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                            Support/Voting Agreement



                                                                   June 21, 2000



Newmont Mining Corporation

1700 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado  80203



                          Re: Support/Voting Agreement



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.

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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 subsidiary acquired after

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