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

Form 10-K

(Mark One)
x 	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934	
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007
or
 
¨ 	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934	
For the Transition Period From                  to                  
Commission File Number 001-31240

Newmont Mining Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 
			
Delaware	 	84-1611629	
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)	 	(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 (303) 863-7414
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	 	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered	
Common Stock, $1.60 par value	 	New York Stock Exchange	
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes   x     No   ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.    Yes   ¨     No   x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one): Large accelerated filer   x   Accelerated filer   ¨   Non-accelerated filer   ¨   Smaller reporting company   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ¨     No   x
As of June 29, 2007, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $17,524,404,968 based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. There were 435,838,958 shares of common stock outstanding (and 17,449,759 exchangeable shares exchangeable into Newmont Mining Corporation common stock on a one-for-one basis) on February 14, 2008.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement submitted to the Registrant’s stockholders in connection with our 2008 Annual Stockholders Meeting to be held on April 23, 2008, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

 

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	  	PART I	  		
ITEM 1.	  	BUSINESS	  	1	
			
	  	Introduction	  	1	
	  	Segment Information, Export Sales, etc.	  	2	
	  	Products	  	2	
	  	Hedging Activities	  	4	
	  	Exploration	  	4	
	  	Licenses and Concessions	  	5	
	  	Condition of Physical Assets and Insurance	  	6	
	  	Environmental Matters	  	6	
	  	Employees	  	7	
	  	Forward-Looking Statements	  	7	
	  	Available Information	  	8	
			
ITEM 1A.	  	RISK FACTORS	  	9	
			
	  	Risks Related to the Mining Industry Generally	  	9	
	  	Risks Related to Newmont	  	11	
			
ITEM 2.	  	PROPERTIES	  	17	
			
	  	Gold and Copper Processing Methods	  	17	
	  	Production Properties	  	18	
	  	Operating Statistics	  	24	
	  	Proven and Probable Equity Reserves	  	26	
			
ITEM 3.	  	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	  	33	
			
ITEM 4.	  	SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS	  	33	
			
ITEM 4A.	  	EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT	  	33	
			
	  	PART II	  		
			
ITEM 5.	  	MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES	  	35	
			
ITEM 6.	  	SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA	  	36	
			
ITEM 7.	  	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	  	37	
			
	  	Overview	  	37	
	  	Accounting Developments	  	40	
	  	Critical Accounting Policies	  	42	
	  	Consolidated Financial Results	  	47	
	  	Results of Consolidated Operations	  	55	
	  	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Developments	  	65	
	  	Liquidity and Capital Resources	  	66	
	  	Environmental	  	73	
	  	Forward-Looking Statements	  	74	
			
ITEM 7A.	  	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	  	75	
			
	  	Metal Price	  	75	
	  	Foreign Currency	  	75	
	  	Hedging	  	75	
	  	Fixed and Variable Rate Debt	  	78	
	  	Pension and Other Benefit Plans	  		
 
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ITEM 8.	  	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA	  	79	
			
ITEM 9.	  	CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE	  	159	
			
ITEM 9A.	  	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	  	159	
			
ITEM 9B.	  	OTHER INFORMATION	  	159	
			
	  	PART III	  		
			
ITEM 10.	  	DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT	  	160	
			
ITEM 11.	  	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	  	160	
			
ITEM 12.	  	SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS	  	160	
			
ITEM 13.	  	CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS	  	161	
			
ITEM 14.	  	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES	  	161	
			
	  	PART IV	  		
			
ITEM 15.	  	EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 	  	162	
		
SIGNATURES	  	S-1	
		
EXHIBIT INDEX	  	E-1	
 
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This document (including information incorporated herein by reference) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which involve a degree of risk and uncertainty due to various factors affecting Newmont Mining Corporation and our affiliates and subsidiaries. For a discussion of some of these factors, see the discussion in Item 1A, Risk Factors, of this report.
 PART I
 ITEM 1. BUSINESS (dollars in millions except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 Introduction
Newmont Mining Corporation is primarily a gold producer with significant assets or operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, Bolivia, New Zealand and Mexico. As of December 31, 2007, Newmont had proven and probable gold reserves of 86.5 million equity ounces and an aggregate land position of approximately 42,680 square miles (110,550 square kilometers). Newmont is also engaged in the production of copper, principally through its Batu Hijau operation in Indonesia. Newmont Mining Corporation’s original predecessor corporation was incorporated in 1921 under the laws of Delaware.
Newmont’s corporate headquarters are in Denver, Colorado, USA. In this report, “Newmont,” the “Company,” “our” and “we” refer to Newmont Mining Corporation and/or our affiliates and subsidiaries. All dollars are in millions, except per share, per ounce, and per pound amounts.
Newmont’s revenues and long-lived assets are geographically distributed as follows:

 	  	Revenues	 	 	Long-Lived Assets	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	 	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
United States	  	29	%	 	29	%	 	23	%	 	39	%	 	54	%	 	55	%	
Peru	  	20	%	 	32	%	 	35	%	 	11	%	 	10	%	 	10	%	
Australia/New Zealand	  	15	%	 	15	%	 	15	%	 	12	%	 	8	%	 	7	%	
Indonesia	  	28	%	 	19	%	 	23	%	 	15	%	 	15	%	 	17	%	
Ghana	  	6	%	 	3	%	 	—	 	 	8	%	 	8	%	 	6	%	
Other (1)	  	2	%	 	2	%	 	4	%	 	15	%	 	5	%	 	5	%	

(1)	Other includes Canada, Mexico and Bolivia.	
During June 2007, Newmont’s Board of Directors approved a plan to cease Merchant Banking activities. Merchant Banking previously provided advisory services to assist in managing the Company’s portfolio of operating and property interests. Merchant Banking was also engaged in developing value optimization strategies for operating and non-operating assets, business development activities, merger and acquisition analysis and negotiations, monetizing inactive exploration properties, capitalizing on proprietary technology and know-how and acting as an internal resource for other corporate groups to improve and maximize business outcomes. As a result of the Board’s approval of management’s plan to cease Merchant Banking activities, the Company recorded a $1,665 non-cash charge to impair the goodwill associated with the Merchant Banking Segment in the second quarter of 2007.
On October 9, 2007, the Company announced the proposed acquisition of Miramar Mining Corporation (“Miramar”) and offered to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Miramar for C$6.25 in cash. As of December 31, 2007, approximately 155 million common shares of Miramar had been validly deposited to Newmont’s offer. Newmont accepted and paid for such shares, representing approximately 70% of the common shares of Miramar which, in addition to the 18 million shares previously owned by the Company, brought the Company’s interest in Miramar to approximately 78%. Miramar is a Canadian gold company that controls the
 
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Hope Bay project, a large undeveloped gold project in Nunavut, Canada. The Hope Bay project is consistent with the Company’s strategic focus on exploration and project development and was acquired with the intention of adding higher grade ore reserves and developing a new core gold mining district in a AAA-rated country.
In January 2008, Newmont acquired approximately 40 million additional common shares of Miramar at a price of C$6.25 per common share, bringing its interest in Miramar to 96%. This successfully completed the offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Miramar. Newmont has mailed a notice of compulsory acquisition pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) to acquire all the remaining common shares of Miramar that were not acquired pursuant to the offer. As a result of the acquisition, Newmont owns the Hope Bay gold mining project in the Nunavut Territory of Canada.
On December 20, 2007, Newmont sold its portfolio of royalty assets and certain other non-core investments to the new Franco-Nevada Corporation in a cash transaction for $1,187, resulting in a $905 pre-tax gain.
For additional information, see Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 Segment Information, Export Sales, etc.
We have operating segments of Nevada, Yanacocha in Peru, Australia/New Zealand, Batu Hijau in Indonesia, Africa and Other Operations comprised of smaller operations in Bolivia, Mexico and Canada. We also have an Exploration Segment. See Note 30 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information relating to our business segments, our domestic and export sales, and our non-dependence on a limited number of customers.
 Products
Gold
General. We had consolidated sales of 6.2 million ounces of gold (5.3 million equity ounces) in 2007, 7.2 million ounces of gold (5.9 million equity ounces) in 2006 and 8.2 million ounces (6.5 million equity ounces) in 2005. For 2007, 2006 and 2005, 78%, 86% and 84%, respectively, of our net revenues were attributable to gold sales. Of our 2007 gold sales, approximately 38% came from Nevada, 25% from Yanacocha, 19% from Australia/New Zealand, 8% from Batu Hijau and 7% from Africa. References in this report to “equity ounces” or “equity pounds” mean that portion of gold or copper produced, sold or included in proven and probable reserves that is attributable to our ownership or economic interest.
Most of our revenue comes from the sale of refined gold in the international market. The end product at our gold operations, however, is generally doré bars. Doré is an alloy consisting mostly of gold but also containing silver, copper and other metals. Doré is sent to refiners to produce bullion that meets the required market standard of 99.95% pure gold. Under the terms of our refining agreements, the doré bars are refined for a fee, and our share of the refined gold and the separately-recovered silver are credited to our account or delivered to buyers. Gold sold from Batu Hijau, and a portion of the gold from Phoenix in Nevada, is contained in a concentrate.
Gold Uses. Gold has two main categories of use: fabrication and investment. Fabricated gold has a variety of end uses, including jewelry, electronics, dentistry, industrial and decorative uses, medals, medallions and official coins. Gold investors buy gold bullion, official coins and jewelry.
Gold Supply. The supply of gold consists of a combination of current production from mining and the draw-down of existing stocks of gold held by governments, financial institutions, industrial organizations and private individuals. In recent years, current mine production has accounted for 60% to 70% of the annual supply of gold.
 
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Gold Price. The following table presents the annual high, low and average afternoon fixing prices for gold over the past ten years, expressed in U.S. dollars per ounce, on the London Bullion Market.

Year	  	High	  	Low	  	Average	
1998	  	$	313	  	$	273	  	$	294	
1999	  	$	326	  	$	253	  	$	279	
2000	  	$	313	  	$	264	  	$	279	
2001	  	$	293	  	$	256	  	$	271	
2002	  	$	349	  	$	278	  	$	310	
2003	  	$	416	  	$	320	  	$	363	
2004	  	$	454	  	$	375	  	$	410	
2005	  	$	536	  	$	411	  	$	444	
2006	  	$	725	  	$	525	  	$	604	
2007	  	$	841	  	$	608	  	$	695	
2008 (through February 14, 2008)	  	$	925	  	$	847	  	$	895	

Source:	Kitco, Reuters and the London Bullion Market Association	
On February 14, 2008, the afternoon fixing price for gold on the London Bullion Market was $906 per ounce and the spot market price of gold on the New York Commodity Exchange was $907 per ounce.
We generally sell our gold at the prevailing market price during the month in which the gold is delivered to the customer. We recognize revenue from a sale when the price is determinable, the gold has been delivered, the title has been transferred to the customer and collection of the sales price is reasonably assured.
Copper
General. We had consolidated sales of 428 million pounds of copper (204 million equity pounds) in 2007, 435 million pounds of copper (230 million equity pounds) in 2006 and 573 million pounds (303 million equity pounds) in 2005. For 2007, 2006 and 2005, 22%, 14% and 16%, respectively, of our net revenues were attributable to copper. As of December 31, 2007, we had a 45% ownership interest in the Batu Hijau operation in Indonesia, which began production in 1999. Production at Batu Hijau is in the form of a copper/gold concentrate that is sold to smelters for further treatment and refining.
Copper Uses. Refined copper is incorporated into wire and cable products for use in the construction, electric utility, communications and transportation industries. Copper is also used in industrial equipment and machinery, consumer products and a variety of other electrical and electronic applications, and is also used to make brass. Copper substitutes include aluminum, plastics, stainless steel and fiber optics. Refined, or cathode, copper is also an internationally traded commodity.
 
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Copper Supply. The supply of copper consists of a combination of current production from mining and recycled scrap material. Copper supply has not kept pace with increasing demand in recent years, resulting in price increases reflected in the chart below.
Copper Price. The price of copper is quoted on the London Metal Exchange in terms of dollars per metric ton of high grade copper. The following table presents the dollar per pound equivalent of the annual high, low and average prices of high grade copper on the London Metal Exchange over the past ten years.

Year	  	High	  	Low	  	Average	
1998	  	$	0.85	  	$	0.65	  	$	0.75	
1999	  	$	0.84	  	$	0.61	  	$	0.71	
2000	  	$	0.91	  	$	0.73	  	$	0.82	
2001	  	$	0.83	  	$	0.60	  	$	0.72	
2002	  	$	0.77	  	$	0.64	  	$	0.71	
2003	  	$	1.05	  	$	0.70	  	$	0.81	
2004	  	$	1.49	  	$	1.06	  	$	1.30	
2005	  	$	2.11	  	$	1.39	  	$	1.67	
2006	  	$	3.99	  	$	2.06	  	$	3.05	
2007	  	$	3.77	  	$	2.37	  	$	3.24	
2008 (through February 14, 2008)	  	$	3.55	  	$	3.02	  	$	3.27	

Source:	London Metal Exchange	
On February 14, 2008, the closing price of high grade copper was $3.53 per pound on the London Metal Exchange. Our ability to sell copper at market prices is limited in some cases by hedging activities, more particularly described in Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, and Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 Hedging Activities
We generally avoid gold hedging. Our philosophy is to provide shareholders with leverage to changes in the gold price by selling our gold production at market prices. We have, however, historically entered into derivative contracts to protect the selling price for certain anticipated gold and copper production and to manage risks associated with commodities, interest rates and foreign currencies.
For additional information, see Hedging in Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, and Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 Exploration
Our exploration group is responsible for all activities, regardless of location, associated with our efforts to discover new mineralized material and, if successful, advance such mineralized material into proven and probable reserves. We conduct exploration in areas surrounding our existing mines for the purpose of locating additional deposits and determining mine geology, and in other prospective gold regions globally. Near-mine exploration can result in the discovery of new gold mineralization, which will receive the economic benefit of existing operating, processing, and administrative infrastructures. Greenfields exploration is where a discovery of new gold mineralization would likely require the investment of new capital to build a separate, stand-alone operation away from any of our existing infrastructure. Our exploration group employs state-of-the-art technology, including airborne geophysical data acquisition systems, satellite location devices and field-portable imaging systems, as well as geochemical and geological prospecting methods, to identify prospective targets. We expensed $177 in 2007, $166 in 2006 and $143 in 2005 on Exploration .
 
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As of December 31, 2007, we had proven and probable gold reserves of 86.5 million equity ounces. We added 0.8 million net equity ounces to proven and probable reserves, with 8.2 million equity ounces of depletion and divestitures during 2007. A reconciliation of the changes in proven and probable reserves during the past three years is as follows:

   	  	  2007  	 	 	  2006  	 	 	  2005  	 	
 	  	(millions of equity ounces)	 	
Opening balance	  	93.9	 	 	93.2	 	 	92.4	 	
Greenfield additions (1)	  	1.6	 	 	1.7	 	 	5.5	 	
Near-mine additions	  	(0.8	)	 	4.2	 	 	3.9	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total additions (2)	  	0.8	 	 	5.9	 	 	9.4	 	
Acquisitions	  	—	 	 	3.7	 	 	—	 	
Depletion	  	(7.3	)	 	(7.4	)	 	(8.3	)	
Other divestments (3)	  	(0.9	)	 	(1.5	)	 	(0.3	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Closing balance	  	86.5	 	 	93.9	 	 	93.2	 	

( 1 )	Additions attributable to the Exploration Segment.	

(2)	The impact of the change in gold price assumption on reserve additions was 0.7, 3.1 and 2.6 million equity ounces in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.	

( 3 )	In December 2007, the Pajingo operation was sold. In May 2007, Newmont’s economic interest in Batu Hijau was reduced from 52.875% to 45%. In August 2006, the government of Uzbekistan appropriated the Company’s 50% interest in the Zarafshan-Newmont Joint Venture.	
In Nevada, reserves decreased by depletion of 3.7 million equity ounces, resulting in total proven and probable reserves of 29.4 million equity ounces as of December 31, 2007.
In Peru, reserves decreased to 14.2 million equity ounces, after additions of 0.3 million equity ounces and depletion of 1.2 million equity ounces.
In Australia/New Zealand, reserves increased to 19.4 million equity ounces after depletion of 1.5 million equity ounces, the sale of the Pajingo assets during 2007, and 2.3 million equity ounces of reserve additions, primarily from Boddington and Jundee.
At Batu Hijau, we depleted 0.3 billion equity pounds of copper and 0.3 million equity ounces of gold, and added 0.4 billion equity pounds of copper and 0.3 million equity ounces of gold due to increased metal prices. Additions were partially offset by higher costs and revised geotechnical assumptions. On May 25, 2007, the minority owner of Batu Hijau fully repaid a loan from a Newmont subsidiary. As a result of the loan repayment, our economic interest was reduced from 52.875% to 45%. We reported proven and probable reserves of 4.1 billion equity pounds of copper and 4.2 million equity ounces of gold as of December 31, 2007.
At Ahafo in Ghana, proven and probable reserves decreased by 2.4 million equity ounces as a result of increased cost impacts and by 0.5 million equity ounces due to depletion. As of December 31, 2007, we reported reserves of 9.7 million equity ounces at Ahafo and 7.7 million equity ounces at Akyem.
For additional information, see Item 2, Properties, Proven and Probable Reserves.
 Licenses and Concessions
Other than operating licenses for our mining and processing facilities, there are no third party patents, licenses or franchises material to our business. In many countries, however, we conduct our mining and exploration activities pursuant to concessions granted by, or under contract with, the host government. These countries include, among others, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, New Zealand and Mexico.
 
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The concessions and contracts are subject to the political risks associated with foreign operations. See Item 1A, Risk Factors, Risks Related to Newmont Operations, below. For a more detailed description of our Indonesian Contract of Work, see Item 2, Properties, below.
 Condition of Physical Assets and Insurance
Our business is capital intensive, requiring ongoing capital investment for the replacement, modernization or expansion of equipment and facilities. For more information, see Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Liquidity and Capital Resources, below.
We maintain insurance policies against property loss and business interruption and insure against risks that are typical in the operation of our business, in amounts that we believe to be reasonable. Such insurance, however, contains exclusions and limitations on coverage, particularly with respect to environmental liability and political risk. There can be no assurance that claims would be paid under such insurance policies in connection with a particular event. See Item 1A, Risk Factors, Risks Related to Newmont Operations, below.
 Environmental Matters
Our United States mining and exploration activities are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment, including the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; the Endangered Species Act; the Federal Land Policy and Management Act; the National Environmental Policy Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; and related state laws. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. Our activities outside the United States are also subject to governmental regulations for the protection of the environment.
We conduct our operations so as to protect public health and the environment and believe our operations are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations in all material respects. Each operating mine has a reclamation plan in place that meets all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. We have made, and expect to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations. We have made estimates of the amount of such expenditures, but cannot precisely predict the amount of such future expenditures. Estimated future reclamation costs are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements. As of December 31, 2007, $569 was accrued for reclamation costs relating to currently developed and producing properties.
We are also involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former, primarily historic, mining activities. Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites. We believe that the related environmental obligations associated with these sites are similar in nature with respect to the development of remediation plans, their risk profile and the activities required to meet general environmental standards. Based upon our best estimate of our liability for these matters, $125 was accrued as of December 31, 2007 for such obligations associated with properties previously owned or operated by us or our subsidiaries. These amounts are included in Other current liabilities and Reclamation and remediation liabilities. Depending upon the ultimate resolution of these matters, we believe that it is reasonably possible that the liability for these matters could be as much as 61% greater or 18% lower than the amount accrued as of December 31, 2007. The amounts accrued for these matters are reviewed periodically based upon facts and circumstances available at the time. Changes in estimates are charged to costs and expenses in the period when estimates are revised.
For a discussion of the most significant reclamation and remediation activities, see Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and Notes 24 and 32 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, below.
 
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 Employees
There were approximately 15,000 people employed by Newmont as of December 31, 2007.
 Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this report (including information incorporated by reference) are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided for under these sections. Our forward-looking statements include, without limitation:
 
 	•	 	Statements regarding future earnings;	
 
 	•	 	Estimates of future mineral production and sales, for specific operations and on a consolidated or equity basis;	
 
 	•	 	Estimates of future costs applicable to sales, other expenses and taxes for specific operations and on a consolidated basis;	
 
 	•	 	Estimates of future cash flows;	
 
 	•	 	Estimates of future capital expenditures and other cash needs, for specific operations and on a consolidated basis, and expectations as to the funding thereof;	
 
 	•	 	Estimates regarding timing of future capital expenditures, construction, production or closure activities;	
 
 	•	 	Statements as to the projected development of certain ore deposits, including estimates of development and other capital costs and financing plans for these deposits;	
 
 	•	 	Estimates of reserves and statements regarding future exploration results and reserve replacement and the sensitivity of reserves to metal price changes;	
 
 	•	 	Statements regarding the availability and costs related to future borrowing, debt repayment and financing;	
 
 	•	 	Statements regarding modifications to hedge and derivative positions;	
 
 	•	 	Statements regarding future transactions;	
 
 	•	 	Statements regarding the impacts of changes in the legal and regulatory environment in which we operate; and	
 
 	•	 	Estimates of future costs and other liabilities for certain environmental matters.	
Where we express an expectation or belief as to future events or results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. However, our forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by those forward-looking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to: the price of gold, copper and other commodities; currency fluctuations; geological and metallurgical assumptions; operating performance of equipment, processes and facilities; labor relations; timing of receipt of necessary governmental permits or approvals; domestic and foreign laws or regulations, particularly relating to the environment and mining; domestic and international economic and political conditions; the ability of Newmont to obtain or maintain necessary financing; and other risks and hazards associated with mining operations. More detailed information regarding these factors is included in Item 1, Business, Item 1A, Risk Factors, and elsewhere throughout this report. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Newmont or to persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Newmont disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
 
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 Available Information
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The Company filed with the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on May 24, 2007, the annual certification by its Chief Executive Officer, certifying that, as of the date of the certification, he was not aware of any violation by the Company of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards, as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. The Company has filed the required certifications under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 regarding the quality of its public disclosures as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to this report.
 
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 ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS (dollars in millions except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
Every investor or potential investor in Newmont should carefully consider the following risks, which have been separated into two groups:
 
 	•	 	Risks related to the mining industry generally; and	
 
 	•	 	Risks related to Newmont.	
 Risks Related to the Mining Industry Generally
A Substantial or Extended Decline in Gold or Copper Prices Would Have a Material Adverse Effect on Newmont
Our business is dependent on the realized price of gold and copper, which are affected by numerous factors beyond our control. Factors tending to put downward pressure on prices include:
 
 	•	 	Sales or leasing of gold by governments and central banks;	
 
 	•	 	U.S. dollar strength;	
 
 	•	 	Recession or reduced economic activity;	
 
 	•	 	Speculative selling;	
 
 	•	 	Decreased industrial, jewelry or investment demand;	
 
 	•	 	Increased supply from production, disinvestment and scrap;	
 
 	•	 	Sales by producers in forward and other hedging transactions; and	
 
 	•	 	Devaluing local currencies (relative to gold and copper priced in U.S. dollars) leading to lower production costs and higher production in certain regions.	
Any drop in the realized price of gold or copper adversely impacts our revenues, net income and cash flows, particularly in light of our philosophy of generally avoiding gold hedging. We have recorded asset write-downs in the past and may experience additional impairments as a result of low gold or copper prices in the future.
In addition, sustained low gold or copper prices can:
 
 	•	 	Reduce revenues further through production declines due to cessation of the mining of deposits, or portions of deposits, that have become uneconomic at the then-prevailing gold or copper price;	
 
 	•	 	Reduce or eliminate the profit that we currently expect from ore stockpiles;	
 
 	•	 	Halt or delay the development of new projects;	
 
 	•	 	Reduce funds available for exploration; and	
 
 	•	 	Reduce existing reserves by removing ores from reserves that can no longer be economically processed at prevailing prices.	
Also see the discussion in Item 1, Business, Gold or Copper Price.
Gold and Copper Producers Must Continually Replace Reserves Depleted By Production
Gold and copper producers must continually replace reserves depleted by production. Depleted reserves must be replaced by expanding known ore bodies or by locating new deposits in order to maintain production levels over the long term. Exploration is highly speculative in nature, involves many risks and frequently is unproductive. Our new or ongoing exploration programs may not result in new mineral producing operations. Once mineralization is discovered, it will likely take many years from the initial phases of exploration until production, during which time the economic feasibility of production may change.
 
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Estimates of Proven and Probable Reserves Are Uncertain
Estimates of proven and probable reserves are subject to considerable uncertainty. Such estimates are, to a large extent, based on the price of gold and interpretations of geologic data obtained from drill holes and other exploration techniques. Producers use feasibility studies to derive estimates of capital and operating costs based upon anticipated tonnage and grades of ore to be mined and processed, the predicted configuration of the ore body, expected recovery rates of metals from the ore, the costs of comparable facilities, the costs of operating and processing equipment and other factors. Actual operating costs and economic returns on projects may differ significantly from original estimates. Further, it may take many years from the initial phase of exploration before production and, during that time, the economic feasibility of exploiting a discovery may change.
Increased Costs Could Affect Profitability
Costs at any particular mining location frequently are subject to variation due to a number of factors, such as changing ore grade, changing metallurgy and revisions to mine plans in response to the physical shape and location of the ore body. In addition, costs are affected by the price of commodities, such as fuel, electricity and labor. Commodity costs are at times subject to volatile price movements, including increases that could make production at certain operations less profitable. Reported costs may also be affected by changes in accounting standards. A material increase in costs at any significant location could have a significant effect on our profitability and cash flow.
We anticipate significant capital expenditures over the next several years in connection with the development of new projects and sustaining existing operations. Costs associated with capital expenditures have escalated on an industry-wide basis over the last several years, as a result of major factors beyond our control, including the prices of oil, steel and other commodities and labor. Increased costs for capital expenditures may have an adverse effect on the profitability of existing mining operations and returns anticipated from new mining projects.
Shortages of Critical Parts, Equipment and Skilled Labor May Adversely Affect Our Operations and Development Projects
The industry has been impacted by increased demand for critical resources such as input commodities, drilling equipment, tires and skilled labor. These shortages have caused unanticipated cost increases and delays in delivery times, thereby impacting operating costs, capital expenditures and production schedules.
Mining Accidents or Other Adverse Events or Conditions at a Mining Location Could Reduce Our Production Levels
At any of our operations, production may fall below historic or estimated levels as a result of mining accidents such as a pit wall failure in an open pit mine, or cave-ins or flooding at underground mines. In addition, production may be unexpectedly reduced at a location if, during the course of mining, unfavorable ground conditions or seismic activity, extreme or prolonged storm events, or prolonged adverse climate changes are encountered; ore grades are lower than expected; the physical or metallurgical characteristics of the ore are less amenable to mining or treatment than expected; or our equipment, processes or facilities fail to operate properly or as expected. Our Midas operations in Nevada were suspended by order of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) after a fatal accident in June 2007. On October 11, 2007, MSHA lifted the restrictive order that had required Midas to halt mining activities. As a result, mining activities have resumed. MSHA’s investigation of the accident is continuing.
Mining Companies Are Subject to Extensive Environmental Laws and Regulations
Our exploration, mining and processing operations are regulated in all countries in which we operate under various federal, state, provincial and local laws relating to the protection of the environment, which generally
 
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include air and water quality, hazardous waste management and reclamation. Delays in obtaining, or failure to obtain, government permits and approvals may adversely impact our operations. The regulatory environment in which we operate could change in ways that would substantially increase costs to achieve compliance, or otherwise could have a material adverse effect on our operations or financial position. For a more detailed discussion of potential environmental liabilities, see the discussion in Environmental Matters, Note 32 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 Risks Related to Newmont
Our Operations Outside North America and Australia/New Zealand Are Subject to Risks of Doing Business Abroad
Exploration, development and production activities outside of North America and Australia/New Zealand are potentially subject to political and economic risks, including:
 
 	•	 	Cancellation or renegotiation of contracts;	
 
 	•	 	Disadvantages of competing against companies from countries that are not subject to U.S. laws and regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;	
 
 	•	 	Changes in foreign laws or regulations;	
 
 	•	 	Royalty and tax increases or claims by governmental entities, including retroactive claims;	
 
 	•	 	Expropriation or nationalization of property;	
 
 	•	 	Currency fluctuations (particularly in countries with high inflation);	
 
 	•	 	Foreign exchange controls;	
 
 	•	 	Restrictions on the ability of local operating companies to sell gold offshore for U.S. dollars, or on the ability of such companies to hold U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies in offshore bank accounts;	
 
 	•	 	Import and export regulations, including restrictions on the export of gold;	
 
 	•	 	Restrictions on the ability to pay dividends offshore;	
 
 	•	 	Risk of loss due to civil strife, acts of war, guerrilla activities, insurrection and terrorism;	
 
 	•	 	Risk of loss due to disease and other potential endemic health issues; and	
 
 	•	 	Other risks arising out of foreign sovereignty over the areas in which our operations are conducted, including risks inherent in contracts with government owned entities.	
Consequently, our exploration, development and production activities outside of North America and Australia/New Zealand may be substantially affected by factors beyond our control, some of which could materially adversely affect our financial position or results of operations. Furthermore, if a dispute arises from such activities, we may be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts outside North America or Australia/New Zealand, which could adversely affect the outcome of a dispute.
We have substantial investments in Indonesia, a nation that since 1997 has undergone financial crises and devaluation of its currency, outbreaks of political and religious violence, changes in national leadership, and the secession of East Timor, one of its former provinces. These factors heighten the risk of abrupt changes in the national policy toward foreign investors, which in turn could result in unilateral modification of concessions or contracts, increased taxation, denial of permits or permit renewals or expropriation of assets. Subsequent to the commencement of operations, the government purported to designate the land surrounding Batu Hijau as a protection forest, which could make operating permits more difficult to obtain. The Company has been in discussions to renew its forest use permit (called a pinjam pakai) for over two years. This permit is a key
 
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requirement to continue to efficiently operate the Batu Hijau mine. The permit renewal has not been received and in the event it is not received by May 2008, it could have an adverse impact on operating and financial results.
Recent violence committed by radical elements in Indonesia and other countries, and the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, may increase the risk that operations owned by U.S. companies will be the target of violence. If any of our operations were so targeted it could have an adverse effect on our business.
During the last several years, Yanacocha, in which we own a 51.35% interest, has been the target of numerous local political protests, including ones that blocked the road between the Yanacocha mine complex and the City of Cajamarca in Peru. In 2004, local opposition to the Cerro Quilish project became so pronounced that Yanacocha decided to relinquish its drilling permit for Cerro Quilish and the deposit was reclassified from proven and probable reserves to non-reserve mineralization. In 2006 a road blockade was carried out by members of the Combayo community. This blockade resulted in a brief cessation of mining activities. We cannot predict whether similar or more significant incidents will occur in the future, and the recurrence of significant community opposition or protests could adversely affect Yanacocha’s assets and operations. In 2007 no material roadblocks or protests occurred involving Yanacocha.
Presidential, congressional and regional elections took place in Peru in 2006, with the new national government taking office in July 2006. In December 2006, Yanacocha, along with other mining companies in Peru, entered into an agreement with the central government to contribute 3.75% of net profits to fund social development projects. Although the current government has generally taken positions promoting private investment, we cannot predict future government positions on foreign investment, mining concessions, land tenure, environmental regulation or taxation. A change in government positions on these issues could adversely affect Yanacocha’s assets and operations.
Our Interest in the Batu Hijau Operation in Indonesia May Be Reduced Under the Contract of Work
Under the Contract of Work, beginning in 2005 and continuing through 2010, a portion of the shares of P.T. Newmont Nusa Tenggara, the subsidiary that owns Batu Hijau (“PTNNT”) must be offered for sale, first, to the Indonesian government or, second, to Indonesian nationals, equal to the difference between the following percentages and the percentage of shares already owned by the Indonesian government or Indonesian nationals (if such number is positive): 23% by March 31 2006; 30% by March 31, 2007; 37% by March 31, 2008, 44% by March 31, 2009; and 51% by March 31, 2010. The price at which such interest must be offered for sale to the Indonesian parties is the highest of the then-current replacement cost, the price at which shares would be accepted for listing on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, or the fair market value of such interest as a going concern, as agreed with the Indonesian government. Pursuant to this provision, it is possible that the ownership interest of the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership in PTNNT, owner of Batu Hijau, could be reduced to 49%.
P.T. Pukuafa Indah (“PTPI”), an unrelated Indonesian company, has owned and continues to own a 20% interest in PTNNT, and therefore the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership was required to offer a 3% interest for sale in 2006 and an additional 7% interest in 2007. A further 7% interest will be offered for sale in March 2008. In accordance with the Contract of Work, an offer to sell a 3% interest was made to the government of Indonesia in 2006 and an offer for an additional 7% interest was made in 2007. While the central government declined to participate in the offer, local governments in the area in which the Batu Hijau mine is located have expressed interest in acquiring shares, as have various Indonesian nationals. In January 2008, the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership agreed to sell, under a carried interest arrangement, 2% of PTNNT’s shares to Kabupaten Sumbawa, one of the local governments, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions. On February 11, 2008, PTNNT received notification from the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources (DEMR) alleging that PTNNT is in breach of its divestiture requirements under the Contract of Work and threatening to issue a notice to terminate the Contract of Work if PTNNT does not agree to divest the 2006 and 2007 shares, in accordance with the direction of the DEMR, by February 22, 2008. Newmont and Sumitomo believe there is no basis under the
 
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Contract of Work for this notification and no grounds for terminating the Contract of Work, and are currently evaluating possible responses to the February 11, 2008 default notice, including filing for international arbitration as provided for under the Contract of Work. Newmont and Sumitomo are in discussions with officials of the Government of Indonesia to attempt to clarify or resolve this issue.
Our Success May Depend on Our Social and Environmental Performance
Our ability to operate successfully in communities around the world will likely depend on our ability to develop, operate and close mines in a manner that is consistent with the health and safety of our employees, the protection of the environment, and the creation of long-term economic and social opportunities in the communities in which we operate. We have implemented a management system designed to promote continuous improvement in health and safety, environmental performance and community relations. However, our ability to operate could be adversely impacted by accidents or events detrimental (or perceived to be detrimental) to the health and safety of our employees, the environment or the communities in which we operate.
Remediation Costs for Environmental Liabilities May Exceed the Provisions We Have Made
We have conducted extensive remediation work at two inactive sites in the United States. At one of these sites, remediation requirements have not been finally determined, and, therefore, the final cost cannot be determined. At a third site in the United States, an inactive uranium mine and mill formerly operated by a subsidiary of Newmont, remediation work at the mill is ongoing, but remediation at the mine is subject to dispute and has not yet commenced. The environmental standards that may ultimately be imposed at this site remain uncertain and there is a risk that the costs of remediation may exceed the provision that has been made for such remediation by a material amount. For a more detailed discussion of potential environmental liabilities, see the discussion in Environmental Matters, Note 32 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Whenever a previously unrecognized remediation liability becomes known, or a previously estimated reclamation cost is increased, the amount of that liability and additional cost will be recorded at that time and could materially reduce net income in that period.
Currency Fluctuations May Affect Costs
Currency fluctuations may affect the costs that we incur at our operations. Gold is sold throughout the world based principally on the U.S. dollar price, but a portion of our operating expenses are incurred in local currencies. The appreciation of non-U.S. dollar currencies against the U.S. dollar increases the costs of gold production in U.S. dollar terms at mines located outside the United States.
The foreign currency that primarily impacts our results of operations is the Australian dollar. We estimate that every $0.01 increase in U.S. dollar / Australian dollar exchange rate increases the U.S. dollar Costs applicable to sales by approximately $4 or $5 for each ounce of gold produced in Australia. During 2007, the Australian dollar appreciated by approximately $0.09 per U.S. dollar, or approximately 10.8%. In mid-2007, we implemented derivative programs to hedge up to 75% of our future forecasted Australian dollar denominated operating and capital expenditures to reduce the variability in our Australian dollar denominated expenditures. As of December 31, 2007, we have hedged 23%, 18% and 11% of our forecasted Australian denominated operating costs in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. We have also hedged 32% of our forecasted Australian denominated capital expenditures for 2008. Our Australian dollar derivative programs will limit the benefit to the Company of future decreases if any, in the US dollar/Australian dollar exchange rates. For additional information, see Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Results of Consolidated Operations, Foreign Currency Exchange Rates, below. For a more detailed description of how currency exchange rates may affect costs, see discussion in Foreign Currency in Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Discussions About Market Risk.
 
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Future Funding Requirements May Affect Our Business
The construction of the Boddington project in Australia, the 200 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Nevada, and the gold mill at Yanacocha in Peru, as well as potential future investments in the Akyem project in Ghana, the Conga project in Peru and the Hope Bay project in Nunavat, Canada, will require significant funds for capital expenditures. At current gold and copper prices, our operating cash flow is insufficient to meet all of these expenditures. As a result, new sources of capital will be needed to meet the funding requirements of these investments, fund our ongoing business activities and pay dividends. Our ability to raise and service significant new sources of capital will be a function of macroeconomic conditions, future gold and copper prices and our operational performance, among other factors; in order to retain our investment grade rating, it may be necessary to issue additional equity or other securities, defer projects or sell assets. In the event of lower gold and copper prices, unanticipated operating or financial challenges, or new funding limitations, our ability to pursue new business opportunities, invest in existing and new projects, fund our ongoing business activities and pay dividends could be significantly constrained.
Costs Estimates and Timing of New Projects Are Uncertain
The capital expenditures and time required to develop new mines or other projects are considerable and changes in costs or construction schedules can affect project economics. There are a number of factors that can affect costs and construction schedules, including, among others:
 
 	•	 	Availability of labor, power, transportation, commodities and infrastructure;	
 
 	•	 	Increases in input commodity prices and labor costs;	
 
 	•	 	Fluctuations in currency exchange rates;	
 
 	•	 	Availability and terms of financing;	
 
 	•	 	Difficulty of estimating construction costs over a period of years;	
 
 	•	 	Delays in obtaining environmental or other government permits; and	
 
 	•	 	Potential delays related to social and community issues.	
Our Operations May Be Adversely Affected By Power Shortages
We have experienced power shortages in Ghana resulting from a nationwide drought and insufficient hydroelectric or other generating capacity. Power shortages have caused curtailment of production at our Ahafo operations. As a result of the mining industry’s initiative to construct and install a 80 mega-watt power plant during 2007, the Ghanaian government has agreed, if required to curtail power consumption as a result of power shortages, to distribute power proportionately between participating mines and other industrial and commercial users. Alternative sources of power will result in higher than anticipated costs, which will affect operating costs. Continued power shortages and increased costs may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Occurrence of Events for Which We Are Not Insured May Affect Our Cash Flow and Overall Profitability
We maintain insurance policies that mitigate against certain risks related to our operations. This insurance is maintained in amounts that we believe are reasonable depending upon the circumstances surrounding each identified risk. However, we may elect not to have insurance for certain risks because of the high premiums associated with insuring those risks or for various other reasons; in other cases, insurance may not be available for certain risks. Some concern always exists with respect to investments in parts of the world where civil unrest, war, nationalist movements, political violence or economic crises are possible. These countries may also pose heightened risks of expropriation of assets, business interruption, increased taxation or unilateral modification of concessions and contracts. We do not maintain insurance policies against political risk. Occurrence of events for which we are not insured may affect our cash flow and overall profitability.
 
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Our Business Depends on Good Relations with Our Employees
Due to union activities or other employee actions, we could experience labor disputes, work stoppages or other disruptions in production that could adversely affect us. As of December 31, 2007, unions represented approximately 45% of our worldwide work force. Currently, there are labor agreements in effect for all of these workers. We may be unable to resolve any future disputes without disruption to operations.
Title to Some of Our Properties May Be Defective or Challenged
Although we have conducted title reviews of our properties, title review does not necessarily preclude third parties from challenging our title. While we believe that we have satisfactory title to our properties, some risk exists that some titles may be defective or subject to challenge. In addition, certain of our Australian properties could be subject to native title or traditional landowner claims, but such claims would not deprive us of the properties. For information regarding native title or traditional landowner claims, see the discussion under the Australia/New Zealand section of Item 2, Properties, below.
We Compete With Other Mining Companies
We compete with other mining companies to attract and retain key executives, skilled labor and other employees with technical skills and experience in the mining industry. We also compete with other mining companies for rights to mine properties containing gold and other minerals. We may be unable to continue to attract and retain skilled and experienced employees, or to acquire additional rights to mine properties.
Certain Factors Outside of Our Control May Affect Our Ability to Support the Carrying Value of Goodwill
As of December 31, 2007, the carrying value of goodwill was approximately $186 or 1% of our total assets. Goodwill has been assigned to various mine site reporting units in the Australia/New Zealand Segment. This goodwill primarily arose in connection with our February 2002 acquisition of Normandy and represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. We evaluate, on at least an annual basis, the carrying amount of goodwill to determine whether current events and circumstances indicate that such carrying amount may no longer be recoverable. This evaluation involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of our reporting units to their carrying values. If the carrying amount of goodwill for any reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, a non-cash impairment charge could result. For a more detailed description of the estimates and assumptions involved in assessing the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill, see Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Critical Accounting Policies, below.
Our Ability to Recognize the Benefits of Deferred Tax Assets is Dependent on Future Cash Flows and Taxable Income
We recognize the expected future tax benefit from deferred tax assets when the tax benefit is considered to be more likely than not of being realized. Otherwise, a valuation allowance is applied against deferred tax assets. Assessing the recoverability of deferred tax assets requires management to make significant estimates related to expectations of future taxable income. Estimates of future taxable income are based on forecasted cash flows from operations and the application of existing tax laws in each jurisdiction. To the extent that future cash flows and taxable income differ significantly from estimates, our ability to realize the deferred tax assets could be impacted. Additionally, future changes in tax laws could limit our ability to obtain the future tax benefits represented by our deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2007, the Company’s current and long-term deferred tax assets were $112 and $1,036, respectively.
 
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Returns for Investments in Pension Plans Are Uncertain
We maintain pension plans for employees, which provide for specified payments after retirement for certain employees. The ability of the pension plans to provide the specified benefits depends on our funding of the plans and returns on investments made by the plans. Returns, if any, on investments are subject to fluctuations based on investment choices and market conditions. A sustained period of low returns or losses on investments could require us to fund the pension plans to a greater extent than anticipated.
 
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 ITEM 2. PROPERTIES (dollars in millions except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 Gold and Copper Processing Methods
Gold is extracted from naturally-oxidized ores by either heap leaching or milling, depending on the amount of gold contained in the ore, the amenability of the ore to treatment and related capital and operating costs. Higher grade oxide ores are generally processed through mills, where the ore is ground into a fine powder and mixed with water in slurry, which then passes through a carbon-in-leach circuit. Lower grade oxide ores are generally processed using heap leaching. Heap leaching consists of stacking crushed or run-of-mine ore on impermeable pads, where a weak cyanide solution is applied to the surface of the heap to dissolve the gold. In both cases, the gold-bearing solution is then collected and pumped to process facilities to remove the gold by collection on carbon or by zinc precipitation.
Gold contained in ores that are not naturally oxidized can be directly milled if the gold is amenable to cyanidization, generally known as free milling sulfide ores. Ores that are not amenable to cyanidization, known as refractory ores, require more costly and complex processing techniques than oxide or free milling ore. Higher-grade refractory ores are processed through either roasters or autoclaves. Roasters heat finely ground ore to a high temperature, burn off the carbon and oxidize the sulfide minerals that prevent efficient leaching. Autoclaves use heat, oxygen and pressure to oxidize sulfide ores.
Some sulfide ores may be processed through a flotation plant or by bio-milling. In flotation, ore is finely ground, turned into slurry, then placed in a tank known as a flotation cell. Chemicals are added to the slurry causing the gold-containing sulfides to float attached to air bubbles to the top of the tank. The sulfides are removed from the cell and converted into a concentrate that can then be processed in an autoclave or roaster to recover the gold. Bio-milling incorporates patented technology that involves inoculation of suitable crushed ore on a leach pad with naturally occurring bacteria strains, which oxidize the sulfides over a period of time. The ore is then processed through an oxide mill.
At Batu Hijau, ore containing copper and gold is crushed to a coarse size at the mine and then transported from the mine via conveyor to a concentrator, where it is finely ground and then treated by successive stages of flotation, resulting in a concentrate containing approximately 30% copper. The concentrate is dewatered and stored for loading onto ships for transport to smelters.
 
