RENO--(Mineweb.com) Newmont President Pierre Lassonde predicted Thursday that $850 gold price of the 1980s could be challenged during the next 18 months.

During a conference call with analysts to discuss Newmont's first-quarter 2006 results, Lassonde said he wouldn't even consider hedging because he anticipates "an exponential increase in the gold price."
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