 102 11 375 993 42 Cerro Negro 404 166 139 4 8 2,139 49 Other South America — — 7 31 (57) 2,736 2 South America 1,819 839 371 58 161 7,700 204 Boddington: Gold 1,221 579 102 Copper 155 107 19 Total Boddington 1,376 686 121 3 526 2,238 160 Tanami 871 251 102 16 442 1,095 212 Other Australia — — 7 16 448 59 8 Australia 2,247 937 230 35 1,416 3,392 380 Ahafo 853 375 145 22 278 2,224 120 Akyem 671 234 120 9 291 1,000 27 Other Africa — — — 3 (12) 3 — Africa 1,524 609 265 34 557 3,227 147 Nevada Gold Mines 2,359 1,012 579 42 700 7,753 241 Nevada 2,359 1,012 579 42 700 7,753 241 Corporate and Other — — 15 84 (474) 7,614 49 Consolidated $ 11,497 $ 5,014 $ 2,300 $ 309 $ 3,143 $ 41,369 $ 1,339 ____________________________ (1) Includes an increase in accrued capital expenditures of $37; consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis were $1,302. (2) On March 31, 2020, the Company sold Red Lake. Refer to Note 10 for additional information. Sales Costs Applicable to Sales Depreciation and Amortization Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items Total Assets Capital Expenditures (1) Year Ended December 31, 2019 CC&V $ 445 $ 290 $ 95 $ 13 $ 39 $ 770 $ 35 Red Lake (2)(3) 159 136 50 7 (47) 589 29 Musselwhite (2)(4) 7 13 28 7 (6) 1,301 60 Porcupine (2) 338 185 66 14 58 1,859 61 Éléonore (2) 378 214 80 8 65 1,323 55 Peñasquito: (2) Gold 209 116 43 Silver 253 181 66 Lead 85 77 29 Zinc 143 129 55 Total Peñasquito 690 503 193 6 (58) 7,038 128 Other North America — — 22 5 (161) 4 8 North America 2,017 1,341 534 60 (110) 12,884 376 Yanacocha 735 400 113 24 83 1,803 185 Merian 734 297 93 11 331 990 56 Cerro Negro (2) 502 210 111 22 132 2,213 55 Other South America — — 12 40 (67) 2,809 1 South America 1,971 907 329 97 479 7,815 297 Boddington: Gold 999 575 106 Copper 166 117 22 Total Boddington 1,165 692 128 3 330 2,148 78 Tanami 697 266 96 12 314 966 124 Kalgoorlie (3) 319 216 27 6 67 434 34 Other Australia — — 7 24 (32) 62 10 Australia 2,181 1,174 258 45 679 3,610 246 Ahafo 880 393 160 33 295 2,057 213 Akyem 585 235 150 14 176 993 33 Other Africa — — — 6 (16) 3 — Africa 1,465 628 310 53 455 3,053 246 Nevada Gold Mines 1,022 494 298 22 203 8,096 138 Carlin (5) 533 358 107 15 46 — 64 Phoenix: (5) Gold 151 116 33 Copper 44 28 9 Total Phoenix 195 144 42 1 29 — 13 Twin Creeks (5) 230 113 31 5 89 — 30 Long Canyon (5) 126 36 36 12 40 — 7 Other Nevada (5) — — 2 8 (9) — 5 Nevada 2,106 1,145 516 63 398 8,096 257 Corporate and Other — — 13 97 1,792 4,516 32 Consolidated $ 9,740 $ 5,195 $ 1,960 $ 415 $ 3,693 $ 39,974 $ 1,454 ____________________________ (1) Includes a decrease in accrued capital expenditures of $9; consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis were $1,463. (2) Sites acquired as part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, effective April 18, 2019. (3) On January 2, 2020, the Company sold its 50% interest in Kalgoorlie and on March 31, 2020, the Company sold Red Lake. There were no operating results at Kalgoorlie for the year ended December 31, 2020. The assets and liabilities of these sites were classified as held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019. Refer to Note 10 for additional information. (4) Costs applicable to sales are partially offset by insurance recoveries received during 2019. Refer to Note 11 for additional information. (5) Newmont contributed its existing Nevada mining operations in exchange for a 38.5% interest in NGM, effective July 1, 2019. Amounts include sales of finished goods inventory retained and not contributed to NGM on the effective date, pursuant to the Nevada JV Agreement. Sales Costs Applicable to Sales Depreciation and Amortization Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items Total Assets Capital Expenditures (1) Year Ended December 31, 2018 CC&V $ 450 $ 260 $ 83 $ 10 $ 89 $ 853 $ 29 Other North America — — — — — — — North America 450 260 83 10 89 853 29 Yanacocha 659 425 108 54 (6) 1,518 119 Merian 677 275 90 13 300 1,036 78 Other South America — — 14 34 (61) 1,640 1 South America 1,336 700 212 101 233 4,194 198 Boddington: Gold 900 571 102 Copper 218 132 24 Total Boddington 1,118 703 126 — 293 2,113 57 Tanami 638 297 75 17 251 902 97 Kalgoorlie 410 232 24 10 170 402 22 Other Australia — — 6 12 (8) 72 6 Australia 2,166 1,232 231 39 706 3,489 182 Ahafo 553 323 105 17 99 1,869 264 Akyem 527 227 151 13 125 966 40 Other Africa — — — 5 (13) 2 — Africa 1,080 550 256 35 211 2,837 304 Carlin 1,173 782 220 34 79 2,242 153 Phoenix: Gold 291 202 47 Copper 85 55 15 Total Phoenix 376 257 62 5 32 899 32 Twin Creeks 457 240 61 12 (146) 877 82 Long Canyon 215 72 76 23 44 1,008 11 Other Nevada — — 2 23 (54) 857 15 Nevada 2,221 1,351 421 97 (45) 5,883 293 Corporate and Other — — 12 68 (456) 3,459 13 Consolidated $ 7,253 $ 4,093 $ 1,215 $ 350 $ 738 $ 20,715 $ 1,019 ____________________________ (1) Includes a decrease in accrued capital expenditures of $13; consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis were $1,032. Long-lived assets, which primarily consist of Property, plant and mine development, net and non-current Stockpiles and ore on leach pads , were as follows: At December 31, 2020 2019 United States $ 7,631 $ 7,955 Mexico 5,032 5,332 Canada 3,557 3,740 Australia 2,923 2,693 Ghana 2,468 2,503 Argentina 1,562 1,624 Peru 2,148 2,177 Suriname 762 808 Other — 1 $ 26,083 $ 26,833

SALES

SALES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Sales	SALES The following table presents the Company’s Sales by mining operation, product and inventory type: Gold Sales from Doré Production Sales from Concentrate and Other Production Total Sales Year Ended December 31, 2020 CC&V $ 478 $ — $ 478 Red Lake (1) 67 — 67 Musselwhite 180 — 180 Porcupine 566 — 566 Éléonore 371 — 371 Peñasquito: Gold 84 810 894 Silver (2) — 510 510 Lead — 134 134 Zinc — 348 348 Total Peñasquito 84 1,802 1,886 North America 1,746 1,802 3,548 Yanacocha 592 1 593 Merian 822 — 822 Cerro Negro 404 — 404 South America 1,818 1 1,819 Boddington: Gold 290 931 1,221 Copper — 155 155 Total Boddington 290 1,086 1,376 Tanami 871 — 871 Australia 1,161 1,086 2,247 Ahafo 853 — 853 Akyem 671 — 671 Africa 1,524 — 1,524 Nevada Gold Mines 2,285 74 2,359 Nevada 2,285 74 2,359 Consolidated $ 8,534 $ 2,963 $ 11,497 ____________________________ (1) On March 31, 2020, the Company sold Red Lake. Refer to Note 10 for additional information. (2) Silver sales from concentrate includes $67 related to non-cash amortization of the Silver streaming agreement liability. Gold Sales from Doré Production Sales from Concentrate and Other Production Total Sales Year Ended December 31, 2019 CC&V $ 445 $ — $ 445 Red Lake (1)(3) 159 — 159 Musselwhite (1) 7 — 7 Porcupine (1) 338 — 338 Éléonore (1) 378 — 378 Peñasquito: (1) Gold 17 192 209 Silver (2) — 253 253 Lead — 85 85 Zinc — 143 143 Total Peñasquito 17 673 690 North America 1,344 673 2,017 Yanacocha 735 — 735 Merian 734 — 734 Cerro Negro (1) 502 — 502 South America 1,971 — 1,971 Boddington: Gold 238 761 999 Copper — 166 166 Total Boddington 238 927 1,165 Tanami 697 — 697 Kalgoorlie (3) 319 — 319 Australia 1,254 927 2,181 Ahafo 880 — 880 Akyem 585 — 585 Africa 1,465 — 1,465 Nevada Gold Mines 1,000 22 1,022 Carlin (4) 533 — 533 Phoenix: (4) Gold 52 99 151 Copper — 44 44 Total Phoenix 52 143 195 Twin Creeks (4) 230 — 230 Long Canyon (4) 126 — 126 Nevada 1,941 165 2,106 Consolidated $ 7,975 $ 1,765 $ 9,740 ____________________________ (1) Sites acquired as part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, effective April 18, 2019. (2) Silver sales from concentrate includes $37 related to non-cash amortization of the Silver streaming agreement liability. (3) On January 2, 2020, the Company sold its 50% interest in Kalgoorlie and on March 31, 2020, the Company sold Red Lake. There were no operating results at Kalgoorlie for the year ended December 31, 2020. Refer to Note 10 for additional information. (4) Newmont contributed its existing Nevada mining operations in exchange for a 38.5% interest in NGM, effective July 1, 2019. Gold Sales from Doré Production Sales from Concentrate and Other Production Total Sales Year Ended December 31, 2018 CC&V $ 450 $ — $ 450 North America 450 — 450 Yanacocha 659 — 659 Merian 677 — 677 South America 1,336 — 1,336 Boddington: Gold 243 657 900 Copper — 218 218 Total Boddington 243 875 1,118 Tanami 638 — 638 Kalgoorlie 410 — 410 Australia 1,291 875 2,166 Ahafo 553 — 553 Akyem 527 — 527 Africa 1,080 — 1,080 Carlin 1,173 — 1,173 Phoenix: Gold 127 164 291 Copper — 85 85 Total Phoenix 127 249 376 Twin Creeks 457 — 457 Long Canyon 215 — 215 Nevada 1,972 249 2,221 Consolidated $ 6,129 $ 1,124 $ 7,253 Trade Receivables The following table details the receivables included within Trade receivables : At December 31, At December 31, Receivables from Sales: Gold sales from doré production $ 59 $ 27 Sales from concentrate and other production 390 346 Total receivables from Sales $ 449 $ 373 Provisional Sales The Company sells gold, copper, silver, lead and zinc concentrates on a provisional basis. Provisional concentrate sales contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from the sale of the concentrates at the forward price at the time of sale. The embedded derivative, which is not designated for hedge accounting treatment, is marked to market through earnings each period prior to final settlement. The impact to Sales from revenue recognized due to the changes in pricing is an increase (decrease) of $80, $22 and $(9) for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. At December 31, 2020, Newmont had gold sales of 224,000 ounces priced at an average of $1,890 per ounce, copper sales of 12 million pounds priced at an average price of $3.52 per pound, silver sales of 4 million ounces priced at an average of $26.50 per ounce, lead sales of 25 million pounds priced at an average of $0.90 per pound, and zinc sales of 54 million pounds priced at an average of $1.24 per pound, subject to final pricing over the next several months. Silver Streaming Agreement As a part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company assumed the Silver streaming agreement liability related to silver production from the Peñasquito mine in the North America segment. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is obligated to sell 25% of silver production from the Peñasquito mine to Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation at the lesser of market price or a fixed contract price, subject to an annual inflation adjustment of up to 1.65%. This agreement contains off-market terms and was initially recognized at its acquisition date fair value as a finite-lived intangible liability. Refer to Note 3 for further discussion of the valuation methodology and initial fair value. The Company’s policy is to amortize the liability into Sales each period using the units-of-production method. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, the Company amortized $67, $37, and $—, respectively, of the Silver streaming agreement liability into revenue. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the value of the liability included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet was $1,060 and $1,127, respectively. Revenue by Geographic Area Newmont primarily conducts metal sales in U.S. dollars, and therefore Sales are not exposed to fluctuations in foreign currencies. Revenues from sales attributed to countries based on the customer’s location were as follows: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 United Kingdom $ 8,489 $ 7,980 $ 5,448 Korea 1,317 538 237 Germany 277 203 237 Mexico 277 190 — Japan 244 172 105 Switzerland 243 120 677 Philippines 242 293 254 United States 97 78 52 Other (1) 311 166 243 $ 11,497 $ 9,740 $ 7,253 ____________________________ (1) Other includes $67, $37, and $— related to non-cash amortization of the Silver streaming agreement liability for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. Revenue by Major Customer As gold can be sold through numerous gold market traders worldwide, the Company is not economically dependent on a limited number of customers for the sale of its product. In 2020, sales to JPMorgan Chase were $2,775 (24%) and Standard Chartered were $2,737 (24%) of total gold sales. In 2019, sales to Standard Chartered were $2,907 (30%), JPMorgan Chase were $1,780 (18%), Toronto Dominion Bank were $1,204 (12%) of total gold sales. In 2018, sales to JPMorgan Chase were $2,295 (32%), Toronto Dominion Bank were $1,324 (18%) and Standard Chartered were $1,164 (16%) of total gold sales. The Company sells silver, lead, zinc and copper predominantly in the form of concentrates which are sold directly to smelters located in Asia and to a lesser extent North America and Europe. The concentrates are sold under long-term supply contracts with processing fees based on the demand for these concentrates in the global market place.

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]
RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION	RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION The Company’s mining and exploration activities are subject to various domestic and international laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations to protect public health and the environment and believes its operations are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations in all material respects. The Company has made, and expects t o make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the full amount of such future expenditures. Estimated future reclamation and remediation costs are based principally on current legal and regulatory requirements. The Company’s Reclamation and remediation expense consisted of: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Reclamation adjustments and other $ 180 $ 77 $ 33 Reclamation accretion 134 133 99 Total reclamation expense 314 210 132 Remediation adjustments and other 46 65 26 Remediation accretion 6 5 5 Total remediation expense 52 70 31 $ 366 $ 280 $ 163 In 2020, reclamation adjustments primarily related to increased lime consumption and water treatment costs at inactive Yanacocha sites and an update of the project cost estimates at inactive Porcupine sites that resulted in increases of $152 and $16, respectively. In 2019, reclamation adjustments primarily related to updated water management costs at inactive Yanacocha sites and an update of the project cost estimates at Mule Canyon and Northumberland mine sites that resulted in increases of $62, $9 and $4, respectively. In 2018, reclamation adjustments primarily related to increased water management costs for operations no longer in production at Yanacocha of $14, a revision in the closure plan for Lone Tree, resulting in increased monitoring costs of $7, and increased water management costs of $9 for operations no longer in production at Carlin. In 2020, remediation adjustments primarily related to project execution delays due to COVID-19 and updated project cost estimates at the Midnite mine and Dawn mill sites of $27 and other remediation project spend at other sites. In 2019, remediation adjustments primarily related to updated project cost estimates at the Midnite mine and Dawn mill sites and increased water management cost estimates at Con mine that resulted in increases of $36 and $9, respectively. In 2018, remediation adjustments related to updated assumptions for future water management costs at the Idarado remediation site, increased costs for project activities at the Woodcutters remediation site, and increased water management costs at the Resurrection remediation site that resulted in increases of $8, $2 and $2, respectively. The following are reconciliations of Reclamation and remediation liabilities : Reclamation Remediation Total Balance at January 1, 2019 $ 2,316 $ 279 $ 2,595 Additions, changes in estimates and other 287 46 333 Adjustment from the Newmont Goldcorp transaction 882 — 882 Net change from the formation of NGM (49) — (49) Obligations included within liabilities held for sale (1) (153) — (153) Other acquisitions and divestitures (11) — (11) Payments, net (71) (31) (102) Accretion expense 133 5 138 Balance at December 31, 2019 3,334 299 3,633 Additions, changes in estimates and other 312 33 345 Adjustment from the Newmont Goldcorp transaction 15 — 15 Payments, net (76) (25) (101) Accretion expense 134 6 140 Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 3,719 $ 313 $ 4,032 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (1) This represents the reclamation obligations at the Red Lake and Kalgoorlie mines which were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2019. Refer to Note 10 for further information on the assets held for sale. The current portion of reclamation liabilities was $164 and $125 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and was included in Other current liabilities . The current portion of remediation liabilities was $50 and $44 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and was included in Other current liabilities . At December 31, 2020 and 2019, $3,719 and $3,334, respectively, were accrued for reclamation obligations relating to operating and formerly operating properties. The Company is also involved in several matters concerning environmental remediation obligations associated with former, primarily historic, mining activities. Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites involved. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, $313 and $299, respectively, were accrued for such environmental remediation obligations. Depending upon the ultimate resolution of these matters, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the liability for these matters could be as much as 48% greater or 0% lower than the amount accrued at December 31, 2020. These amounts are included in Other current liabilities and Reclamation and remediation liabilities . The amounts accrued are reviewed periodically based upon facts and circumstances available at the time. Changes in estimates are recorded in Reclamation and remediation in the period estimates are revised. Included in Other non-current assets at December 31, 2020 and 2019 are $56 and $53 respectively, of non-current restricted cash held for purposes of settling reclamation and remediation obligations. Of the amounts at December 31, 2020, $48 was related to the Ahafo and Akyem mines in Ghana, Africa and $6 related to NGM in Nevada, United States and $2 was related to the Midnite mine and Dawn mill site in Washington, United States. Of the amounts at December 31, 2019, $47 was related to the Ahafo and Akyem mines in Ghana, Africa, $5 related to NGM in Nevada, United States and $1 was related to the Midnite mine and Dawn mill site in Washington, United States. Included in Other non-current assets at December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $38 and $55, respectively, of non-current restricted investments, which are legally pledged for purposes of settling reclamation and remediation obligations. Of the amounts at December 31, 2020, $14 is related to the Midnite mine and Dawn mill sites in Washington, United States and $24 is related to San Jose Reservoir. Of the amounts at December 31, 2019, $31 is related to the Midnite mine and Dawn mill sites in Washington, United States and $24 is related to San Jose Reservoir in Peru, South America. Refer to Notes 25, 27 and 31 for further discussion of reclamation and remediation matters.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

CARE AND MAINTENANCE	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]
CARE AND MAINTENANCE	CARE AND MAINTENANCE Care and maintenance costs represent direct operating costs and depreciation and amortization costs incurred during the period the sites were temporarily placed into care and maintenance or operating at reduced levels in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following table includes direct operating costs incurred and reported as Care and maintenance : Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Musselwhite $ 28 $ — $ — Éléonore 26 — — Peñasquito 38 — — Yanacocha 27 — — Cerro Negro 56 — — Other South America 3 — — $ 178 $ — $ — Additionally, for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized non-cash care and maintenance costs included in Depreciation and amortization

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OT

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS	IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 North America $ 25 $ — $ — South America 5 3 — Australia 2 — — Africa 7 1 2 Nevada 8 — 366 Corporate and Other 2 1 1 $ 49 $ 5 $ 369 Impairments relate to non-cash write-downs of various assets that are no longer in use. In 2018, impairments related to certain exploration properties of $331 and Emigrant, within the Carlin complex, of $35, both reported in the Nevada segment. The Company determined that an impairment indicator existed at certain Nevada exploration properties, due to the Company’s decision to focus on advancing other projects, and at Emigrant, due to a change in the mine plan that resulted in a significant decrease in mine life. In addition to the impairment of long-lived assets at Emigrant, the Company also recorded an adjustment to the carrying value of the ore on leach pads resulting from the change in mine plan, impacting Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization in 2018 by $22 and $7, respectively. As a result of the impairment indicators, recoverability tests were performed and the Company concluded the Property, plant and mine development, net at certain Nevada exploration properties and Emigrant was impaired. The Company measured the impairment at the Nevada exploration properties using the market approach. The Company measured the impairment at Emigrant by comparing

OTHER EXPENSE, NET

OTHER EXPENSE, NET	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
OTHER EXPENSE, NET	OTHER EXPENSE, NET Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 COVID-19 specific costs $ 92 $ — $ — Settlement costs 58 5 10 Goldcorp transaction and integration costs 23 217 — Restructuring and severance 18 7 10 Nevada JV transaction and implementation costs — 30 — Other 15 36 9 $ 206 $ 295 $ 29 COVID-19 specific costs . COVID-19 specific costs represent incremental direct costs incurred, including but not limited to contributions to the Newmont Global Community Support Fund, additional health screenings, incremental travel, security and employee related costs as well as various other incremental costs incurred as a result of actions taken to protect against the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to comply with local mandates. The Company established the Newmont Global Community Support Fund to help host communities, governments and employees combat the COVID-19 pandemic. For the year ended December 31, 2020, $11 was distributed from this fund. Settlements. Settlement costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily include costs related to the ecological tax obligation at Peñasquito in Mexico, mineral interest settlements at Ahafo and Akyem in Africa, the Cedros community agreement at Peñasquito in Mexico, a water related settlement at Yanacocha in Peru and other related costs. Settlement costs for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 include legal and other settlements. Goldcorp transaction and integration costs . Goldcorp transaction and integration costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily include severance costs and consulting services related to integration activities. For the year ended December 31, 2019, Goldcorp transaction and integration costs primarily include integration activities and related investment banking and legal costs, severance, accelerated share award payments and consulting services. Restructuring and severance. Restructuring and severance represents primarily severance and related costs associated with significant organizational or operating model changes implemented by the Company for all periods presented.

GAIN ON ASSET AND INVESTMENT SA

GAIN ON ASSET AND INVESTMENT SALES, NET	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
GAIN ON ASSET AND INVESTMENT SALES, NET	GAIN ON ASSET AND INVESTMENT SALES, NET Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Sale of Kalgoorlie $ 493 $ — $ — Sale of Continental 91 — — Sale of royalty interests 75 — 100 Sale of Red Lake 9 — — Gain on formation of MARA (1) 6 — — Other 3 30 — $ 677 $ 30 $ 100 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (1) Minera Agua Rica Alumbrera Limited ("MARA"). See discussion below. Sale of Kalgoorlie. The Company entered into a binding agreement dated December 17, 2019, to sell its 50% interest in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (“Kalgoorlie”), included as part of the Australia segment, to Northern Star Resources Limited (“Northern Star”). The Company completed the sale on January 2, 2020, and pursuant to the terms of the agreement, received proceeds of $800 in cash for its interests in Kalgoorlie. The proceeds were inclusive of a $25 payment, giving Northern Star specified exploration tenements, transitional services support and an option to negotiate exclusively the purchase of Newmont’s Kalgoorlie power business for fair market value. A portion of the payment attributable to the option is refundable to Northern Star if the power business is sold to another third party. The assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale for the year ended December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, the Company included $434 and $152 of Assets held for sale and Liabilities held for sale , respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheet related to Kalgoorlie. Sale of Continental. For further information related to the sale of investment holdings in Continental Gold, Inc. ("Continental") refer to Note 20. Sale of royalty interests. In 2020 , the Company completed the sale of certain royalty interests to Maverix Metals Inc. ("Maverix"), with a carrying value of $—, for cash consideration and additional equity ownership in Maverix. The Company received total consideration of $75 from Maverix, consisting of $15 in cash and $60 in equity (12 million common shares at $5.02 per share). In addition, the Company will receive up to $15 in contingent cash payments payable upon completion of certain milestones. In 2018, the Company exchanged certain royalty interests carried at cost for cash consideration, an equity ownership in Maverix and warrants in Maverix. Sale of Red Lake. The Company entered into a binding agreement dated November 25, 2019, to sell the Red Lake complex in Ontario, Canada, included as part of the Company’s North America segment, to Evolution Mining Limited (“Evolution”). The Company completed the sale on March 31, 2020, and pursuant to the terms of the agreement, received total consideration of $429, including cash proceeds of $375, $15 towards working capital (received in cash in the second quarter of 2020), and the potential to receive contingent payments of up to an additional $100 tied to new mineralization discoveries over a fifteen year period. The contingent payments are considered an embedded derivative with a fair value of $42 at December 31, 2020. For further information, see Note 19. The proceeds are inclusive of transitional services support that was provided through October 31, 2020. The assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale for the year ended December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, the Company included $589 and $191 of Assets held for sale and Liabilities held for sale , respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheet related to Red Lake.

OTHER INCOME, NET

OTHER INCOME, NET	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Income, Nonoperating [Abstract]
OTHER INCOME, NET	OTHER INCOME, NET Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Change in fair value of investments $ 252 $ 166 $ (50) Impairment of investments (93) (2) (42) Pension settlements and curtailments (92) 20 — Charges from debt extinguishment (77) — — Foreign currency exchange, net (73) (7) 42 Interest 24 57 56 Insurance proceeds — 38 25 Other 27 25 24 $ (32) $ 297 $ 55 Change in fair value of investments . Change in fair value of investments primarily represents unrealized holding gains and losses related to the Company's investments in current and non-current marketable equity securities. Impairment of investments. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company recognized an investment impairment for other-than-temporary declines in the value of TMAC Resources, Inc. ("TMAC"). In December 2018, the Company recognized investment impairments of $33 and $9 for other-than-temporary declines in value of an equity method investment and a cost method investment, respectively. Refer to Note 20 for additional information. Pension settlements and curtailments. Pension settlements and curtailments primarily represents pension settlement charges due to lump sum payments to participants in 2020 and pension curtailments gains in 2019. For additional information regarding pension and other post-employment benefits, see Note 17. Charges from debt extinguishment. In 2020, the Company recorded charges from debt extinguishment of $69 related to the debt tender offer of its Senior Notes due March 15, 2022 ("2022 Senior Notes"), its Newmont Senior Notes due March 15, 2023 (“2023 Newmont Senior Notes”) and its Goldcorp Senior Notes due March 15, 2023 (“2023 Goldcorp Senior Notes”), and a loss of $8 related to the associated forward starting swaps, reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) . Foreign currency exchange, net. Although the majority of the Company’s balances are denominated in U.S. dollars, foreign currency exchange gains (losses) are recognized on balances to be satisfied in local currencies. These balances primarily relate to the timing of payments for employee-related benefits and other liabilities in Australia, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Suriname and Ghana. Insurance proceeds. In 2019, the Company received insurance proceeds of $125 associated with the Musselwhite fire that occurred during March of 2019 of which $38 was recorded as business interruption losses. Of the remaining amount, $41 was recognized as an offset to the abnormal costs applicable to sales and $46 was recorded as an offset to accounts receivable. In September 2018, the Company recorded business interruption insurance proceeds of $25 associated with the East wall slips that occurred in the first half of 2018 at Kalgoorlie.

INCOME AND MINING TAXES

INCOME AND MINING TAXES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME AND MINING TAXES	INCOME AND MINING TAXES The Company’s Income and mining tax benefit (expense) consisted of: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Current: United States $ (35) $ 2 $ (18) Foreign (891) (500) (218) (926) (498) (236) Deferred: United States 72 (340) (63) Foreign 150 6 (87) 222 (334) (150) $ (704) $ (832) $ (386) The Company’s Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items consisted of: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 United States $ 631 $ 2,396 $ (247) Foreign 2,512 1,297 985 $ 3,143 $ 3,693 $ 738 The Company’s Income and mining tax benefit (expense) differed from the amounts computed by applying the United States statutory corporate income tax rate for the following reasons: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items $ 3,143 $ 3,693 $ 738 U.S. Federal statutory tax rate 21 % $ (660) 21 % $ (776) 21 % $ (155) Reconciling items: Re-measurement due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — — — — (2) 14 Tax restructuring related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — — — — (5) 34 Percentage depletion (2) 77 (1) 55 (7) 49 Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets 6 (186) (8) 296 24 (175) Rate differential for foreign earnings indefinitely reinvested 8 (268) 4 (140) 15 (111) Mining and other taxes 5 (151) 2 (90) 9 (63) Uncertain tax position reserve adjustment (1) 21 2 (70) (5) 34 Tax impact on sale of Kalgoorlie (11) 353 — — — — Other (4) 110 3 (107) 2 (13) Income and mining tax benefit (expense) 22 % $ (704) 23 % $ (832) 52 % $ (386) Factors that Significantly Impact Effective Tax Rate Percentage depletion allowances (tax deductions for depletion that may exceed the tax basis in the mineral reserves) are available to the Company under the income tax laws of the United States for operations conducted in the United States or through branches and partnerships owned by U.S. subsidiaries included in the consolidated United States income tax return. These deductions are highly sensitive to the price of gold and other minerals produced by the Company. The Company operates in various jurisdictions around the world that have statutory tax rates that are significantly different than those of the U.S. These differences combine to move the overall effective tax rate higher than the U.S. statutory rate. Mining taxes in Nevada, Mexico, Canada, Peru and Australia represent state and provincial taxes levied on mining operations and are classified as income taxes as such taxes are based on a percentage of mining profits. Components of the Company's deferred income tax assets (liabilities) are as follows: At December 31, 2020 2019 Deferred income tax assets: Property, plant and mine development $ 996 $ 1,001 Inventory 62 71 Reclamation and remediation 892 771 Net operating losses, capital losses and tax credits 1,843 1,683 Investment in partnerships and subsidiaries 340 31 Employee-related benefits 162 123 Derivative instruments and unrealized loss on investments 25 85 Foreign Exchange and Financing Obligations 82 159 Silver Streaming Agreement 349 396 Other 112 224 4,863 4,544 Valuation allowances (3,418) (3,112) $ 1,445 $ 1,432 Deferred income tax liabilities: Property, plant and mine development $ (2,303) $ (2,629) Inventory (110) (100) Derivative instruments and unrealized gain on investments (726) (508) Other (42) (53) (3,181) (3,290) Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) $ (1,736) $ (1,858) These amounts reflect the classification and presentation that is reported for each tax jurisdiction in which the Company operates. Valuation of Deferred Tax Assets The Company assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to utilize the existing deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective negative evidence evaluated was the recent pretax losses and/or expectations of future pretax losses. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence such as our projections for future growth. On the basis of this evaluation, a valuation allowance has been recorded in Peru. However, the amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable could be adjusted if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are increased, if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present or if additional weight were given to subjective evidence such as our projections for growth. During 2020, the Company recorded additional valuation allowance of $186 to tax expense. There were additional valuation allowance increases related to other components of the financial statements of $120. Refer to Note 2 for additional risk factors that could impact the Company’s ability to realize the deferred tax assets. Tax Loss Carryforwards, Foreign Tax Credits, Canadian Tax Credits, and AMT Credits At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had (i) 1,726 and $1,754 of net operating loss carry forwards, respectively; and (ii) $659 and $658 of tax credit carry forwards, respectively. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, $502 and $504, respectively, of net operating loss carry forwards are attributable to the U.S., Australia and France for which current tax law provides no expiration period. The net operating loss carry forward in Canada of $905 will expire by 2040. The net operating loss carryforward in Argentina of $95 will expire in 2026. The net operating loss carryforward in Mexico of $155 will expire in 2030. The net operating loss carry forward in other countries is $69. Tax credit carry forwards for 2020 and 2019 of $510 and $489, respectively, consist of foreign tax credits available in the United States; substantially all such credits not utilized will expire at the end of 2031. Canadian tax credits for 2020 and 2019 of $149 and $134, respectively, consist of investment tax credits and minimum mining tax credits. Canadian investment tax credits of $86 will substantially expire by 2035 and the other Canadian tax credits of $63 do not expire. Company’s Unrecognized Tax Benefits A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties, is as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year $ 326 $ 43 $ 68 Additions due to acquisition of Goldcorp — 350 — Additions (reductions) for tax positions of prior years (33) 1 1 Additions for tax positions of current year 4 34 2 Reductions due to settlements with taxing authorities (58) (102) (28) Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations (2) — — Total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of year $ 237 $ 326 $ 43 At December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, $369, $459 and $11, respectively, represent the amount of unrecognized tax benefits, inclusive of interest and penalties that, if recognized, would impact the Company’s effective income tax rate. The Company operates in numerous countries around the world and is subject to, and pays annual income taxes under, the various income tax regimes in the countries in which it operates. Some of these tax regimes are defined by contractual agreements with the local government, and others are defined by the general corporate income tax laws of the country. The Company has historically filed, and continues to file, all required income tax returns and paid the taxes reasonably determined to be due. The tax rules and regulations in many countries are highly complex and subject to interpretation. From time to time, the Company is subject to a review of its historic income tax filings and in connection with such reviews, disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation or application of certain rules to the Company’s business conducted within the country involved. The Australian Taxation Office (“ATO”) is conducting a limited review of the Company’s prior year tax returns. The ATO is focused on reviewing an internal reorganization executed in 2011 when Newmont completed a restructure of the shareholding in the Company’s Australian subsidiaries. To date, the Company has responded to inquiries from the ATO and provided them with supporting documentation for the transaction and the Company’s associated tax positions. One aspect of the ATO review relates to an Australian capital gains tax that applies to sales or transfers of stock in certain types of entities. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the ATO notified the Company that it believes the 2011 reorganization is subject to capital gains tax of approximately $83 (including interest and penalties). The Company disputes this conclusion and intends to vigorously defend its position that the transaction is not subject to this tax. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company made a $25 payment to the ATO and lodged an Appeal with the Australian Federal Court to preserve its right to contest the ATO conclusions on this matter. The Company reflects this payment as a receivable as it believes that it will ultimately prevail in this dispute. The Company continues to monitor the status of the ATO’s review which it expects to continue into 2021. The Company and/or subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. Federal, state and local, and non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2014. As a result of (i) statute of limitations that will begin to expire within the next 12 months in various jurisdictions, and (ii) possible settlements of audit-related issues with taxing authorities in various jurisdictions, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the total amount of its unrecognized income tax liability will decrease between $100 and $150 in the next 12 months. The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as part of its income and mining tax expense. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the total amount of accrued income-tax-related interest and penalties included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets was $146 and $166, respectively. During 2020, 2019, and 2018 the Company released $20, accrued $29, and released $17 of interest and penalties, respectively, through the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Other No additional income taxes have been provided for any remaining undistributed foreign earnings not subject to the transition tax, or any additional outside basis difference inherent in these entities, as these amounts continue to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations.

EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) OF AFFILIA

EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) OF AFFILIATES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) OF AFFILIATES	EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) OF AFFILIATES Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Pueblo Viejo Mine (1) $ 193 $ 124 $ — Alumbrera Mine (1) (7) (15) — Norte Abierto Project (1) 2 (2) — Maverix Metals Inc. 1 1 — NuevaUnión Project (1) 1 1 — Other (1) — — Minera La Zanja S.R.L. — (6) (10) Continental Gold, Inc. — (6) — TMAC Resources Inc. — (1) (16) Euronimba Ltd. — (1) (7) $ 189 $ 95 $ (33) ____________________________ (1) On April 18, 2019, as a part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company acquired interests in the Pueblo Viejo mine, the Alumbrera mine, the Norte Abierto project and the NuevaUnión project. Refer to Note 20 for additional information about the above equity method investments.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS The details of Net income (loss) from discontinued operations are set forth below: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Holt royalty obligation and option $ 137 $ (84) $ 57 Batu Hijau contingent consideration and other 26 12 4 Net income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 163 $ (72) $ 61 The Holt Royalty Obligation and Option Discontinued operations include a retained royalty obligation (“Holt royalty obligation”) to Royal Gold, Inc. for production on the Holt-McDermott property owned by Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd ("Kirkland"). The Holt royalty obligation equals 0.013% of net smelter returns multiplied by the quarterly average gold price, minus a 0.013% of net smelter returns. In 2020, the Company and Kirkland signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement (the “Kirkland Agreement”). As part of the Kirkland Agreement, the Company purchased an option (the “Holt option”) from Kirkland for the mining and mineral rights subject to the Holt royalty obligation for $75, effectively reducing the Holt royalty obligation to $—. If exercised, the Holt option will allow the Company to prevent Kirkland from mining minerals subject to the Holt royalty obligation. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the estimated fair value of the Holt royalty obligation was $— and $257, respectively. Changes to the estimated fair value resulting from periodic revaluations are recorded to Net income (loss) from discontinued operations , net of tax. For the years ended 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded a gain (loss) of $137, $(84) and $57, net of a tax benefit (expense) of $(37), $22 and $(15), respectively, related to the Holt royalty obligation. The Company paid $8, $10 and $10 for the years ended 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, related to the Holt royalty obligation. Refer to Note 19 for additional information on the Holt royalty obligation. Batu Hijau Contingent Consideration Consideration received by the Company in conjunction with the sale of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara in 2016 included certain contingent payment provisions that were determined to be financial instruments that met the definition of a derivative, but do not qualify for hedge accounting, under ASC 815. For the years ended 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded a gain of $26, $12 and $4, net of a tax benefit (expense) of $(7), $(3) and $(1), respectively. See contingent consideration assets in Note 19 for additional information.