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 Production Properties
Set forth below is a description of Newmont’s significant production properties. Operating statistics for each operation are presented in a table in the next section of Item 2.
Nevada
We have been mining gold in Nevada since 1965. Nevada operations include Carlin, located west of the city of Elko on the geologic feature known as the Carlin Trend, the Twin Creeks mine, located approximately 15 miles north of Golconda, the Lone Tree Complex near the town of Valmy, and the Midas mine near the town of the same name. We also participate in the Turquoise Ridge joint venture with a subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corp. (“Barrick”), which utilizes mill capacity at Twin Creeks. The Phoenix mine, located 10 miles south of Battle Mountain, commenced commercial production in the fourth quarter of 2006. The Leeville underground mine, located on the Carlin Trend northwest of the Carlin East underground mine, also commenced commercial production in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Gold sales from Nevada totaled approximately 2.3 million ounces for 2007 with ore mined from nine open pit and five underground mines. At year-end 2007, we reported 29.4 million equity ounces of gold reserves in Nevada, with 84% in open pit mines and 16% in underground mines. Refractory ores require more complex, higher cost processing methods. Refractory ore treatment facilities generated 75% of Nevada’s gold production in 2007, compared with 72% in 2006, and 69% in 2005. With respect to remaining reserves, we estimate that 79% are refractory ores and 21% are oxide ores.
The Nevada operations produce gold from a variety of ore types requiring different processing techniques depending on economic and metallurgical characteristics. To ensure the best use of processing capacity, we use a linear programming model to guide the flow of both mining sequence selection and routing of ore streams to various plants. Higher-grade oxide ores are processed by conventional milling and cyanide leaching at Carlin (Mill 5), Twin Creeks (Juniper) and Lone Tree. Lower-grade material with suitable cyanide solubility is treated
 
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on heap leach pads at Carlin, Twin Creeks and Lone Tree. Higher-grade refractory ores are processed through either a roaster at Carlin (Mill 6) or autoclaves at Twin Creeks (Sage) and Lone Tree. Lower-grade refractory ores are processed by a flotation plant at Lone Tree or either bio-oxidation/flotation or direct flotation at Mill 5. Ore from the Midas mine is processed by conventional milling and Merrill-Crowe zinc precipitation. Activated carbon from the various leaching circuits is treated to produce gold ore at Carlin and Twin Creeks. Zinc precipitate at Midas is refined on-site. All milling at Lone Tree was completed in 2007.
We own, or control through long-term mining leases and unpatented mining claims, all of the minerals and surface area within the boundaries of the present Nevada mining operations (except for the Turquoise Ridge joint venture described below). The long-term leases extend for at least the anticipated mine life of those deposits. With respect to a significant portion of the Gold Quarry mine at Carlin, we own a 10% undivided interest in the mineral rights and lease the remaining 90%, on which we pay a royalty equivalent to 18% of the mineral production. We wholly-own or control the remainder of the Gold Quarry mineral rights, in some cases subject to additional royalties. With respect to certain smaller deposits in Western Nevada, we are obligated to pay royalties on production to third parties that vary from 2% to 5% of production.
We have a 25% interest in a joint venture with Barrick to operate the Turquoise Ridge and Getchell mines. Newmont has an agreement to provide up to 2,000 tons per day of milling capacity at Twin Creeks to the joint venture. Barrick is the operator of the joint venture. Gold sales of 62,844 in 2007, 58,300 ounces in 2006 and 52,300 ounces in 2005 were attributable to Newmont, based on our 25% ownership interest.
We have ore sale agreements with Barrick and Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (“Yukon-Nevada”) to process some of the Company’s ore. We recognized attributable gold sales, net of treatment charges, of 58,624 ounces in 2007, 99,500 ounces in 2006 and 104,600 ounces in 2005 pursuant to these agreements.
We have sales and refining agreements with Gerald Metals, Peñoles, Yukon-Nevada, Johnson Matthey, Just Refiners and Glencore to process intermediate gold bearing product.
Yanacocha, Peru
The properties of Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. (“Yanacocha”) are located approximately 375 miles (604 kilometers) north of Lima and 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of the city of Cajamarca, in Peru. Yanacocha began production in 1993. We hold a 51.35% interest in Yanacocha with the remaining interests held by Compañia de Minas Buenaventura, S.A.A. (43.65%) and the International Finance Corporation (5%).
Yanacocha has mining rights with respect to a large land position. Yanacocha’s mining rights consist of concessions granted by the Peruvian government to Yanacocha and a related entity. These mining concessions provide for both the right to explore and exploit. However, Yanacocha must first obtain the respective exploration and exploitation permits, which are generally granted in due course. Yanacocha may retain mining concessions indefinitely by paying annual fees and, during exploitation, complying with production obligations or paying assessed fines. Mining concessions are freely assignable or transferable.
Yanacocha currently has three active open pit mines, Cerro Yanacocha, La Quinua and Chaquicocha. In addition, reclamation and/or backfilling activities at Carachugo, San José and Maqui Maqui are currently underway. In addition, Yanacocha has four leach pads and three processing facilities. Yanacocha’s gold sales for 2007 totaled 1.6 million ounces (0.8 million equity ounces). At year-end 2007, we reported 14.2 million equity ounces of gold reserves at Yanacocha.
The Yanacocha operations contain the Conga deposit, for which a feasibility study was completed in 2004. We continue to evaluate the optimum development plan for Conga.
Yanacocha, along with other mining companies in Peru, agreed with the central government in 2006 to contribute 3.75% of its net profits to fund social development projects for a period of up to five years, contingent upon metal prices remaining high.
 
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Australia/New Zealand
In Australia, mineral exploration and mining titles are granted by the individual states or territories. Mineral titles may also be subject to native title legislation or, in the Northern Territory, to Aboriginal freehold title legislation that entitles indigenous persons to compensation calculated by reference to the gross value of production. In 1992, the High Court of Australia held that Aboriginal people who have maintained a continuing connection with their land according to their traditions and customs may hold certain rights in respect of the land, such rights commonly referred to as native title. Since the High Court’s decision, Australia has passed legislation providing for the protection of native title and established procedures for Aboriginal people to claim these rights. The fact that native title is claimed with respect to an area, however, does not necessarily mean that native title exists, and disputes may be resolved by the courts.
Generally, under native title legislation, all mining titles granted before January 1, 1994 are valid. Titles granted between January 1, 1994 and December 23, 1996, however, may be subject to invalidation if they were not obtained in compliance with applicable legislative procedures, though subsequent legislation has validated some of these titles. After December 23, 1996, mining titles over areas where native title is claimed to exist became subject to legislative processes that generally give native title claimants the “right to negotiate” with the title applicant for compensation and other conditions. Native title holders do not have a veto over the granting of mining titles, but if agreement cannot be reached, the matter can be referred to the National Native Title Tribunal for decision.
We do not expect that native title claims will have a material adverse effect on any of our operations in Australia. The High Court of Australia determined in an August 2002 decision, which refined and narrowed the scope of native title, that native title does not subsist in minerals in Western Australia and that the rights granted under a mining title would, to the extent inconsistent with asserted native title rights, operate to extinguish those native title rights. Generally, native title is only an issue for Newmont with respect to obtaining new mineral titles or moving from one form of title to another, for example, from an exploration title to a mining title. In these cases, the requirements for negotiation and the possibility of paying compensation may result in delay and increased costs for mining in the affected areas. Similarly, the process of conducting Aboriginal heritage surveys to identify and locate areas or sites of Aboriginal cultural significance can result in additional costs and delay in gaining access to land for exploration and mining-related activities.
In Australia, various ad valorem royalties are paid to state and territorial governments, typically based on a percentage of gross revenues and earnings.
Tanami.  The Tanami operations (100% owned) include The Granites treatment plant and associated mining operations, which are located in the Northern Territory approximately 342 miles (550 kilometers) northwest of Alice Springs, adjacent to the Tanami highway, and the Dead Bullock Soak mining operations, approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of The Granites. The Tanami operations have been wholly-owned since April 2003, when Newmont acquired the minority interests.
The operations are predominantly focused on the Callie underground mine at Dead Bullock Soak, with mill feed supplemented by production stockpiles from the Dead Bullock Soak open pit. Ore from all of these operations is processed through The Granites plant. During 2007, the Tanami operations sold 439,000 ounces of gold. At year-end 2007, we reported 1.7 million equity ounces of gold reserves at Tanami.
Kalgoorlie. The Kalgoorlie operations comprise the Fimiston open pit (commonly referred to as the Super Pit) and Mt. Charlotte underground mine at Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 373 miles (600 kilometers) east of Perth. The mines are managed by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd for the joint venture owners, Newmont and Barrick, each of which holds a 50% interest. The Super Pit is one of Australia’s largest gold mines in terms of gold production and annual mining volume. During 2007, the Kalgoorlie operations sold 323,400 equity ounces of gold. At year-end 2007, we reported 4.6 million equity ounces of gold reserves at Kalgoorlie.
 
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Jundee. The Jundee operation (100% owned) is situated approximately 435 miles (700 kilometers) northeast of Perth in Western Australia. During 2007 mining was conducted from both the underground and open pit deposits with the open pit operation ceasing production in November 2007. The milling operation was consolidated during the year with the relocation of the Nimary ball mill to the Jundee plant site. Jundee sold 298,200 ounces of gold in 2007. At year-end 2007, we reported 1.5 million equity ounces of gold reserves at Jundee.
Waihi. The Waihi operations (100% owned) are located within the town of Waihi, located approximately 68 miles (110 kilometers) southeast of Auckland, New Zealand and consist of the Favona underground deposit and the Martha open pit. The Waihi operation sold 92,900 ounces of gold during 2007. At year-end 2007, we reported 0.5 million equity ounces of gold reserves at Waihi. The Martha mine does not currently pay royalties. At Favona, Newmont pays a royalty of 1% of gross revenues from gold and silver sales, or 5% of accounting profit, whichever is greater.
Boddington. Boddington is a development project located 81 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of Perth in Western Australia. Boddington is owned by Newmont (66.67%) and AngloGold Ashanti Limited (33.33%). Development of the Boddington project was approximately 62% complete as of December 31, 2007, with mill start-up expected in late 2008 or early 2009. At year-end 2007, we reported 11.1 million equity ounces of gold reserves at Boddington.
Batu Hijau, Indonesia
Batu Hijau is located on the island of Sumbawa, approximately 950 miles (1,529 kilometers) east of Jakarta. Batu Hijau is a large porphyry copper/gold deposit which Newmont discovered in 1990. Development and construction activities began in 1997 and start-up occurred in late 1999. In 2007, copper sales were 427.5 million pounds (204.2 million equity pounds), while gold sales were 494,300 ounces (233,300 equity ounces). At year-end 2007, we reported 4.1 billion equity pounds of copper reserves and 4.2 million equity ounces of gold reserves at Batu Hijau.
We operate Batu Hijau, a producer of copper/gold concentrates, and have a 45% ownership interest therein, held through a partnership with an affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation. We have a 56.25% interest in the partnership and the Sumitomo affiliate holds the remaining 43.75%. The partnership, in turn, owns 80% of P.T. Newmont Nusa Tenggara (“PTNNT”), the subsidiary that owns Batu Hijau. The remaining 20% interest in PTNNT is owned by P.T. Pukuafu Indah (“PTPI”), an unrelated Indonesian company. Because PTPI’s interest was a carried interest, and because PTPI had been advanced a loan by the partnership, we reported a 52.875% economic interest in Batu Hijau, which reflected our actual economic interest in the mine until such time as the loan was fully repaid (including accrued interest). On May 25, 2007, PTPI fully repaid the loan (including accrued interest) and as a result, our economic interest was reduced from 52.875% to 45% and we recorded a net charge of $25 (after-tax) against Minority interest expense in the second quarter of 2007.
In Indonesia, rights are granted to foreign investors to explore for and to develop mineral resources within defined areas through Contracts of Work entered into with the Indonesian government. In 1986, PTNNT entered into a Contract of Work with the Indonesian government covering Batu Hijau, under which PTNNT was granted the exclusive right to explore in the contract area, construct any required facilities, extract and process the mineralized materials, and sell and export the minerals produced, subject to certain requirements including Indonesian government approvals and payment of royalties to the government. Under the Contract of Work, PTNNT has the right to continue operating the project for 30 years from operational start-up, or longer if approved by the Indonesian government.
Under the Contract of Work, beginning in 2005 and continuing through 2010, a portion of PTNNT’s shares must be offered for sale, first, to the Indonesian government or, second, to Indonesian nationals, equal to the difference between the following percentages and the percentage of shares already owned by the Indonesian
 
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government or Indonesian nationals (if such number is positive): 23% by March 31, 2006; 30% by March 31, 2007; 37% by March 31, 2008, 44% by March 31, 2009; and 51% by March 31, 2010. The price at which such interest must be offered for sale to the Indonesian parties is the highest of the then-current replacement cost, the price at which shares would be accepted for listing on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, or the fair market value of such interest as a going concern, as agreed with the Indonesian government. Pursuant to this provision, it is possible that the ownership interest of the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership in PTNNT, owner of Batu Hijau, could be reduced to 49%.
PTPI has owned and continues to own a 20% interest in PTNNT, and therefore the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership was required to offer a 3% interest for sale in 2006 and an additional 7% interest in 2007. A further 7% interest will be offered for sale in March 2008. In accordance with the Contract of Work, an offer to sell a 3% interest was made to the government of Indonesia in 2006 and an offer for an additional 7% interest was made in 2007. While the central government declined to participate in the offer, local governments in the area in which the Batu Hijau mine is located have expressed interest in acquiring shares, as have various Indonesian nationals. In January 2008, the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership agreed to sell, under a carried interest arrangement, 2% of PTNNT’s shares to Kabupaten Sumbawa, one of the local governments, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions. On February 11, 2008, PTNNT received notification from the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources (DEMR) alleging that PTNNT is in breach of its divestiture requirements under the Contract of Work and threatening to issue a notice to terminate the Contract of Work if PTNNT does not agree to divest the 2006 and 2007 shares, in accordance with the direction of the DEMR, by February 22, 2008. Newmont and Sumitomo believe there is no basis under the Contract of Work for this notification and no grounds for terminating the Contract of Work, and are currently evaluating possible responses to the February 11, 2008 default notice, including filing for international arbitration as provided for under the Contract of Work. Newmont and Sumitomo are in discussions with officials of the Government of Indonesia to attempt to clarify or resolve this issue.
The Company has been in discussions to renew its forest use permit (called a pinjam pakai) for over two years. This permit is a key requirement to continue to efficiently operate the Batu Hijau mine. The permit renewal has not been received and in the event it is not received by May 2008, it could have an adverse impact on operating and financial results.
Ghana
The Ahafo operation (100% owned) is located in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana, approximately 180 miles (290 kilometers) northwest of Accra. Ahafo poured its first gold on July 18, 2006 and commenced commercial production in August 2006. Ahafo sold 445,600 ounces of gold in 2007.
We currently operate two open pits at Ahafo with reserves contained in 17 pits. The process plant consists of a conventional mill and carbon-in-leach circuit. Ahafo reserves as of December 31, 2007, were 9.7 million equity ounces.
In December 2003, Ghana’s Parliament unanimously ratified an Investment Agreement between Newmont and the Government of Ghana. The Agreement establishes a fixed fiscal and legal regime, including fixed royalty and tax rates, for the life of any Newmont project in Ghana. Under the Agreement, we will pay corporate income tax at the Ghana statutory tax rate (presently 25%) not to exceed 32.5% and fixed gross royalties on gold production of 3.0% (3.6% for any production from forest reserve areas). The Government of Ghana is also entitled to receive 10% of a project’s net cash flow after we have recouped our investment and may acquire up to 20% of a project’s equity at fair market value on or after the 15 th anniversary of such project’s commencement of production. The Investment Agreement also contains commitments with respect to job training for local Ghanaians, community development, purchasing of local goods and services and environmental protection.
 
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We have one development project in Ghana, currently the subject of further optimization studies. The Akyem project (100% owned) is approximately 80 miles (125 kilometers) northwest of Accra. In 2007, the Company continued optimization and engineering on alternative plans for the proposed operation. The Company also initiated environmental and social baseline data collection in preparation for submitting permit documents in 2008.
Other Operations
Bolivia.  The Kori Kollo open pit mine is on a high plain in northwestern Bolivia near Oruro, on government mining concessions issued to a Bolivian corporation, Empresa Minera Inti Raymi S.A. (“Inti Raymi”), in which we have an 88% interest. The remaining 12% is owned by Mrs. Beatriz Rocabado. Inti Raymi owns and operates the mine. The mill was closed in October 2003 and production continued from residual leaching. In 2005, additional material from the stockpiles and Lla Llagua pit were placed on the existing leach pad and ore from the Kori Chaca pit was processed on a new leach pad. In 2007, Inti Raymi sold 76,300 equity ounces of gold. At year-end 2007, we reported 0.4 million equity ounces of gold reserves at Inti Raymi.
Mexico. We have a 44% interest in La Herradura, which is located in Mexico’s Sonora desert. La Herradura is operated by Industriales Peñoles (which owns the remaining 56% interest) and comprises an open pit operation with run-of-mine heap leach processing. La Herradura sold 85,700 equity ounces of gold in 2007. At year-end 2007, we reported 1.6 million equity ounces of gold reserves at La Herradura.
Canada. During 2007, our Canadian operations included one underground mine. Golden Giant (100% owned) is located approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Marathon in Ontario, Canada, and began production in 1985. Mining operations at Golden Giant were completed in December 2005 with remnant sales continuing through the second quarter of 2007. In 2007, Golden Giant sold 12,000 ounces of gold.
Other Property
Hope Bay. With the successful acquisition of Miramar in December 2007, we now control the Hope Bay project, a large undeveloped gold project in the Nunavut Territory of Canada. Hope Bay is consistent with the Company’s strategic focus on exploration and project development and was acquired with the intention of adding higher grade ore reserves and developing a new core gold mining district in a AAA-rated country. 
 
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 Operating Statistics
The following tables detail operating statistics related to gold production, sales and production costs.

 	  	Nevada	 	 	Yanacocha, Peru	 	
Year Ended December 31,	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	 	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Tons mined (000 dry short tons):	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Open pit	  	 	214,127	 	 	 	191,438	 	 	 	193,565	 	 	 	208,871	 	 	 	217,501	 	 	 	218,933	 	
Underground	  	 	1,942	 	 	 	1,651	 	 	 	1,727	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Tons milled/processed (000 dry short tons):	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Mill	  	 	25,526	 	 	 	17,882	 	 	 	15,570	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Leach	  	 	14,042	 	 	 	22,138	 	 	 	21,660	 	 	 	98,319	 	 	 	118,511	 	 	 	146,645	 	
Average ore grade (oz/ton):	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Mill	  	 	0.098	 	 	 	0.127	 	 	 	0.157	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Leach	  	 	0.035	 	 	 	0.026	 	 	 	0.024	 	 	 	0.019	 	 	 	0.026	 	 	 	0.028	 	
Average mill recovery rate	  	 	81.2	%	 	 	81.1	%	 	 	86.0	%	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Ounces produced (000):	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Mill	  	 	2,004	 	 	 	2,059	 	 	 	2,061	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Leach	  	 	332	 	 	 	364	 	 	 	351	 	 	 	1,565	 	 	 	2,612	 	 	 	3,333	 	
Incremental start-up	  	 	6	 	 	 	100	 	 	 	22	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	2,342	 	 	 	2,523	 	 	 	2,434	 	 	 	1,565	 	 	 	2,612	 	 	 	3,333	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ounces sold (000)	  	 	2,341	 	 	 	2,534	 	 	 	2,444	 	 	 	1,565	 	 	 	2,572	 	 	 	3,327	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Production costs per ounce:	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Direct mining and production costs	  	$	449	 	 	$	404	 	 	$	346	 	 	$	337	 	 	$	190	 	 	$	142	 	
Deferred stripping	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(20	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
By-product credits	  	 	(26	)	 	 	(15	)	 	 	(7	)	 	 	(22	)	 	 	(16	)	 	 	(10	)	
Royalties and production taxes	  	 	14	 	 	 	9	 	 	 	8	 	 	 	13	 	 	 	14	 	 	 	11	 	
Reclamation/accretion expense	  	 	2	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	2	 	
Other	  	 	5	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	4	 	 	 	11	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	2	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Costs applicable to sales	  	 	444	 	 	 	403	 	 	 	333	 	 	 	345	 	 	 	193	 	 	 	147	 	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	  	 	94	 	 	 	74	 	 	 	51	 	 	 	103	 	 	 	67	 	 	 	62	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total production costs	  	$	538	 	 	$	477	 	 	$	384	 	 	$	448	 	 	$	260	 	 	$	209	 	

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 	  	Australia/New Zealand	 	 	Batu Hijau, Indonesia	 	
Year Ended December 31,	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	 	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Tons mined (000 dry short tons):	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Open pit	  	 	56,259	 	 	 	54,221	 	 	 	60,691	 	 	 	244,907	 	 	 	293,159	 	 	 	225,838	 	
Underground	  	 	3,547	 	 	 	3,658	 	 	 	3,394	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Tons milled (000 dry short tons)	  	 	11,932	 	 	 	13,070	 	 	 	15,233	 	 	 	46,782	 	 	 	47,026	 	 	 	50,210	 	
Average ore grade (oz/ton)	  	 	0.102	 	 	 	0.102	 	 	 	0.102	 	 	 	0.014	 	 	 	0.012	 	 	 	0.018	 	
Average mill recovery rate	  	 	91.3	%	 	 	90.9	%	 	 	91.1	%	 	 	81.9	%	 	 	79.5	%	 	 	80.7	%	
Ounces produced (000)	  	 	1,117	 	 	 	1,216	 	 	 	1,402	 	 	 	548	 	 	 	448	 	 	 	732	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ounces sold (000)	  	 	1,153	 	 	 	1,176	 	 	 	1,409	 	 	 	494	 	 	 	435	 	 	 	720	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Production costs per ounce:	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Direct mining and production costs	  	$	462	 	 	$	364	 	 	$	314	 	 	$	233	 	 	$	203	 	 	$	145	 	
Deferred stripping	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(5	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1	 	
By-product credits	  	 	(5	)	 	 	(10	)	 	 	(9	)	 	 	(8	)	 	 	(9	)	 	 	(5	)	
Royalties and production taxes	  	 	29	 	 	 	28	 	 	 	13	 	 	 	15	 	 	 	13	 	 	 	9	 	
Reclamation/accretion expense	  	 	5	 	 	 	5	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	2	 	
Other	  	 	5	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Costs applicable to sales	  	 	496	 	 	 	389	 	 	 	319	 	 	 	243	 	 	 	209	 	 	 	152	 	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	  	 	94	 	 	 	78	 	 	 	66	 	 	 	50	 	 	 	46	 	 	 	47	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total production costs	  	$	590	 	 	$	467	 	 	$	385	 	 	$	293	 	 	$	255	 	 	$	199	 	

 	  	Ahafo, Ghana	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Year Ended December 31,	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tons mined (000 dry short tons):	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Open pit	  	 	44,235	 	 	 	19,999	 	 				 				 				 				
Underground	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 				 				 				 				
Tons milled (000 dry short tons)	  	 	8,090	 	 	 	3,515	 	 				 				 				 				
Average ore grade: (oz/ton)	  	 	0.060	 	 	 	0.065	 	 				 				 				 				
Average mill recovery rate	  	 	92.0	%	 	 	88.3	%	 				 				 				 				
Ounces produced (000):	  	 	456	 	 	 	202	 	 				 				 				 				
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				 				 				 				
Ounces sold (000)	  	 	446	 	 	 	202	 	 				 				 				 				
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				 				 				 				
Production costs per ounce:	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Direct mining and production costs	  	$	373	 	 	$	277	 	 				 				 				 				
By-product credits and other	  	 	(1	)	 	 	(1	)	 				 				 				 				
Royalties and production taxes	  	 	21	 	 	 	18	 	 				 				 				 				
Reclamation/accretion expense	  	 	1	 	 	 	1	 	 				 				 				 				
Other	  	 	2	 	 	 	2	 	 				 				 				 				
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				 				 				 				
Costs applicable to sales	  	 	396	 	 	 	297	 	 				 				 				 				
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	  	 	96	 	 	 	94	 	 				 				 				 				
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				 				 				 				
Total production costs	  	$	492	 	 	$	391	 	 				 				 				 				

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 	  	Other Operations	 	 	Total Gold	 	
Year Ended December 31,	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	 	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Ounces produced (000):	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Mill	  	 	12	 	 	 	59	 	 	 	162	 	 	 	4,137	 	 	 	3,979	 	 	 	4,357	 	
Leach	  	 	175	 	 	 	208	 	 	 	177	 	 	 	2,072	 	 	 	3,184	 	 	 	3,861	 	
Incremental start-up	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	105	 	 	 	22	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	187	 	 	 	267	 	 	 	339	 	 	 	6,215	 	 	 	7,268	 	 	 	8,240	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ounces sold (000)	  	 	185	 	 	 	267	 	 	 	337	 	 	 	6,184	 	 	 	7,186	 	 	 	8,237	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Production costs per ounce:	  				 				 				 				 				 				
Direct mining and production costs	  	$	334	 	 	$	214	 	 	$	230	 	 	$	397	 	 	$	301	 	 	$	238	 	
Deferred stripping	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(8	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(7	)	
By-product credits	  	 	(18	)	 	 	(11	)	 	 	(3	)	 	 	(18	)	 	 	(13	)	 	 	(8	)	
Royalties and production taxes	  	 	(1	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	17	 	 	 	10	 	 	 	7	 	
Reclamation/accretion expense	  	 	10	 	 	 	9	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	4	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	2	 	
Other	  	 	7	 	 	 	10	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	3	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Costs applicable to sales	  	 	332	 	 	 	222	 	 	 	233	 	 	 	406	 	 	 	303	 	 	 	235	 	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	  	 	91	 	 	 	69	 	 	 	58	 	 	 	93	 	 	 	71	 	 	 	58	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total production costs	  	$	423	 	 	$	291	 	 	$	291	 	 	$	499	 	 	$	374	 	 	$	293	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The following table details operating statistics related to Batu Hijau copper production, sales and production costs.

 	  	Batu Hijau, Indonesia	 	
Year Ended December 31,	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Tons milled (000 dry short tons)	  	 	46,782	 	 	 	47,026	 	 	 	50,210	 	
Average copper grade	  	 	0.60	%	 	 	0.55	%	 	 	0.69	%	
Average copper recovery rate	  	 	86.1	%	 	 	87.3	%	 	 	86.7	%	
Copper pounds produced (millions)	  	 	484	 	 	 	454	 	 	 	596	 	
Copper pounds sold (millions)	  	 	428	 	 	 	435	 	 	 	573	 	
				
Production costs per pound:	  				 				 				
Costs applicable to sales	  	$	1.10	 	 	$	0.71	 	 	$	0.53	 	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	  	 	0.22	 	 	 	0.15	 	 	 	0.15	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total production costs	  	$	1.32	 	 	$	0.86	 	 	$	0.68	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 Proven and Probable Equity Reserves
We had proven and probable equity gold reserves of 86.5 million contained ounces as of December 31, 2007.
Reserves were calculated at a $575, A$750 or NZ$850 per ounce gold price assumption. Our 2007 reserves would decline by approximately 6%, or 5.6 million ounces, if calculated at a $550 per ounce gold price. An increase in the gold price to $600 per ounce would increase reserves by approximately 4%, or 4.0 million ounces, all other assumptions remaining constant.
As of December 31, 2007, our equity gold reserves in Nevada were 29.4 million ounces. Outside of Nevada, year-end equity gold reserves were 57.1 million ounces, including 19.4 million ounces in Australia/New Zealand, 17.4 million ounces in Ghana, 14.2 million ounces in Peru, 4.2 million ounces in Indonesia and 2.0 million ounces at Other Operations.
 
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Our equity copper reserves as of December 31, 2007 were 7.6 billion contained pounds. Reserves were calculated at a price of $1.75 or A$2.00 per pound assumption.
Under our current mining plans, all of our reserves are located on fee property or mining claims or will be depleted during the terms of existing mining licenses or concessions, or where applicable, any assured renewal or extension periods for the licenses or concessions.
Proven and probable equity reserves are based on extensive drilling, sampling, mine modeling and metallurgical testing from which we determined economic feasibility. The price sensitivity of reserves depends upon several factors including grade, metallurgical recovery, operating cost, waste-to-ore ratio and ore type. Metallurgical recovery rates vary depending on the metallurgical properties of each deposit and the production process used. The reserve tables below list the average metallurgical recovery rate for each deposit, which takes into account the several different processing methods that we use. The cut-off grade, or lowest grade of mineralized material considered economic to process, varies with material type, metallurgical recoveries and operating costs.
The proven and probable equity reserve figures presented herein are estimates based on information available at the time of calculation. No assurance can be given that the indicated levels of recovery of gold and copper will be realized. Ounces of gold or pounds of copper in the proven and probable reserves are calculated without regard to any losses during metallurgical treatment. Reserve estimates may require revision based on actual production experience. Market price fluctuations of gold and copper, as well as increased production costs or reduced metallurgical recovery rates, could render proven and probable reserves containing relatively lower grades of mineralization uneconomic to exploit and might result in a reduction of reserves.
We publish reserves annually, and we will recalculate reserves as of December 31, 2008, taking into account metal prices, divestments and depletion as well as any acquisitions and additions to reserves during 2008.
 
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The following tables detail gold proven and probable equity reserves (1) reflecting only those reserves owned by Newmont as of December 31, 2007 and 2006:

Deposits/Districts	 	Newmont
Share	 	 	December 31, 2007	 	Metallurgical
Recovery (3)	 	
	 			 	Proven Reserves	 	Probable Reserves	 	Proven and Probable
Reserves	 			
	 			 	Tonnage (2)
 (000)	 	Grade
(oz/ton)	 	Ounces (3)
 (000)	 	Tonnage (2)
 (000)	 	Grade
(oz/ton)	 	Ounces (3)
 (000)	 	Tonnage (2)
 (000)	 	Grade
(oz/ton)	 	Ounces (3)
 (000)	 			
Nevada (4)	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Carlin Open Pit (5)	 	100	%	 	17,700	 	0.065	 	1,140	 	195,800	 	0.043	 	8,380	 	213,500	 	0.045	 	9,520	 	71	%	
Carlin Underground	 	100	%	 	1,500	 	0.318	 	490	 	5,700	 	0.407	 	2,330	 	7,200	 	0.388	 	2,820	 	94	%	
Midas (6)	 	100	%	 	600	 	0.539	 	340	 	400	 	0.428	 	190	 	1,000	 	0.493	 	530	 	95	%	
Phoenix	 	100	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	278,100	 	0.027	 	7,600	 	278,100	 	0.027	 	7,600	 	75	%	
Turquoise Ridge (7)	 	25	%	 	2,100	 	0.477	 	990	 	700	 	0.402	 	290	 	2,800	 	0.458	 	1,280	 	92	%	
Twin Creeks	 	100	%	 	4,200	 	0.072	 	300	 	47,900	 	0.079	 	3,780	 	52,100	 	0.078	 	4,080	 	80	%	
Nevada In-Process (8)	 	100	%	 	40,200	 	0.026	 	1,060	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	40,200	 	0.026	 	1,060	 	66	%	
Nevada Stockpiles (9)	 	100	%	 	30,900	 	0.079	 	2,440	 	1,500	 	0.030	 	40	 	32,400	 	0.077	 	2,480	 	77	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	97,200	 	0.070	 	6,760	 	530,100	 	0.043	 	22,610	 	627,300	 	0.047	 	29,370	 	77	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Yanacocha, Peru	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Conga (10)	 	51.35	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	317,200	 	0.019	 	6,080	 	317,200	 	0.019	 	6,080	 	79	%	
Yanacocha In-Process (8)(11)	 	51.35	%	 	20,700	 	0.027	 	560	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	20,700	 	0.027	 	560	 	76	%	
Yanacocha Open Pits (11)	 	51.35	%	 	26,400	 	0.023	 	600	 	229,200	 	0.030	 	6,940	 	255,600	 	0.029	 	7,540	 	69	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	47,100	 	0.025	 	1,160	 	546,400	 	0.024	 	13,020	 	593,500	 	0.024	 	14,180	 	74	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Australia/New Zealand	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Boddington, Western Australia (12)	 	66.67	%	 	124,900	 	0.026	 	3,240	 	352,000	 	0.022	 	7,850	 	476,900	 	0.023	 	11,090	 	82	%	
Jundee, Western Australia (13)	 	100	%	 	3,000	 	0.148	 	450	 	3,700	 	0.283	 	1,040	 	6,700	 	0.222	 	1,490	 	91	%	
Kalgoorlie Open Pits and Underground	 	50	%	 	32,500	 	0.061	 	1,980	 	33,600	 	0.065	 	2,190	 	66,100	 	0.063	 	4,170	 	86	%	
Kalgoorlie Stockpiles (9)	 	50	%	 	13,500	 	0.031	 	420	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	13,500	 	0.031	 	420	 	79	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Total Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (14)	 	50	%	 	46,000	 	0.052	 	2,400	 	33,600	 	0.065	 	2,190	 	79,600	 	0.058	 	4,590	 	85	%	
Tanami Underground and Open Pits	 	100	%	 	6,200	 	0.144	 	890	 	5,200	 	0.138	 	710	 	11,400	 	0.141	 	1,600	 	95	%	
Tanami Stockpiles (9)	 	100	%	 	400	 	0.081	 	30	 	1,500	 	0.036	 	60	 	1,900	 	0.045	 	90	 	95	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Total Tanami, Northern Territory (15)	 	100	%	 	6,600	 	0.140	 	920	 	6,700	 	0.115	 	770	 	13,300	 	0.127	 	1,690	 	95	%	
Waihi, New Zealand (16)	 	100	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	3,800	 	0.131	 	500	 	3,800	 	0.131	 	500	 	89	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	180,500	 	0.039	 	7,010	 	399,800	 	0.031	 	12,350	 	580,300	 	0.033	 	19,360	 	85	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Batu Hijau, Indonesia	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Open Pit (17)	 	45	%	 	132,700	 	0.013	 	1,780	 	246,200	 	0.008	 	2,050	 	378,900	 	0.010	 	3,830	 	77	%	
Stockpiles (9) (17)	 	45	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	114,300	 	0.004	 	410	 	114,300	 	0.004	 	410	 	64	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	132,700	 	0.013	 	1,780	 	360,500	 	0.007	 	2,460	 	493,200	 	0.009	 	4,240	 	76	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Ghana	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Ahafo (18)	 	100	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	124,000	 	0.078	 	9,720	 	124,000	 	0.078	 	9,720	 	87	%	
Akyem (19)	 	100	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	147,200	 	0.052	 	7,660	 	147,200	 	0.052	 	7,660	 	89	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	—	 	—	 	—	 	271,200	 	0.064	 	17,380	 	271,200	 	0.064	 	17,380	 	88	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Other Operations	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Kori Kollo, Bolivia (20)	 	88	%	 	7,800	 	0.018	 	140	 	17,400	 	0.016	 	280	 	25,200	 	0.017	 	420	 	59	%	
La Herradura, Mexico (21)	 	44	%	 	32,600	 	0.023	 	760	 	35,100	 	0.023	 	820	 	67,700	 	0.023	 	1,580	 	66	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	40,400	 	0.022	 	900	 	52,500	 	0.021	 	1,100	 	92,900	 	0.022	 	2,000	 	65	%	

Total Gold	 			 	497,900	 	0.035	 	17,610	 	2,160,500	 	0.032	 	68,920	 	2,658,400	 	0.033	 	86,530	 	80	%	

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Deposits/Districts	 	Newmont
Share	 	 	December 31, 2006	 	Metallurgical
Recovery (3)	 	
	 			 	Proven Reserves	 	Probable Reserves	 	Proven and Probable
Reserves	 			
	 			 	Tonnage (2)
 (000)	 	Grade
(oz/ton)	 	Ounces (3)
 (000)	 	Tonnage (2)
 (000)	 	Grade
(oz/ton)	 	Ounces (3)
 (000)	 	Tonnage (2)
 (000)	 	Grade
(oz/ton)	 	Ounces (3)
 (000)	 			
Nevada	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Carlin Open Pit	 	100	%	 	25,900	 	0.069	 	1,780	 	245,700	 	0.040	 	9,750	 	271,600	 	0.042	 	11,530	 	74	%	
Carlin Underground	 	100	%	 	1,700	 	0.44	 	750	 	5,700	 	0.44	 	2,510	 	7,400	 	0.44	 	3,260	 	94	%	
Midas	 	100	%	 	600	 	0.58	 	350	 	600	 	0.35	 	200	 	1,200	 	0.47	 	550	 	95	%	
Phoenix	 	100	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	295,200	 	0.027	 	8,080	 	295,200	 	0.027	 	8,080	 	75	%	
Turquoise Ridge	 	25	%	 	1,200	 	0.54	 	640	 	900	 	0.54	 	510	 	2,100	 	0.54	 	1,150	 	90	%	
Twin Creeks	 	100	%	 	15,500	 	0.084	 	1,300	 	49,300	 	0.075	 	3,680	 	64,800	 	0.077	 	4,980	 	81	%	
Nevada In-Process (8)	 	100	%	 	45,600	 	0.024	 	1,120	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	45,600	 	0.024	 	1,120	 	66	%	
Nevada Stockpiles (9)	 	100	%	 	29,100	 	0.080	 	2,330	 	2,500	 	0.045	 	110	 	31,600	 	0.077	 	2,440	 	76	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	119,600	 	0.069	 	8,270	 	599,900	 	0.041	 	24,840	 	719,500	 	0.046	 	33,110	 	78	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Yanacocha, Peru	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Conga	 	51.35	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	317,200	 	0.019	 	6,080	 	317,200	 	0.019	 	6,080	 	79	%	
Yanacocha In-Process (8)	 	51.35	%	 	24,000	 	0.028	 	670	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	24,000	 	0.028	 	670	 	71	%	
Yanacocha Open Pits	 	51.35	%	 	28,500	 	0.020	 	560	 	249,300	 	0.031	 	7,750	 	277,800	 	0.030	 	8,310	 	68	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	52,500	 	0.023	 	1,230	 	566,500	 	0.024	 	13,830	 	619,000	 	0.024	 	15,060	 	73	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Australia/New Zealand	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Boddington, Western Australia	 	66.67	%	 	100,800	 	0.027	 	2,760	 	276,900	 	0.023	 	6,330	 	377,700	 	0.024	 	9,090	 	82	%	
Jundee, Western Australia	 	100	%	 	2,500	 	0.086	 	220	 	4,400	 	0.29	 	1,260	 	6,900	 	0.21	 	1,480	 	93	%	
Kalgoorlie Open Pits and Underground	 	50	%	 	34,500	 	0.061	 	2,120	 	40,100	 	0.064	 	2,550	 	74,600	 	0.063	 	4,670	 	86	%	
Kalgoorlie Stockpiles (9)	 	50	%	 	13,100	 	0.032	 	420	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	13,100	 	0.032	 	420	 	79	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Total Kalgoorlie, Western Australia	 	50	%	 	47,600	 	0.053	 	2,540	 	40,100	 	0.064	 	2,550	 	87,700	 	0.058	 	5,090	 	85	%	
Pajingo, Queensland (22)	 	100	%	 	600	 	0.31	 	170	 	700	 	0.17	 	130	 	1,300	 	0.23	 	300	 	96	%	
Tanami Underground and Open Pits	 	100	%	 	5,100	 	0.16	 	800	 	7,100	 	0.15	 	1,060	 	12,200	 	0.15	 	1,860	 	95	%	
Tanami Stockpiles (9)	 	100	%	 	400	 	0.084	 	40	 	2,600	 	0.032	 	80	 	3,000	 	0.039	 	120	 	95	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Total Tanami, Northern Territory	 	100	%	 	5,500	 	0.15	 	840	 	9,700	 	0.12	 	1,140	 	15,200	 	0.13	 	1,980	 	95	%	
Waihi, New Zealand	 	100	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	4,100	 	0.14	 	560	 	4,100	 	0.14	 	560	 	90	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	157,000	 	0.042	 	6,530	 	335,900	 	0.036	 	11,970	 	492,900	 	0.038	 	18,500	 	86	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Batu Hijau, Indonesia	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Open Pit	 	52.875	%	 	106,100	 	0.015	 	1,540	 	266,100	 	0.011	 	2,960	 	372,200	 	0.012	 	4,500	 	80	%	
Stockpiles (9)	 	52.875	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	145,800	 	0.004	 	540	 	145,800	 	0.004	 	540	 	67	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	106,100	 	0.015	 	1,540	 	411,900	 	0.009	 	3,500	 	518,000	 	0.010	 	5,040	 	79	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Ghana	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Ahafo	 	100	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	163,800	 	0.078	 	12,620	 	163,800	 	0.078	 	12,620	 	87	%	
Akyem	 	100	%	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	147,200	 	0.052	 	7,660	 	147,200	 	0.052	 	7,660	 	89	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	—	 	—	 	—	 	311,000	 	0.065	 	20,280	 	311,000	 	0.065	 	20,280	 	88	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
Other Operations	 			 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 			
Kori Kollo, Bolivia	 	88	%	 	20,300	 	0.004	 	80	 	21,500	 	0.018	 	390	 	41,800	 	0.011	 	470	 	61	%	
La Herradura, Mexico	 	44	%	 	27,000	 	0.020	 	540	 	37,500	 	0.023	 	850	 	64,500	 	0.022	 	1,390	 	66	%	
	 			 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 			
	 			 	47,300	 	0.013	 	620	 	59,000	 	0.021	 	1,240	 	106,300	 	0.017	 	1,860	 	65	%	

Total Gold	 			 	482,500	 	0.038	 	18,190	 	2,284,200	 	0.033	 	75,660	 	2,766,700	 	0.034	 	93,850	 	81	%	

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(1)	The term “reserve” means that part of a mineral deposit that can be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time of the reserve determination.	
The term “economically,” as used in the definition of reserve, means that profitable extraction or production has been established or analytically demonstrated in a full feasibility study to be viable and justifiable under reasonable investment and market assumptions.
The term “legally,” as used in the definition of reserve, does not imply that all permits needed for mining and processing have been obtained or that other legal issues have been completely resolved. However, for a reserve to exist, Newmont must have a justifiable expectation, based on applicable laws and regulations, that issuance of permits or resolution of legal issues necessary for mining and processing at a particular deposit will be accomplished in the ordinary course and in a timeframe consistent with Newmont’s current mine plans.
The term “proven reserves” means reserves for which (a) quantity is computed from dimensions revealed in outcrops, trenches, workings or drill holes; (b) grade and/or quality are computed from the results of detailed sampling; and (c) the sites for inspection, sampling and measurements are spaced so closely and the geologic character is sufficiently defined that size, shape, depth and mineral content of reserves are well established.
The term “probable reserves” means reserves for which quantity and grade are computed from information similar to that used for proven reserves, but the sites for sampling are farther apart or are otherwise less adequately spaced. The degree of assurance, although lower than that for proven reserves, is high enough to assume continuity between points of observation.
Proven and probable equity reserves were calculated using different cut-off grades. The term “cut-off grade” means the lowest grade of mineralized material that can be included in the reserves in a given deposit. Cut-off grades vary between deposits depending upon prevailing economic conditions, mineability of the deposit, by-products, amenability of the ore to gold or copper extraction, and type of milling or leaching facilities available.
2007 reserves were calculated at a $575, A$750 or NZ$850 per ounce gold price unless otherwise noted.
2006 reserves were calculated at a $500, A$675 or NZ$750 per ounce gold price unless otherwise noted.
(2)	Tonnages include allowances for losses resulting from mining methods. Tonnages are rounded to the nearest 100,000.	

(3)	Ounces or pounds are estimates of metal contained in ore tonnages and do not include allowances for processing losses. Metallurgical recovery rates represent the estimated amount of metal to be recovered through metallurgical extraction processes. Ounces are rounded to the nearest 10,000.	

(4)	Cut-off grades utilized in Nevada 2007 reserves were as follows: oxide leach material not less than 0.006 ounce per ton; oxide mill material not less than 0.040 ounce per ton; refractory leach material not less than 0.025 ounce per ton; and refractory mill material not less than 0.047 ounce per ton.	

(5)	Includes undeveloped reserves at Castle Reef, North Lantern and Emigrant deposits for combined total undeveloped reserves of 1.5 million ounces.	

(6)	Also contains reserves of 7.5 million ounces of silver with a metallurgical recovery of 88%.	

(7)	Reserve estimates provided by Barrick, the operator of the Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture.	

(8)	In-process material is the material on leach pads at the end of the year from which gold remains to be recovered. In-process material reserves are reported separately where tonnage or contained ounces are greater than 5% of the total site-reported reserves and contained ounces are greater than 100,000.	

(9)	Stockpiles are comprised primarily of material that has been set aside to allow processing of higher grade material in the mills. Stockpiles increase or decrease depending on current mine plans. Stockpile reserves are reported separately where tonnage or contained ounces are greater than 5% of the total site-reported reserves and contained ounces are greater than 100,000.	

(10)	Deposit is currently undeveloped. Gold cut-off grade is not applicable due to reliance on copper credits.	

(11)	Reserves include the currently undeveloped deposit at Corimayo, which contains reserves of 2.5 million equity ounces. Cut-off grades utilized in 2007 reserves were as follows: oxide leach material not less than 0.004 ounce per ton; and oxide mill material not less than 0.030 ounce per ton.	

(12)	Deposit is currently being developed. Mill startup is expected in late 2008 or early 2009. Gold cut-off grade is not applicable due to reliance on copper credits.	

(13)	Cut-off grade utilized in 2007 reserves not less than 0.020 ounce per ton.	

(14)	Cut-off grade utilized in 2007 reserves not less than 0.026 ounce per ton.	

(15)	Cut-off grade utilized in 2007 reserves not less than 0.031 ounce per ton.	

(16)	Cut-off grade utilized in 2007 reserves not less than 0.023 ounce per ton.	

(17)	Percentage reflects Newmont’s economic interest at December 31, 2007. On May 25, 2007, the minority owner of the Batu Hijau mine fully repaid a loan from a Newmont subsidiary. As a result of the loan repayment, Newmont’s economic interest was reduced from 52.875% to 45%. Gold cut-off grade is not applicable due to reliance on copper credits.	

(18)	Includes undeveloped reserves at Awonsu, Amoma, Yamfo South, Yamfo Central, Techire West, Subenso South, Subenso North, Yamfo Northeast and Susuan totaling 5.3 million ounces. Cut-off grade utilized in 2007 reserves not less than 0.029 ounce per ton.	

(19)	Deposit is undeveloped. Cut-off grade utilized in 2007 reserves not less than 0.012 ounce per ton.	

(20)	Cut-off grade utilized in 2007 reserves not less than 0.007 ounce per ton.	

(21)	Cut-off grade utilized in 2007 reserves not less than 0.009 ounce per ton.	

(22)	Pajingo assets were sold in 2007.	
 
