Support/Voting Agreement

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                               June 21, 2000



Newmont Mining Corporation

1700 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado  80203



          Re: Support/Voting Agreement

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Dear Sirs:



          The  undersigned  understands  that  Newmont  Mining  Corporation

("Parent"),  Bounty  Merger  Corp.,  a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of Parent

("Sub"), and Battle Mountain Gold Company (the "Company") are entering into

an Agreement and Plan of Merger,  dated the date hereof (the  "Agreement"),

providing  for,  among other things,  a merger  between Sub and the Company

(the "Merger") in which all of the outstanding  shares of common stock, par

value  $0.10 per share,  of the  Company  will be  exchanged  for shares of

common stock, par value $1.60 per share, of Parent. The undersigned further

understands that Parent and the Company have proposed a plan of arrangement

(the "Plan of Arrangement")  providing for the transfer (the "Transfer") of

certain  exchangeable shares (the "Exchangeable  Shares") in the capital of

Battle Mountain Gold Company, a subsidiary of the Company ("Canadian Co.").

At the election of Parent,  such transfer may be effected  through a wholly

owned subsidiary of Parent to be formed by Parent ("ULC").



          The   undersigned   is  a   stockholder   of  Canadian  Co.  (the

"Stockholder")  and is entering into this letter agreement to induce you to

enter  into  the  Agreement,  to  support  the Plan of  Arrangement  and to

consummate the  transactions  contemplated by the Agreement and the Plan of

Arrangement.



          The Stockholder confirms its agreement with you as follows:



1. The Stockholder represents,  warrants and agrees that Schedule I annexed

hereto  sets forth the shares of the  capital  stock of the  Company or any

Company  subsidiary  of  which  the  Stockholder  or any of its  controlled

affiliates (its  "Controlled  Affiliates";  "controlled" and "affiliate" as

defined  under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended) is the

record  or  beneficial  owner  (collectively,  the  "Shares")  and that the

Stockholder and its Controlled Affiliates are on the date hereof the lawful

owners of the number of Shares set forth in  Schedule  I, free and clear of

all liens,  charges,  encumbrances,  voting  agreements and  commitments of

every kind,  except as  disclosed  in Schedule I. Except for the Shares set

forth in Schedule  I,  neither the  Stockholder  nor any of its  Controlled

Affiliates  own or hold any other  securities of the Company or any Company

subsidiary,  or any rights to acquire any additional  shares of the capital

stock of the Company or any Company subsidiary or any interest therein,  or

any voting rights with respect to any additional shares.



2. The Stockholder  shall vote, and shall cause any holder of record of its

Shares to vote, all of the Shares  beneficially owned by the Stockholder or

its  Controlled  Affiliates,  or over which the  Stockholder  or any of its

Controlled  Affiliates has voting power or control,  directly or indirectly

(including  any  shares of  capital  stock of the  Company  or any  Company

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