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATION	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATION	NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATION Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Merian $ 90 $ 78 $ 71 Yanacocha (1) (128) 1 (32) $ (38) $ 79 $ 39 ____________________________ (1) Included in Yanacocha is $(13), $— and $(1) gain (loss) attributable to the Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Newmont has a 75.0% economic interest in Suriname Gold project C.V. (“Merian”), with the remaining interests held by Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. (“Staatsolie”), a company wholly owned by the Republic of Suriname. Newmont consolidates Merian, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Newmont Suriname LLC., in its Consolidated Financial Statements as the primary beneficiary of Merian, which is a variable interest entity. Newmont has a 51.35% ownership interest in Yanacocha, with 43.65% owned by Buenaventura and 5% owned by Summit Global Management II VB, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation (“Sumitomo”). Under the terms of Sumitomo's acquisition of its 5% interest in 2018 for $48 in cash, Sumitomo has the option to require Yanacocha to repurchase the interest for $48 if the Yanacocha Sulfides project does not adequately progress by June 2022 or if the project is approved with an internal rate of return below a contractually agreed upon rate. Consequently, Sumitomo’s interest has been classified outside of permanent equity as Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Under the terms of the sales agreement, the cash paid by Sumitomo at closing has been placed in escrow for repayment in the event the option is exercised. The Company continues to consolidate Yanacocha in its Consolidated Financial Statements under the voting interest model.

NEWMONT EQUITY AND NET INCOME (

NEWMONT EQUITY AND NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
NEWMONT EQUITY AND NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE	NEWMONT EQUITY AND NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE Newmont Common Stock In September 2018, Newmont filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 under which it can issue an indeterminate number or amount of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, guarantees of debt securities and warrants from time to time at indeterminate prices, subject to the limitations of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our certification of incorporation and our bylaws. It also includes the ability to resell an indeterminate amount of common stock, preferred stock and debt securities from time to time upon exercise of warrants or conversion of convertible securities. In order to consummate the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company amended its Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase Newmont’s authorized number of shares of common stock from 750 million to 1.28 billion, as approved by Newmont shareholders at the April 11, 2019 special meeting of stockholders. Net Income (Loss) per Common Share Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing income available to Newmont common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed similarly, except that weighted average common shares is increased to reflect all dilutive instruments, including employee stock awards. The dilutive effects of Newmont’s dilutive securities are calculated using the treasury stock method. Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders: Continuing operations $ 2,666 $ 2,877 $ 280 Discontinued operations 163 (72) 61 $ 2,829 $ 2,805 $ 341 Weighted average common shares (millions): Basic 804 735 533 Effect of employee stock-based awards 2 2 2 Diluted 806 737 535 Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Newmont stockholders: Basic: Continuing operations $ 3.32 $ 3.92 $ 0.53 Discontinued operations 0.20 (0.10) 0.11 $ 3.52 $ 3.82 $ 0.64 Diluted: Continuing operations $ 3.31 $ 3.91 $ 0.53 Discontinued operations 0.20 (0.10) 0.11 $ 3.51 $ 3.81 $ 0.64 On April 18, 2019, the Company issued 285 million shares related to the Newmont Goldcorp transaction. For additional information related to the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, see Note 3. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company repurchased and retired approximately 10 million, 12 million and 2.7 million shares of its common stock for $521, $479 and $98, respectively. Approximately 0.7 million of the shares repurchased and retired in the year ended December 31, 2018 related to common stock that was held by participants in the Retirement Savings Plan of Newmont and Retirement Savings Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees of Newmont. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company withheld 1.0 million, 1.4 million and 1.0 million shares, respectively, for payments of employee withholding taxes related to the vesting of stock awards.

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS	EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS At December 31, 2020 2019 Current: Accrued payroll and withholding taxes $ 334 $ 320 Peruvian workers’ participation and other bonuses 23 17 Other post-retirement benefit plans 6 6 Employee pension benefits 5 7 Accrued severance 4 1 Other employee-related payables 8 10 $ 380 $ 361 Non-current: Accrued severance $ 252 $ 228 Employee pension benefits 126 115 Other post-retirement benefit plans 84 80 Other employee-related payables 31 25 $ 493 $ 448 Pension and Other Benefit Plans The Company provides defined benefit pension plans to eligible employees. Benefits are generally based on years of service and the employee’s average annual compensation. Various international pension plans are based on local laws and requirements. Pension costs are determined annually by independent actuaries and pension contributions to the qualified plans are made based on funding standards established under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The following tables provide a reconciliation of changes in the plans’ benefit obligations and assets’ fair values for 2020 and 2019: Pension Benefits Other Benefits 2020 2019 2020 2019 Change in benefit obligation: Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 1,267 $ 1,063 $ 86 $ 82 Plans acquired due to Goldcorp acquisition — 49 — 4 Service cost 17 31 1 1 Interest cost 36 47 3 4 Actuarial loss (gain) 105 141 4 6 Settlement payments (267) — — — Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss 1 1 — — Restructuring benefits — 8 — — Curtailment loss (gain) — (11) — (7) Amendments — (11) — — Benefits paid (42) (51) (4) (4) Projected benefit obligation at end of year $ 1,117 $ 1,267 $ 6 $ 7 Accumulated benefit obligation $ 1,095 $ 1,256 $ 90 $ 86 Change in fair value of assets: Fair value of assets at beginning of year $ 1,145 $ 909 $ — $ — Plans acquired due to Goldcorp acquisition — 41 — — Actual return on plan assets 106 180 — — Employer contributions 43 65 4 4 Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss 1 1 — — Settlement payments (267) — — — Benefits paid (42) (51) (4) (4) Fair value of assets at end of year $ 986 $ 1,145 $ — $ — Unfunded status, net $ 131 $ 122 $ 90 $ 86 The Company’s qualified pension plans are funded with cash contributions in compliance with Internal Revenue Service rules and regulations. The Company’s non-qualified and other benefit plans are currently not funded, but exist as general corporate obligations. The information contained in the above tables presents the combined funded status of qualified and non-qualified plans. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, all pension benefit plans had accumulated benefit obligations in excess of the fair value of assets. The Company reviews its retirement benefit programs on a regular basis and will consider market conditions and the funded status of its qualified pension plans in determining whether additional contributions are appropriate in calendar year 2021. The significant assumptions used in measuring the Company’s benefit obligation were mortality assumptions and discount rate. The mortality assumptions used to measure the pension and other post retirement obligation incorporate future mortality improvements from tables published by the Society of Actuaries. The Company utilized the Pri-2012 mortality tables and the MP-2019 generational projection scale to measure the pension and other post retirement obligations as of December 31, 2019. In October 2020, the Society of Actuaries released a new generational projection scale, MP-2020. The Company utilized the Pri-2012 mortality tables and the MP-2020 generational projection scales to measure the pension and other post retirement obligations as of December 31, 2020. Yield curves matching the Company’s benefit obligations were derived using a model based on high quality corporate bond data from Bloomberg. The model develops a discount rate by selecting a portfolio of high quality corporate bonds whose projected cash flows match the projected benefit payments of the plan. The resulting curves were used to identify a weighted average discount rate for the Company of 2.77% and 3.49% at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, based on the timing of future benefit payments. Actuarial losses (gains) of $109 were recognized in the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decrease in discount rate from the prior year. Actuarial losses (gains) of $147 were recognized in the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to a decrease in the discount rate from the prior year. Settlement accounting is required when annual lump sum payments exceed the annual interest and service costs for a plan and results in a remeasurement of the related pension benefit obligation and plan assets and the recognition of settlement charges in Other Income, net due to the acceleration of a portion of unrecognized actuarial losses. The lump sum payments were made primarily from the plan assets resulting in a pension settlement charge of $92 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The following table provides the net pension and other benefits amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31: Pension Benefits Other Benefits 2020 2019 2020 2019 Accrued employee benefit liability $ 131 $ 122 $ 90 $ 86 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): Net actuarial gain (loss) (328) (396) 6 10 Prior service credit 24 31 4 5 (304) (365) 10 15 Less: Income taxes 59 73 (2) (4) $ (245) $ (292) $ 8 $ 11 The following table provides components of the Total benefit cost (credit), inclusive of the net periodic pension and other benefits costs (credits), for the years ended December 31: Pension Benefit Costs (Credits) Other Benefit Costs (Credits) 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 Pension benefit costs (credits), net (1) ; Service cost $ 17 $ 31 $ 31 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 Interest cost 36 47 41 3 4 3 Expected return on plan assets (61) (66) (68) — — — Amortization, net 29 22 32 (1) (8) (7) Net periodic benefit cost (credit) $ 21 $ 34 $ 36 $ 3 $ (3) $ (3) Settlement cost 92 — — — — — (Gain) loss on curtailment — (10) — — (18) — Restructuring (benefit) loss — 8 — — — — Total benefit cost (credit) $ 113 $ 32 $ 36 $ 3 $ (21) $ (3) ____________________________ (1) Service costs are included in Costs applicable to sales or General and administrative and the other components of benefit costs are included in Other income, net . The following table provides the components recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31: Pension Benefits Other Benefits 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 Net loss (gain) (1) $ 60 $ 2 $ 42 $ 4 $ 8 $ (6) Amortization, net (29) (22) (32) 1 8 7 Accelerated prior service credit (cost) due to curtailment — 12 — — 11 — Settlements (92) — — — — — Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) $ (61) $ (8) $ 10 $ 5 $ 27 $ 1 Total benefit cost (credit) and other comprehensive income (loss) $ 52 $ 24 $ 46 $ 8 $ 6 $ (2) ____________________________ (1) Includes curtailment gain of $—, $(13) and $— for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Actuarial losses in excess of 10 percent of the greater of the projected benefit obligation or market-related value of plan assets are amortized over the expected average remaining future service period of the current active participants. The significant assumptions used in measuring the Company’s Total benefit cost (credit) and other comprehensive income (loss) were discount rate and expected return on plan assets: Pension Benefits Other Benefits Years Ended December 31, Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 Weighted average assumptions used in measuring the net periodic benefit cost: Discount rate 3.49 % 4.40 % 3.77 % 3.49 % 4.40 % 3.77 % Expected return on plan assets 6.75 % 6.75 % 7.25 % N/A N/A N/A The expected long-term return on plan assets used for each period in the three years ended December 31, 2020 was determined based on an analysis of the asset returns over multiple time horizons for the Company’s actual plan and for other comparable U.S. corporations. At December 31, 2020, Newmont has estimated the expected long-term return on plan assets to be 6.75% which will be used in determining future net periodic benefit cost. The Company determines the long-term return on plan assets by considering the most recent capital market forecasts, the plans’ current asset allocation and the actual return on plan assets in comparison to the expected return on assets. The average actual return on plan assets during the 32 years ended December 31, 2020 approximated 8.47%. Newmont has two pension calculations for salaried U.S. employees. The first is a “Final Average Pay” pension calculation which pays a monthly amount to employees in retirement based, in part, on their highest five year eligible earnings and years of credited service. The second is the “Stable Value” calculation which provides a lump sum payment to employees upon retirement. The amount of the lump sum is the total of annual accruals based on the employee’s eligible earnings and years of service. The benefits accrued under the Final Average Pay formula were frozen on June 30, 2014 for those eligible employees. Beginning July 1, 2014, all future accruals are based on the terms and features of the Stable Value calculation. The pension plans employ an independent investment firm which invests the assets of the plans in certain approved funds that correspond to specific asset classes with associated target allocations. The goal of the pension fund investment program is to achieve prudent actuarial funding ratios while maintaining acceptable risk levels. The investment performance of the plans and that of the individual investment firms is measured against recognized market indices. The performance of the pension funds are monitored by an investment committee comprised of members of the Company’s management, which is advised by an independent investment consultant. With the exception of global capital market economic risks, the Company has identified no significant portfolio risks associated to asset classes. The following is a summary of the target asset allocations for 2020 and the actual asset allocation at December 31, 2020. Asset Allocation Target Actual at December 31, U.S. equity investments 11 % 11 % International equity investments 12 % 12 % World equity fund (U.S. and International equity investments) 20 % 20 % High yield fixed income investments 4 % 4 % Fixed income investments 45 % 43 % Cash equivalents — % 1 % Other 8 % 9 % The following table sets forth the Company’s pension plan assets measured at fair value at December 31, 2020 and 2019: Fair Value at December 31, 2020 2019 Plan Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 5 $ 4 Commingled funds 981 1,141 $ 986 $ 1,145 Cash and cash equivalent instruments are valued based on quoted market prices in active markets, which are primarily invested in money market securities and U.S. Treasury securities. The pension plans’ commingled fund investments are managed by several fund managers and are valued at the net asset value per share for each fund. Although the majority of the underlying assets in the funds consist of actively traded equity securities and bonds, the unit of account is considered to be at the fund level. These funds require less than a month’s notice for redemptions and can be redeemed at the net asset value per share. The assumed health care trend rate used to measure the expected cost of benefits is 6.00% in 2021 and decreases gradually each year to 5.00% in 2025, which is used thereafter. Cash Flows Benefit payments expected to be paid to pension plan participants are as follows: $62 in 2021, $64 in 2022, $67 in 2023, $67 in 2024, $67 in 2025 and $334 in total over the five years from 2026 through 2030. Benefit payments made to other benefit plan participants are expected to be as follows: $6 in 2021, $6 in 2022, $6 in 2023, $6 in 2024, $6 in 2025 and $26 in total over the five years from 2026 through 2030. Savings Plans The Company has two qualified defined contribution savings plans in the U.S.: one that covers salaried and non-union hourly employees and one that covers substantially all hourly union employees. In addition, the Company has one non-qualified supplemental savings plan for salaried employees whose benefits under the qualified plan are limited by federal regulations. When an employee meets eligibility requirements, the Company matches 100% of employee contributions of up to 6% of eligible earnings for the salaried and hourly union plans. Hourly non-union employees receive an additional retirement contribution to the participant’s retirement contribution account equal to an amount which is paid and determined by the Company. Matching contributions are made in cash.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION The Company has stock incentive plans for directors, executives and eligible employees. Stock incentive awards include restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance leveraged stock units (“PSUs”). The Company issues new shares of common stock to satisfy option exercises and vesting under all of its stock incentive awards. Prior to 2012, the Company also granted options to purchase shares of stock with exercise prices not less than fair market value of the underlying stock at the date of grant. At December 31, 2020, 23,957,164 shares were authorized for future stock incentive plan awards. Additionally, on April 18, 2019, in connection with the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company exchanged certain equity settled Goldcorp share awards and Goldcorp stock options, and also assumed certain other cash-settled Goldcorp share awards. Restricted Stock Units The Company grants RSUs to directors, executives and eligible employees. Awards are determined as a target percentage of base salary and, for eligible employees, are subject to a personal performance factor. For all RSU grants issued prior to February 2018, RSU awards vest over periods of three years or more, unless the employee becomes retirement eligible prior to the vesting date. If an employee becomes retirement eligible and retires prior to the vesting date, the remaining awards vest on a pro rata basis at the retirement date. Starting with the February 2018 grant, if the employee becomes retirement eligible at any point during the vesting period, the entire award is considered earned after the later of the one year service period from the grant date or the retirement eligible date. Prior to vesting, holders of RSUs do not have the right to vote the underlying shares; however, directors, executives and eligible employees accrue dividend equivalents on their RSUs, which are paid at the time the RSUs vest. The accrued dividend equivalents are not paid if RSUs are forfeited. The RSUs are subject to forfeiture risk and other restrictions. Upon vesting, the employee is entitled to receive one share of the Company’s common stock for each restricted stock unit. Performance Stock Units The Company grants PSUs to eligible executives, based upon relative shareholder return compared to a gold company peer group. The actual number of PSUs that vest are determined at the end of a three year performance period. Employee Stock Options Stock options granted under the Company’s stock incentive plans vest over periods of three years or more and are exercisable over a period of time not to exceed 10 years from the grant date. The value of each option award is estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. There were no options granted in 2020, 2019 or 2018. At December 31, 2019, there were 572,499 options outstanding and exercisable with a weighted average exercise price of $57.64. During 2020, 428,286 options were exercised and 95,257 options expired with weighted average exercise prices of $57.42 and $57.77, respectively. At December 31, 2020, there were 48,956 options outstanding and exercisable, at a weighted average exercise price of $59.64, with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 0.4 years. Goldcorp Options In connection with the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company exchanged 3.6 million outstanding Goldcorp options (“Goldcorp options”) for 1.2 million Newmont options with the right to exercise each Newmont option for one share of Newmont common stock. At December 31, 2019, there were 1.1 million options outstanding and exercisable with a weighted average exercise price of $54.70. During 2020, 529,897 options were exercised with a weighted average exercise price of $50.54. No options expired in 2020. At December 31, 2020, there were 558,749 options outstanding and exercisable, at a weighted average exercise price of $58.64 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 1.5 years. Stock-Based Compensation Activity A summary of the status and activity of non-vested RSUs and PSUs for the year ended December 31, 2020 is as follows: RSU PSU Number of Units Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Number of Units Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Non-vested at beginning of year 3,068,168 $ 35.51 1,953,797 $ 44.46 Granted 1,031,837 $ 52.35 693,714 $ 58.28 Vested (1,588,319) $ 36.21 (881,656) $ 48.27 Forfeited (338,315) $ 40.50 (378,574) $ 43.69 Non-vested at end of year 2,173,371 $ 42.22 1,387,281 $ 49.16 The total intrinsic value and fair value of RSUs that vested in 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $81, $60 and $46, respectively. The total intrinsic value and fair value of PSUs that vested in 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $42, $71 and $68, respectively. Cash flows resulting from excess tax benefits are classified as part of cash flows from operating activities. Excess tax benefits are realized tax benefits from tax deductions for vested RSUs, settled PSUs, and exercised options in excess of the deferred tax asset attributable to stock compensation costs for such equity awards. The Company recorded $1, $3 and $3 in excess tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. At December 31, 2020, there was $47 and $33 of unrecognized compensation costs related to the unvested RSUs and PSUs, respectively. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2 years. The Company recognized stock-based compensation as follows: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Stock-based compensation: Restricted stock units $ 51 $ 68 $ 45 Performance leveraged stock units 21 29 31 Other (1) 12 24 — $ 84 $ 121 $ 76 ____________________________

FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING

FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING	FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING Fair value accounting establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below: Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities; Level 2 Quoted prices in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability and model-based valuation techniques (e.g. the Black-Scholes model) for which all significant inputs are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and Level 3 Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity). The following tables set forth the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring (at least annually) and nonrecurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy. As required by accounting guidance, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Fair Value at December 31, 2020 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,540 $ 5,540 $ — $ — Restricted cash 108 108 — — Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net 379 — 379 — Marketable and other equity securities (Note 20) (1) 682 604 25 53 Restricted marketable debt securities (Note 20) 38 24 14 — Contingent consideration assets 119 — — 119 $ 6,866 $ 6,276 $ 418 $ 172 Liabilities: Debt (2) $ 7,586 $ — $ 7,586 $ — Diesel derivative contracts 3 — 3 — Cash-settled Goldcorp share awards 8 — 8 — $ 7,597 $ — $ 7,597 $ — Fair Value at December 31, 2019 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,243 $ 2,243 $ — $ — Restricted cash 106 106 — — Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net 331 — 331 — Marketable equity securities (Note 20) (1) 376 357 19 — Marketable debt securities (Note 20) 39 — — 39 Continental conversion option (Note 20) 51 — 51 — Restricted marketable debt securities (Note 20) 54 23 31 — Restricted other assets (Note 20) 1 1 — — Contingent consideration assets 38 — — 38 $ 3,239 $ 2,730 $ 432 $ 77 Liabilities: Debt (2) $ 7,068 $ — $ 7,068 $ — Diesel derivative contracts 1 — 1 — Holt royalty obligation (Note 27) 257 — — 257 Cash-settled Goldcorp share awards 12 — 12 — $ 7,338 $ — $ 7,081 $ 257 ____________________________ (1) Marketable equity securities classified as Level 2 includes warrants reported in the Maverix equity method investment balance of $14 and $13 at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. (2) Debt is carried at amortized cost. The outstanding carrying value was $6,031 and $6,138 at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The fair value measurement of debt was based on an independent third-party pricing source. The fair values of the derivative instruments in the table above are presented on a net basis. The gross amounts related to the fair value of the derivative instruments above are immaterial. All other fair value disclosures in the above table are presented on a gross basis. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (which includes restricted cash and cash equivalents) are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets and are primarily money market securities and U.S. Treasury securities. The Company’s net trade receivables from provisional metal concentrate sales, which contain an embedded derivative and are subject to final pricing, are valued using quoted market prices based on forward curves for the particular metal. As the contracts themselves are not traded on an exchange, these receivables are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s marketable and other equity securities with readily determinable fair values are valued using quoted market prices in active markets and as such are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the marketable equity securities are calculated as the quoted market price of the marketable equity security multiplied by the quantity of shares held by the Company. The Company’s marketable and other equity securities without readily determinable fair values primarily consists of the Company’s ownership in MARA and warrants in publicly traded companies. The ownership in MARA is accounted for under the measurement alternative and is classified as a non-recurring Level 3 investment within the fair value hierarchy. Warrants are valued using a Black-Scholes model using quoted market prices in active markets of the underlying securities. As the contracts themselves are not traded on the exchange, these equity securities are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s restricted marketable debt securities are primarily U.S. government issued bonds and international bonds. The Company’s South American debt securities are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, using published market prices of actively traded securities. The Company’s North American debt securities are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as they are valued using pricing models which are based on prices of similar, actively traded securities. The Company’s restricted other assets primarily consist of marketable equity securities, which are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as their fair values are based on quoted market prices available in active markets. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration assets was determined using discounted cash flow models. The contingent consideration assets consist of financial instruments that meet the definition of a derivative, but do not qualify for hedge accounting under ASC 815. These are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Increases in the discount rate will result in a decrease of the contingent consideration. The Company’s derivative instruments consist of fixed forward contracts. These derivative instruments are valued using pricing models, and the Company generally uses similar models to value similar instruments. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, forward curves, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. The Company’s derivatives trade in liquid markets, and as such, model inputs can generally be verified and do not involve significant management judgment. Such instruments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. During the third quarter, the Company purchased the Holt option from Kirkland, which resulted in a downward revision to future production scenarios of the Holt mine to nil. The Company has the right to exercise the Holt option and acquire ownership to the mineral interests subject to the Holt royalty obligation in the event Kirkland intends to resume operations at the Holt mine. Kirkland has the right to assume the Company’s Holt royalty obligation at any time, in which case the Holt option would terminate. The net effect of the Holt option structure is that Kirkland cannot resume operations and process minerals subject to the Holt royalty obligation unless it also assumes the obligation. The estimated fair value of the Holt royalty obligation was determined using a discounted cash flow model. The royalty obligation is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note 14 for additional information on the Holt option. The Company’s liability-classified stock-based compensation awards consist of cash-settled Goldcorp share awards which become payable in cash on the vesting date. These awards are valued each reporting period based on the quoted Newmont stock price. As the awards themselves are not traded on the exchange, they are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s marketable debt securities consist of an unrestricted convertible debenture with Continental (the “Continental Convertible Debt”). The estimated fair value of the host debt instrument was determined using a discounted cash flow model, with an internally derived discount rate. It has been classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Increases in the discount rate will result in a decrease of the Continental Convertible Debt. In March 2020, the Company completed the sale of its interest in Continental, which included the convertible debenture. Refer to Note 20 for further information. The Continental conversion option is an embedded derivative in the Continental Convertible Debt agreement. It is valued using a Black-Scholes model using quoted market prices in active markets of the underlying security. As the option itself is not traded on the exchange, this instrument is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. In March 2020, the Company completed the sale of its interest in Continental, which included the conversion option. Refer to Note 20 for further information. The following tables set forth a summary of the quantitative and qualitative information related to the significant observable and unobservable inputs used in the calculation of the Company’s Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019: Description At December 31, 2020 Valuation technique Significant input Range, point estimate or average Marketable and other equity securities $ 53 Discounted cash flow Discount rate 9.50 % Long-term gold price $ 1,500 Long-term copper price $ 3.00 Contingent consideration assets $ 119 Discounted cash flow Discount rate (1) 4.53 - 9.19 % Holt royalty obligation (2) $ — Discounted cash flow Gold production scenarios (in 000's of ounces) (2) — ____________________________ (1) The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the Company’s contingent consideration assets is 7.63%. Various other inputs including, but not limited to, metal prices, production profiles and new mineralization discoveries were considered in determining the fair value of the individual contingent consideration assets. (2) Due to the purchase of the Holt option, production scenarios were reduced to zero. Refer to Note 14 for additional information. Description At December 31, 2019 Valuation technique Significant input Range, point estimate or average Continental convertible debt $ 39 Discounted cash flow Discount rate 11.06 % Contingent consideration assets $ 38 Discounted cash flow Discount rate (1) 14.90 % Holt royalty obligation (2) $ 257 Monte Carlo Discount rate (2) 2.53 % Short-term gold price $ 1,481 Long-term gold price $ 1,300 Gold production scenarios (in 000's of ounces) 298 - 1,613 ____________________________ (1) The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the Company’s contingent consideration assets is 14.90%. Various other inputs including, but not limited to, metal prices were considered in determining the fair value of the individual contingent consideration assets. (2) The Holt royalty obligation discount rate is calculated as a weighted-average Newmont-specific unsecured borrowing rate, which is weighted by relative fair value of various production scenarios. The following tables set forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s recurring Level 3 financial assets and liabilities: Continental convertible debt (1) Contingent consideration assets (2) Total assets Holt royalty obligation (3) Total liabilities Fair value at December 31, 2018 $ — $ 26 $ 26 $ 161 $ 161 Additions and settlements 33 — 33 (10) (10) Revaluation 6 12 18 106 106 Fair value at December 31, 2019 $ 39 $ 38 $ 77 $ 257 $ 257 Additions and settlements — 39 39 (8) (8) Revaluation 1 42 43 (249) (249) Sales (40) — (40) — — Fair value at December 31, 2020 $ — $ 119 $ 119 $ — $ — ____________________________ (1) In 2019, the unrealized gain (loss) of $4 related to changes in the fair value of the host debt is included in Other comprehensive income . The gain (loss) of $2 related to the debt discount amortization recognized is included in Other income, net . In 2020, the gain recognized on revaluation is included in Other comprehensive income (loss) . The gain recognized on sale is included in Gain on asset and investment sales, net . (2) In 2019, the gain (loss) recognized is included in Net income (loss) from discontinued operations . In 2020, additions of $39 relate to contingent consideration assets received from the sale of Red Lake. See Note 10 for additional information. The gain (loss) recognized on revaluation of $9 and $33 are included in Other income, net and Net income (loss) from discontinued operations , respectively. (3) The gain (loss) recognized is included in Net income (loss) from discontinued operations .

INVESTMENTS

INVESTMENTS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
INVESTMENTS	INVESTMENTS At December 31, 2020 2019 Current: Marketable equity securities $ 290 $ 237 Non-current: Marketable and other equity securities $ 378 $ 126 Equity method investments: Pueblo Viejo Mine (40.0%) (1) $ 1,202 $ 1,230 NuevaUnión Project (50.0%) (1) 949 940 Norte Abierto Project (50.0%) (1) 493 478 Maverix Metals Inc. (29.9%) 160 93 TMAC Resources, Inc. (24.8%) 13 114 Other 2 — Continental Gold, Inc. (—%) (2) — 164 Alumbrera Mine (—%) (1)(3) — 54 2,819 3,073 $ 3,197 $ 3,199 Non-current restricted investments: (4) Marketable debt securities $ 38 $ 54 Other assets — 1 $ 38 $ 55 ____________________________ (1) On April 18, 2019, as a part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company acquired interests in the Pueblo Viejo mine, the NuevaUnión project, the Norte Abierto project and the Alumbrera mine. (2) During the first quarter of 2020, the Company sold its entire interest in Continental Gold, Inc. See below for more information. (3) During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company exchanged its entire interest in the Alumbrera mine for 18.75% ownership interest in MARA, accounted for under non-current Marketable and other equity securities. See below for more information. (4) Non-current restricted investments are legally pledged for purposes of settling reclamation and remediation obligations and are included in Other non-current assets . For further information regarding these amounts, see Note 6. Pueblo Viejo The Pueblo Viejo mine is located in the Dominican Republic and commenced operations in September 2014. Barrick operates and holds the remaining interest in the mine. At December 31, 2020 the carrying value of Newmont’s equity investment in Pueblo Viejo was lower than the underlying net assets of its investment by $302. This basis difference is being amortized into Equity income (loss) of affiliates over the remaining estimated useful life of the mine. In June 2009, Goldcorp entered into a $400 shareholder loan agreement with Pueblo Viejo with a term of fifteen years. In April 2012, additional funding of $300 was issued to Pueblo Viejo with a term of twelve years. Both loans bear interest at 95% of LIBOR plus 2.95% which is compounded semi-annually in arrears on February 28 and August 31 of each year. The loans have no set repayment terms. In November 2020, the Company and Barrick entered into an agreement with Pueblo Viejo to provide additional funding of up to $1,300 ($520 attributable to Newmont's 40% ownership interest) through a loan facility for the expansion of Pueblo Viejo's operations (“Loan Facility”). Under the terms of the agreement, the Company and Barrick will distribute funds based on their respective proportionate ownership interest in Pueblo Viejo. The Loan Facility bears interest at 95% of LIBOR plus 4.00% which is compounded semi-annually in arrears on February 28 and August 31 of each year. The Loan Facility will be provided in two tranches of $800 and $500, respectively. Unused proceeds under the first tranche will be available for use under the second tranche. The tranches mature February 28, 2032 and February 28, 2035, respectively. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had outstanding shareholder loans to Pueblo Viejo of $244 and $425, with accrued interest of $4 and $7, respectively, related to the Loan Facility and the existing shareholder loan facilities acquired in the Newmont Goldcorp transaction. All loans receivable and accrued interest are included in the Pueblo Viejo equity method investment. In September 2019, the Company and Barrick entered into a $70 revolving loan facility (“Revolving Facility”) to provide short-term financing to Pueblo Viejo. The Company will fund 40% of the borrowings based on its ownership interest in Pueblo Viejo. Under the terms of the Revolving Facility, borrowings earn interest at LIBOR plus 2.09% and expires on December 31, 2022. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Facility as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company purchases its portion (40.0%) of gold and silver produced from Pueblo Viejo at market price and resells those ounces to third parties. Total payments made to Pueblo Viejo for gold and silver purchased were $660 and $445 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. These purchases, net of subsequent sales, were included in Other income, net and the net amount is immaterial. There were no amounts due to or due from Pueblo Viejo for gold and silver purchases as of December 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019. NuevaUnión The NuevaUnión project is located in Chile and is currently under development. The project is jointly managed by Newmont and Teck Resources, who holds the remaining interest. At December 31, 2020 the carrying value of Newmont’s equity investment in NuevaUnión was lower than the underlying net assets of its investment by $67. This basis difference will be amortized into Equity income (loss) of affiliates over the remaining estimated useful life beginning when commercial production is declared. Norte Abierto The Norte Abierto project is located in Chile and is currently under development. The project is jointly managed by Newmont and Barrick, who holds the remaining interest. As part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, Newmont assumed deferred payments to Barrick to be satisfied through funding a portion of Barrick’s share of project expenditures at the Norte Abierto project. At December 31, 2020, there were $33 and $123 of deferred payments included in Other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively. At December 31, 2019, there were $— and $154 of deferred payments included in Other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively. At December 31, 2020 the carrying value of Newmont’s equity investment in Norte Abierto was lower than the underlying net assets of its investment by $209. This basis difference will be amortized into Equity income (loss) of affiliates over the remaining estimated useful life beginning when commercial production is declared. Maverix Metals, Inc. In October 2020, Newmont sold certain royalty interests with a carrying value of $— to Maverix for total consideration of $75 consisting of cash consideration of $15, 12 million common share units in Maverix with a fair value of $60, and cash contingent payments with a fair value of $— resulting in a gain of $75 recognized in Gain on asset and investment sales, net . Refer to Note 10 for additional information. As of December 31, 2020, Newmont holds 29.9% equity ownership in Maverix. In June 2018, Newmont exchanged certain royalty interests for cash consideration of $17, and non-cash consideration comprised of 60 million common shares in Maverix and 10 million common share warrants in Maverix, with fair values upon closing of $78 and $5, respectively. TMAC Resources, Inc. In September 2018, Newmont participated in the TMAC offering acquiring approximately 6 million shares at a price of C$4.25 per share for $19, maintaining its approximate 28.6% ownership interest. Subsequent to participating in the 2018 TMAC offering, Newmont’s ownership interest decreased to 28% as of December 31, 2019, primarily due to Newmont not exercising its participation rights on private placements that occurred in 2019. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a non-cash other-than-temporary impairment charge of $93, in Other income, net related to TMAC. The impairment charge was calculated using quoted market prices as of March 31, 2020. During the second quarter of 2020, TMAC entered into an agreement to sell all of the company’s outstanding shares of TMAC to Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd ("Shandong"). TMAC shareholders approved the agreement and the transaction was pending regulatory approval, which was rejected in December 2020. In January 2021, the original agreement to sell the Company's outstanding shares of TMAC was amended to replace the buyer from Shandong to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd ("Agnico"). In February 2021, TMAC sold all of the company’s outstanding shares of TMAC to Agnico for cash consideration of $55. The carrying value of our investment in TMAC was $13 resulting in a gain of $42, which will be recognized in the first quarter of 2021 in Gain on asset and investment sales, net. Continental Gold, Inc. During the first quarter of 2019, the Company determined that based on its evolving roles on advisory committees and its support for recent financing events, Newmont had the ability to exercise significant influence over Continental and concluded that the investment qualified as an equity method investment. As a result, the Company reclassified its existing Continental marketable equity security to an equity method investment. The fair value of the marketable equity security was $73, which formed the new basis for the equity method investment. Additionally, in March 2019, the Company entered into a convertible debt agreement with Continental totaling $50. The debt was convertible into common shares of Continental at a price of C$3.00 per share. The debt was an unrestricted marketable debt security and was classified as available-for-sale. The fair value of the marketable debt security was $39 as of December 31, 2019 and was included in the Continental equity method investment balance. The conversion feature was identified as an embedded derivative, which was bifurcated from the host instrument and included in the Continental equity method investment balance. The fair value of the conversion option was $51 as of December 31, 2019. Changes in the conversion option fair value were included in Other Income, net . During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company entered into a contractual arrangement to sell its entire interest in Continental, including its convertible debt, to Zijin Mining Group. The Company completed the sale on March 4, 2020, and pursuant to the terms of the agreement, received cash proceeds of $253. As a result of the sale, the Company recognized a gain of $91 included in Gain on asset and investment sales, net . Alumbrera / Minera Agua Rica Alumbrera Limited As a part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company acquired 37.5% ownership interest in the Alumbrera mine, located in Argentina. Glencore International AG (“Glencore”) and Yamana Gold Inc. (“Yamana”) held the remaining 50% and 12.5% interest, respectively. In March 2019, the Company, Glencore, and Yamana entered into an Integration Agreement to combine the Agua Rica project, wholly owned by Yamana, with Alumbrera to form a new entity, MARA. In December 2020, the Integration Agreement was executed and the parties entered into a Joint Venture Agreement ("MARA JV Agreement") under which all parties fully contributed their ownership interest in Agua Rica and Alumbrera in exchange for ownership interest in MARA. Pursuant to the terms of the MARA JV Agreement, the Company contributed its 37.5% ownership interest in Alumbrera in exchange for 18.75% ownership interest in MARA. Following the transaction, the Company no longer holds an investment in Alumbrera and the 18.75% ownership interest acquired in MARA is accounted for as a marketable equity security as of December 31, 2020. The carrying value of our investment in Alumbrera was $47 on the date of the exchange. The marketable equity security in MARA was recorded at $53, resulting in a gain of $6 recognized in Gain on asset and investment sales, net . Other In June 2018, Newmont sold $11 of restricted marketable debt securities as a result of remediation work completed at the Midnite Mine.