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The following tables detail copper proven and probable equity reserves (1) reflecting only those reserves owned by Newmont as of December 31, 2007 and 2006:

Deposits/Districts	 	Newmont
Share	 	 	December 31, 2007	 	Metallurgical
Recovery (3)	 	
	 			 	Proven Reserves	 	Probable Reserves	 	Proven and Probable Reserves	 			
	 			 	Tonnage (2)
 (000)	 	Grade
(Cu %)	 	 	Pounds (3)
(millions)	 	Tonnage (2)
 (000)	 	Grade
(Cu %)	 	 	Pounds (3)
(millions)	 	Tonnage (2)
 (000)	 	Grade
(Cu %)	 	 	Pounds (3)
(millions)	 			
Batu Hijau Open Pit (4)	 	45	%	 	132,700	 	0.50	%	 	1,330	 	246,200	 	0.40	%	 	1,970	 	378,900	 	0.43	%	 	3,300	 	79	%	
Batu Hijau Stockpiles (4)(5)  	 	45	%	 	—	 	—	 	 	—	 	114,300	 	0.36	%	 	820	 	114,300	 	0.36	%	 	820	 	64	%	
	 			 	 	 			 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 			
Total Batu Hijau, Indonesia (4)	 	45	%	 	132,700	 	0.50	%	 	1,330	 	360,500	 	0.39	%	 	2,790	 	493,200	 	0.42	%	 	4,120	 	76	%	
Boddington, Western Australia (6)	 	66.67	%	 	124,900	 	0.11	%	 	280	 	351,600	 	0.11	%	 	750	 	476,500	 	0.11	%	 	1,030	 	83	%	
Conga, Peru (7)  	 	51.35	%	 	—	 	—	 	 	—	 	317,200	 	0.26	%	 	1,660	 	317,200	 	0.26	%	 	1,660	 	85	%	
Phoenix, Nevada	 	100	%	 	—	 	—	 	 	—	 	279,600	 	0.13	%	 	740	 	279,600	 	0.13	%	 	740	 	66	%	
	 			 	 	 			 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 			
Total Copper	 			 	257,600	 	0.31	%	 	1,610	 	1,308,900	 	0.23	%	 	5,940	 	1,566,500	 	0.24	%	 	7,550	 	78	%	

Deposits/Districts	 	Newmont
Share	 	 	December 31, 2006	 	Metallurgical
Recovery (3)	 	
	 			 	Proven Reserves	 	Probable Reserves	 	Proven and Probable Reserves	 			
	 			 	Tonnage (2)
(000)	 	Grade
(Cu %)	 	 	Pounds (3)
(millions)	 	Tonnage (2)
(000)	 	Grade
(Cu %)	 	 	Pounds (3)
(millions)	 	Tonnage (2)
(000)	 	Grade
(Cu %)	 	 	Pounds (3)
(millions)	 			
Batu Hijau Open Pit	 	52.875	%	 	106,100	 	0.53	%	 	1,120	 	266,100	 	0.47	%	 	2,530	 	372,200	 	0.49	%	 	3,650	 	85	%	
Batu Hijau Stockpiles (5)  	 	52.875	%	 	—	 	—	 	 	—	 	145,800	 	0.37	%	 	1,070	 	145,800	 	0.37	%	 	1,070	 	72	%	
	 			 	 	 			 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 			
Total Batu Hijau, Indonesia	 	52.875	%	 	106,100	 	0.53	%	 	1,120	 	411,900	 	0.44	%	 	3,600	 	518,000	 	0.46	%	 	4,720	 	82	%	
Boddington, Western Australia (6)	 	66.67	%	 	100,800	 	0.11	%	 	230	 	276,600	 	0.11	%	 	610	 	377,400	 	0.11	%	 	840	 	83	%	
Conga, Peru (7)  	 	51.35	%	 	—	 	—	 	 	—	 	317,200	 	0.26	%	 	1,660	 	317,200	 	0.26	%	 	1,660	 	85	%	
Phoenix, Nevada	 	100	%	 	—	 	—	 	 	—	 	296,600	 	0.13	%	 	770	 	296,600	 	0.13	%	 	770	 	65	%	
	 			 	 	 			 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 			
Total Copper	 			 	206,900	 	0.33	%	 	1,350	 	1,302,300	 	0.25	%	 	6,640	 	1,509,200	 	0.26	%	 	7,990	 	81	%	

(1)	See footnote (1) to the Gold Proven and Probable Equity Reserves tables above. Copper reserves for 2007 were calculated at a $1.75 or A$2.00 per pound copper price. Copper reserves for 2006 were calculated at a $1.25 or A$1.70 per pound copper price.	

(2)	See footnote (2) to the Gold Proven and Probable Equity Reserves tables above. Tonnages are rounded to nearest 100,000.	

(3)	See footnote (3) to the Gold Proven and Probable Equity Reserves tables above. Pounds are rounded to the nearest 10 million.	

(4)	Percentage reflects Newmont’s economic interest at December 31, 2007. On May 25, 2007, the minority owner of the Batu Hijau mine fully repaid a loan from a Newmont subsidiary. As a result of the loan repayment, Newmont’s economic interest was reduced from 52.875% to 45%. Copper cut-off grade is not applicable due to reliance on gold credits.	

(5)	Stockpiles are comprised primarily of material that has been set aside to allow processing of higher grade material in the mills. Stockpiles increase or decrease depending on current mine plans. Stockpiles are reported separately where tonnage or contained metal are greater than 5% of the total site reported reserves.	

(6)	Deposit is currently being developed. Mill startup is expected in late 2008 or early 2009. Copper cut-off grade is not applicable due to reliance on gold credits.	

(7)	Deposit is undeveloped. Copper cut-off grade is not applicable due to reliance on gold credits.	
 
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The following table reconciles year-end 2007 and 2006 gold proven and probable equity reserves:

 	  	Equity
Contained Ounces	 	
 	  	(in millions)	 	
December 31, 2006	  	93.9	 	
Depletion (1)	  	(7.3	)	
Divestments/Other (2)	  	(0.9	)	
Revisions and Additions, net (3)	  	0.8	 	
	  	 	 	
December 31, 2007	  	86.5	 	

(1)	Reserves mined and processed in 2007.	

(2)	Includes the reduction in Newmont’s economic interest in Batu Hijau from 52.875% to 45% and the sale of Pajingo.	

(3)	Revisions and additions are due to reserve conversions, optimizations, model updates, metal price changes and updated unit costs and recoveries.	
 
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 ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For a discussion of legal proceedings, see Note 32 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise, during the quarter ended December 31, 2007.
 ITEM 4A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Newmont’s executive officers as of February 20, 2008 were:

Name	  	Age	    	Office	
Richard T. O’Brien	  	53	    	President and Chief Executive Officer	
Britt D. Banks	  	46	    	Executive Vice President, Legal and External Affairs	
Russell Ball	  	39	    	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	
Steve Enders	  	53	    	Senior Vice President, Exploration	
Randy Engel	  	41	    	Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development	
Guy Lansdown	  	47	    	Senior Vice President, Project Development and Technical Services	
David Gutierrez	  	53	    	Vice President, Tax and Accounting	
Brian A. Hill	  	48	    	Vice President, Asia Pacific Operations	
Brant Hinze	  	52	    	Vice President, North American Operations	
Jeffrey R. Huspeni	  	52	    	Vice President, African Operations	
Roger Johnson	  	50	    	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer	
Thomas P. Mahoney	  	52	    	Vice President and Treasurer	
Gordon R. Nixon	  	54	    	Vice President, Technical Services	
Carlos Santa Cruz	  	52	    	Vice President, South American Operations	
There are no family relationships by blood, marriage or adoption among any of the above executive officers of Newmont. All executive officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors of Newmont to serve for one year or until his respective successor is elected and qualified. There is no arrangement or understanding between any of the above executive officers and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an executive officer.
Mr. O’Brien was elected President and Chief Executive Officer as of July 1, 2007, having served as President and Chief Financial Officer from April 2007 to July 2007, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from September 2006 to April 2007 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer during 2005 and 2006. Mr. O’Brien was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AGL Resources from 2001 to 2005.
Mr. Banks was elected Executive Vice President Legal and Public Affairs, in 2006. He previously served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel from 2005 to 2006; Vice President and General Counsel from 2001 to 2005; and Secretary from 2001 to 2004.
Mr. Ball was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in July 2007. Mr. Ball served as Vice President and Controller from 2004 to July 2007. Previously, he served as Group Executive, Investor Relations, from 2002 to 2004.
Mr. Enders was elected Senior Vice President, Worldwide Exploration in 2006. Mr. Enders served as Vice President, Worldwide Exploration from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Enders was President of Phelps Dodge Exploration Corporation before joining Newmont.
 
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Mr. Engel was elected Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development in July 2007. Mr. Engel served as Vice President, Strategic Planning and Investor relations from 2006 to July 2007; Group Executive, Investor Relations from 2004 to 2006; and Assistant Treasurer from 2001 to 2004.
Mr. Lansdown was elected Senior Vice President, Project Development and Operations Services in July 2007. Mr. Lansdown served as Vice President, Project Engineering from 2006 to July 2007; Project Executive, Boddington, from 2005 to 2006; and Operations Manager, Yanacocha from 2003 to 2005.
Mr. Gutierrez was named Vice President, Tax and Accounting in July 2007, having served as Vice President, Tax, from 2005 to July 2007. Prior to joining Newmont, he was a partner with KPMG LLP from 2002 to 2005, serving as the Denver office Tax Managing Partner from 2003 to 2005.
Mr. Hill was named Vice President, Asia Pacific Operation in January 2008. Mr. Hill previously served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Norilsk Nickel Australia Pty Ltd in 2007; Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Equatorial Mining Ltd from 2004 to 2006; and Managing Director of Falconbridge (Australia) Pty Ltd from 2000 to 2004.
Mr. Hinze was elected Vice President, North American Operations in 2005. He previously served as General Manager of the Minera Yanacocha operations in Peru from 2003 to 2005 and managed the Minahasa project in Indonesia from 2001 to 2002.
Mr. Huspeni was elected Vice President, African Operations in January 2008. Mr. Huspeni previously served as Vice President, Exploration Business Development from 2005 to 2008 and Vice President, Mineral District Exploration, from 2002 to 2005.
Mr. Johnson was elected Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer in February 2008. Mr. Johnson previously served as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from July 2007 to February 2008; Assistant Controller from 2004 to July 2007; Operations Controller and Regional Controller, Australia from 2003 to 2004. Before joining Newmont, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration at Pasminco Zinc, Inc.
Mr. Mahoney was elected Vice President and Treasurer of Newmont in 2002. He served as Treasurer of Newmont from 2001 to 2002. Previously, he served as Assistant Treasurer from 1997 to 2001.
Mr. Nixon was elected Vice President, Technical Services in January 2008. Mr. Nixon previously served as Vice President, African Operations in 2007; Regional Group Executive, Africa and Eurasia, from 2006 to 2007; and Managing Director, Central Asia and Europe, from 2002 to 2006.
Mr. Santa Cruz was named Vice President, South American Operations in 2001. He served as General Manager of Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. from 1997 to 2001.
 
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 PART II
 ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Newmont’s common stock is listed and principally traded on the New York Stock Exchange (under the symbol “NEM”) and is also listed in the form of CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”) (under the symbol “NEM”) on the Australian Stock Exchange (“ASX”). In Australia, Newmont is referred to as “Newmont Mining Corporation ARBN 099 065 997 organized in Delaware with limited liability.” Since July 1, 2002, Newmont CDIs have traded on the ASX as a Foreign Exempt Listing granted by the ASX, which provides an ancillary trading facility to Newmont’s primary listing on NYSE. Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited’s exchangeable shares (“Exchangeable Shares”) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (under the symbol “NMC”). The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the closing high and low sales prices per share of Newmont’s common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape.

 	  	2007	  	2006	
 	  	High	  	Low	  	High	  	Low	
First quarter	  	$	47.71	  	$	41.42	  	$	61.95	  	$	47.79	
Second quarter	  	$	45.00	  	$	38.53	  	$	58.43	  	$	47.72	
Third quarter	  	$	48.26	  	$	39.44	  	$	55.52	  	$	42.75	
Fourth quarter	  	$	54.50	  	$	44.75	  	$	47.57	  	$	40.83	
On February 14, 2008, there were outstanding 435,838,958 shares of Newmont’s common stock (including shares represented by CDIs), which were held by approximately 15,410 stockholders of record. A dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock outstanding was declared in each quarter of 2007 and 2006, for a total of $0.40 during each year.
On February 14, 2008, there were outstanding 17,449,759 Exchangeable Shares, which were held by 46 holders of record. The Exchangeable Shares are exchangeable at the option of the holders into Newmont common stock. Holders of Exchangeable Shares are therefore entitled to receive dividends equivalent to those that Newmont declares on its common stock.
The determination of the amount of future dividends will be made by Newmont’s Board of Directors from time to time and will depend on Newmont’s future earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other relevant factors.
Issuer purchase of equity securities:

Period	  	(a)
Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased	 	 	(b)
Average
Price Paid
Per Share	  	(c)
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs	  	(d)
Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that may
yet be Purchased
under the Plans or
Programs	
October 1, 2007 through October 31, 2007	  	870	(1) 	 	$	47.20	  	—	  	N/A	
November 1, 2007 through November 30, 2007	  	—	 	 	$	—	  	—	  	N/A	
December 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007	  	984	(1)	 	$	49.27	  	—	  	N/A	

(1)	Represents shares delivered to the Company from restricted stock held by a Company employee upon vesting for purposes of covering the recipient’s tax withholding obligation.	
 
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 ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (dollars in millions, except per share)

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	  	2005	  	2004 (1)	 	 	2003	 	
Revenues	  	$	5,526	 	 	$	4,882	  	$	4,265	  	$	4,222	 	 	$	2,792	 	
(Loss) income from continuing operations	  	$	(963	)	 	$	563	  	$	278	  	$	416	 	 	$	388	 	
Net (loss) income applicable to common shares (2)(3)	  	$	(1,886	)	 	$	791	  	$	322	  	$	443	 	 	$	476	 	
Basic (loss) income per common share:	  				 			  			  				 				
From continuing operations	  	$	(2.13	)	 	$	1.25	  	$	0.62	  	$	0.94	 	 	$	0.95	 	
Discontinued operations	  	 	(2.04	)	 	 	0.51	  	 	0.10	  	 	0.17	 	 	 	0.29	 	
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	(0.11	)	 	 	(0.08	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (loss) income per common share, basic	  	$	(4.17	)	 	$	1.76	  	$	0.72	  	$	1.00	 	 	$	1.16	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted (loss) income per common share:	  				 			  			  				 				
From continuing operations	  	$	(2.13	)	 	$	1.25	  	$	0.62	  	$	0.93	 	 	$	0.94	 	
Discontinued operations	  	 	(2.04	)	 	 	0.51	  	 	0.10	  	 	0.17	 	 	 	0.29	 	
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	(0.11	)	 	 	(0.08	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (loss) income per common share, diluted	  	$	(4.17	)	 	$	1.76	  	$	0.72	  	$	0.99	 	 	$	1.15	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dividends declared per common share	  	$	0.40	 	 	$	0.40	  	$	0.40	  	$	0.30	 	 	$	0.17	 	
		
 	  	At December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	  	2005	  	2004 (1)	 	 	2003	 	
Total assets	  	$	15,598	 	 	$	15,601	  	$	13,992	  	$	12,776	 	 	$	10,698	 	
Long-term debt, including current portion	  	$	2,938	 	 	$	1,911	  	$	1,918	  	$	1,590	 	 	$	1,065	 	
Stockholders’ equity	  	$	7,548	 	 	$	9,337	  	$	8,376	  	$	7,938	 	 	$	7,385	 	

(1)	Effective January 1, 2004, the Company consolidated Batu Hijau.	

(2)	Net income includes the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle related to a net expense for the consolidation of Batu Hijau of $47 ($0.11 per share, basic) net of tax and minority interest in 2004; and a net expense for reclamation and remediation of $35 ($0.08 per share, basic), net of tax, in 2003.	

(3)	Net (loss) income includes income (loss) from discontinued operations for Merchant Banking, Pajingo, Zarafshan, Holloway and Golden Grove of ($923) ($2.04 per share, basic), $228 ($0.51 per share, basic), $44 ($0.10 per share, basic), $74 ($0.17 per share, basic) and $123 ($0.29 per share, basic) net of tax in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.	
 
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 ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
The following discussion provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Newmont Mining Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Newmont” or the “Company”). References to “A$” refer to Australian currency, “CDN$” to Canadian currency, “NZD$” to New Zealand currency, “IDR” to Indonesian currency and “$” to United States currency.
This discussion addresses matters we consider important for an understanding of our financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three years ended December 31, 2007, as well as our future results. It consists of the following subsections:
 
 	•	 	“Overview,” which provides a brief summary of our consolidated results and financial position and the primary factors affecting those results, as well as a summary of our expectations for 2008;	
 
 	•	 	“Accounting Developments,” which provides a discussion of recent changes to our accounting policies that have affected our consolidated results and financial position;	
 
 	•	 	“Critical Accounting Policies,” which provides an analysis of the accounting policies we consider critical because of their effect on the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and/or expenses in our consolidated financial statements and/or because they require difficult, subjective or complex judgments by our management;	
 
 	•	 	“Consolidated Financial Results,” which includes a discussion of our consolidated financial results for the last three years;	
 
 	•	 	“Results of Consolidated Operations,” which sets forth an analysis of the operating results for the last three years;	
 
 	•	 	“Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Developments,” which summarizes recently published authoritative accounting guidance, how it might apply to us and how it might affect our future results; and	
 
 	•	 	“Liquidity and Capital Resources,” which contains a discussion of our cash flows and liquidity, investing activities and financing activities, contractual obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements.	
This item should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in this annual report.
 Overview
Newmont is one of the world’s largest gold producers and is the only gold company included in the S&P 500 Index, Fortune 500 and in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index-World. We are also engaged in the exploration for and acquisition of gold properties. We have significant assets or operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Canada, Bolivia, New Zealand, Ghana and Mexico.
We face key risks associated with our business. One of the most significant risks is fluctuation in the prices of gold and copper, which are affected by numerous factors beyond our control. Other challenges we face include capital and production cost increases and social and environmental issues. Operating costs at our mines are subject to variation due to a number of factors, such as changing ore grades, metallurgy, revisions to mine plans and changes in accounting principles. At foreign locations, such costs are also influenced by currency fluctuations that may affect our U.S. dollar operating costs. In addition, we must continually replace reserves depleted through production by expanding known ore bodies, by acquisition or by locating new deposits in order to maintain production levels over the long term.
 
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Summary of Consolidated Financial and Operating Performance
The table below highlights key financial and operating results:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	  	2005	
Revenues	  	$	5,526	 	 	$	4,882	  	$	4,265	
(Loss) income from continuing operations	  	$	(963	)	 	$	563	  	$	278	
Net (loss) income	  	$	(1,886	)	 	$	791	  	$	322	
Net (loss) income per common share, basic:	  				 			  			
(Loss) income from continuing operations	  	$	(2.13	)	 	$	1.25	  	$	0.62	
Net (loss) income	  	$	(4.17	)	 	$	1.76	  	$	0.72	
Consolidated gold ounces sold (thousands) (1)	  	 	6,184	 	 	 	7,186	  	 	8,237	
Consolidated copper pounds sold (millions)	  	 	428	 	 	 	435	  	 	573	
Average price received, net (2)	  				 			  			
Gold (per ounce)	  	$	697	 	 	$	594	  	$	437	
Copper (per pound)	  	$	2.86	 	 	$	1.54	  	$	1.17	
Costs applicable to sales (3)	  				 			  			
Gold (per ounce)	  	$	406	 	 	$	303	  	$	235	
Copper (per pound)	  	$	1.10	 	 	$	0.71	  	$	0.53	

(1)	Includes incremental start-up ounces of 6, 100 and 22 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.	

(2)	After treatment and refining charges and excluding settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts.	

(3)	Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization, loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts and Midas redevelopment.	
Consolidated Financial Performance
Gold revenues increased in 2007 from 2006 primarily due to higher gold prices, partially offset by lower gold sales volume. Gold sales decreased to 6.2 million ounces in 2007 from 7.2 million ounces in 2006, primarily due to decreased throughput and lower grade ores processed at Yanacocha and Nevada, partially offset by a full year of operations at Ahafo in 2007. Copper revenues increased in 2007 from 2006 due to an increase in the average realized price as the final deliveries were made under the copper collar contracts in February 2007 (see Results of Consolidated Operations below).
The gold price increases over the last few years were partially offset by higher production costs and fewer gold ounces sold. During the same period, we have seen significant increases in the costs of labor, fuel, power and other bulk consumables.
In addition, our financial and operating results were impacted by the following (pre-tax):
 
 	•	 	Gain on the sale of the royalty portfolio ($905) included in (Loss) income from discontinued operations ;	
 
 	•	 	Gain on the Zarafshan settlement ($77) compared to a loss on expropriation ($101 in 2006) included in (Loss) income from discontinued operations ;	
 
 	•	 	Merchant Banking goodwill impairment ($1,665) included in (Loss) income from discontinued operations ;	
 
 	•	 	Exploration goodwill impairment ($1,122); and	
 
 	•	 	Loss on the settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts ($531).	
 
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Acquisition of Miramar
On October 9, 2007, the Company announced the proposed acquisition of Miramar Mining Corporation (“Miramar”) and offered to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Miramar for C$6.25 in cash. On December 27, 2007, 155 million common shares of Miramar had been validly deposited to Newmont’s offer. Newmont took up, accepted and paid for such shares, representing approximately 70% of the common shares of Miramar which, in addition to the 18 million shares previously owned by the Company, brought the Company’s interest in Miramar to approximately 78%. Miramar is a Canadian company that controls the Hope Bay project, a large undeveloped gold project in Nunavut, Canada. The Hope Bay Project is consistent with the Company’s strategic focus on exploration and project development and was acquired with the intention of adding higher grade ore reserves and developing a new core gold mining district in a AAA-rated country.
In January 2008, Newmont acquired approximately 40 million additional common shares of Miramar at a price of C$6.25 per common share, bringing its interest in Miramar to 96%. This successfully completed the offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Miramar. Newmont has mailed a notice of compulsory acquisition pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) to acquire all the remaining common shares of Miramar that were not acquired pursuant to the offer.
Liquidity
The Company’s financial position was as follows:

 	  	December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	
Total debt	  	$	2,938	  	$	1,911	
Total stockholders’ equity	  	$	7,548	  	$	9,337	
Cash and cash equivalents	  	$	1,231	  	$	1,166	
Marketable securities	  	$	1,500	  	$	1,353	
During 2007 our debt and liquidity positions were affected by the following:
 
 	•	 	Proceeds from the issuance of debt of $3,008, offset by $2,036 in repayments;	
 
 	•	 	Convertible note hedge transaction including the purchase of call options for $366, partially offset by issuance of warrants of $248;	
 
 	•	 	Net cash provided from continuing operations of $525 after settlement of the price-capped forward sales contracts of $578 and settlement of pre-acquisition tax contingency of Normandy of $276;	
 
 	•	 	Net proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations of $1,197 and net proceeds from the Zarafshan settlement of $77;	
 
 	•	 	Acquisition of approximately 70% of Miramar for $991 less cash received from the purchase of $38;	
 
 	•	 	Capital expenditures of $1,670;	
 
 	•	 	Dividends paid to common shareholders of $181; and	
 
 	•	 	Dividends paid to minority interests of $270.	
Looking Forward
Certain key factors will affect our future financial and operating results. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
 	•	 	Fluctuations in gold prices and, to a lesser extent, copper prices;	
 
 	•	 	We expect 2008 consolidated gold sales of approximately 5.9 to 6.4 million ounces, primarily as a result of lower production from Australia and Batu Hijau;	
 
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 	•	 	Costs applicable to sales per ounce for 2008 are expected to be approximately $425 to $450 per ounce as the impact of industry-wide cost pressures are expected to be compounded by slightly lower gold production;	
 
 	•	 	We expect 2008 consolidated copper sales of approximately 345 to 365 million pounds at Costs applicable to sales of approximately $1.30 to $1.40 per pound as mining shifts from the high grade bottom of the pit into a lower grade mine sequence during 2008 and 2009;	
 
 	•	 	We anticipate capital expenditures of approximately $1,800 to $2,000 in 2008, with approximately 50% in Australia/New Zealand, 25% in Nevada and the remaining 25% invested at other locations. Approximately $900 to $1,000 of the 2008 capital budget is allocated to sustaining investments, with the remaining $900 to $1,000 allocated to project development initiatives, including completion of the Boddington project in Australia, the power plant in Nevada and the Yanacocha gold mill in Peru;	
 
 	•	 	We expect 2008 exploration expenditures of approximately $220 to $230 and 2008 advanced projects, research and development expenditures of approximately $120 to $180;	
 
 	•	 	The construction of the Boddington project, the 200 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Nevada and the gold mill at Yanacocha, as well as potential future investments in the Hope Bay project in Canada, the Akyem project in Ghana and the Conga project in Peru will require significant funds for capital expenditures. At current gold and copper prices, new sources of capital will be needed to meet the funding requirements of these investments, fund our ongoing business activities and pay dividends. Our ability to raise and service significant new sources of capital will be a function of macroeconomic conditions, future gold and copper prices and our operational performance, among other factors. In the event of lower gold and copper prices, unanticipated operating or financial challenges, or new funding limitations, our ability to pursue new business opportunities, invest in existing and new projects, fund our ongoing business activities and pay dividends could be significantly constrained; and	
 
 	•	 	Our full-year 2008 expectations, particularly with respect to sales volumes and costs applicable to sales per ounce or pound, may differ significantly from actual quarter and full year results due to variations in: ore grades and hardness, metal recoveries, waste removed, commodity input prices, foreign currencies and gold and copper sales prices (as impacting royalty and labor costs).	
 Accounting Developments
Income Taxes
The Company operates in numerous countries around the world and accordingly is subject to, and pays, annual income taxes under the various income tax regimes in the countries in which it operates. Some of these tax regimes are defined by contractual agreements with the local government, and others are defined by the general corporate income tax laws of the country. The Company has historically filed, and continues to file, all required income tax returns and to pay the taxes reasonably determined to be due. The tax rules and regulations in many countries are highly complex and subject to interpretation. From time to time the Company is subject to a review of its historic income tax filings and in connection with such reviews, disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation or application of certain rules to the Company’s business conducted within the country involved.
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” (“FIN48”) an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting and reporting for uncertainties in the application of the income tax laws to the Company’s operations. The interpretation prescribes a comprehensive model for the financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns. The cumulative effects of applying this interpretation have been recorded as a decrease in retained earnings of $108, an increase of $5 in goodwill, an increase of $4 in minority interest, a decrease in net deferred tax assets of $37 (primarily, as a result of utilization of foreign tax credits and net
 
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operating losses as part of the FIN 48 measurement process, offset, in part, by the impact of the interaction of the Alternative Minimum Tax rules) and an increase of $72 in the net liability for unrecognized income tax benefits.
Pensions
As of December 31, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Statement No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)” (“FAS 158”). FAS 158 required employers that sponsor one or more defined benefit plans to (i) recognize the funded status of a benefit plan in its statement of financial position, (ii) recognize the gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise during the period as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax, (iii) measure the defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position, and (iv) disclose in the notes to the financial statements additional information about certain effects on net periodic cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition asset or obligation. The impact of adopting FAS 158 on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 was as follows:

 	  	Before
Application
of FAS 158	  	Adjustment	 	 	After
Application
of FAS 158	
Other long-term assets	  	$	193	  	$	(15	)	 	$	178	
Total assets	  	$	15,616	  	$	(15	)	 	$	15,601	
Employee pension and other benefits	  	$	229	  	$	27	 	 	$	256	
Deferred income taxes	  	$	649	  	$	(14	)	 	$	635	
Accumulated other comprehensive income	  	$	700	  	$	(27	)	 	$	673	
Total stockholders’ equity	  	$	9,364	  	$	(27	)	 	$	9,337	
Stock Based Compensation
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123(R), “ Share-Based Payment ” (“FAS 123(R)”). The Company adopted FAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method. Under this method, compensation cost recognized in 2006 included: a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of FAS 123, and b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123(R).
As a result of adopting FAS 123(R), the Company’s Loss from continuing operations and Net loss for 2007 was $11 ($0.02 per share) higher and Income from continuing operations and Net income for 2006 was $19 ($0.04 per share) lower, respectively, than if we had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB 25 as we did prior to January 1, 2006. Prior to the adoption of FAS 123(R), cash retained as a result of tax deductions relating to stock-based compensation was included in operating cash flows, along with other tax cash flows. FAS 123(R) requires tax benefits relating to the deductibility of increases in the equity instruments issued under share-based compensation arrangements that are not included in Costs applicable to sales (“excess tax benefits”) to be presented in the Statement of Cash Flows as financing cash inflows. The benefit realized for tax deductions from option exercises totaled $3 and $6 in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Deferred Stripping Costs
On January 1, 2006 the Company adopted Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 04-06 (“EITF 04-06”), “Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred during Production in the Mining Industry.” EITF 04-06 addresses the accounting for stripping costs incurred during the production phase of a mine and refers to these costs as variable production costs that should be included as a component of inventory to be recognized in Costs applicable to
 
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sales in the same period as the revenue from the sale of inventory. As a result, capitalization of post-production stripping costs is appropriate only to the extent product inventory exists at the end of a reporting period. The guidance required the recognition of a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of adoption, with no charge to earnings in the period of adoption for prior periods. The cumulative effect adjustment reduced retained earnings by $81 (net of tax and minority interests) and eliminated the $71 net deferred stripping asset from the balance sheet in 2006. Adoption of EITF 04-06 had no impact on the Company’s cash position or net cash from operations.
 Critical Accounting Policies
Listed below are the accounting policies that the Company believes are critical to its financial statements due to the degree of uncertainty regarding the estimates or assumptions involved and the magnitude of the asset, liability, revenue or expense being reported .
Carrying Value of Goodwill
As of December 31, 2007, the carrying value of goodwill was approximately $186. Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable net assets. Goodwill was assigned to various mine site reporting units in the Australia/New Zealand Segment. Our approach to allocating goodwill was to identify those reporting units that we believed had contributed to such excess purchase price. We then performed valuations to measure the incremental increases in the fair values of such reporting units that were attributable to the acquisitions, and that were not already captured in the fair values assigned to such units’ identifiable net assets.
We evaluate, on at least an annual basis, the carrying amount of goodwill to determine whether current events and circumstances indicate that such carrying amount may no longer be recoverable. To accomplish this, we compare the estimated fair values of the reporting units to their carrying amounts. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value at the time of the evaluation, we would compare the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to its carrying amount and any shortfall would be charged to earnings. Assumptions underlying fair value estimates are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Mine Site Goodwill
The assignment of goodwill to mine site reporting units was based on synergies that have been incorporated into our operations and business plans over time. The amount of goodwill assigned to each segment or reporting unit was based on discounted cash flow analyses that assumed risk-adjusted discount rates over the remaining lives of the applicable mining operations. We believe that triggering events with respect to the goodwill assigned to mine site reporting units could include, but are not limited to: (i) a significant decrease in our long-term gold and copper price assumptions; (ii) a decrease in reserves; (iii) a significant reduction in the estimated fair value of mine site exploration potential; and (iv) any event that might otherwise adversely affect mine site production levels or costs. We performed our annual impairment test of mine site goodwill as of December 31, 2007 and determined that the fair value of each mine site reporting unit was in excess of the relevant carrying value as of December 31, 2007. For more information on the discounted cash flows used to value mine site reporting units, see Carrying Value of Long-Lived Assets, below.
Exploration Segment Goodwill
The Exploration Segment is responsible for all activities, whether near-mine or greenfield, associated with the Company’s efforts to discover new mineralized material that could ultimately advance into proven and probable reserves. As discussed in greater detail below, when performing its Exploration Segment goodwill impairment testing, the Company uses historic additions to proven and probable reserves as an indication of the expected future performance of the Exploration Segment.
 
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The Exploration Segment’s valuation model attributes all cash flows expected to be derived from future greenfield exploration discoveries, to the Exploration Segment. The valuation model includes management’s best estimates of future reserve additions from exploration activities and all revenues and costs associated with their discovery, development and production. Historical proven and probable reserve additions, excluding acquisitions, are used as an indicator of the Exploration Segment’s ability to discover additional reserves in the future. Actual reserve additions may vary significantly from year to year due to the time required to advance a deposit from initial discovery to proven and probable reserves and based on the timing of when proven and probable reserves can be reported under the Securities and Exchange Commission Industry Guide 7.
We performed our annual impairment test of the Exploration Segment goodwill during the fourth quarter of 2007. Based on the Exploration Segment’s historic additions to proven and probable reserves and management’s best estimates of future reserve additions from exploration activities and all revenues and costs associated with their discovery, development and production, the Exploration Segment’s estimated fair value was negligible. The decreased value attributable to the Exploration Segment resulted primarily from (i) a significantly lower assumed annual reserve growth rate (from 4% to 3%), (ii) a significant change in the financial markets resulting in a significant increase in the discount rate (from 8% to 10%), and (iii) an increase in finding costs due to a combination of increased spending and reduced exploration success.
Based on the negligible valuation, the Exploration Segment goodwill was impaired and the full $1,122 of goodwill was recorded as a non-cash write-down of goodwill as of December 31, 2007.
Merchant Banking Goodwill
During June 2007, Newmont’s Board of Directors approved a plan to cease Merchant Banking activities. Merchant Banking previously provided advisory services to assist in managing the Company’s portfolio of operating and property interests. Merchant Banking was also engaged in developing value optimization strategies for operating and non-operating assets, business development activities, merger and acquisition analysis and negotiations, monetizing inactive exploration properties, capitalizing on proprietary technology and know-how and acting as an internal resource for other corporate groups to improve and maximize business outcomes. As a result of the Board’s approval of management’s plan to cease Merchant Banking activities, the Company recorded a $1,665 non-cash charge to impair the goodwill associated with the Merchant Banking Segment during the second quarter of 2007.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
Expenditures for new facilities or equipment and expenditures that extend the useful lives of existing facilities or equipment are capitalized and depreciated using the straight-line method at rates sufficient to depreciate such costs over the estimated future lives of such facilities or equipment. These lives do not exceed the estimated mine life based on proven and probable reserves as the useful lives of these assets are considered to be limited to the life of the relevant mine. During the second quarter of 2007, the Company revised its estimate of haul truck lives prospectively to ten years based on experience. The impact of the change in estimate was a reduction of Depreciation, depletion and amortization which decreased the Company’s Loss from continuing operations and Net loss by $13 ($0.03 per share) in 2007.
Costs incurred to develop new properties are capitalized as incurred, where it has been determined that the property can be economically developed based on the existence of proven and probable reserves. At our surface mines, these costs include costs to further delineate the ore body and remove overburden to initially expose the ore body. At our underground mines, these costs include the cost of building access ways, shaft sinking and access, lateral development, drift development, ramps and infrastructure development. All such costs are amortized using the units-of-production (“UOP”) method over the estimated life of the ore body based on estimated recoverable ounces to be produced from proven and probable reserves.
 
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Major development costs incurred after the commencement of production are amortized using the UOP method based on estimated recoverable ounces to be produced from proven and probable reserves. To the extent that such costs benefit the entire ore body, they are amortized over the estimated recoverable ounces or pounds in proven and probable reserves of the entire ore body. Costs incurred to access specific ore blocks on areas that only provide benefit over the life of that block or area are amortized over the estimated recoverable ounces or pounds in proven and probable reserves of that specific ore block or area.
The calculation of the UOP rate of amortization, and therefore the annual amortization charge to operations, could be materially impacted to the extent that actual production in the future is different from current forecasts of production based on proven and probable reserves. This would generally occur to the extent that there were significant changes in any of the factors or assumptions used in determining reserves. These factors could include: (i) an expansion of proven and probable reserves through exploration activities; (ii) differences between estimated and actual costs of production, due to differences in grade, metal recovery rates and foreign currency exchange rates; and (iii) differences between actual commodity prices and commodity price assumptions used in the estimation of reserves. If reserves decreased significantly, amortization charged to operations would increase; conversely, if reserves increased significantly, amortization charged to operations would decrease. Such changes in reserves could similarly impact the useful lives of assets depreciated on a straight-line basis, where those lives are limited to the life of the mine, which in turn is limited to the life of the proven and probable reserves.
The expected useful lives used in depreciation, depletion and amortization calculations are determined based on applicable facts and circumstances, as described above. Significant judgment is involved in the determination of useful lives, and no assurance can be given that actual useful lives will not differ significantly from the useful lives assumed for the purpose of depreciation, depletion and amortization calculations.
Carrying Value of Stockpiles
Stockpiles represent ore that has been extracted from the mine and is available for further processing. Stockpiles are measured by estimating the number of tons added and removed from the stockpile, the number of contained ounces based on assay data, and the estimated recovery percentage based on the expected processing method. Stockpile tonnages are verified by periodic surveys. Stockpiles are valued based on mining costs incurred up to the point of stockpiling the ore, including applicable depreciation, depletion and amortization relating to mining operations. Costs are added to a stockpile based on current mining costs and removed at the average cost per recoverable ounce of gold or pound of copper in the stockpile. Stockpiles are reduced as material is removed and processed further. The adoption of EITF 04-06 resulted in the allocation of deferred and advanced stripping costs to stockpiles and the value of our stockpiles decreased from $532 as of December 31, 2005 to $515 as of January 1, 2006. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, our stockpiles had a total carrying value of $732 and $742, respectively.
Costs that are incurred in or benefit from the productive process are accumulated as stockpiles. We record stockpiles at the lower of average cost or net realizable value (“NRV”), and carrying values are evaluated at least quarterly. NRV represents the estimated future sales price of the product based on prevailing and long-term metals prices, less estimated costs to complete production and bring the product to sale. The primary factors that influence the need to record write-downs of stockpiles include short-term and long-term metals prices and costs for production inputs such as labor, fuel and energy, materials and supplies, as well as realized ore grades and actual production levels. If short-term and long-term metals prices decrease, the value of the stockpiles decreases, and it may be necessary to record a write-down of stockpiles to NRV. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, write-downs of stockpiles to NRV totaled $14, $2 and $9, respectively.
Cost allocation to stockpiles and the NRV measurement involves the use of estimates and assumptions unique to each mining operation regarding current and future operating and capital costs, metal recoveries, production levels, commodity prices, proven and probable reserve quantities, engineering data and other factors. A high degree of judgment is involved in determining such assumptions and estimates and no assurance can be given that actual results will not differ significantly from those estimates and assumptions.
 
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Carrying Value of Long-Lived Assets
We review and evaluate our long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. An asset impairment is considered to exist if the total estimated future cash flows on an undiscounted basis are less than the carrying amount of the asset, including goodwill, if any. An impairment loss is measured and recorded based on discounted estimated future cash flows. Future cash flows are estimated based on estimated quantities of recoverable minerals, expected gold and other commodity prices (considering current and historical prices, price trends and related factors), production levels and costs of production, capital and reclamation costs, all based on life-of-mine plans. The significant assumptions in determining the future discounted cash flows for each mine site reporting unit as of December 31, 2007, apart from production cost and capitalized expenditure assumptions unique to each operation, included a long-term gold price of $700 per ounce, a long-term copper price of $2.25 per pound and an Australian dollar exchange rate of A$1.25 per $1.00.
Existing proven and probable reserves and value beyond proven and probable reserves, including mineralization other than proven and probable reserves and other material that is not part of the measured, indicated or inferred resource base, are included when determining the fair value of mine site reporting units at acquisition and, subsequently, in determining whether the assets are impaired. The term “recoverable minerals” refers to the estimated amount of gold or other commodities that will be obtained after taking into account losses during ore processing and treatment. Estimates of recoverable minerals from such exploration stage mineral interests are risk adjusted based on management’s relative confidence in such materials. In estimating future cash flows, assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of future cash flows from other asset groups.
As discussed above under Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, various factors could impact our ability to achieve our forecasted production schedules from proven and probable reserves. Additionally, production, capital and reclamation costs could differ from the assumptions used in the cash flow models used to assess impairment. The ability to achieve the estimated quantities of recoverable minerals from exploration stage mineral interests involves further risks in addition to those factors applicable to mineral interests where proven and probable reserves have been identified, due to the lower level of confidence that the identified mineralized material could ultimately be mined economically. Assets classified as other mine-related exploration potential and greenfields exploration potential have the highest level of risk that the carrying value of the asset can be ultimately realized, due to the still lower level of geological confidence and economic modeling.
Derivative Instruments
With the exception of the Call Spread Transactions (as described below in Note 20), all financial instruments that meet the definition of a derivative are recorded on the balance sheet at fair market value. Changes in the fair market value of derivatives recorded on the balance sheet are recorded in the statements of consolidated (loss) income, except for the effective portion of the change in fair market value of derivatives that are designated as a cash flow hedge and qualify for cash flow hedge accounting. Our portfolio of derivatives includes various complex instruments. Management applies significant judgment in estimating the fair value of instruments that are highly sensitive to assumptions regarding commodity prices, market volatilities, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. Variations in these factors could materially affect amounts credited or charged to earnings to reflect the changes in fair market value of derivatives. In addition, certain derivative contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges, whereby the effective portion of changes in fair market value of these instruments are deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive income and will be recognized in the statements of consolidated operations when the underlying production designated as the hedged item impacts earnings. All derivative contracts qualifying for hedge accounting are designated against the applicable portion of future foreign currency expenditures or future production from proven and probable reserves, where management believes the forecasted transaction is probable of occurring. To the extent that management determines that such future foreign expenditures or production are no longer probable of occurring, gains and losses deferred in
 
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Accumulated other comprehensive income would be reclassified to the statements of consolidated (loss) income immediately.
Reclamation and Remediation Obligations (Asset Retirement Obligations)
Reclamation costs are allocated to expense over the life of the related assets and are periodically adjusted to reflect changes in the estimated present value resulting from the passage of time and revisions to the estimates of either the timing or amount of the reclamation and remediation costs. The asset retirement obligation is based on when the spending for an existing environmental disturbance will occur. We review, on at least an annual basis, the asset retirement obligation at each mine site in accordance with FASB FAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.”
Future remediation costs for inactive mines are accrued based on management’s best estimate at the end of each period of the costs expected to be incurred. Such cost estimates include, where applicable, ongoing care, water treatment, maintenance and monitoring costs. Changes in estimates at inactive mines are reflected in earnings in the period an estimate is revised.
Accounting for reclamation and remediation obligations requires management to make estimates unique to each mining operation of the future costs we will incur to complete the reclamation and remediation work required to comply with existing laws and regulations. Actual costs incurred in future periods could differ from amounts estimated. Additionally, future changes to environmental laws and regulations could increase the extent of reclamation and remediation work required. Any such increases in future costs could materially impact the amounts charged to earnings for reclamation and remediation.
Income and Mining Taxes
We recognize the expected future tax benefit from deferred tax assets when the tax benefit is considered to be more likely than not of being realized. Assessing the recoverability of deferred tax assets requires management to make significant estimates related to expectations of future taxable income. Estimates of future taxable income are based on forecasted cash flows and the application of existing tax laws in each jurisdiction. Refer above under Carrying Value of Long-Lived Assets for a discussion of the factors that could cause future cash flows to differ from estimates. To the extent that future cash flows and taxable income differ significantly from estimates, our ability to realize deferred tax assets recorded at the balance sheet date could be impacted. Additionally, future changes in tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate could limit our ability to obtain the future tax benefits represented by our deferred tax assets recorded at the reporting date.
The Company’s operation involves dealing with uncertainties and judgments in the application of complex tax regulations in multiple jurisdictions. The final taxes paid are dependent upon many factors, including negotiations with taxing authorities in various jurisdictions and resolution of disputes arising from federal, state, and international tax audits. The Company recognizes potential liabilities and records tax liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on its estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. As of January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” (“FIN 48”), an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” guidance to record these liabilities (refer to Note 8 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information). The Company adjusts these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances; however, due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the Company’s current estimate of the tax liabilities. If the Company’s estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, an additional charge to expense would result. If payment of these amounts ultimately proves to be less than the recorded amounts, the reversal of the liabilities would result in tax benefits being recognized in the period when the Company determines the liabilities are no longer necessary. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.
 
