Key Takeaways Newmont Corporation (NEM) continues to take steps to improve its leverage profile. It retired $372 million of debt during the second quarter. NEM ended the second quarter with net debt of$1,422 million, down from $3,221 million at the end of the prior quarter. Notably, Newmont has reduced debt by$1.4 billion since the beginning of 2025. The deleveraging was backed by strong free cash flow generation. NEM's free cash flow surged nearly threefold year over year and 42% from the prior quarter t ...