SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 22, 2007
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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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K/A (“Form 8-K/A”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K furnished on February 22, 2007 to correct typographical errors in the press release announcing Newmont Mining Corporation’s financial results for the quarter ended and year ended December 31, 2006.
Other than as expressly set forth above, this Form 8-K/A does not purport to amend, update or reflect any events that have occurred after the Form 8-K was furnished on February 22, 2007.
| ITEM 2.02. | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
On February 22, 2007, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a news release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended and year ended December 31, 2006. This Form 8-K/A is being furnished to correct typographical errors contained in the original press release. Specifically, tons milled reported for the fourth quarter and year ended 2006, and fourth quarter and year ended 2005, rounded to the nearest thousand dry short tons, are hereby corrected for typographical errors for the Company’s operations as follows:
Previously reported:
| Q4 2006 | Q4 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||
| Tons milled (000 dry short tons) | ||||||||
| Pajingo |
317 | 317 | 1,133 | 1,318 | ||||
| Jundee |
1,275 | 1,322 | 4,921 | 5,124 | ||||
| Tanami |
1,613 | 1,546 | 6,301 | 8,162 | ||||
| Kalgoorlie |
3,266 | 3,537 | 12,868 | 14,627 | ||||
| Martha |
353 | 636 | 2,049 | 2,554 | ||||
| Ahafo |
4,342 | — | 7,031 | — | ||||
| Golden Giant |
— | 351 | 35 | 1,162 |
Corrected:
| Q4 2006 | Q4 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||
| Tons milled (000 dry short tons) | ||||||||
| Pajingo |
158 | 159 | 566 | 659 | ||||
| Jundee |
638 | 661 | 2,460 | 2,562 | ||||
| Tanami |
806 | 773 | 3,151 | 4,081 | ||||
| Kalgoorlie |
1,633 | 1,768 | 6,434 | 7,314 | ||||
| Martha |
176 | 318 | 1,025 | 1,277 | ||||
| Ahafo |
2,171 | — | 3,515 | — | ||||
| Golden Giant |
— | 176 | 17 | 581 |
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In addition, the following is corrected for typographical errors for equity ounces sold by discontinued operations for the fourth quarter and year ended 2006 and fourth quarter and year ended 2005, reported in thousand ounces:
Previously Reported:
| Q4 2006 | Q4 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||
| Discontinued Operations |
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| Zarafshan |
0.5 | 29.6 | 26.0 | 122.7 | ||||
| Holloway |
— | 16.0 | 62.2 | 67.8 |
Corrected:
| Q4 2006 | Q4 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||
| Discontinued Operations |
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| Zarafshan |
— | 29.6 | 62.2 | 122.7 | ||||
| Holloway |
0.5 | 16.0 | 26.0 | 67.8 |
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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.
| By: | /s/ Sharon E. Thomas | |||
| Name: | Sharon E. Thomas | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |||
| Dated: March 19, 2007 | ||||
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