RTRS - Newcrest Q4 net profit A$ 4.3 mln .  SYDNEY 1996-08-28  Gold miner [START_ENT] Newcrest Mining Ltd [END_ENT] said on Wednesday it posted a A$ 4.3 million profit after tax in the final quarter of the year to June 30 , 1996 .  Earlier , Newcrest reported a drop in net profit after abnormals to A$ 20.81 million for the year from A$ 42.4 million the previous year .  Newcrest said earnings from the Telfer and Boddington mines were lower than the previous year due to lower head grades at the mines , forcing gold production lower .  Production costs also rose eight percent during the year to A$ 406 per ounce .
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