UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 4, 2007

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 80203
(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)

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:
 
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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A amends the current report on Form 8-K filed by Newmont Mining Corporation on June 8, 2007 to provide additional information that was not determined or available at the time the original report was filed.

ITEM 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	
As previously reported in a current report on Form 8-K filed on June 8, 2007, on June 4, 2007, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”) elected Richard T. O’Brien and Joseph A. Carrabba to fill the newly created vacancies on the Board. At the time the current report on Form 8-K was originally filed, it had not been determined on which committees of the Board of Directors Mr. O’Brien or Mr. Carrabba would serve. On July 18, 2007, Mr. O’Brien was appointed to serve on the Executive-Finance Committee and Mr. Carrabba was appointed to serve on the Operations and Safety Committee.
 
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION	
		
By:	 	/s/ Sharon E. Thomas	
Name:	 	Sharon E. Thomas	
Title:	 	Vice President and Secretary	
Dated: July 19, 2007
 
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