In 2005, Newcrest sold its interest in Boddington for A$225 million, also to Newmont Mining.

[7] On 29 January 2009, Newmont announced that it had raised $1.5 billion to acquire AngloGold's ownership position of 33% in the mine and thus became sole owner.

In 2010, ThyssenKrupp Robins had set up the High Pressure Grinding Rolls using the drive system provided by ABB.

[9][10] The official opening of the mine was on 3 February 2010, conducted by Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett.

[11] The mine is within the Saddleback Greenstone Belt, an Archaean structure in the southwestern Yilgarn Craton.