Asked if Newmont would be targeting projects of less than 1 million ounces, O'Brien said: "No, but we have to accept that some projects will be less than 10 million."

While Newmont has historically mined big projects of 10 million ounces or more, only about 14 of the world's 800-plus known deposits contain more than 50 million ounces, he said.

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