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Uranium miner Paladin falls as Newmont sells 5.4% stake

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2014 | 4:52 pm Energy Precious Metals Australia Europe Gold Uranium 

Uranium miner Paladin falls as Newmont sells 5.4% stake

Shares in Paladin Energy Limited (ASX, TSX:PDN) fell over 5% in Australia after news broke one of the world’s largest gold producers Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) is selling its 5.4% stake in the uranium miner.

Newmont, which acquired an interest in the uranium after buying Fronteer Gold in 2011, said the sale will generate more than $24 million in cash for the company and is inline with its strategy to divest non-core assets.

At the time of acquisition the stake was valued at about $278 million, but Paladin’s share price was struck shortly after by the Fukushima nuclear disaster and has had a rocky time since then.

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