Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> May 27, 2002

Bruce Hansen – Newmont Mining Corporation (nem)

BRUCE D. HANSEN currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Newmont Mining Corporation. He is responsible for the financial management of the corporation, including tax, accounting and finance, and has held the CFO position since mid-1999. He joined Newmont from Santa Fe Pacific Gold in June 1997 following a merger of the two companies, and he was initially Vice President, Project Development for Newmont. He began his tenure with Santa Fe in 1982 as a mining engineer and progressed to the position of Senior Vice President, Corporate Development prior to joining Newmont. During his 16 years with Santa Fe, his responsibilities included corporate development, strategic planning, finance, precious metals trading, investor relations and engineering. He received a BS degree in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 1980, and received an MBA in Finance with Honors from the University of New Mexico in 1991. He is active in the Society of Mining Engineers and Financial Executives Institute. He is also past Director of The Gold Institute, and chairs the Colorado School of Mines' Mining Engineering Department Visiting Committee. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Newmont Mining

Corporation and a picture of the things you're doing at the present

time?

Mr. Hansen: Newmont Mining is an 80 plus