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 Consolidated Financial Results
Sales - gold, net for 2007 increased $94 compared to 2006 due to a $103 per ounce increase in the average realized price after treatment and refining charges partially offset by 908,000 fewer ounces sold. Sales—gold, net for 2006 increased $618 compared to 2005 due to a $157 per ounce increase in the average realized price after treatment and refining charges partially offset by 1,129,000 fewer ounces sold. The following analysis summarizes the change in consolidated gold sales revenue:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Consolidated gold sales:	  				 				 				
Gross	  	$	4,332	 	 	$	4,241	 	 	$	3,619	 	
Less: Treatment and refining charges	  	 	(27	)	 	 	(30	)	 	 	(26	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net	  	$	4,305	 	 	$	4,211	 	 	$	3,593	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consolidated gold ounces sold (thousands)	  				 				 				
Gross	  	 	6,184	 	 	 	7,186	 	 	 	8,237	 	
Less: Incremental start-up sales	  	 	(6	)	 	 	(100	)	 	 	(22	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net	  	 	6,178	 	 	 	7,086	 	 	 	8,215	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Average realized gold price per ounce:	  				 				 				
Before treatment and refining charges	  	$	701	 	 	$	599	 	 	$	441	 	
After treatment and refining charges	  	$	697	 	 	$	594	 	 	$	437	 	
The change in consolidated gold sales is due to:

 	  	2007 vs. 2006	 	 	2006 vs. 2005	 	
Reduction in consolidated ounces sold	  	$	(544	)	 	$	(506	)	
Increase in average realized gold price	  	 	635	 	 	 	1,128	 	
Decrease (increase) in treatment and refining charges	  	 	3	 	 	 	(4	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	94	 	 	$	618	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sales - copper, net increased in 2007 compared to 2006 due to higher realized prices as the final deliveries were made under the copper collar contracts in February 2007, partially offset by lower production. In 2006, copper sales were unchanged compared to 2005 as lower sales volumes were offset by higher realized prices. In addition, in 2006 a loss of $56 was included in Other income, net for the ineffective portion of copper hedges. For a complete discussion regarding variations in copper volumes, see Results of Consolidated Operations below.
The following analysis reflects the changes in consolidated copper sales:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	  2007  	 	 	  2006  	 	 	  2005  	 	
Consolidated copper sales:	  				 				 				
Gross before derivative contracts	  	$	1,409	 	 	$	1,333	 	 	$	953	 	
Hedging losses	  	 	(1	)	 	 	(633	)	 	 	(258	)	
Provisional pricing mark-to-market	  	 	(34	)	 	 	165	 	 	 	138	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gross after derivative contracts	  	 	1,374	 	 	 	865	 	 	 	833	 	
Less: Treatment and refining charges	  	 	(153	)	 	 	(194	)	 	 	(161	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net	  	$	1,221	 	 	$	671	 	 	$	672	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consolidated copper pounds sold (millions)	  	 	428	 	 	 	435	 	 	 	573	 	
Average realized price per pound:	  				 				 				
Gross before derivative contracts	  	$	3.30	 	 	$	3.07	 	 	$	1.66	 	
Hedging losses	  	 	—  	 	 	 	(1.46	)	 	 	(0.45	)	
Provisional pricing mark-to-market	  	 	(0.09	)	 	 	0.38	 	 	 	0.24	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gross after derivative contracts	  	 	3.21	 	 	 	1.99	 	 	 	1.45	 	
Less: Treatment and refining charges	  	 	(0.35	)	 	 	(0.45	)	 	 	(0.28	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net	  	$	2.86	 	 	$	1.54	 	 	$	1.17	 	

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The change in consolidated copper sales is due to:

 	  	2007 vs. 2006	 	 	2006 vs. 2005	 	
Decrease in consolidated pounds sold	  	$	(15	)	 	$	(201	)	
Increase in average realized copper price	  	 	524	 	 	 	233	 	
Decrease (increase) in treatment and refining charges	  	 	41	 	 	 	(33	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	550	 	 	$	(1	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The following is a summary of consolidated gold and copper sales, net:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	  	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Gold	  			  				 				
Nevada, USA	  	$	1,616	  	$	1,441	 	 	$	1,053	 	
Yanacocha, Peru	  	 	1,093	  	 	1,543	 	 	 	1,490	 	
Australia/New Zealand:	  			  				 				
Tanami, Australia	  	 	305	  	 	250	 	 	 	221	 	
Kalgoorlie, Australia	  	 	224	  	 	198	 	 	 	183	 	
Jundee, Australia	  	 	214	  	 	190	 	 	 	154	 	
Waihi, New Zealand	  	 	66	  	 	71	 	 	 	73	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	809	  	 	709	 	 	 	631	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Batu Hijau, Indonesia	  	 	351	  	 	264	 	 	 	318	 	
Ahafo, Ghana	  	 	306	  	 	124	 	 	 	—	 	
Other Operations:	  			  				 				
Kori Kollo, Bolivia	  	 	60	  	 	77	 	 	 	44	 	
La Herradura, Mexico	  	 	61	  	 	48	 	 	 	36	 	
Golden Giant, Canada	  	 	8	  	 	35	 	 	 	73	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	129	  	 	160	 	 	 	153	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Corporate	  	 	1	  	 	(30	)	 	 	(52	)	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	4,305	  	$	4,211	 	 	$	3,593	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Copper	  			  				 				
Batu Hijau, Indonesia	  	$	1,221	  	$	671	 	 	$	672	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Costs applicable to sales - gold increased in 2007 compared to 2006 due to increased labor and diesel costs, the strengthening of the Australian dollar, a full year of operations at Ahafo in Ghana and Phoenix and Leeville in Nevada and higher waste removal costs at Batu Hijau. The increase in 2006 from 2005 resulted primarily from higher labor and input commodity prices and higher waste removal costs at Yanacocha and Batu Hijau, as well as increased operating costs from the start-up of Phoenix and Leeville in Nevada and Ahafo in Ghana. Costs applicable to sales - copper increased in 2007 from 2006 mainly due to higher waste removal costs at Batu Hijau. We have seen significant increases in the costs of labor, fuel, power and other consumables during these periods for both gold and copper. For a complete discussion regarding variations in operations, see Results of Consolidated Operations below.
Depreciation, depletion and amortization increased in 2007 from 2006 due to a full year of operations at Phoenix and Leeville in Nevada and Ahafo in Ghana. Depreciation, depletion and amortization  remained at the same level in 2006 from 2005, as capital spending increases from the start-up of Phoenix and Leeville in Nevada and Ahafo in Ghana and capital expenditures at other operations were offset by lower production at Yanacocha and Batu Hijau. Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense fluctuates as capital expenditures increase or decrease and as production levels increase or decrease due to the use of the units-of production amortization
 
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method. For a complete discussion, see Results of Consolidated Operations , below. We expect Depreciation, depletion and amortization to increase to approximately $725 to $775 in 2008.
The following is a summary of Costs applicable to sales and Depreciation, depletion and amortization by operation:

 	  	Costs Applicable to Sales	  	Depreciation, Depletion
and Amortization	
 	  	Years Ended December 31,	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	  	2007	  	2006	  	    2005    	
Gold	  			  			  			  			  			  			
Nevada, USA	  	$	1,036	  	$	980	  	$	807	  	$	220	  	$	180	  	$	124	
Yanacocha, Peru	  	 	540	  	 	498	  	 	487	  	 	160	  	 	172	  	 	205	
Australia/New Zealand:	  			  			  			  			  			  			
Tanami, Australia	  	 	187	  	 	155	  	 	162	  	 	37	  	 	30	  	 	33	
Kalgoorlie, Australia	  	 	196	  	 	163	  	 	144	  	 	24	  	 	25	  	 	17	
Jundee, Australia	  	 	143	  	 	113	  	 	115	  	 	26	  	 	26	  	 	27	
Waihi, New Zealand	  	 	47	  	 	27	  	 	29	  	 	22	  	 	10	  	 	16	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	 	573	  	 	458	  	 	450	  	 	109	  	 	91	  	 	93	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Batu Hijau, Indonesia	  	 	120	  	 	91	  	 	109	  	 	25	  	 	20	  	 	34	
Ahafo, Ghana	  	 	177	  	 	60	  	 	—	  	 	43	  	 	19	  	 	—	
Other Operations:	  			  			  			  			  			  			
Kori Kollo, Bolivia	  	 	30	  	 	27	  	 	16	  	 	10	  	 	9	  	 	4	
La Herradura, Mexico	  	 	29	  	 	19	  	 	15	  	 	7	  	 	8	  	 	5	
Golden Giant, Canada	  	 	2	  	 	13	  	 	48	  	 	—	  	 	1	  	 	11	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	 	61	  	 	59	  	 	79	  	 	17	  	 	18	  	 	20	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	 	2,507	  	 	2,146	  	 	1,932	  	 	574	  	 	500	  	 	476	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Copper	  			  			  			  			  			  			
Batu Hijau, Indonesia	  	 	471	  	 	308	  	 	303	  	 	96	  	 	66	  	 	87	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Other	  			  			  			  			  			  			
Exploration	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	1	  	 	3	  	 	4	
Australia/New Zealand	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	3	  	 	3	  	 	3	
Ahafo, Ghana	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	1	
Other Operations	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	1	  	 	2	
Corporate and Other	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	21	  	 	16	  	 	16	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	25	  	 	23	  	 	26	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	2,978	  	$	2,454	  	$	2,235	  	$	695	  	$	589	  	$	589	

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Deferred stripping.  The net deferred stripping amounts included in Costs applicable to sales by operation were as follows for the year ended December 31, 2005:

Gold	  				
Nevada, USA	  	$	(47	)	
Australia/New Zealand:	  				
Kalgoorlie, Australia	  	 	(9	)	
Waihi, New Zealand	  	 	2	 	
	  	 	 	 	
	  	 	(7	)	
	  	 	 	 	
Other Operations:	  				
La Herradura, Mexico	  	 	(3	)	
	  	 	 	 	
	  	$	(57	)	
	  	 	 	 	
Copper	  				
Batu Hijau, Indonesia	  	$	1	 	
	  	 	 	 	
See Accounting Developments, above.
The Loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts of $531 in 2007 resulted from the elimination of the entire 1.85 million ounces of forward sales contracts that would have impacted results in 2008 and beyond.
Midas redevelopment of $11 in 2007 resulted from activities undertaken, during suspended operations, to regain entry into the mine in order to resume commercial production following the accident that occurred on June 19, 2007.
Exploration period-to-period increases reflect increased exploration and related activity in response to higher gold prices and increased drilling, labor and consumable costs. Advanced projects, research and development costs represent spending on advanced projects, feasibility studies and drilling at Phoenix, Akyem, Ahafo and Conga. We expect Exploration to be approximately $220 to $230 and Advanced projects, research and development to be approximately $120 to $180 in 2008.
General and administrative expense increased in 2007 from 2006 primarily due to increased professional fees and consulting costs. The increase in 2006 from 2005 was primarily due to $12 of stock option expense. General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenues was 2.6% in 2007, compared to 2.8% in both 2006 and 2005. We expect General and administrative expenses to be approximately $140 to $150 in 2008.
Write-down of goodwill was $1,122, $nil and $41 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The 2007 impairment was related to the Exploration segment. In 2007, annual testing for impairment pursuant to FAS No. 142 resulted in a goodwill impairment charge for the Exploration Segment of $1,122. The impairment resulted primarily from (i) a significantly lower assumed annual reserve growth rate (from 4% to 3%), (ii) a significant change in the financial markets resulting in an increase in the discount rate (from 8% to 10%), and (iii) an increase in finding costs due to a combination of increased spending and reduced exploration success. The 2005 impairment was related to the Nevada segment resulting from anticipated increased future operating and capital costs.
Write-down of investments totaled $46 in 2007, primarily related to the impairment of investments in Shore Gold Inc. and Gabriel Resources Ltd.
Write-down of long-lived and other assets totaled $4, $3 and $41 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The 2007 write-down was primarily related to tenements in Australia. The 2006 write-down was primarily related to equipment. The 2005 write-down was primarily related to the Martabe exploration project in Indonesia and exploration tenements in Australia.
 
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For a discussion of our policy for assessing the carrying value of goodwill and long-lived assets for impairment, see Critical Accounting Policies, above.
Other expense, net includes the following:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	    2007    	  	    2006    	  	    2005    	 	
Reclamation and remediation	  	$	29	  	$	47	  	$	38	 	
Pension settlement loss	  	 	17	  	 	—	  	 	4	 	
Buyat Bay settlement and other	  	 	12	  	 	22	  	 	56	 	
Western Australia power plant	  	 	11	  	 	1	  	 	(3	)	
World Gold Council dues	  	 	11	  	 	13	  	 	14	 	
Peruvian royalty	  	 	10	  	 	22	  	 	—	 	
Choropampa legal costs	  	 	9	  	 	5	  	 	4	 	
Reclamation accretion	  	 	8	  	 	3	  	 	—	 	
Australian office relocation	  	 	6	  	 	5	  	 	—	 	
PTNNT divestiture	  	 	3	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	
Yanacocha leach pad repairs	  	 	1	  	 	10	  	 	—	 	
Peruvian workers participation reserve	  	 	—	  	 	15	  	 	—	 	
Other	  	 	31	  	 	16	  	 	13	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	
	  	$	148	  	$	159	  	$	126	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	
The 2007 expense includes changes in environmental obligations estimates at former mines, pension settlement losses related to senior management retirements, World Gold Council dues and costs at the Western Australia power plant. The 2006 expense primarily includes changes in environmental obligation estimates at former mines, legal and other costs incurred in regards to pollution allegations at Minahasa and at Yanacocha, the Peruvian royalty, costs associated with leach pad repairs and Peruvian worker’s participation reserves. Beginning in 2006 Yanacocha recorded a charge to Other expense, net related to an agreement with the Peruvian government to provide for a negotiated royalty payment during high metal prices for community improvements. The negotiated royalty is based on 3.75% of Yanacocha’s net income beginning January 1, 2006 for a period of up to five years. The 2005 expense included legal and other costs incurred in regards to pollution allegations at Minahasa, changes in environmental obligation estimates at former mines, costs incurred to stabilize material and repair damage to roads and utility lines for a waste dump slide in Nevada and a pension settlement loss.
Other income, net is summarized as follows:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2005    	
Interest income	  	$	50	 	 	$	67	 	 	$	59	
Canadian Oil Sands Trust income	  	 	47	 	 	 	30	 	 	 	10	
Foreign currency exchange gains	  	 	25	 	 	 	5	 	 	 	8	
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment	  	 	9	 	 	 	12	 	 	 	11	
Gain (loss) on ineffective portion of derivative investments, net (Note 14)	  	 	4	 	 	 	(60	)	 	 	2	
Income from development projects, net	  	 	3	 	 	 	19	 	 	 	—	
Loss (gain) on sale of other assets, net	  	 	(1	)	 	 	6	 	 	 	6	
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	  	 	—	 	 	 	(40	)	 	 	—	
Other	  	 	7	 	 	 	14	 	 	 	10	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	144	 	 	$	53	 	 	$	106	

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Interest income decreased in 2007 from 2006 due to lower investment yields. Interest income increased in 2006 from 2005 due to increased funds invested and higher investment yields.
Income from developing projects includes gold and copper sales, net of incremental operating costs incurred, from operations prior to commercial production. Income in 2007 is from the Bob Star project in Nevada and income in 2006 is from the Leeville and Phoenix operations also in Nevada.
Foreign currency exchange gains in 2007 resulted from the strengthening of the Canadian and Australian dollars compared to the U.S. dollar. The Canadian dollar exchange rate increased by approximately 19% from December 31, 2006 while the Australian dollar exchange rate increased by approximately 11%.
On September 27, 2006, we settled our remaining obligations under the prepaid forward gold sales contract and forward gold purchase contract for which we were required to deliver 17,951 ounces of gold in December 2006 and 179,062 ounces of gold in June 2007. This settlement resulted in cash payments of $96, and included a $48 reduction to the current portion of long-term debt and a $40 pre-tax loss on extinguishment of debt.
The loss on ineffective portion of derivative instruments includes a loss of $56 in 2006 for the ineffective portion of the copper collar instruments designated as cash flow hedges. Other losses relate to the ineffective portion of legacy gold puts held in Australia.
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest was $105, $97 and $97 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Capitalized interest totaled $50, $57 and $39 in each year, respectively. Interest costs increased in 2007 due to the issuance of the $1,150 convertible senior notes in July 2007 and the $200 bond issuance at Yanacocha in July 2006. These increases were offset by capitalized interest due to construction of Leeville, Phoenix and the power plant in Nevada, the Ahafo project in Ghana and the Boddington project in Australia. Capitalized interest has decreased in 2007 from 2006 due to the completion of the Leeville, Phoenix and Ahafo projects. We expect Interest expense, net of capitalized interest to be approximately $110 to $115 in 2008.
Income tax expense was $200 in 2007, compared to $326 and $270 in 2006 and 2005, respectively. The effective tax rates were (57%), 26%, and 29% in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Without the $1,122 goodwill impairment charge in 2007 (which is not deductible for tax purposes and for which no related income tax benefit can be claimed), the effective tax rate for 2007 would have been 26%. The factors that most significantly impact our effective tax rate are percentage depletion and resource allowances, the rate differential related to foreign earnings indefinitely invested, valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets, foreign earnings net of foreign tax credits, earnings attributable to minority interests in subsidiaries and affiliated companies, foreign currency translation gains and losses, impacts of the analysis of income taxes payable and U.S. book and tax basis of assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws, goodwill impairment and the impact of certain specific transactions. Most of these factors are sensitive to the average realized price of gold and other metals.
Percentage depletion allowances (tax deductions for depletion that may exceed our tax basis in our mineral reserves) are available to us under the income tax laws of the United States for operations conducted in the United States or through branches and partnerships owned by U.S. subsidiaries included in our consolidated United States income tax return. The deductions are highly sensitive to the price of gold and other minerals produced by the Company. For 2006 and prior years, similar types of deductions were available for mining operations in Canada. The tax benefits from percentage depletion and resource allowances were $70, $77 and $43 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The decrease in 2007 compared to 2006 primarily is due to a decrease in production at certain non-US mine sites.
We operate in various countries around the world that have tax laws, tax incentives and tax rates that are significantly different than those of the United States. Many of these differences combine to move our overall effective tax rate higher or lower than the United States statutory rate depending on the mix of income relative to income earned in the United States. The effect of these differences is shown in Note 8 to the Consolidated
 
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Financial Statements as either a foreign rate differential or the effect of foreign earnings, net of credits. Differences in tax rates and other foreign income tax law variations make our ability to fully utilize all of our available foreign income tax credits on a year-by-year basis highly dependent on the price of the gold and copper produced by the Company and the costs of production, since lower prices or higher costs can result in our having insufficient sources of taxable income in the United States to utilize all available foreign tax credits. Such credits have limited carry back and carry forward periods and can only be used to reduce the United States income tax imposed on our foreign earnings included in our annual United States consolidated income tax return. The effects of foreign earnings, net of allowable credits, were an increase of income tax expense of $10, $7 and $13, in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The effect of different income tax rates in countries where earnings are indefinitely reinvested contributed to an increase in our income tax expense of $7 and $70 in 2007 and 2006, respectively, and decreased tax expense in 2005 by $6.
The tax effect of changes in local country tax laws, as shown in our effective tax reconciliation in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, resulted in a net tax benefit of $2, $71 and $24 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The net tax benefit in 2007 is primarily related to a decrease in Canadian federal and provincial statutory tax rates and a decrease in New Zealand tax rates. The net tax benefit in 2006 is primarily related to adopting the U.S. dollar as our functional currency for Australian tax reporting purposes and a decrease in the Canadian federal and provincial statutory tax rates. The net tax benefit in 2005 is primarily related to a change in Australian tax law regarding our ability to file consolidated income tax returns.
The need to record valuation allowances related to our deferred tax assets (primarily attributable to net operating losses and tax credits) is principally dependent on the following factors: (i) the extent to which the net operating losses and tax credits can be carried back and yield a tax benefit; (ii) our long-term estimate of future average realized minerals prices; and (iii) the degree to which many of the tax laws and income tax agreements imposed upon us and our subsidiaries around the world tend to create significant tax deductions early in the mining process. These up-front deductions can give rise to net operating losses and tax credit carry forwards in circumstances where future sources of taxable income may not coincide with available carry forward periods even after taking into account all available tax planning strategies. Furthermore, certain liabilities, accrued for financial reporting purposes, may not be deductible for tax purposes until such liabilities are actually funded which could happen after mining operations have ceased, when sufficient sources of taxable income may not be available. Changes to valuation allowances decreased income tax expense by $17 and $3 in 2007 and 2006, respectively, and increased income tax expense by $39 in 2005. The change in 2007 primarily is due to the realization of capital gains in Australia.
We consolidate certain subsidiaries of which we do not own 100% of the outstanding equity. However, for tax purposes, we are only responsible for the income taxes on the portion of the taxable earnings attributable to our ownership interest of each consolidated entity. Such minority interests contributed $4, $15 and $15 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, as reductions in our income tax expense.
Our tax expense was not affected in 2007 and decreased by $1 and $14 in 2006 and 2005 respectively due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. In 2005, these amounts primarily relate to the Australian tax effect of realized and unrealized translation gains attributable to United States dollar-denominated assets and liabilities and the gold derivatives positions at Newmont Australia Limited whose functional currency is the United States dollar. Because we intend to indefinitely reinvest earnings from Newmont Australia Limited, no offsetting United States deferred income tax effect can be recorded.
Had the $1,122 write-off of goodwill in 2007, which is non-deductible for tax purposes, been deductible, our tax expense would have decreased by $393.
During 2006 we completed a reconciliation of our U.S. book and tax basis assets and liabilities as well as a detailed analysis of our income taxes payable. This exercise identified differences of $27, which was recognized as a tax benefit in 2006.
 
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Based on the uncertainty and inherent unpredictability of the factors influencing our effective tax rate and the sensitivity of such factors to gold and other metals prices as discussed above, the effective tax rate is expected to be volatile in future periods. The effective tax rate is expected to be between 30% and 34% in 2008.
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries was as follows:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	    2007    	  	    2006    	  	    2005    	
Batu Hijau	  	$	299	  	$	103	  	$	119	
Yanacocha	  	 	108	  	 	256	  	 	256	
Other	  	 	3	  	 	4	  	 	5	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	410	  	$	363	  	$	380	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries increased in 2007 from 2006 as a result of increased earnings at Batu Hijau and a $25 charge in 2007 related to the repayment of the carried interest loan at Batu Hijau, partially offset by decreased earnings at Yanacocha (see Results of Consolidated Operations, Batu Hijau Operations and Yanacocha Operations). The 2006 decrease from 2005 resulted from lower production and earnings at Batu Hijau (see Results of Consolidated Operations, Batu Hijau Operations).
Equity (loss) income of affiliates was as follows:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2005    	 	
European Gold Refineries	  	$	6	 	 	$	3	 	 	$	6	 	
AGR Matthey Joint Venture	  	 	1	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	(2	)	
Regis Resources NL	  	 	(8	)	 	 	(2	)	 	 	—	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	(1	)	 	$	2	 	 	$	4	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) income from discontinued operations was as follows:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2005    	 	
Sales - gold, net	  	$	119	 	 	$	157	 	 	$	171	 	
Sales - base metals, net	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	38	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	119	 	 	$	157	 	 	$	209	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from operations:	  				 				 				
Royalty portfolio	  	$	123	 	 	$	67	 	 	$	121	 	
Pajingo	  	 	8	 	 	 	12	 	 	 	1	 	
Zarafshan	  	 	—	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	18	 	
Holloway	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(27	)	
Golden Grove	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(5	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	131	 	 	 	85	 	 	 	108	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gain on sale of operations:	  				 				 				
Zarafshan	  	 	77	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Pajingo	  	 	8	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Holloway	  	 	—	 	 	 	13	 	 	 	—	 	
Golden Grove	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	6	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	85	 	 	 	13	 	 	 	6	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gain on sale of royalty assets	  	 	905	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Gain on sale of Alberta oil sands project	  	 	—	 	 	 	266	 	 	 	—	 	
Gain on sale of Martabe	  	 	—	 	 	 	30	 	 	 	—	 	
Loss from impairment	  	 	(1,665	)	 	 	(101	)	 	 	(42	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pre-tax (loss) income	  	 	(544	)	 	 	293	 	 	 	72	 	
Income tax expense	  	 	(379	)	 	 	(65	)	 	 	(28	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	  	$	(923	)	 	$	228	 	 	$	44	 	

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During June 2007, Newmont’s Board of Directors approved a plan to cease Merchant Banking activities. The Company decided to dispose of its royalty portfolio and a portion of its existing equity investments and will not make further investments in equity securities that do not support its core gold mining business. Newmont and the new Franco-Nevada Corporation (“new Franco-Nevada”) entered into an agreement under which new Franco-Nevada acquired certain mineral interests and oil and gas interests for cash consideration of $1,187. The transaction closed in December 2007 resulting in a $905 pre-tax gain.
In 2006, the Company received net cash proceeds of $271 for the Alberta oil sands project resulting in a $266 pre-tax gain. The Company received $42 net cash proceeds and approximately 43 million Agincourt shares valued at $37 for the Martabe project, resulting in a $30 pre-tax gain in 2006.
During 2007, we recognized a $1,665 non-cash charge to impair goodwill associated with the Merchant Banking segment. In 2006, we recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $101 as a result of the Uzbekistan government’s expropriation of the Zarafshan operation. In 2005, we recorded a $42 pre-tax write-down of long-lived assets at the Golden Grove copper-zinc operation in Australia.
The Company’s income tax expense attributable to discontinued operations differed from the amounts computed by applying the United States statutory corporate income tax rate primarily due to the goodwill impairment that was nondeductible for tax, the benefit from percentage depletion and a decrease in the valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets.
Other comprehensive income, net of tax in 2007 included a $113 gain in value of marketable securities, $33 related to a pension liability adjustment, and a gain of $138 on the translation of subsidiaries with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. Other comprehensive income, net of tax in 2006 included a $272 gain in value of marketable securities, $47 for unrealized gains on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and $17 related to a pension liability adjustment, offset by a loss of $14 on the translation of subsidiaries with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. Other comprehensive income, net of tax in 2005 included a $282 gain in value of marketable equity securities and a $26 gain on the translation of subsidiaries with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies, offset by losses of $18 related to a minimum pension liability adjustment and $59 for unrealized losses on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges.
 Results of Consolidated Operations

 	  	Gold Ounces or Copper
Pounds Sold (1)	  	Costs Applicable to Sales (2)	  	Depreciation, Depletion
and Amortization	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	  	  2007  	  	  2006  	  	  2005  	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Gold	  	(ounces in thousands)	  	($ per ounce)	  	($ per ounce)	
Nevada	  	2,341	  	2,534	  	2,444	  	$	444	  	$	403	  	$	333	  	$	94	  	$	74	  	$	51	
Yanacocha (3) (51.35% owned)	  	1,565	  	2,572	  	3,327	  	 	345	  	 	193	  	 	147	  	 	103	  	 	67	  	 	62	
Australia/New Zealand	  	1,153	  	1,176	  	1,409	  	 	496	  	 	389	  	 	319	  	 	94	  	 	78	  	 	66	
Batu Hijau (3)(4)	  	494	  	435	  	720	  	 	243	  	 	209	  	 	152	  	 	50	  	 	46	  	 	47	
Ahafo	  	446	  	202	  	—	  	 	396	  	 	297	  	 	—	  	 	96	  	 	94	  	 	—	
Other (3)	  	185	  	267	  	337	  	 	332	  	 	222	  	 	233	  	 	91	  	 	69	  	 	58	
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Total/Weighted-Average	  	6,184	  	7,186	  	8,237	  	$	406	  	$	303	  	$	235	  	$	93	  	$	71	  	$	58	

Copper	  	(pounds in millions)	  	($ per pound)	  	($ per pound)	
Batu Hijau (2)(3)	  	428	  	435	  	573	  	$	1.10	  	$	0.71	  	$	0.53	  	$	0.22	  	$	0.15	  	$	0.15	

(1)	Includes incremental start-up ounces of 6, 100 and 22 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.	

(2)	Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization, loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts and Midas redevelopment.	

(3)	Consolidated gold ounces or copper pounds sold includes minority interests’ share.	

(4)	Economic interest decreased to 45% from 52.875% on May 25, 2007.	
 
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Consolidated gold ounces sold decreased in 2007 from 2006 due to:
 
 	•	 	lower production at Nevada due to lower ore grades;	
 
 	•	 	lower production at Yanacocha due to lower ore grade and tons placed on the leach pads; partially offset by	
 
 	•	 	a full year of operations at Ahafo (Ghana) and Leeville and Phoenix (Nevada); and	
 
 	•	 	higher ore grades processed at Batu Hijau.	
Consolidated gold ounces sold decreased in 2006 from 2005 due to:
 
 	•	 	decreased sales at Yanacocha and Batu Hijau due to lower grade ores and lower throughput at Batu Hijau;	
 
 	•	 	the completion of operations at Lone Tree (Nevada) and Golden Giant (Other); partially offset by	
 
 	•	 	the start-up of operations at Ahafo (Ghana) and Leeville and Phoenix (Nevada).	
Consolidated copper pounds sold decreased in 2007 from 2006 due to an increase in concentrate inventory at year-end due to the timing of shipments. Consolidated copper pounds sold decreased in 2006 from 2005 due to the processing of lower grade ore (0.55% vs. 0.69%) and lower mill throughput due to mine plan changes and harder material.
Costs applicable to sales per consolidated gold ounce sold increased in 2007 compared to 2006 due to increased labor and diesel costs, the strengthening of the Australian dollar which increased Costs applicable to sales by approximately $8 per ounce, a full year of operations at Ahafo in Ghana and Phoenix and Leeville in Nevada and higher waste removal costs at Batu Hijau. Costs applicable to sales per consolidated gold ounce sold increased in 2006 from 2005, primarily due to the decrease in production at Yanacocha and increased operating costs at all sites. Costs applicable to sales per consolidated copper pound increased from year-to-year due to increased operating costs.
We expect 2008 consolidated gold sales of approximately 5.9 to 6.4 million ounces, primarily as a result of lower production from Australia and Batu Hijau. Costs applicable to sales per ounce for 2008 are expected to be approximately $425 to $450 per ounce as the impact of industry-wide cost pressures are expected to be compounded by slightly lower gold grades and production.
We expect 2008 consolidated copper sales of approximately 345 to 365 million pounds at Costs applicable to sales of approximately $1.30 to $1.40 per pound as mining shifts from the high grade bottom of the pit into a lower grade mine sequence during 2008 and 2009.
Nevada Operations

 	  	Gold Ounces Sold (1)	  	Costs Applicable to Sales (2)	  	Depreciation, Depletion
and Amortization	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	  	  2007  	  	  2006  	  	  2005  	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
 	  	(in thousands)	  	($ per ounce)	  	($ per ounce)	
Year ended December 31,	  	2,341	  	2,534	  	2,444	  	$	444	  	$	403	  	$	333	  	$	94	  	$	74	  	$	51	

(1)	Includes incremental start-up ounces of 6, 100, and 22 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.	

(2)	Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization and loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts and Midas redevelopment.	
Gold ounces sold in Nevada decreased due to the milling of lower grade ore, completion of mining at Lone Tree and the temporary suspension of mining operations at Midas, partially offset by a full year of operations at Phoenix and Leeville. Open pit ore mined increased to 42.6 million tons in 2007, up from 38.4 million tons in
 
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2006 and underground ore production increased to 1.9 million tons in 2007 from 1.7 million tons in 2006 due to a full year of operations at Phoenix and Leeville. Ore milled increased to 25.5 million tons from 17.9 million tons in 2006, while mill ore grade decreased 23% with the processing of lower grade ore from Phoenix. Ore placed on leach pads decreased 37% in 2007 compared to 2006 primarily as a result of mine sequencing at Gold Quarry and Twin Creeks and the completion of mining at Lone Tree in 2006. Processing at the Lone Tree mill continued in 2007 with ore hauled from Twin Creeks. Nevada’s Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased in 2007 compared to 2006 as lower production, higher cost production from Phoenix, the suspension of lower cost mining operations at Midas and increased labor, diesel and commodity costs were partially offset by lower surface mining costs. Surface mining costs were lower due to completion of mining at Lone Tree in 2006 and work on capital projects at Carlin, partially offset by a full year of mining at Phoenix. Depreciation, depletion and amortization per ounce increased 27% from 2006 as a result of a full year of Phoenix and Leeville operation.
Gold ounces sold increased in 2006 from 2005, due to the commencement of commercial operations at Phoenix and Leeville in the fourth quarter of 2006 and increased access to open pit ore at the Twin Creeks layback, partially offset by lower production from Lone Tree. The Phoenix and Leeville projects commenced commercial operations in October 2006. Leeville and Phoenix produced 243,700 ounces in 2006, including 100,300 incremental start-up ounces included in Other income, net . Gold production at Lone Tree declined as mining was completed in 2006. Overall, mill ore grade decreased 17% and mill throughput increased 16% as a result of the start-up of the lower grade Phoenix operation. Heap leach production was slightly higher than 2005 due to a 9% increase in average grade of ore placed on the leach pads. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to increased labor, diesel, power, cyanide and other commodity prices, higher underground contract service costs. Costs applicable to sales were also impacted by the change in accounting for open pit waste removal costs. In 2005, $47 of mining costs was deferred which reduced Costs applicable to sales by $20 per ounce. Depreciation, depletion and amortization increased as a result of placing new equipment and facilities in operation.
Our Midas operations in Nevada were suspended by order of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) after a fatal accident in June 2007. On October 11, 2007, MSHA lifted the restrictive order that had required Midas to halt mining activities. As a result, mining activities have ramped-up, and we expect Midas to return to historic production levels by early 2008. MSHA’s investigation of the accident is continuing. The related Midas redevelopment costs were $11, and are not included in the cost per ounce amounts above.
The focus at Phoenix during the fourth quarter of 2007 was continued progress on optimization projects. The scope of the in-fill drill program has been increased from 183 to 222 planned drill holes because actual drilling costs have remained lower than originally budgeted. Approximately 80% of the planned drill footage was complete as of December 31, 2007. Continued progress and favorable results were realized through the implementation of continuous improvement projects, with an emphasis on human resources, equipment productivity and cost reduction. Mill capacity utilization continued to improve with nearly 1 million tons processed in each month of the fourth quarter of 2007 compared to almost 900,000 tons each month in the third quarter of 2007. Additionally, the new crusher remains on schedule for start-up by mid-2008 and was approximately 42% complete at the end of the fourth quarter. Phoenix produced 181,400 ounces at Costs applicable to sales of $729 per ounce in 2007. The Company continues to expect a final optimization plan for Phoenix around mid-2008.
Consolidated gold sales are expected to remain stable in 2008 at approximately 2.2 to 2.4 million ounces. Higher production from Phoenix, Leeville and Twin Creeks is expected to be offset by lower grade surface ore at Carlin. Higher mill throughput and mill recoveries are expected to be offset by lower than planned mill grades and leach recoveries in 2008. Costs applicable to sales are expected to decrease in 2008 to approximately $400 to $430 per ounce. Ongoing labor and energy cost pressures are expected to be offset by reduced electricity charges as a result of generating power for approximately half the year from our newly built coal-fired power plant, reduced contracted services and other expenses, as well as lower anticipated maintenance costs associated with a newer mining fleet.
 
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Construction of a 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant is approximately 96% complete as of December 31, 2007. Capital costs for the power plant are expected to be between $620 and $640 and completion is targeted for mid-2008.
Non-governmental organizations have brought a series of actions relating to the Nevada operations, as described in more detail in Note 32 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. While we believe that the legal actions are without merit, unfavorable outcomes could result in additional conditions being imposed on our operations, and such conditions could have a material adverse effect on Nevada’s results of operations or financial position.
Yanacocha Operations

 	  	Gold Ounces Sold (1)	  	Costs Applicable to Sales (2)	  	Depreciation, Depletion
and Amortization	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	  	  2007  	  	  2006  	  	  2005  	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
 	  	(in thousands)	  	($ per ounce)	  	($ per ounce)	
Year ended December 31,	  	1,565	  	2,572	  	3,327	  	$	345	  	$	193	  	$	147	  	$	103	  	$	67	  	$	62	

(1)	Consolidated gold ounces sold includes minority interests’ share (51.35% Newmont owned).	

(2)	Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization and loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts.	
Consolidated gold production and sale ounces at Yanacocha decreased, as expected, in 2007 compared to 2006 due to fewer ore tons and lower grade ore placed on the leach pads. Ore mined decreased to 98.6 million tons in 2007 from 115.8 million tons in 2006. Ore grade decreased by 27% in 2007 compared to 2006 due to mine sequencing. The proportion of waste mined increased from 0.9 to 1.1 waste tons per ton of ore in 2007 compared to 2006 as expected in the mine plan. Costs applicable to sales increased $152 per ounce in 2007 primarily due to lower production, which impacted unit costs by approximately $125 per ounce, as well as increased labor, diesel, mine maintenance and other costs, partially offset by lower royalties and workers’ participation costs.
Gold ounces sold decreased in 2006 from 2005, primarily due to a decrease in ore tons mined and placed on the leach pads, as anticipated in the mine plan. The proportion of waste tons mined increased from 0.50 waste tons per ton of ore in 2005 to 0.9 waste tons per ton of ore in 2006. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to the decrease in production, increased consumption and prices of diesel, cyanide, lime and other commodities and higher worker’s participation bonuses and royalties due to increased gold prices, partially offset by increased silver by-product credits.
Consolidated gold sales are expected to increase in 2008 to approximately 1.7 to 1.8 million ounces, primarily as a result of completion of the gold mill partially offset by lower leach pad production. Costs applicable to sales at Yanacocha are expected to increase in 2008 to approximately $370 to $390 per ounce, primarily due to a change in the mine sequencing resulting in increased stripping, higher labor costs and royalty payments.
Construction of the gold mill at Yanacocha was approximately 97% complete at December 31, 2007. Progress on the gold mill continues as expected, with capital costs expected to be between $250 and $270 and commercial production anticipated in the first half of 2008.
In 2007 and 2006, Yanacocha recorded $10 and $22 to Other expense, net , respectively, related to an agreement with the Peruvian government to provide for a royalty payment for community improvements during current high metal prices. The negotiated royalty is based on 3.75% of Yanacocha’s net income beginning January 1, 2006 for a period of up to five years.
 
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On May 31, 2007, the Company signed a new Collective Agreement with the union for the next three  years, expiring on February 28, 2010.
Australia/New Zealand Operations

 	  	Gold Ounces Sold	  	Costs Applicable to Sales (1)	  	Depreciation, Depletion
and Amortization	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	  	  2007  	  	  2006  	  	  2005  	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
 	  	(in thousands)	  	($ per ounce)	  	($ per ounce)	
Tanami	  	439	  	418	  	494	  	$	425	  	$	370	  	$	328	  	$	85	  	$	72	  	$	67	
Kalgoorlie (50% owned)	  	323	  	332	  	410	  	 	605	  	 	490	  	 	352	  	 	74	  	 	76	  	 	42	
Jundee	  	298	  	306	  	342	  	 	480	  	 	369	  	 	335	  	 	88	  	 	85	  	 	80	
Waihi	  	93	  	120	  	163	  	 	502	  	 	223	  	 	177	  	 	226	  	 	83	  	 	97	
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Total/Weighted-Average	  	1,153	  	1,176	  	1,409	  	$	496	  	$	389	  	$	319	  	$	94	  	$	78	  	$	66	

(1)	Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization and loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts.	
Australia/New Zealand gold ounces sold decreased slightly in 2007 compared to 2006 as a result of lower production at Kalgoorlie, Jundee and Waihi, partially offset by increased inventory sales. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to the strengthening of the Australian and New Zealand dollar, which increased Costs applicable to sales by approximately $40 per ounce, increased royalties due to the higher gold price and increased diesel, electricity and labor costs.
Australia/New Zealand operations gold ounces sold decreased in 2006 compared to 2005, primarily due to lower production resulting from fewer ore tons mined and lower mill throughput. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased in 2006 from 2005 primarily due to the decrease in ounces sold and increased commodity costs partially offset by depreciation of the Australian and New Zealand dollars compared to the U.S. dollar. The favorable foreign exchange movements decreased Australia/New Zealand Costs applicable to sales in 2006 from 2005 by $5 per ounce. Costs applicable to sales were also impacted by the change in accounting for open pit waste removal costs. In 2005, $7 of mining costs was deferred which reduced Costs applicable to sales by $5 per ounce.
Consolidated gold sales are expected to decline in 2008 to approximately 1.05 to 1.10 million ounces, primarily as a result of lower ore grades, mainly at Tanami, and reduced inventory sales, partially offset by higher mill throughput at Waihi. Costs applicable to sales are expected to increase to approximately $585 to $625 per ounce in 2008, primarily as a result of lower planned production, anticipated strengthening of the Australian dollar and higher anticipated consumables and labor costs.
Tanami, Australia . Gold ounces sold increased in 2007 compared to 2006 as a result of increased inventory sales. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to the strengthening of the Australian dollar, which increased Costs applicable to sales by approximately $29 per ounce, increased underground mining and milling costs due to being in a deeper part of the mine which results in increased backfill activity and fuel and labor costs, partially offset by decreased royalties.
Gold ounces sold decreased in 2006 from 2005, primarily due to a 23% decline in mill throughput resulting from the completion of processing Groundrush stockpiles, partially offset by higher ore grade from the Granites. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to lower gold production and increased royalties due to the higher gold price.
Kalgoorlie, Australia . Gold ounces sold decreased in 2007 compared to 2006 as a result of a 13% decrease in ore grade milled, partially offset by an increase in inventory sales. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to the strengthening of the Australian dollar, which increased Costs applicable to sales by
 
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approximately $51 per ounce, decreased production and higher mining costs. Mining costs were higher primarily due to sound abatement costs and increased contract maintenance, drilling rates, fuel and tire usage costs.
Gold ounces sold decreased in 2006 from 2005, due to lower mill throughput (harder ore), a decrease in mill ore grade and a decrease in roaster throughput resulting from a higher sulfur to gold ratio and adverse weather conditions. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to lower production and increased labor, diesel and contract services. Milling costs also increased due to mill maintenance costs and higher grinding costs due to the harder ore. Costs applicable to sales were also impacted by the change in accounting for open pit waste removal costs. In 2005, $9 of mining costs was deferred which reduced Costs applicable to sales by $23 per ounce.
Jundee, Australia . Gold ounces sold decreased in 2007 compared to 2006 as a result of lower production, partially offset by increased inventory sales. Mill throughput decreased by 26% due to the consolidation of milling operations into one plant, partially offset by 28% higher mill ore grade. Open pit mining concluded in the fourth quarter of 2007. Underground mining operations will continue in 2008. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to the strengthening of the Australian dollar, which increased Costs applicable to sales by approximately $42 per ounce, lower production, and higher underground mining and electricity generation costs.
Gold ounces sold decreased in 2006 from 2005, due to a 4% decrease in tons milled and a 6% decrease in mill ore grade. The decrease in tons milled was attributable to severe weather conditions, flooding and an extended mill shutdown in the first half of the year. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to lower gold production and higher maintenance costs, partially offset by reduced mining activity.
Waihi, New Zealand . Gold ounces sold decreased in 2007 compared to 2006 as a result of the transition to mining the Martha open pit south layback and Favona underground in 2007. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased in 2007 compared to 2006 as a result of the strengthening of the New Zealand dollar which increased Costs applicable to sales by approximately $51 per ounce and lower production.
Gold ounces sold decreased in 2006 from 2005, primarily due to a 4% decrease in mill ore grade and a 20% decrease in mill throughput due to reduced open pit mining activity and the commencement of Favona ore treatment which requires finer grinding. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to the decrease in gold production.
Development of the Boddington project was approximately 62% complete at December 31, 2007, with mill start-up still expected in late 2008 or early 2009. The Company completed a definitive estimate to update the Company’s share of Boddington capital costs, which are now expected to be between $1,400 and $1,600, up from $900 to $1,100, including the adverse impact of the strengthening Australian dollar exchange rate. In 2007, the Company commenced a hedging program to reduce the variability of the Australian denominated capital expenditures related to Boddington. As of December 31, 2007, we have hedged 32% of our forecasted Australian denominated capital expenditures in 2008.
Batu Hijau Operations

 	  	Gold Ounces or Copper
Pounds Sold	  	Costs Applicable to Sales (1)	  	Depreciation, Depletion
and Amortization	
 	  	  2007  	  	  2006  	  	  2005  	  	  2007  	  	  2006  	  	  2005  	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Gold	  	(ounces in thousands)	  	($ per ounce)	  	($ per ounce)	
Batu Hijau (2)(3)	  	494	  	435	  	720	  	$	243	  	$	209	  	$	152	  	$	50	  	$	46	  	$	47	
				
Copper	  	(pounds in millions)	  	($ per pound)	  	($ per pound)	
Batu Hijau (2)(3)	  	428	  	435	  	573	  	$	1.10	  	$	0.71	  	$	0.53	  	$	0.22	  	$	0.15	  	$	0.15	

(1)	Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization, loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts.	

(2)	Consolidated gold ounces or copper pounds sold includes minority interests’ share.	

(3)	Economic interest decreased to 45% from 52.875% on May 25, 2007.	
 
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Consolidated copper sales decreased slightly in 2007 from 2006, due to increased year-end concentrate inventories, partially offset by 7% higher production. Consolidated gold sales increased in 2007 from 2006 due to 22% higher production, partially offset by increased year-end concentrate inventories. Increased mill throughput from an improved grinding circuit control system was offset by extended mill downtime in the fourth quarter of 2007 to repair a damaged mill motor. Copper production increased due to a 9% increase in ore grade, partially offset by slightly lower recoveries. Gold production increased due to a 17% increase in ore grade and a 3% increase in recovery. Concentrate inventories increased due to the timing of shipments. Costs applicable to sales per pound of copper and per ounce of gold increased in 2007, compared to 2006 due to the significant processing of ore from stockpiles and higher proportion of waste tons mined. The ratio of waste tons to ore tons increased from 1.3 in 2006 to 7.3 in 2007. In 2007, most of the mining occurred with Phase 5 waste stripping to prepare this phase for future production, while 2006 mining occurred substantially in Phase 4 ore. Costs applicable to sales also increased due to higher labor and maintenance costs and regional taxes.
The average realized net copper price increased to $2.86 per pound in 2007 from $1.54 per pound in 2006, as the final copper hedge contract deliveries were made in February 2007.
Batu Hijau revised its mine plan in 2006 to address geotechnical instability of the operation’s east pit wall and harder than modeled ore. Production was impacted by lower grades due to the mining sequence, as well as lower mill throughput due to processing harder ore. Copper and gold sales decreased in 2006 from 2005 as a result of 20% lower copper and 34% lower gold ore grades, and 6% lower mill throughput. Total tons mined were 30% higher in 2006 from 2005 primarily due to the addition of new mining equipment, shorter hauling distance and increased shovel productivity. Costs applicable to sales per pound of copper and per ounce of gold increased due to lower production, the expansion of the mining fleet and increased diesel, tire, labor and process maintenance costs, partially offset by an increased allocation of costs to stockpile inventories. Short-term stockpiles were built in 2006 for processing in 2007.
Consolidated sales are expected to decrease in 2008 to approximately 325,000 to 365,000 ounces of gold and approximately 345 to 365 million pounds of copper as a result of mine plan sequencing that will lead to additional Phase 5 waste stripping compared to 2007. Consolidated gold and copper sales are expected to be impacted by lower grades and throughput and lower copper recoveries. Costs applicable to sales are expected to increase in 2008 to approximately $285 to $325 per ounce of gold and approximately $1.30 to $1.40 per pound of copper. Increasing operating costs are expected to result primarily from higher waste removal costs, as well as rising fuel, energy and consumables prices.
We have a 45% ownership interest in the Batu Hijau mine, held through a partnership (“NTP”) with an affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation of Japan. We have a 56.25% interest in NTP and the Sumitomo affiliate holds the remaining 43.75%. NTP in turn owns 80% of P.T. Newmont Nusa Tenggara (“PTNNT”), the Indonesian subsidiary that owns Batu Hijau. We identified NTP as a Variable Interest Entity as a result of certain capital structures and contracted relationships and have fully consolidated Batu Hijau in the consolidated financial statements since January 1, 2004. The remaining 20% interest in PTNNT is owned by P.T. Pukuafa Indah (“PTPI”), an unrelated Indonesian company. Because PTPI’s interest was a carried interest, and because PTPI had been advanced a loan by NTP, we reported a 52.875% economic interest in Batu Hijau, which reflected our actual economic interest in the mine until such time as the loan was fully repaid (including accrued interest). On May 25, 2007, PTPI fully repaid the loan (including accrued interest) from NTP. As a result of the repayment, our economic interest in Batu Hijau was reduced from 52.875% to 45% and a net charge of $25 (after-tax) was recorded against Minority interest expense in the second quarter of 2007.
Under the Contract of Work, beginning in 2005 and continuing through 2010, a portion of PTNNT’s shares must be offered for sale, first, to the Indonesian government or, second, to Indonesian nationals, equal to the difference between the following percentages and the percentage of shares already owned by the Indonesian government or Indonesian nationals (if such number is positive): 23% by March 31, 2006; 30% by March 31, 2007; 37% by March 31, 2008, 44% by March 31, 2009; and 51% by March 31, 2010. The price at which such
 
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interest must be offered for sale to the Indonesian parties is the highest of the then-current replacement cost, the price at which shares would be accepted for listing on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, or the fair market value of such interest as a going concern, as agreed with the Indonesian government. Pursuant to this provision, it is possible that the ownership interest of the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership in PTNNT, owner of Batu Hijau, could be reduced to 49%.
PTPI has owned and continues to own a 20% interest in PTNNT, and therefore the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership was required to offer a 3% interest for sale in 2006 and an additional 7% interest in 2007. A further 7% interest will be offered for sale in March 2008. In accordance with the Contract of Work, an offer to sell a 3% interest was made to the government of Indonesia in 2006 and an offer for an additional 7% interest was made in 2007. While the central government declined to participate in the offer, local governments in the area in which the Batu Hijau mine is located have expressed interest in acquiring shares, as have various Indonesian nationals. In January 2008, the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership agreed to sell, under a carried interest arrangement, 2% of PTNNT’s shares to Kabupaten Sumbawa, one of the local governments, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions. On February 11, 2008, PTNNT received notification from the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources (DEMR) alleging that PTNNT is in breach of its divestiture requirements under the Contract of Work and threatening to issue a notice to terminate the Contract of Work if PTNNT does not agree to divest the 2006 and 2007 shares, in accordance with the direction of the DEMR, by February 22, 2008. Newmont and Sumitomo believe there is no basis under the Contract of Work for this notification and no grounds for terminating the Contract of Work, and are currently evaluating possible responses to the February 11, 2008 default notice, including filing for international arbitration as provided for under the Contract of Work. Newmont and Sumitomo are in discussions with officials of the Government of Indonesia to attempt to clarify or resolve this issue.
The Company has been in discussions to renew its forest use permit (called a pinjam pakai) for over two years. This permit is a key requirement to continue to efficiently operate the Batu Hijau mine. The permit renewal has not been received and in the event it is not received by May 2008, it could have an adverse impact on operating and financial results. Representatives of the Indonesian government, including the Ministry of Forestry, have assured us that the permit will be issued in due course.
For more information on the results of the Batu Hijau operations, see Note 30 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Ahafo Operations

 	  	Gold Ounces Sold	  	Costs Applicable to Sales (1)	  	Depreciation, Depletion
and Amortization	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	  	  2007  	  	  2006  	  	  2005  	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
 	  	(in thousands)	  	($ per ounce)	  	($ per ounce)	
Year ended December 31,	  	446	  	202	  	—	  	$	396	  	$	297	  	$	—	  	$	96	  	$	94	  	$	—	

( 1 )	Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization and loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts.	
Gold ounces sold at Ahafo increased in 2007 compared to 2006 as a result of a full year of production in 2007. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased due to higher mining and milling costs. Mining costs increased primarily due to higher waste stripping in the Apensu pit, higher fuel, pit dewatering and maintenance costs. Milling costs increased due to higher electricity and maintenance costs. Costs applicable to sales in 2006 also benefited from the capitalization of pre-production costs.
During 2007, better than expected ore grades and mill recovery rates were realized, which resulted in higher than expected production at Ahafo. Mill ore grades were higher than expected due to ore control improvement programs implemented during the year. Increased mill recoveries were a result of higher than expected yields from the transitional ore mined at the Apensu deposit.
 
