TORONTO, Sept. 1, 2017 /CNW/ - Newmont Canada FN Holdings ULC...

TORONTO, Sept. 1, 2017 /CNW/ - Newmont Canada FN Holdings ULC ("Newmont Canada") announced that on August 31, 2017 it sold 11,830,268 common shares ("Shares") in the capital of Novo Resources Corp. ("Novo") (TSX.V:NVO) representing approximately 9.9% of the total Shares outstanding through a private agreement for proceeds totalling CDN$18,928,428.80 or CDN$1.60per Share. Newmont Canada's percentage ownership of Shares reduced from approximately 14.9% (17,760,000 Shares) to approximately 5.0% (5,929,732 Common Shares) as a result of the transaction.