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
INVENTORIES	INVENTORIES At December 31, 2020 2019 Materials and supplies $ 673 $ 655 In-process 148 189 Concentrate (1) 39 96 Precious metals (2) 103 74 $ 963 $ 1,014 ____________________________ (1) Concentrate includes gold, copper, silver, lead and zinc. (2) Precious metals includes gold and silver doré. In 2020, the Company recorded write-downs of $2 and $1, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization, respectively. The write-downs in 2020 related to CC&V. In 2019, the Company recorded write-downs of $18 and $5, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization, respectively. Of the write-downs in 2019, $10 were related to CC&V, $5 to Nevada Gold Mines and $8 to Phoenix. In 2018, the Company recorded write-downs of $14 and $2, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization, respectively. Of the write-downs in 2018, $5 were related to CC&V, $2 to Yanacocha, $2 to Carlin, $5 to Phoenix and $2 to Twin Creeks. At December 31, 2020 2019 Current: Stockpiles $ 514 $ 493 Ore on leach pads 313 319 $ 827 $ 812 Non-current: Stockpiles $ 1,446 $ 1,154 Ore on leach pads 259 330 $ 1,705 $ 1,484 Total: Stockpiles $ 1,960 $ 1,647 Ore on leach pads 572 649 $ 2,532 $ 2,296 Stockpiles Leach pads At December 31, At December 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Stockpiles and ore on leach pads: CC&V $ 19 $ 6 $ 226 $ 239 Musselwhite 1 53 — — Porcupine 12 2 — — Éléonore 1 1 — — Peñasquito 307 193 — — Yanacocha 37 55 151 181 Merian 29 45 — — Cerro Negro 4 — — — Boddington 482 458 — — Tanami 7 4 — — Ahafo 422 403 — — Akyem 138 126 — — Nevada Gold Mines 501 301 195 229 $ 1,960 $ 1,647 $ 572 $ 649 In 2020, the Company recorded write-downs of $42 and $22, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization , respectively, to reduce the carrying value of stockpiles and ore on leach pads to net realizable value. Of the write-downs in 2020, $24 was related to Yanacocha and $40 to NGM. In 2019, the Company recorded write-downs of $112 and $45, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization , respectively, to reduce the carrying value of stockpiles and ore on leach pads to net realizable value. Of the write-downs in 2019, $15 is related to CC&V, $21 to Yanacocha, $22 to Boddington, $34 to Akyem, $18 to Nevada Gold Mines, $44 to Carlin and $3 to Twin Creeks. In July 2019, Carlin and Twin Creeks were contributed to NGM. See Note 1 for additional information. In 2018, the Company recorded write-downs of $257 and $97, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization , respectively, to reduce the carrying value of stockpiles and ore on leach pads to net realizable value. Of the write-downs in 2018, $7 were related to CC&V, $51 to Yanacocha, $46 to Ahafo, $56 to Akyem, $152 to Carlin and $42 to Twin Creeks.

STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PAD

STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PADS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PADS
STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PADS	INVENTORIES At December 31, 2020 2019 Materials and supplies $ 673 $ 655 In-process 148 189 Concentrate (1) 39 96 Precious metals (2) 103 74 $ 963 $ 1,014 ____________________________ (1) Concentrate includes gold, copper, silver, lead and zinc. (2) Precious metals includes gold and silver doré. In 2020, the Company recorded write-downs of $2 and $1, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization, respectively. The write-downs in 2020 related to CC&V. In 2019, the Company recorded write-downs of $18 and $5, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization, respectively. Of the write-downs in 2019, $10 were related to CC&V, $5 to Nevada Gold Mines and $8 to Phoenix. In 2018, the Company recorded write-downs of $14 and $2, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization, respectively. Of the write-downs in 2018, $5 were related to CC&V, $2 to Yanacocha, $2 to Carlin, $5 to Phoenix and $2 to Twin Creeks. At December 31, 2020 2019 Current: Stockpiles $ 514 $ 493 Ore on leach pads 313 319 $ 827 $ 812 Non-current: Stockpiles $ 1,446 $ 1,154 Ore on leach pads 259 330 $ 1,705 $ 1,484 Total: Stockpiles $ 1,960 $ 1,647 Ore on leach pads 572 649 $ 2,532 $ 2,296 Stockpiles Leach pads At December 31, At December 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Stockpiles and ore on leach pads: CC&V $ 19 $ 6 $ 226 $ 239 Musselwhite 1 53 — — Porcupine 12 2 — — Éléonore 1 1 — — Peñasquito 307 193 — — Yanacocha 37 55 151 181 Merian 29 45 — — Cerro Negro 4 — — — Boddington 482 458 — — Tanami 7 4 — — Ahafo 422 403 — — Akyem 138 126 — — Nevada Gold Mines 501 301 195 229 $ 1,960 $ 1,647 $ 572 $ 649 In 2020, the Company recorded write-downs of $42 and $22, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization , respectively, to reduce the carrying value of stockpiles and ore on leach pads to net realizable value. Of the write-downs in 2020, $24 was related to Yanacocha and $40 to NGM. In 2019, the Company recorded write-downs of $112 and $45, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization , respectively, to reduce the carrying value of stockpiles and ore on leach pads to net realizable value. Of the write-downs in 2019, $15 is related to CC&V, $21 to Yanacocha, $22 to Boddington, $34 to Akyem, $18 to Nevada Gold Mines, $44 to Carlin and $3 to Twin Creeks. In July 2019, Carlin and Twin Creeks were contributed to NGM. See Note 1 for additional information. In 2018, the Company recorded write-downs of $257 and $97, classified as components of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization , respectively, to reduce the carrying value of stockpiles and ore on leach pads to net realizable value. Of the write-downs in 2018, $7 were related to CC&V, $51 to Yanacocha, $46 to Ahafo, $56 to Akyem, $152 to Carlin and $42 to Twin Creeks.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELO

PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELOPMENT	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELOPMENT	PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELOPMENT Depreciable At December 31, 2020 At December 31, 2019 Cost Accumulated Net Book Cost Accumulated Net Book Land $ 195 $ — $ 195 $ 193 $ — $ 193 Facilities and equipment (1) 1-29 18,410 (9,628) 8,782 17,676 (8,385) 9,291 Mine development 1-25 4,429 (2,608) 1,821 4,073 (2,432) 1,641 Mineral interests 1-25 12,673 (1,664) 11,009 12,935 (873) 12,062 Construction-in-progress 2,474 — 2,474 2,089 — 2,089 $ 38,181 $ (13,900) $ 24,281 $ 36,966 $ (11,690) $ 25,276 ____________________________ (1) At December 31, 2020 and 2019, Facilities and equipment include finance lease right of use assets of $666 and $740, respectively. Depreciable At December 31, 2020 At December 31, 2019 Mineral Interests Cost Accumulated Net Book Cost Accumulated Net Book Production stage 1-25 $ 8,324 $ (1,664) $ 6,660 $ 8,344 $ (873) $ 7,471 Development stage (1) 1,106 — 1,106 1,106 — 1,106 Exploration stage (1) 3,243 — 3,243 3,485 — 3,485 $ 12,673 $ (1,664) $ 11,009 $ 12,935 $ (873) $ 12,062 ____________________________ (1) These amounts are currently non-depreciable as these mineral interests have not reached production stage. Construction-in-progress at December 31, 2020 of $2,474 included $212 at North America primarily related to construction at Peñasquito and CC&V, $1,476 at South America primarily related to engineering and construction at Conga and infrastructure at Yanacocha, Argentina and Suriname, $365 at Australia primarily related to Tanami Expansion 2 project and other infrastructure at Boddington, $275 at Africa primarily related to the Ahafo North project and other infrastructure at Ahafo and Akyem and $123 at Nevada primarily related to infrastructure at NGM. There have been no new costs capitalized during 2020 for the Conga project in South America, reported in Other South America. Construction-in-progress at December 31, 2019 of $2,089 included $199 at North America primarily related to construction at Peñasquito and CC&V, $1,389 at South America primarily related to engineering and construction at Conga and infrastructure at Yanacocha, Argentina and Suriname, $141 at Australia primarily related to infrastructure at Tanami and Boddington, $249 at Africa primarily related to the Ahafo North project and other infrastructure at Akyem and $95 at Nevada primarily related to infrastructure at NGM. There have been no new costs capitalized during 2019 for the Conga project in South America, reported in Other South America.

GOODWILL

GOODWILL	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
GOODWILL	GOODWILL Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment were as follows: North America South America Australia Nevada Total Balance at December 31, 2018 $ — $ — $ 58 $ — $ 58 Additions due to Newmont Goldcorp transaction (1) 2,095 442 — — 2,537 Additions due to formation of NGM (2) — — — 268 268 Reclassifications to assets held for sale (3) (131) — (58) — (189) Balance at December 31, 2019 $ 1,964 $ 442 $ — $ 268 $ 2,674 Additions due to Newmont Goldcorp transaction (1) 80 17 — — 97 Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 2,044 $ 459 $ — $ 268 $ 2,771 ____________________________ (1) For further information regarding the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, refer to Note 3. (2) For further information regarding the formation of NGM, refer to Note 32.

DEBT

DEBT	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
DEBT	DEBT At December 31, 2020 At December 31, 2019 Current Non-Current Fair Value (1) Current Non-Current Fair Value (1) 2021 Senior Notes, net $ 551 $ — $ 556 $ — $ 553 $ 562 2022 Senior Notes, net — 491 512 — 988 1,026 2023 Senior Notes, net — 418 441 — 1,012 1,050 2029 Senior Notes, net — 689 770 — 688 700 2030 Senior Notes, net — 984 1,060 — — — 2035 Senior Notes, net — 576 886 — 575 794 2039 Senior Notes, net — 859 1,344 — 859 1,180 2042 Senior Notes, net — 985 1,375 — 985 1,188 2044 Senior Notes, net — 482 642 — 483 568 Debt issuance costs on Corporate Revolving Credit Facilities — (4) — — (5) — $ 551 $ 5,480 $ 7,586 $ — $ 6,138 $ 7,068 ____________________________ (1) The estimated fair value of these Senior Notes was determined by an independent third party pricing source and may or may not reflect the actual trading value of this debt. All outstanding Senior Notes are unsecured and rank equally with one another. Scheduled minimum debt repayments are as follows: Year Ending December 31, 2021 $ 550 2022 492 2023 414 2024 — 2025 — Thereafter 4,624 $ 6,080 Corporate Revolving Credit Facilities and Letters of Credit Facilities On April 4, 2019, the Company entered into a $3,000 revolving credit facility (“New Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of financial institutions that expires in April 2024. The New Credit Agreement provides for borrowings in U.S. dollars and contains a letter of credit sub-facility. Facility fees vary based on the credit ratings of the Company’s senior, uncollateralized, non-current debt. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at a market based rate plus a margin determined by our credit rating. The New Credit Agreement replaces the Company’s existing credit agreement dated as of May 20, 2011, as amended and restated as of May 25, 2017 (“Existing Credit Agreement”). At December 31, 2020, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the facility. There was $72 and $60 outstanding on the letters of credit sub-facility at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company had a $175 committed letter of credit facility that terminated in September 2020 and was replaced with a new $175 uncommitted letter of credit facility. The uncommitted letter of credit facility was entered into with BNP Paribas, New York Branch for a one-year period to support reclamation obligations. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $100 and $170, respectively. None of these letters of credit have been drawn on for reclamation obligations as of December 31, 2020. Prior to the closing of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, Goldcorp held a series of letters of credit with various institutions, several of which represented guarantees for reclamation obligations. Newmont continues to hold these letters of credit. At December 31, 2020, the Company had letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $326 of which $286 represented guarantees for reclamation obligations. At December 31, 2019, the Company had letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $424 of which $353 represented guarantees for reclamation obligations. None of these letters of credit have been drawn on for reclamation obligations as of December 31, 2020. 2019 and 2039 Senior Notes In September 2009, the Company completed a two part public offering of $900 and $1,100 uncollateralized Senior Notes maturing on October 1, 2019 and October 1, 2039, respectively. Net proceeds from the 2019 and 2039 Senior Notes were $895 and $1,080, respectively. The 2019 Senior Notes paid interest semi-annually at a rate of 5.125% per annum and the 2039 Senior Notes pay semi-annual interest of 6.25% per annum. In March 2016, the Company purchased approximately $226 of its 2039 Senior Notes through a debt tender offer. The 2019 Senior Notes were paid off at maturity on October 1, 2019, primarily with the proceeds from the issuance of the 2029 Senior Notes. See below for additional information on the 2029 Senior Notes. 2021, 2023 and 2044 Senior Notes Subsequent to closing of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company completed a like-for-like exchange for the majority of the outstanding notes issued by Goldcorp (“Existing Goldcorp notes”), with an aggregate principal amount of $2,000, for new notes issued by Newmont (the “New Newmont notes”) and nominal cash consideration. The New Newmont notes, issued on April 22, 2019, and the Existing Goldcorp notes that were not tendered for exchange, consisted of $472 and $78 of 3.625% notes due June 9, 2021, $810 and $190 of 3.70% notes due March 15, 2023 and $444 and $6 of 5.45% notes due June 9, 2044, respectively. Pursuant to registration rights issued with the New Newmont notes, the Company filed Form S-4 on June 28, 2019, which was declared effective on July 9, 2019. The exchange for the registered notes was completed on August 9, 2019. In 2020, the Company purchased approximately $487 and $99 of its 2023 Newmont Senior Notes and 2023 Goldcorp Senior Notes, respectively, through debt tender offers. 2022 and 2042 Senior Notes In March 2012, the Company completed a two part public offering of $1,500 and $1,000 uncollateralized Senior Notes maturing on March 15, 2022 and March 15, 2042, respectively. Net proceeds from the 2022 and 2042 Senior Notes were $1,479 and $983, respectively. The 2022 Senior Notes pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 3.50% per annum and the 2042 Senior Notes pay semi-annual interest of 4.88% per annum. In November 2016, the Company purchased approximately $508 of its 2022 Senior Notes through a debt tender offer. In 2020, the Company purchased approximately $500 of its 2022 Senior Notes through debt tender offers. 2029 Senior Notes In September 2019, the Company completed a public offering of $700 unsecured Senior Notes due October 1, 2029 (“2029 Senior Notes”). Net proceeds from the 2029 Senior Notes were $690. The 2029 Senior Notes pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 2.80% per annum. The proceeds from this issuance were primarily used to repay the 2019 Senior Notes on October 1, 2019. 2030 Senior Notes In March 2020, the Company completed a public offering of $1,000 unsecured Senior Notes due October 1, 2030 (“2030 Senior Notes”). Net proceeds from the 2030 Senior Notes were $985. The 2030 Senior Notes pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 2.25% per annum. The proceeds from this issuance, supplemented with cash from the Company's balance sheet, were used to fund the debt tender offers of the 2022 Senior Notes, the 2023 Newmont Senior Notes and the 2023 Goldcorp Senior Notes in 2020. 2035 Senior Notes In March 2005, Newmont issued uncollateralized Senior Notes with a principal amount of $600 due April 1, 2035 bearing an annual interest rate of 5.88%. In 2019 the Company executed the First Supplemental Indenture whereby NGM, upon its formation, agreed to provide a full and unconditional guarantee of the 2035 Notes. After completion of a successful consent solicitation on August 23, 2019, the Company executed the Second Supplemental Indenture that released NGM from its guarantee of the 2035 Notes. The Second Supplemental Indenture also amended certain provisions of the 2035 Indenture to conform with the Company’s other outstanding indentures. Other debt related activity Subsequent to closing of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company paid the outstanding principal balances of Goldcorp’s term loan of $400 and Goldcorp’s revolving credit facility of $850. Debt Covenants The Company’s senior notes and revolving credit facility contain various covenants and default provisions including payment defaults, limitation on liens, leases, sales and leaseback agreements and merger restrictions. Furthermore, the Company’s senior notes and corporate revolving credit facility contain covenants that include, limiting the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, certain change of control provisions and a negative pledge on certain assets. The corporate revolving credit facility contains a financial ratio covenant requiring the Company to maintain a net debt (total debt net of cash and cash equivalents) to total capitalization ratio of less than or equal to 62.50% in addition to the covenants noted above. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company and its related entities were in compliance with all debt covenants and provisions related to potential defaults.

LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBLIG

LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBLIGATIONS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBLIGATIONS	LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBLIGATIONS The Company primarily has operating and finance leases for corporate and regional offices, processing facilities and mining equipment. These leases have a remaining lease term of less than 1 year to 37 years, some of which may include options to extend the lease for up to 15 years, and some of which may include options to terminate the lease within 1 year. Certain of our leases include payments that vary based on the Company’s level of usage and operations. These variable payments are not included within ROU assets and lease liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, short-term leases, which have an initial term of 12 months or less, are not recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Total lease cost includes the following components: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Operating lease cost $ 21 $ 22 Finance lease cost Amortization of ROU assets 88 78 Interest on lease liabilities 37 34 125 112 Variable lease cost 335 350 Short-term lease cost 24 46 $ 505 $ 530 Rent expense for 2018 was $51. Supplemental cash flow information related to leases includes the following: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows relating to operating leases $ 18 $ 27 Operating cash flows relating to finance leases $ 31 $ 32 Financing cash flows relating to finance leases $ 66 $ 55 Non-cash lease obligations arising from obtaining ROU assets: (1) Operating leases $ 76 $ 116 Finance leases $ 16 $ 731 ____________________________ (1) For the year-end December 31, 2019, operating and finance lease obligations assumed in relation to the Newmont Goldcorp transaction were $49 and $423, respectively, and operating and finance lease obligations assumed in relation to the formation of NGM were $11 and $1, respectively. Information related to lease terms and discount rates is as follows: Operating Leases Finance Leases Weighted average remaining lease term (years) 10 11 Weighted average discount rate 3.87 % 5.58 % Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of December 31, 2020, were as follows: Operating Leases Finance Leases 2021 $ 7 $ 104 2022 17 93 2023 13 86 2024 12 77 2025 10 40 Thereafter 72 526 Total future minimum lease payments 131 926 Less: Imputed interest (23) (255) Total $ 108 $ 671

OTHER LIABILITIES

OTHER LIABILITIES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
OTHER LIABILITIES	OTHER LIABILITIES At December 31, 2020 2019 Other current liabilities: Accrued operating costs $ 285 $ 210 Reclamation and remediation liabilities 214 169 Accrued capital expenditures 144 58 Payables to joint venture partners 94 75 Galore Creek deferred payments 73 — Royalties 70 60 Silver streaming agreement 67 69 Accrued interest 61 60 Taxes other than income and mining 48 47 Norte Abierto deferred payments 33 — Deposit on Kalgoorlie power business option 23 — Operating leases 17 28 Holt royalty obligation (1) — 14 Other 53 90 $ 1,182 $ 880 Other non-current liabilities: Income and mining taxes (2) $ 382 $ 445 Norte Abierto deferred payments 123 154 Operating leases 91 47 Social development and community obligations 51 54 Galore Creek deferred payments 23 92 Holt royalty obligation (1) — 243 Other 29 26 $ 699 $ 1,061 ____________________________ (1) See Note 14 for additional information on the Holt royalty obligation.

RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMU

RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)​	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)​	RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities, net Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Adjustments Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash flow Hedge Instruments Total Balance at December 31, 2018 $ — $ 118 $ (262) $ (140) $ (284) Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss): Gain (loss) in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 5 1 (10) 20 16 (Gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) — — (9) 12 3 Other comprehensive income (loss) 5 1 (19) 32 19 Balance at December 31, 2019 $ 5 $ 119 $ (281) $ (108) $ (265) Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss): Gain (loss) in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications — (2) (51) (4) (57) (Gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (5) — 95 16 106 Other comprehensive income (loss) (5) (2) 44 12 49 Balance at December 31, 2020 $ — $ 117 $ (237) $ (96) $ (216) Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Marketable debt securities adjustments: Sale of marketable securities $ (5) $ — $ — Gain on asset and investment sales, net Total before tax (5) — — Tax — — — Net of tax $ (5) $ — $ — Pension and other post-retirement benefit adjustments: Amortization $ 28 $ 14 $ 25 Other income, net Curtailment — (23) — Other income, net Settlement 92 — — Other income, net Total before tax 120 (9) 25 Tax (25) — (5) Net of tax $ 95 $ (9) $ 20 Hedge instruments adjustments: Interest rate contracts $ 17 $ 11 $ 10 Interest expense, net (1) Operating cash flow hedges 2 3 6 Costs applicable to sales Total before tax 19 14 16 Tax (3) (2) (4) Net of tax $ 16 $ 12 $ 12 Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax $ 106 $ 3 $ 32 ____________________________ (1) During the year ended December 31, 2020, $8 was reclassified to Other income, net as a result of the tender offers. See Note 25 for additional information.

NET CHANGE IN OPERATING ASSETS

NET CHANGE IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital [Abstract]
NET CHANGE IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES	NET CHANGE IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations attributable to the net change in operating assets and liabilities is composed of the following: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Decrease (increase) in operating assets: Trade and other receivables $ 29 $ (193) $ (109) Inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads (139) (132) (250) Other assets 34 29 (49) Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities: Accounts payable (50) 144 (73) Reclamation and remediation liabilities (101) (102) (72) Other accrued liabilities 522 (55) (190) $ 295 $ (309) $ (743)

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMAT

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION	SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Income and mining taxes paid, net of refunds $ 400 $ 437 $ 429 Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized $ 261 $ 273 $ 188 Non-cash Investing Activities Refer to Note 3 for non-cash information related to the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, Note 10 for non-cash information related to the sale of royalty interests to Maverix, the Company's investment in Alumbrera Mine and Red Lake, and Note 26 for non-cash information related to leases. Non-cash Financing Activities Dividends declared for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $839, $895 and $301, respectively, of which $834, $889 and $301 had been paid as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Differences are due to timing of payments. Cash calls requested from noncontrolling interests for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $110, $95 and $99, respectively, of which $112, $93 and $100 had been received as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Differences are due to timing of receipts. Distributions declared to noncontrolling interests for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $198, $187 and $160, respectively, of which $197, $186 and $160 had been paid as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Differences are due to timing of payments.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES General Estimated losses from contingencies are accrued by a charge to income when information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability could be incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred. If a loss contingency is not probable or reasonably estimable, disclosure of the contingency and estimated range of loss, if determinable, is made in the financial statements when it is at least reasonably possible that a material loss could be incurred. Operating Segments The Company’s operating and reportable segments are identified in Note 4. Except as noted in this paragraph, all of the Company’s commitments and contingencies specifically described herein are included in Corporate and Other. The Yanacocha matters relate to the South America reportable segment. The Newmont Ghana Gold and Newmont Golden Ridge matters relate to the Africa reportable segment. The Mexico tax matters relate to the North America reportable segment. Environmental Matter Refer to Note 6 for further information regarding reclamation and remediation. Refer to Item 3 regarding the Company's threshold under Item 103(c)(3)(iii) of Regulation S-K. Details about one significant matter are discussed below. Dawn Mining Company LLC (“Dawn”) - 58.19% Newmont Owned Midnite mine site and Dawn mill site . Dawn previously leased an open pit uranium mine, currently inactive, on the Spokane Indian Reservation in the State of Washington. The mine site is subject to regulation by agencies of the U.S. Department of Interior (the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management), as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). As per the Consent Decree approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington on January 17, 2012, the following actions were required of Newmont, Dawn, the Department of the Interior and the EPA: (i) Newmont and Dawn would design, construct and implement the cleanup plan selected by the EPA in 2006 for the Midnite mine site; (ii) Newmont and Dawn would reimburse the EPA for its past costs associated with overseeing the work; (iii) the Department of the Interior would contribute a lump sum amount toward past EPA costs and future costs related to the cleanup of the Midnite mine site; (iv) Newmont and Dawn would be responsible for all future EPA oversight costs and Midnite mine site cleanup costs; and (v) Newmont would post a surety bond for work at the site. During 2012, the Department of Interior contributed its share of past EPA costs and future costs related to the cleanup of the Midnite mine site in a lump sum payment of $42, which Newmont classified as restricted assets with interest on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for all periods presented. In 2016, Newmont completed the remedial design process (with the exception of the new water treatment plant (“WTP”) design which was awaiting the approval of the new National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit). Subsequently, the new NPDES permit was received in 2017 and the WTP design commenced in 2018. Newmont managed the remediation project during the 2020 construction season, but due to the pandemic, activities were limited to those that could be done in compliance with COVID-19 restrictions. The Dawn mill site is regulated by the Washington Department of Health and is in the process of being closed. Remediation at the Dawn mill site began in 2013. The Tailing Disposal Area 1-4 reclamation earthworks component was completed during 2017 with the embankment erosion protection completed in the second quarter of 2018. The remaining closure activity will consist primarily of addressing groundwater issues and evaporating the remaining balance of process water on site. The remediation liability for the Midnite mine site and Dawn mill site is approximately $177 at December 31, 2020. Other Legal Matters Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. - 51.35% Newmont Owned Administrative Actions . The Peruvian government agency responsible for environmental evaluation and inspection, Organismo Evaluacion y Fiscalizacion Ambiental (“OEFA”), conducts periodic reviews of the Yanacocha site. From 2011 to the fourth quarter of 2020, OEFA issued notices of alleged violations of OEFA standards to Yanacocha and Conga relating to past inspections. The water authority that is in charge of supervising the proper water administration has also issued notices of alleged regulatory violations in previous years. The experience with OEFA and the water authority is that in the case of a finding of violation, remedial action is often the outcome rather than a significant fine. The alleged OEFA violations currently active range from zero to 3,667 units and the water authority alleged violations range from zero to 10 units, with each unit having a potential fine equivalent to approximately $.001210 based on current exchange rates, with a total potential fine amount for outstanding matters of $— to $4.45. Yanacocha is responding to all notices of alleged violations, but cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the agency allegations. Conga Project Constitutional Claim . On October 18, 2012, Marco Antonio Arana Zegarra filed a constitutional claim against the Ministry of Energy and Mines and Yanacocha requesting the Court to order the suspension of the Conga project as well as to declare not applicable the October 27, 2010, directorial resolution approving the Conga project Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”). On October 23, 2012, a Cajamarca judge dismissed the claims based on formal grounds finding that: (i) plaintiffs had not exhausted previous administrative proceedings; (ii) the directorial resolution approving the Conga EIA is valid, and was not challenged when issued in the administrative proceedings; (iii) there was inadequate evidence to conclude that the Conga project is a threat to the constitutional right of living in an adequate environment; and (iv) the directorial resolution approving the Conga project EIA does not guarantee that the Conga project will proceed, so there was no imminent threat to be addressed by the Court. The plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of the case. The Civil Court of the Superior Court of Cajamarca confirmed the above mentioned resolution and the plaintiff presented an appeal. On March 13, 2015, the Constitutional Court published its ruling stating that the case should be sent back to the first court with an order to formally admit the case and start the judicial process in order to review the claim and the proofs presented by the plaintiff. Yanacocha has answered the claim. Neither the Company nor Yanacocha can reasonably predict the outcome of this litigation. Yanacocha Tax Dispute. In 2000, Yanacocha paid Buenaventura and Minas Conga S.R.L. a total of $29 to assume their respective contractual positions in mining concession agreements with Chaupiloma Dos de Cajamarca S.M.R.L. The contractual rights allowed Yanacocha the opportunity to conduct exploration on the concessions, but not a purchase of the concessions. The tax authority alleges that the payments to Buenaventura and Minas Conga S.R.L. were acquisitions of mining concessions requiring the amortization of the amounts under the Peru Mining Law over the life of the mine. Yanacocha expensed the amounts at issue in the initial year since the payments were not for the acquisition of a concession but rather these expenses represent the payment of an intangible and therefore, amortizable in a single year or proportionally for up to ten years according to Income Tax Law. In 2010, the tax court in Peru ruled in favor of Yanacocha and the tax authority appealed the issue to the judiciary. The first appellate court confirmed the ruling of the tax court in favor of Yanacocha. However, in November 2015, a Superior Court in Peru made an appellate decision overturning the two prior findings in favor of Yanacocha. Yanacocha appealed the Superior Court ruling to the Peru Supreme Court. On January 18, 2019, the Peru Supreme Court issued notice that three judges support the position of the tax authority and two judges support the position of Yanacocha. Because four votes are required for a final decision, an additional judge was selected to issue a decision and the parties conducted oral arguments in April 2019. In early February 2020, the additional judge ruled in favor of the tax authority, finalizing a decision of the Peru Supreme Court against Yanacocha. As a result of the decision, the amount of $29 was recognized during the first quarter of 2020, but Yanacocha filed two actions objecting to potential excessive interest and duplicity of criteria of up to $60 and $81, respectively. It is not possible to fully predict the outcome of this litigation. NWG Investments Inc. v. Fronteer Gold Inc. In April 2011, Newmont acquired Fronteer Gold Inc. (“Fronteer”). Fronteer acquired NewWest Gold Corporation (“NewWest Gold”) in September 2007. At the time of that acquisition, NWG Investments Inc. (“NWG”) owned approximately 86% of NewWest Gold and an individual named Jacob Safra owned or controlled 100% of NWG. Prior to its acquisition of NewWest Gold, Fronteer entered into a June 2007 lock-up agreement with NWG providing that, among other things, NWG would support Fronteer’s acquisition of NewWest Gold. At that time, Fronteer owned approximately 47% of Aurora Energy Resources Inc. (“Aurora”), which, among other things, had a uranium exploration project in Labrador, Canada. NWG contends that, during the negotiations leading up to the lock-up agreement, Fronteer represented to NWG, among other things, that Aurora would commence uranium mining in Labrador by 2013, that this was a firm date, that Aurora faced no current environmental issues in Labrador and that Aurora’s competitors faced delays in commencing uranium mining. NWG further contends that it entered into the lock-up agreement and agreed to support Fronteer’s acquisition of NewWest Gold in reliance upon these purported representations. On October 11, 2007, less than three weeks after the Fronteer-NewWest Gold transaction closed, a member of the Nunatsiavut Assembly introduced a motion calling for the adoption of a moratorium on uranium mining in Labrador. On April 8, 2008, the Nunatsiavut Assembly adopted a three-year moratorium on uranium mining in Labrador. NWG contends that Fronteer was aware during the negotiations of the NWG/Fronteer lock-up agreement that the Nunatsiavut Assembly planned on adopting this moratorium and that its adoption would preclude Aurora from commencing uranium mining by 2013, but Fronteer nonetheless fraudulently induced NWG to enter into the lock-up agreement. On September 24, 2012, NWG served a summons and complaint on the Company, and then amended the complaint to add Newmont Canada Holdings ULC as a defendant. The complaint also named Fronteer Gold Inc. and Mark O’Dea as defendants. The complaint sought rescission of the merger between Fronteer and NewWest Gold and $750 in damages. In August 2013 the Supreme Court of New York, New York County issued an order granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens. Subsequently, NWG filed a notice of appeal of the decision and then a notice of dismissal of the appeal on March 24, 2014. On February 26, 2014, NWG filed a lawsuit in Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Fronteer Gold Inc., Newmont Mining Corporation, Newmont Canada Holdings ULC, Newmont FH B.V. and Mark O’Dea. The Ontario complaint is based upon substantially the same allegations contained in the New York lawsuit with claims for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation. NWG seeks disgorgement of profits since the close of the NWG deal on September 24, 2007 and damages in the amount of C$1,200. Newmont, along with other defendants, served the plaintiff with its statement of defense on October 17, 2014. Newmont intends to vigorously defend this matter, but cannot reasonably predict the outcome. Newmont Ghana Gold Limited and Newmont Golden Ridge Limited - 100% Newmont Owned On December 24, 2018, two individual plaintiffs, who are members of the Ghana Parliament (“Plaintiffs”), filed a writ to invoke the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Ghana. On January 16, 2019, Plaintiffs filed the Statement of Plaintiff’s Case outlining the details of the Plaintiff’s case and subsequently served Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (“NGGL”) and Newmont Golden Ridge Limited (“NGRL”) along with the other named defendants, the Attorney General of Ghana, the Minerals Commission of Ghana and 33 other mining companies with interests in Ghana. The Plaintiffs allege that under article 268 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana that the mining company defendants are not entitled to carry out any exploitation of minerals or other natural resources in Ghana, unless their respective transactions, contracts or concessions are ratified or exempted from ratification by the Parliament of Ghana. Newmont’s current mining leases are both ratified by Parliament; NGGL June 13, 2001 mining lease, ratified by Parliament on October 21, 2008, and NGRL January 19, 2010 mining lease; ratified by Parliament on December 3, 2015. The writ alleges that any mineral exploitation prior to Parliament ratification is unconstitutional. The Plaintiffs seek several remedies including: (i) a declaration as to the meaning of constitutional language at issue; (ii) an injunction precluding exploitation of minerals for any mining company without prior Parliament ratification; (iii) a declaration that all revenue as a result of violation of the Constitution shall be accounted for and recovered via cash equivalent; and (iv) an order that the Attorney General and Minerals Commission submit all un-ratified mining leases, undertakings or contracts to Parliament for ratification. Newmont intends to vigorously defend this matter, but cannot reasonably predict the outcome. Goldcorp, Inc. - 100% Newmont Owned Shareholder Action. On October 28, 2016 and February 14, 2017, separate proposed class actions were commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice pursuant to the Class Proceedings Act (Ontario) against the Company and certain of its current and former officers. Both statement of claims alleged common law negligent misrepresentation in Goldcorp, Inc.’s public disclosure concerning the Peñasquito mine and also pleaded an intention to seek leave from the Court to proceed with an allegation of statutory misrepresentation pursuant to the secondary market civil liability provisions under the Securities Act (Ontario). By a consent order, the latter lawsuit proceeded, and the former action has been stayed. The active lawsuit purports to be brought on behalf of persons who acquired Goldcorp Inc.’s securities in the secondary market during an alleged class period from October 30, 2014 to August 23, 2016. An amended complaint has been filed in the active lawsuit, which removes the individual defendants, and requests leave of the Court to pursue only the statutory cause of action. The Company intends to vigorously defend this matter, but cannot reasonably predict the outcome. Mexico Tax Matters Tax Reassessment from Mexican Tax Authority . During 2016, the Mexican Tax Authority issued reassessment notices to several of Goldcorp, Inc.’s Mexican subsidiaries. Topics under dispute generally involve transfer pricing, deductibility of mine stripping costs, and gain recognized on certain asset sales. The Company has made significant progress in reaching resolution with the Mexican Tax Authority on these matters. In the second quarter of 2019, a number of issues were settled, resulting in a $96 payment, which was fully accrued in the financial statements. In the first quarter of 2020, further settlement was reached for an immaterial amount, with dialogue continuing in an effort to resolve the outstanding reassessment. Additionally, the Company continues to work through several audits in which observation letters have been received from the Mexican Tax Authority. The outcome of the remaining disputes is not readily determinable but could have a material impact on the Company. The Company believes that its tax positions are valid and intends to vigorously defend its tax filing positions. State of Zacatecas’ Ecological Tax. In December 2016, the State of Zacatecas in Mexico approved new environmental taxes that became effective January 1, 2017. Certain operations at the Company’s Peñasquito mine may be subject to these taxes. Payments are due monthly in arrears with the first payment due on February 17, 2017. The Company believes that there is no legal basis for the taxes and filed legal claims challenging their constitutionality and legality on March 9, 2017. Other companies similarly situated also filed legal claims against the taxes. The Mexican federal government also filed a claim before the National Supreme Court against the State of Zacatecas challenging whether the State of Zacatecas had the constitutional authority to implement the taxes. On February 11, 2019, the National Supreme Court of Mexico ruled that the State of Zacatecas has the constitutional authority to implement environmental taxes, and that ruling was not subject to appeal. The Company’s case continued, and although there was an initial ruling in favor of the Company, this ruling was appealed by the local tax authorities. On October 15, 2019, the First Collegiate Circuit Court of the Auxiliary Center of the Eleventh Region reversed the favorable ruling (except with respect to one issue, which was affirmed in the Company’s favor). While the First Collegiate Circuit Court’s ruling is not subject to further appeal and the Company currently has no legal challenges active with the Mexican courts, it is not possible to precisely calculate the environmental taxes given that: (a) the legislation is broadly worded and despite the years of inquiries, the State of Zacatecas has not put forward any guidance on how the tax would be levied; and (b) certain claims by other companies similarly situated are still being resolved by the Supreme Court, the results of which may change the taxes payable by the Company. The Company, along with other companies in the State of Zacatecas, is continuing to meet with governmental authorities to understand how the environmental tax would be levied. In the last quarter of 2020, the Company recorded the amount of $24 related to the 2017 through 2020 tax years for the Zacatecas ecological tax. While it is not possible to fully predict the outcome of this matter, the Company and the Zacatecas government continue to meet regularly to review the technical basis of the tax calculations, and expect to have a mutually agreed formula in the next six to twelve months. Other Commitments and Contingencies As part of its ongoing business and operations, the Company and its affiliates are required to provide surety bonds, bank letters of credit and bank guarantees as financial support for various purposes, including environmental remediation, reclamation, exploration permitting, workers compensation programs and other general corporate purposes. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were $1,807 and $1,924, respectively, of outstanding letters of credit, surety bonds and bank guarantees. The obligations associated with these instruments are generally related to performance requirements that the Company addresses through its ongoing operations. As the specific requirements are met, the beneficiary of the associated instrument cancels and/or returns the instrument to the issuing entity. Certain of these instruments are associated with operating sites with long-lived assets and will remain outstanding until closure. Generally, bonding requirements associated with environmental regulation are becoming more restrictive. However, the Company believes it is in compliance with all applicable bonding obligations and will be able to satisfy future bonding requirements through existing or alternative means, as they arise. Newmont is from time to time involved in various legal proceedings related to its business. Except in the above described proceedings, management does not believe that adverse decisions in any pending or threatened proceeding or that amounts that may be required to be paid by reason thereof will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. In connection with our investment in Galore Creek, Newmont will owe NovaGold Resources Inc. $75 upon the earlier of approval to construct a mine, mill and all related infrastructure for the Galore Creek project or the initiation of construction of a mine, mill or any related infrastructure. The amount due is non-interest bearing. The decision for an approval and commencement of construction is contingent on the results of a prefeasibility and feasibility study, neither of which have occurred. As such, this amount has not been accrued. As part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, Newmont assumed deferred payments to Barrick of $156 and $154 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, to be satisfied through funding a portion of Barrick’s share of project expenditures at the Norte Abierto project. These deferred payments to Barrick are included in Other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities .