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Consolidated gold sales are expected to increase to approximately 495,000 to 530,000 ounces in 2008 mainly due to the processing of higher grade material. Costs applicable to sales of approximately $485 to $520 per ounce is expected for 2008. The expected increase is mainly due to higher fuel, power, contract services and consumable costs.
During 2007, Newmont and other gold companies with production in Ghana, formed a consortium to import power generation equipment and constructed an 80 mega-watt power plant. The plant was completed during the fourth quarter of 2007 and is being commissioned. As a result of the mining industry’s initiative to install the power plant, the Ghanaian government has agreed, if required to curtail power consumption as a result of power shortages, to distribute power proportionately between participating mines and other industrial and commercial customers.
Other Operations

 	  	Gold Ounces Sold	  	Costs Applicable to Sales (1)	  	Depreciation, Depletion
and Amortization	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	  	  2007  	  	  2006  	  	  2005  	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
 	  	(in thousands)	  	($ per ounce)	  	($ per ounce)	
Kori Kollo (2) (88% owned)	  	87	  	129	  	95	  	$	340	  	$	210	  	$	167	  	$	117	  	$	68	  	$	40	
La Herradura (44% owned)	  	86	  	79	  	80	  	 	341	  	 	248	  	 	184	  	 	77	  	 	114	  	 	63	
Golden Giant	  	12	  	59	  	162	  	 	205	  	 	214	  	 	296	  	 	—	  	 	10	  	 	67	
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Total/Weighted-Average	  	185	  	267	  	337	  	$	332	  	$	222	  	$	233	  	$	91	  	$	69	  	$	58	

(1)	Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization and loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts.	

(2)	Consolidated gold ounces sold includes minority interests’ share.	
Gold ounces sold at Other Operations decreased in 2007 from 2006, primarily due to the completion of operations at Golden Giant and lower production from Kori Kollo. Gold production from Kori Kollo decreased due to the timing of flows from the leach pads. Costs applicable to sales per ounce increased in 2007 from 2006, primarily due to lower production and higher waste removal costs at La Herradura and the completion of operations at Golden Giant.
Gold ounces sold at Other Operations decreased in 2006 from 2005, primarily due to the wind-up of operations at Golden Giant. Mining operations at Golden Giant were completed in December 2005 with remnant mining and milling production continuing into 2006. Costs applicable to sales decreased primarily due to the processing of lower cost remnant production from Golden Giant offset by higher waste removal costs at Kori Kollo and La Herradura. In 2005, $3 mining costs were deferred, reducing Costs applicable to sales by $31 per ounce at La Herradura.
Consolidated gold sales for Other Operations in 2008 are expected to be approximately 200,000 to 220,000 ounces at Costs applicable to sales of approximately $340 to $360 per ounce.
Exploration
Exploration expense was $177, $166 and $143 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Exploration expense in 2007 reflects higher funding of exploration and related activities in response to higher gold prices and increased drilling, labor and consumable costs. We anticipate spending between $220 and $230 on exploration activities in 2008, with the increases primarily related to inflation in drilling costs and exploration at our newly acquired Hope Bay property.
During 2007, we added 0.8 million equity gold ounces to proven and probable reserves, with 8.2 million equity gold ounces of depletion and divestitures. Reserve additions from exploration of 3.5 million equity ounces were primarily due to further extension drilling at Boddington, Jundee and Tanami in Australia (2.6 million equity ounces), with the remaining additions from several open pit and underground sites in Nevada as well as La
 
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Herradura in Mexico. Gold reserves were revised down by 3.4 million equity ounces, primarily due to increasing operating and capital costs at Ahafo in Ghana (2.4 million equity ounces), and geotechnical and metallurgical changes, as well as higher operating costs at Nevada (0.8 million equity ounces). The impact of the change in gold price assumption on reserve additions was 0.7 million equity ounces.
Exploration activities during 2006 succeeded in converting significant new reserves at Carlin open pits (2.3 million equity gold ounces), Boddington (1.4 million equity gold ounces), Twin Creeks (1.1 million equity gold ounces), Ahafo (0.7 million equity gold ounces), La Herradura (0.7 million equity gold ounces), and Kalgoorlie (0.6 million equity gold ounces).
Exploration activities during 2005 primarily focused on the conversion of significant new reserves at the Carlin open pits (1.9 million equity gold ounces), the Conga district in Peru (1.6 million equity gold ounces), and the two Ghana projects (Ahafo 1.6 million equity gold ounces, Akyem 1.1 million equity gold ounces). Newmont added a total of 9.4 million equity gold ounces to proven and probable reserves in 2005.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates
In addition to its domestic operations in the United States, we have operations in Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, Bolivia and other foreign locations. Our operations sell their production based on U.S. dollar metal prices.
Fluctuations in local currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar can increase or decrease profit margins and Costs applicable to sales to the extent costs are paid in local currency at foreign operations. Such fluctuations have not had a material impact on our revenue since gold and copper are sold throughout the world principally in U.S. dollars. Approximately 28%, 33% and 37% of our Costs applicable to sales were paid in local currencies in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Our Costs applicable to sales are most significantly impacted by variations in the Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate. However, variations in the Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate historically have been strongly correlated to variations in the U.S. dollar gold price over the long-term. Increases or decreases in costs at Australian locations due to exchange rate changes have therefore tended to be mitigated by changes in sales reported in U.S. dollars at Australian locations. No assurance, however, can be given that the Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate will continue to be strongly correlated to the U.S. dollar gold price in the future.
Variations in the local currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar at our foreign mining operations increased Costs applicable to sales $51 in 2007 from 2006, primarily in Australia, and decreased Costs applicable to sales $1 in 2006 from 2005 primarily at Indonesia, partially offset by Australia.
In 2007, we implemented derivative programs to hedge up to 75% of our future forecasted Australian dollar denominated operating and capital expenditures to reduce the variability in our Australian dollar denominated expenditures. As of December 31, 2007, we have hedged 23%, 18% and 11% of our forecasted Australian denominated operating costs in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. We have also hedged 32% of our forecasted Australian denominated capital expenditures in 2008.
Foreign currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar have not had a material impact on our determination of proven and probable reserves in the past. However, if a sustained weakening of the U.S. dollar in relation to the Australian dollar, and/or to other foreign currencies that impact our cost structure, were not mitigated by offsetting increases in the U.S. dollar gold price or by other factors, the amount of proven and probable reserves in the applicable foreign country could be reduced as certain proven and probable reserves may no longer be economic. The extent of any such reduction would be dependent on a variety of factors including the length of time of any such weakening of the U.S. dollar, and management’s long-term view of the applicable exchange rate. Future reductions of proven and probable reserves would primarily result in reduced gold or copper sales and increased depreciation, depletion and amortization and, depending on the level of reduction, could also result in impairments of property, plant and mine development, mineral interests and/or goodwill.
 
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 Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Developments
In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141(R), “Business Combinations”, which amends SFAS No. 141, and provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. It also provides disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009 and is to be applied prospectively. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this statement on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements- an amendment of ARB No. 51” which establishes accounting and reporting standards pertaining to ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest, and the valuation of any retained noncontrolling equity investment when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also establishes disclosure requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 is effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this statement on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2007, the FASB published Proposed FSP No. APB 14-a, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion.” The proposed FSP applies to convertible debt instruments that, by their stated terms, may be settled in cash (or other assets) upon conversion, including partial cash settlement, unless the embedded conversion option is required to be separately accounted for as a derivative under SFAS 133. Convertible debt instruments within the scope of the proposed FSP are not addressed by the existing APB 14. The proposed FSP would require that the liability and equity components of convertible debt instruments within the scope of the proposed FSP shall be separately accounted for in a manner that reflects the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. This will require an allocation of the convertible debt proceeds between the liability component and the embedded conversion option (i.e., the equity component). The difference between the principal amount of the debt and the amount of the proceeds allocated to the liability component would be reported as a debt discount and subsequently amortized to earnings over the instrument’s expected life using the effective interest method. If the proposed FSP were to be adopted, we estimate that approximately $300 of debt discount would be recorded and the effective interest rate on our 2014 and 2017 convertible senior notes (see Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) would increase by approximately 5 percentage points to 6.25% and 6.625%, respectively, for the non-cash amortization of the debt discount.
In June 2007, the EITF reached consensus on Issue No. 06-11, “Accounting for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards.” EITF Issue No. 06-11 requires that the tax benefit related to dividend and dividend equivalents paid on equity-classifed nonvested shares and nonvested share units, which are expected to vest, be recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital. EITF Issue No. 06-11 is to be applied prospectively for tax benefits on dividends declared in our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this statement will have on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“FAS 159”). FAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value, with the objective of improving financial reporting by mitigating volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The provisions of FAS 159 are effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. We do not expect the adoption of FAS 159 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
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In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of FAS 157 are effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. We do not expect the adoption of FAS 157 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 Liquidity and Capital Resources
Operating Activities
Net cash provided from continuing operations was $525, $1,129 and $1,169 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and was significantly impacted by the following key factors:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Consolidated gold ounces sold (in thousands) (1)	  	 	6,184	  	 	7,186	  	 	8,237	
Average price received per ounce of gold (2)	  	$	697	  	$	594	  	$	437	
Costs applicable to sales per ounce of gold sold (3)	  	$	406	  	$	303	  	$	235	
Consolidated copper pounds sold (in millions)	  	 	428	  	 	435	  	 	573	
Average price received per pound of copper (2)	  	$	2.86	  	$	1.54	  	$	1.17	
Costs applicable to sales per pound of copper sold (3)	  	$	1.10	  	$	0.71	  	$	0.53	

(1)	Includes incremental start-up ounces of 6, 100 and 22 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.	

(2)	After treatment and refining charges and excluding settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts.	

(3)	Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization, loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts and Midas redevelopment.	
Net cash provided from continuing operations decreased 53% compared to 2006. Cash flow provided from operations during 2007 was negatively impacted by the $578 settlement of the price-capped forward sales contracts, $276 settlement of pre-acquisition Australia income taxes of Normandy, $174 related to the final settlement of copper collar contracts, fewer gold ounces and copper pounds sold and higher operating costs, partially offset by higher realized gold and copper prices, as discussed above in Consolidated Financial Results .
We are currently planning to contribute $48 to our retirement benefit programs in 2008 which will negatively impact Net cash provided by operating activities . For additional discussion see Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations was $2,467, $1,142 and $1,310 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Additions to property, plant and mine development were $1,670, $1,537 and $1,204 for continuing operations in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
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Additions to property, plant and mine development were:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Nevada, USA	  	$	588	  	$	705	  	$	479	
Yanacocha, Peru	  	 	253	  	 	269	  	 	225	
Australia/New Zealand:	  			  			  			
Jundee, Australia	  	 	41	  	 	23	  	 	25	
Tanami, Australia	  	 	41	  	 	31	  	 	19	
Kalgoorlie, Australia	  	 	5	  	 	14	  	 	12	
Waihi, New Zealand	  	 	39	  	 	28	  	 	11	
Boddington, Australia	  	 	466	  	 	93	  	 	5	
Other, Australia	  	 	5	  	 	3	  	 	14	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	 	597	  	 	192	  	 	86	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Batu Hijau, Indonesia	  	 	74	  	 	106	  	 	65	
Ghana, West Africa:	  			  			  			
Ahafo, Ghana	  	 	114	  	 	177	  	 	258	
Akyem, Ghana	  	 	20	  	 	57	  	 	18	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	 	134	  	 	234	  	 	276	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Other Operations:	  			  			  			
Kori Kollo, Bolivia	  	 	3	  	 	1	  	 	22	
La Herradura, Mexico	  	 	10	  	 	10	  	 	2	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	 	13	  	 	11	  	 	24	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Corporate and Other	  	 	11	  	 	20	  	 	49	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	1,670	  	$	1,537	  	$	1,204	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Capital expenditures in Nevada during 2007 included $280 for the power plant and $160 for mine equipment replacement. Yanacocha capital expenditures included $139 for construction of the gold mill, $39 for leach pad expansions and $12 for the Conga project. Capital expenditures in Australia/New Zealand included $466 for construction of the Boddington project, $63 for underground mine development and $27 for tailings dams construction. Batu Hijau’s capital expenditures included $38 for mine equipment purchases and $17 for mine dewatering. Capital expenditures at Ahafo included $14 for power generation facilities, $21 for a cyanide recovery circuit, $28 for mine equipment purchases and $12 for infrastructure and land.
Capital expenditures in Nevada during 2006 included $239 for the power plant, $160 for surface mining equipment, $104 for the development of the Leeville underground mine, $87 for the development of the Phoenix project, and $54 for tailings dams and leach pads. Yanacocha capital expenditures included $113 for development and leach pad expansions, $44 for the gold mill project, $43 for mine maintenance and services, and $11 for the Conga project. Australian capital expenditures included $93 for Boddington development and $71 for mine development. Expenditures at Batu Hijau included $67 for the purchase of additional mining equipment and $20 for process improvements and replacement of the tailings line. Capital expenditures at Ahafo included $117 for project completion and $24 for mining equipment. Akyem expenditures were primarily for the engineering and procurement expenditures for process facilities and other pre-construction activities. Corporate expenditures primarily included information technology systems.
Capital expenditures in Nevada during 2005 included $73 for the development of the Leeville underground mine, $43 for the power plant and $226 for the development of the Phoenix project. Yanacocha capital expenditures included $73 for development and leach pad expansions at La Quinua and process facilities, $12 for environmental projects, $30 for mining equipment and $17 for the Conga project. Kori Kollo expenditures reflect investment in new leach pads. Australian capital expenditures included $54 for mine development and $22 for
 
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facilities. Expenditures at Batu Hijau included $36 for the purchase of additional mining equipment and $6 for tailings line replacement. Capital expenditures at Ahafo were primarily for the engineering, procurement and construction of the mine and process facilities. Corporate expenditures primarily included information technology systems and land.
During 2007, 2006 and 2005, $19, $21 and $25 of drilling and related costs were capitalized and included in mine development costs, respectively. These capitalized costs included $11 at Australia, $4 at Nevada, $2 at La Herradura, and $1 at Ahafo and Yanacocha for 2007; $10 at Australia, $7 at Nevada, $3 at Ghana, and $1 at Yanacocha and Batu in 2006; and $11 at Nevada, $5 at Australia, $4 at Yanacocha and Ghana, and $1 at Batu in 2005.
During 2007, 2006 and 2005, $16, $48 and $4 of pre-stripping costs were capitalized and included in mine development costs, respectively. Pre-stripping costs included the Bob Star mine in Nevada in 2007; the Phoenix mine in Nevada, the Chaquicocha mine at Yanacocha, and the Subika and Apensu mines at Ahafo in 2006; and the Phoenix mine and Chaquicocha mine in 2005.
We anticipate capital expenditures of approximately $1,800 to $2,000 in 2008, with approximately 50% in Australia/New Zealand, 25% in Nevada and the remaining 25% invested at other locations. Approximately $900 to $1,000 of the 2008 capital budget is allocated to sustaining investments, with the remaining $900 to $1,000 allocated to project development initiatives, including completion of the Boddington project in Australia, the power plant in Nevada and the Yanacocha gold mill in Peru;
Investments in marketable debt and equity securities, net.  We had net proceeds of $2 and $774 in 2007 and 2006, respectively, and net investments of $1 in 2005, from auction rate marketable debt securities. We generally account for these investments as short-term available-for-sale marketable debt securities. The auction rate marketable debt securities in which the Company has invested has not traded in an active market since mid-August 2007 and there are currently no market quotations available. The underlying assets for these investments continue to be rated AAA by Standard and Poor’s. As of December 31, 2007, the Company reclassified approximately $7 of such securities (with accumulated unrealized losses of approximately $2 based on indicative bids) to long-term marketable debt securities as a result of current auction market conditions and the Company’s expectation of holding such investments for a period longer than one year.
In connection with our acquisition of Miramar Mining Corporation, the Company acquired Canadian third party asset-backed commercial paper (“ABCP”) with an estimated value of $31 as of December 31, 2007. The ABCP the Company acquired, which has been classified as long-term marketable debt securities, has not traded in an active market since mid-August 2007 and there are currently no market quotations available. The ABCP continues to be rated R1 (High, Under Review with Developing Implications) by Dominion Bond Rating Service. The valuation technique used by the Company to estimate the fair value of its investment in ABCP incorporated probability weighted discounted cash flows considering the best available public information regarding market conditions and resulted in a discount of approximately 20% from the instruments face value.
During 2007, the Company purchased marketable equity securities of Gabriel Resources for $27 and other marketable equity securities for $9. During 2006, the Company purchased marketable equity securities of Gabriel Resources for $17 and Queenstake Resources for $10. Newmont also reinvested dividends from Canadian Oil Sands Trust for $26. During 2005, the Company purchased marketable equity securities of Shore Gold, Gabriel Resources, Miramar and Miramar warrants for approximately $87, $31, $27 and $10, respectively.
Acquisitions.  As of December 2007, we had acquired approximately 155 million common shares of Miramar Mining Corporation (“Miramar”) for total consideration of $991 less cash received from the acquisition of $38 for a net payment of $953. These shares combined with Newmont’s 18.5 million common shares previously owned represents approximately 78% of the outstanding shares of Miramar. Miramar owns the Hope Bay Project, a large undeveloped gold project in Nunavut, Canada. In January 2008, we acquired approximately 40 million additional common shares of Miramar, bringing our interest in Miramar to 96%.
In September 2006, we acquired a 40% interest in Shore Gold Inc.’s Fort a la Corne diamond Joint Venture in Saskatchewan, Canada for $152.
 
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In March 2006, we acquired Newcrest Mining Limited’s 22.22% interest in the Boddington project, bringing our interest in the project to 66.67%, for total consideration of $173. Development of the Boddington project in Western Australia with AngloGold Ashanti Limited was also announced in the first quarter 2006. Construction of the Boddington project is expected to cost Newmont approximately $1,400 to $1,600, with initial production expected in late 2008 or early 2009. The project has a current estimated mine life of more than 20 years, with our share of annual production expected to be approximately 685,000 ounces for the first five years and average approximately 500,000 ounces over the remaining life of the project.
In January 2006, we acquired the remaining 15% interest in the Akyem project in Ghana, bringing our interest to 100%. In September 2006, we deferred further development of the Akyem project pending completion of permitting, resolution of country-wide power shortages and further engineering optimization. In 2007, we continued development studies on Akyem, and a development decision is expected in 2008.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided from (used in) financing activities of continuing operations was $465 in 2007, compared to $(333) and $39 in 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Proceeds from debt, net.  During July 2007, we completed a private offering of $1,150 convertible senior notes due 2014 and 2017, each in the amount of $575. The 2014 notes, maturing on July 15, 2014, pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 1.25% per annum, and the 2017 notes, maturing on July 15, 2017, pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 1.625% per annum. The notes will be convertible, at the holder’s option, equivalent to a conversion price of $46.21 per share of common stock. Upon conversion, the principle amount and all accrued interest will be repaid in cash and any conversion premium will be settled in shares of our common stock or, at our election, cash or any combination of cash and shares of our common stock. We do not have an option to redeem the notes prior to their applicable stated maturity date. The net proceeds from the offering, after expenses, were approximately $1,126.
In connection with the convertible senior notes offering, we entered into convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions (“Call Spread Transactions”). These transactions included the purchase of call options and the sale of warrants. The purchased call options cover, in the aggregate and subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, 24,887,956 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.60 per share. We sold warrants to purchase, in the aggregate and subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, 24,887,956 shares of common stock at a price of $60.27 per share. In most cases, the warrants may not be exercised prior to the maturity of the notes. As a result of the call option and warrant transactions, the conversion price of $46.21 was effectively increased to $60.27. The aggregate cost to the Company of the purchased call options was $366, partially offset by $248 that we received from the sale of the warrants.
During 2007, we borrowed and repaid $1,877 on our revolving credit facility and borrowed $7 at Kori Kollo.
In July 2006, Yanacocha issued $100 of bonds in the Peruvian capital markets under a $200 bond program approved by the Peruvian securities regulatory authority. The bonds are comprised of $42 of floating interest rate bonds bearing interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.4375%; and $58 of fixed rate bonds bearing interest at 7.0%. The bonds have a four year grace repayment period and amortize quarterly over six years. The bonds are uncollateralized and are non-recourse to Newmont. Funds generated from the bond issuance were used by Yanacocha primarily for capital expenditures.
In May 2006, Yanacocha entered into an uncollateralized $100 bank financing with a syndicate of Peruvian commercial banks. Quarterly repayments began May 2007 with final maturity May 2014. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.875%. The loan is non-recourse to Newmont.
Proceeds received during 2005 were primarily from the issuance of 30-year 5 7/8% notes for net proceeds of $582 during March 2005. The proceeds were used to fund capital investments, including a 200 megawatt power plant in Nevada, and for general corporate purposes.
 
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Repayment of debt . During 2007, we made debt repayments of $2,036 (including $1,877 on the revolving credit facility, $21 related to the sale-leaseback of the refractory ore treatment plant, classified as a capital lease, $11 on the Yanacocha credit facility, $4 on Australia capital leases, and $123 related to Batu Hijau).
Scheduled minimum debt repayments are $255 in 2008, $138 in 2009, $143 in 2010, $322 in 2011, $135 in 2012 and $1,945 thereafter. We expect to be able to fund maturities of our debt from Net cash provided by operating activities and existing cash balances .
Dividends paid to minority interests.  We also paid dividends of $270, $264 and $186 to minority interests during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Dividends paid to common stockholders.  We paid annual dividends of $0.40 per common share during 2007, 2006 and 2005. Additionally, Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, paid annual dividends of CDN$0.43, CDN$0.46 and CDN$0.49 during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. On February 20, 2008, we declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable March 28, 2008 to holders of record at the close of business on March 7, 2008. The total paid to common stockholders was $181, $180 and $179 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Proceeds from stock issuance.  We received proceeds of $51, $78 and $43 during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, from the issuance of common stock related to the exercise of stock options.
Early extinguishment of prepaid forward sales obligation.  In September 2006, we settled our remaining obligations under the prepaid forward gold sales contract and forward gold purchase contract for which we were required to deliver 17,951 ounces of gold in December 2006 and 179,062 ounces of gold in June 2007. This settlement resulted in cash payments of approximately $96 and a $48  reduction to the current portion of long-term debt.
Discontinued Operations
Net operating cash provided from discontinued operations was $138 in 2007, compared to $96 and $74 in 2006 and 2005, respectively, as follows:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	  2007  	  	  2006  	 	 	  2005  	 	
Royalty portfolio	  	$	90	  	$	74	 	 	$	48	 	
Pajingo	  	 	48	  	 	34	 	 	 	26	 	
Zarafshan	  	 	—	  	 	10	 	 	 	10	 	
Holloway	  	 	—	  	 	(22	)	 	 	(14	)	
Golden Grove	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	4	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	138	  	$	96	 	 	$	74	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from investing activities of discontinued operations was $1,318, $285 and $178 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Cash provided from investing activities of discontinued operations in 2007 included $1,187 from the sale of the royalty portfolio, $10 from the sale of the Pajingo operation, $77 net proceeds on the settlement of the Zarafshan-Newmont Joint Venture dispute, and $90 from the sale of marketable equity securities and cost investments offset by $4 investments in marketable equity securities and cost investments and additions to property, plant and mine development of $6.
Cash provided from investing activities of discontinued operations in 2006 included $271 proceeds from the sale of the Alberta Oil Sands project, $42 on the sale of the Martabe project, $40 on the sale of the Holloway
 
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operation, $9 from the sale of the 49% interest in Regis Resources NL and $8 proceeds from the sale of marketable equity securities offset by $12 investments in marketable securities and cost investments and additions to property, plant and mine development of $20.
Cash provided from investing activities of discontinued operations in 2005 included $147 from the sale of Golden Grove, $31 from the sale of the Mezcala gold deposit and $213 from the sale of marketable equity securities offset by $11 investments in marketable securities and cost investments and additions to property, plant and mine development of $47.
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations was $nil, $7 and $1 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, all from the repayment of debt at Zarafshan.
Corporate Revolving Credit Facilities
The Company has an uncollateralized $2,000 revolving credit facility with a syndicate of commercial banks, which matures in April 2012. The facility contains a letter of credit sub-facility. Interest rates and facility fees vary based on the credit ratings of the Company’s senior, uncollateralized, long-term debt. Borrowings under the facilities bear interest at an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 0.28% or the lead bank’s prime interest rate. Facility fees accrue at an annual rate of 0.07% of the aggregate commitments. The Company also pays a utilization fee of 0.05% on the amount of revolving credit loans and letters of credit outstanding under the facility for each day on which the sum of such loans and letters of credit exceed 50% of the commitments under the facility. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the facility fees were 0.07% and 0.09% of the commitment, respectively. There was $440 and $321 outstanding under the letter of credit sub-facility as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As of December 31, 2007 we had $2,000 of the credit facility borrowings available.
Debt Covenants
The 5  7 / 8 % notes, Newmont Australia 7  5 / 8 % notes, 8  5 / 8 % debentures, and sale-leaseback of the refractory ore treatment plant debt facilities contain various common public debt covenants and default provisions including payment defaults, limitation on liens, limitation on sales and leaseback agreements and merger restrictions.
In addition to the covenants noted above, the corporate revolving credit facility contains a financial ratio covenant requiring the Company to maintain a net debt (total debt net of cash, cash equivalents and auction rate securities) to total capitalization ratio of less than or equal to 62.5%. Furthermore, the corporate revolving credit facility contains covenants limiting the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, certain change of control provisions and a negative pledge on certain assets.
Certain of our project debt facilities contain debt covenants and default provisions including limitations on dividends subject to certain debt service cover ratios, limitations on sales of assets, negative pledges on certain assets, restricted payments to partners, change of control provisions and limitations of additional permitted debt.
As of December 31, 2007, the Company and its related entities were in compliance with all debt covenants and default provisions.
Shelf Registration Statement
In October 2007, we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 which enables the Company to issue an indeterminate number or amount of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, guarantees of debt securities and warrants from time to time at indeterminate prices. It also included the resale of an indeterminate amount of common stock, preferred stock and debt securities from time to time upon exercise of warrants or conversion of convertible securities.
 
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Contractual Obligations
Our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2007 are summarized as follows:

 	  	Payments Due by Period	
Contractual Obligations	  	Total	  	Less than
1 Year	  	1-3
Years	  	3-5
Years	  	More than
5 Years	
Debt (1)	  	$	3,859	  	$	324	  	$	732	  	$	242	  	$	2,561	
Capital lease obligations (1)	  	 	332	  	 	47	  	 	133	  	 	107	  	 	45	
Remediation and reclamation obligations (2)	  	 	1,110	  	 	79	  	 	191	  	 	81	  	 	759	
Employee-related benefits (3)	  	 	213	  	 	61	  	 	94	  	 	37	  	 	21	
FIN 48 liability and interest (4)	  	 	171	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	171	
Operating leases	  	 	31	  	 	5	  	 	14	  	 	4	  	 	8	
Minimum royalty payments	  	 	135	  	 	11	  	 	52	  	 	28	  	 	44	
Purchase obligations (5)	  	 	271	  	 	199	  	 	40	  	 	13	  	 	19	
Other (6)	  	 	429	  	 	138	  	 	240	  	 	46	  	 	5	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	6,551	  	$	864	  	$	1,496	  	$	558	  	$	3,633	

(1)	Amounts represent principal ($2,938) and estimated interest payments ($1,252) assuming no early extinguishment.	

(2)	Mining operations are subject to extensive environmental regulations in the jurisdictions in which they operate. Pursuant to environmental regulations, we are required to close our operations and reclaim and remediate the lands that operations have disturbed. The estimated undiscounted cash outflows of these remediation and reclamation obligations are reflected here. For more information regarding remediation and reclamation liabilities, see Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.	

(3)	Contractual obligations for Employee-related benefits include severance, workers’ participation, pension funding and other benefit plans. Pension plan funding beyond 2012 cannot be reasonably estimated given variable market conditions and actuarial assumptions and are not included.	

(4)	As of December 31, 2007, the Company’s FIN 48 liability and FIN 48 net interest payable were $134 and $37, respectively. We are unable to reasonably estimate the timing of FIN 48 liability and interest payments beyond 2008 due to uncertainties in the timing of the effective settlement of tax positions.	

(5)	Purchase obligations are not recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Purchase obligations represent contractual obligations for purchase of power, materials and supplies, consumables, inventories and capital projects.	

(6)	Other contractual obligations that are not reflected in our Consolidated Financial Statements include labor and service contracts. Payments related to derivative contracts cannot be reasonably estimated given variable market conditions. See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.	
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have the following off-balance sheet arrangements: operating leases as disclosed in the above table and $662 of outstanding letters of credit, surety bonds and bank guarantees (see Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). There is also an undrawn contingent sponsor support line of credit to Batu Hijau of $65, of which Newmont’s pro rata share is $37.
Batu Hijau has sales agreements to sell copper concentrates as follows (in thousands of tons) 679 in 2008; 697 in 2009; 834 in 2010, 730 in 2011, 725 in 2012 and 659 thereafter. For information regarding these copper sales agreements, see Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk-Hedging, Provisional Copper and Gold Sales, below.
 
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Future Cash Flows
We anticipate that significant capital expenditures in 2008 through 2009 (see Investing Activities, above), funding of exploration and advanced projects, debt repayments and dividends to both common shareholders and minority interests could lead to Net cash used in investing activities and Net cash used in financing activities exceeding Net cash provided by operating activities . We believe that financing required to execute all of these investments will be available over the time period required from Net cash provided by operating activities, cash, marketable equity securities or other sources of funds, including our revolving credit facility, project financing and financing alternatives available in the broader capital markets. For information on the Company’s long-term debt, capital lease obligations and operating leases, see Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cash flows are expected to be impacted by variations in the realized spot price of gold and copper. For information on the sensitivity of Newmont’s Net cash provided by operating activities to metal prices, see Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Cash flows are also expected to be impacted by variations in foreign currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar, particularly with respect to the Australian and Canadian dollars. Accordingly, in 2007, Newmont has entered into derivative instruments to reduce the volatility of Costs applicable to sales in Australia/New Zealand. For information concerning the sensitivity of the Company’s Costs applicable to sales to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, see Results of Consolidated Operations, Foreign Currency Exchange Rates, above. For information on the sensitivity of Newmont’s Net cash provided from operating activities to foreign currency exchange rates, see Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Based on our production profile as of December 31, 2007, we expect that consolidated gold ounces sold will be between 5.9 and 6.4 million ounces in 2008. We do not anticipate that reasonably expected variations in gold or copper sales alone will influence our ability to pay our debt and other obligations in 2008.
 Environmental
Our mining and exploration activities are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. We conduct our operations so as to protect the public health and environment and believe our operations are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations in all material respects. We have made, and expect to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the full amount of such future expenditures. Estimated future reclamation costs are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, $569 and $513, respectively, were accrued for reclamation costs relating to currently producing mineral properties, of which $57 is classified as current liabilities expected to be spent in 2008.
In addition, we are involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former mining activities. Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites involved. We believe that the related environmental obligations associated with these sites are similar in nature with respect to the development of remediation plans, their risk profile and the compliance required to meet general environmental standards. Based upon our best estimate of our liability for these matters, $125 and $85 were accrued for such obligations as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Depending upon the ultimate resolution of these matters, we believe that it is reasonably possible that the liability for these matters could be as much as 61% greater or 18% lower than the amount accrued as of December 31, 2007. The amounts accrued for these matters are reviewed periodically based upon facts and circumstances available at the time. Changes in estimates are charged to Other expense, net in the period estimates are revised.
We spent $13, $12 and $14 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, for environmental obligations related to former, primarily historic, mining activities, and have classified $14 as a current liability expected to be spent in 2008. Expenditures for 2007, 2006 and 2005 related primarily to legacy Normandy properties in Australia, the McCoy/Cove property in Nevada and the Dawn mill site near Ford, Washington.
 
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Included in capital expenditures were $90, $124 and $35 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, to comply with environmental regulations. Ongoing costs to comply with environmental regulations have not been a significant component of Costs applicable to sales .
Included in Other long-term assets is $28 of restricted cash that is legally restricted for purposes of settling asset retirement obligations related to Hope Bay and former Miramar operations.
For more information on the Company’s reclamation and remediation liabilities, see Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 Forward-Looking Statements
The foregoing discussion and analysis, as well as certain information contained elsewhere in this Annual Report, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor created thereby. See the discussion in Forward-Looking Statements in Item 1, Business.
 
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 ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK (dollars in millions except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 Metal Price
Changes in the market price of gold and copper significantly affect our profitability and cash flow. Gold prices can fluctuate widely due to numerous factors, such as demand; forward selling by producers; central bank sales, purchases and lending; investor sentiment; the relative strength of the U.S. dollar and global mine production levels. Copper is traded on established international exchanges and copper prices generally reflect market supply and demand, but can also be influenced by speculative trading in the commodity or by currency exchange rates.
 Foreign Currency
Changes in the foreign currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar may affect our profitability and cash flow. Foreign currency exchange rates can fluctuate widely due to numerous factors, such as supply and demand for foreign and U.S. currencies and U.S. and foreign country economic conditions. In addition to its operations in the United States, we have assets or operations in Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Canada, Bolivia, New Zealand, Ghana and Mexico. Our non-U.S. operations sell their metal production based on a U.S. dollar gold price. Fluctuations in the local currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar can increase or decrease profit margins and Costs applicable to sales per ounce to the extent costs are paid in local currency at foreign operations. The Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate has had the greatest impact on our Costs applicable to sales , as measured in U.S. dollars. However, variations in the Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate have historically been strongly correlated to variations in the U.S. dollar gold price over the long-term. Increases or decreases in costs at Australian gold operations due to exchange rate changes have therefore tended to be mitigated by changes in sales reported in U.S. dollars for such locations. No assurance can be given that the Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate will continue to be strongly correlated to the U.S. dollar gold price in the future, or that short-term changes in the Australian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate will not have an impact on our profitability and cash flow. Foreign currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar have not had a material impact on our determination of proven and probable reserves in the past. However, if a sustained weakening of the U.S. dollar in relation to the Australian dollar, and/or to other foreign currencies that impact our cost structure, were not mitigated by offsetting increases in the U.S. dollar gold price or by other factors, profitability, cash flows and the amount of proven and probable reserves in the applicable foreign country could be reduced. The extent of any such reduction would be dependent on a variety of factors including the length of time of any such weakening of the U.S. dollar, and management’s long-term view of the applicable exchange rate. For information concerning the sensitivity of our Costs applicable to sales to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, see Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Results of Operations and Financial Condition-Results of Consolidated Operations-Foreign Currency Exchange Rates, above.
 Hedging
We generally avoid gold hedging. Our philosophy is to provide shareholders with leverage to changes in the gold price by selling our gold production at market prices. We have, however, entered into derivative contracts to protect the selling price for certain anticipated gold and copper production and to manage risks associated with commodities, interest rates and foreign currencies.
By using derivatives, we are affected by credit risk, market risk and market liquidity risk. Credit risk is the risk that a third party might fail to fulfill its performance obligations under the terms of a financial instrument. We mitigate credit risk by entering into derivatives with high credit quality counterparties, limiting the amount of exposure to each counterparty, and monitoring the financial condition of the counterparties. Market risk is the risk that the fair value of a derivative might be adversely affected by a change in underlying commodity prices, interest rates, or currency exchange rates, and that this in turn affects our financial condition. We manage market risk by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken. We mitigate this risk by establishing trading agreements with counterparties under which we are not
 
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required to post any collateral or make any margin calls on our derivatives. Our counterparties cannot require settlement solely because of an adverse change in the fair value of a derivative. Market liquidity risk is the risk that a derivative cannot be eliminated quickly, by either liquidating it or by establishing an offsetting position. Under the terms of our trading agreements, counterparties cannot require us to immediately settle outstanding derivatives, except upon the occurrence of customary events of default such as covenant breeches, including financial covenants, insolvency or bankruptcy. We generally mitigate market liquidity risk by spreading out the maturity of our derivatives over time.
During 2007, 2006, and 2005, we entered into IDR/$ forward purchase contracts to hedge a portion of our IDR/$ operating expenditure exposure. In 2007, we entered into two programs in Australia/New Zealand to hedge a portion of our A$ operating expenditure exposure and our A$ capital expenditure exposure related to the construction of the Boddington project. All of the currency contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges of future expenditures, and as such, changes in the market value have been recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income . During 2005 and 2006, we entered into copper option collar contracts to hedge the copper price realized during those periods. Final delivery under the copper collar contracts occurred in February 2007. As of December 31, 2006, approximately 13 million pounds of copper were hedged by the copper collar contracts, which had been designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted copper sales, and as such, changes in the fair value related to the effective portion of the hedges were recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income . As of December 31, 2006, approximately 89 million pounds of copper option collar contracts were accounted for on a mark-to-market basis currently through earnings.
For 2007, 2006 and 2005, net gains (losses) of $4, ($60) and $2, respectively, were included in Other income, net for the ineffective portion of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges. The amount to be reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) , net of tax to income for derivative instruments during the next 12 months is a gain of  approximately $8. The maximum period over which hedged forecasted transactions are expected to occur is 4 years.
Foreign Currency Contracts
We had the following foreign currency derivative contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2007:

 	  	Expected Maturity Date	  	Fair Value
At December 31,	 	
 	  	2008	  	2009	  	2010	  	Total/
Average	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	
IDR Forward Purchase Contracts:	  			  			  			  			  				 				
$ (millions)	  	$	97	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	97	  	$	(1	) (1)	 	$	4	(1)	
Average rate (IDR/$)	  	 	9,422	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	9,422	  				 				
A$ Operating Forward Purchase Contracts:	  			  			  			  			  				 				
$ (millions)	  	$	118	  	$	105	  	$	75	  	$	298	  	$	 —	(2)	 	$	 —	 	
Average rate ($/A$)	  	 	0.8558	  	 	0.8323	  	 	0.8123	  	 	0.8362	  				 				
A$ Capital Forward Purchase Contracts:	  			  			  			  			  				 				
$ (millions)	  	$	205	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	205	  	$	(1	) (3)	 	$	—	 	
Average rate ($/A$)	  	 	0.8676	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	0.8676	  				 				
A$ Capital Call Option Contracts:	  			  			  			  			  				 				
$ (millions)	  	$	75	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	75	  	$	1	(3)	 	$	—	 	
Average rate ($/A$)	  	 	0.8876	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	0.8876	  				 				

(1)	The fair value of the IDR operating forward purchase contracts includes $(1) in Derivative instruments as of December 31, 2007 and $4 in Other current assets as of December 31, 2006 .	

(2)	The fair value of the A$ operating forward purchase contracts includes $2 in Other current assets, $2 in Other Long-term assets , $(1) in Derivative instruments , and $(3) in Other long-term liabilities as of December 31, 2007 .	

( 3 )	The fair value of the capital hedge program related to the construction of the Boddington project includes $1 in Other current assets for A$ bought call option contracts and $(1) in Derivative instruments for A$ forward purchase contracts as of December 31, 2007.	
 
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We had copper collar contracts with a fair value of $(173) and gold put option contracts of $(1) outstanding at December 31, 2006 included in Derivative instruments . Final delivery under the copper collar contracts occurred in February 2007.
Interest Rate Swap Contracts
At December 31, 2007, we had $100 fixed to floating swap contracts designated as a hedge against a portion of its $275 8  5 / 8 % debentures expiring in 2011. In 2001, Newmont entered into contracts to hedge a portion of the interest rate risk exposure on a portion of its $275 8  5 / 8 % debentures expiring in 2011 and its $200 8  3 / 8 % debentures which expired in 2005. Under the $275 8  5 / 8 % debentures hedge contract terms, we receive fixed-rate interest payments at 8.625% and pay floating-rate interest amounts based on periodic London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) settings plus a spread, ranging from 2.60% to 3.49%. Prior to expiration of the $200 8  3 / 8 % debentures and associated hedge contracts, Newmont received fixed-rate interest payments of 8.375% and paid floating-rate interest amounts based on periodic LIBOR settings, plus a spread, ranging from 3.41% to 4.25%. These transactions resulted in a reduction in interest expense of $nil, $nil and $3 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The fair value of the interest rate swaps was $4 and $1 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Provisional Copper and Gold Sales
Our sales based on a provisional sales price contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from the sale of the concentrates at the forward London Metal Exchange price at the time of sale. The embedded derivative, which does not qualify for hedge accounting, is marked to market through earnings each period prior to final settlement. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, we had embedded copper derivatives on 113 million pounds and 186 million pounds, recorded at an average price of $3.02 and $2.87 per pound, respectively. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, we had embedded gold derivatives on 8,000 ounces and 69,000 ounces, recorded at an average price of $827.70 and $637.96 per ounce, respectively.
For 2007, 2006 and 2005, Batu Hijau recorded the following gross revenues before treatment and refining charges, which were subject to final price adjustments as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, as follows:

 	  	At December 31,	 	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2005    	 	
Gross revenue subject to final price adjustments	  				 				 				
Copper	  	$	340	 	 	$	535	 	 	$	447	 	
Gold	  	$	7	 	 	$	44	 	 	$	19	 	
				
The average final price adjustments realized were as follows:	  				 				 				
		
 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2005    	 	
Average final price adjustments	  				 				 				
Copper	  	 	1	%	 	 	31	%	 	 	12	%	
Gold	  	 	5	%	 	 	3	%	 	 	1	%	
Price-capped Forward Sales Contracts
In June 2007, the Company paid $578 to settle all of the 1.85 million ounce price-capped forward sales contracts which were accounted for as normal sales contracts under SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and SFAS No. 138 “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities-an Amendment to SFAS No. 133.” The Company reported a $531 pre-tax loss on the early settlement of the contracts, after a $47 reversal of previously recognized deferred revenue in 2007. See Note 3 for additional details.
 
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Copper Collar Contracts
During 2005 and 2006, Newmont entered into copper option collar contracts to hedge the copper price realized during those periods. Final delivery under the copper collar contracts occurred in February 2007. As of December 31, 2006, approximately 13 million pounds of copper were hedged by the copper option collar contracts, which had been designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted copper sales. As such, changes in the fair value related to the effective portion of the hedges were recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income . As of December 31, 2006, approximately 89 million pounds of copper option collar contracts were accounted for on a mark-to-market basis through earnings, and the fair value of the copper collar contracts at December 31, 2006 was $(173).
 Fixed and Variable Rate Debt
We have both fixed and variable rate debt. 86% and 74% of debt was fixed and 14% and 26% was variable as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. We have managed some of our fixed rate debt exposure by entering into interest rate swaps (see Interest Rate Swap Contracts above). Our fixed rate debt exposure as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 is summarized as follows:

 	  	    2007    	  	    2006    	
Carrying value of fixed rate debt (1)	  	$	1,965	  	$	934	
Fair value of fixed rate debt (1)	  	$	2,206	  	$	919	
Pro forma fair value sensitivity of fixed rate debt of a +/–10 basis point interest rate change (2)	  	$	+/–10.8	  	$	 +/–8.2	

(1)	Excludes specialized and hybrid debt instruments for which it is not practicable to estimate fair values and pro forma fair values or sensitivities. These instruments include the Sale-Leaseback of the Refractory Ore Treatment Plant, PTNNT project financing facility, PTNNT partner loan, Yanacocha project financing and certain capital leases. The estimated fair value quoted above may or may not reflect the actual trading value of these instruments.	

