A large gold and copper mine, Boddington is located 16 km from the rural farming town of Boddington and 130 km from Western Australia's capital city, Perth. Boddington was a three-way joint venture between Newmont, AngloGold Ashanti and Newcrest. In 2009, Newmont purchased AngloGold Ashanti's shares to become the sole owner of Boddington.