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): September 18, 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 Number)
1700 Lincoln Street
Denver, Colorado 8020
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(303) 863-7414
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02—Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 18, 2008, the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining Corporation elected the following officers, effective October 1, 2008: Russell Ball, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Alan R. Blank, Executive Vice President, Legal and External Affairs; Randy Engel, Executive Vice President, Strategic Development; Brian Hill, Executive Vice President, Operations; and Guy Lansdown, Executive Vice President, Development. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | News Release dated September 23, 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.
| By: | /s/ Sharon E. Thomas | |
| Name: | Sharon E. Thomas | |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |
Dated: September 23, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | News Release dated September 23, 2008 | |
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