(2)	The pro forma information assumes a +/–10 basis point change in market interest rates as of December 31 of each year, and reflects the corresponding estimated change in the fair value of fixed rate debt outstanding at that date under that assumption. Actual changes in the timing and amount of interest rate variations may differ from the above assumptions.	
 
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 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment, the Company’s management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework . Based upon its assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective. Excluded from this assessment was Miramar Mining Corporation which was acquired by the Company in December 2007. Registrants are permitted to exclude acquisitions from their assessment of internal control over financial reporting during the first year if, among other circumstances and factors, there is not adequate time between the consummation date of the acquisition and the assessment date for internal controls. The total assets and revenues of the Miramar business represent 10% and 0% of the Company’s consolidated total assets and revenues, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2007.
The effectiveness of the Company’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
 
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 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Newmont Mining Corporation:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of (loss) income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Newmont Mining Corporation and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 8. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for uncertain tax positions effective January 1, 2007 and changed its methods of accounting for share-based payments, stripping costs incurred during the production phase and defined benefit pension and other post retirement plans all effective January 1, 2006.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
As described in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management has excluded Miramar Mining Corporation from its assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, because it was acquired in a purchase business combination during December 2007. We have also excluded Miramar Mining Corporation from our audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Miramar Mining Corporation’s total assets and total revenues represent 10% and 0%, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Denver, Colorado
February 20, 2008
 
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STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED (LOSS) INCOME

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
 	  	(in millions, except per share)	 	
Revenues	  				 				 				
Sales - gold, net	  	$	4,305	 	 	$	4,211	 	 	$	3,593	 	
Sales - copper, net	  	 	1,221	 	 	 	671	 	 	 	672	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	5,526	 	 	 	4,882	 	 	 	4,265	 	
Costs and expenses	  				 				 				
Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts, Midas redevelopment and depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)	  				 				 				
Gold	  	 	2,507	 	 	 	2,146	 	 	 	1,932	 	
Copper	  	 	471	 	 	 	308	 	 	 	303	 	
Loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts (Note 3)	  	 	531	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Midas redevelopment (Note 4)	  	 	11	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	  	 	695	 	 	 	589	 	 	 	589	 	
Exploration	  	 	177	 	 	 	166	 	 	 	143	 	
Advanced projects, research and development	  	 	62	 	 	 	81	 	 	 	55	 	
General and administrative	  	 	143	 	 	 	136	 	 	 	120	 	
Write-down of goodwill (Note 19)	  	 	1,122	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	41	 	
Write-down of investments (Note 5)	  	 	46	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Write-down of long-lived and other assets (Note 5)	  	 	4	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	41	 	
Other expense, net (Note 6)	  	 	148	 	 	 	159	 	 	 	126	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	5,917	 	 	 	3,588	 	 	 	3,350	 	
Other income (expense)	  				 				 				
Other income, net (Note 7)	  	 	144	 	 	 	53	 	 	 	106	 	
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest of $50, $57 and $39, respectively	  	 	(105	)	 	 	(97	)	 	 	(97	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	39	 	 	 	(44	)	 	 	9	 	
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax, minority interest and equity income of affiliates	  	 	(352	)	 	 	1,250	 	 	 	924	 	
Income tax expense (Note 8)	  	 	(200	)	 	 	(326	)	 	 	(270	)	
Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries (Note 9)	  	 	(410	)	 	 	(363	)	 	 	(380	)	
Equity (loss) income of affiliates (Note 10)	  	 	(1	)	 	 	2	 	 	 	4	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) income from continuing operations	  	 	(963	)	 	 	563	 	 	 	278	 	
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (Note 11)	  	 	(923	)	 	 	228	 	 	 	44	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (loss) income	  	$	(1,886	)	 	$	791	 	 	$	322	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) income from continuing operations per common share, basic	  	$	(2.13	)	 	$	1.25	 	 	$	0.62	 	
(Loss) income from discontinued operations per common share, basic	  	 	(2.04	)	 	 	0.51	 	 	 	0.10	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (loss) income per common share, basic (Note 12)	  	$	(4.17	)	 	$	1.76	 	 	$	0.72	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) income from continuing operations per common share, diluted	  	$	(2.13	)	 	$	1.25	 	 	$	0.62	 	
(Loss) income from discontinued operations per common share, diluted	  	 	(2.04	)	 	 	0.50	 	 	 	0.10	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (loss) income per common share, diluted (Note 12)	  	$	(4.17	)	 	$	1.75	 	 	$	0.72	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	  	 	452	 	 	 	450	 	 	 	446	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	  	 	452	 	 	 	452	 	 	 	449	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash dividends declared per common share	  	$	0.40	 	 	$	0.40	 	 	$	0.40	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	
 	  	(in millions)	
ASSETS	  				 			
Cash and cash equivalents	  	$	1,231	 	 	$	1,166	
Marketable securities and other short-term investments (Note 15)	  	 	61	 	 	 	109	
Trade receivables	  	 	177	 	 	 	142	
Accounts receivable	  	 	168	 	 	 	206	
Inventories (Note 16)	  	 	463	 	 	 	376	
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads (Note 17)	  	 	373	 	 	 	377	
Deferred income tax assets (Note 8)	  	 	112	 	 	 	156	
Other current assets	  	 	87	 	 	 	93	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current assets	  	 	2,672	 	 	 	2,625	
Property, plant and mine development, net (Note 18)	  	 	9,140	 	 	 	6,544	
Investments (Note 15)	  	 	1,527	 	 	 	1,319	
Long-term stockpiles and ore on leach pads (Note 17)	  	 	788	 	 	 	812	
Deferred income tax assets (Note 8)	  	 	1,027	 	 	 	793	
Other long-term assets	  	 	234	 	 	 	178	
Goodwill (Note 19)	  	 	186	 	 	 	1,338	
Assets of operations held for sale (Note 11)	  	 	24	 	 	 	1,992	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total assets	  	$	15,598	 	 	$	15,601	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
LIABILITIES	  				 			
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 20)	  	$	255	 	 	$	159	
Accounts payable	  	 	339	 	 	 	340	
Employee-related benefits (Note 21)	  	 	153	 	 	 	182	
Derivative instruments (Note 14)	  	 	3	 	 	 	174	
Income and mining taxes (Note 8)	  	 	88	 	 	 	337	
Other current liabilities (Note 23)	  	 	662	 	 	 	515	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current liabilities	  	 	1,500	 	 	 	1,707	
Long-term debt (Note 20)	  	 	2,683	 	 	 	1,752	
Reclamation and remediation liabilities (Note 24)	  	 	623	 	 	 	521	
Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 8)	  	 	1,025	 	 	 	626	
Employee-related benefits (Note 21)	  	 	226	 	 	 	309	
Other long-term liabilities (Note 23)	  	 	150	 	 	 	135	
Liabilities of operations held for sale (Note 11)	  	 	394	 	 	 	116	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities	  	 	6,601	 	 	 	5,166	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Commitments and contingencies (Note 32)	  				 			
Minority interest in subsidiaries	  	 	1,449	 	 	 	1,098	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	  				 			
Common stock - $1.60 par value;	  				 			
Authorized - 750 million shares	  				 			
Issued and outstanding -	  				 			
Common: 435 million and 423 million shares issued, less 304,000 and 246,000 treasury shares, respectively	  	 	696	 	 	 	677	
Exchangeable: 56 million shares issued, less 38 million and 29 million redeemed shares, respectively	  				 			
Additional paid-in capital	  	 	6,696	 	 	 	6,703	
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 25)	  	 	957	 	 	 	673	
Retained (deficit) earnings	  	 	(801	)	 	 	1,284	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total stockholders’ equity	  	 	7,548	 	 	 	9,337	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	  	$	15,598	 	 	$	15,601	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 	  	Common Stock	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	Accumulated	 	 	 	 	
 	  	Shares	  	Amount	  	Additional
Paid-In
Capital	 	 	Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)	 	 	Other
Comprehensive
Income	 	 	Total
Stockholders’
Equity	 	
 	  	(in millions)	 	
Balance at December 31, 2004	  	446	  	$	656	  	$	6,524	 	 	$	611	 	 	$	147	 	 	$	7,938	 	
Net income	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	322	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	322	 	
Other comprehensive income	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	231	 	 	 	231	 	
Common stock dividends	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	(179	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(179	)	
Stock based compensation	  	2	  	 	3	  	 	61	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	64	 	
Shares issued in exchange for exchangeable shares	  	—	  	 	7	  	 	(7	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
	  	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at December 31, 2005	  	448	  	$	666	  	$	6,578	 	 	$	754	 	 	$	378	 	 	$	8,376	 	
Net income	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	791	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	791	 	
Other comprehensive income	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	322	 	 	 	322	 	
Common stock dividends	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	(180	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(180	)	
Adoption of EITF 04-06 (Note 2)	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	(81	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(81	)	
Adoption of FAS 158 (Note 2)	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(27	)	 	 	(27	)	
Stock based compensation and related share issuances	  	3	  	 	5	  	 	131	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	136	 	
Shares issued in exchange for exchangeable shares	  	—	  	 	6	  	 	(6	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
	  	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at December 31, 2006	  	451	  	$	677	  	$	6,703	 	 	$	1,284	 	 	$	673	 	 	$	9,337	 	
Net loss	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	(1,886	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(1,886	)	
Other comprehensive income	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	284	 	 	 	284	 	
Common stock dividends	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	(90	)	 	 	(91	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(181	)	
Adoption of FIN 48	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	(108	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(108	)	
Stock based compensation and related share issuances	  	2	  	 	4	  	 	88	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	92	 	
Shares issued in exchange for exchangeable shares (Note 20)	  	—	  	 	15	  	 	(15	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Warrants issued (Note 20)	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	248	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	248	 	
Call options purchased (net of $128 deferred tax assets)	  	—	  	 	—	  	 	(238	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(238	)	
	  	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at December 31, 2007	  	453	  	$	696	  	$	6,696	 	 	$	(801	)	 	$	957	 	 	$	7,548	 	

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STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
 	  	(in millions)	 	
Net (loss) income	  	$	(1,886	)	 	$	791	 	 	$	322	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss):	  				 				 				
Unrealized gains on marketable equity securities, net of $19, $49 and $61 tax expense, respectively	  	 	113	 	 	 	272	 	 	 	282	 	
Foreign currency translation adjustments	  	 	138	 	 	 	(14	)	 	 	26	 	
Change in pension liability, net of $18 and $10 tax expense and $10 tax benefit, respectively	  				 				 				
Net change from periodic valuations	  	 	18	 	 	 	12	 	 	 	(22	)	
Net amount reclassified to income	  	 	15	 	 	 	5	 	 	 	4	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net unrecognized loss on pension liability	  	 	33	 	 	 	17	 	 	 	(18	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Change in fair value of cash flow hedge instruments, net of tax and minority interests of $1, $26 and $(30), respectively	  				 				 				
Net change from periodic revaluations	  	 	2	 	 	 	(177	)	 	 	(139	)	
Net amount reclassified to income	  	 	(2	)	 	 	224	 	 	 	80	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net unrecognized gain (loss) on derivatives	  	 	—	 	 	 	47	 	 	 	(59	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Other comprehensive income	  	 	284	 	 	 	322	 	 	 	231	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Comprehensive income	  	$	(1,602	)	 	$	1,113	 	 	$	553	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
 	  	(in millions)	 	
Operating activities:	  				 				 				
Net (loss) income	  	$	(1,886	)	 	$	791	 	 	$	322	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from continuing operations:	  				 				 				
Write-down of goodwill	  	 	1,122	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	41	 	
Loss (income) from discontinued operations	  	 	923	 	 	 	(228	)	 	 	(44	)	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	  	 	695	 	 	 	589	 	 	 	589	 	
Minority interest expense	  	 	410	 	 	 	363	 	 	 	380	 	
Deferred income taxes	  	 	(152	)	 	 	(127	)	 	 	(40	)	
Write-down of investments	  	 	46	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Stock-based compensation expense	  	 	46	 	 	 	50	 	 	 	27	 	
Accretion of accumulated reclamation obligations	  	 	37	 	 	 	30	 	 	 	27	 	
Hedge (gain) loss, net	  	 	(9	)	 	 	(46	)	 	 	99	 	
Amortization of deferred stripping costs, net	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(56	)	
Revenue from prepaid forward sales obligation	  	 	—	 	 	 	(48	)	 	 	(48	)	
Other operating adjustments and write-downs	  	 	48	 	 	 	102	 	 	 	95	 	
Net change in operating assets and liabilities (Note 27)	  	 	(755	)	 	 	(347	)	 	 	(223	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from continuing operations	  	 	525	 	 	 	1,129	 	 	 	1,169	 	
Net cash provided from discontinued operations (Note 11)	  	 	138	 	 	 	96	 	 	 	74	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash from operations	  	 	663	 	 	 	1,225	 	 	 	1,243	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Investing activities:	  				 				 				
Additions to property, plant and mine development	  	 	(1,670	)	 	 	(1,537	)	 	 	(1,204	)	
Proceeds from sale of marketable debt securities	  	 	224	 	 	 	2,216	 	 	 	3,145	 	
Investments in marketable debt and equity securities	  	 	(258	)	 	 	(1,493	)	 	 	(3,291	)	
Acquisitions (Note 13)	  	 	(953	)	 	 	(348	)	 	 	—	 	
Cash received on repayment of Batu Hijau carried interest (Note 9)	  	 	161	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Other	  	 	29	 	 	 	20	 	 	 	40	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	  	 	(2,467	)	 	 	(1,142	)	 	 	(1,310	)	
Net cash provided from investing activities of discontinued operations (Note 11)	  	 	1,354	 	 	 	338	 	 	 	333	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash used in investing activities	  	 	(1,113	)	 	 	(804	)	 	 	(977	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Financing activities:	  				 				 				
Proceeds from debt, net	  	 	3,008	 	 	 	198	 	 	 	583	 	
Repayment of debt	  	 	(2,036	)	 	 	(111	)	 	 	(217	)	
Dividends paid to minority interests	  	 	(270	)	 	 	(264	)	 	 	(186	)	
Dividends paid to common stockholders	  	 	(181	)	 	 	(180	)	 	 	(179	)	
Proceeds from stock issuance	  	 	51	 	 	 	78	 	 	 	43	 	
Purchase of Company share call options (Note 20)	  	 	(366	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Issuance of Company share warrants (Note 20)	  	 	248	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Early extinguishment of prepaid forward sales obligation	  	 	—	 	 	 	(48	)	 	 	—	 	
Change in restricted cash and other	  	 	11	 	 	 	(6	)	 	 	(5	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from (used in) financing activities of continuing operations	  	 	465	 	 	 	(333	)	 	 	39	 	
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations (Note 11)	  	 	—	 	 	 	(7	)	 	 	(1	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from (used in) financing activities	  	 	465	 	 	 	(340	)	 	 	38	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	  	 	50	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	(3	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	  	 	65	 	 	 	84	 	 	 	301	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	  	 	1,166	 	 	 	1,082	 	 	 	781	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	  	$	1,231	 	 	$	1,166	 	 	$	1,082	 	

See Note 28 for supplemental cash flow information.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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NOTE 1    THE COMPANY
Newmont Mining Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Newmont” or the “Company”) predominantly operate in a single industry, namely, exploration for and production of gold.
The Company’s sales result from operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, Bolivia, New Zealand and Mexico. The cash flow and profitability of the Company’s operations are significantly affected by the market price of gold, and to a lesser extent, copper. The prices of gold and copper can fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s control.
References to “A$” refers to Australian currency, “CDN$” to Canadian currency, “IDR” to Indonesian currency, and “$” to United States currency.
NOTE 2    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates and assumptions relate to mineral reserves that are the basis for future cash flow estimates utilized in impairment calculations and units-of-production depreciation, depletion and amortization calculations; environmental, reclamation and closure obligations; estimates of recoverable gold and other minerals in stockpile and leach pad inventories; estimates of fair value for certain reporting units and asset impairments (including impairments of goodwill, long-lived assets and investments); write-downs of inventory to net realizable value; post employment, post retirement and other employee benefit liabilities; valuation allowances for deferred tax assets; reserves for contingencies and litigation; and the fair value and accounting treatment of financial instruments. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Principles of Consolidation
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Newmont Mining Corporation and more-than-50%-owned subsidiaries that it controls and entities over which control is achieved through means other than voting rights. The Company also includes its pro-rata share of assets, liabilities and operations for unincorporated joint ventures in which it has an interest. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The functional currency for the majority of the Company’s operations, including the Australian operations, is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the Canadian operations is the Canadian dollar.
The Company follows FASB Interpretation No. 46R “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”), which provides guidance on the identification and reporting for entities over which control is achieved through means other than voting rights. FIN 46R defines such entities as Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”). Newmont identified the Nusa Tenggara Partnership (“NTP”) which consolidates P.T. Newmont Nusa Tenggara (“PTNNT” or “Batu Hijau”), as a VIE as a result of certain capital structures and contractual relationships. The Company has fully consolidated Batu Hijau in its Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Because of the short maturity of these investments, the carrying amounts approximate their fair value. Cash and cash equivalents are invested in United States Treasury bills and high-quality commercial paper. Restricted cash is excluded from cash and cash equivalents and is included in other current and long-term assets.
Investments
Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments in equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determinations at each reporting date. Investments in incorporated entities in which the Company’s ownership is greater than 20% and less than 50%, or which the Company does not control through majority ownership or means other than voting rights, are accounted for by the equity method and are included in long-term assets. The Company accounts for its equity security investments as available for sale securities in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“FAS”) No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” The Company periodically evaluates whether declines in fair values of its investments below the Company’s carrying value are other-than-temporary in accordance with FSP FAS 115 No. 115-1 and FAS 124-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Application to Certain Investments.” The Company’s policy is to generally treat a decline in the investment’s quoted market value that has lasted continuously for more than six months as an other-than-temporary decline in value. The Company also monitors its investments for events or changes in circumstances that have occurred that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment and evaluates qualitative and quantitative factors regarding the severity and duration of the unrealized loss and the Company’s ability to hold the investment until a forecasted recovery occurs to determine if the decline in value of an investment is other-than-temporary. Declines in fair value below the Company’s carrying value deemed to be other-than-temporary are charged to earnings. Additional information concerning the Company’s equity method and security investments is included in Note 15.
The Company accounts for its investments in auction rate securities in accordance with FAS No. 115. Specifically, when the underlying security of an auction rate security has a stated or contractual maturity date in excess of 90 days, regardless of the frequency of the interest rate reset date, the security is classified as an available-for-sale marketable debt security.
 
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Stockpiles, Ore on Leach Pads and Inventories
As described below, costs that are incurred in or benefit the productive process are accumulated as stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories. Stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories are carried at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value represents the estimated future sales price of the product based on current and long-term metals prices, less the estimated costs to complete production and bring the product to sale. Write-downs of stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories, resulting from net realizable value impairments, are reported as a component of Costs applicable to sales . The current portion of stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories is determined based on the expected amounts to be processed within the next 12 months. Stockpiles, ore on leach pads and inventories not expected to be processed within the next 12 months are classified as long-term. The major classifications are as follows:
Stockpiles
Stockpiles represent ore that has been mined and is available for further processing. Stockpiles are measured by estimating the number of tons added and removed from the stockpile, the number of contained ounces or pounds (based on assay data) and the estimated metallurgical recovery rates (based on the expected processing method). Stockpile ore tonnages are verified by periodic surveys. Costs are allocated to stockpiles based on relative values of material stockpiled and processed using current mining costs incurred up to the point of stockpiling the ore, including applicable overhead, depreciation, depletion and amortization relating to mining operations, and removed at each stockpile’s average cost per recoverable unit.
Ore on Leach Pads
The recovery of gold from certain gold oxide ores is achieved through the heap leaching process. Under this method, oxide ore is placed on leach pads where it is treated with a chemical solution, which dissolves the gold contained in the ore. The resulting “pregnant” solution is further processed in a plant where the gold is recovered. Costs are added to ore on leach pads based on current mining costs, including applicable depreciation, depletion and amortization relating to mining operations. Costs are removed from ore on leach pads as ounces are recovered based on the average cost per estimated recoverable ounce of gold on the leach pad.
The estimates of recoverable gold on the leach pads are calculated from the quantities of ore placed on the leach pads (measured tons added to the leach pads), the grade of ore placed on the leach pads (based on assay data) and a recovery percentage (based on ore type). In general, leach pads recover approximately 50% to 95% of the recoverable ounces in the first year of leaching, declining each year thereafter until the leaching process is complete.
Although the quantities of recoverable gold placed on the leach pads are reconciled by comparing the grades of ore placed on pads to the quantities of gold actually recovered (metallurgical balancing), the nature of the leaching process inherently limits the ability to precisely monitor inventory levels. As a result, the metallurgical balancing process is constantly monitored and estimates are refined based on actual results over time. Historically, the Company’s operating results have not been materially impacted by variations between the estimated and actual recoverable quantities of gold on its leach pads. Variations between actual and estimated quantities resulting from changes in assumptions and estimates that do not result in write-downs to net realizable value are accounted for on a prospective basis.
 
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In-process Inventory
In-process inventories represent materials that are currently in the process of being converted to a saleable product. Conversion processes vary depending on the nature of the ore and the specific processing facility, but include mill in-circuit, leach in-circuit, flotation and column cells, and carbon in-pulp inventories. In-process material is measured based on assays of the material fed into the process and the projected recoveries of the respective plants. In-process inventories are valued at the average cost of the material fed into the process attributable to the source material coming from the mines, stockpiles and/or leach pads plus the in-process conversion costs, including applicable depreciation relating to the process facilities incurred to that point in the process.
Precious Metals Inventory
Precious metals inventories include gold doré and/or gold bullion. Precious metals that result from the Company’s mining and processing activities are valued at the average cost of the respective in-process inventories incurred prior to the refining process, plus applicable refining costs.
Concentrate Inventory
Concentrate inventories represent copper and gold concentrate available for shipment. The Company values concentrate inventory at the average cost, including an allocable portion of mill support costs and mill depreciation. Costs are added and removed to the concentrate inventory based on tons of concentrate and are valued at the lower of average cost or net realizable value.
Materials and Supplies
Materials and supplies are valued at the lower of average cost or net realizable value. Cost includes applicable taxes and freight.
Property, Plant and Mine Development
Facilities and equipment
Expenditures for new facilities or equipment and expenditures that extend the useful lives of existing facilities or equipment are capitalized and recorded at cost. The facilities and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method at rates sufficient to depreciate such costs over the estimated productive lives, which do not exceed the related estimated mine lives, of such facilities based on proven and probable reserves.
Mine Development
Mine development costs include engineering and metallurgical studies, drilling and other related costs to delineate an ore body, the removal of overburden to initially expose an ore body at open pit surface mines and the building of access ways, shafts, lateral access, drifts, ramps and other infrastructure at underground mines. Costs incurred before mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves are expensed and classified as Exploration or Advanced projects, research and development expense. Capitalization of mine development project costs, that meet the definition of an asset, begins once mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves.
 
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Drilling and related costs are capitalized for an ore body where proven and probable reserves exist and the activities are directed at obtaining additional information on the ore body or converting non-reserve mineralization to proven and probable reserves and the benefit is expected to be realized over a period beyond one year. All other drilling and related costs are expensed as incurred. Drilling costs incurred during the production phase for operational ore control are allocated to inventory costs and then included as a component of Costs applicable to sales .
The cost of removing overburden and waste materials to access the ore body at an open pit mine prior to the production phase are referred to as “pre-stripping costs.” Pre-stripping costs are capitalized during the development of an open pit mine. Where multiple open pits exist at a mining complex utilizing common processing facilities, pre-stripping costs are capitalized at each pit. The removal and production of de minimis saleable materials may occur during development and are recorded as Other income , net of incremental mining and processing costs.
The production phase of an open pit mine commences when saleable minerals, beyond a de minimis amount, are produced. Stripping costs incurred during the production phase of a mine are variable production costs that are included as a component of inventory to be recognized in Costs applicable to sales in the same period as the revenue from the sale of inventory.
The Company’s definition of a mine and the mine’s production phase may differ from that of other companies in the mining industry resulting in incomparable allocations of stripping costs to deferred mine development and production costs. Other mining companies may expense pre-stripping costs associated with subsequent pits within a mining complex.
Mine development costs are amortized using the units-of production (“UOP”) method based on estimated recoverable ounces or pounds in proven and probable reserves. To the extent that these costs benefit an entire ore body, they are amortized over the estimated life of the ore body. Costs incurred to access specific ore blocks or areas that only provide benefit over the life of that area are amortized over the estimated life of that specific ore block or area.
Interest cost allocable to the cost of developing mining properties and to constructing new facilities is capitalized until assets are ready for their intended use.
Mineral Interests
Mineral interests include acquired interests in production, development and exploration stage properties. The amount capitalized related to a mineral interest represents its fair value at the time it was acquired, either as an individual asset purchase or as a part of a business combination.
The value of such assets is primarily driven by the nature and amount of mineralized material believed to be contained in such properties. Production stage mineral interests represent interests in operating properties that contain proven and probable reserves. Development stage mineral interests represent interests in properties under development that contain proven and probable reserves. Exploration stage mineral interests represent interests in properties that are believed to potentially contain mineralized material consisting of (i) other mineralized material such as inferred material within pits; measured, indicated and inferred material with insufficient drill spacing to qualify as proven and probable reserves; and inferred material in close proximity to proven and probable reserves; (ii) around-mine exploration potential such as inferred material not immediately adjacent to
 
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existing reserves and mineralization but located within the immediate mine area; (iii) other mine-related exploration potential that is not part of measured, indicated or inferred material and is comprised mainly of material outside of the immediate mine area; (iv) greenfields exploration potential that is not associated with any other production, development or exploration stage property, as described above; or (v) any acquired right to explore or extract a potential mineral deposit. The Company’s mineral rights generally are enforceable regardless of whether proven and probable reserves have been established. In certain limited situations, the nature of a mineral right changes from an exploration right to a mining right upon the establishment of proven and probable reserves. The Company has the ability and intent to renew mineral interests where the existing term is not sufficient to recover all identified and valued proven and probable reserves and/or undeveloped mineralized material.
Asset Impairment
Long-lived Assets
The Company reviews and evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. An impairment is considered to exist if the total estimated future cash flows on an undiscounted basis are less than the carrying amount of the assets, including goodwill, if any. An impairment loss is measured and recorded based on discounted estimated future cash flows. Future cash flows are estimated based on quantities of recoverable minerals, expected gold and other commodity prices (considering current and historical prices, price trends and related factors), production levels and operating costs of production and capital, all based on life-of-mine plans. Existing proven and probable reserves and value beyond proven and probable reserves, including mineralization other than proven and probable reserves and other material that is not part of the measured, indicated or inferred resource base, are included when determining the fair value of mine site reporting units at acquisition and, subsequently, in determining whether the assets are impaired. The term “recoverable minerals” refers to the estimated amount of gold or other commodities that will be obtained after taking into account losses during ore processing and treatment. Estimates of recoverable minerals from such exploration stage mineral interests are risk adjusted based on management’s relative confidence in such materials. In estimating future cash flows, assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of future cash flows from other asset groups. The Company’s estimates of future cash flows are based on numerous assumptions and it is possible that actual future cash flows will be significantly different than the estimates, as actual future quantities of recoverable minerals, gold and other commodity prices, production levels and operating costs of production and capital are each subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
Goodwill
The Company evaluates, on at least an annual basis during the fourth quarter, the carrying amount of goodwill to determine whether current events and circumstances indicate that such carrying amount may no longer be recoverable. To accomplish this, the Company compares the estimated fair value of its reporting units to their carrying amounts. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, the Company compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to its carrying amount, and any excess of the carrying value over the fair value is charged to earnings. The Company’s fair value estimates are based on numerous assumptions and it is possible that actual fair value will be significantly different than the estimates, as actual future quantities of recoverable minerals, gold and other commodity prices, production levels and operating costs of production and capital are each subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
 
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Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized, net of treatment and refining charges, from a sale when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is determinable, the product has been delivered, the title has been transferred to the customer and collection of the sales price is reasonably assured. Revenues from by-product sales are credited to Costs applicable to sales as a by-product credit.
Concentrate sales are initially recorded based on 100% of the provisional sales prices. Until final settlement occurs, adjustments to the provisional sales prices are made to take into account the mark-to-market changes based on the forward prices for the estimated month of settlement. For changes in metal quantities upon receipt of new information and assay, the provisional sales quantities are adjusted as well. The principal risks associated with recognition of sales on a provisional basis include metal price fluctuations between the date initially recorded and the date of final settlement. If a significant decline in metal prices occurs between the provisional pricing date and the final settlement-date, it is reasonably possible that the Company could be required to return a portion of the sales proceeds received based on the provisional invoice.
The Company’s sales based on a provisional sales price contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from the sale of the concentrates at the forward London Metal Exchange price at the time of sale. The embedded derivative, which does not qualify for hedge accounting, is marked to market through earnings each period prior to final settlement.
Stripping Costs
Stripping costs incurred during the production phase of a mine are variable production costs that are included as a component of inventory to be recognized in Costs applicable to sales in the same period as the revenue from the sale of inventory. Capitalization of post-production stripping costs is appropriate only to the extent product inventory exists at the end of a reporting period.
Prior to 2006 (see Deferred Stripping Costs below) at some of the Company’s mining operations, deferred stripping costs were charged to Costs applicable to sales as gold or copper was produced and sold using the units of production method based on estimated recoverable quantities of proven and probable gold or copper reserves, using a stripping ratio calculated as the ratio of total tons to be moved to total proven and probable ore reserves, which resulted in the recognition of the costs of waste removal activities over the life of the mine as gold or copper was produced. The application of the deferred stripping accounting method generally resulted in an asset (deferred stripping costs), although a liability (advanced stripping costs) arose when the actual stripping ratio incurred to date was less than the expected stripping ratio over the life of the mine. The Advanced stripping costs primarily pertained to the Batu Hijau operation.
Income and Mining Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method, recognizing certain temporary differences between the financial reporting basis of the Company’s liabilities and assets and the related income tax basis for such liabilities and assets. This method generates either a net deferred income tax liability or asset for the Company, as measured by the statutory tax rates in effect. The Company derives its deferred income tax charge or benefit by recording the change in either the net deferred income tax liability or asset balance for the year. Mining taxes represent Canadian provincial taxes levied on mining operations and are classified as income taxes; as such taxes are based on a percentage of mining profits. With respect to the earnings that the Company
 
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derives from the operations of its consolidated subsidiaries, in those situations where the earnings are indefinitely reinvested, no deferred taxes have been provided on the unremitted earnings (including the excess of the carrying value of the net equity of such entities for financial reporting purposes over the tax basis of such equity) of these consolidated companies.
The Company’s deferred income tax assets include certain future tax benefits. The Company records a valuation allowance against any portion of those deferred income tax assets when it believes, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax asset will not be realized.
The Company’s operation involves dealing with uncertainties and judgments in the application of complex tax regulations in multiple jurisdictions. The final taxes paid are dependent upon many factors, including negotiations with taxing authorities in various jurisdictions and resolution of disputes arising from federal, state, and international tax audits. The Company recognizes potential liabilities and records tax liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on its estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. As of January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” (“FIN 48”), an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” guidance to record these liabilities (refer to Note 8 for additional information). The Company adjusts these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances; however, due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the Company’s current estimate of the tax liabilities. If the Company’s estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, an additional charge to expense would result. If payment of these amounts ultimately proves to be less than the recorded amounts, the reversal of the liabilities would result in tax benefits being recognized in the period when the Company determines the liabilities are no longer necessary. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.
Reclamation and Remediation Costs (Asset Retirement Obligations)
Reclamation costs are allocated to expense over the life of the related assets and are periodically adjusted to reflect changes in the estimated present value resulting from the passage of time and revisions to the estimates of either the timing or amount of the reclamation and abandonment costs. The asset retirement obligation is based on when the spending for an existing environmental disturbance and activity to date will occur. The Company reviews, on an annual basis, unless otherwise deemed necessary, the asset retirement obligation at each mine site in accordance with FASB FAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.”
Future remediation costs for inactive mines are accrued based on management’s best estimate at the end of each period of the costs expected to be incurred at a site. Such cost estimates include, where applicable, ongoing care, maintenance and monitoring costs. Changes in estimates at inactive mines are reflected in earnings in the period an estimate is revised.
Foreign Currency
The functional currency for the majority of the Company’s operations, including the Australian operations, is the U.S. dollar. All monetary assets and liabilities where the functional currency is the U.S. dollar are translated at current exchange rates and the resulting adjustments are included in Other income, net . The functional currency of the Canadian operations is the Canadian dollar. All monetary assets and liabilities recorded in functional currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated at current exchange rates and the resulting
 
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adjustments are charged or credited directly to Accumulated other comprehensive income (“OCI”) in Stockholders’ equity. Revenues and expenses in foreign currencies are translated at the weighted-average exchange rates for the period.
Derivative Instruments
Newmont has fixed forward contracts and call option contracts designated as cash flow hedges in place to hedge against changes in foreign exchanges rates. In 2005 and 2006, Newmont had zero cost copper collars to hedge the copper price realized during those periods. The fair value of derivative contracts qualifying as cash flow hedges are reflected as assets or liabilities in the balance sheet.
To the extent these hedges are effective in offsetting forecasted cash flows from the sale of production or production costs (the “effective portion”), changes in fair value are deferred in OCI. Amounts deferred in OCI are reclassified to Sales, net or to Costs applicable to sales , as applicable, when the hedged transaction has occurred. The ineffective portion of the change in the fair value of the derivative is recorded in Other income, net in each period.
When derivative contracts qualifying as cash flow hedges are settled, accelerated or restructured before the maturity date of the contracts, the accumulated OCI at the settlement date is deferred and reclassified to Sales—gold, net or Costs applicable to sales , as applicable, when the originally designated hedged transaction occurs.
The fair values of derivative contracts qualifying as fair value hedges are reflected as assets or liabilities in the balance sheet. Changes in fair value are recorded in income in each period, consistent with recording changes to the mark-to-market value of the underlying hedged asset or liability in income. Changes in the mark-to-market value of the effective portion of interest rate swaps utilized by the Company to swap a portion of its fixed rate interest rate risk to floating rate risk are recognized as a component of Interest expense, net of capitalized interest .
Cash transactions related to the Company’s forward and option contracts accounted for as hedges are classified in the same category as the item being hedged in the statement of cash flows.
Newmont assesses the effectiveness of the derivative contracts periodically using either regression analysis or the dollar offset approach, both retrospectively and prospectively, to determine whether the hedging instruments have been highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged items. The Company defines highly effective as the hedge contract and the item being hedged being between 0.8 and 1.25 correlated, and the Company measures the amount of any hedge ineffectiveness. The Company will also assess periodically whether the hedging instruments are expected to be highly effective in the future. If a hedging instrument is not expected to be highly effective, the Company will stop hedge accounting prospectively. In those instances, the accumulated gains or losses remain in OCI until the hedged item affects earnings.
The fair value of all derivative contracts that do not qualify as hedges are reflected as assets or liabilities, with the change in fair value recorded in Other income, net .
Stock Based Compensation
Compensation cost recognized in 2007 and 2006 includes: a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated
 
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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
in accordance with the original provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“FAS 123”), and b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123(R), Share Based Payment .
Prior to 2006, the Company accounted for share-based payments under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees , and related Interpretations, as permitted by FAS 123. In accordance with APB 25, no compensation cost was required to be recognized for options granted that had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.
Net (Loss) Income per Common Share
Basic and diluted (loss) income per share are presented for Net (loss) income and for (Loss) income from continuing operations . Basic (loss) income per share is computed by dividing Net (loss) income or (Loss) income from continuing operations by the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares for the period, including the exchangeable shares and the convertible notes (see Notes 12 and 20). Diluted income per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts that may require the issuance of common shares in the future were converted. Diluted income per share is computed by increasing the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares to include the additional common shares that would be outstanding after conversion and adjusting net income for changes that would result from the conversion. Only those securities or other contracts that result in a reduction in earnings per share are included in the calculation.
Comprehensive (Loss) Income
In addition to Net (loss) income, Comprehensive (loss) income includes all changes in equity during a period, such as adjustments to minimum pension liabilities, foreign currency translation adjustments, the effective portion of changes in fair value of derivative instruments that qualify as cash flow hedges and cumulative unrecognized changes in fair value of marketable securities available-for-sale or other investments, except those resulting from investments by and distributions to owners.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation. The most significant reclassifications were to reclassify the balance sheet amounts and the income statement results from the historical presentation to Assets and Liabilities of operations held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and to (Loss) income from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented. The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows have been reclassified for assets held for sale and discontinued operations for all periods presented. Additionally, the Company reclassified the World Gold Council dues from General and Administrative to Other Expense, net . The change was reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented.
Recently Adopted Pronouncements
Income Taxes
The Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” (“FIN 48”) an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for
 
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Income Taxes” on January 1, 2007. The cumulative effects of applying this interpretation have been recorded as a decrease in retained earnings of $108, an increase of $5 in goodwill, an increase of $4 in minority interest, a decrease in net deferred tax assets of $37 (primarily, as a result of utilization of foreign tax credits and net operating losses as part of the FIN 48 measurement process, offset, in part, by the impact of the interaction of the Alternative Minimum Tax rules) and an increase of $72 in the net liability for unrecognized income tax benefits. Refer to Note 8.
The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as part of its income tax expense. The Company had $34 accrued for interest at January 1, 2007. Through December 31, 2007, the Company accrued an additional $27 of interest and penalties, paid $12 of interest, released $4 as a result of the expiration of a statute of limitation and released $8 as a result of a change in tax law. The Company’s total accrued interest and penalties as of December 31, 2007 is $37.
The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states and in foreign jurisdictions. With limited exception, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local income or non-U.S. income tax audits by taxing authorities for years through 1999.
Pensions
As of December 31, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Statement No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)” (“FAS 158”). FAS 158 required employers that sponsor one or more defined benefit plans to (i) recognize the funded status of a benefit plan in its statement of financial position, (ii) recognize the gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise during the period as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax, (iii) measure the defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position, and (iv) disclose in the notes to the financial statements additional information about certain effects on net periodic cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition asset or obligation. The impact of adopting FAS 158 on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 was as follows:

 	  	Before
Application
of FAS 158	  	Adjustment	 	 	After
Application
of FAS 158	
Other long-term assets	  	$	193	  	$	(15	)	 	$	178	
Total assets	  	$	15,616	  	$	(15	)	 	$	15,601	
Employee pension and other benefits	  	$	229	  	$	27	 	 	$	256	
Deferred income taxes	  	$	649	  	$	(14	)	 	$	635	
Accumulated other comprehensive income	  	$	700	  	$	(27	)	 	$	673	
Total stockholders’ equity	  	$	9,364	  	$	(27	)	 	$	9,337	
Stock Based Compensation
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123(R), “ Share-Based Payment ” (“FAS 123(R)”). The Company adopted FAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method. Under this method, compensation cost recognized in 2006 included: a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of FAS 123, and b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123(R).
 
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As a result of adopting FAS 123(R), the Company’s Loss from continuing operations and Net loss for 2007 was $11 ($0.02 per share) higher and Income from continuing operations and Net income for 2006 was $19 ($0.04 per share) lower, respectively, than if we had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB 25 as we did in the comparable prior year period. Prior to the adoption of FAS 123(R), cash retained as a result of tax deductions relating to stock-based compensation was included in operating cash flows, along with other tax cash flows. FAS 123(R) requires tax benefits relating to the deductibility of increases in the equity instruments issued under share-based compensation arrangements that are not included in Costs applicable to sales (“excess tax benefits”) to be presented in the Statement of Cash Flows as financing cash inflows. The benefit realized for tax deductions from option exercises totaled $3 and $6 in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Deferred Stripping Costs
On January 1, 2006 the Company adopted Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 04-06 (“EITF 04-06”), “Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred during Production in the Mining Industry.” EITF 04-06 addresses the accounting for stripping costs incurred during the production phase of a mine and refers to these costs as variable production costs that should be included as a component of inventory to be recognized in Costs applicable to sales in the same period as the revenue from the sale of inventory. As a result, capitalization of post-production stripping costs is appropriate only to the extent product inventory exists at the end of a reporting period. The guidance required the recognition of a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of adoption, with no charge to earnings in the period of adoption for prior periods. The cumulative effect adjustment reduced retained earnings by $81 (net of tax and minority interests) and eliminated the $71 net deferred stripping asset from the balance sheet. Adoption of EITF 04-06 had no impact on the Company’s cash position or net cash from operations.
Prior to 2006 at some of the Company’s mining operations, deferred stripping costs were charged to Costs applicable to sales as gold or copper was produced and sold using the units of production method based on estimated recoverable quantities of proven and probable gold or copper reserves, using a stripping ratio calculated as the ratio of total tons to be moved to total proven and probable ore reserves, which resulted in the recognition of the costs of waste removal activities over the life of the mine as gold or copper was produced. The application of the deferred stripping accounting method generally resulted in an asset (deferred stripping costs), although a liability (advanced stripping costs) arose when the actual stripping ratio incurred to date was less than the expected stripping ratio over the life of the mine. The Advanced stripping costs primarily pertained to the Batu Hijau operation.
Movements in the net deferred stripping cost balance were as follows:

 	  	Years Ended
December 31,	 	
 	  	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Opening balance	  	$	71	 	 	$	19	 	
Cumulative effect adjustment	  	 	(71	)	 	 	—	 	
Disposition of Ovacik	  	 	—	 	 	 	(4	)	
Additions	  	 	—	 	 	 	160	 	
Amortization	  	 	—	 	 	 	(104	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Closing balance	  	$	—	 	 	$	71	 	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Developments
Business Combinations
In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141(R), “Business Combinations,” which amends SFAS No. 141, and provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. It also provides disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009 and is to be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this statement on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements
In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements- an amendment of ARB No. 51” which establishes accounting and reporting standards pertaining to ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest, and the valuation of any retained noncontrolling equity investment when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also establishes disclosure requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this statement on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments
In September 2007, the FASB published Proposed FSP No. APB 14-a, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion.” The proposed FSP applies to convertible debt instruments that, by their stated terms, may be settled in cash (or other assets) upon conversion, including partial cash settlement, unless the embedded conversion option is required to be separately accounted for as a derivative under SFAS 133. Convertible debt instruments within the scope of the proposed FSP are not addressed by the existing APB 14. The proposed FSP would require that the liability and equity components of convertible debt instruments within the scope of the proposed FSP shall be separately accounted for in a manner that reflects the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. This will require an allocation of the convertible debt proceeds between the liability component and the embedded conversion option (i.e., the equity component). The difference between the principal amount of the debt and the amount of the proceeds allocated to the liability component would be reported as a debt discount and subsequently amortized to earnings over the instrument’s expected life using the effective interest method. If the proposed FSP were to be adopted, the Company estimates that approximately $300 million of debt discount would be recorded and the effective interest rate on its 2014 and 2017 convertible senior notes (see Note 20) would increase by approximately 5 percentage points to 6.25% and 6.625%, respectively, for the non-cash amortization of the debt discount.
Accounting for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards
In June 2007, the EITF reached consensus on Issue No. 06-11, “Accounting for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards.” EITF Issue No. 06-11 requires that the tax benefit related to dividend and dividend equivalents paid on equity-classifed nonvested shares and nonvested share units, which are expected to vest, be recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital. EITF Issue No. 06-11 is to be applied prospectively for tax benefits on dividends declared in the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1,
 
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2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this statement will have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Fair Value Accounting
In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“FAS 159”). FAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value, with the objective of improving financial reporting by mitigating volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The provisions of FAS 159 are effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. The Company does not expect the adoption of FAS 159 to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial results.
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of FAS 157 are effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. The Company does not expect the adoption of FAS 157 to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial results.
NOTE 3    PRICE-CAPPED FORWARD SALES CONTRACTS
In 2001, the Company entered into transactions that closed out certain call options. The options were replaced with a series of forward sales contracts requiring physical delivery of the same quantity of gold over slightly extended future periods. Under the terms of the contracts, the Company would realize the lower of the spot price on the delivery date or the capped price, ranging from $381 to $392 per ounce. The forward sales contracts were accounted for as normal sales contracts under SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and SFAS No. 138 “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities-an Amendment to SFAS No. 133.” The initial fair value of the forward sales contracts was recorded as deferred revenue, and the fair value of these contracts was not included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In June 2007, the Company paid $578 to settle all of the 1.85 million ounce price-capped forward sales contracts. The Company reported a $531 pre-tax loss on the early settlement of the contracts, after a $47 reversal of previously recognized deferred revenue.
NOTE 4    MIDAS REDEVELOPMENT
On June 19, 2007, an accident occurred at the Midas mine in Nevada, which resulted in suspension of operations at the mine to initiate rescue and subsequent recovery efforts. As a result, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) issued an order requiring operations to temporarily cease at the mine. During the third and fourth quarters of 2007, activities were undertaken, at the direction of MSHA, to regain entry into the mine in order to ultimately resume commercial production. The redevelopment and holding costs of $11 in 2007 included access development, inspection, preventative repairs and road and mill maintenance.
NOTE 5    WRITE-DOWNS
Write-down of investments totaled $46 in 2007, primarily related to the impairment of investments in Shore Gold Inc. and Gabriel Resources Ltd.
 