NEVADA GOLD MINES TRANSACTIONS

NEVADA GOLD MINES TRANSACTIONS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
NEVADA GOLD MINES TRANSACTIONS	NEVADA GOLD MINES TRANSACTIONS On July 1, 2019, Newmont and Barrick consummated the Nevada JV Agreement and established NGM, which combined the Company’s Nevada mining operations with Barrick’s Nevada mining operations. The formation of NGM diversifies the Company’s footprint in Nevada and allows the Company to pursue additional efficiencies through integrated mine planning and processing. As of the effective date, the Company contributed its existing Nevada mining operations, which included Carlin, Phoenix, Twin Creeks and Long Canyon, to NGM in exchange for a 38.5% interest in NGM. The interest received in NGM was accounted for at fair value, and accordingly, the Company recognized a gain of $2,390 during 2019 as Gain on formation of Nevada Gold Mines . The gain represents the difference between the fair value of the Company’s interest in NGM and the carrying value of the Nevada mining operations contributed to NGM. The Company accounts for its interest in NGM using the proportionate consolidation method, which is an exception available to entities in the extractive industries, thereby recognizing its pro-rata share of the assets, liabilities and operations of NGM. NGM retained an independent appraiser to determine the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the effective date. The fair value estimates were based on income and cost valuation methods. Sales and Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders in the Consolidated Statement of Operations includes NGM revenue of $2,359 and $1,022 and NGM net income of $660 and $184 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company billed NGM $8 and $10, respectively, for services provided under the transition services agreement. In addition, the Company purchases gold from NGM for resale to third parties. Gold purchases from NGM totaled $2,293 and $1,002 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company billed NGM $213 for services provided under the employee lease agreement. The leasing period expired on December 31, 2019.

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUA

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS	SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 (in millions) Deferred Income Tax Valuation Allowance Balance at beginning of year $ 3,112 $ 2,994 $ 2,815 Additions due to acquisition of Goldcorp 86 521 — Additions to deferred income tax expense 372 97 200 Reduction of deferred income tax expense (186) (392) (54) Re-classification to Assets Held for Sale — (371) — Additions reflected in other components of the financial statements 34 263 — Additions due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — — 79 Reduction due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — — (46) Balance at end of year $ 3,418 $ 3,112 $ 2,994 Refer to Note 12 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_2

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Risks and Uncertainties	Risks and Uncertainties As a global mining company, the Company’s revenue, profitability and future rate of growth are substantially dependent on prevailing metal prices, primarily for gold, but also for copper, silver, lead and zinc. Historically, the commodity markets have been very volatile, and there can be no assurance that commodity prices will not be subject to wide fluctuations in the future. A substantial or extended decline in commodity prices could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows, access to capital and on the quantities of reserves that the Company can economically produce. The carrying value of the Company’s Property, plant and mine development , net; Inventories; Stockpiles and ore on leach pads; Investments; Deferred income tax assets; and Goodwill are particularly sensitive to the outlook for commodity prices. A decline in the Company’s price outlook from current levels could result in material impairment charges related to these assets. In addition to changes in commodity prices, other factors such as changes in mine plans, increases in costs, geotechnical failures, changes in social, environmental or regulatory requirements, impacts of global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and management’s decision to reprioritize or abandon a development project can adversely affect the Company’s ability to recover its investment in certain assets and result in impairment charges. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a material impact on the global economy, the scale and duration of which remain uncertain. In response, the Company temporarily placed five sites into care and maintenance, including Musselwhite, Éléonore, Yanacocha and Cerro Negro in March 2020 and Peñasquito in April 2020. The Company worked closely with local stakeholders to resume operations at all five mine sites during the second quarter of 2020. As of December 31, 2020, all sites were fully operational, with the exception of Cerro Negro that continues to progress its ramp up. The impact of this pandemic could include additional sites being placed into care and maintenance, significant COVID-19 specific costs, volatility in the prices for gold and other metals, logistical challenges shipping our products, delays in product refining and smelting due to restrictions or temporary closures, additional travel restrictions, other supply chain disruptions and workforce interruptions, including loss of life. Depending on the duration and extent of the impact of COVID-19 and the success of a widely available vaccine, this could materially impact the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial condition and could result in material impairment charges to the Company’s Property, plant and mine development, net ; Inventories ; Stockpiles and ore on leach pads ; Investments ; Deferred income tax assets; and Goodwill . Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. (“Yanacocha”) includes the mining operations at Yanacocha and the Conga project in Peru. Based on the Company's internal project portfolio evaluation process, we do not anticipate developing Conga in the next ten years. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the project’s development timeline, we have allocated our exploration and development capital to other projects in our portfolio. As a result, the Conga project is currently in care and maintenance and we continue to evaluate opportunities to sell or find alternative uses for equipment and assets originally acquired for the Conga project. Should we be unable to develop the Conga project or conclude that future development is not in the best interest of the business, we may consider sale of the project to a third-party or other alternatives for the project, which may result in a future impairment charge. The total assets at Conga as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $1,517 and $1,558 respectively.
Use of Estimates	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the accounting for and recognition and disclosure of assets, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses. The Company must make these estimates and assumptions because certain information used is dependent on future events, cannot be calculated with a high degree of precision from data available or simply cannot be readily calculated based on generally accepted methodologies. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Use of Estimates The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates and assumptions relate to mineral reserves that are the basis
Principles of Consolidation	Principles of Consolidation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Newmont Corporation, more-than-50%-owned subsidiaries that it controls and variable interest entities where it is the primary beneficiary. The proportionate consolidation method is used for investments in which the Company has an undivided interest in the assets, liabilities and operations and for certain unincorporated joint ventures in the extractive industry. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Equity method accounting is applied for certain entities where the Company does not have control, but does have significant influence over the activities that most significantly impact the entities’ operations and financial performance. The functional currency for the majority of the Company’s operations is the U.S. dollar. The Company follows the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) guidance for identification and reporting of entities over which control is achieved through means other than voting rights. The guidance defines such entities as Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”).
Business Combinations	Business Combinations The Company recognizes and measures the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date, while transaction and integration costs related to business combinations are expensed as incurred. Any excess of the purchase consideration when compared to the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired, if any, is recorded as goodwill. For material acquisitions, the Company engages independent appraisers to assist with the determination of the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, noncontrolling interest, if any, and goodwill, based on recognized business valuation methodologies. An income, market or cost valuation method may be utilized to estimate the fair value of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and noncontrolling interest, if any, in a business combination. The income valuation method represents the present value of future cash flows over the life of the asset using: (i) discrete financial forecasts, which rely on management’s estimates of reserve quantities and exploration potential, costs to produce and develop reserves, revenues, and operating expenses; (ii) long-term growth rates; (iii) appropriate discount rates; and (iv) expected future capital requirements (“income valuation method”). The market valuation method uses prices paid for a similar asset by other purchasers in the market, normalized for any differences between the assets (“market valuation method”). The cost valuation method is based on the replacement cost of a comparable asset at the time of the acquisition adjusted for depreciation and economic and functional obsolescence of the asset (“cost valuation method”). The fair value of property, plant and mine development is estimated to include the fair value of asset retirement costs of related long-lived tangible assets. If the initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the acquisition occurs, an estimate will be recorded. Subsequent to the acquisition date, and not later than one year from the acquisition date, the Company will record any material adjustments to the initial estimate based on new information obtained that would have existed as of the date of the acquisition. Any adjustment that arises from information obtained that did not exist as of the date of the acquisition will be recorded in the period the adjustments arises.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Cash and cash equivalents consist of all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Because of the short maturity of these investments, the carrying amounts approximate their fair value. Cash and cash equivalents are held in overnight bank deposits or are invested in United States Treasury securities and money market securities. Restricted cash is excluded from cash and cash equivalents and is included in other current or non-current assets. Restricted cash is held primarily for the purpose of settling asset retirement obligations.
Stockpiles, Ore on Leach Pads and Inventories	Stockpiles, Ore on Leach Pads and Inventories As described below, costs that are incurred in or benefit the productive process are accumulated as stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories. Stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories are carried at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value represents the estimated future sales price of the product based on current and long-term metals prices, less the estimated costs to complete production and bring the product to sale. Write-downs of stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories to net realizable value are reported as a component of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation and amortization . The current portion of stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories is determined based on the expected amounts to be processed within the next 12 months and utilize the short-term metal price assumption in estimating net realizable value. Stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories not expected to be processed within the next 12 months are classified as non-current and utilize the long-term metal price assumption in estimating net realizable value. The major classifications are as follows: Stockpiles Stockpiles represent ore that has been extracted from the mine and is available for further processing. Mine sequencing may result in mining material at a faster rate than can be processed. The Company generally processes the highest ore grade material first to maximize metal production; however, a blend of metal stockpiles may be processed to balance hardness and/or metallurgy in order to maximize throughput and recovery. Processing of lower grade stockpiled ore may continue after mining operations are completed. Sulfide copper ores are subject to oxidation over time which can reduce expected future recoveries. Stockpiles are measured by estimating the number of tons added and removed from the stockpile, the number of contained ounces or pounds (based on assay data) and the estimated metallurgical recovery rates (based on the expected processing method). Stockpile ore tonnages are verified by periodic surveys. Costs are added to stockpiles based on current mining costs incurred including applicable overhead and depreciation and amortization relating to mining operations and removed at each stockpile’s average cost per recoverable unit as material is processed. Stockpiles are recorded at the lower of average cost or net realizable value, and carrying values are evaluated at least quarterly. Net realizable value represents the estimated future sales price based on short-term and long-term metals price assumptions, less estimated costs to complete production and bring the product to sale. Ore on Leach Pads Ore on leach pads represent ore that has been mined and placed on leach pads where a solution is applied to the surface of the heap to dissolve the gold or silver or extract the copper. Costs are added to ore on leach pads based on current mining costs, including applicable depreciation and amortization relating to mining operations. Costs are removed from ore on leach pads as ounces are recovered based on the average cost per estimated recoverable ounce of gold or silver or pound of copper on the leach pad. Estimates of recoverable ore on the leach pads are calculated from the quantities of ore placed on the leach pads (measured tons added to the leach pads), the grade of ore placed on the leach pads (based on assay data) and a recovery percentage (based on ore type). In general, leach pads recover between 50% and 95% of the recoverable ounces in the first year of leaching, declining each year thereafter until the leaching process is complete. Although the quantities of recoverable metal placed on the leach pads are reconciled by comparing the grades of ore placed on pads to the quantities of metal actually recovered (metallurgical balancing), the nature of the leaching process inherently limits the ability to precisely monitor inventory levels. As a result, the metallurgical balancing process is constantly monitored and estimates are refined based on actual results over time. Historically, the Company’s operating results have not been materially impacted by variations between the estimated and actual recoverable quantities of metal on its leach pads. Variations between actual and estimated quantities resulting from changes in assumptions and estimates that do not result in write-downs to net realizable value are accounted for on a prospective basis. In-process Inventory In-process inventories represent material that is currently in the process of being converted to a saleable product. Conversion processes vary depending on the nature of the ore and the specific processing facility, but include mill in-circuit, flotation, leach and carbon-in-leach. In-process material is measured based on assays of the material fed into the process and the projected recoveries of the respective processing plants. In-process inventories are valued at the lower of the average cost of the material fed into the process attributable to the source material coming from the mines, stockpiles and/or leach pads, plus the in-process conversion costs, including applicable amortization relating to the process facilities incurred to that point in the process or net realizable value. Precious Metals Inventory Precious metals inventories include gold doré and/or gold bullion. Precious metals that result from the Company’s mining and processing activities are valued at the lower of the average cost of the respective in-process inventories incurred prior to the refining process, plus applicable refining costs or net realizable value. Concentrate Inventory Concentrate inventories represent gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper concentrate available for shipment or in transit for further processing when the sales process has not been completed. The Company values concentrate inventory at average cost, including an allocable portion of support costs and amortization. Costs are added and removed to the concentrate inventory based on metal in the concentrate and are valued at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. Materials and Supplies Materials and supplies are valued at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. Cost includes applicable taxes and freight.
Property, Plant and Mine Development	Property, Plant and Mine Development Facilities and Equipment Expenditures for new facilities or equipment and expenditures that extend the useful lives of existing facilities or equipment are capitalized and recorded at cost. Facilities and equipment acquired as a part of a finance lease, build-to-suit or other financing arrangement are capitalized and recorded based on the contractual lease terms. The facilities and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method at rates sufficient to depreciate such capitalized costs over the estimated productive lives of such facilities. These estimated productive lives do not exceed the related estimated mine lives, which are based on proven and probable reserves. Mine Development Mine development costs include engineering and metallurgical studies, drilling and other related costs to delineate an ore body, the removal of overburden to initially expose an ore body at open pit surface mines and the building of access ways, shafts, lateral access, drifts, ramps and other infrastructure at underground mines. Costs incurred before mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves are expensed and classified as Exploration or Advanced projects, research and development expense. Capitalization of mine development project costs that meet the definition of an asset begins once mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves. Drilling and related costs are capitalized for an ore body where proven and probable reserves exist and the activities are directed at obtaining additional information on the ore body or converting mineralized material to proven and probable reserves. All other drilling and related costs are expensed as incurred. Drilling costs incurred during the production phase for operational ore control are allocated to inventory costs and then included as a component of Costs applicable to sales . The cost of removing overburden and waste materials to access the ore body at an open pit mine prior to the production phase are referred to as “pre-stripping costs.” Pre-stripping costs are capitalized during the development of an open pit mine. Where multiple open pits exist at a mining complex utilizing common processing facilities, pre-stripping costs are capitalized at each pit. The removal, production, and sale of de minimis saleable materials may occur during the development phase of an open pit mine and are assigned incremental mining costs related to the removal of that material. The production phase of an open pit mine commences when saleable minerals, beyond a de minimis amount, are produced. Stripping costs incurred during the production phase of a mine are variable production costs that are included as a component of inventory to be recognized in Costs applicable to sales in the same period as the revenue from the sale of inventory. Mine development costs are amortized using the units-of-production method based on estimated recoverable ounces or pounds in proven and probable reserves. To the extent that these costs benefit an entire ore body, they are amortized over the estimated life of the ore body. Costs incurred to access specific ore blocks or areas that only provide benefit over the life of that area are amortized over the estimated life of that specific ore block or area. Underground development costs are capitalized as incurred. Costs incurred before mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves are expensed and classified as Exploration or Advanced projects, research and development expense. Capitalization of mine development project costs that meet the definition of an asset begins once mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves. Mineral Interests Mineral interests include acquired interests in production, development and exploration stage properties. Mineral interests are capitalized at their fair value at the acquisition date, either as an individual asset purchase or as part of a business combination. Mineral interests in the development and exploration stage are not amortized until the underlying property is converted to the production stage, at which point the mineral interests are amortized over the estimated recoverable proven and probable reserves. The value of such assets is primarily driven by the nature and amount of mineralized material believed to be contained in such properties. Production stage mineral interests represent interests in operating properties that contain proven and probable reserves and are amortized using the units-of-production method based on the estimated recoverable ounces or pounds in proven and probable reserves. Development stage mineral interests represent interests in properties under development that contain proven and probable reserves. Exploration stage mineral interests represent interests in properties that are believed to potentially contain mineralized material consisting of (i) mineralized material within pits; mineralized material with insufficient drill spacing to qualify as proven and probable reserves; and mineralized material in close proximity to proven and probable reserves; (ii) around-mine exploration potential not immediately adjacent to existing reserves and mineralization, but located within the immediate mine area; (iii) other mine-related exploration potential that is not part of current mineralized material and is comprised mainly of material outside of the immediate mine area; (iv) greenfield exploration potential that is not associated with any other production, development or exploration stage property, as described above; or (v) any acquired right to explore or extract a potential mineral deposit. The Company’s mineral rights generally are enforceable regardless of whether proven and probable reserves have been established. In certain limited situations, the nature of a mineral right changes from an exploration right to a mining right upon the establishment of proven and probable reserves. The
Goodwill	Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired in a business acquisition. Goodwill is allocated to reporting units and tested for impairment annually as of December 31, 2020 and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The Company generally elects to utilize the optional qualitative assessment for goodwill to determine whether it is more likely than not that the carrying value of a reporting unit is higher than its fair value. If it is determined that the fair value is more likely than not to be lower than the carrying value, a quantitative goodwill impairment test is performed by determining the fair value of the reporting unit. The fair value of a reporting unit is determined using either the income approach utilizing estimates of discounted future cash flows or the market approach utilizing recent transaction activity for comparable properties. These approaches are considered Level 3 fair value measurements. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The Company recognizes its pro rata share of goodwill and any subsequent goodwill impairment losses recorded by entities that are proportionately consolidated. The estimated undiscounted cash flows used to assess the fair value of a reporting unit are derived from the Company’s current business plans, which are developed using short-term price forecasts reflective of the current price environment and management’s projections for long-term average metal prices. In addition to short- and long-term metal price assumptions, other assumptions include estimates of commodity-based and other input costs; proven and probable mineral reserves estimates, including the timing and cost to develop and produce the reserves; value beyond proven and probable estimates; and the use of appropriate discount rates.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets	Impairment of Long-lived Assets The Company reviews and evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is measured and recorded based on the estimated fair value of the long-lived assets being tested for impairment, and their carrying amounts. Fair value is typically determined through the use of an income approach utilizing estimates of discounted pre-tax future cash flows or a market approach utilizing recent transaction activity for comparable properties. These approaches are considered Level 3 fair value measurements. Occasionally, such as when an asset is held for sale, market prices are used. The Company believes its estimates and models used to determine fair value are similar to what a market participant would use. The estimated undiscounted cash flows used to assess recoverability of long-lived assets and to measure the fair value of the Company’s mining operations are derived from current business plans, which are developed using short-term price forecasts reflective of the current price environment and management’s projections for long-term average metal prices. In addition to short- and long-term metal price assumptions, other assumptions include estimates of commodity-based and other input costs; proven and probable mineral reserves estimates, including the timing and cost to develop and produce the reserves; value beyond proven and probable estimates; estimated future closure costs; and the use of appropriate discount rates. In estimating undiscounted cash flows, assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of undiscounted cash flows from other asset groups. The Company’s estimates of undiscounted cash flows are based on numerous assumptions and it is possible that actual cash flows may differ significantly from estimates, as actual produced reserves, metal prices, commodity-based and other costs, and closure costs are each subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
Investments	Investments Management classifies investments at the acquisition date and re-evaluates the classification at each balance sheet date and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that there is a change in the Company’s ability to exercise significant influence. The ability to exercise significant influence is typically presumed when the Company possesses 20% or more of the voting interests in the investee. The Company accounts for its investments in stock of other entities over which the Company has significant influence, but not control, using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method of accounting, the Company increases its investment for contributions made and records its proportionate share of net earnings, declared dividends and partnership distributions based on the most recently available financial statements of the investee. Equity method investments are included in Investments . Contributions made to equity method investees at times are in the form of loan agreements. Loans provided to equity method investees that are made based on the Company's proportionate ownership percentage are accounted for as “in-substance capital contributions” and are treated as an increase to the investment. Principal and interest payments received on loans treated as in-substance capital contributions are assessed under the cumulative earnings approach to determine if the distribution received represents a return on capital or a return of capital. Return on capital distributions are recorded as an operating cash flow whereas return of capital distributions are recorded as an investing cash flow. Loans provided to equity method investees that are not made on a proportionate basis are accounted for as a loan receivable and do not increase the investment. Principal payments received on loans not treated as an in-substance capital contribution are accounted for as a reduction to the loan receivable and interest received is recorded as interest income. The Company evaluates its equity method investments for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that there is an other-than-temporary decline in the value of the investment. Declines in fair value that are deemed to be other-than-temporary are charged to Other Income, net . Additionally, the Company has certain marketable equity and debt securities. Marketable equity securities are measured primarily at fair value with any changes in fair value recorded in Other income, net . Certain marketable equity securities are accounted for under the measurement alternative (cost less impairment, adjusted for any qualifying observable price changes) when fair value is not readily determinable. The Company accounts for its restricted marketable debt securities as available-for-sale securities. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale ("AFS") investments, net of taxes, are reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in Total equity , unless an impairment is deemed to be credit-related. Credit-related impairment is recognized as an allowance for credit losses on the balance sheet with a corresponding charge to Other Income, net
Debt	Debt The Company carries its Senior Notes at amortized cost. Debt issuance costs and debt premiums and discounts, which are included in Debt, and unrealized gains or losses related to cash flow hedges using treasury rate lock contracts and forward starting swap contracts, which are included in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) , are amortized using the effective interest method over the terms of the respective Senior Notes as a component of Interest expense, net within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. When repurchasing its debt, the Company records the resulting gain or loss as well as the accelerated portion of related debt issuance costs, premiums and discounts, and any unrealized gains or losses from the associated treasury rate lock contracts and/or associated forward starting swap contracts, included in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) , in Other Income, net .
Leases	Leases The Company determines if a contractual arrangement represents or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in Other non-current assets and Other current and non-current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Finance leases are included in Property, plant and mine development, net and current and non-current Lease and other financing obligations in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Operating and finance lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future lease payments over the lease term. Leases acquired in a business combination are also measured based on the present value of the remaining leases payments, as if the acquired lease were a new lease at the acquisition date. When the rate implicit to the lease cannot be readily determined, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of the future lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is derived from information available at the lease commencement date and represents the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term and amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. The ROU asset includes any lease payments made and lease incentives received prior to the commencement date. Operating lease ROU assets also include any cumulative prepaid or accrued rent when the lease payments are uneven throughout the lease term. The ROU assets and lease liabilities may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company has lease arrangements that include both lease and non-lease components. The Company accounts for each separate lease component and its associated non-lease components as a single lease component for the majority of its asset classes. Additionally, for certain lease arrangements that involve leases of similar assets, the Company applies a portfolio approach to effectively account for the underlying ROU assets and lease liabilities.
Contingently Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	Contingently Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Certain noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities meet the definition of redeemable financial instruments if the ability to redeem the interest is outside of the control of the consolidating entity. In such cases, these financial instruments are classified outside of permanent equity (referred to as temporary equity).
Treasury Stock	Treasury Stock The Company records repurchases of common shares as Treasury stock at cost and records any subsequent retirements of treasury shares at cost. When treasury shares are retired, the Company’s policy is to allocate the excess of the repurchase price over the par value of shares acquired to both Retained earnings and Additional paid-in capital using settlement-date accounting. The portion allocated to Additional paid-in capital is calculated on a pro rata basis of the shares to be retired and the total shares issued and outstanding as of the date of the retirement.
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition Newmont generates revenue by selling gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper produced from its mining operations. Refer to Note 5 for further information regarding the Company’s operating segments. The majority of the Company’s Sales come from the sale of refined gold; however, the end product at the Company’s gold operations is generally doré bars. Doré is an alloy consisting primarily of gold but also containing silver and other metals. Doré is sent to refiners to produce bullion that meets the required market standard of 99.95% gold. Under the terms of the Company’s refining agreements, the doré bars are refined for a fee, and the Company’s share of the refined gold and the separately-recovered silver is credited to its bullion account. Gold from doré bars credited to its bullion account is typically sold to banks or refiners. A portion of gold sold from certain sites is sold in the form of concentrate which includes copper, silver, lead and zinc. The Company’s Sales also come from the sale of silver, lead, zinc and copper. Sales from these metals are generally in the form of concentrate, which is sold to smelters for further treatment and refining. Generally, if a metal expected to be mined represents more than 10% to 20% of the life of mine sales value of all the metal expected to be mined, co-product accounting is applied. When the Company applies co-product accounting at an operation, revenue is recognized for each co-product metal sold, and shared costs applicable to sales are allocated based on the relative sales values of the co-product metals produced. Generally, if metal expected to be mined is less than the 10% to 20% of the life of mine sales value, by-product accounting is applied. Revenues from by-product sales, which are immaterial, are credited to Costs applicable to sales as a by-product credit. Silver, lead and zinc are produced as co-products at Peñasquito. Copper is produced as a co-product at Boddington and was produced as a co-product at Phoenix until the formation of Nevada Gold Mines LLC (“NGM”) on July 1, 2019. Silver, lead, zinc and/or copper are produced as a by-product at all other Newmont sites. Gold Sales from Doré Production The Company recognizes revenue for gold from doré production when it satisfies the performance obligation of transferring gold inventory to the customer, which generally occurs upon transfer of gold bullion credits as this is the point at which the customer obtains the ability to direct the use and obtains substantially all of the remaining benefits of ownership of the asset. The Company generally recognizes the sale of gold bullion credits at the prevailing market price when gold bullion credits are delivered to the customer. The transaction price is determined based on the agreed upon market price and the number of ounces delivered. Payment is due upon delivery of gold bullion credits to the customer’s account. Sales from Concentrate Production The Company recognizes revenue for gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper from concentrate production, net of treatment and refining charges, when it satisfies the performance obligation of transferring control of the concentrate to the customer. This generally occurs as material passes over the vessel's rail at the port of loading based on the date from the bill of lading, as the customer has the ability to direct the use of and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the material and the customer has the risk of loss. Newmont has elected to account for shipping and handling costs for concentrate contracts as fulfillment activities and not as promised goods or services; therefore these activities are not considered separate performance obligations. The Company generally sells metal concentrate based on the monthly average market price for a future month, dependent on the relevant contract, following the month in which the delivery to the customer takes place. The amount of revenue recognized for concentrates is initially recorded on a provisional basis based on the forward prices for the estimated month of settlement and the Company’s estimated metal quantities based on assay data. The Company’s sales based on a provisional price contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from the sale of the concentrates at the forward price at the time of sale. The embedded derivative, which does not qualify for hedge accounting, is primarily marked to market through Sales each period prior to final settlement. The Company also adjusts estimated metal quantities used in computing provisional sales using new information and assay data from the smelter as it is received (if any). A provisional payment is generally due upon delivery of the concentrate to the customer. Final payment is due upon final settlement of price and quantity with the customer. The principal risks associated with recognition of sales on a provisional basis include metal price fluctuations and updated quantities between the date the sale is recorded and the date of final settlement. If a significant decline in metal prices occurs, or assay data results in a significant change in quantity between the provisional pricing date and the final settlement date, it is reasonably possible that the Company could be required to return a portion of the provisional payment received on the sale. Refer to Note 5 for additional information.
Income and Mining Taxes	Income and Mining Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method, recognizing certain temporary differences between the financial reporting basis of the Company’s liabilities and assets and the related income tax basis for such liabilities and assets. This method generates either a net deferred income tax liability or asset for the Company, as measured by the statutory tax rates in effect. The Company derives its deferred income tax charge or benefit by recording the change in either the net deferred income tax liability or asset balance for the year. The financial statement effects of changes in tax law are recorded as discrete items in the period enacted as part of income tax expense or benefit from continuing operations, regardless of the category of income or loss to which the deferred taxes relate. The Company determines if the assessment of a particular income tax effect is “complete.” Those effects for which the accounting is determined to be complete are reported in the enactment period financial statements. Mining taxes represent state and provincial taxes levied on mining operations and are classified as income taxes. As such, taxes are based on a percentage of mining profits. With respect to the earnings that the Company derives from the operations of its consolidated subsidiaries, in those situations where the earnings are indefinitely reinvested, no deferred taxes have been provided on the unremitted earnings (including the excess of the carrying value of the net equity of such entities for financial reporting purposes over the tax basis of such equity) of these consolidated companies. Newmont’s operations are in multiple jurisdictions where uncertainties arise in the application of complex tax regulations. Some of these tax regimes are defined by contractual agreements with the local government, while others are defined by general tax laws and regulations. Newmont and its subsidiaries are subject to reviews of its income tax filings and other tax payments, and disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation of its contracts or laws. The Company recognizes potential liabilities and records tax liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on its estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. The Company adjusts these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances; however, due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the Company’s current estimate of the tax liabilities. If the Company’s estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, an additional charge to expense would result. If the estimate of tax liabilities proves to be greater than the ultimate assessment, a tax benefit would result. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in Income and mining tax benefit (expense) . In certain jurisdictions, Newmont must pay a portion of the disputed amount to the local government in order to formally appeal the assessment. Such payment is recorded as a receivable if Newmont believes the amount is collectible. Valuation of Deferred Tax Assets The Company’s deferred income tax assets include certain future tax benefits. The Company records a valuation allowance against any portion of those deferred income tax assets when it believes, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax asset will not be realized. The Company reviews the likelihood that it will realize the benefit of its deferred tax assets and therefore the need for valuation allowances on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if events indicate that a review is required. In determining the requirement for a valuation allowance, the historical and projected financial results of the legal entity or consolidated group recording the net deferred tax asset is considered, along with all other available positive and negative evidence. Certain categories of evidence carry more weight in the analysis than others based upon the extent to which the evidence may be objectively verified. The Company looks to the nature and severity of cumulative pretax losses (if any) in the current three-year period ending on the evaluation date, recent pretax losses and/or expectations of future pretax losses. Other factors considered in the determination of the probability of the realization of the deferred tax assets include, but are not limited to: • Earnings history; • Projected future financial and taxable income based upon existing reserves and long-term estimates of commodity prices; • The duration of statutory carry forward periods; • Prudent and feasible tax planning strategies readily available that may alter the timing of reversal of the temporary difference; • Nature of temporary differences and predictability of reversal patterns of existing temporary differences; and • The sensitivity of future forecasted results to commodity prices and other factors. Concluding that a valuation allowance is not required is difficult when there is significant negative evidence which is objective and verifiable, such as cumulative losses in recent years. The Company utilizes a rolling twelve quarters of pre-tax income or loss as a measure of its cumulative results in recent years. However, a cumulative three year loss is not solely determinative of the need for a valuation allowance. The Company also considers all other available positive and negative evidence in its analysis.
Reclamation and Remediation Costs	Reclamation and Remediation Costs Reclamation obligations are recognized when incurred and recorded as liabilities at fair value. The liability is accreted over time through periodic charges to earnings. In addition, the asset retirement cost is capitalized as part of the asset’s carrying value and amortized over the life of the related asset. Reclamation costs are periodically adjusted to reflect changes in the estimated present value resulting from the passage of time and revisions to the estimates of either the timing or amount of the reclamation costs. Changes in reclamation estimates at mines that are not currently operating, as the mine or portion of the mine site has entered the closure phase and has no substantive future economic value, are reflected in earnings in the period an estimate is revised. The estimated reclamation obligation is based on when spending for an existing disturbance is expected to occur. The Company reviews, on an annual basis, unless otherwise deemed necessary, the reclamation obligation at each mine site in accordance with ASC guidance for asset retirement obligations. Remediation costs are accrued based on management’s best estimate at the end of each period of the costs expected to be incurred at a site. Such cost estimates may include ongoing care, maintenance and monitoring costs. Changes in remediation estimates are reflected in earnings in the period an estimate is revised. Water treatment costs included in environmental remediation obligations are discounted to their present value as cash flows are readily estimable. All other costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation obligations are not discounted to their present value.
Foreign Currency	Foreign Currency The functional currency for the majority of the Company’s operations is the U.S. dollar. Transaction gains and losses related to monetary assets and liabilities where the functional currency is the U.S. dollar are remeasured at current exchange rates and the resulting adjustments are included in Other income, net . The financial statements of our foreign entities with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars with the resulting adjustments charged or credited directly to Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in total equity. All assets and liabilities are translated into the U.S. dollar using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, while revenues and expenses are translated at the weighted average exchange rates for the period. The gains or losses on foreign currency rates on cash holdings in foreign currencies are included in Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Cash Flow Hedges	Cash Flow Hedges The fair value of derivative contracts qualifying as cash flow hedges are reflected as assets or liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The changes in fair value of these hedges are deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) . Amounts deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified to income when the hedged transaction has occurred in the same income statement line where the earnings effect of the hedged item is presented. Cash transactions related to the Company’s derivative contracts accounted for as hedges are classified in the same category as the item being hedged in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. When derivative contracts qualifying as cash flow hedges are settled, accelerated or restructured before the maturity date of the contracts, the related amount in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at the settlement date is deferred and reclassified to earnings, when the originally designated hedged transaction impacts earnings, unless the underlying hedge transaction becomes probable of not occurring, at which time related amounts in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified to earnings immediately. Newmont assesses the effectiveness of the derivative contracts using a regression analysis, both retrospectively and prospectively, to determine whether the hedging instruments have been highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged items. The Company also assesses whether the hedging instruments are expected to be highly effective in the future. If a hedging instrument is not expected to be highly effective, the Company will stop hedge accounting prospectively. In those instances, the gains or losses remain in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item affects earnings. For option contracts, the Company excludes the time value from the measurement of effectiveness.
Stock-Based Compensation	Stock-Based Compensation The Company records stock-based compensation awards exchanged for employee services at fair value on the date of the grant and expenses the awards in the Consolidated Statements of Operations over the requisite employee service period. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) are based on the Newmont stock price on the date of grant. The fair value of performance leverage stock units (“PSUs”) is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model. Stock-based compensation expense related to all awards, including awards with a market or performance condition that cliff vest, is generally recognized ratably over the requisite service period of the award on a straight-line basis. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur. The Company's estimates may be impacted by certain variables including, but not limited to, stock price volatility, employee retirement eligibility dates, the Company's performance and related tax impacts.
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share	Net Income (Loss) per Common Share Basic and diluted income per share are presented for Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders . Basic income per common share is computed by dividing income available to Newmont common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income per common share is computed similarly except that weighted average common shares is increased to reflect all dilutive instruments, including employee stock awards and convertible debt instruments. The dilutive effects of Newmont’s dilutive securities are excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding if their effect would be anti-dilutive based on the treasury stock method or due to a net loss from continuing operations.
Discontinued Operations	Discontinued Operations The Company reports the results of operations of a business as discontinued operations if a disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results when the business is classified as held for sale, in accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment and ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements - Discontinued Operations. Under ASC 360, assets may be classified as held for sale even though discontinued operations classification is not met. Equity method investments, which are specifically scoped out of ASC 360, can only be classified as held for sale if discontinued operations classification is also achieved. The results of discontinued operations are reported in Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for current and prior periods, including any gain or loss recognized on closing or adjustment of the carrying amount to fair value less cost to sell.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Comprehensive Income (Loss) In addition to Net income (loss) , Comprehensive income (loss) includes all changes in equity during a period, such as adjustments to minimum pension liabilities, foreign currency translation adjustments, changes in fair value of derivative instruments that qualify as cash flow hedges and cumulative unrecognized changes in fair value of marketable debt securities classified as available-for-sale, except those resulting from investments by and distributions to owners.
Care and Maintenance	Care and Maintenance The Company incurs certain direct operating costs and depreciation and amortization costs when operations are temporarily halted and placed in care and maintenance. Direct operating costs incurred while operations are temporarily placed in care and maintenance are included in Care and Maintenance as these costs do not benefit the productive process and are not related to sales. Depreciation and amortization costs incurred while operations are temporarily placed in care and maintenance are included in Depreciation and amortization .
Reclassifications	Reclassifications Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the 2020 presentation.
Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Securities and Exchange Commission Rules	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Securities and Exchange Commission Rules Credit Losses In June 2016, ASU No. 2016-13 was issued which, together with subsequent amendments, is included in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses. The standard changes the measurement of credit losses for certain financial instruments from an “incurred loss” model to an “expected loss” model. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective approach. Upon adoption, the Company recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment of $5 to the opening balance of retained earnings. The comparative information has not been adjusted and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. Under the expected loss model, the Company assesses each counterparty's ability to pay by conducting a credit review. The credit review considers our expected exposure, timing of payment, contract terms and conditions, and the counterparty's creditworthiness based on established credit ratings and financial position. The Company monitors ongoing credit exposure through review of counterparty balances against contract terms and due dates. Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual life of the underlying instrument utilizing various measurement methods. These include discounted cash flow and probability-of-default methods. Capitalization of Certain Cloud Computing Implementation Costs In August 2018, ASU No. 2018-15 was issued which allows for the capitalization for certain implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is considered a service contract. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosures. Supplemental Guarantor Financial Statements In March 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) finalized its proposed updates to Rule 3-10 within Regulation S-X, Financial Disclosures about Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities and Affiliates Whose Securities Collateralize a Registrant’s Securities (the “Rule”). The Rule simplifies the disclosure requirements for issuers and guarantors of securities that are registered or being registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The Rule also eliminates the requirement to disclose condensed consolidating financial information within the financial statements for qualifying entities and permits abbreviated disclosures of the guarantor/issuer relationship within Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis. The Rule is effective on January 4, 2021 and voluntary compliance prior to the effective date is permitted. The Company adopted the Rule effective January 1, 2020 and, as such, no longer includes condensed consolidating financial information within Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements. Abbreviated disclosures regarding the nature and relationship of debt guarantor/issuer relationships can now be found in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis under Liquidity and Capital Resources, Supplemental Guarantor Information. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Securities and Exchange Commission Rules Accounting for Equity Securities, Investments and Certain Forward Contracts and Options In January 2020, ASU No. 2020-01 was issued which clarifies the interaction in accounting for equity securities under Topic 321, investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting in Topic 323 and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options accounted for under Topic 815. This update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2020, and early adoption is permitted. The Company has evaluated this guidance and does not expect it to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosures. The Company adopted the new guidance prospectively on January 1, 2021. Effects of Reference Rate Reform In March 2020, ASU No. 2020-04 was issued which provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden on accounting for contract modifications caused by reference rate reform. This guidance is effective for all entities and is to be adopted by December 31, 2022. The guidance may be adopted over time as reference rate reform activities occur and should be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is still completing its evaluation of the impact of ASU 2020-04 and plans to elect optional expedients as reference rate reform activities occur. The Company does not expect the guidance to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosures. Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses In May 2020, the SEC finalized its proposed updates to Rule 3-05 within Regulation S-X, Financial statements of businesses acquired or to be acquired , Rule 3-14, Special instructions for real estate operations to be acquired ; Article 11, Pro Forma Financial Information ; and other related rules and forms (the “Rules”). The Rules include amendments, which among other things: revise significance tests used to determine disclosure requirements; require the financial statements of the acquired business to cover only up to the two most recent fiscal years; permit the use of, or reconciliation to, International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board in certain circumstances; and amend certain pro forma financial information requirements. The Rules are effective on January 1, 2021 and voluntary compliance prior to the effective date is permitted. The adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosures.

