Oct 17 (Reuters) - Australia's largest gold miner Newcrest Mining (NCM) on Tuesday posted an 18.1% sequential fall in quarterly gold production, hurt by maintenance shutdowns during the quarter.
Newcrest, which is currently in the final stages of ratifying a $16.81 billion takeover from Newmont NEM.N , produced 454,312 ounces (oz) of the precious metal in the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with 556,187 oz in the quarter ended June 30.