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Write-down of long-lived and other assets totaled $4, $3 and $41 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The 2007 write-down was primarily related to tenements in Australia. The 2006 write-down was primarily related to equipment. The 2005 write-down was primarily related to the Martabe exploration project in Indonesia and exploration  tenements in Australia.
NOTE 6    OTHER EXPENSE, NET

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	    2007    	  	    2006    	  	    2005    	 	
Reclamation and remediation (Note 24)	  	$	29	  	$	47	  	$	38	 	
Pension settlement loss	  	 	17	  	 	—	  	 	4	 	
Buyat Bay settlement and other (Note 32)	  	 	12	  	 	22	  	 	56	 	
Western Australia power plant	  	 	11	  	 	1	  	 	(3	)	
World Gold Council dues	  	 	11	  	 	13	  	 	14	 	
Peruvian royalty	  	 	10	  	 	22	  	 	—	 	
Choropampa legal action	  	 	9	  	 	5	  	 	4	 	
Reclamation accretion	  	 	8	  	 	3	  	 	—	 	
Australian office relocation	  	 	6	  	 	5	  	 	—	 	
PTNNT divestiture	  	 	3	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	
Yanacocha leach pad repairs	  	 	1	  	 	10	  	 	—	 	
Peruvian workers participation reserves	  	 	—	  	 	15	  	 	—	 	
Other	  	 	31	  	 	16	  	 	13	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	
	  	$	148	  	$	159	  	$	126	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	
NOTE 7    OTHER INCOME, NET

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2005    	
Interest income	  	$	50	 	 	$	67	 	 	$	59	
Canadian Oil Sands Trust income	  	 	47	 	 	 	30	 	 	 	10	
Foreign currency exchange gains	  	 	25	 	 	 	5	 	 	 	8	
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment	  	 	9	 	 	 	12	 	 	 	11	
Gain (loss) gain on ineffective portion of derivative investments, net (Note 14)	  	 	4	 	 	 	(60	)	 	 	2	
Income from development projects, net	  	 	3	 	 	 	19	 	 	 	—	
(Loss) gain on sale of other assets, net	  	 	(1	)	 	 	6	 	 	 	6	
Loss on early retirement of debt	  	 	—	 	 	 	(40	)	 	 	—	
Other	  	 	7	 	 	 	14	 	 	 	10	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	144	 	 	$	53	 	 	$	106	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Foreign currency exchange gains in 2007 resulted from the strengthening of the Canadian and Australian dollars compared to the U.S. dollar. The Canadian dollar exchange rate increased by approximately 19% from December 31, 2006 while the Australian dollar exchange rate increased by approximately 11%.
In September 2006, Newmont settled its remaining obligations under the prepaid forward gold sales contract and forward gold purchase contract for which it was required to deliver 17,951 ounces of gold in December 2006
 
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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
and 179,062 ounces of gold in June 2007. This settlement resulted in cash payments of $96, and included a $48 reduction to the current portion of long-term debt and a $40 pre-tax loss on extinguishment of debt.
The 2006 loss on ineffective portion of derivative instruments, net was primarily  related to the ineffective portion of copper collar instruments designated as cash flow hedges.
NOTE 8    INCOME TAXES
The Company’s Income tax (expense) benefit consisted of:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2005    	 	
Current:	  				 				 				
United States	  	$	121	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	14	 	
Foreign	  	 	(473	)	 	 	(453	)	 	 	(314	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	(352	)	 	 	(453	)	 	 	(300	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Deferred:	  				 				 				
United States	  	 	(1	)	 	 	15	 	 	 	40	 	
Foreign	  	 	153	 	 	 	112	 	 	 	(10	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	152	 	 	 	127	 	 	 	30	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	(200	)	 	$	(326	)	 	$	(270	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The Company’s Income from continuing operations before income tax, minority interest and equity (loss) income of affiliates consisted of:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	  	    2005    	 	
United States	  	$	(155	)	 	$	188	  	$	(78	)	
Foreign	  	 	(197	)	 	 	1,062	  	 	1,002	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
	  	$	(352	)	 	$	1,250	  	$	924	 	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
The Company’s income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the United States statutory corporate income tax rate for the following reasons:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax, minority interest and equity (loss) income of affiliates	  	$	(352	)	 	$	1,250	 	 	$	924	 	
United States statutory corporate income tax rate	  	 	35	%	 	 	35	%	 	 	35	%	
Income tax (expense) benefit computed at United States statutory corporate income tax rate	  	 	123	 	 	 	(438	)	 	 	(323	)	
Reconciling items:	  				 				 				
Percentage depletion and Canadian Resource Allowance	  	 	70	 	 	 	77	 	 	 	43	 	
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	  	 	17	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	(39	)	
Effect of foreign earnings, net of allowable credits	  	 	(10	)	 	 	(7	)	 	 	(13	)	
U.S. tax effect of minority interest attributable to non-U.S. investees	  	 	4	 	 	 	15	 	 	 	15	 	
Rate differential for foreign earnings indefinitely reinvested	  	 	(7	)	 	 	(70	)	 	 	6	 	
FIN 48 resolution of prior years’ tax matters	  	 	(3	)	 	 	4	 	 	 	12	 	
Foreign currency translation of monetary assets	  	 	—	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	14	 	
Tax effect of changes in tax laws	  	 	4	 	 	 	23	 	 	 	24	 	
Tax effect of impairment of goodwill	  	 	(393	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(14	)	
U.S. tax payable and book/tax basis analysis	  	 	—	 	 	 	27	 	 	 	—	 	
Change in Australia’s functional currency for tax reporting	  	 	—	 	 	 	48	 	 	 	—	 	
Other	  	 	(5	)	 	 	(9	)	 	 	5	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income tax expense	  	$	(200	)	 	$	(326	)	 	$	(270	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:

 	  	At December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	
Deferred income tax assets:	  				 				
Exploration costs	  	$	59	 	 	$	63	 	
Depreciation	  	 	89	 	 	 	147	 	
Net operating losses and tax credits	  	 	610	 	 	 	649	 	
Retiree benefit and vacation accrual costs	  	 	68	 	 	 	114	 	
Remediation and reclamation costs	  	 	141	 	 	 	141	 	
Derivative instruments	  	 	128	 	 	 	—	 	
Other	  	 	236	 	 	 	217	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	1,331	 	 	 	1,331	 	
Valuation allowances	  	 	(509	)	 	 	(517	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	822	 	 	 	814	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Deferred income tax liabilities:	  				 				
Net undistributed earnings of subsidiaries	  	 	(11	)	 	 	(37	)	
Unrealized gain on investments	  	 	(149	)	 	 	(135	)	
Depletable and amortizable costs associated with mineral rights	  	 	(629	)	 	 	(358	)	
Derivative instruments	  	 	(25	)	 	 	(15	)	
Foreign currency exchange	  	 	(26	)	 	 	(26	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	(840	)	 	 	(571	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities)	  	$	(18	)	 	$	243	 	

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) consist of:

 	  	At December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	
Current deferred income tax assets	  	$	112	 	 	$	156	 	
Long-term deferred income tax assets	  	 	1,027	 	 	 	799	 	
Current deferred income tax liabilities	  	 	(132	)	 	 	(9	)	
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities	  	 	(1,025	)	 	 	(703	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	(18	)	 	$	243	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
These balances include net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) that have been reclassified to Assets and Liabilities of Operations Held for Sale of:

 	  	At December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	  	2006	 	
Long-term deferred income tax assets	  	$	1	  	$	6	 	
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities	  	 	—	  	 	(77	)	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	
	  	$	1	  	$	(71	)	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” (“FIN48”) an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting and reporting for uncertainties in the application of the income tax laws to the Company’s operations. The interpretation prescribes a comprehensive model for the financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns. The cumulative effects of applying this interpretation have been recorded as a decrease in retained earnings of $108, an increase of $5 in goodwill, an increase of $4 in minority interest, a decrease in net deferred tax assets of $37 (primarily, as a result of utilization of foreign tax credits and net operating losses as part of the FIN 48 measurement process, offset, in part, by the impact of the interaction of the Alternative Minimum Tax rules) and an increase of $72 in the net liability for unrecognized income tax benefits.
The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. With limited exception, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by taxing authorities for years through 1999. As a result of statute of limitations that will begin to expire within the next 12 months in various jurisdictions and possible settlements of audit-related issues with taxing authorities in various jurisdictions with respect to which none of the issues are individually significant, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the total amount of its unrecognized income tax benefits will decrease between $15 to $25.
As of December 31, 2007, the Company had $230 of total gross unrecognized tax benefits. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

Total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1, 2007	  	$	 267	 	
Additions for tax positions of prior years	  	 	18	 	
Additions for tax positions of current year	  	 	14	 	
Reductions due to settlements with taxing authorities	  	 	(9	)	
Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations	  	 	(14	)	
Reductions due to change in legislation	  	 	(30	)	
Reclassification of net interest out of gross unrecognized tax benefits balance	  	 	(16	)	
	  	 	 	 	
Total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2007	  	$	230	 	

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Of this, $84 represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would effect the Company’s effective income tax rate. Also included in the balance at December 31, 2007 are $13 of tax positions that, due to the impact of deferred tax accounting, the disallowance of which would not affect the annual effective tax rate.
The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as part of its income tax expense. The Company had $34 accrued for interest at January 1, 2007. Through December 31, 2007, the Company accrued an additional $27 of interest and penalties, paid $12 of interest, released $4 as a result of the expiration of a statute of limitation and released $8 as a result of a change in tax law. The Company’s total accrued interest and penalties as of December 31, 2007 is $37.
Newmont intends to indefinitely reinvest earnings from certain foreign operations. Accordingly, U.S. and non-U.S. income and withholding taxes for which deferred taxes might otherwise be required, have not been provided on a cumulative amount of temporary differences (including, for this purpose, any difference between the tax basis in the stock of a consolidated subsidiary and the amount of the subsidiary’s net equity determined for financial reporting purposes) related to investments in foreign subsidiaries of approximately $773 and $844 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The additional U.S. and non-U.S. income and withholding tax that would arise on the reversal of the temporary differences could be offset in part, by tax credits. Because the determination of the amount of available tax credits and the limitations imposed on the annual utilization of such credits are subject to a highly complex series of calculations and expense allocations, it is impractical to estimate the amount of net income and withholding tax that might be payable if a reversal of temporary differences occurred.
As of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had (i) $684 and $830 of net operating loss carry forwards, respectively; and (ii) $72 and $155 of tax credit carry forwards, respectively. Of the amounts of net operating loss carry forwards, $22 and $47, respectively, are attributable to acquired mining operations conducted in the United States and will begin expiring in 2013 if not utilized before then. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, $493 and $509, respectively, of net operating loss carry forwards are attributable to acquired mining operations in Australia for which current tax law provides no expiration period. The remaining net operating losses available are attributable to acquired entities and have various temporal and other limitations that may restrict the ultimate realization of the tax benefits of such tax attributes.
Tax credit carry forwards for 2007 and 2006 of $72 and $135 consist of foreign tax credits available in the United States; substantially all such credits not utilized will expire at the end of 2011. Other credit carry forwards at the end of 2007 and 2006 in the amounts of $nil and $20, respectively, represent alternative minimum tax credits attributable to the Company’s U.S. operations for which the current tax law provides no period of expiration.
During 2006 the Company completed a reconciliation of its U.S. book and tax basis assets and liabilities as well as a detailed analysis of its income taxes payable. This exercise identified differences of $27. The entire adjustment was recognized as a tax benefit in 2006. The Company also recognized a net tax benefit of $16 due to an adjustment on the interest accrued on tax contingencies.
The Company decreased the valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets by $8 during 2007. The valuation allowance remaining at the end of 2007 primarily is attributable to non-U.S. subsidiaries tax loss carryforwards. Of the total $509 and $517 valuation allowance recorded as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, $102 in 2007 and $78 in 2006 are attributable to deferred tax assets for which any subsequently recognized tax benefits will be allocated to reduce goodwill related to prior acquisitions.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
The breakdown of the Company’s net deferred tax assets (liabilities) between the United States and foreign taxing jurisdictions is as follows:

 	  	At December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	
United States	  	$	678	 	 	$	550	 	
Foreign	  	 	(696	)	 	 	(307	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	(18	)	 	$	243	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
In December 2006, the Company entered into an in-principle Heads of Agreement (“HOA”) with the Australian Taxation Office (“ATO”). The HOA specifies the terms of a proposed settlement of the outstanding audit issues relating to Normandy Mining Limited (“Normandy”, now known as Newmont Australia Limited) for the tax years 1994-1999. These issues relate to years before the Company acquired Normandy. At the date of the business combination, Normandy had recorded no income tax liability with respect to the tax positions taken in reporting certain transactions, therefore the Company’s initial best estimate of the income tax contingency relating to these issues was recorded as a tax liability at the date of acquisition, February 15, 2002, by increasing the purchase price of Normandy. As of December 31, 2006, the long-term income tax liability balance relating to this proposed settlement was reclassified to current income taxes payable. The $276 (A$336) income tax liability was paid in the second quarter of 2007. On July 13, 2007, the Company received a closure letter from the Australian Tax Office stating that all audit issues for the tax years 1994-1999 are settled.
The breakdown of the Company’s income and mining taxes payable balance between the United States and foreign taxing jurisdictions is as follows:

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	
United States	  	$	124	  	$	19	
Foreign	  	 	343	  	 	332	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	467	  	$	351	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
NOTE 9    MINORITY INTEREST IN INCOME OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Batu Hijau	  	$	299	  	$	103	  	$	119	
Yanacocha	  	 	108	  	 	256	  	 	256	
Other	  	 	3	  	 	4	  	 	5	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	410	  	$	363	  	$	380	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Newmont has a 45% ownership interest in the Batu Hijau mine, held through a partnership (“NTP”) with an affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation of Japan. Newmont has a 56.25% interest in NTP and the Sumitomo affiliate holds the remaining 43.75%. NTP in turn owns 80% of P.T. Newmont Nusa Tenggara (“PTNNT”), the Indonesian subsidiary that owns the Batu Hijau mine. Newmont identified NTP as a Variable Interest Entity as a result of certain capital structures and contractual relationships and has fully consolidated Batu Hijau in its consolidated financial statements since January 1, 2004. The remaining 20% interest in PTNNT is owned by P.T.
 
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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Pukuafa Indah (“PTPI”), an unrelated Indonesian company. Because PTPI’s interest was a carried interest, and because PTPI had been advanced a loan by NTP, Newmont reported a 52.875% economic interest in Batu Hijau, which reflected its actual economic interest in the mine until such time as the loan was fully repaid (including accrued interest). On May 25, 2007, PTPI fully repaid the loan (including accrued interest) from NTP. As a result of the loan repayment, Newmont’s economic interest in Batu Hijau was reduced from 52.875% to 45% and the Company recorded a net charge of $25 (after-tax) against Minority interest expense in the second quarter of 2007.
Newmont has a 51.35% ownership interest in the Yanacocha mine with the remaining interests held  by Compañia de Minas Buenaventura, S.A.A. (43.65%) and the International Finance Corporation (5%).
NOTE 10    EQUITY (LOSS) INCOME OF AFFILIATES

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
European Gold Refineries	  	$	6	 	 	$	3	 	 	$	6	 	
AGR Matthey Joint Venture	  	 	1	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	(2	)	
Regis Resources NL	  	 	(8	)	 	 	(2	)	 	 	—	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	(1	)	 	$	2	 	 	$	4	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
European Gold Refineries
Newmont holds a 46.72% interest in the European Gold Refineries SA joint venture (“EGR”), with Swiss residents and Mitsubishi International Corporation holding the remaining 53.28%. EGR owns 100% of Valcambi SA (“Valcambi”), a gold refining business, and 100% of Finorafa SA (“Finorafa”), a gold distribution business. Newmont has no guarantees related to these investments. Newmont has not received dividends from EGR in 2007, 2006 and 2005. Valcambi is a London Gold Delivery precious metals refiner and manufacturer of semi-finished products for the Swiss luxury watch industry, and Finorafa is a distributor and financier of gold products in the Italian market. See also Note 26 for details of Newmont’s transactions with EGR and Finorafa.
AGR Matthey Joint Venture
Newmont holds a 40% interest in the AGR Matthey Joint Venture (“AGR”), with Johnson Matthey (Australia) Ltd. and the West Australian Mint holding the remaining interests. Newmont has no guarantees related to this investment. Newmont received dividends of $2, $1 and $nil during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, from its interests in AGR. See also Note 26 for details of Newmont’s transactions with AGR.
Regis Resources NL
Newmont holds a 43% interest in Regis Resources NL, which is primarily a gold exploration company with substantial landholding in Western Australia. Newmont has no guarantees related to this investment.
NOTE 11    DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE
In November 2007, the Company approved a plan to sell its Pajingo operation. In December 2007, Newmont reached an agreement with North Queensland Metals Ltd. and Heemskirk Consolidated Limited to sell Pajingo for cash and shares totaling $23, of which $14 was received in 2007 and $9 is an outstanding receivable at December 31, 2007. The sale resulted in a $8 pre-tax gain.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
During June 2007, Newmont’s Board of Directors approved a plan to cease the Company’s Merchant Banking activities. Merchant Banking previously provided advisory services to assist in managing the Company’s portfolio of operating and property interests. Merchant Banking was also engaged in developing value optimization strategies for operating and non-operating assets, business development activities, merger and acquisition analysis and negotiations, monetizing inactive exploration properties, capitalizing on proprietary technology and know-how and acting as an internal resource for other corporate groups to improve and maximize business outcomes. As a result of the Board’s approval of management’s plan to cease Merchant Banking activities, the Company recorded a $1,665 non-cash charge to impair the goodwill associated with the Merchant Banking Segment. The Company decided to dispose of its royalty portfolio and a portion of its existing equity investments and will not make further investments in equity securities that do not support its core gold mining business. Newmont and the new Franco-Nevada Corporation (“new Franco-Nevada”) entered into an agreement under which new Franco-Nevada acquired certain mineral interests and oil and gas interests for cash consideration of $1,187. The transaction closed in December 2007 resulting in a $905 pre-tax gain.
In 2006, the Company received net cash proceeds of $271 for the Alberta oil sands project resulting in a $266 pre-tax gain. The Company received $42 net cash proceeds and approximately 43 million Agincourt shares valued at $37 for the Martabe project, resulting in a $30 pre-tax gain in 2006.
In July 2006, Newmont’s Board of Directors approved a plan to sell the Company’s 50% interest in the Zarafshan-Newmont Joint Venture (“ZNJV”). However, as a result of the Uzbekistan government’s expropriation of the Company’s assets in August 2006, a pre-tax impairment loss of $101 was recognized in the third quarter of 2006. During July 2007, the Company and certain Uzbekistan parties settled a dispute involving ZNJV. The Company received proceeds of $80 and recognized a pre-tax gain of $77 in the third quarter of 2007. Under the agreements, the Company’s interest in ZNJV transferred to the Uzbekistan parties.
During the fourth quarter of 2005, Newmont committed to plans to sell its Holloway operation. In September 2006, Newmont reached an agreement with St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. to sell Holloway for cash proceeds of $40 plus certain royalties. The sale was completed in November 2006, resulting in a $13 pre-tax gain.
In 2005, Newmont sold its Golden Grove operation in Western Australia to Oxiana Limited (“Oxiana”) for cash of $147 and 82 million Oxiana shares, resulting in a $6 pre-tax gain.
The 2005 pre-tax loss from impairment included in discontinued operations of $42 was comprised of a $39 impairment of Golden Grove and a $3 impairment of Holloway.
The Company’s income tax expense attributable to discontinued operations differed from the amounts computed by applying the United States statutory corporate income tax rate primarily due to the goodwill impairment that was nondeductible for tax, the benefit from percentage depletion and a decrease in the valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets.
Newmont has accounted for these dispositions in accordance with FAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” The Company has reclassified the balance sheet amounts and the income statement results from the historical presentation to Assets and Liabilities of operations held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and to Loss from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income for all periods presented. The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows have been reclassified for assets held for sale and discontinued operations for all periods presented.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
The following table details selected financial information included in the (Loss) income from discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Sales - gold, net	  	$	119	 	 	$	157	 	 	$	171	 	
Sales - base metals, net	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	38	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	119	 	 	$	157	 	 	$	209	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from operations:	  				 				 				
Royalty portfolio	  	$	123	 	 	$	67	 	 	$	121	 	
Pajingo	  	 	8	 	 	 	12	 	 	 	1	 	
Zarafshan	  	 	—	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	18	 	
Holloway	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(27	)	
Golden Grove	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(5	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	131	 	 	 	85	 	 	 	108	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gain on sale of operations:	  				 				 				
Zarafshan	  	 	77	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Pajingo	  	 	8	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Holloway	  	 	—	 	 	 	13	 	 	 	—	 	
Golden Grove	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	6	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	85	 	 	 	13	 	 	 	6	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gain on sale of royalty assets	  	 	905	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Gain on sale of Alberta Oil Sands project	  	 	—	 	 	 	266	 	 	 	—	 	
Gain on sale of Martabe	  	 	—	 	 	 	30	 	 	 	—	 	
Loss from impairment	  	 	(1,665	)	 	 	(101	)	 	 	(42	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pre-tax (loss) income	  	 	(544	)	 	 	293	 	 	 	72	 	
Income tax benefit (expense)	  	 	(379	)	 	 	(65	)	 	 	(28	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	  	$	(923	)	 	$	228	 	 	$	44	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The major classes of Assets and Liabilities of operations held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	
Assets:	  			  			
Accounts receivable	  	$	20	  	$	10	
Property, plant and mine development	  	 	3	  	 	303	
Deferred income tax assets	  	 	1	  	 	6	
Goodwill	  	 	—	  	 	1,665	
Other assets	  	 	—	  	 	8	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	24	  	$	1,992	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Liabilities:	  			  			
Income and mining taxes	  	$	378	  	$	26	
Deferred income tax liabilities	  	 	—	  	 	77	
Other liabilities	  	 	16	  	 	13	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	394	  	$	116	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
The following table details selected financial information included in Net cash provided from discontinued operations and Net cash provided from (used in) investing and financing activities of discontinued operations :

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Net cash provided from (used in) discontinued operations:	  				 				 				
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	  	$	(923	)	 	$	228	 	 	$	44	 	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	  	 	46	 	 	 	51	 	 	 	80	 	
Deferred income taxes	  	 	55	 	 	 	37	 	 	 	22	 	
Gain on asset sales, net	  	 	(990	)	 	 	(309	)	 	 	(40	)	
Gain on investments, net	  	 	(46	)	 	 	(13	)	 	 	(54	)	
Merchant Banking goodwill impairment	  	 	1,665	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Other operating adjustments and other write-downs	  	 	18	 	 	 	96	 	 	 	36	 	
Decrease (increase) in net operating assets	  	 	313	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	(14	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	138	 	 	$	96	 	 	$	74	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from investing activities of discontinued operations:	  				 				 				
Additions to property, plant and mine development	  	$	(6	)	 	$	(20	)	 	$	(47	)	
Investments in marketable equity securities	  	 	(2	)	 	 	(10	)	 	 	(10	)	
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities	  	 	90	 	 	 	8	 	 	 	213	 	
Proceeds from asset sales, net	  	 	1,274	 	 	 	353	 	 	 	178	 	
Other	  	 	(2	)	 	 	7	 	 	 	(1	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	1,354	 	 	$	338	 	 	$	333	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations:	  				 				 				
Repayment of debt	  	$	—	 	 	$	(7	)	 	$	(1	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NOTE 12    STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE
Newmont Common Stock
In October 2007, Newmont filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 under which it can issue an indeterminate number or amount of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, guarantees of debt securities and warrants from time to time at indeterminate prices. It also included the resale of an indeterminate amount of common stock, preferred stock and debt securities from time to time upon exercise of warrants or conversion of convertible securities.
The Company paid common stock dividends of $0.40 per share in 2007, 2006 and 2005.
Treasury Stock
Treasury stock is acquired by the Company when certain restricted stock awards vest or are forfeited (see Note 22). At vesting, a participant has a tax liability and, pursuant to the participant’s award agreement, may elect withholding of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The withheld or forfeited stock is accounted for as treasury stock and carried at the par value of the related common stock.
 
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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Exchangeable Shares
In connection with the acquisition of Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco”) in February 2002, certain holders of Franco common stock received 0.8 of an exchangeable share of Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited (formerly Franco) for each share of common stock held. These exchangeable shares are convertible, at the option of the holder, into shares of Newmont common stock on a one-for-one basis, and entitle holders to dividends and other rights economically equivalent to holders of Newmont common stock. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the value of these no-par shares was included in Additional paid-in capital .
Call Spread Transactions
In connection with the issuance of $1,150 of convertible notes in July 2007 (see Note 20), the Company entered into separate convertible note hedge transactions and separate warrant transactions with respect to the Company’s common stock to minimize the impact of the potential dilution upon conversion of the convertible notes. The Company purchased call options in private transactions to cover 24,887,956 shares of the Company’s common stock at a strike price of $46.21 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, for approximately $366. The call options generally allow the Company to receive shares of the Company’s common stock from counterparties equal to the number of shares of common stock payable to the holders of the notes upon conversion. The Company also sold warrants in private transactions permitting the purchasers to acquire up to 24,887,956 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $60.27, subject to adjustments in certain circumstances, for total proceeds of approximately $248.
The Company has analyzed the Call Spread Transactions under EITF Issue No. 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock,” and other relevant literature, and determined that they meet the criteria for classification as equity transactions. As a result, the Company recorded the purchase of the call options as a reduction in additional paid-in capital and the proceeds of the warrants as an addition to paid-in capital, and the Company will not recognize subsequent changes in fair value of the instruments.
 
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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Net (Loss) Income per Common Share
Basic (loss) income per common share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted (loss) income per common share is computed similarly to basic income per common share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive common shares had been issued.

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	  	2005	
Numerator:	  				 			  			
(Loss) income from continuing operations	  	$	(963	)	 	$	563	  	$	278	
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	  	 	(923	)	 	 	228	  	 	44	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	
Net (loss) income	  	$	(1,886	)	 	$	791	  	$	322	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	
Denominator:	  				 			  			
Basic	  	 	452	 	 	 	450	  	 	446	
Effect of employee stock-based awards	  	 	—	 	 	 	2	  	 	3	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	
Diluted	  	 	452	 	 	 	452	  	 	449	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	
(Loss) income per common share	  				 			  			
Basic:	  				 			  			
(Loss) income from continuing operations	  	$	(2.13	)	 	$	1.25	  	$	0.62	
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	  	 	(2.04	)	 	 	0.51	  	 	0.10	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	
Net (loss) income	  	$	(4.17	)	 	$	1.76	  	$	0.72	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	
Diluted:	  				 			  			
(Loss) income from continuing operations	  	$	(2.13	)	 	$	1.25	  	$	0.62	
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	  	 	(2.04	)	 	 	0.50	  	 	0.10	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	
Net (loss) income	  	$	(4.17	)	 	$	1.75	  	$	0.72	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	
Options to purchase 1.7 million, 1.1 million and 3.4 million shares of common stock at average exercise prices of $52.76, $48.48 and $48.97 were outstanding as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted weighted average number of common shares because the strike prices of the options exceeded the price of the common stock.
Other outstanding options to purchase 1.4 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted weighted average common shares in 2007 because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
In July 2007, Newmont issued $1,150 of convertible notes that, if converted in the future, would have a potentially dilutive effect on the Company’s stock (see Note 20). Under the indenture for the convertible notes, upon conversion Newmont is required to settle the principal amount of the convertible notes in cash and may elect to settle the remaining conversion obligation (stock price in excess of the conversion price) in cash, shares or a combination thereof. The effect on diluted earnings per share is calculated under the net share settlement method in accordance with the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force 04-8, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Instruments on Diluted Earnings per Share.” Under the net share settlement method, the Company includes the amount of shares it would take to satisfy the conversion obligation, assuming that all of the convertible notes are surrendered. The average closing price of the Company’s common stock for each of the periods presented is used as the basis for determining dilution. The average price of the Company’s common stock for the year ended December 31, 2007 did not exceed the conversion price of $46.21 and therefore, did not have an effect on diluted earnings per share.
 
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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
NOTE 13    ACQUISITIONS
On October 9, 2007, the Company announced the proposed acquisition of Miramar Mining Corporation (“Miramar”) and offered to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Miramar for C$6.25 in cash. On December 27, 2007, 155 million common shares of Miramar had been validly deposited to Newmont’s offer. Newmont accepted and paid for such shares, representing approximately 70% of the common shares of Miramar which, in addition to the 18 million shares previously owned by the Company, brought the Company’s interest in Miramar to approximately 78%. Miramar is a Canadian gold company that controls the Hope Bay project, a large undeveloped gold project in Nunavut, Canada. The Hope Bay Project is consistent with the Company’s strategic focus on exploration and project development and was acquired with the intention of adding higher grade ore reserves and developing a new core gold mining district in a AAA-rated country. Refer to Note 34, Subsequent Events, for additional information regarding the Company’s acquisition of Miramar.
The combined purchase price of $1,043 was preliminarily allocated based on the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the December 27, 2007 acquisition date as follows:

Assets:	  			
Cash and cash equivalents	  	$	30	
Property, plant and mine development, net	  	 	1,413	
Investments	  	 	31	
Deferred income tax asset	  	 	43	
Other assets	  	 	29	
	  	 	 	
	  	 	1,546	
	  	 	 	
Liabilities:	  			
Accrued liabilities	  	 	33	
Deferred income tax liabilities	  	 	470	
	  	 	 	
	  	 	503	
	  	 	 	
Net assets acquired	  	$	1,043	
	  	 	 	
The allocation of the purchase price has not been finalized. The Company plans to retain an independent third party appraiser to assist with the assigning of the fair values to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company expects to complete the allocation in 2008.
In September 2006, Newmont acquired a 40% interest in Shore Gold Inc.’s Fort a la Corne unincorporated joint venture diamond project in Saskatchewan, Canada for cash consideration $152.
In March 2006, Newmont acquired Newcrest Mining Limited’s 22.22% interest in the Boddington unincorporated joint venture, bringing its interest in the project to 66.67%, for cash consideration of $173.
In January 2006, Newmont acquired the remaining 15% interest in the Akyem project for cash consideration of $23, bringing its interest in the project to 100%.
NOTE 14    DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Newmont generally avoids gold hedging. Newmont’s philosophy is to provide shareholders with leverage to changes in the gold price by selling our gold production at market prices. We have, however, entered into derivative contracts to protect the selling price for certain anticipated gold and copper production and to manage risks associated with commodities, interest rates and foreign currencies.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
For 2007, 2006 and 2005, net gains (losses) of $4, ($60) and $2, respectively, were included in Other income, net for the ineffective portion of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges. The amount to be reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) , net of tax to income for derivative instruments during the next 12 months is a gain of approximately $8. The maximum period over which hedged forecasted transactions are expected to occur is 4 years.
Foreign Currency Contracts
Newmont has entered into a series of foreign currency contracts to hedge the variability of the US dollar amount of forecasted foreign currency expenditures caused by changes in currency rates. Newmont entered into $/IDR forward purchase contracts with expiration dates ranging up to one year which reduced Costs applicable to sales by $4 and $11 in 2007 and 2006, respectively, and increased Costs applicable to sales by $3 in 2005. During the third quarter of 2007, Newmont began a layered fixed forward contract program to hedge a portion of its A$ denominated operating expenditures. The program includes a series of fixed forward contracts with expiration dates ranging up to three years. During 2007, the A$ operating hedge program reduced Costs applicable to sales by $1. All of the currency contracts were designated as cash flow hedges, and as such, changes in the market value have been recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income.
During the fourth quarter of 2007, Newmont began a program to hedge a portion of its A$ denominated capital expenditures related to the construction of its Boddington joint venture project. The program consists of a series of fixed forward contracts and bought call option contracts with expiration dates ranging up to one year. The A$ denominated contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges of future Boddington capital expenditures, and as such, changes in the market value have been recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income . The realized gains and losses associated with the capital expenditure hedge program will impact Depreciation, depletion, and amortization during the future periods in which the acquired Boddington joint venture assets are placed into service and affect earnings.
Newmont had the following foreign currency derivative contracts outstanding at December 31, 2007:

 	  	Expected Maturity Date	  	Fair Value	 	
 	  	2008	  	2009	  	2010	  	Total/
Average	  	At December 31,	 	
	  		  		  		  		  	2007	 	 	2006	 	
IDR Forward Purchase Contracts:	  			  			  			  			  				 				
$ (millions)	  	$	97	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	97	  	$	(1	) (1)	 	$	4	(1)	
Average rate (IDR/$)	  	 	9,422	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	9,422	  				 				
A$ Operating Forward Purchase Contracts:	  			  			  			  			  				 				
$ (millions)	  	$	118	  	$	105	  	$	75	  	$	298	  	$	—	(2)	 	$	—	 	
Average rate ($/A$)	  	 	0.86	  	 	0.83	  	 	0.81	  	 	0.84	  				 				
A$ Capital Forward Purchase Contracts:	  			  			  			  			  				 				
$ (millions)	  	$	205	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	205	  	$	(1	) (3)	 	$	—	 	
Average rate ($/A$)	  	 	0.87	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	0.87	  				 				
A$ Capital Call Option Contracts:	  			  			  			  			  				 				
$ (millions)	  	$	75	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	75	  	$	1 	(3)	 	$	—	 	
Average rate ($/A$)	  	 	0.89	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	0.89	  				 				

(1)	The fair value of the IDR operating forward purchase contracts includes $(1) in Derivative instruments as of December 31, 2007 and $4 in Other current assets as of December 31, 2006 .	

(2)	The fair value of the A$ operating forward purchase contracts includes $2 in Other current assets, $2 in Other Long-term assets , $(1) in Derivative instruments , and $(3) in Other long-term liabilities as of December 31, 2007 .	

( 3 )	The fair value of the capital hedge program related to the construction of the Boddington project includes $1 in Other current assets for A$ bought call option contracts and $(1) in Derivative instruments for A$ forward purchase contracts as of December 31, 2007.	
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Newmont had copper collar contracts with a fair value of $(173) and gold put option contracts of $(1) outstanding at December 31, 2006 included in Derivative instruments . Final delivery under the copper collar contracts occurred in February 2007.
Interest Rate Swap Contracts
As of December 31, 2007, Newmont had $100 fixed to floating swap contracts designated as a hedge against a portion of its $275 8  5 / 8 % debentures. In 2001, Newmont entered into contracts to hedge a portion of the interest rate risk exposure on a portion of its $275 8  5 / 8 % debentures expiring in 2011 and its $200 8  3 / 8 % debentures which expired in 2005. Under the $275 8  5 / 8 % debentures hedge contract terms, the Company receives fixed-rate interest payments at 8.625% and pays floating-rate interest amounts based on periodic London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) settings plus a spread, ranging from 2.60% to 3.49%. Prior to expiration of the $200 8  3 / 8 % debentures and the associated hedge contracts, Newmont received fixed-rate interest payments of 8.375% and paid floating-rate interest amounts based on periodic LIBOR settings plus a spread, ranging from 3.41% to 4.25%. These transactions resulted in a reduction in interest expense of $nil, $nil and $3 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The fair value of the interest rate swaps was $4 and $1 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Provisional Copper and Gold Sales
The Company’s sales based on a provisional sales price contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from the sale of the concentrates at the forward London Metal Exchange price at the time of sale. The embedded derivative, which does not qualify for hedge accounting, is marked to market through earnings each period prior to final settlement. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, we had embedded copper derivatives on 113 million pounds and 186 million pounds, recorded at an average price of $3.02 and $2.87 per pound, respectively. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, we had embedded gold derivatives on 8,000 ounces and 69,000 ounces, recorded at an average price of $828 and $638 per ounce, respectively.
For 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company recorded the following gross revenues before treatment and refining charges, which were subject to final price adjustments as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, as follows:

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Gross revenue subject to final price adjustments	  			  			  			
Copper	  	$	340	  	$	535	  	$	447	
Gold	  	$	7	  	$	44	  	$	19	
The average final price adjustments realized were as follows:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Average final price adjustments	  			 			 			
Copper	  	1	%	 	31	%	 	12	%	
Gold	  	5	%	 	3	%	 	1	%	
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Price-capped Forward Sales Contracts
In June 2007, the Company paid $578 to settle all of the 1.85 million ounce price-capped forward sales contracts which were accounted for as normal sales contracts under SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and SFAS No. 138 “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities-an Amendment to SFAS No. 133.” The Company reported a $531 pre-tax loss on the early settlement of the contracts, after a $47 reversal of previously recognized deferred revenue in 2007. See Note 3 for additional details.
Copper Collar Contracts
During 2005 and 2006, Newmont entered into copper option collar contracts to hedge the copper price realized during those periods. Final delivery under the copper collar contracts occurred in February 2007. As of December 31, 2006, approximately 13 million pounds of copper were hedged by the copper option collar contracts, which had been designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted copper sales. As such, changes in the fair value related to the effective portion of the hedges were recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income . As of December 31, 2006, approximately 89 million pounds of copper option collar contracts were accounted for on a mark-to-market basis through earnings, and the fair value of the copper  collar contracts at December 31, 2006 was $(173).
NOTE 15     INVESTMENTS

 	  	At December 31, 2007	
 	  	Cost/Equity
Basis	  	Unrealized	 	 	Fair/Equity
Basis	
 	  		  	Gain	  	Loss	 	 		
Current:	  			  			  				 			
Marketable Equity Securities	  	$	19	  	$	39	  	$	—	 	 	$	58	
Other investments, at cost	  	 	3	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	3	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	22	  	$	39	  	$	—	 	 	$	61	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long-term:	  			  			  				 			
Marketable Debt Securities:	  			  			  				 			
Auction rate securities	  	$	7	  	$	—	  	$	(2	)	 	$	5	
Asset backed securities	  	 	31	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	31	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	38	  	 	—	  	 	(2	)	 	 	36	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marketable Equity Securities:	  			  			  				 			
Canadian Oil Sands Trust	  	 	316	  	 	907	  	 	—	 	 	 	1,223	
Gabriel Resources Ltd.	  	 	94	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	94	
Shore Gold Inc.	  	 	80	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	80	
Other	  	 	37	  	 	15	  	 	(7	)	 	 	45	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	527	  	 	922	  	 	(7	)	 	 	1,442	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Investment in Affiliates (Note 10):	  			  			  				 			
European Gold Refineries	  	 	29	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	29	
AGR Matthey Joint Venture	  	 	17	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	17	
Regis Resources NL	  	 	3	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	3	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	49	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	49	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	614	  	$	922	  	$	(9	)	 	$	1,527	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 	  	At December 31, 2006	
 	  	Cost/Equity
Basis	  	Unrealized	 	 	Fair/Equity
Basis	
 	  		  	Gain	  	Loss	 	 		
Current:	  			  			  				 			
Marketable Debt Securities:	  			  			  				 			
Auction rate securities	  	$	10	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	10	
Marketable Equity Securities:	  			  			  				 			
Agincourt Resources	  	 	37	  	 	10	  	 	—	 	 	 	47	
Other	  	 	10	  	 	33	  	 	—	 	 	 	43	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	47	  	 	43	  	 	—	 	 	 	90	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Other investments, at cost	  	 	9	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	9	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	66	  	$	43	  	$	—	 	 	$	109	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long-term:	  			  			  				 			
Marketable Equity Securities:	  			  			  				 			
Canadian Oil Sands Trust	  	$	265	  	$	603	  	$	—	 	 	$	868	
Gabriel Resources Ltd.	  	 	69	  	 	104	  	 	—	 	 	 	173	
Shore Gold Inc.	  	 	90	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	90	
Miramar Mining Corporation	  	 	28	  	 	57	  	 	—	 	 	 	85	
Other	  	 	34	  	 	17	  	 	(4	)	 	 	47	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	486	  	 	781	  	 	(4	)	 	 	1,263	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Other investments, at cost	  	 	12	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	12	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Investment in Affiliates (Note 10):	  			  			  				 			
European Gold Refineries	  	 	17	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	17	
AGR Matthey Joint Venture	  	 	16	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	16	
Regis Resources NL	  	 	11	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	11	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	44	  	 	—	  	 	—	 	 	 	44	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	542	  	$	781	  	$	(4	)	 	$	1,319	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
In December 2007, Newmont increased its ownership of Miramar to approximately 78% and reclassified this investment from marketable equity securities to consolidated investments. See Note 13 for more information on the acquisition of Miramar.
In June 2007, the Board of Directors of Newmont approved a plan to discontinue its Merchant Banking Segment. Specifically, the Company decided to dispose of a portion of its existing equity investments within the next twelve months and not to make further investments in equity securities that do not support its core gold mining business. As a result, the related realized investment gains and impairments have been reclassified to (Loss) income from discontinued operations on the Statements of Consolidated (Loss) Income. For more information on the discontinued operation of the Merchant Banking Segment, see Note 11.
In 2007, the Company recognized a $46 impairment of its investments in Gabriel Resources Ltd. and Shore Gold Inc. for other than temporary declines in the value of these marketable equity securities.
During 2007, the unrealized value of the Company’s investments in marketable equity securities increased by $191, primarily related to an appreciation in value of Canadian Oil Sands Trust offset by a loss in the value of Gabriel Resources Ltd.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
The following table presents the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2007 and 2006:

 	  	2007	  	2006	
 	  	Less than 12 Months	  	Less than 12 Months	
 	  	Fair Value	  	Unrealized
Losses	  	Fair Value	  	Unrealized
Losses	
Marketable equity securities	  	$	16	  	$	 7	  	$	104	  	$	 4	
The unrealized loss of $7 in 2007 is primarily related to the Company’s investments in two long-term marketable equity securities. While the fair value of these investments has fallen below their respective cost, the Company views these declines as temporary. The Company’s policy is to generally treat a decline in the investment’s quoted market value that has lasted continuously for more than six months as an other-than-temporary decline in value, and the fair values of these investments have not been continuously below cost for the past six months. The Company continues to monitor these investments. The unrealized loss of $4 in 2006 was primarily related to the Company’s investments in two other long-term marketable equity securities. One of these investments was impaired in 2007.
NOTE 16    INVENTORIES

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	
In-process	  	$	64	  	$	59	
Concentrate	  	 	69	  	 	6	
Precious metals	  	 	27	  	 	41	
Materials, supplies and other	  	 	303	  	 	270	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	463	  	$	376	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
The Company recorded aggregate write-downs of $3, $2 and $nil for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, to reduce the carrying value of inventories to net realizable value. Write-downs in 2007 were related to Australia/New Zealand. Write-downs in 2006 were related to Golden Giant (Other Operations). Inventory write-downs are classified  as components of Costs applicable to sales .
NOTE 17    STOCKPILES AND ORE ON LEACH PADS

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	    2007    	  	    2006	
    Current:	  			  			
Stockpiles	  	$	204	  	$	215	
Ore on leach pads	  	 	169	  	 	162	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	373	  	$	377	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Long-term:	  			  			
Stockpiles	  	$	528	  	$	527	
Ore on leach pads	  	 	260	  	 	285	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	788	  	$	812	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
The Company recorded aggregate write-downs of $14, $2 and $9 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, to reduce the carrying value of stockpiles to net realizable value. Write-downs in 2007 were primarily related to Yanacocha and Australia/New Zealand. The write-down in 2006 was related to Australia/New Zealand. Stockpile write-downs in 2005 were largely related to Nevada and Australia/New Zealand. Stockpile and ore on leach pads write-downs are classified as components of Costs applicable to sales .
NOTE 18    PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELOPMENT

 	  	 	  	At December 31, 2007	  	At December 31, 2006	
 	  	Depreciable
Life	  	Cost	  	Accumulated
Depreciation
and
Depletion	 	 	Net Book
Value	  	Cost	  	Accumulated
Depreciation
and
Depletion	 	 	Net Book
Value	
 	  	(in years)	  	 	  	 	 	 	 	  	 	  	 	 	 	 	
Land	  	—	  	$	88	  	$	—	 	 	$	88	  	$	85	  	$	—	 	 	$	85	
Buildings and equipment	  	1–25	  	 	7,786	  	 	(4,110	)	 	 	3,676	  	 	6,839	  	 	(3,832	)	 	 	3,007	
Mine development	  	1–25	  	 	1,951	  	 	(896	)	 	 	1,055	  	 	1,735	  	 	(760	)	 	 	975	
Mineral interests	  	1–25	  	 	2,830	  	 	(509	)	 	 	2,321	  	 	1,364	  	 	(462	)	 	 	902	
Asset retirement cost	  	1–25	  	 	335	  	 	(165	)	 	 	170	  	 	288	  	 	(141	)	 	 	147	
Construction-in-progress	  	—	  	 	1,830	  	 	—	 	 	 	1,830	  	 	1,428	  	 	—	 	 	 	1,428	
	  		  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  		  	$	14,820	  	$	(5,680	)	 	$	9,140	  	$	11,739	  	$	(5,195	)	 	$	6,544	
	  		  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Leased assets included above in property, plant and mine development	  	2–11	  	$	378	  	$	(228	)	 	$	150	  	$	389	  	$	(251	)	 	$	138	

																							
 	  	 	  	At December 31, 2007	  	At December 31, 2006	
Mineral Interests	  	Amortization
Period	  	Gross
Carrying
Value	  	Accumulated
Amortization	 	 	Net Book
Value	  	Gross
Carrying
Value	  	Accumulated
Amortization	 	 	Net Book
Value	
 	  	(in years)	  	 	
Production stage	  	1–25	  	$	766	  	$	(502	)	 	$	264	  	$	684	  	$	(452	)	 	$	232	
Development stage	  	—	  	 	386	  	 	––	 	 	 	386	  	 	402	  	 	(3	)	 	 	399	
Exploration stage	  	—	  	 	1,678	  	 	(7	)	 	 	1,671	  	 	278	  	 	(7	)	 	 	271	
	  		  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  		  	$	2,830	  	$	(509	)	 	$	2,321	  	$	1,364	  	$	(462	)	 	$	902	
	  		  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Construction-in-progress during 2007 of $1,830 included $782 at Nevada primarily related to the construction of the power plant as well as leach pads and a new crusher at the Phoenix operation, $242 at Yanacocha primarily related to the construction of the gold mill, $598 at Australia primarily related to the Boddington project, and $178 at Africa primarily related to the Akyem project, the Ahafo North project, power generation projects, and a cyanide recovery circuit.
Construction-in-progress during 2006 of $1,428 included $989 at Nevada primarily related to the construction of the power plant and the Leeville project, $191 at Yanacocha primarily related to the construction of the gold mill and additional leach pads, $138 at Australia primarily related to the Boddington project, and $90 at Africa primarily due to the Akyem project.
 
