Gold miner Newmont Mining was two cents lighter to $5.43 and Lihir Gold edged up seven cents to $3.38. Newcrest shares remained in a trading halt, on $24.80, for a $2 billion capital raising and are scheduled to resume trading on September 17. In other market news, shares in biotech firm CSL were $1.56 higher at $101.32 after it lodged details of its planned three-for-one share split with the Australian stock exchange.