BUSINESS ACQUISITION (Tables)

BUSINESS ACQUISITION (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Schedule of acquisition date transaction components	The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred consisted of the following: Newmont stock issued (285 million shares at $33.04 per share) $ 9,423 Cash paid to Goldcorp shareholders 17 Other non-cash consideration 16 Total consideration $ 9,456
Summary of purchase price allocation	The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation for the Newmont Goldcorp transaction: Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 117 Trade receivables 95 Investments 169 Equity method investments (1) 2,796 Inventories 500 Stockpiles and ore on leach pads 57 Property, plant & mine development (2) 11,054 Goodwill (3) 2,550 Deferred income tax assets (4) 206 Other assets 508 Total assets 18,052 Liabilities: Debt (5) 3,304 Accounts payable 240 Employee-related benefits 190 Income and mining taxes payable 20 Lease and other financing obligations 423 Reclamation and remediation liabilities (6) 897 Deferred income tax liabilities (4) 1,430 Silver streaming agreement (7) 1,165 Other liabilities (8) 927 Total liabilities 8,596 Net assets acquired $ 9,456 ____________________________ (1) The fair value of the equity method investments was determined by applying the income valuation method. The income valuation method relies on a discounted cash flow model and projected financial results. Discount rates for the discounted cash flow models are based on capital structures for similar market participants and included various risk premiums that account for risks associated with the specific investments. (2) The fair value of property, plant and mine development is based on applying the income and cost valuation methods and includes a provision for the estimated fair value of asset retirement obligations related to the long-lived tangible assets. (3) Goodwill attributable to the North America and South America reportable segments is $2,091 and $459, respectively. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company reclassified $84 of goodwill previously allocated to the Red Lake reporting unit, and included in Assets held for sale as of December 31, 2019, to other reporting units in the North America reportable segment as a result of refinements to deferred tax liability allocations during the first quarter that existed at the acquisition date. The Company disposed $47 of goodwill remaining at Red Lake on March 31, 2020 as part of the Red Lake Sale. See Note 10 for additional information. (4) Deferred income tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax benefit or future tax expense associated with the differences between the fair value allocated to assets (excluding goodwill) and liabilities and the historical carryover tax basis of these assets and liabilities. No deferred tax liability is recognized for the basis difference inherent in the fair value allocated to goodwill. (5) The fair value of the Goldcorp Senior Notes is measured using a market approach, based on quoted prices for the acquired debt; $1,250 of borrowings under the term loan and revolving credit agreements approximate fair value. (6) The fair value of reclamation and remediation liabilities is based on the expected amounts and timing of cash flows for closure activities and discounted to present value using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate as of the acquisition date. Key assumptions include the costs and timing of key closure activities based on the life of mine plans, including estimates and timing of monitoring and water management costs (if applicable) after the completion of initial closure activities. (7) The fair value of the acquired silver streaming intangible liability is valued by using the income valuation method. Key assumptions in the income valuation method include long-term silver prices, level of silver production over the life of mine and discount rates. (8) Other liabilities includes the balance of $450 related to unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties.
Schedule of pro-forma financial information	The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents consolidated results assuming the Goldcorp acquisition occurred on January 1, 2018. Years Ended December 31, 2019 2018 Sales $ 10,468 $ 10,314 Net income (loss) (1) $ 2,666 $ (2,898) ____________________________ (1) Included in Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders is $260 of Newmont Goldcorp transaction and integration costs for the year ended December 31, 2019.

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Financial information of Company's segments	The financial information relating to the Company’s segments is as follows: Sales Costs Applicable to Sales Depreciation and Amortization Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items Total Assets Capital Expenditures (1) Year Ended December 31, 2020 CC&V $ 478 $ 245 $ 80 $ 15 $ 129 $ 755 $ 41 Red Lake (2) 67 45 2 1 20 — 4 Musselwhite 180 117 62 7 (40) 1,324 58 Porcupine 566 244 109 17 171 1,565 43 Éléonore 371 181 109 5 47 1,115 43 Peñasquito: Gold 894 286 168 Silver 510 201 117 Lead 134 77 45 Zinc 348 221 121 Total Peñasquito 1,886 785 451 3 544 6,824 127 Other North America — — 27 8 (88) 100 2 North America 3,548 1,617 840 56 783 11,683 318 Yanacocha 593 345 123 12 (165) 1,832 111 Merian 822 328 102 11 375 993 42 Cerro Negro 404 166 139 4 8 2,139 49 Other South America — — 7 31 (57) 2,736 2 South America 1,819 839 371 58 161 7,700 204 Boddington: Gold 1,221 579 102 Copper 155 107 19 Total Boddington 1,376 686 121 3 526 2,238 160 Tanami 871 251 102 16 442 1,095 212 Other Australia — — 7 16 448 59 8 Australia 2,247 937 230 35 1,416 3,392 380 Ahafo 853 375 145 22 278 2,224 120 Akyem 671 234 120 9 291 1,000 27 Other Africa — — — 3 (12) 3 — Africa 1,524 609 265 34 557 3,227 147 Nevada Gold Mines 2,359 1,012 579 42 700 7,753 241 Nevada 2,359 1,012 579 42 700 7,753 241 Corporate and Other — — 15 84 (474) 7,614 49 Consolidated $ 11,497 $ 5,014 $ 2,300 $ 309 $ 3,143 $ 41,369 $ 1,339 ____________________________ (1) Includes an increase in accrued capital expenditures of $37; consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis were $1,302. (2) On March 31, 2020, the Company sold Red Lake. Refer to Note 10 for additional information. Sales Costs Applicable to Sales Depreciation and Amortization Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items Total Assets Capital Expenditures (1) Year Ended December 31, 2019 CC&V $ 445 $ 290 $ 95 $ 13 $ 39 $ 770 $ 35 Red Lake (2)(3) 159 136 50 7 (47) 589 29 Musselwhite (2)(4) 7 13 28 7 (6) 1,301 60 Porcupine (2) 338 185 66 14 58 1,859 61 Éléonore (2) 378 214 80 8 65 1,323 55 Peñasquito: (2) Gold 209 116 43 Silver 253 181 66 Lead 85 77 29 Zinc 143 129 55 Total Peñasquito 690 503 193 6 (58) 7,038 128 Other North America — — 22 5 (161) 4 8 North America 2,017 1,341 534 60 (110) 12,884 376 Yanacocha 735 400 113 24 83 1,803 185 Merian 734 297 93 11 331 990 56 Cerro Negro (2) 502 210 111 22 132 2,213 55 Other South America — — 12 40 (67) 2,809 1 South America 1,971 907 329 97 479 7,815 297 Boddington: Gold 999 575 106 Copper 166 117 22 Total Boddington 1,165 692 128 3 330 2,148 78 Tanami 697 266 96 12 314 966 124 Kalgoorlie (3) 319 216 27 6 67 434 34 Other Australia — — 7 24 (32) 62 10 Australia 2,181 1,174 258 45 679 3,610 246 Ahafo 880 393 160 33 295 2,057 213 Akyem 585 235 150 14 176 993 33 Other Africa — — — 6 (16) 3 — Africa 1,465 628 310 53 455 3,053 246 Nevada Gold Mines 1,022 494 298 22 203 8,096 138 Carlin (5) 533 358 107 15 46 — 64 Phoenix: (5) Gold 151 116 33 Copper 44 28 9 Total Phoenix 195 144 42 1 29 — 13 Twin Creeks (5) 230 113 31 5 89 — 30 Long Canyon (5) 126 36 36 12 40 — 7 Other Nevada (5) — — 2 8 (9) — 5 Nevada 2,106 1,145 516 63 398 8,096 257 Corporate and Other — — 13 97 1,792 4,516 32 Consolidated $ 9,740 $ 5,195 $ 1,960 $ 415 $ 3,693 $ 39,974 $ 1,454 ____________________________ (1) Includes a decrease in accrued capital expenditures of $9; consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis were $1,463. (2) Sites acquired as part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, effective April 18, 2019. (3) On January 2, 2020, the Company sold its 50% interest in Kalgoorlie and on March 31, 2020, the Company sold Red Lake. There were no operating results at Kalgoorlie for the year ended December 31, 2020. The assets and liabilities of these sites were classified as held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019. Refer to Note 10 for additional information. (4) Costs applicable to sales are partially offset by insurance recoveries received during 2019. Refer to Note 11 for additional information. (5) Newmont contributed its existing Nevada mining operations in exchange for a 38.5% interest in NGM, effective July 1, 2019. Amounts include sales of finished goods inventory retained and not contributed to NGM on the effective date, pursuant to the Nevada JV Agreement. Sales Costs Applicable to Sales Depreciation and Amortization Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items Total Assets Capital Expenditures (1) Year Ended December 31, 2018 CC&V $ 450 $ 260 $ 83 $ 10 $ 89 $ 853 $ 29 Other North America — — — — — — — North America 450 260 83 10 89 853 29 Yanacocha 659 425 108 54 (6) 1,518 119 Merian 677 275 90 13 300 1,036 78 Other South America — — 14 34 (61) 1,640 1 South America 1,336 700 212 101 233 4,194 198 Boddington: Gold 900 571 102 Copper 218 132 24 Total Boddington 1,118 703 126 — 293 2,113 57 Tanami 638 297 75 17 251 902 97 Kalgoorlie 410 232 24 10 170 402 22 Other Australia — — 6 12 (8) 72 6 Australia 2,166 1,232 231 39 706 3,489 182 Ahafo 553 323 105 17 99 1,869 264 Akyem 527 227 151 13 125 966 40 Other Africa — — — 5 (13) 2 — Africa 1,080 550 256 35 211 2,837 304 Carlin 1,173 782 220 34 79 2,242 153 Phoenix: Gold 291 202 47 Copper 85 55 15 Total Phoenix 376 257 62 5 32 899 32 Twin Creeks 457 240 61 12 (146) 877 82 Long Canyon 215 72 76 23 44 1,008 11 Other Nevada — — 2 23 (54) 857 15 Nevada 2,221 1,351 421 97 (45) 5,883 293 Corporate and Other — — 12 68 (456) 3,459 13 Consolidated $ 7,253 $ 4,093 $ 1,215 $ 350 $ 738 $ 20,715 $ 1,019 ____________________________ (1) Includes a decrease in accrued capital expenditures of $13; consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis were $1,032.
Long-lived Assets, excluding deferred tax assets, investments and restricted cash, by country	Long-lived assets, which primarily consist of Property, plant and mine development, net and non-current Stockpiles and ore on leach pads , were as follows: At December 31, 2020 2019 United States $ 7,631 $ 7,955 Mexico 5,032 5,332 Canada 3,557 3,740 Australia 2,923 2,693 Ghana 2,468 2,503 Argentina 1,562 1,624 Peru 2,148 2,177 Suriname 762 808 Other — 1 $ 26,083 $ 26,833

SALES (Tables)

SALES (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Schedule of sales by mining operation, product and inventory type	The following table presents the Company’s Sales by mining operation, product and inventory type: Gold Sales from Doré Production Sales from Concentrate and Other Production Total Sales Year Ended December 31, 2020 CC&V $ 478 $ — $ 478 Red Lake (1) 67 — 67 Musselwhite 180 — 180 Porcupine 566 — 566 Éléonore 371 — 371 Peñasquito: Gold 84 810 894 Silver (2) — 510 510 Lead — 134 134 Zinc — 348 348 Total Peñasquito 84 1,802 1,886 North America 1,746 1,802 3,548 Yanacocha 592 1 593 Merian 822 — 822 Cerro Negro 404 — 404 South America 1,818 1 1,819 Boddington: Gold 290 931 1,221 Copper — 155 155 Total Boddington 290 1,086 1,376 Tanami 871 — 871 Australia 1,161 1,086 2,247 Ahafo 853 — 853 Akyem 671 — 671 Africa 1,524 — 1,524 Nevada Gold Mines 2,285 74 2,359 Nevada 2,285 74 2,359 Consolidated $ 8,534 $ 2,963 $ 11,497 ____________________________ (1) On March 31, 2020, the Company sold Red Lake. Refer to Note 10 for additional information. (2) Silver sales from concentrate includes $67 related to non-cash amortization of the Silver streaming agreement liability. Gold Sales from Doré Production Sales from Concentrate and Other Production Total Sales Year Ended December 31, 2019 CC&V $ 445 $ — $ 445 Red Lake (1)(3) 159 — 159 Musselwhite (1) 7 — 7 Porcupine (1) 338 — 338 Éléonore (1) 378 — 378 Peñasquito: (1) Gold 17 192 209 Silver (2) — 253 253 Lead — 85 85 Zinc — 143 143 Total Peñasquito 17 673 690 North America 1,344 673 2,017 Yanacocha 735 — 735 Merian 734 — 734 Cerro Negro (1) 502 — 502 South America 1,971 — 1,971 Boddington: Gold 238 761 999 Copper — 166 166 Total Boddington 238 927 1,165 Tanami 697 — 697 Kalgoorlie (3) 319 — 319 Australia 1,254 927 2,181 Ahafo 880 — 880 Akyem 585 — 585 Africa 1,465 — 1,465 Nevada Gold Mines 1,000 22 1,022 Carlin (4) 533 — 533 Phoenix: (4) Gold 52 99 151 Copper — 44 44 Total Phoenix 52 143 195 Twin Creeks (4) 230 — 230 Long Canyon (4) 126 — 126 Nevada 1,941 165 2,106 Consolidated $ 7,975 $ 1,765 $ 9,740 ____________________________ (1) Sites acquired as part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, effective April 18, 2019. (2) Silver sales from concentrate includes $37 related to non-cash amortization of the Silver streaming agreement liability. (3) On January 2, 2020, the Company sold its 50% interest in Kalgoorlie and on March 31, 2020, the Company sold Red Lake. There were no operating results at Kalgoorlie for the year ended December 31, 2020. Refer to Note 10 for additional information. (4) Newmont contributed its existing Nevada mining operations in exchange for a 38.5% interest in NGM, effective July 1, 2019. Gold Sales from Doré Production Sales from Concentrate and Other Production Total Sales Year Ended December 31, 2018 CC&V $ 450 $ — $ 450 North America 450 — 450 Yanacocha 659 — 659 Merian 677 — 677 South America 1,336 — 1,336 Boddington: Gold 243 657 900 Copper — 218 218 Total Boddington 243 875 1,118 Tanami 638 — 638 Kalgoorlie 410 — 410 Australia 1,291 875 2,166 Ahafo 553 — 553 Akyem 527 — 527 Africa 1,080 — 1,080 Carlin 1,173 — 1,173 Phoenix: Gold 127 164 291 Copper — 85 85 Total Phoenix 127 249 376 Twin Creeks 457 — 457 Long Canyon 215 — 215 Nevada 1,972 249 2,221 Consolidated $ 6,129 $ 1,124 $ 7,253
Schedule of receivables included within Trade Receivables	The following table details the receivables included within Trade receivables : At December 31, At December 31, Receivables from Sales: Gold sales from doré production $ 59 $ 27 Sales from concentrate and other production 390 346 Total receivables from Sales $ 449 $ 373
Revenues from sales based on the customer's location	Revenues from sales attributed to countries based on the customer’s location were as follows: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 United Kingdom $ 8,489 $ 7,980 $ 5,448 Korea 1,317 538 237 Germany 277 203 237 Mexico 277 190 — Japan 244 172 105 Switzerland 243 120 677 Philippines 242 293 254 United States 97 78 52 Other (1) 311 166 243 $ 11,497 $ 9,740 $ 7,253 ____________________________ (1) Other includes $67, $37, and $— related to non-cash amortization of the Silver streaming agreement liability for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION (Ta

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]
Reclamation and remediation expense	The Company’s Reclamation and remediation expense consisted of: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Reclamation adjustments and other $ 180 $ 77 $ 33 Reclamation accretion 134 133 99 Total reclamation expense 314 210 132 Remediation adjustments and other 46 65 26 Remediation accretion 6 5 5 Total remediation expense 52 70 31 $ 366 $ 280 $ 163
Reconciliation of reclamation liabilities	The following are reconciliations of Reclamation and remediation liabilities : Reclamation Remediation Total Balance at January 1, 2019 $ 2,316 $ 279 $ 2,595 Additions, changes in estimates and other 287 46 333 Adjustment from the Newmont Goldcorp transaction 882 — 882 Net change from the formation of NGM (49) — (49) Obligations included within liabilities held for sale (1) (153) — (153) Other acquisitions and divestitures (11) — (11) Payments, net (71) (31) (102) Accretion expense 133 5 138 Balance at December 31, 2019 3,334 299 3,633 Additions, changes in estimates and other 312 33 345 Adjustment from the Newmont Goldcorp transaction 15 — 15 Payments, net (76) (25) (101) Accretion expense 134 6 140 Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 3,719 $ 313 $ 4,032 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (1) This represents the reclamation obligations at the Red Lake and Kalgoorlie mines which were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2019. Refer to Note 10 for further information on the assets held for sale.
Reconciliation of remediation liabilities	The following are reconciliations of Reclamation and remediation liabilities : Reclamation Remediation Total Balance at January 1, 2019 $ 2,316 $ 279 $ 2,595 Additions, changes in estimates and other 287 46 333 Adjustment from the Newmont Goldcorp transaction 882 — 882 Net change from the formation of NGM (49) — (49) Obligations included within liabilities held for sale (1) (153) — (153) Other acquisitions and divestitures (11) — (11) Payments, net (71) (31) (102) Accretion expense 133 5 138 Balance at December 31, 2019 3,334 299 3,633 Additions, changes in estimates and other 312 33 345 Adjustment from the Newmont Goldcorp transaction 15 — 15 Payments, net (76) (25) (101) Accretion expense 134 6 140 Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 3,719 $ 313 $ 4,032 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (1) This represents the reclamation obligations at the Red Lake and Kalgoorlie mines which were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2019. Refer to Note 10 for further information on the assets held for sale.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE (Tables)

CARE AND MAINTENANCE (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]
Care and maintenance	The following table includes direct operating costs incurred and reported as Care and maintenance : Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Musselwhite $ 28 $ — $ — Éléonore 26 — — Peñasquito 38 — — Yanacocha 27 — — Cerro Negro 56 — — Other South America 3 — — $ 178 $ — $ — Additionally, for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized non-cash care and maintenance costs included in Depreciation and amortization

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND _2

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Schedule of impairment of long-lived assets	Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 North America $ 25 $ — $ — South America 5 3 — Australia 2 — — Africa 7 1 2 Nevada 8 — 366 Corporate and Other 2 1 1 $ 49 $ 5 $ 369

OTHER EXPENSE, NET (Tables)

OTHER EXPENSE, NET (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
Schedule of other expense, net	Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 COVID-19 specific costs $ 92 $ — $ — Settlement costs 58 5 10 Goldcorp transaction and integration costs 23 217 — Restructuring and severance 18 7 10 Nevada JV transaction and implementation costs — 30 — Other 15 36 9 $ 206 $ 295 $ 29

GAIN ON ASSET AND INVESTMENT _2

GAIN ON ASSET AND INVESTMENT SALES, NET (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of gain on asset and investment sales, net	Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Sale of Kalgoorlie $ 493 $ — $ — Sale of Continental 91 — — Sale of royalty interests 75 — 100 Sale of Red Lake 9 — — Gain on formation of MARA (1) 6 — — Other 3 30 — $ 677 $ 30 $ 100 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (1) Minera Agua Rica Alumbrera Limited ("MARA"). See discussion below.

OTHER INCOME, NET (Tables)

OTHER INCOME, NET (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Income, Nonoperating [Abstract]
Schedule of other income, net	Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Change in fair value of investments $ 252 $ 166 $ (50) Impairment of investments (93) (2) (42) Pension settlements and curtailments (92) 20 — Charges from debt extinguishment (77) — — Foreign currency exchange, net (73) (7) 42 Interest 24 57 56 Insurance proceeds — 38 25 Other 27 25 24 $ (32) $ 297 $ 55

INCOME AND MINING TAXES (Tables

INCOME AND MINING TAXES (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income and mining tax (expense) benefit - current vs deferred	The Company’s Income and mining tax benefit (expense) consisted of: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Current: United States $ (35) $ 2 $ (18) Foreign (891) (500) (218) (926) (498) (236) Deferred: United States 72 (340) (63) Foreign 150 6 (87) 222 (334) (150) $ (704) $ (832) $ (386)
Income and mining tax (expense) benefit - domestic vs foreign	The Company’s Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items consisted of: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 United States $ 631 $ 2,396 $ (247) Foreign 2,512 1,297 985 $ 3,143 $ 3,693 $ 738
Income and mining tax expense reconciliation	The Company’s Income and mining tax benefit (expense) differed from the amounts computed by applying the United States statutory corporate income tax rate for the following reasons: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items $ 3,143 $ 3,693 $ 738 U.S. Federal statutory tax rate 21 % $ (660) 21 % $ (776) 21 % $ (155) Reconciling items: Re-measurement due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — — — — (2) 14 Tax restructuring related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — — — — (5) 34 Percentage depletion (2) 77 (1) 55 (7) 49 Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets 6 (186) (8) 296 24 (175) Rate differential for foreign earnings indefinitely reinvested 8 (268) 4 (140) 15 (111) Mining and other taxes 5 (151) 2 (90) 9 (63) Uncertain tax position reserve adjustment (1) 21 2 (70) (5) 34 Tax impact on sale of Kalgoorlie (11) 353 — — — — Other (4) 110 3 (107) 2 (13) Income and mining tax benefit (expense) 22 % $ (704) 23 % $ (832) 52 % $ (386)
Components of deferred tax assets (liabilities)	Components of the Company's deferred income tax assets (liabilities) are as follows: At December 31, 2020 2019 Deferred income tax assets: Property, plant and mine development $ 996 $ 1,001 Inventory 62 71 Reclamation and remediation 892 771 Net operating losses, capital losses and tax credits 1,843 1,683 Investment in partnerships and subsidiaries 340 31 Employee-related benefits 162 123 Derivative instruments and unrealized loss on investments 25 85 Foreign Exchange and Financing Obligations 82 159 Silver Streaming Agreement 349 396 Other 112 224 4,863 4,544 Valuation allowances (3,418) (3,112) $ 1,445 $ 1,432 Deferred income tax liabilities: Property, plant and mine development $ (2,303) $ (2,629) Inventory (110) (100) Derivative instruments and unrealized gain on investments (726) (508) Other (42) (53) (3,181) (3,290) Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) $ (1,736) $ (1,858)
Reconciliation of gross unrecognized tax benefits	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties, is as follows: 2020 2019 2018 Total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year $ 326 $ 43 $ 68 Additions due to acquisition of Goldcorp — 350 — Additions (reductions) for tax positions of prior years (33) 1 1 Additions for tax positions of current year 4 34 2 Reductions due to settlements with taxing authorities (58) (102) (28) Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations (2) — — Total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of year $ 237 $ 326 $ 43

EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) OF AFFIL_2

EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) OF AFFILIATES (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Pueblo Viejo Mine (1) $ 193 $ 124 $ — Alumbrera Mine (1) (7) (15) — Norte Abierto Project (1) 2 (2) — Maverix Metals Inc. 1 1 — NuevaUnión Project (1) 1 1 — Other (1) — — Minera La Zanja S.R.L. — (6) (10) Continental Gold, Inc. — (6) — TMAC Resources Inc. — (1) (16) Euronimba Ltd. — (1) (7) $ 189 $ 95 $ (33) ____________________________

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Schedule of net income (loss) from discontinued operations	The details of Net income (loss) from discontinued operations are set forth below: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Holt royalty obligation and option $ 137 $ (84) $ 57 Batu Hijau contingent consideration and other 26 12 4 Net income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 163 $ (72) $ 61

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABL_2

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATION (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Schedule of net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Merian $ 90 $ 78 $ 71 Yanacocha (1) (128) 1 (32) $ (38) $ 79 $ 39 ____________________________ (1) Included in Yanacocha is $(13), $— and $(1) gain (loss) attributable to the Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

NEWMONT EQUITY AND NET INCOME_2

NEWMONT EQUITY AND NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Summary of income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted	Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders: Continuing operations $ 2,666 $ 2,877 $ 280 Discontinued operations 163 (72) 61 $ 2,829 $ 2,805 $ 341 Weighted average common shares (millions): Basic 804 735 533 Effect of employee stock-based awards 2 2 2 Diluted 806 737 535 Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Newmont stockholders: Basic: Continuing operations $ 3.32 $ 3.92 $ 0.53 Discontinued operations 0.20 (0.10) 0.11 $ 3.52 $ 3.82 $ 0.64 Diluted: Continuing operations $ 3.31 $ 3.91 $ 0.53 Discontinued operations 0.20 (0.10) 0.11 $ 3.51 $ 3.81 $ 0.64

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS (Tabl

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Schedule of current and long-term employee-related benefits	At December 31, 2020 2019 Current: Accrued payroll and withholding taxes $ 334 $ 320 Peruvian workers’ participation and other bonuses 23 17 Other post-retirement benefit plans 6 6 Employee pension benefits 5 7 Accrued severance 4 1 Other employee-related payables 8 10 $ 380 $ 361 Non-current: Accrued severance $ 252 $ 228 Employee pension benefits 126 115 Other post-retirement benefit plans 84 80 Other employee-related payables 31 25 $ 493 $ 448
Schedule of reconciliation of changes in the obligations and fair value of pension and other benefits	The following tables provide a reconciliation of changes in the plans’ benefit obligations and assets’ fair values for 2020 and 2019: Pension Benefits Other Benefits 2020 2019 2020 2019 Change in benefit obligation: Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 1,267 $ 1,063 $ 86 $ 82 Plans acquired due to Goldcorp acquisition — 49 — 4 Service cost 17 31 1 1 Interest cost 36 47 3 4 Actuarial loss (gain) 105 141 4 6 Settlement payments (267) — — — Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss 1 1 — — Restructuring benefits — 8 — — Curtailment loss (gain) — (11) — (7) Amendments — (11) — — Benefits paid (42) (51) (4) (4) Projected benefit obligation at end of year $ 1,117 $ 1,267 $ 6 $ 7 Accumulated benefit obligation $ 1,095 $ 1,256 $ 90 $ 86 Change in fair value of assets: Fair value of assets at beginning of year $ 1,145 $ 909 $ — $ — Plans acquired due to Goldcorp acquisition — 41 — — Actual return on plan assets 106 180 — — Employer contributions 43 65 4 4 Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss 1 1 — — Settlement payments (267) — — — Benefits paid (42) (51) (4) (4) Fair value of assets at end of year $ 986 $ 1,145 $ — $ — Unfunded status, net $ 131 $ 122 $ 90 $ 86
Schedule of net pension and other employee benefit amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets	The following table provides the net pension and other benefits amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31: Pension Benefits Other Benefits 2020 2019 2020 2019 Accrued employee benefit liability $ 131 $ 122 $ 90 $ 86 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): Net actuarial gain (loss) (328) (396) 6 10 Prior service credit 24 31 4 5 (304) (365) 10 15 Less: Income taxes 59 73 (2) (4) $ (245) $ (292) $ 8 $ 11
Schedule of components of the net periodic pension and other benefits costs	The following table provides components of the Total benefit cost (credit), inclusive of the net periodic pension and other benefits costs (credits), for the years ended December 31: Pension Benefit Costs (Credits) Other Benefit Costs (Credits) 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 Pension benefit costs (credits), net (1) ; Service cost $ 17 $ 31 $ 31 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 Interest cost 36 47 41 3 4 3 Expected return on plan assets (61) (66) (68) — — — Amortization, net 29 22 32 (1) (8) (7) Net periodic benefit cost (credit) $ 21 $ 34 $ 36 $ 3 $ (3) $ (3) Settlement cost 92 — — — — — (Gain) loss on curtailment — (10) — — (18) — Restructuring (benefit) loss — 8 — — — — Total benefit cost (credit) $ 113 $ 32 $ 36 $ 3 $ (21) $ (3) ____________________________ (1) Service costs are included in Costs applicable to sales or General and administrative and the other components of benefit costs are included in Other income, net .
Schedule of components recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss)	The following table provides the components recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31: Pension Benefits Other Benefits 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 Net loss (gain) (1) $ 60 $ 2 $ 42 $ 4 $ 8 $ (6) Amortization, net (29) (22) (32) 1 8 7 Accelerated prior service credit (cost) due to curtailment — 12 — — 11 — Settlements (92) — — — — — Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) $ (61) $ (8) $ 10 $ 5 $ 27 $ 1 Total benefit cost (credit) and other comprehensive income (loss) $ 52 $ 24 $ 46 $ 8 $ 6 $ (2) ____________________________ (1) Includes curtailment gain of $—, $(13) and $— for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Schedule of significant assumptions used in measuring the benefit obligation and net periodic pension benefit cost	The significant assumptions used in measuring the Company’s Total benefit cost (credit) and other comprehensive income (loss) were discount rate and expected return on plan assets: Pension Benefits Other Benefits Years Ended December 31, Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 Weighted average assumptions used in measuring the net periodic benefit cost: Discount rate 3.49 % 4.40 % 3.77 % 3.49 % 4.40 % 3.77 % Expected return on plan assets 6.75 % 6.75 % 7.25 % N/A N/A N/A
Schedule of target and actual asset allocations	The following is a summary of the target asset allocations for 2020 and the actual asset allocation at December 31, 2020. Asset Allocation Target Actual at December 31, U.S. equity investments 11 % 11 % International equity investments 12 % 12 % World equity fund (U.S. and International equity investments) 20 % 20 % High yield fixed income investments 4 % 4 % Fixed income investments 45 % 43 % Cash equivalents — % 1 % Other 8 % 9 %
Schedule of plan assets at fair value	The following table sets forth the Company’s pension plan assets measured at fair value at December 31, 2020 and 2019: Fair Value at December 31, 2020 2019 Plan Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 5 $ 4 Commingled funds 981 1,141 $ 986 $ 1,145

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Table

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Schedule of status and activity of non-vested RSUs, PSUs, and SSUs	A summary of the status and activity of non-vested RSUs and PSUs for the year ended December 31, 2020 is as follows: RSU PSU Number of Units Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Number of Units Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Non-vested at beginning of year 3,068,168 $ 35.51 1,953,797 $ 44.46 Granted 1,031,837 $ 52.35 693,714 $ 58.28 Vested (1,588,319) $ 36.21 (881,656) $ 48.27 Forfeited (338,315) $ 40.50 (378,574) $ 43.69 Non-vested at end of year 2,173,371 $ 42.22 1,387,281 $ 49.16
Schedule of stock based compensation by award	The Company recognized stock-based compensation as follows: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Stock-based compensation: Restricted stock units $ 51 $ 68 $ 45 Performance leveraged stock units 21 29 31 Other (1) 12 24 — $ 84 $ 121 $ 76 ____________________________

FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING (Tables)

FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis	The following tables set forth the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring (at least annually) and nonrecurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy. As required by accounting guidance, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Fair Value at December 31, 2020 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,540 $ 5,540 $ — $ — Restricted cash 108 108 — — Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net 379 — 379 — Marketable and other equity securities (Note 20) (1) 682 604 25 53 Restricted marketable debt securities (Note 20) 38 24 14 — Contingent consideration assets 119 — — 119 $ 6,866 $ 6,276 $ 418 $ 172 Liabilities: Debt (2) $ 7,586 $ — $ 7,586 $ — Diesel derivative contracts 3 — 3 — Cash-settled Goldcorp share awards 8 — 8 — $ 7,597 $ — $ 7,597 $ — Fair Value at December 31, 2019 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,243 $ 2,243 $ — $ — Restricted cash 106 106 — — Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net 331 — 331 — Marketable equity securities (Note 20) (1) 376 357 19 — Marketable debt securities (Note 20) 39 — — 39 Continental conversion option (Note 20) 51 — 51 — Restricted marketable debt securities (Note 20) 54 23 31 — Restricted other assets (Note 20) 1 1 — — Contingent consideration assets 38 — — 38 $ 3,239 $ 2,730 $ 432 $ 77 Liabilities: Debt (2) $ 7,068 $ — $ 7,068 $ — Diesel derivative contracts 1 — 1 — Holt royalty obligation (Note 27) 257 — — 257 Cash-settled Goldcorp share awards 12 — 12 — $ 7,338 $ — $ 7,081 $ 257 ____________________________ (1) Marketable equity securities classified as Level 2 includes warrants reported in the Maverix equity method investment balance of $14 and $13 at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. (2) Debt is carried at amortized cost. The outstanding carrying value was $6,031 and $6,138 at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The fair value measurement of debt was based on an independent third-party pricing source.
Quantitative and qualitative information	The following tables set forth a summary of the quantitative and qualitative information related to the significant observable and unobservable inputs used in the calculation of the Company’s Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019: Description At December 31, 2020 Valuation technique Significant input Range, point estimate or average Marketable and other equity securities $ 53 Discounted cash flow Discount rate 9.50 % Long-term gold price $ 1,500 Long-term copper price $ 3.00 Contingent consideration assets $ 119 Discounted cash flow Discount rate (1) 4.53 - 9.19 % Holt royalty obligation (2) $ — Discounted cash flow Gold production scenarios (in 000's of ounces) (2) — ____________________________ (1) The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the Company’s contingent consideration assets is 7.63%. Various other inputs including, but not limited to, metal prices, production profiles and new mineralization discoveries were considered in determining the fair value of the individual contingent consideration assets. (2) Due to the purchase of the Holt option, production scenarios were reduced to zero. Refer to Note 14 for additional information. Description At December 31, 2019 Valuation technique Significant input Range, point estimate or average Continental convertible debt $ 39 Discounted cash flow Discount rate 11.06 % Contingent consideration assets $ 38 Discounted cash flow Discount rate (1) 14.90 % Holt royalty obligation (2) $ 257 Monte Carlo Discount rate (2) 2.53 % Short-term gold price $ 1,481 Long-term gold price $ 1,300 Gold production scenarios (in 000's of ounces) 298 - 1,613 ____________________________ (1) The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the Company’s contingent consideration assets is 14.90%. Various other inputs including, but not limited to, metal prices were considered in determining the fair value of the individual contingent consideration assets. (2) The Holt royalty obligation discount rate is calculated as a weighted-average Newmont-specific unsecured borrowing rate, which is weighted by relative fair value of various production scenarios.
Changes in the fair value of the Company's Level 3 financial assets	The following tables set forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s recurring Level 3 financial assets and liabilities: Continental convertible debt (1) Contingent consideration assets (2) Total assets Holt royalty obligation (3) Total liabilities Fair value at December 31, 2018 $ — $ 26 $ 26 $ 161 $ 161 Additions and settlements 33 — 33 (10) (10) Revaluation 6 12 18 106 106 Fair value at December 31, 2019 $ 39 $ 38 $ 77 $ 257 $ 257 Additions and settlements — 39 39 (8) (8) Revaluation 1 42 43 (249) (249) Sales (40) — (40) — — Fair value at December 31, 2020 $ — $ 119 $ 119 $ — $ — ____________________________ (1) In 2019, the unrealized gain (loss) of $4 related to changes in the fair value of the host debt is included in Other comprehensive income . The gain (loss) of $2 related to the debt discount amortization recognized is included in Other income, net . In 2020, the gain recognized on revaluation is included in Other comprehensive income (loss) . The gain recognized on sale is included in Gain on asset and investment sales, net . (2) In 2019, the gain (loss) recognized is included in Net income (loss) from discontinued operations . In 2020, additions of $39 relate to contingent consideration assets received from the sale of Red Lake. See Note 10 for additional information. The gain (loss) recognized on revaluation of $9 and $33 are included in Other income, net and Net income (loss) from discontinued operations , respectively. (3) The gain (loss) recognized is included in Net income (loss) from discontinued operations .
Changes in the fair value of the Company's Level 3 financial liabilities	The following tables set forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s recurring Level 3 financial assets and liabilities: Continental convertible debt (1) Contingent consideration assets (2) Total assets Holt royalty obligation (3) Total liabilities Fair value at December 31, 2018 $ — $ 26 $ 26 $ 161 $ 161 Additions and settlements 33 — 33 (10) (10) Revaluation 6 12 18 106 106 Fair value at December 31, 2019 $ 39 $ 38 $ 77 $ 257 $ 257 Additions and settlements — 39 39 (8) (8) Revaluation 1 42 43 (249) (249) Sales (40) — (40) — — Fair value at December 31, 2020 $ — $ 119 $ 119 $ — $ — ____________________________ (1) In 2019, the unrealized gain (loss) of $4 related to changes in the fair value of the host debt is included in Other comprehensive income . The gain (loss) of $2 related to the debt discount amortization recognized is included in Other income, net . In 2020, the gain recognized on revaluation is included in Other comprehensive income (loss) . The gain recognized on sale is included in Gain on asset and investment sales, net . (2) In 2019, the gain (loss) recognized is included in Net income (loss) from discontinued operations . In 2020, additions of $39 relate to contingent consideration assets received from the sale of Red Lake. See Note 10 for additional information. The gain (loss) recognized on revaluation of $9 and $33 are included in Other income, net and Net income (loss) from discontinued operations , respectively. (3) The gain (loss) recognized is included in Net income (loss) from discontinued operations .

INVESTMENTS (Tables)

INVESTMENTS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Schedule of investments	At December 31, 2020 2019 Current: Marketable equity securities $ 290 $ 237 Non-current: Marketable and other equity securities $ 378 $ 126 Equity method investments: Pueblo Viejo Mine (40.0%) (1) $ 1,202 $ 1,230 NuevaUnión Project (50.0%) (1) 949 940 Norte Abierto Project (50.0%) (1) 493 478 Maverix Metals Inc. (29.9%) 160 93 TMAC Resources, Inc. (24.8%) 13 114 Other 2 — Continental Gold, Inc. (—%) (2) — 164 Alumbrera Mine (—%) (1)(3) — 54 2,819 3,073 $ 3,197 $ 3,199 Non-current restricted investments: (4) Marketable debt securities $ 38 $ 54 Other assets — 1 $ 38 $ 55 ____________________________ (1) On April 18, 2019, as a part of the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, the Company acquired interests in the Pueblo Viejo mine, the NuevaUnión project, the Norte Abierto project and the Alumbrera mine. (2) During the first quarter of 2020, the Company sold its entire interest in Continental Gold, Inc. See below for more information. (3) During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company exchanged its entire interest in the Alumbrera mine for 18.75% ownership interest in MARA, accounted for under non-current Marketable and other equity securities. See below for more information. (4) Non-current restricted investments are legally pledged for purposes of settling reclamation and remediation obligations and are included in Other non-current assets . For further information regarding these amounts, see Note 6.

INVENTORIES (Tables)

INVENTORIES (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of inventories	At December 31, 2020 2019 Materials and supplies $ 673 $ 655 In-process 148 189 Concentrate (1) 39 96 Precious metals (2) 103 74 $ 963 $ 1,014 ____________________________ (1) Concentrate includes gold, copper, silver, lead and zinc. (2) Precious metals includes gold and silver doré.

STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH P_2

STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PADS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PADS
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	At December 31, 2020 2019 Current: Stockpiles $ 514 $ 493 Ore on leach pads 313 319 $ 827 $ 812 Non-current: Stockpiles $ 1,446 $ 1,154 Ore on leach pads 259 330 $ 1,705 $ 1,484 Total: Stockpiles $ 1,960 $ 1,647 Ore on leach pads 572 649 $ 2,532 $ 2,296
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads, by segment	Stockpiles Leach pads At December 31, At December 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Stockpiles and ore on leach pads: CC&V $ 19 $ 6 $ 226 $ 239 Musselwhite 1 53 — — Porcupine 12 2 — — Éléonore 1 1 — — Peñasquito 307 193 — — Yanacocha 37 55 151 181 Merian 29 45 — — Cerro Negro 4 — — — Boddington 482 458 — — Tanami 7 4 — — Ahafo 422 403 — — Akyem 138 126 — — Nevada Gold Mines 501 301 195 229 $ 1,960 $ 1,647 $ 572 $ 649

PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVE_2

PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELOPMENT (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, plant and mine development	Depreciable At December 31, 2020 At December 31, 2019 Cost Accumulated Net Book Cost Accumulated Net Book Land $ 195 $ — $ 195 $ 193 $ — $ 193 Facilities and equipment (1) 1-29 18,410 (9,628) 8,782 17,676 (8,385) 9,291 Mine development 1-25 4,429 (2,608) 1,821 4,073 (2,432) 1,641 Mineral interests 1-25 12,673 (1,664) 11,009 12,935 (873) 12,062 Construction-in-progress 2,474 — 2,474 2,089 — 2,089 $ 38,181 $ (13,900) $ 24,281 $ 36,966 $ (11,690) $ 25,276 ____________________________ (1) At December 31, 2020 and 2019, Facilities and equipment include finance lease right of use assets of $666 and $740, respectively. Depreciable At December 31, 2020 At December 31, 2019 Mineral Interests Cost Accumulated Net Book Cost Accumulated Net Book Production stage 1-25 $ 8,324 $ (1,664) $ 6,660 $ 8,344 $ (873) $ 7,471 Development stage (1) 1,106 — 1,106 1,106 — 1,106 Exploration stage (1) 3,243 — 3,243 3,485 — 3,485 $ 12,673 $ (1,664) $ 11,009 $ 12,935 $ (873) $ 12,062 ____________________________ (1) These amounts are currently non-depreciable as these mineral interests have not reached production stage.

GOODWILL (Tables)

GOODWILL (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of goodwill by segment	Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment were as follows: North America South America Australia Nevada Total Balance at December 31, 2018 $ — $ — $ 58 $ — $ 58 Additions due to Newmont Goldcorp transaction (1) 2,095 442 — — 2,537 Additions due to formation of NGM (2) — — — 268 268 Reclassifications to assets held for sale (3) (131) — (58) — (189) Balance at December 31, 2019 $ 1,964 $ 442 $ — $ 268 $ 2,674 Additions due to Newmont Goldcorp transaction (1) 80 17 — — 97 Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 2,044 $ 459 $ — $ 268 $ 2,771 ____________________________ (1) For further information regarding the Newmont Goldcorp transaction, refer to Note 3. (2) For further information regarding the formation of NGM, refer to Note 32.

DEBT (Tables)

DEBT (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of debt components, current and non-current	At December 31, 2020 At December 31, 2019 Current Non-Current Fair Value (1) Current Non-Current Fair Value (1) 2021 Senior Notes, net $ 551 $ — $ 556 $ — $ 553 $ 562 2022 Senior Notes, net — 491 512 — 988 1,026 2023 Senior Notes, net — 418 441 — 1,012 1,050 2029 Senior Notes, net — 689 770 — 688 700 2030 Senior Notes, net — 984 1,060 — — — 2035 Senior Notes, net — 576 886 — 575 794 2039 Senior Notes, net — 859 1,344 — 859 1,180 2042 Senior Notes, net — 985 1,375 — 985 1,188 2044 Senior Notes, net — 482 642 — 483 568 Debt issuance costs on Corporate Revolving Credit Facilities — (4) — — (5) — $ 551 $ 5,480 $ 7,586 $ — $ 6,138 $ 7,068 ____________________________ (1) The estimated fair value of these Senior Notes was determined by an independent third party pricing source and may or may not reflect the actual trading value of this debt.
Schedule of minimum debt repayments	Scheduled minimum debt repayments are as follows: Year Ending December 31, 2021 $ 550 2022 492 2023 414 2024 — 2025 — Thereafter 4,624 $ 6,080

LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBL_2

LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBLIGATIONS (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Schedule of lease cost	Total lease cost includes the following components: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Operating lease cost $ 21 $ 22 Finance lease cost Amortization of ROU assets 88 78 Interest on lease liabilities 37 34 125 112 Variable lease cost 335 350 Short-term lease cost 24 46 $ 505 $ 530
Supplemental cash flow information	Supplemental cash flow information related to leases includes the following: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows relating to operating leases $ 18 $ 27 Operating cash flows relating to finance leases $ 31 $ 32 Financing cash flows relating to finance leases $ 66 $ 55 Non-cash lease obligations arising from obtaining ROU assets: (1) Operating leases $ 76 $ 116 Finance leases $ 16 $ 731 ____________________________ (1) For the year-end December 31, 2019, operating and finance lease obligations assumed in relation to the Newmont Goldcorp transaction were $49 and $423, respectively, and operating and finance lease obligations assumed in relation to the formation of NGM were $11 and $1, respectively.
Schedule of lease terms and discount rates	Information related to lease terms and discount rates is as follows: Operating Leases Finance Leases Weighted average remaining lease term (years) 10 11 Weighted average discount rate 3.87 % 5.58 %
Future minimum lease payments, operating leases	Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of December 31, 2020, were as follows: Operating Leases Finance Leases 2021 $ 7 $ 104 2022 17 93 2023 13 86 2024 12 77 2025 10 40 Thereafter 72 526 Total future minimum lease payments 131 926 Less: Imputed interest (23) (255) Total $ 108 $ 671
Future minimum lease payments, finance leases	Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of December 31, 2020, were as follows: Operating Leases Finance Leases 2021 $ 7 $ 104 2022 17 93 2023 13 86 2024 12 77 2025 10 40 Thereafter 72 526 Total future minimum lease payments 131 926 Less: Imputed interest (23) (255) Total $ 108 $ 671

OTHER LIABILITIES (Tables)

OTHER LIABILITIES (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Other liabilities	At December 31, 2020 2019 Other current liabilities: Accrued operating costs $ 285 $ 210 Reclamation and remediation liabilities 214 169 Accrued capital expenditures 144 58 Payables to joint venture partners 94 75 Galore Creek deferred payments 73 — Royalties 70 60 Silver streaming agreement 67 69 Accrued interest 61 60 Taxes other than income and mining 48 47 Norte Abierto deferred payments 33 — Deposit on Kalgoorlie power business option 23 — Operating leases 17 28 Holt royalty obligation (1) — 14 Other 53 90 $ 1,182 $ 880 Other non-current liabilities: Income and mining taxes (2) $ 382 $ 445 Norte Abierto deferred payments 123 154 Operating leases 91 47 Social development and community obligations 51 54 Galore Creek deferred payments 23 92 Holt royalty obligation (1) — 243 Other 29 26 $ 699 $ 1,061 ____________________________ (1) See Note 14 for additional information on the Holt royalty obligation.

RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCU_2

RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)​ (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities, net Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Adjustments Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash flow Hedge Instruments Total Balance at December 31, 2018 $ — $ 118 $ (262) $ (140) $ (284) Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss): Gain (loss) in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 5 1 (10) 20 16 (Gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) — — (9) 12 3 Other comprehensive income (loss) 5 1 (19) 32 19 Balance at December 31, 2019 $ 5 $ 119 $ (281) $ (108) $ (265) Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss): Gain (loss) in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications — (2) (51) (4) (57) (Gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (5) — 95 16 106 Other comprehensive income (loss) (5) (2) 44 12 49 Balance at December 31, 2020 $ — $ 117 $ (237) $ (96) $ (216)
Schedule of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Marketable debt securities adjustments: Sale of marketable securities $ (5) $ — $ — Gain on asset and investment sales, net Total before tax (5) — — Tax — — — Net of tax $ (5) $ — $ — Pension and other post-retirement benefit adjustments: Amortization $ 28 $ 14 $ 25 Other income, net Curtailment — (23) — Other income, net Settlement 92 — — Other income, net Total before tax 120 (9) 25 Tax (25) — (5) Net of tax $ 95 $ (9) $ 20 Hedge instruments adjustments: Interest rate contracts $ 17 $ 11 $ 10 Interest expense, net (1) Operating cash flow hedges 2 3 6 Costs applicable to sales Total before tax 19 14 16 Tax (3) (2) (4) Net of tax $ 16 $ 12 $ 12 Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax $ 106 $ 3 $ 32 ____________________________ (1) During the year ended December 31, 2020, $8 was reclassified to Other income, net as a result of the tender offers. See Note 25 for additional information.

NET CHANGE IN OPERATING ASSET_2

NET CHANGE IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital [Abstract]
Net change in operating assets and liabilities	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations attributable to the net change in operating assets and liabilities is composed of the following: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Decrease (increase) in operating assets: Trade and other receivables $ 29 $ (193) $ (109) Inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads (139) (132) (250) Other assets 34 29 (49) Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities: Accounts payable (50) 144 (73) Reclamation and remediation liabilities (101) (102) (72) Other accrued liabilities 522 (55) (190) $ 295 $ (309) $ (743)

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORM_2

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Supplemental cash flow information	Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Income and mining taxes paid, net of refunds $ 400 $ 437 $ 429 Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized $ 261 $ 273 $ 188

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_3

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)site	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Risks and Uncertainties
Number of sites placed in care and maintenance | site	5
Assets	$ 41,369	$ 39,974	$ 20,715
Conga
Risks and Uncertainties
Assets	$ 1,517	$ 1,558

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_4

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Stockpiles and Ore on Leach Pads (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Minimum
Stockpiles, Ore on Leach Pads and Inventories
Leach pad recovery rate	50.00%
Maximum
Stockpiles, Ore on Leach Pads and Inventories
Leach pad recovery rate	95.00%

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_5

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Leases (Details)	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:OtherAssetsNoncurrent	us-gaap:OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	us-gaap:OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:LiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract	us-gaap:LiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAfterAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization	us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAfterAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	nem:LeaseAndOtherFinancingObligationsCurrent	nem:LeaseAndOtherFinancingObligationsCurrent
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	nem:LeaseAndOtherFinancingObligationsNoncurrent	nem:LeaseAndOtherFinancingObligationsNoncurrent

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_6

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenue Recognition (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue recognition
Dore' market standard for percentage of gold	99.95%
Minimum
Revenue recognition
Co-product accounting, percent of metal mined as a percent of the life of mine sales value	10.00%
Product accounting, percent of metal mined as a percent of the life of mine sales value	10.00%
Maximum
Revenue recognition
Co-product accounting, percent of metal mined as a percent of the life of mine sales value	20.00%
Product accounting, percent of metal mined as a percent of the life of mine sales value	20.00%

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_7

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Income and Mining Taxes (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)
Income and Mining Taxes
Deferred tax on unremitted earnings	$ 0

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUN_8

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Effects of Recently Adopted (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Leases [Abstract]
Stockholders' equity, including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ (23,845)	$ (22,370)	$ (11,465)	$ (11,519)
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Leases [Abstract]
Stockholders' equity, including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest		5	9	0
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
Leases [Abstract]
Stockholders' equity, including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ (4,002)	(2,291)	(383)	(410)
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Leases [Abstract]
Stockholders' equity, including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest		$ 5	$ 9	$ 115

BUSINESS ACQUISITION - Fair Val

BUSINESS ACQUISITION - Fair Value of Consideration Transferred (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Apr. 18, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred [Abstract]
Cash paid to Goldcorp shareholders		$ 17
Goldcorp
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred [Abstract]
Newmont stock issued (285 million shares at $33.04 per share)	$ 9,423
Cash paid to Goldcorp shareholders	17
Other non-cash consideration	16
Total consideration	$ 9,456
Stock issued (in shares)	285
Stock issued, price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 33.04

BUSINESS ACQUISITION - Purchase

BUSINESS ACQUISITION - Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets:
Investments		$ 290		$ 237
Goodwill		2,771		2,674	$ 58
Liabilities:
Silver streaming agreement		993		1,058
Debt, fair value		7,586		7,068
Red Lake
Liabilities:
Goodwill disposed	$ 47
North America
Assets:
Goodwill		2,044		1,964	0
North America | Red Lake
Liabilities:
Goodwill transferred to other reporting units	$ 84
South America
Assets:
Goodwill		$ 459		$ 442	$ 0
Goldcorp
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 117
Trade receivables			95
Investments			169
Equity method investments			2,796
Inventories			500
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads			57
Property, plant and mine development			11,054
Goodwill			2,550
Deferred income tax assets			206
Other assets			508
Total assets			18,052
Liabilities:
Debt			3,304
Accounts payable			240
Employee-related benefits			190
Income and mining taxes payable			20
Lease and other financing obligations			423
Reclamation and remediation liabilities			897
Deferred income tax liabilities			1,430
Silver streaming agreement			1,165
Other liabilities			927
Total liabilities			8,596
Net assets acquired			9,456
Debt, fair value			1,250
Uncertain income tax benefits, and interest and penalties from acquisition			450
Goldcorp | North America
Assets:
Goodwill			2,091
Goldcorp | South America
Assets:
Goodwill			$ 459

BUSINESS ACQUISITION - Pro-form

BUSINESS ACQUISITION - Pro-forma information (Details) - Goldcorp - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Sales	$ 10,468	$ 10,314
Net income (loss)	2,666	$ (2,898)
Proforma transaction and integration costs	$ 260

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Financial

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Financial Information Table (Details) $ in Millions		Jan. 02, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)segment	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2019
Segment Information
Number of operating segments | segment			5
Number of reportable segments | segment			5
Sales			$ 11,497	$ 9,740	$ 7,253
Costs Applicable to Sales	[1]		5,014	5,195	4,093
Depreciation and amortization			2,300	1,960	1,215
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			309	415	350
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			3,143	3,693	738
Total Assets			41,369	39,974	20,715
Capital Expenditures			1,339	1,454	1,019
Additional disclosures
Increase (decrease) in accrued capital expenditures			37	(9)	(13)
Consolidated capital expenditures on a cash basis			1,302	$ 1,463	1,032
Disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations | Kalgoorlie
Additional disclosures
Percentage interest sold		50.00%
NGM
Segment Information
Ownership interest (as a percent)				38.50%		38.50%
Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			5,014	$ 5,195	4,093
Corporate and Other
Segment Information
Sales			0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization			15	13	12
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			84	97	68
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			(474)	1,792	(456)
Total Assets			7,614	4,516	3,459
Capital Expenditures			49	32	13
Corporate and Other | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			0	0	0
North America | Operating Segments
Segment Information
Sales			3,548	2,017	450
Depreciation and amortization			840	534	83
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			56	60	10
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			783	(110)	89
Total Assets			11,683	12,884	853
Capital Expenditures			318	376	29
North America | Operating Segments | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			1,617	1,341	260
North America | Operating Segments | CC&V
Segment Information
Sales			478	445	450
Depreciation and amortization			80	95	83
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			15	13	10
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			129	39	89
Total Assets			755	770	853
Capital Expenditures			41	35	29
North America | Operating Segments | CC&V | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			245	290	260
North America | Operating Segments | Red Lake
Segment Information
Sales			67	159
Depreciation and amortization			2	50
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			1	7
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			20	(47)
Total Assets			0	589
Capital Expenditures			4	29
North America | Operating Segments | Red Lake | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			45	136
North America | Operating Segments | Musselwhite
Segment Information
Sales			180	7
Depreciation and amortization			62	28
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			7	7
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			(40)	(6)
Total Assets			1,324	1,301
Capital Expenditures			58	60
North America | Operating Segments | Musselwhite | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			117	13
North America | Operating Segments | Porcupine
Segment Information
Sales			566	338
Depreciation and amortization			109	66
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			17	14
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			171	58
Total Assets			1,565	1,859
Capital Expenditures			43	61
North America | Operating Segments | Porcupine | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			244	185
North America | Operating Segments | Éléonore
Segment Information
Sales			371	378
Depreciation and amortization			109	80
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			5	8
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			47	65
Total Assets			1,115	1,323
Capital Expenditures			43	55
North America | Operating Segments | Éléonore | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			181	214
North America | Operating Segments | Peñasquito
Segment Information
Sales			1,886	690
Depreciation and amortization			451	193
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			3	6
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			544	(58)
Total Assets			6,824	7,038
Capital Expenditures			127	128
North America | Operating Segments | Peñasquito | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			785	503
North America | Operating Segments | Penasquito - Gold
Segment Information
Sales			894	209
Depreciation and amortization			168	43
North America | Operating Segments | Penasquito - Gold | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			286	116
North America | Operating Segments | Penasquito - Silver
Segment Information
Sales			510	253
Depreciation and amortization			117	66
North America | Operating Segments | Penasquito - Silver | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			201	181
North America | Operating Segments | Penasquito - Lead
Segment Information
Sales			134	85
Depreciation and amortization			45	29
North America | Operating Segments | Penasquito - Lead | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			77	77
North America | Operating Segments | Penasquito - Zinc
Segment Information
Sales			348	143
Depreciation and amortization			121	55
North America | Operating Segments | Penasquito - Zinc | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			221	129
North America | Operating Segments | Other North America
Segment Information
Sales			0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization			27	22	0
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			8	5	0
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			(88)	(161)	0
Total Assets			100	4	0
Capital Expenditures			2	8	0
North America | Operating Segments | Other North America | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			0	0	0
South America | Operating Segments
Segment Information
Sales			1,819	1,971	1,336
Depreciation and amortization			371	329	212
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			58	97	101
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			161	479	233
Total Assets			7,700	7,815	4,194
Capital Expenditures			204	297	198
South America | Operating Segments | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			839	907	700
South America | Operating Segments | Yanacocha
Segment Information
Sales			593	735	659
Depreciation and amortization			123	113	108
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			12	24	54
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			(165)	83	(6)
Total Assets			1,832	1,803	1,518
Capital Expenditures			111	185	119
South America | Operating Segments | Yanacocha | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			345	400	425
South America | Operating Segments | Merian
Segment Information
Sales			822	734	677
Depreciation and amortization			102	93	90
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			11	11	13
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			375	331	300
Total Assets			993	990	1,036
Capital Expenditures			42	56	78
South America | Operating Segments | Merian | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			328	297	275
South America | Operating Segments | Cerro Negro
Segment Information
Sales			404	502
Depreciation and amortization			139	111
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			4	22
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			8	132
Total Assets			2,139	2,213
Capital Expenditures			49	55
South America | Operating Segments | Cerro Negro | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			166	210
South America | Operating Segments | Other South America
Segment Information
Sales			0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization			7	12	14
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			31	40	34
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			(57)	(67)	(61)
Total Assets			2,736	2,809	1,640
Capital Expenditures			2	1	1
South America | Operating Segments | Other South America | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			0	0	0
Australia | Operating Segments
Segment Information
Sales			2,247	2,181	2,166
Depreciation and amortization			230	258	231
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			35	45	39
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			1,416	679	706
Total Assets			3,392	3,610	3,489
Capital Expenditures			380	246	182
Australia | Operating Segments | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			937	1,174	1,232
Australia | Operating Segments | Boddington
Segment Information
Sales			1,376	1,165	1,118
Depreciation and amortization			121	128	126
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			3	3	0
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			526	330	293
Total Assets			2,238	2,148	2,113
Capital Expenditures			160	78	57
Australia | Operating Segments | Boddington | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			686	692	703
Australia | Operating Segments | Boddington - Gold
Segment Information
Sales			1,221	999	900
Depreciation and amortization			102	106	102
Australia | Operating Segments | Boddington - Gold | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			579	575	571
Australia | Operating Segments | Boddington - Copper
Segment Information
Sales			155	166	218
Depreciation and amortization			19	22	24
Australia | Operating Segments | Boddington - Copper | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			107	117	132
Australia | Operating Segments | Tanami
Segment Information
Sales			871	697	638
Depreciation and amortization			102	96	75
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			16	12	17
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			442	314	251
Total Assets			1,095	966	902
Capital Expenditures			212	124	97
Australia | Operating Segments | Tanami | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			251	266	297
Australia | Operating Segments | Kalgoorlie
Segment Information
Sales				319	410
Depreciation and amortization				27	24
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration				6	10
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items				67	170
Total Assets				434	402
Capital Expenditures				34	22
Australia | Operating Segments | Kalgoorlie | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales				216	232
Australia | Operating Segments | Other Australia
Segment Information
Sales			0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization			7	7	6
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			16	24	12
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			448	(32)	(8)
Total Assets			59	62	72
Capital Expenditures			8	10	6
Australia | Operating Segments | Other Australia | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			0	0	0
Africa | Operating Segments
Segment Information
Sales			1,524	1,465	1,080
Depreciation and amortization			265	310	256
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			34	53	35
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			557	455	211
Total Assets			3,227	3,053	2,837
Capital Expenditures			147	246	304
Africa | Operating Segments | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			609	628	550
Africa | Operating Segments | Ahafo
Segment Information
Sales			853	880	553
Depreciation and amortization			145	160	105
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			22	33	17
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			278	295	99
Total Assets			2,224	2,057	1,869
Capital Expenditures			120	213	264
Africa | Operating Segments | Ahafo | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			375	393	323
Africa | Operating Segments | Akyem
Segment Information
Sales			671	585	527
Depreciation and amortization			120	150	151
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			9	14	13
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			291	176	125
Total Assets			1,000	993	966
Capital Expenditures			27	33	40
Africa | Operating Segments | Akyem | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			234	235	227
Africa | Operating Segments | Other Africa
Segment Information
Sales			0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization			0	0	0
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			3	6	5
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			(12)	(16)	(13)
Total Assets			3	3	2
Capital Expenditures			0	0	0
Africa | Operating Segments | Other Africa | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			0	0	0
Nevada | Operating Segments
Segment Information
Sales			2,359	2,106	2,221
Depreciation and amortization			579	516	421
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			42	63	97
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			700	398	(45)
Total Assets			7,753	8,096	5,883
Capital Expenditures			241	257	293
Nevada | Operating Segments | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			1,012	1,145	1,351
Nevada | Operating Segments | Nevada Gold Mines
Segment Information
Sales			2,359	1,022
Depreciation and amortization			579	298
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration			42	22
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items			700	203
Total Assets			7,753	8,096
Capital Expenditures			241	138
Nevada | Operating Segments | Nevada Gold Mines | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales			$ 1,012	494
Nevada | Operating Segments | Carlin
Segment Information
Sales				533	1,173
Depreciation and amortization				107	220
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration				15	34
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items				46	79
Total Assets				0	2,242
Capital Expenditures				64	153
Nevada | Operating Segments | Carlin | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales				358	782
Nevada | Operating Segments | Phoenix
Segment Information
Sales				195	376
Depreciation and amortization				42	62
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration				1	5
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items				29	32
Total Assets				0	899
Capital Expenditures				13	32
Nevada | Operating Segments | Phoenix | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales				144	257
Nevada | Operating Segments | Phoenix - Gold
Segment Information
Sales				151	291
Depreciation and amortization				33	47
Nevada | Operating Segments | Phoenix - Gold | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales				116	202
Nevada | Operating Segments | Phoenix - Copper
Segment Information
Sales				44	85
Depreciation and amortization				9	15
Nevada | Operating Segments | Phoenix - Copper | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales				28	55
Nevada | Operating Segments | Twin Creeks
Segment Information
Sales				230	457
Depreciation and amortization				31	61
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration				5	12
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items				89	(146)
Total Assets				0	877
Capital Expenditures				30	82
Nevada | Operating Segments | Twin Creeks | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales				113	240
Nevada | Operating Segments | Long Canyon
Segment Information
Sales				126	215
Depreciation and amortization				36	76
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration				12	23
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items				40	44
Total Assets				0	1,008
Capital Expenditures				7	11
Nevada | Operating Segments | Long Canyon | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales				36	72
Nevada | Operating Segments | Other Nevada
Segment Information
Sales				0	0
Depreciation and amortization				2	2
Advanced Projects, Research and Development and Exploration				8	23
Income(Loss) before Income and Mining Tax and Other Items				(9)	(54)
Total Assets				0	857
Capital Expenditures				5	15
Nevada | Operating Segments | Other Nevada | Costs applicable to sales, excluding Depreciation, Exploration and Remediation Expense
Segment Information
Costs Applicable to Sales				$ 0	$ 0
[1]	Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation .

