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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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):

                                 April 20, 2006

                           NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                                    001-31240
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                            (Commission File Number)

                                   84-1611629
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                       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                   1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado 80203
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

                                 (303) 863-7414
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On April 20, 2006, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation, issued a
news release reporting its financial results for the first quarter ended March
31, 2006. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number   Description of Exhibit
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99.1             News Release dated April 20, 2006

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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:    Sharon E. Thomas
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                                           Name:  Sharon E. Thomas
                                           Title: Vice President and Secretary

Dated:  April 20, 2006

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number   Description of Exhibit
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99.1             News Release dated April 20, 2006

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