SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
October
29, 2008
Newmont
Mining Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-31240
(Commission
File Number)
84-1611629
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.
1700
Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado 80203
(Address
of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(303)
863-7414
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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(Former
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ITEM
2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On
October 29, 2008, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation, issued
a
news release reporting its financial results for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2008. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to
this report.
ITEM
9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)
Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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News
Release dated October 29, 2008
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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By:
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/s/
Sharon E. Thomas
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Name:
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Sharon
E. Thomas
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Title:
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Vice
President and Secretary
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Dated:
October 29, 2008
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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News
Release dated October 29, 2008
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