------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB Number: 3235-0101 Expires: December 31, 2009 Estimated average burden hours per response ...... 2.00 ------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ================================================================================ SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO. CUSIP NUMBER WORK LOCATION ================================================================================ ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker. ================================================================================ 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(b) IRS IDENT. NO. 84-1611629 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(c) S.E.C. FILE NO. 001-31240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER (STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE) 6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle Circle Greenwood Village CO 80111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(e) TELEPHONE NO. AREA CODE NUMBER 303 863-7414 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD Brant Hinze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2(b) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER Senior Vice President -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2(c) ADDRESS (STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE) 6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle Greenwood Village, CO 80111 ================================================================================ INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number. (b) Name and Address of 3(a) Each Broker Through SEC USE ONLY (c) (d) Title of the Whom the Securities Number of Shares Aggregate Market Class of are to be Offered or Broker-Dealer or Other Units To Value Securities Each Market Maker who is File Number Be Sold (See instr. 3(d)) To Be Sold Acquiring the Securities (See instr. 3(c)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) COMMON THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC., 5,236 $272,272 STOCK 100 VANGUARD BLVD., MALVERN, PA 19355 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== 3(a) (e) (f) (g) Title of the Number of Shares Approximate Name of Each Class of or Other Units Date of Sale Securities Exchange Securities Outstanding See instr. 3(f)) (See instr. 3(g)) To Be Sold (See instr. 3(e)) (MO./DAY/YR.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) 480,405,625 11-20-09 NYSE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== INSTRUCTIONS: 1. (a) Name of issuer (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number (c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any (d) Issuer's address, including zip code (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code 2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold (b) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing) (c) Such person's address, including zip code 3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount) (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. TABLE I -- SECURITIES TO BE SOLD Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor: ==================================================================================================================================== Name of Person from Whom Acquired Amount of Title of Date you Nature of (If gift, also give Securities Date of the Class Acquired Acquisition Transaction date donor acquired) Acquired Payment Nature of Payment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) COMMON STOCK 1-10-2001 Granted pursuant to 401-K Plan NEWMONT MINING 5,236 1-10-2001 to Services to 11-20-2009 and Savings Equalization Plan CORPORATION 11-20-2009 rendered contributions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== INSTRUCTIONS: If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid. TABLE II -- SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. ==================================================================================================================================== Amount of Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Securities Sold Gross Proceeds ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Brant Hinze Common Stock 11-13-2009 1,875 $51,281 6363 South Fiddler's Green Circle Common Stock 11-13-2009 4,000 $108,120 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== REMARKS: INSTRUCTIONS: See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice. ATTENTION: The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. 11-20-2009 /s/ Jeffrey K. Reeser, as Attorney-in-Fact for Brant Hinze --------------------- ------------------------------------------------ DATE OF NOTICE (SIGNATURE) This notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures. ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)