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):
February
19, 2009
Newmont Mining Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.
1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado 80203
(Address
of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions:
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Not Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM
2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On
February 19, 2009, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation, issued a
news release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended and year
ended December 31, 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 February 19, 2009
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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: Sharon
E. Thomas
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Title:
Vice President and Secretary
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Dated:
February 19, 2009
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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News
Release dated February 19,
2009
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