Home Business Newmont takes top gold producer spot with $10 billion Goldcorp buy Business Newmont takes top gold producer spot with $10 billion Goldcorp buy By Genpie - January 14, 2019 169 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Newmont Mining Corp said on Monday it would buy smaller rival Goldcorp Inc for $10 billion, creating the world’s biggest gold producer in the face of dwindling easy-to-find reserves of the precious metal.