Sept 18 (Reuters) - Newcrest Mining Ltd NCM.AX :
* Sale of Hidden Valley interest NCM.AX
* Also signed an agreement to sell 50% interest in certain regional exploration
tenements proximate to hidden valley mine to Harmony
* Signed an agreement to sell Newcrest PNG 1 Ltd to a wholly owned
subsidiary of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
* Says Newcrest expects to recognise a loss on sale of approximately US$10M
* Says following completion, Harmony will become 100% owner of the Hidden
Valley JV including the hidden valley mine
* Newcrest and Harmony will remain 50 / 50 joint venture partners in the
wafi-golpu project
* As part of the transaction Newcrest has funded Newcrest PNG 1 Ltd with an
amount of US$22.5M
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