Form 8-K

 

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):

November 21, 2005

 

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)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS

 

On November 21, 2005, Newmont Capital Pty Ltd agreed to sell 81.5 million shares of Oxiana Limited for approximately Australian $106 million (approximately US $78 million). Newmont Capital Pty Ltd is a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”). The Company expects to recognize a pre-tax gain of approximately US $17 million on a consolidated basis in the fourth quarter of 2005 as a result of the sale. The shares had been classified as an available-for-sale marketable security in the Company’s financial statements.

 

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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: November 28, 2005

 

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