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Long-live

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Long-lived Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Information
Long-lived assets	$ 26,083	$ 26,833
United States
Segment Information
Long-lived assets	7,631	7,955
Mexico
Segment Information
Long-lived assets	5,032	5,332
Canada
Segment Information
Long-lived assets	3,557	3,740
Australia
Segment Information
Long-lived assets	2,923	2,693
Ghana
Segment Information
Long-lived assets	2,468	2,503
Argentina
Segment Information
Long-lived assets	1,562	1,624
Peru
Segment Information
Long-lived assets	2,148	2,177
Suriname
Segment Information
Long-lived assets	762	808
Other
Segment Information
Long-lived assets	$ 0	$ 1

SALES - Disaggregation of reven

SALES - Disaggregation of revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 02, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jul. 01, 2019
SALES
Sales		$ 11,497	$ 9,740	$ 7,253
Disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations | Kalgoorlie
SALES
Percentage interest sold	50.00%
NGM
SALES
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners			38.50%		38.50%
Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		8,534	$ 7,975	6,129
Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		2,963	1,765	1,124
Operating Segments | North America
SALES
Sales		3,548	2,017	450
Operating Segments | North America | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		1,746	1,344	450
Operating Segments | North America | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		1,802	673	0
Operating Segments | North America | CC&V
SALES
Sales		478	445	450
Operating Segments | North America | CC&V | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		478	445	450
Operating Segments | North America | CC&V | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0	0
Operating Segments | North America | Red Lake
SALES
Sales		67	159
Operating Segments | North America | Red Lake | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		67	159
Operating Segments | North America | Red Lake | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0
Operating Segments | North America | Musselwhite
SALES
Sales		180	7
Operating Segments | North America | Musselwhite | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		180	7
Operating Segments | North America | Musselwhite | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0
Operating Segments | North America | Porcupine
SALES
Sales		566	338
Operating Segments | North America | Porcupine | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		566	338
Operating Segments | North America | Porcupine | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0
Operating Segments | North America | Éléonore
SALES
Sales		371	378
Operating Segments | North America | Éléonore | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		371	378
Operating Segments | North America | Éléonore | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0
Operating Segments | North America | Peñasquito
SALES
Sales		1,886	690
Operating Segments | North America | Peñasquito | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		84	17
Operating Segments | North America | Peñasquito | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		1,802	673
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Gold
SALES
Sales		894	209
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Gold | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		84	17
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Gold | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		810	192
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Silver
SALES
Sales		510	253
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Silver | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		0	0
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Silver | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		510	253
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Silver | Silver streaming agreement
SALES
Sales		67	37	0
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Lead
SALES
Sales		134	85
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Lead | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		0	0
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Lead | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		134	85
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Zinc
SALES
Sales		348	143
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Zinc | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		0	0
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Zinc | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		348	143
Operating Segments | South America
SALES
Sales		1,819	1,971	1,336
Operating Segments | South America | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		1,818	1,971	1,336
Operating Segments | South America | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		1	0	0
Operating Segments | South America | Yanacocha
SALES
Sales		593	735	659
Operating Segments | South America | Yanacocha | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		592	735	659
Operating Segments | South America | Yanacocha | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		1	0	0
Operating Segments | South America | Merian
SALES
Sales		822	734	677
Operating Segments | South America | Merian | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		822	734	677
Operating Segments | South America | Merian | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0	0
Operating Segments | South America | Cerro Negro
SALES
Sales		404	502
Operating Segments | South America | Cerro Negro | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		404	502
Operating Segments | South America | Cerro Negro | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0
Operating Segments | Australia
SALES
Sales		2,247	2,181	2,166
Operating Segments | Australia | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		1,161	1,254	1,291
Operating Segments | Australia | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		1,086	927	875
Operating Segments | Australia | Boddington
SALES
Sales		1,376	1,165	1,118
Operating Segments | Australia | Boddington | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		290	238	243
Operating Segments | Australia | Boddington | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		1,086	927	875
Operating Segments | Australia | Boddington - Gold
SALES
Sales		1,221	999	900
Operating Segments | Australia | Boddington - Gold | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		290	238	243
Operating Segments | Australia | Boddington - Gold | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		931	761	657
Operating Segments | Australia | Boddington - Copper
SALES
Sales		155	166	218
Operating Segments | Australia | Boddington - Copper | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		0	0	0
Operating Segments | Australia | Boddington - Copper | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		155	166	218
Operating Segments | Australia | Tanami
SALES
Sales		871	697	638
Operating Segments | Australia | Tanami | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		871	697	638
Operating Segments | Australia | Tanami | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0	0
Operating Segments | Australia | Kalgoorlie
SALES
Sales			319	410
Operating Segments | Australia | Kalgoorlie | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales			319	410
Operating Segments | Australia | Kalgoorlie | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales			0	0
Operating Segments | Africa
SALES
Sales		1,524	1,465	1,080
Operating Segments | Africa | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		1,524	1,465	1,080
Operating Segments | Africa | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0	0
Operating Segments | Africa | Ahafo
SALES
Sales		853	880	553
Operating Segments | Africa | Ahafo | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		853	880	553
Operating Segments | Africa | Ahafo | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0	0
Operating Segments | Africa | Akyem
SALES
Sales		671	585	527
Operating Segments | Africa | Akyem | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		671	585	527
Operating Segments | Africa | Akyem | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		0	0	0
Operating Segments | Nevada
SALES
Sales		2,359	2,106	2,221
Operating Segments | Nevada | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		2,285	1,941	1,972
Operating Segments | Nevada | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		74	165	249
Operating Segments | Nevada | Nevada Gold Mines
SALES
Sales		2,359	1,022
Operating Segments | Nevada | Nevada Gold Mines | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales		2,285	1,000
Operating Segments | Nevada | Nevada Gold Mines | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales		$ 74	22
Operating Segments | Nevada | Carlin
SALES
Sales			533	1,173
Operating Segments | Nevada | Carlin | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales			533	1,173
Operating Segments | Nevada | Carlin | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales			0	0
Operating Segments | Nevada | Phoenix
SALES
Sales			195	376
Operating Segments | Nevada | Phoenix | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales			52	127
Operating Segments | Nevada | Phoenix | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales			143	249
Operating Segments | Nevada | Phoenix - Gold
SALES
Sales			151	291
Operating Segments | Nevada | Phoenix - Gold | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales			52	127
Operating Segments | Nevada | Phoenix - Gold | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales			99	164
Operating Segments | Nevada | Phoenix - Copper
SALES
Sales			44	85
Operating Segments | Nevada | Phoenix - Copper | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales			0	0
Operating Segments | Nevada | Phoenix - Copper | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales			44	85
Operating Segments | Nevada | Twin Creeks
SALES
Sales			230	457
Operating Segments | Nevada | Twin Creeks | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales			230	457
Operating Segments | Nevada | Twin Creeks | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales			0	0
Operating Segments | Nevada | Long Canyon
SALES
Sales			126	215
Operating Segments | Nevada | Long Canyon | Gold sales from doré production
SALES
Sales			126	215
Operating Segments | Nevada | Long Canyon | Sales from concentrate and other production
SALES
Sales			$ 0	$ 0

SALES - Trade Receivables (Deta

SALES - Trade Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Receivables from Sales:
Total receivables from Sales	$ 449	$ 373
Gold sales from doré production
Receivables from Sales:
Total receivables from Sales	59	27
Sales from concentrate and other production
Receivables from Sales:
Total receivables from Sales	$ 390	$ 346

SALES - Provisional Sales (Deta

SALES - Provisional Sales (Details) oz in Thousands, lb in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)ozlb$ / oz$ / lb	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) to sales from revenue recognized due to changes in final pricing | $	$ 80	$ 22	$ (9)
Gold
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales subject to final pricing (in ounces or pounds) | oz	224
Sales subject to final pricing (in dollars per ounce or pound) | $ / oz	1,890
Copper
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales subject to final pricing (in ounces or pounds) | lb	12
Sales subject to final pricing (in dollars per ounce or pound) | $ / lb	3.52
Silver
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales subject to final pricing (in ounces or pounds) | oz	4,000
Sales subject to final pricing (in dollars per ounce or pound) | $ / oz	26.50
Lead
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales subject to final pricing (in ounces or pounds) | lb	25
Sales subject to final pricing (in dollars per ounce or pound) | $ / lb	0.90
Zinc
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales subject to final pricing (in ounces or pounds) | lb	54
Sales subject to final pricing (in dollars per ounce or pound) | $ / lb	1.24

SALES - Silver Streaming Agreem

SALES - Silver Streaming Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Streaming agreement, percentage of sales	25.00%
Inflation adjustment, as a percent	1.65%
Sales	$ 11,497	$ 9,740	$ 7,253
Liability related to streaming agreement	1,060	1,127
Operating Segments | North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	3,548	2,017	450
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Silver
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	510	253
Operating Segments | Silver streaming agreement | North America | Penasquito - Silver
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	$ 67	$ 37	$ 0

SALES - Revenues by Location (D

SALES - Revenues by Location (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	$ 11,497	$ 9,740	$ 7,253
Operating Segments | North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	3,548	2,017	450
Operating Segments | North America | Penasquito - Silver
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	510	253
Operating Segments | Silver streaming agreement | North America | Penasquito - Silver
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	67	37	0
United Kingdom
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	8,489	7,980	5,448
Korea
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	1,317	538	237
Germany
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	277	203	237
Mexico
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	277	190	0
Japan
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	244	172	105
Switzerland
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	243	120	677
Philippines
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	242	293	254
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	97	78	52
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	$ 311	$ 166	$ 243

SALES - Concentration Risk (Det

SALES - Concentration Risk (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Sales	$ 11,497	$ 9,740	$ 7,253
Sales Revenue, Product Line | JPMorgan Chase | Customers | Gold
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Sales	$ 2,775	$ 1,780	$ 2,295
Concentration risk percentage	24.00%	18.00%	32.00%
Sales Revenue, Product Line | Standard Chartered | Customers | Gold
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Sales	$ 2,737	$ 2,907	$ 1,164
Concentration risk percentage	24.00%	30.00%	16.00%
Sales Revenue, Product Line | Toronto Dominion Bank | Customers | Gold
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Sales		$ 1,204	$ 1,324
Concentration risk percentage		12.00%	18.00%

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION - E

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION - Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Reclamation and remediation
Reclamation accretion		$ 134	$ 133
Remediation accretion		6	5
Reclamation and remediation expense	[1]	5,014	5,195	$ 4,093
Reclamation and remediation
Reclamation and remediation
Reclamation adjustments and other		180	77	33
Reclamation accretion		134	133	99
Total reclamation expense		314	210	132
Remediation adjustments and other		46	65	26
Remediation accretion		6	5	5
Total remediation expense		52	70	31
Reclamation and remediation expense		$ 366	$ 280	$ 163
[1]	Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation .

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION -_2

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION - Expense narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Yanacocha
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Reclamation adjustments and other	$ 152	$ 62	$ 14
Porcupine
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Reclamation adjustments and other	16
Mule Canyon Mine
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Reclamation adjustments and other		9
Northumberland Mine
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Reclamation adjustments and other		4
Lone Tree
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Reclamation adjustments and other			7
Carlin Remediation Site
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Reclamation adjustments and other			9
Midnite mine and Dawn mill sites
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Remediation adjustments and other	$ 27	36
Con Mine
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Remediation adjustments and other		$ 9
Idarado Site
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Remediation adjustments and other			8
Woodcutters Remediation Site
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Remediation adjustments and other			2
Resurrection Remediation Site
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Remediation adjustments and other			$ 2

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION - R

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION - Reconciliation of Obligation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Change in reclamation liability
Balance at beginning of period	$ 3,334	$ 2,316
Additions, changes in estimates and other	312	287
Acquisitions and divestitures		(11)
Obligations included within liabilities held for sale		(153)
Payments, net	(76)	(71)
Accretion expense	134	133
Balance at end of period	3,719	3,334
Change in remediation liability
Balance at beginning of period	299	279
Additions, changes in estimates and other	33	46
Acquisitions and divestitures		0
Obligations included within liabilities held for sale		0
Payments, net	(25)	(31)
Accretion expense	6	5
Balance at end of period	313	299
Accrual For Environmental Loss Contingencies And Asset Retirement Obligations [RollForward]
Balance at beginning of period	3,633	2,595
Additions, changes in estimates and other	345	333
Acquisitions and divestitures		(11)
Obligations included within liabilities held for sale		(153)
Payments, net	(101)	(102)
Accretion expense	140	138
Balance at end of period	4,032	3,633
Goldcorp
Change in reclamation liability
Acquisitions and divestitures	15	882
Change in remediation liability
Acquisitions and divestitures	0	0
Accrual For Environmental Loss Contingencies And Asset Retirement Obligations [RollForward]
Acquisitions and divestitures	$ 15	882
NGM
Change in reclamation liability
Acquisitions and divestitures		(49)
Change in remediation liability
Acquisitions and divestitures		0
Accrual For Environmental Loss Contingencies And Asset Retirement Obligations [RollForward]
Acquisitions and divestitures		$ (49)

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION - A

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Reclamation and remediation
Asset retirement obligation	$ 3,719	$ 3,334	$ 2,316
Environmental remediation obligations	$ 313	299	$ 279
Maximum
Reclamation and remediation
Loss accrual possible shortfall, as a percent	48.00%
Minimum
Reclamation and remediation
Loss accrual possible shortfall, as a percent	0.00%
Other current liabilities
Reclamation and remediation
Reclamation obligation, current	$ 164	125
Remediation liabilities, current	50	44
Other noncurrent assets
Reclamation and remediation
Asset retirement obligation restricted assets	56	53
Other noncurrent assets | Marketable and other equity securities
Reclamation and remediation
Asset retirement obligation restricted assets	38	55
Other noncurrent assets | Ahafo and Akyem Mines
Reclamation and remediation
Asset retirement obligation restricted assets	48	47
Other noncurrent assets | NGM
Reclamation and remediation
Asset retirement obligation restricted assets	6	5
Other noncurrent assets | Midnite Mine
Reclamation and remediation
Asset retirement obligation restricted assets	2	1
Other noncurrent assets | Midnite mine and Dawn mill sites | Marketable and other equity securities
Reclamation and remediation
Asset retirement obligation restricted assets	14	31
Other noncurrent assets | San Jose Reservoir | Marketable and other equity securities
Reclamation and remediation
Asset retirement obligation restricted assets	$ 24	$ 24

CARE AND MAINTENANCE (Details)

CARE AND MAINTENANCE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Information
Care and maintenance	$ 178	$ 0	$ 0
Musselwhite
Segment Information
Care and maintenance	28	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	7
Éléonore
Segment Information
Care and maintenance	26	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	16
Peñasquito
Segment Information
Care and maintenance	38	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	28
Yanacocha
Segment Information
Care and maintenance	27	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	7
Cerro Negro
Segment Information
Care and maintenance	56	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	30
Other South America
Segment Information
Care and maintenance	$ 3	$ 0	$ 0

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND _3

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Impairment of long-lived assets	$ 49	$ 5	$ 369
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	44	130	271
Depreciation and amortization
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	1	5	2
Exploration Property
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Impairment of long-lived assets			331
Emigrant
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Impairment of long-lived assets			35
Emigrant | Costs applicable to sales
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads			22
Emigrant | Depreciation and amortization
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads			7
Operating Segments | North America
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Impairment of long-lived assets	25	0	0
Operating Segments | South America
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Impairment of long-lived assets	5	3	0
Operating Segments | Australia
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Impairment of long-lived assets	2	0	0
Operating Segments | Africa
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Impairment of long-lived assets	7	1	2
Operating Segments | Nevada
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Impairment of long-lived assets	8	0	366
Corporate and Other
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Impairment of long-lived assets	$ 2	$ 1	$ 1

OTHER EXPENSE, NET (Details)

OTHER EXPENSE, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Other Income And Expense [Line Items]
COVID-19 specific costs	$ 92	$ 0	$ 0
Settlement costs	58	5	10
Restructuring and severance	18	7	10
Other	15	36	9
Other expense, net	206	295	29
Amount distributed from Newmont Global Community Support Fund	11
Goldcorp
Other Income And Expense [Line Items]
Transaction and integration costs	23	217	0
NGM
Other Income And Expense [Line Items]
Transaction and integration costs	$ 0	$ 30	$ 0

GAIN ON ASSET AND INVESTMENT _3

GAIN ON ASSET AND INVESTMENT SALES, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Jan. 02, 2020	Oct. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 30, 2020
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Other Assets [Line Items]
Current assets held for sale				$ 0	$ 1,023
Current liabilities held for sale				$ 0	343
Alumbrera Mine
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Other Assets [Line Items]
Ownership interest				0.00%			37.50%
MARA
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Other Assets [Line Items]
Ownership interest							18.75%
Disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Other Assets [Line Items]
Gain on sale				$ 677	30	$ 100
Disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations | Kalgoorlie
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Other Assets [Line Items]
Gain on sale				493	0	0
Percentage interest sold		50.00%
Proceeds from sale		$ 800
Proceeds allocated to purchaser rights option		$ 25
Current assets held for sale					434
Current liabilities held for sale					152
Disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations | Continental
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Other Assets [Line Items]
Gain on sale				91	0	0
Disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations | Royalty interests
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Other Assets [Line Items]
Gain on sale				75	0	100
Proceeds from sale			$ 15
Carrying value			0
Total consideration			75
Consideration, equity interest			$ 60
Consideration, equity interest (in shares)			12
Consideration, equity interest, share price (in dollars per share)			$ 5.02
Maximum contingent consideration			$ 15
Disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations | Red Lake
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Other Assets [Line Items]
Gain on sale				9	0	0
Proceeds from sale	$ 375
Current assets held for sale					589
Current liabilities held for sale					191
Total consideration	429
Maximum contingent consideration	100
Consideration, working capital	$ 15
Contingent consideration, period	15 years
Value of embedded derivative				42
Disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations | Alumbrera mine/MARA
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Other Assets [Line Items]
Gain on sale				6	0	0
Disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations | Other
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Other Assets [Line Items]
Gain on sale				$ 3	$ 30	$ 0

OTHER INCOME, NET - Components

OTHER INCOME, NET - Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
OTHER INCOME, NET
Change in fair value of investments			$ 252	$ 166	$ (50)
Impairment of investments	$ (9)		(93)	(2)	(42)
Pension settlements and curtailments			(92)	20	0
Charges from debt extinguishment			(77)	0	0
Foreign currency exchange, net			(73)	(7)	42
Interest			24	57	56
Insurance proceeds		$ 25	0	38	25
Other			27	25	24
Other Income, net			$ (32)	$ 297	$ 55

OTHER INCOME, NET - Additional

OTHER INCOME, NET - Additional information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Other information
Other-than-temporary impairment charge	$ 33
Impairment of investments	$ 9		$ 93	$ 2	$ 42
Charges from debt extinguishment			(77)	0	0
Insurance proceeds, gross				125
Insurance proceeds		$ 25	0	38	$ 25
Offset to abnormal costs applicable to sales				41
Offset to accounts receivable				$ 46
Interest rate contracts
Other information
Charges from debt extinguishment			(8)
2022 and 2023 Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Other information
Charges from debt extinguishment			$ (69)

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Tax b

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Tax benefit (expense) - Current vs Deferred (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current:
Current: United States	$ (35)	$ 2	$ (18)
Current: Foreign	(891)	(500)	(218)
Current income taxes	(926)	(498)	(236)
Deferred:
Deferred: United States	72	(340)	(63)
Deferred: Foreign	150	6	(87)
Deferred income taxes	222	(334)	(150)
Income and mining tax benefit (expense)	$ (704)	$ (832)	$ (386)

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Domes

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Domestic Vs Foreign (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items
United States	$ 631	$ 2,396	$ (247)
Foreign	2,512	1,297	985
Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items	$ 3,143	$ 3,693	$ 738

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Tax R

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Reconciling item, percentage
U.S. Federal statutory tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Re-measurement due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	0.00%	0.00%	(2.00%)
Tax restructuring related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	0.00%	0.00%	(5.00%)
Percentage depletion	(2.00%)	(1.00%)	(7.00%)
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	6.00%	(8.00%)	24.00%
Rate differential for foreign earnings indefinitely reinvested	8.00%	4.00%	15.00%
Mining and other taxes	5.00%	2.00%	9.00%
Uncertain tax position reserve adjustment	(1.00%)	2.00%	(5.00%)
Tax impact on sale of Kalgoorlie	(11.00%)	0.00%	0.00%
Other	(4.00%)	3.00%	2.00%
Income and mining tax expense (as a percent)	22.00%	23.00%	52.00%
Reconciling item, amount
Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items	$ 3,143	$ 3,693	$ 738
U.S. Federal statutory tax rate	(660)	(776)	(155)
Re-measurement due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	0	0	14
Tax restructuring related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	0	0	34
Percentage depletion	77	55	49
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	(186)	296	(175)
Rate differential for foreign earnings indefinitely reinvested	(268)	(140)	(111)
Mining and other taxes	(151)	(90)	(63)
Uncertain tax position reserve adjustment	21	(70)	34
Tax impact on sale of Kalgoorlie	353	0	0
Other	110	(107)	(13)
Income and mining tax benefit (expense)	$ (704)	$ (832)	$ (386)

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Compo

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Deferred income tax assets:
Property, plant and mine development	$ 996	$ 1,001
Inventory	62	71
Reclamation and remediation	892	771
Net operating losses, capital losses and tax credits	1,843	1,683
Investment in partnerships and subsidiaries	340	31
Employee-related benefits	162	123
Derivative instruments and unrealized loss on investments	25	85
Foreign Exchange and Financing Obligations	82	159
Silver Streaming Agreement	349	396
Other	112	224
Deferred tax assets gross	4,863	4,544
Valuation allowances	(3,418)	(3,112)
Deferred tax assets net	1,445	1,432
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property, plant and mine development	(2,303)	(2,629)
Inventory	(110)	(100)
Derivative instruments and unrealized gain on investments	(726)	(508)
Other	(42)	(53)
Deferred tax liabilities	(3,181)	(3,290)
Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities)	$ (1,736)	$ (1,858)

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Valua

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Valuation of Deferred Tax Assets (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)
Valuation of Deferred Tax Assets
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance	$ (186)
Other
Valuation of Deferred Tax Assets
Additions reflected in other components of the financial statements	$ 120

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Tax L

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Tax Loss Carryforwards, Foreign Tax Credits, Canadian Tax Credits, and AMT Credits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Carryforwards
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 1,726	$ 1,754
Tax credit carryforwards	659	658
Operating loss carryforwards not subject to expiration	502	504
Canada
Carryforwards
Operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration	905
Canada | Investment Tax Credit Carryforward
Carryforwards
Tax credit carryforwards	149	134
Tax credit carryforward, subject to expiration	86
Tax credit carryforward, not subject to expiration	63
Argentina
Carryforwards
Operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration	95
Mexico
Carryforwards
Operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration	155
Other
Carryforwards
Operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration	69
United States | Foreign Tax Credits
Carryforwards
Tax credit carryforward, not subject to expiration	$ 510	$ 489

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Unrec

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$ 326	$ 43	$ 68
Additions due to acquisition of Goldcorp	0	350	0
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(33)
Additions (reductions) for tax positions of prior years		1	1
Additions for tax positions of current year	4	34	2
Reductions due to settlements with taxing authorities	(58)	(102)	(28)
Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations	(2)	0	0
Total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of year	$ 237	$ 326	$ 43

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Unr_2

INCOME AND MINING TAXES - Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, other information
Unrecognized tax benefits affecting effective tax rate		$ 369	$ 459	$ 11
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties		146	166
Interest and penalties for unrecognized tax benefits accrued (released) during the period		(20)	$ 29	$ (17)
Australian Taxation Office ("ATO")
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, other information
Amount of tax, interest and penalties asserted as disputed amount	$ 83
Amount paid to preserve right to contest conclusions of ATO	$ 25
Minimum
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, other information
Significant decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible, estimated range of change		100
Maximum
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, other information
Significant decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible, estimated range of change		$ 150

EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) OF AFFIL_3

EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) OF AFFILIATES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	$ 189	$ 95	$ (33)
Pueblo Viejo Mine
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	193	124	0
Alumbrera Mine
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	(7)	(15)	0
Norte Abierto Project
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	2	(2)	0
Maverix Metals Inc.
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	1	1	0
Nueva Union Project
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	1	1	0
Other
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	(1)	0	0
Minera La Zanja S.R.L.
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	0	(6)	(10)
Continental Gold, Inc.
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	0	(6)	0
TMAC Resources Inc.
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	0	(1)	(16)
Euronimba Ltd.
Equity method investments
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	$ 0	$ (1)	$ (7)

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Summa

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ 163	$ (72)	$ 61
Discontinued operations disposed of by sale
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	163	(72)	61
Holt royalty obligation and option
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	137	(84)
Holt royalty obligation and option | Discontinued operations disposed of by sale
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	137	(84)	57
Batu Hijau contingent consideration and other
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	26	12	4
Batu Hijau contingent consideration and other | Discontinued operations disposed of by sale
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ 26	$ 12	$ 4

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Addit

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disposal group
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		$ 163	$ (72)	$ 61
Income tax benefit (expense)		(37)	22
Discontinued operations disposed of by sale
Disposal group
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		$ 163	(72)	61
Holt royalty obligation and option
Disposal group
Net smelter returns multiplier		0.013%
Fair value of royalty obligation		$ 0	257
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		137	(84)
Royalty paid		8	10	10
Holt royalty obligation and option | Discontinued operations disposed of by sale
Disposal group
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		137	(84)	57
Income tax benefit (expense)				15
Holt option | Use rights
Disposal group
Purchase of option for mining and mineral rights	$ 75
Batu Hijau contingent consideration and other
Disposal group
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		26	12	4
Income tax benefit (expense)		7	3	1
Batu Hijau contingent consideration and other | Discontinued operations disposed of by sale
Disposal group
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		$ 26	$ 12	$ 4

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABL_3

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATION - Net Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ (38)	$ 79	$ 39
Merian
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	90	78	71
Yanacocha
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(128)	1	(32)
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ (13)	$ 0	$ (1)

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABL_4

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATION - Ownership (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020
Minera Yanacocha
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Percentage of total shares repurchased	5.00%
Minera Yanacocha | Summit Global Management II V B
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Proceeds from sale of stock	$ 48
Minera Yanacocha
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Economic interest	51.35%	51.35%
Minera Yanacocha | Buenaventura
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Economic interest	43.65%
Primary Beneficiary | Merian
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Ownership interest held (as a percent)		75.00%

NEWMONT EQUITY AND NET INCOME_3

NEWMONT EQUITY AND NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE - Basic and Diluted (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Apr. 18, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Apr. 11, 2019	Apr. 10, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Common stock, authorized (in shares)		1,280,000,000	1,280,000,000		1,280,000,000	750,000,000
Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders:
Continuing operations		$ 2,666	$ 2,877	$ 280
Discontinued operations		163	(72)	61
Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders		$ 2,829	$ 2,805	$ 341
Weighted average common shares:
Basic (in shares)		804,000,000	735,000,000	533,000,000
Effect of employee stock-based awards (in shares)		2,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Diluted (in shares)		806,000,000	737,000,000	535,000,000
Net income (loss) per common share - Basic:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ 3.32	$ 3.92	$ 0.53
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.20	(0.10)	0.11
Net income (loss) per common share, basic (in dollars per share)		3.52	3.82	0.64
Net income (loss) per common share - Diluted:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)		3.31	3.91	0.53
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.20	(0.10)	0.11
Net income (loss) per common share, diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 3.51	$ 3.81	$ 0.64
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		10,000,000	12,000,000	2,700,000
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		$ 521	$ 479	$ 98
Shares repurchased from Savings Plan participants (in shares)				700,000
Withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based compensation (in shares)		1,000,000	1,400,000	1,000,000
Goldcorp
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock issued (in shares)	285,000,000

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Cur

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Current and Long-Term Employee-Related Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current:
Accrued payroll and withholding taxes	$ 334	$ 320
Peruvian workers’ participation and other bonuses	23	17
Other post-retirement benefit plans	6	6
Employee pension benefits	5	7
Accrued severance	4	1
Other employee-related payables	8	10
Employee-related benefits, Current	380	361
Non-current:
Accrued severance	252	228
Employee pension benefits	126	115
Other post-retirement benefit plans	84	80
Other employee-related payables	31	25
Employee-related benefits, Non-current	$ 493	$ 448

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Ben

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Benefit Obligations and Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Change in benefit obligation:
Actuarial loss (gain)	$ 109	$ 147
Change in fair value of assets:
Fair value of assets at beginning of year	1,145
Fair value of assets at end of year	986	1,145
Pension Benefits
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	1,267	1,063
Service cost	17	31	$ 31
Interest cost	36	47	41
Actuarial loss (gain)	105	141
Settlement payments	(267)	0
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss	1	1
Restructuring benefits	0	8
Curtailment loss (gain)	0	(11)
Amendments	0	(11)
Benefits paid	(42)	(51)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	1,117	1,267	1,063
Accumulated benefit obligation	1,095	1,256
Change in fair value of assets:
Fair value of assets at beginning of year	1,145	909
Plans acquired due to Goldcorp acquisition	0	41
Actual return on plan assets	106	180
Employer contributions	43	65
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss	1	1
Settlement payments	(267)	0
Benefits paid	(42)	(51)
Fair value of assets at end of year	986	1,145	909
Unfunded status, net	$ 131	$ 122
Discount rate (as a percent)	2.77%	3.49%
Pension Benefits | Goldcorp
Change in benefit obligation:
Plans acquired due to Goldcorp acquisition	$ 0	$ 49
Other Benefits
Change in benefit obligation:
Service cost	1	1	1
Interest cost	3	4	3
Actuarial loss (gain)	4	6
Settlement payments	0	0
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss	0	0
Restructuring benefits	0	0
Curtailment loss (gain)	0	(7)
Amendments	0	0
Benefits paid	(4)	(4)
Change in benefit obligation	6	7
Accumulated benefit obligation	90	86	82
Change in fair value of assets:
Fair value of assets at beginning of year	0	0
Plans acquired due to Goldcorp acquisition	0	0
Actual return on plan assets	0	0
Employer contributions	4	4
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss	0	0
Settlement payments	0	0
Benefits paid	(4)	(4)
Fair value of assets at end of year	0	0	$ 0
Unfunded status, net	90	86
Other Benefits | Goldcorp
Change in benefit obligation:
Plans acquired due to Goldcorp acquisition	$ 0	$ 4

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Net

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Net Pension Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Total equity	$ 23,845	$ 22,370	$ 11,465	$ 11,519
Pension Benefits
Pension and other post-retirement costs, net
Accrued employee benefit liability	131	122
Pension Benefits | Net pension and other benefits included in AOCI
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Net actuarial gain (loss)	(328)	(396)
Prior service credit	24	31
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	(304)	(365)
Less: Income taxes	59	73
Total equity	(245)	(292)
Other Benefits
Pension and other post-retirement costs, net
Accrued employee benefit liability	90	86
Other Benefits | Net pension and other benefits included in AOCI
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Net actuarial gain (loss)	6	10
Prior service credit	4	5
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	10	15
Less: Income taxes	(2)	(4)
Total equity	$ 8	$ 11

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - N_2

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Net Periodic Pension Costs and Components Recognized in OCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Components recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss)
Curtailment gain (loss)	$ 0	$ (13)	$ 0
Pension Benefits
Pension benefit costs (credits), net
Service cost	17	31	31
Interest cost	36	47	41
Expected return on plan assets	(61)	(66)	(68)
Amortization, net	29	22	32
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	21	34	36
Settlement cost	92	0	0
(Gain) loss on curtailment	0	(10)	0
Restructuring (benefit) loss	0	8	0
Total benefit cost (credit)	113	32	36
Components recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss)
Net loss (gain)	60	2	42
Amortization, net	(29)	(22)	(32)
Accelerated prior service credit (cost) due to curtailment	0	12	0
Settlements	(92)	0	0
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	(61)	(8)	10
Total benefit cost (credit) and other comprehensive income (loss)	52	24	46
Other Benefits
Pension benefit costs (credits), net
Service cost	1	1	1
Interest cost	3	4	3
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0
Amortization, net	(1)	(8)	(7)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	3	(3)	(3)
Settlement cost	0	0	0
(Gain) loss on curtailment	0	(18)	0
Restructuring (benefit) loss	0	0	0
Total benefit cost (credit)	3	(21)	(3)
Components recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss)
Net loss (gain)	4	8	(6)
Amortization, net	1	8	7
Accelerated prior service credit (cost) due to curtailment	0	11	0
Settlements	0	0	0
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	5	27	1
Total benefit cost (credit) and other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 8	$ 6	$ (2)

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Sig

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Significant Assumptions (Details) - calculation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Other information
Period for look-back of average actual return on plan assets	32 years
Actual return on plan assets	8.47%
Final Average Pay, number of years included in calculation	5 years
Pension Benefits
Weighted average assumptions used in measuring the net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate	3.49%	4.40%	3.77%
Expected return on plan assets	6.75%	6.75%	7.25%
Other information
Number of calculation methods for salaried U.S. employees	2
Other Benefits
Weighted average assumptions used in measuring the net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate	3.49%	4.40%	3.77%

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Ass

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Asset Allocation (Details) - Pension Benefits	Dec. 31, 2020
U.S. equity investments
Pension and other post-retirement costs, net
Target asset allocation	11.00%
Actual asset allocation (as a percent)	11.00%
International equity investments
Pension and other post-retirement costs, net
Target asset allocation	12.00%
Actual asset allocation (as a percent)	12.00%
World equity fund (U.S. and International equity investments)
Pension and other post-retirement costs, net
Target asset allocation	20.00%
Actual asset allocation (as a percent)	20.00%
High yield fixed income investments
Pension and other post-retirement costs, net
Target asset allocation	4.00%
Actual asset allocation (as a percent)	4.00%
Fixed income investments
Pension and other post-retirement costs, net
Target asset allocation	45.00%
Actual asset allocation (as a percent)	43.00%
Cash equivalents
Pension and other post-retirement costs, net
Target asset allocation	0.00%
Actual asset allocation (as a percent)	1.00%
Other
Pension and other post-retirement costs, net
Target asset allocation	8.00%
Actual asset allocation (as a percent)	9.00%

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Fai

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Plan Assets:
Fair value of assets	$ 986	$ 1,145
Pension Benefits
Plan Assets:
Fair value of assets	986	1,145	$ 909
Pension Benefits | Cash and cash equivalents
Plan Assets:
Fair value of assets	5	4
Pension Benefits | Commingled funds
Plan Assets:
Fair value of assets	$ 981	$ 1,141

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Cha

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates (Details) - Other Benefits	Dec. 31, 2020
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Abstract]
Assumed health care cost trend rate for next fiscal year	6.00%
Assumed ultimate health care cost trend rate	5.00%

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Cas

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Cash Flows (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)
Pension Benefits
Cash Flows
2021	$ 62
2022	64
2023	67
2024	67
2025	67
2026 - 2030	334
Other Benefits
Cash Flows
2021	6
2022	6
2023	6
2024	6
2025	6
2026 - 2030	$ 26

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Sav

EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS - Savings Plans (Details) - United States	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020plan
Qualified Plan
Savings Plans
Number of plans	2
Percentage of employee contributions matched	100.00%
Maximum employer match, as a percentage of eligible earnings	6.00%
Qualified Defined Contribution Plan - Salaried and other non-union employees
Savings Plans
Number of plans	1
Qualified Defined Contribution Plan - Hourly union employees
Savings Plans
Number of plans	1
Non-qualified plan
Savings Plans
Number of plans	1

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Gene

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - General Information (Details) - $ / shares	Apr. 18, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for future stock incentive plan awards (in shares)		23,957,164
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock award vesting period		3 years	1 year
Performance leveraged stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock award performance period		3 years
Newmont Employee Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock award vesting period		3 years
Stock award expiration period		10 years
Options granted (in shares)		0
Options outstanding (in shares)		48,956		572,499
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 59.64		$ 57.64
Stock options exercised (in shares)		428,286
Stock options expired (in shares)		95,257
Stock options exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 57.42
Stock options expired, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 57.77
Number of instruments exchanged (in shares)	1,200,000
Options outstanding - weighted average remaining contractual life		4 months 24 days
Goldcorp Employee Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options outstanding (in shares)		558,749		1,100,000
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 58.64		$ 54.70
Stock options exercised (in shares)		529,897
Stock options expired (in shares)		0
Stock options exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 50.54
Number of instruments exchanged (in shares)	3,600,000
Options outstanding - weighted average remaining contractual life		1 year 6 months

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Acti

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Restricted stock units
Number of Shares
Non-vested at beginning of year (in shares)	3,068,168
Granted (in shares)	1,031,837
Vested (in shares)	(1,588,319)
Forfeited (in shares)	(338,315)
Non-vested at end of year (in shares)	2,173,371	3,068,168
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of year (in dollars per share)	$ 35.51
Granted (in dollars per share)	52.35
Vested (in dollars per share)	36.21
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	40.50
Nonvested at end of year (in dollars per share)	$ 42.22	$ 35.51
Other information
Total intrinsic value, vested shares (in dollars)	$ 81	$ 60	$ 46
Performance leveraged stock units
Number of Shares
Non-vested at beginning of year (in shares)	1,953,797
Granted (in shares)	693,714
Vested (in shares)	(881,656)
Forfeited (in shares)	(378,574)
Non-vested at end of year (in shares)	1,387,281	1,953,797
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of year (in dollars per share)	$ 44.46
Granted (in dollars per share)	58.28
Vested (in dollars per share)	48.27
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	43.69
Nonvested at end of year (in dollars per share)	$ 49.16	$ 44.46
Other information
Total intrinsic value, vested shares (in dollars)	$ 42	$ 71	$ 68

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Comp

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Compensation Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Excess tax benefit recognized	$ 1	$ 3	$ 3
Unrecognized compensation
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized on a weighted-average basis, period	2 years
Stock-based compensation:
Stock-based compensation	$ 84	121	76
Restricted stock units
Unrecognized compensation
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock	47
Stock-based compensation:
Stock-based compensation	51	68	45
Performance leveraged stock units
Unrecognized compensation
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock	33
Stock-based compensation:
Stock-based compensation	21	29	31
Other
Stock-based compensation:
Stock-based compensation	$ 12	$ 24	$ 0

FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING - Recurri

FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING - Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Carrying value
Liabilities:
Debt	$ 6,031	$ 6,138
Level 3
Assets:
Contingent consideration assets	119	38
Marketable debt securities | Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities		39
Holt royalty obligation and option | Level 3
Liabilities:
Holt royalty obligation	0	257
Warrants | Maverix Metals Inc.
Assets:
Marketable securities	14	13
Recurring
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	5,540	2,243
Restricted cash	108	106
Contingent consideration assets	119	38
Total assets	6,866	3,239
Liabilities:
Debt	7,586	7,068
Cash-settled Goldcorp share awards	8	12
Total liabilities	7,597	7,338
Recurring | Continental conversion option
Assets:
Continental conversion option		51
Recurring | Diesel derivative contracts
Liabilities:
Diesel derivative contracts	3	1
Recurring | Level 1
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	5,540	2,243
Restricted cash	108	106
Contingent consideration assets	0	0
Total assets	6,276	2,730
Liabilities:
Debt	0	0
Cash-settled Goldcorp share awards	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Recurring | Level 1 | Continental conversion option
Assets:
Continental conversion option		0
Recurring | Level 1 | Diesel derivative contracts
Liabilities:
Diesel derivative contracts	0	0
Recurring | Level 2
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Contingent consideration assets	0	0
Total assets	418	432
Liabilities:
Debt	7,586	7,068
Cash-settled Goldcorp share awards	8	12
Total liabilities	7,597	7,081
Recurring | Level 2 | Continental conversion option
Assets:
Continental conversion option		51
Recurring | Level 2 | Diesel derivative contracts
Liabilities:
Diesel derivative contracts	3	1
Recurring | Level 3
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Contingent consideration assets	119	38
Total assets	172	77
Liabilities:
Debt	0	0
Cash-settled Goldcorp share awards	0	0
Total liabilities	0	257
Recurring | Level 3 | Continental conversion option
Assets:
Continental conversion option		0
Recurring | Level 3 | Diesel derivative contracts
Liabilities:
Diesel derivative contracts	0	0
Recurring | Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net
Assets:
Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net	379	331
Recurring | Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net  | Level 1
Assets:
Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net	0	0
Recurring | Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net  | Level 2
Assets:
Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net	379	331
Recurring | Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net  | Level 3
Assets:
Trade receivable from provisional concentrate sales, net	0	0
Recurring | Marketable and other equity securities
Assets:
Marketable securities	682	376
Recurring | Marketable and other equity securities | Level 1
Assets:
Marketable securities	604	357
Recurring | Marketable and other equity securities | Level 2
Assets:
Marketable securities	25	19
Recurring | Marketable and other equity securities | Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities	53	0
Recurring | Marketable debt securities
Assets:
Marketable securities		39
Restricted investments	38	54
Recurring | Marketable debt securities | Level 1
Assets:
Marketable securities		0
Restricted investments	24	23
Recurring | Marketable debt securities | Level 2
Assets:
Marketable securities		0
Restricted investments	14	31
Recurring | Marketable debt securities | Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities		39
Restricted investments	$ 0	0
Recurring | Other assets
Assets:
Restricted investments		1
Recurring | Other assets | Level 1
Assets:
Restricted investments		1
Recurring | Other assets | Level 2
Assets:
Restricted investments		0
Recurring | Other assets | Level 3
Assets:
Restricted investments		0
Recurring | Holt royalty obligation and option
Liabilities:
Holt royalty obligation		257
Recurring | Holt royalty obligation and option | Level 1
Liabilities:
Holt royalty obligation		0
Recurring | Holt royalty obligation and option | Level 2
Liabilities:
Holt royalty obligation		0
Recurring | Holt royalty obligation and option | Level 3
Liabilities:
Holt royalty obligation		$ 257

FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING - Quantit

FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING - Quantitative Information (Details) - Level 3 oz in Thousands, $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)oz$ / oz	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)$ / ozoz
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Contingent consideration | $	$ 119	$ 38
Investments
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Investments, fair value disclosure | $		39
Holt royalty obligation and option
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Holt royalty obligation | $	$ 0	$ 257
Discounted cash flow | Discount rate
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Contingent consideration, measurement input		0.1490
Discounted cash flow | Minimum | Discount rate
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Contingent consideration, measurement input	0.0453
Discounted cash flow | Maximum | Discount rate
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Contingent consideration, measurement input	0.0919
Discounted cash flow | Weighted Average | Discount rate
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Contingent consideration, measurement input	0.0763	0.1490
Discounted cash flow | Investments | Discount rate
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Investments, measurement input	0.0950	0.1106
Discounted cash flow | Investments | Long-term price (in dollars per ounce or pound) | Gold
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Investments, measurement input	1,500
Discounted cash flow | Investments | Long-term price (in dollars per ounce or pound) | Copper
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Investments, measurement input	3
Monte Carlo | Holt royalty obligation and option | Discount rate
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Holt royalty obligation, measurement input		0.0253
Monte Carlo | Holt royalty obligation and option | Short-term price (in dollars per ounce or pound) | Gold
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Holt royalty obligation, measurement input		1,481
Monte Carlo | Holt royalty obligation and option | Long-term price (in dollars per ounce or pound) | Gold
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Holt royalty obligation, measurement input		1,300
Monte Carlo | Holt royalty obligation and option | Minimum | Production scenario
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Holt royalty obligation, measurement input | oz	0	298
Monte Carlo | Holt royalty obligation and option | Maximum | Production scenario
Quantitative and Qualitative Information - Unobservable Inputs
Holt royalty obligation, measurement input | oz		1,613

FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING - Changes

FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING - Changes in the Fair Value of Level 3 Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Summary of changes in Level 3 financial assets
Balance at beginning of period, assets	$ 77	$ 26
Additions and settlements	39	33
Revaluation	43	18
Sales	(40)
Balance at end of period, assets	119	77
Summary of changes in Level 3 financial liabilities
Balance at beginning of period, liabilities	257	161
Additions and settlements	(8)	(10)
Revaluation	(249)	106
Sales	0
Balance at end of period, liabilities	0	257
Other comprehensive income | Continental conversion option
Summary of changes in Level 3 financial assets
Revaluation		4
Other income, net
Summary of changes in Level 3 financial assets
Revaluation	9
Other income, net | Continental conversion option
Summary of changes in Level 3 financial assets
Revaluation		2
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
Summary of changes in Level 3 financial assets
Revaluation	33
Holt Royalty Obligation
Summary of changes in Level 3 financial liabilities
Balance at beginning of period, liabilities	257	161
Additions and settlements	(8)	(10)
Revaluation	(249)	106
Sales	0
Balance at end of period, liabilities	0	257
Investments
Summary of changes in Level 3 financial assets
Balance at beginning of period, assets	39	0
Additions and settlements	0	33
Revaluation	1	6
Sales	(40)
Balance at end of period, assets	0	39
Contingent Consideration Assets
Summary of changes in Level 3 financial assets
Balance at beginning of period, assets	38	26
Additions and settlements	39	0
Revaluation	42	12
Sales	0
Balance at end of period, assets	119	$ 38
Contingent Consideration Assets | Red Lake
Summary of changes in Level 3 financial assets
Additions and settlements	$ 39

INVESTMENTS (Details)

INVESTMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Investments
Investments	$ 3,197		$ 3,199
Non-current restricted investments	$ 38		$ 55
Pueblo Viejo Mine
Investments
Ownership interest	40.00%
Nueva Union Project
Investments
Ownership interest	50.00%
Norte Abierto Project
Investments
Ownership interest	50.00%
Maverix Metals Inc.
Investments
Ownership interest	29.90%
TMAC Resources Inc.
Investments
Ownership interest	24.80%		28.00%		28.60%
Continental Gold, Inc.
Investments
Equity method investments				$ 73
Alumbrera Mine
Investments
Ownership interest	0.00%	37.50%
MARA
Investments
Ownership percentage	18.75%
Ownership interest		18.75%
Marketable debt securities
Investments
Non-current restricted investments	$ 38		$ 54
Other assets
Investments
Non-current restricted investments	0		1
Investments - current | Marketable and other equity securities
Investments
Marketable securities	290		237
Investments - noncurrent
Investments
Equity method investments	2,819		3,073
Investments	3,197		3,199
Investments - noncurrent | Pueblo Viejo Mine
Investments
Equity method investments	1,202		1,230
Investments - noncurrent | Nueva Union Project
Investments
Equity method investments	949		940
Investments - noncurrent | Norte Abierto Project
Investments
Equity method investments	493		478
Investments - noncurrent | Maverix Metals Inc.
Investments
Equity method investments	160		93
Investments - noncurrent | TMAC Resources Inc.
Investments
Equity method investments	13		114
Investments - noncurrent | Other
Investments
Equity method investments	2		0
Investments - noncurrent | Continental Gold, Inc.
Investments
Equity method investments	$ 0		164
Ownership interest	0.00%
Investments - noncurrent | Alumbrera Mine
Investments
Equity method investments	$ 0		54
Investments - noncurrent | Marketable and other equity securities
Investments
Marketable securities	$ 378		$ 126

INVESTMENTS - Purchases, Sales,

INVESTMENTS - Purchases, Sales, and Exchanges (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Feb. 02, 2021USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020USD ($)shares	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)shares	Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)shares	Apr. 30, 2012USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2009USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019$ / shares	Sep. 30, 2018$ / shares
Investments acquired
Gain on sale					$ 75
Contingent consideration fair value					0
Cash consideration								$ 17
Contributions to equity method investments													$ 60	$ 28	$ 0
Other-than-temporary impairment charge						$ 33
Disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations | Exploration properties, other
Investments acquired
Carrying value					0
Total consideration					75
Proceeds from sale					$ 15
Consideration, equity interest (in shares) | shares					12
Consideration, equity interest					$ 60
Recurring | Marketable debt securities
Investments acquired
Marketable securities														39
Level 3 | Marketable debt securities
Investments acquired
Marketable securities														39
Level 3 | Recurring | Marketable debt securities
Investments acquired
Marketable securities														39
Level 2 | Recurring | Marketable debt securities
Investments acquired
Marketable securities														0
Norte Abierto Project
Investments acquired
Deferred payments, current			$ 33										33	0
Deferred payments, non-current			$ 123										$ 123	154
Continental conversion option | Recurring
Investments acquired
Fair value of conversion option														51
Continental conversion option | Level 3 | Recurring
Investments acquired
Fair value of conversion option														0
Continental conversion option | Level 2 | Recurring
Investments acquired
Fair value of conversion option														51
Pueblo Viejo Revolving Facility
Investments acquired
Margin added to base rate, as a percent			2.09%										2.09%
Ownership interest			40.00%										40.00%
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity																$ 70
Credit facility, amount outstanding														0
Pueblo Viejo Mine
Investments acquired
Amount by which investment carrying value is lower than underlying net assets			$ 302										$ 302
Funds advanced to equity method investee									$ 300	$ 400
Loan term									12 years	15 years
Base rate, as percentage of LIBOR				95.00%						95.00%
Margin added to base rate, as a percent				4.00%						2.95%
Agreed funding to equity method investment, including other owner's amount				$ 1,300
Agreed funding to equity method investment				520
Ownership interest			40.00%										40.00%
Share of loans included in investment			$ 244										$ 244	425
Interest receivable			4										4	7
Purchases													660	445
Due to (from) related party														$ 0
Pueblo Viejo Mine | Investment Tranche One
Investments acquired
Agreed funding to equity method investment, including other owner's amount				800
Pueblo Viejo Mine | Investment Tranche Two
Investments acquired
Agreed funding to equity method investment, including other owner's amount				$ 500
Nueva Union Project
Investments acquired
Amount by which investment carrying value is lower than underlying net assets			$ 67										$ 67
Ownership interest			50.00%										50.00%
Norte Abierto Project
Investments acquired
Amount by which investment carrying value is lower than underlying net assets			$ 209										$ 209
Ownership interest			50.00%										50.00%
Alumbrera Mine
Investments acquired
Ownership interest			0.00%	37.50%									0.00%
Gain on sale			$ 6
Carrying value of investment on date of exchange			$ 47										$ 47
Alumbrera Mine | Glencore
Investments acquired
Ownership interest				50.00%
Alumbrera Mine | Yamana
Investments acquired
Ownership interest				12.50%
MARA
Investments acquired
Ownership interest				18.75%
Ownership percentage			18.75%										18.75%
Marketable equity securities			$ 53										$ 53
Maverix Metals Inc.
Investments acquired
Ownership interest			29.90%										29.90%
Maverix Metals Inc. | Common Stock
Investments acquired
Shares received for royalty interests (in shares) | shares								60
Fair value								$ 78
Maverix Metals Inc. | Warrants
Investments acquired
Shares received for royalty interests (in shares) | shares								10
Fair value								$ 5
TMAC Resources Inc.
Investments acquired
Ownership interest			24.80%										24.80%	28.00%				28.60%
Marketable securities shares acquired (in shares) | shares							6
Share price (in cad per share) | $ / shares																		$ 4.25
Contributions to equity method investments							$ 19
Other-than-temporary impairment charge												$ 93
TMAC Resources Inc. | Forecast
Investments acquired
Gain on sale											$ 42
TMAC Resources Inc. | Subsequent event
Investments acquired
Cash proceeds on sale	$ 55
Equity method investments	$ 13
Continental Gold, Inc.
Investments acquired
Gain on sale		$ 91
Share price (in cad per share) | $ / shares																	$ 3
Cash proceeds on sale		$ 253
Equity method investments																73
Convertible debt security																$ 50
Midnite Mine
Investments acquired
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities								$ 11

INVENTORIES - Summary of Invent

INVENTORIES - Summary of Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Inventory, net
Materials and supplies	$ 673	$ 655
In-process	148	189
Concentrate	39	96
Precious metals	103	74
Total inventories	$ 963	$ 1,014

INVENTORIES - Additional Inform

INVENTORIES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
INVENTORIES
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	$ 44	$ 130	$ 271
CC&V
INVENTORIES
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		10	5
Nevada Gold Mines
INVENTORIES
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		5
Yanacocha
INVENTORIES
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads			2
Carlin
INVENTORIES
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads			2
Phoenix
INVENTORIES
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		8	5
Twin Creeks
INVENTORIES
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads			2
Costs applicable to sales
INVENTORIES
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	2	18	14
Depreciation and amortization
INVENTORIES
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	$ 1	$ 5	$ 2

STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH P_3

STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PADS - Summary and by location (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Current stockpiles and ore on leach pads	$ 827	$ 812
Non-current stockpiles and ore on leach pads	1,705	1,484
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	2,532	2,296
Stockpiles
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Current stockpiles and ore on leach pads	514	493
Non-current stockpiles and ore on leach pads	1,446	1,154
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	1,960	1,647
Stockpiles | CC&V
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	19	6
Stockpiles | Musselwhite
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	1	53
Stockpiles | Porcupine
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	12	2
Stockpiles | Éléonore
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	1	1
Stockpiles | Peñasquito
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	307	193
Stockpiles | Yanacocha
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	37	55
Stockpiles | Merian
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	29	45
Stockpiles | Cerro Negro
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	4	0
Stockpiles | Boddington
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	482	458
Stockpiles | Tanami
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	7	4
Stockpiles | Ahafo
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	422	403
Stockpiles | Akyem
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	138	126
Stockpiles | Nevada Gold Mines
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	501	301
Ore on Leach Pads
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Current stockpiles and ore on leach pads	313	319
Non-current stockpiles and ore on leach pads	259	330
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	572	649
Ore on Leach Pads | CC&V
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	226	239
Ore on Leach Pads | Musselwhite
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	0	0
Ore on Leach Pads | Porcupine
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	0	0
Ore on Leach Pads | Éléonore
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	0	0
Ore on Leach Pads | Peñasquito
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	0	0
Ore on Leach Pads | Yanacocha
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	151	181
Ore on Leach Pads | Merian
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	0	0
Ore on Leach Pads | Cerro Negro
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	0	0
Ore on Leach Pads | Boddington
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	0	0
Ore on Leach Pads | Tanami
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	0	0
Ore on Leach Pads | Ahafo
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	0	0
Ore on Leach Pads | Akyem
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	0	0
Ore on Leach Pads | Nevada Gold Mines
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	$ 195	$ 229

STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH P_4

STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PADS - Write-downs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	$ 44	$ 130	$ 271
Nevada Gold Mines
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		5
CC&V
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		10	5
Carlin
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads			2
Twin Creeks
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads			2
Depreciation and amortization
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	1	5	2
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads | Yanacocha
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	24	21	51
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads | Nevada Gold Mines
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	40	18
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads | CC&V
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		15	7
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads | Boddington
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		22
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads | Ahafo
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads			46
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads | Akyem
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		34	56
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads | Carlin
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		44	152
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads | Twin Creeks
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads		3	42
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads | Costs applicable to sales
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	42	112	257
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads | Depreciation and amortization
Stockpiles And Ore On Leach Pads
Write-downs of inventory and stockpiles and ore on leach pads	$ 22	$ 45	$ 97

PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVE_3

PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELOPMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment
Cost, including finance lease right of use assets	$ 38,181	$ 36,966
Accumulated depreciation, including finance lease right of use assets	(13,900)	(11,690)
Net Book Value, including finance lease right of use assets	24,281	25,276
Finance lease right of use assets	$ 666	740
Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciable Life	1 year
Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciable Life	25 years
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment
Cost	$ 195	193
Net Book Value	195	193
Facilities and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Cost, including finance lease right of use assets	18,410	17,676
Accumulated depreciation, including finance lease right of use assets	(9,628)	(8,385)
Net Book Value, including finance lease right of use assets	$ 8,782	9,291
Facilities and equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciable Life	1 year
Facilities and equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciable Life	29 years
Mine development
Property, Plant and Equipment
Cost	$ 4,429	4,073
Accumulated depreciation	(2,608)	(2,432)
Net Book Value	$ 1,821	1,641
Mine development  | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciable Life	1 year
Mine development  | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciable Life	25 years
Mineral interests
Property, Plant and Equipment
Cost	$ 12,673	12,935
Accumulated depreciation	(1,664)	(873)
Net Book Value	11,009	12,062
Mineral Interests, Cost	12,673	12,935
Mineral Interests Accumulated Depreciation	(1,664)	(873)
Mineral Interests Net Book Value	$ 11,009	12,062
Mineral interests  | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciable Life	1 year
Mineral interests  | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciable Life	25 years
Construction-in-progress
Property, Plant and Equipment
Cost	$ 2,474	2,089
Net Book Value	2,474	2,089
Production stage
Property, Plant and Equipment
Mineral Interests, Cost	8,324	8,344
Mineral Interests Accumulated Depreciation	(1,664)	(873)
Mineral Interests Net Book Value	6,660	7,471
Development stage
Property, Plant and Equipment
Mineral Interests, Cost	1,106	1,106
Mineral Interests Net Book Value	1,106	1,106
Exploration stage
Property, Plant and Equipment
Mineral Interests, Cost	3,243	3,485
Mineral Interests Net Book Value	$ 3,243	$ 3,485

PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVE_4

PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELOPMENT - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant And Mine Development
Construction-in-progress	$ 2,474	$ 2,089
North America
Property, Plant And Mine Development
Construction-in-progress	212	199
South America
Property, Plant And Mine Development
Construction-in-progress	1,476	1,389
Australia
Property, Plant And Mine Development
Construction-in-progress	365	141
Africa
Property, Plant And Mine Development
Construction-in-progress	275	249
Nevada
Property, Plant And Mine Development
Construction-in-progress	$ 123	$ 95

GOODWILL (Details)

GOODWILL (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill balance	$ 2,674	$ 58
Additions	97
Reclassifications to assets held for sale		(189)
Goodwill balance	2,771	2,674
Goldcorp
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions		2,537
NGM
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions		268
North America
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill balance	1,964	0
Additions	80
Reclassifications to assets held for sale		(131)
Goodwill balance	2,044	1,964
North America | Goldcorp
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions		2,095
North America | NGM
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions		0
Australia
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill balance	0	58
Additions	0
Reclassifications to assets held for sale		(58)
Goodwill balance	0	0
Australia | Goldcorp
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions		0
Australia | NGM
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions		0
South America
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill balance	442	0
Additions	17
Reclassifications to assets held for sale		0
Goodwill balance	459	442
South America | Goldcorp
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions		442
South America | NGM
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions		0
Nevada
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill balance	268	0
Additions	0
Reclassifications to assets held for sale		0
Goodwill balance	$ 268	268
Nevada | Goldcorp
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions		0
Nevada | NGM
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Additions		$ 268

DEBT - Long-term Debt (Details)

DEBT - Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt
Current	$ 551	$ 0
Non-Current	5,480	6,138
Fair Value	7,586	7,068
2021 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Current	551	0
Non-Current	0	553
Fair Value	556	562
2022 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Current	0	0
Non-Current	491	988
Fair Value	512	1,026
2023 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Current	0	0
Non-Current	418	1,012
Fair Value	441	1,050
2029 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Current	0	0
Non-Current	689	688
Fair Value	770	700
2035 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Current	0	0
Non-Current	576	575
Fair Value	886	794
2030 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Current	0	0
Non-Current	984	0
Fair Value	1,060	0
2039 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Current	0	0
Non-Current	859	859
Fair Value	1,344	1,180
2042 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Current	0	0
Non-Current	985	985
Fair Value	1,375	1,188
2044 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Current	0	0
Non-Current	482	483
Fair Value	642	568
Corporate Revolving Credit Facilities
Debt
Debt issuance costs	$ (4)	$ (5)

DEBT - Maturities of long term

DEBT - Maturities of long term debt (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)
Scheduled minimum debt repayments
2021	$ 550
2022	492
2023	414
2024	0
2025	0
Thereafter	4,624
Net carrying amount	$ 6,080

DEBT - Corporate Revolving Cred

DEBT - Corporate Revolving Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Apr. 04, 2019
Debt
Letters of credit, guarantees for reclamation obligations		$ 1,807	$ 1,924
Goldcorp
Debt
Letters of credit outstanding		326	424
Letters of credit, guarantees for reclamation obligations		286	353
BNP Paribas
Debt
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 175
Credit facility, amount outstanding		100	170
Debt instrument term	1 year
Corporate Revolving Credit Facilities
Debt
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity				$ 3,000
Letter of Credit
Debt
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 72	$ 60

DEBT - 2019 and 2039 Senior Not

DEBT - 2019 and 2039 Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2009	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2016
2019 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 900,000,000
Net proceeds	895,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		5.125%
Amount of debt repurchased			$ 226,000,000
2039 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Debt instrument principal amount	1,100,000,000
Net proceeds	$ 1,080,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		6.25%

DEBT - 2021, 2023, 2024 Senior

DEBT - 2021, 2023, 2024 Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	Apr. 18, 2019
Existing Goldcorp Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount			$ 2,000
Goldcorp Note 3.625 Percent Due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 472
Goldcorp Note 3.70 Percent Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	810
Amount of debt repurchased		$ 99
Goldcorp Note 5.45 Percent Due 2044
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	444
New Newmont Note 3.625 Percent Due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 78
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	3.625%
New Newmont Note 3.70 Percent Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 190
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	3.70%
Amount of debt repurchased		$ 487
New Newmont Note 5.45 Percent Due 2044
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 6
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.45%

DEBT - 2022 and 2042 Senior Not

DEBT - 2022 and 2042 Senior Notes, 2029 Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 30, 2020
Debt
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net			$ 985,000,000	$ 690,000,000	$ 0
2022 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Debt instrument principal amount		$ 1,500,000,000
Net proceeds		1,479,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			3.50%
Amount of debt repurchased			$ 500,000,000			$ 508,000,000
2042 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Debt instrument principal amount		1,000,000,000
Net proceeds		$ 983,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			4.88%
2029 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 700,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.80%
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net	$ 690,000,000

DEBT - 2030 Senior Notes (Detai

DEBT - 2030 Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2020
Information pertaining to debt
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net		$ 985,000,000	$ 690,000,000	$ 0
2030 Senior Notes | Senior Notes
Information pertaining to debt
Debt instrument principal amount					$ 1,000,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net	$ 985,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage					2.25%

DEBT - 2035 Senior Notes and Ot

DEBT - 2035 Senior Notes and Other Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 18, 2019	Mar. 31, 2005
2035 Senior Notes, net
Debt
Debt instrument principal amount		$ 600
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		5.88%
Goldcorp Term Loan
Debt
Repayment of debt	$ 400
Goldcorp Revolving Credit Facility
Debt
Repayment of debt	$ 850

DEBT - Debt Covenants (Details)

DEBT - Debt Covenants (Details)	Dec. 31, 2020
Corporate Revolving Credit Facilities
Information pertaining to debt
Debt to capitalization ratio, maximum allowed under covenant	0.6250

LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBL_3

LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBLIGATIONS - Parameters and lease cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Lessee, Finance Lease, Description [Abstract]
Renewal term	15 years
Termination period	1 year
Lessee, Operating Lease, Description [Abstract]
Rent expense			$ 51
Lease, Cost [Abstract]
Operating lease cost	$ 21	$ 22
Amortization of ROU assets	88	78
Interest on lease liabilities	37	34
Finance lease cost, total	125	112
Variable lease cost	335	350
Short-term lease cost	24	46
Lease cost, Total	505	530
Operating cash flows relating to operating leases	18	27
Operating cash flows relating to finance leases	31	32
Financing cash flows relating to finance leases	66	55	$ 4
Operating lease obligations arising from obtaining ROU assets	76	116
Finance lease obligations arising from obtaining ROU assets	$ 16	731
Operating leases, weighted average remaining lease term	10 years
Finance leases, weighted average remaining lease term	11 years
Operating leases, weighted average discount rate	3.87%
Finance leases, weighted average discount rate	5.58%
Goldcorp
Lease, Cost [Abstract]
Operating lease obligations arising from obtaining ROU assets		49
Finance lease obligations arising from obtaining ROU assets		423
NGM
Lease, Cost [Abstract]
Operating lease obligations arising from obtaining ROU assets		11
Finance lease obligations arising from obtaining ROU assets		$ 1
Minimum
Lessee, Finance Lease, Description [Abstract]
Remaining lease term	1 year
Maximum
Lessee, Finance Lease, Description [Abstract]
Remaining lease term	37 years

LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBL_4

LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBLIGATIONS - Maturities (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)
Operating Leases
2021	$ 7
2022	17
2023	13
2024	12
2025	10
Thereafter	72
Total future minimum lease payments	131
Less: Imputed interest	(23)
Operating lease liability	108
Finance Leases
2021	104
2022	93
2023	86
2024	77
2025	40
Thereafter	526
Total future minimum lease payments	926
Less: Imputed interest	(255)
Finance lease liability	$ 671

LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBL_5

LEASE AND OTHER FINANCING OBLIGATIONS - Additional information (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Financing leases not yet commenced, ROU assets	$ 31
Financing leases not yet commenced, lease liabilities	$ 31
Financing leases not yet commenced, lease terms	7 years

OTHER LIABILITIES (Details)

OTHER LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other current liabilities:
Accrued operating costs	$ 285	$ 210
Reclamation and remediation liabilities	214	169
Accrued capital expenditures	144	58
Payables to joint venture partners	94	75
Royalties	70	60
Silver streaming agreement	67	69
Accrued interest	61	60
Taxes other than income and mining	48	47
Deposit on Kalgoorlie power business option	23	0
Operating leases	17	28
Holt royalty obligation	0	14
Other	53	90
Other current liabilities	1,182	880
Other non-current liabilities:
Income and mining taxes	382	445
Operating leases	91	47
Social development and community obligations	51	54
Holt royalty obligation	0	243
Other	29	26
Other long-term liabilities, total	699	1,061
Income and mining taxes, penalties and interest	367	445
Galore Creek
Other current liabilities:
Deferred payments	73	0
Other non-current liabilities:
Deferred payment	23	92
Norte Abierto Project
Other current liabilities:
Deferred payments	33	0
Other non-current liabilities:
Deferred payment	$ 123	$ 154

RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCU_3

RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)​​ - Components of AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 22,370	$ 11,465	$ 11,519
Gain (loss) in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(57)	16
(Gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	106	3
Other comprehensive income (loss)	49	19	(11)
Balance at end of period	23,845	22,370	11,465
Total
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(265)	(284)	(292)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	49	19	(11)
Balance at end of period	(216)	(265)	(284)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities, net
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	5	0
Gain (loss) in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	0	5
(Gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(5)	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(5)	5
Balance at end of period	0	5	0
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	119	118
Gain (loss) in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(2)	1
(Gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(2)	1
Balance at end of period	117	119	118
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Adjustments
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(281)	(262)
Gain (loss) in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(51)	(10)
(Gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	95	(9)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	44	(19)
Balance at end of period	(237)	(281)	(262)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash flow Hedge Instruments
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(108)	(140)
Gain (loss) in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(4)	20
(Gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	16	12
Other comprehensive income (loss)	12	32
Balance at end of period	$ (96)	$ (108)	$ (140)

RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCU_4

RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)​ - Reclassifications (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Other income, net		$ 32	$ (297)	$ (55)
Interest expense, net		308	301	207
Costs applicable to sales	[1]	5,014	5,195	4,093
Total before tax		(3,143)	(3,693)	(738)
Tax		(704)	(832)	(386)
Net of tax		(2,791)	(2,884)	(380)
Charges from debt extinguishment		(77)	0	0
Interest rate contracts
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Charges from debt extinguishment		(8)
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Net of tax		106	3	32
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Marketable debt securities adjustments:
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Other income, net		(5)	0	0
Total before tax		(5)	0	0
Tax		0	0	0
Net of tax		(5)	0	0
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Pension and other post-retirement benefit adjustments:
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total before tax		120	(9)	25
Tax		(25)	0	5
Net of tax		95	(9)	20
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Amortization
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Other income, net		28	14	25
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Curtailment
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Other income, net		0	(23)	0
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Settlement
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Other income, net		92	0	0
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Hedge instruments adjustments:
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total before tax		19	14	16
Tax		(3)	(2)	4
Net of tax		16	12	12
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Hedge instruments adjustments: | Interest rate contracts
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Interest expense, net		17	11	10
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Hedge instruments adjustments: | Operating cash flow hedges
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Costs applicable to sales		$ 2	$ 3	$ 6
[1]	Excludes Depreciation and amortization and Reclamation and remediation .

NET CHANGE IN OPERATING ASSET_3

NET CHANGE IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Decrease (increase) in operating assets:
Trade and other receivables	$ 29	$ (193)	$ (109)
Inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads	(139)	(132)	(250)
Other assets	34	29	(49)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Accounts payable	(50)	144	(73)
Reclamation and remediation liabilities	(101)	(102)	(72)
Other accrued liabilities	522	(55)	(190)
Net change in operating assets and liabilities	$ 295	$ (309)	$ (743)

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORM_3

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Income and mining taxes paid, net of refunds	$ 400	$ 437	$ 429
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$ 261	$ 273	$ 188

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORM_4

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Dividends declared	[1]	$ 839	$ 895	$ 301
Dividends paid		834	889	301
Cash calls requested from noncontrolling interest		110	95	99
Funding from noncontrolling interests		112	93	100
Distributions declared to noncontrolling interests		198	187	160
Payments of distributions to noncontrolling interests		$ 197	$ 186	$ 160
[1]	Cash dividends declared per common share was $1.04, $0.56, and $0.56 for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Special dividends declared per common share was $—, $0.88, and $— for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES -

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Environmental Matters (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2012
Loss contingencies
Environmental remediation obligations	$ 313	$ 299	$ 279
Midnite Mine
Loss contingencies
Department of Interior contribution for past and future cleanup costs				$ 42
Midnite mine and Dawn mill sites
Loss contingencies
Environmental remediation obligations	$ 177
Dawn Mining Company
Loss contingencies
Percent ownership held by Newmont	58.19%

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES_2

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Other Legal Matters - Yanacocha (Details)	Jan. 18, 2019judgevote	Nov. 30, 2015judgment	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)unit$ / unit	Dec. 31, 2000USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018
Minera Yanacocha
Loss contingencies
Percent ownership held by Newmont				51.35%		51.35%
Contractual right to conduct exploration
Loss contingencies
Intangible asset acquired					$ 29,000,000
Intangible asset, useful life					10 years
Yanacocha Tax Dispute
Loss contingencies
Number of rulings overturned | judgment		2
Number of judges supporting tax authority | judge	3
Number of judges supporting Yanacocha position | judge	2
Number of votes required | vote	4
Tax settlement			$ 29,000,000
Yanacocha Tax Dispute | Minimum
Loss contingencies
Potential interest disputed			60,000,000
Yanacocha Tax Dispute | Maximum
Loss contingencies
Potential interest disputed			$ 81,000,000
Minera Yanacocha | Minimum
Loss contingencies
Potential fine for alleged violations				$ 0
Minera Yanacocha | Maximum
Loss contingencies
Potential fine for alleged violations				$ 4.45
Minera Yanacocha | OEFA
Loss contingencies
Potential fine for each unit alleged violations (in dollars per unit) | $ / unit				0.001210
Minera Yanacocha | OEFA | Minimum
Loss contingencies
Number of units with alleged violations | unit				0
Minera Yanacocha | OEFA | Maximum
Loss contingencies
Number of units with alleged violations | unit				3,667
Minera Yanacocha | Water Authority | Minimum
Loss contingencies
Number of units with alleged violations | unit				0
Minera Yanacocha | Water Authority | Maximum
Loss contingencies
Number of units with alleged violations | unit				10

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES_3

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Other Legal Matters - NWG, etc. (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 15, 2019issue	Dec. 24, 2018plaintiffco-defendant	Feb. 26, 2014USD ($)	Sep. 24, 2012USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2008	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2007
Mexican Tax Authority
Loss contingencies
Tax settlement paid							$ 96
Number of issues affirmed | issue	1
Loss contingency						$ 24
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited and Newmont Golden Ridge Limited
Loss contingencies
Economic interest						100.00%
Goldcorp
Loss contingencies
Economic interest						100.00%
Pending Litigation | Labrador
Loss contingencies
Uranium mining moratorium term					3 years
NWG New York Case | Pending Litigation
Loss contingencies
Damages sought				$ 750
NWG Ontario Complaint | Pending Litigation
Loss contingencies
Damages sought			$ 1,200
Ghana Parliament Cases
Loss contingencies
Loss contingency number of plaintiffs | plaintiff		2
Number of codefendants | co-defendant		33
Jacob Safra | NWG Investments Inc
Loss contingencies
Economic interest								100.00%
NWG Investments Inc | NewWest Gold
Loss contingencies
Economic interest								86.00%
Fronteer | Aurora
Loss contingencies
Economic interest								47.00%

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES_4

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Other Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other commitments
Letters of credit surety bonds and bank guarantees, outstanding	$ 1,807	$ 1,924
Galore Creek
Other commitments
Deferred payments	75
Deferred payments, non-current	23	92
Norte Abierto Project
Other commitments
Deferred payments	156
Deferred payments, non-current	$ 123	$ 154

NEVADA GOLD MINES TRANSACTIONS

NEVADA GOLD MINES TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jul. 01, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Gain on formation of Nevada Gold Mines	$ 0	$ 2,390	$ 0
NGM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue since acquisition	2,359	1,022
Earnings (loss) since acquisition	660	$ 184
NGM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners		38.50%		38.50%
Joint venture | NGM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts billed for transition services	8	$ 10
Purchases	2,293	1,002
Services under employee lease agreement		213
Due to (from) related party	$ 94	$ 75

SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALI

SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Details) - Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Balance at beginning of year	$ 3,112	$ 2,994	$ 2,815
Additions due to acquisition of Goldcorp	86	521	0
Additions to deferred income tax expense	372	97	200
Reduction of deferred income tax expense	(186)	(392)	(54)
Re-classification to Assets Held for Sale	0	(371)	0
Additions reflected in other components of the financial statements	34	263	0
Additions due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	0	0	79
Reduction due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	0	0	(46)
Balance at end of year	$ 3,418	$ 3,112	$ 2,994

Uncategorized Items - nem-20201

Label	Element	Value
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current	us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	$ 2,000,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current	us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	2,000,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current	us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1,000,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent	us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	106,000,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent	us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	104,000,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent	us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	$ 91,000,000
Accounting Standards Update [Extensible List]	us-gaap_AccountingStandardsUpdateExtensibleList	us-gaap:AccountingStandardsUpdate201601Member