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Exploration stage Mineral Interests increased $1,396 and Development stage Mineral Interests  increased $10 in 2007 from the acquisition of Miramar (see Note 13).
NOTE 19    GOODWILL
The carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are summarized in the following table:

 	  	Nevada	 	 	Australia/
New Zealand	 	 	Exploration	 	 	Consolidated	 	
Balance at January 1, 2005	  	$	41	 	 	$	186	 	 	$	1,129	 	 	$	1,356	 	
Nevada impairment charge	  	 	(41	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(41	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at December 31, 2005	  	 	—	 	 	 	186	 	 	 	1,129	 	 	 	1,315	 	
Boddington acquisition - preliminary	  	 	—	 	 	 	23	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	23	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at January 1, 2006	  	 	—	 	 	 	209	 	 	 	1,129	 	 	 	1,338	 	
Boddington acquisition - final	  	 	—	 	 	 	(23	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(23	)	
Pre-acquisition income tax contingency adjustment	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(7	)	 	 	(7	)	
Exploration impairment	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(1,122	)	 	 	(1,122	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at December 31, 2007	  	$	—	 	 	$	186	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	186	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
In 2007, annual testing for impairment pursuant to FAS No. 142 (comparison of implied goodwill value to carrying value) resulted in a goodwill impairment charge for the Exploration Segment of $1,122. The impairment resulted primarily from (i) a significantly lower assumed annual reserve growth rate (from 4% to 3%), (ii) a significant change in the financial markets resulting in an increase in the discount rate (from 8% to 10%), and (iii) an increase in finding costs due to a combination of increased spending and reduced exploration success.
In 2005, annual testing for impairment resulted in a goodwill impairment charge for the Nevada Segment of $41. The impairment resulted from a  reevaluation of future production and operating costs that indicated higher future operating and capital costs.
NOTE 20    DEBT

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	
 	  	Current	  	Non-Current	  	Current	  	Non-Current	
Sale-leaseback of refractory ore treatment plant	  	$	22	  	$	212	  	$	21	  	$	235	
5  7 / 8 % notes, net of discount	  	 	—	  	 	597	  	 	—	  	 	597	
8  5 / 8 % debentures, net of discount	  	 	—	  	 	218	  	 	—	  	 	217	
2014 convertible senior notes	  	 	—	  	 	575	  	 	—	  	 	—	
2017 convertible senior notes	  	 	—	  	 	575	  	 	—	  	 	—	
Newmont Australia 7  5 / 8 % guaranteed notes, net of premium	  	 	119	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	120	
PTNNT project financing facility	  	 	87	  	 	306	  	 	87	  	 	393	
PTNNT shareholder loan	  	 	—	  	 	—	  	 	36	  	 	—	
Yanacocha credit facility	  	 	14	  	 	76	  	 	10	  	 	90	
Yanacocha bonds	  	 	—	  	 	100	  	 	—	  	 	100	
Project financings, capital leases and other	  	 	13	  	 	24	  	 	5	  	 	—	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	255	  	$	2,683	  	$	159	  	$	1,752	

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Scheduled minimum debt repayments are $255 in 2008, $138 in 2009, $143 in 2010, $322 in 2011, $135 in 2012 and $1,945 thereafter.
Sale-Leaseback of Refractory Ore Treatment Plant
In September 1994, the Company entered into a sale and leaseback agreement for its refractory ore treatment plant located in Carlin, Nevada. The lease term is 21 years and aggregate future minimum lease payments, which include interest, were $299 and $335 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Future minimum lease payments are $36 in 2008, $37 in 2009, $36 in 2010, $39 in 2011, $70 in 2012 and $81 thereafter. The lease includes purchase options during and at the end of the lease at predetermined prices. The interest rate on this sale-leaseback transaction is 6.36%. In connection with this transaction, the Company entered into certain interest rate hedging contracts that were settled for a gain of $11, which is recognized as a reduction of interest expense over the term of the lease. Including this gain, the effective interest rate on the borrowing is 6.15%. The related asset is specialized, therefore it is not practicable to estimate the fair value of this debt.
5  7 / 8 % Notes
In March 2005, Newmont issued uncollateralized notes with a principal amount of $600 due April 2035 bearing an annual interest rate of 5  7 / 8 %. Interest on the notes is paid semi-annually in April and October. Using prevailing interest rates on similar instruments, the estimated fair value of these notes was $523 and $556 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The foregoing fair value estimate was prepared by an independent third party and may or may not reflect the actual trading value of this debt.
8  5 / 8 % Debentures
Newmont has outstanding uncollateralized debentures with a principal amount of $223 due May 2011 bearing an annual interest rate of 8.625%. Interest is paid semi-annually in May and November and the debentures are redeemable prior to maturity under certain conditions. Newmont has contracts to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on $100 of these debentures. The Company receives fixed-rate interest payments at 8.625% and pays floating-rate interest based on periodic London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) settings plus a spread, ranging from 2.60% to 3.49% (see Note 14). Using prevailing interest rates on similar instruments, the estimated fair value of these debentures was $238 and $244 as of December 31, 2007, and 2006, respectively. The foregoing fair value estimate was prepared by an independent third party and may or may not reflect the actual trading value of this debt.
2014 and 2017 Convertible Senior Notes
During July 2007, the Company completed a private offering of $1,150 convertible senior notes due 2014 and 2017, each in the amount of $575. The 2014 notes, maturing on July 15, 2014, will pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 1.25% per annum, and the 2017 notes, maturing on July 15, 2017, will pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 1.625% per annum. The notes are convertible, at the holder’s option, equivalent to a conversion price of $46.21 per share of common stock. Upon conversion, the principle amount and all accrued interest will be repaid in cash and any conversion premium will be settled in shares of our common stock or, at our election, cash or any combination of cash and shares of our common stock. The Company does not have an option to redeem the notes prior to their applicable stated maturity date. The net proceeds from the offering, after expenses, were approximately $1,126.
In connection with the convertible senior notes offering, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions (“Call Spread Transactions”). These transactions included the purchase of call options and the sale of warrants. The purchased call options cover, in the aggregate and subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, 24,887,956 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.60 per share. The Company
 
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sold warrants to purchase, in the aggregate and subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, 24,887,956 shares of common stock at a price of $60.27 per share. In most cases, the warrants may not be exercised prior to the maturity of the notes. As a result of the call option and warrant transactions, the conversion price of $46.21 was effectively increased to $60.27. The aggregate cost to the Company of the purchased call options was $366, partially offset by $248 that the Company received from the sale of the warrants. The Company has analyzed the Call Spread Transactions under EITF Issue No. 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock,” and other relevant literature, and determined that they meet the criteria for classification as equity transactions. As a result, the Company recorded the purchase of the call options as a reduction in paid-in capital and the proceeds of the warrants as an addition to paid-in capital, and the Company will not recognize subsequent changes in fair value of the agreements.
Also in connection with the convertible senior notes offering, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of July 17, 2007 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to file a shelf registration statement covering resales of the convertible senior notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes. On October 15, 2007, the Company filed the registration statement with the SEC, and it became effective immediately upon filing. On October 16, 2007, the Company filed a prospectus supplement naming the selling security holders eligible to resell notes and common stock under the shelf registration statement. The Company is required to file amendments and supplements to the shelf registration statement from time to time to update the identification of selling security holders.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to, at its cost and subject to certain rights to suspend use of the shelf registration statement, use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the shelf registration statement effective for a period of two years after the closing of the offering of the notes or until the earlier of (i) the sale or transfer pursuant to a shelf registration statement of all of the notes and common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes, (ii) the date when holders (other than holders that are affiliates of the Company) of the notes and common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes are able to sell all such securities immediately without restriction, and (iii) the date on which all of the notes have been converted or all of the notes and common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes otherwise cease to be outstanding. In the event that the shelf registration statement is not effective for reasons other than the Company’s right to suspend its use, additional interest will accrue at a rate per year equal to 0.25% for the first 90 days after the occurrence of the event and 0.50% after the first 90 days until an effective registration statement is re-established. The Company expects that the shelf registration statement will remain effective for the required period of time and accordingly, has not recorded a liability for potential payments resulting from the additional interest provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement.
Newmont Australia 7  5 / 8 % Notes
Newmont Finance Limited (“NFL”) a subsidiary of Newmont Australia Limited (“NAL”) has outstanding notes with a principal amount of $119 due July 2008 bearing an annual interest rate of 7  5 / 8 % guaranteed by NAL. Interest on the notes is paid semi-annually in arrears in January and July. The estimated fair value of these notes approximates the carrying value as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. The foregoing fair value estimate was prepared by an independent third party and may or may not reflect the actual trading value of this debt.
PTNNT Shareholder Loans
PTNNT had shareholder subordinated loan agreements (“Shareholder Loans”) with Newmont Indonesia Limited (“NIL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newmont, and Nusa Tenggara Mining Corporation (“NTMC”), an affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation, with substantially the same terms for each shareholder. The loan principal and interest was fully paid on November 30, 2007. Accordingly, total principal outstanding under these Shareholder
 
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Loans was $nil and $83 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. At December 31, 2006, 43.75% or approximately $36 was due to NTMC, an unrelated third-party, and was non-recourse to Newmont, with the remainder payable to a subsidiary consolidated by Newmont. Payments of $36 and $3 were made to NTMC during 2007 and 2006, respectively. Borrowings under the Shareholder Loans were guaranteed by NTP and payable on demand, subject to the Senior Debt subordination terms. The Shareholder Loans were based on the six-month Singapore Interbank Offering Rate (“SIBOR”) plus 3% for principal and SIBOR rate plus 4% for any unpaid accrued interest. The weighted average interest rates were 8.4%, 8.2% and 6.3% during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and the interest rates were 8.4% and 8.4% as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Newmont and NTMC provide a contingent support line of credit to PTNNT. No funding was required in 2007. Available additional support from NTP’s partners was $65, of which Newmont’s pro-rata share was $37, as of December 31, 2007.
Project Financings
PTNNT Project Financing Facility
PTNNT has a project financing facility with a syndicate of banks. The scheduled repayments of this debt are semi-annual installments of $43 through November 2010 and $22 from May 2011 through November 2013. Amounts outstanding under the project financing were $393 and $480 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.
The project financing facility is non-recourse to Newmont and substantially all of PTNNT’s assets are pledged as collateral. The carrying value of the property, plant and mine development was $1,428 and $1,456 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Under the terms of the project financing facility, PTNNT maintains an escrow account for the next interest and principal installment due. Such amount totaled $57 and $61 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and was included in Other long-term assets .
The interest rate is based on blended fixed and floating rates and at market rates on December 31, 2007, the weighted average interest rate approximated LIBOR plus 1.6%. The weighted average interest rates were 6.9%, 6.7% and 5.7% during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and the interest rates were 6.5% and 7.0% as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The fair market value cannot be practicably determined due to the lack of available market information for this type of debt.
Yanacocha
$24 from Banco de Credito del Peru Leasing . During 2007, Yanacocha acquired nine haul trucks through a capital lease agreement with Banco de Credito del Peru. Monthly repayments begin in January 2008 for three years. The lease bears interest at an annual fixed rate of 6.10%.
$4 from Bank of Nova Scotia Leasing . During 2007, Yanacocha signed a $16 capital lease agreement with the Scotia Bank to acquire six haul trucks. As of December 2007, as per the lease agreement, Yanacocha is only committed to the bank for $4. Monthly repayments begin in February 2008 for three years. The lease bears interest at an annual fixed rate of 6.00%.
$100 Credit Facility.  During 2006, Yanacocha entered into an uncollateralized $100 bank financing with a syndicate of Peruvian commercial banks. Quarterly repayments commenced in May 2007 ($10 was paid during 2007) with final maturity May 2014. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.875%. The loan is non-recourse to Newmont. The estimated fair value of this credit facility approximates the carrying value as of December 31, 2007.
 
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$100 Bond Program.  During 2006, Yanacocha issued $100 of bonds into the Peruvian capital markets under a $200 bond program. The issuance is comprised of $42 of floating interest rate bonds bearing interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.4375% and $58 of fixed rate bonds bearing an annual interest of 7.0%. Quarterly repayments commence in July 2010 for six years. The bonds are uncollateralized and are non-recourse to Newmont. The estimated fair value of these bonds approximates the carrying value as of December 31, 2007.
Ahafo
Proposed Financing.  In June 2006, Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (“NGGL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a $125 project financing with the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”). The financing is comprised of a $75 A-loan funded by the IFC; and a $50 B-loan funded by a syndicate of commercial lenders. The financing contains certain Conditions of Disbursement that must be completed prior to funds being made available. NGGL has not yet drawn down on this facility. Under the current agreement, amounts borrowed under the financing will be collateralized by the assets of the Ahafo project and will be guaranteed by Newmont pending the successful completion of requirements associated with the Project Financial Completion Certificate (“Project Financial Completion”). The loans will require semi-annual payments. The A-loan has a final maturity of October 2018 and borrowings will be subject to an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.125% pre-completion, and LIBOR plus 2.00% following Project Financial Completion. The B-loan has a final maturity of October 2017 and borrowings will be subject to an interest rate of LIBOR plus 0.80% pre-completion, and LIBOR plus 1.40% post-completion for the first 4-years. The interest rate on the B-loan then increases to LIBOR plus 1.70% (years 5-7); LIBOR plus 1.90% (years 8-9) and LIBOR plus 2.00% (thereafter). Due to various factors, including power disruptions and general increases in operating costs, NGGL has not yet completed the requirements associated with Project Financial Completion. NGGL is currently in discussions with the IFC and the commercial lenders regarding possible changes to the Loan Agreement that may alter the terms and structure of this financing facility.
Corporate Revolving Credit Facilities
The Company has an uncollateralized $2,000 revolving credit facility with a syndicate of commercial banks, which matures in April 2012. The facility contains a letter of credit sub-facility. Interest rates and facility fees vary based on the credit ratings of the Company’s senior, uncollateralized, long-term debt. Borrowings under the facilities bear interest at an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 0.28% or the lead bank’s prime interest rate. Facility fees accrue at an annual rate of 0.07% of the aggregate commitments. The Company also pays a utilization fee of 0.05% on the amount of revolving credit loans and letters of credit outstanding under the facility for each day on which the sum of such loans and letters of credit exceed 50% of the commitments under the facility. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the facility fees were 0.07% and 0.09% of the commitment, respectively. There was $440 and $321 outstanding under the letter of credit sub-facility as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As of December 31, 2007 we had $2,000 of the credit facility borrowings available.
Debt Covenants
The 5  7 / 8 % notes, Newmont Australia 7  5 / 8 % notes, 8  5 / 8 % debentures, and sale-leaseback of the refractory ore treatment plant debt facilities contain various common public debt covenants and default provisions including payment defaults, limitation on liens, limitation on sales and leaseback agreements and merger restrictions.
In addition to the covenants noted above, the corporate revolving credit facility contains a financial ratio covenant requiring the Company to maintain a net debt (total debt net of cash and cash equivalents) to total capitalization ratio of less than or equal to 62.5%. Furthermore, the corporate revolving credit facility contains covenants limiting the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, certain change of control provisions and a negative pledge on certain assets.
 
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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Certain of the Company’s project debt facilities contain debt covenants and default provisions including limitations on dividends subject to certain debt service cover ratios, limitations on sales of assets, negative pledges on certain assets, restricted payments to partners, change of control provisions and limitations of additional permitted debt.
As of December 31, 2007, the Company and its related entities were in compliance with all debt covenants and default  provisions.
NOTE 21    EMPLOYEE-RELATED BENEFITS

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	
Current:	  			  			
Accrued payroll and withholding taxes	  	$	79	  	$	76	
Peruvian workers’ participation	  	 	25	  	 	54	
Employee pension benefits	  	 	6	  	 	19	
Other post-retirement plans	  	 	3	  	 	3	
Accrued severance	  	 	5	  	 	5	
Other employee-related payables	  	 	35	  	 	25	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	153	  	$	182	

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	
Long-term:	  			  			
Employee pension benefits	  	$	107	  	$	169	
Other post-retirement benefit plans	  	 	66	  	 	77	
Accrued severance	  	 	33	  	 	31	
Workers’ participation	  	 	9	  	 	14	
Other employee-related payables	  	 	11	  	 	18	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	226	  	$	309	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Pension Plans
The Company’s pension plans include: (1) two qualified non-contributory defined benefit plans (for salaried employees and substantially all domestic hourly union employees); (2) one non-qualified plan (for salaried employees whose benefits under the qualified plan are limited by federal legislation); (3) two qualified plans for salaried and hourly Canadian employees; (4) one non-qualified plan for employees of PTNNT; (5) an international plan for select employees who are not eligible to participate in the U.S.-based plans because of citizenship; (6) one non-qualified plan for members of the board of directors; (7) one non-qualified plan for former employees under terminated plans; and (8) three qualified plans for salaried and hourly employees of the former Miramar operations, acquired in December 2007. The vesting period for plans identified in (1) and (2) is five years of service. These plans’ benefit formulas are based on an employee’s years of credited service and either (i) such employee’s highest consecutive five years average pay (salaried plan) or (ii) a flat dollar amount adjusted by a service-weighted multiplier (hourly plan). The Canadian plan provides for full vesting of benefits upon remittance and the benefit formula is based on a percentage of annual pay. The PTNNT plan is based on Indonesian Labor Law and provides for benefits to employees at age 55 or if employment is terminated at mine closing. The benefits formula under the Indonesian Labor Law is based on an employee’s current salary and years of service prior to retirement or termination of employment at mine closing. The international retirement
 
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plan’s basic and savings accounts have a graded vesting schedule and are fully vested after four years of service. The international retirement plan’s supplemental account is vested after attaining age 55 with 10 years of service or attaining age 62. The plan’s benefit formula is based on a percentage of compensation as defined in the plan document. The former Miramar operation’s plans will continue for current retired members and no additional employees will become eligible for benefits under these plans.
Pension costs are determined annually by independent actuaries and pension contributions to the qualified plans are made based on funding standards established under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Other Benefit Plans
The Company provides defined medical and life insurance benefits to selected qualified U.S. and Canadian retirees (generally salaried employees and to a limited extent their eligible dependents). In general, participants become eligible for these benefits upon retirement directly from the Company if they are at least 55 years old and, for U.S. employees, the combination of their age and years of service with the Company equals 75 or more. This benefit is not provided to employees who joined the Company after January 1, 2003.
Defined medical benefits cover most of the reasonable and customary charges for hospital, surgical, diagnostic and physician services and prescription drugs. Life insurance benefits are based on a percentage of final base annual salary and decline over time after retirement commences. The majority of the costs of these medical and life insurance benefits are paid by the Company. In 2003, the Company began a strategy to more equitably share costs with retirees; by 2008, 75% of retiree medical coverage cost will be paid by the Company. Qualified retirees that become eligible after January 1, 2003 are required to contribute additional amounts to the medical coverage.
Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the “Act”), beginning in 2006, the Act provides a prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part D, as well as a federal subsidy to plan sponsors of retiree healthcare plans that provide a prescription drug benefit to their participants that is at least actuarially equivalent to the benefit that is available under Medicare. The Company sponsors retiree health care plans that provide prescription drug benefits to eligible retirees that our plan actuaries have determined are actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. The effect of the Act was to decrease post-retirement projected benefit obligation by $6 and $8 in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
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The following tables provide a reconciliation of changes in the plans’ benefit obligations and assets’ fair values for the two-year period ended December 31, 2007:

 	  	Pension Benefits	 	 	Other Benefits	 	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	
Change in Benefit Obligation:	  				 				 				 				
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	  	$	448	 	 	$	420	 	 	$	79	 	 	$	86	 	
Service cost-benefits earned during the year	  	 	18	 	 	 	18	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	3	 	
Interest cost	  	 	27	 	 	 	24	 	 	 	5	 	 	 	4	 	
Amendments	  	 	—	 	 	 	9	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(2	)	
Actuarial loss (gain)	  	 	(18	)	 	 	(7	)	 	 	(18	)	 	 	(9	)	
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss	  	 	(1	)	 	 	1	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Settlement payments	  	 	(31	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Benefits paid	  	 	(15	)	 	 	(17	)	 	 	(2	)	 	 	(3	)	
Plans acquired	  	 	19	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	—	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	  	$	447	 	 	$	448	 	 	$	68	 	 	$	79	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accumulated Benefit Obligation	  	$	383	 	 	$	400	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Change in Fair Value of Assets:	  				 				 				 				
Fair value of assets at beginning of year	  	$	260	 	 	$	227	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	
Actual return on plan assets	  	 	12	 	 	 	28	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Employer contributions	  	 	98	 	 	 	24	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	3	 	
Settlement payments	  	 	(31	)	 	 	(2	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Benefits paid	  	 	(15	)	 	 	(17	)	 	 	(3	)	 	 	(3	)	
Plans acquired	  	 	17	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fair value of assets at end of year	  	$	341	 	 	$	260	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The Company’s qualified pension plans are funded with cash contributions in compliance with Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) rules and regulations. The Company’s non-qualified and other benefit plans are currently not funded, but exist as general corporate obligations. The information contained in the above tables indicates the combined funded status of qualified and non-qualified plans, in accordance with accounting pronouncements. Assumptions used for IRS purposes differ from those used for accounting purposes. The funded status shown above compares the projected benefit obligation (“PBO”) of all plans, which is an actuarial present value of obligations that takes into account assumptions as to future compensation levels of plan participants, to the fair value of the assets held in trust for the qualified plans. Accumulated benefit obligation (“ABO”), which is an actuarial present value of benefits (whether vested or nonvested) attributed to employees based on employee service and compensation prior to the end of the period presented, is also shown above. The Company is currently planning to contribute $48 to its retirement benefit programs in 2008.
The following is the funding status of the plans—plan assets in excess (deficit) of benefit obligation:

 	 	2007	 	 	2006	 	
 	 	PBO	 	Market value
of plan assets	 	Funded
status	 	 	PBO	 	Market value
of plan assets	 	Funded
status	 	
Qualified plan - salaried employees	 	$	309	 	$	278	 	$	(31	)	 	$	318	 	$	226	 	$	(92	)	
Non-qualified plan - salaried employees	 	 	41	 	 	—	 	 	(41	)	 	 	49	 	 	—	 	 	(49	)	
Qualified plan - hourly employees	 	 	38	 	 	45	 	 	7	 	 	 	42	 	 	33	 	 	(9	)	
Non-qualified plan - Indonesian employees	 	 	23	 	 	—	 	 	(23	)	 	 	19	 	 	—	 	 	(19	)	
Other plans	 	 	36	 	 	18	 	 	(18	)	 	 	20	 	 	1	 	 	(19	)	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	$	447	 	$	341	 	$	(106	)	 	$	448	 	$	260	 	$	(188	)	

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The following table provides the net amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31:

 	  	Pension Benefits	 	 	Other Benefits	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2007	 	 	2006	 	
Prepaid pension asset	  	$	7	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	
Accrued employee benefit liability	  	 	113	 	 	 	188	 	 	 	68	 	 	 	79	 	
Accumulated other comprehensive income:	  				 				 				 				
Net actuarial loss (gain)	  	 	81	 	 	 	113	 	 	 	(28	)	 	 	(10	)	
Prior service cost	  	 	10	 	 	 	11	 	 	 	(7	)	 	 	(7	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	91	 	 	 	124	 	 	 	(35	)	 	 	(17	)	
Less: Income taxes	  	 	(32	)	 	 	(44	)	 	 	12	 	 	 	6	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	59	 	 	$	80	 	 	$	(23	)	 	$	(11	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The following table provides the components of the net periodic pension and other benefit costs for the years ended December 31:

 	  	Pension Benefit Costs	 	 	Other Benefit Costs	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	 	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	
Service cost	  	$	18	 	 	$	18	 	 	$	15	 	 	$	3	 	 	$	3	 	 	$	5	 	
Interest cost	  	 	27	 	 	 	24	 	 	 	19	 	 	 	5	 	 	 	4	 	 	 	5	 	
Expected return on plan assets	  	 	(22	)	 	 	(18	)	 	 	(15	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Amortization of loss	  	 	6	 	 	 	8	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	  	 	1	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	(1	)	 	 	(1	)	 	 	(1	)	
Amendments	  	 	—	 	 	 	9	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(2	)	 	 	—	 	
Settlements	  	 	17	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	4	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	47	 	 	$	42	 	 	$	30	 	 	$	7	 	 	$	4	 	 	$	9	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
For the pension plans, prior service costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of active participants. Gains and losses in excess of 10% of the greater of the benefit obligation or the market-related value of assets are amortized over the average remaining service period of active participants. Pension and postretirement benefits are accrued during an employee’s service to the Company.
The following table provides the components of the expected recognition in 2008 of amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income:

 	  	Pension Benefits	  	Other Benefits	 	
Net actuarial loss (gain)	  	$	6	  	$	 —	 	
Prior service cost	  	 	1	  	 	(1	)	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	
	  	$	7	  	$	(1	)	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Significant assumptions were as follows:

 	  	Pension Benefits	 	 	Other Benefits	 	
 	  	As of December 31,	 	 	As of December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2007	 	 	2006	 	
Weighted-average assumptions used in measuring the Company’s benefit obligation:	  			 			 			 			
Discount rate	  	6.8	%	 	5.9	%	 	6.8	%	 	5.9	%	
Rate of compensation increase	  	5.0	%	 	4.0	%	 	5.0	%	 	4.0	%	
 
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 	  	Pension Benefits	 	 	Other Benefits	 	
 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	 	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2005    	 	 	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2005    	 	
Weighted-average assumptions used in measuring the net periodic pension benefit cost:	  			 			 			 			 			 			
Discount long-term rate	  	5.9	%	 	5.75	%	 	5.75	%	 	5.9	%	 	5.75	%	 	5.75	%	
Expected return on plan assets	  	8.0	%	 	8.0	%	 	8.0	%	 	N/A	 	 	N/A	 	 	N/A	 	
Rate of compensation increase	  	4.0	%	 	4.0	%	 	4.0	%	 	4.0	%	 	4.0	%	 	4.0	%	
Yield curves matching our benefit obligations were derived using a cash flow analysis under the Citigroup pension discount curve. The Citigroup pension discount curve shows the relationship between interest rates and duration for hypothetical zero coupon investments. Under this approach, Treasury par curve data is used to set the shape of the yield curve and calculate the AA corporate spot yield at each maturity. The resulting curve was used to identify a discount rate for the Company of 6.8% and 5.9% in 2007 and 2006, respectively, based on the timing of future benefit payments. The decision to use 8% as the expected long-term return on plan assets was made based on an analysis of the actual plan asset returns over multiple time horizons and review of assumptions used by other U.S. corporations with defined benefit plans of similar size and investment strategy and is reviewed periodically by the audit committee. The average actual return on plan assets during the 19 years ended December 31, 2007 approximated 10%.
The pension plan employs several independent investment firms which invest the assets of the plan in certain approved funds that correspond to specific asset classes with associated target allocations. Depending upon actual sector performance, the assets in the plan are periodically rebalanced to match the established target levels for the asset classes. The goal of the pension fund investment program is to achieve expected rates of return consistent with the investment risk associated with the approved investment portfolio. The investment performance of the plan and that of the individual investment firms is measured against recognized market indices. This performance is monitored by an investment committee comprised of members of the Company’s management, which is advised by an independent investment consultant. The performance of the plan is reviewed annually with the Audit Committee of the Company’s board of directors. The following is a summary of the target asset allocations for 2007 and the actual asset allocation at December 31, 2007.

Asset Allocation	  	Target	 	 	Actual at
December 31,
2007	 	
U.S. equity investments	  	45	%	 	40	%	
International equity investments	  	20	%	 	20	%	
Fixed income investments	  	35	%	 	35	%	
Cash	  	—	%	 	5	%	
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
The assumed health care cost trend rate to measure the expected cost of benefits was 9% for 2008, 8% for 2009, 7% for 2010, 6% for 2011, 5% for 2012 and each year thereafter. Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on amounts reported for the health care plans. A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:

 	  	One-percentage-
point Increase	  	One-percentage-
point Decrease	 	
Effect on total of service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit cost	  	$	1	  	$	(1	)	
Effect on the health care component of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	  	$	9	  	$	(7	)	
Cash Flows
Benefit payments expected to be paid to plan participants are as follows:

 	 	Pension Benefits	 	Other Benefit Plans	
2008	 	$	25	 	$	3	
2009	 	 	22	 	 	3	
2010	 	 	24	 	 	3	
2011	 	 	22	 	 	4	
2012	 	 	32	 	 	4	
2013 through 2017	 	 	162	 	 	23	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	$	287	 	$	40	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Savings Plans
The Company has two qualified defined contribution savings plans, one that covers salaried and non-union hourly employees and one that covers substantially all hourly union employees. In addition, the Company has one non-qualified supplemental savings plan for salaried employees whose benefits under the qualified plan are limited by federal regulations. When an employee meets eligibility requirements, the Company matches 100% of employee contributions of up to 6% and 5% of base salary for the salaried (including non-union hourly employees) and hourly plans, respectively. Matching contributions are made with Newmont stock; however, no holding restrictions are placed on such contributions, which totaled $13 in 2007, $11 in 2006 and $10 in 2005.
NOTE 22    STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
Employee Stock Options
The Company has a Stock Incentive Plan (“Stock Plan”) for executives and eligible employees. Under this Stock Plan, options to purchase shares of stock can be granted with exercise prices not less than fair market value of the underlying stock at the date of grant. Fair market value of a share of common stock as of the grant date is the average of the high and low sales prices for a share of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company also maintains prior stock plans, but no longer grants awards under these plans. Options granted under the Company’s stock plans vest over periods ranging from two to four years and are exercisable over a period of time not to exceed 10 years from grant date. As of December 31, 2007, 15,345,532 shares were available for future grants under the Stock Plan. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, 1,066,500, 1,238,750 and 2,002,638 stock option awards were granted, respectively.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
The value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected term of the option award and stock price volatility. The expected term of options granted is derived from historical data on employee exercise and post-vesting employment termination experience. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. In addition, we are required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for those options expected to vest. As a result, if other assumptions had been used, our recorded and pro forma stock-based compensation expense could have been different from that reported. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model used the following assumptions:

 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	 	2005	 	 	2004	 	 	2003	 	
Weighted-average risk-free interest rates	  	4.6	%	 	4.9	%	 	4.2	%	 	3.4	%	 	3.7	%	
Dividend yields	  	1.0	%	 	0.7	%	 	1.0	%	 	0.8	%	 	0.5	%	
Expected lives in years	  	5	 	 	5	 	 	4	 	 	4	 	 	8	 	
Volatility	  	32	%	 	34	%	 	38	%	 	41	%	 	44	%	
The following table summarizes annual activity for all stock options for each of the three years ended December 31:

 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
 	  	Number of
Shares	 	 	Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price	  	Number of
Shares	 	 	Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price	  	Number of
Shares	 	 	Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price	
Outstanding at beginning of year	  	 	7,503,608	 	 	$	39.08	  	 	9,433,669	 	 	$	35.90	  	 	9,209,914	 	 	$	34.11	
Granted	  	 	1,066,500	 	 	$	42.06	  	 	1,238,750	 	 	$	57.71	  	 	2,002,638	 	 	$	41.67	
Exercised	  	 	(1,706,303	)	 	$	29.93	  	 	(2,397,816	)	 	$	31.50	  	 	(1,517,601	)	 	$	44.40	
Forfeited and expired	  	 	(628,991	)	 	$	46.30	  	 	(770,995	)	 	$	53.23	  	 	(261,282	)	 	$	49.40	
	  	 	 	 	 			  	 	 	 	 			  	 	 	 	 			
Outstanding at end of year	  	 	6,234,814	 	 	$	41.09	  	 	7,503,608	 	 	$	39.08	  	 	9,433,669	 	 	$	35.90	
	  	 	 	 	 			  	 	 	 	 			  	 	 	 	 			
Options exercisable at year-end	  	 	4,687,127	 	 	$	39.15	  	 	5,333,035	 	 	$	34.60	  	 	5,920,180	 	 	$	32.58	
							
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year	  	$	13.36	 	 			  	$	19.76	 	 			  	$	14.39	 	 			
	  	 	 	 	 			  	 	 	 	 			  	 	 	 	 			
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2007, with exercise prices equal to the fair market value on the date of grant with no restrictions on exercisability after vesting:

 	  	Options Outstanding	  	Options Exercisable	
Range of Exercise Prices	  	Number
Outstanding	  	Weighted-
average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)	  	Weighted-
average
Exercise
Price	  	Number
Exercisable	  	Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price	
$0 to $20	  	432,631	  	1.6	  	$	18.67	  	432,631	  	$	18.67	
$20 to $30	  	1,074,327	  	4.1	  	$	25.83	  	1,074,327	  	$	25.83	
$30 to $40	  	528,961	  	7.3	  	$	38.05	  	474,295	  	$	38.05	
$40 to $50	  	3,204,493	  	7.5	  	$	44.60	  	2,174,799	  	$	45.54	
$50+	  	994,402	  	8.2	  	$	57.65	  	531,075	  	$	57.60	
	  	 	  		  			  	 	  			
	  	6,234,814	  	5.8	  	$	41.09	  	4,687,127	  	$	39.15	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
As of December 31, 2007, there was $19 of unrecognized compensation cost related to 1,547,687 unvested stock options. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.7 years. The total intrinsic value of options exercised in 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $31, $54 and $25, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding stock options was $58 at December 31, 2007. The aggregate intrinsic value of the exercisable options was $51.
The following stock options vested in each of the three years ended December 31:

 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Stock options vested	  	 	1,447,26	  	 	2,175,307	  	 	2,147,485	
Weighted-average exercise price	  	$	46.92	  	$	40.10	  	$	38.55	
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FAS 123(R) to options granted under our stock option plans in 2005:

 	  	Year Ended
December 31, 2005	 	
Net income, as reported	  	$	322	 	
Less: Compensation expense determined under the fair value method, net of tax	  	 	(19	)	
	  	 	 	 	
Pro forma net income	  	$	303	 	
	  	 	 	 	
Net income per common share, basic:	  				
As reported	  	$	0.72	 	
Pro forma net income	  	$	0.68	 	
		
Net income per common share, diluted:	  				
As reported	  	$	0.72	 	
Pro forma net income	  	$	0.68	 	
Other Stock-Based Compensation
The Company grants restricted stock to certain employees upon achievement of certain financial and operating thresholds at fair market value on the grant date. Prior to vesting, these shares of restricted stock are subject to certain restrictions related to ownership and transferability. Holders of restricted stock are entitled to vote the shares and to receive any dividends declared on the shares. In 2007, 2006, and 2005, 175,114, 102,491, and 169,661 shares of restricted stock, respectively, were granted and issued, at the weighted-average fair market value of $44, $58, and $45, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, 126,916, 32,891 and 29,599 shares remained unvested for the 2007, 2006 and 2005 grants, respectively. The shares of restricted stock vest in three equal increments over three years from the date of grant.
Restricted stock units are granted upon achievement of certain financial and operating thresholds to employees in certain foreign jurisdictions. In 2007, 2006, and 2005 the Company granted 20,212, 19,181, and 27,386 restricted stock units, respectively, at the weighted-average fair market value of $45, $58 and $45, respectively, per underlying share of the Company’s common stock. As of December 31, 2007, 5,493, 2,502 and 1,494 shares remain unvested for the 2007, 2006 and 2005 grants, respectively. These restricted stock units vest in three equal increments over three years from the date of grant. Prior to vesting, holders of restricted stock units are not entitled to vote the underlying shares or receive dividends. Upon vesting, the employee is entitled to receive for each restricted stock unit one share of the Company’s common stock and an amount equivalent to accrued dividends.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
The Company grants deferred stock awards to certain other employees. The deferred stock awards vest over periods between two to three years. In 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company granted deferred stock awards of 365,776, 237,946, and 165,251 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, at weighted-average fair market values of $42, $58, and $41 per share, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, 342,934, 122,959 and 16,662 shares remained unvested for the 2007, 2006 and 2005 awards, respectively. Prior to vesting, holders of deferred stock are not entitled to vote the underlying shares or receive dividends. Upon vesting, the employee is entitled to receive the number of shares of the Company’s common stock specified in the deferred stock award.
In 2007, 474,612 other stock based compensation awards vested. The total fair value of other stock-based compensation awards that vested in 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $21, $20 and $15, respectively.
At December 31, 2007, there was $21 of unrecognized compensation costs related to the unvested other stock-based compensation awards.
The Company recognized stock options and other stock based compensation as follows:

 	  	Year Ended December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Stock options	  	$	17	  	$	29	  	$	—	
Restricted stock	  	 	4	  	 	—	  	 	9	
Restricted stock units	  	 	1	  	 	—	  	 	1	
Deferred stock awards	  	 	9	  	 	8	  	 	5	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	31	  	$	37	  	$	15	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
NOTE 23    OTHER LIABILITIES

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	    2007    	  	    2006    	
Other current liabilities:	  			  			
Accrued capital expenditures	  	$	172	  	$	128	
Accrued operating costs	  	 	147	  	 	156	
Deferred income tax	  	 	131	  	 	9	
Reclamation and remediation costs	  	 	71	  	 	77	
Interest	  	 	40	  	 	34	
Royalties	  	 	34	  	 	39	
Taxes other than income and mining	  	 	23	  	 	18	
Deferred revenue	  	 	3	  	 	9	
Other	  	 	41	  	 	45	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	662	  	$	515	

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	
Other long-term liabilities:	  			  			
Income taxes (Note 32)	  	$	113	  	$	54	
Deferred revenue from the sale of future product	  	 	—	  	 	47	
Derivative instruments	  	 	3	  	 	—	
Other	  	 	34	  	 	34	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	150	  	$	135	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
NOTE 24    RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION (ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS)
The Company’s mining and exploration activities are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations so as to protect the public health and environment and believes its operations are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations in all material respects. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the full amount of such future expenditures. Estimated future reclamation costs are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements.
As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, $569 and $513, respectively, were accrued for reclamation obligations relating to currently or recently producing mineral properties. In addition, the Company is involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former, primarily historic, mining activities. Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites involved. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, $125 and $85, respectively, were accrued for such obligations. These amounts are also included in Reclamation and remediation liabilities .
The following is a reconciliation of the total liability for reclamation and remediation:

Balance January 1, 2006	  	$	499	 	
Additions, change in estimates and other	  	 	122	 	
Liabilities settled	  	 	(60	)	
Acquisition/Disposition of liability, net	  	 	7	 	
Accretion expense	  	 	30	 	
	  	 	 	 	
Balance December 31, 2006	  	 	598	 	
Additions, change in estimates and other	  	 	95	 	
Liabilities settled	  	 	(54	)	
Acquisition/Disposition of liability, net	  	 	18	 	
Accretion expense	  	 	37	 	
	  	 	 	 	
Balance December 31, 2007	  	$	694	 	
	  	 	 	 	
The current portions of Reclamation and remediation liabilities of $71 and $77 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are included in Other current liabilities .
The Company recorded $29, $47 and $38 of reclamation and remediation expense for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, for properties associated with former mining activities (see Note 6).
Additions to reclamation in 2007 of $95 include additions from a former mining operation, Resurrection, of $24 primarily due to assumption of liabilities to settle litigation for water treatment costs related to remedial activities in exchange for future compensation, additions to Batu Hijau of $22 primarily due to increased waste dump reclamation areas due to mine expansion, additions to Ghana of $15, Nevada at the Phoenix mine of $12, and Yanacocha of $8, primarily due to increased disturbance area related to mine expansion, additions to a former mining operation, Empire Mine, of $8 primarily due to an investigation that indicated a need for additional reclamation work and other additions of $6 primarily related to mine expansion.
Additions to reclamation in 2006 of $122 include additions at Batu Hijau of $31 primarily due to increased waste dump reclamation areas due to mine expansion, additions at Yanacocha of $22 primarily due to mine
 
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expansion and post closure water management activities, additions at Nevada of $39 primarily due to changes in mine plans and additional waste dump reclamation areas, additions at Australia of $7 primarily related to water management and other additions of $23 primarily related to mine expansion.
NOTE 25    ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 	  	At December 31,	 	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	 	
Unrealized gain on marketable equity securities, net of $161 and $142 tax expense, respectively	  	$	791	 	 	$	678	 	
Foreign currency translation adjustments	  	 	181	 	 	 	43	 	
Pension liability adjustments, net of $32 and $44 tax benefit, respectively	  	 	(59	)	 	 	(80	)	
Other post-retirement benefit adjustments, net of $12 and $6 tax expense, respectively	  	 	23	 	 	 	11	 	
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedge instruments, net of tax and minority interests of $9 and $13, respectively	  	 	21	 	 	 	21	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	957	 	 	$	673	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NOTE 26    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Newmont had transactions with EGR, AGR and Finorafa, a subsidiary of EGR, as follows:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Gold and silver sales:	  			  			  			
Finorafa	  	$	135	  	$	66	  	$	—	
AGR	  	$	9	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Refining fees paid:	  			  			  			
EGR	  	$	2	  	$	3	  	$	3	
AGR	  	$	2	  	$	1	  	$	1	
See Note 10 for a discussion of Newmont’s investment in EGR and AGR.
NOTE 27    NET CHANGE IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Net cash (used in) provided from operating activities attributable to the net change in operating assets and liabilities is composed of the following:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	 	
 	  	    2007    	 	 	    2006    	 	 	    2005    	 	
Decrease (increase) in operating assets:	  				 				 				
Trade and accounts receivable	  	$	17	 	 	$	(110	)	 	$	(62	)	
Inventories, stockpiles and ore on leach pads	  	 	(95	)	 	 	(382	)	 	 	(178	)	
Other assets	  	 	6	 	 	 	(25	)	 	 	(29	)	
(Decrease) increase in operating liabilities	  				 				 				
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	  	 	(629	)	 	 	230	 	 	 	94	 	
Reclamation liabilities	  	 	(54	)	 	 	(60	)	 	 	(48	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	$	(755	)	 	$	(347	)	 	$	(223	)	

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The decrease in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities in 2007 includes $276 from the  settlement of pre-acquisition Australian income taxes of Normandy and $174 from the final settlement of copper collar contracts.
NOTE 28    SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 	  	    Years Ended December 31,    	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Income taxes, net of refunds	  	$	324	  	$	403	  	$	292	
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	  	$	88	  	$	96	  	$	84	
Noncash Investing Activities and Financing Activities
In March 2007, the Company completed an agreement with Oxiana Resources (“Oxiana”) and Agincourt Resources (“Agincourt”) in connection with Oxiana’s offer to acquire Agincourt. The transaction followed the Company’s sale in 2006 of the Martabe project to Agincourt in exchange for Agincourt shares, and as a result, the Company received Oxiana shares classified as marketable equity securities valued at $64 in return for its 43 million Agincourt shares classified as marketable equity securities.
In December 2007, the Company sold its royalty portfolio for total cash consideration of $1,197 less $21 in expenses of which $11 is expected to be paid in 2008. Newmont also sold its Pajingo operation for total consideration of $23 which includes $10 received in cash in 2007, $4 received in shares of Heemskirk Consolidated Ltd, classified as marketable equity securities (see Note 11), and $4 cash and $5 in Heemskirk Consolidated Ltd shares to be received in 2008 which is recorded in Accounts receivable .
In 2007, Minera Yanacocha entered into mining equipment leases that resulted in non-cash increases to Property, plant and mine development, net and Long-term debt of $28.
In 2006 and 2005, the Company delivered 161,111 ounces of gold in connection with the prepaid forward sales obligation, resulting in a noncash reduction in debt of $48 each year.
NOTE 29    OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS
The Company leases certain assets, such as equipment and facilities, under operating leases expiring at various dates through 2017. Future minimum annual lease payments are $5 in 2008, $4 in 2009, $5 in 2010 and 2011, $2 in 2012 and $10 thereafter, totaling $31. Rent expense for 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $21, $17 and $12, respectively.
NOTE 30    SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION
Newmont predominantly operates in a single industry, namely exploration for and production of gold. Newmont’s major operations include Nevada, Yanacocha, Australia/New Zealand, Batu Hijau and Africa. Newmont also has an Exploration Segment.
The Exploration Segment is responsible for all activities, regardless of location, associated with the Company’s efforts to discover new mineralized material that will advance into proven and probable reserves.
 
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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
The Company identifies its reportable segments as those consolidated mining operations or functional groups that represent more than 10% of the combined revenue, profit or loss or total assets of all reported operating segments. Consolidated mining operations or functional groups not meeting this threshold are aggregated at the applicable geographic or corporate level for segment reporting purposes. Earnings from operations do not reflect general corporate expenses, interest (except project-specific interest) or income taxes (except for equity investments). Intercompany revenue and expense amounts have been eliminated within each segment in order to report on the basis that management uses internally for evaluating segment performance.
During 2007, Newmont made certain reclassifications in its segment reporting presentation for 2006 and 2005 to conform to changes in presentation reflected in internal management reporting and the discontinuation of the Merchant Banking Segment. The presentation of Newmont’s segments for 2007, 2006 and 2005 incorporates the following:
 
 	•	 	The Other Operations reportable segment includes the Golden Giant, La Herradura, and Kori Kollo gold operations.	
 
 	•	 	The Golden Grove copper operation, the Merchant Banking Segment and the Pajingo, Zarafshan, Holloway and Golden Grove gold operations have been reclassified to discontinued operations for all periods presented.	
 
 	•	 	World Gold Council dues, which were previously reported in General and administrative have been reclassified to Other expense, net for all periods presented.	

 	  	Nevada	  	Yanacocha	  	Australia/
New
Zealand	 	 	Batu
Hijau	  	Africa	  	Other
Operations	
Year Ended December 31, 2007	  			  			  				 			  			  			
Sales, net:	  			  			  				 			  			  			
Gold	  	$	1,616	  	$	1,093	  	$	809	 	 	$	351	  	$	306	  	$	129	
Copper	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	1,221	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Cost applicable to sales:	  			  			  				 			  			  			
Gold	  	$	1,036	  	$	540	  	$	573	 	 	$	120	  	$	177	  	$	61	
Copper	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	471	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Midas redevelopment	  	$	11	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:	  			  			  				 			  			  			
Gold	  	$	220	  	$	160	  	$	109	 	 	$	25	  	$	43	  	$	17	
Copper	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	96	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Other	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	3	 	 	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Exploration	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Advanced projects, research and development	  	$	7	  	$	9	  	$	6	 	 	$	—	  	$	15	  	$	—	
Write-down of goodwill	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Write-down of investments	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Write-down of long-lived and other assets	  	$	—	  	$	2	  	$	2	 	 	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Other income	  	$	10	  	$	16	  	$	(8	)	 	$	9	  	$	4	  	$	7	
Interest expense, net	  	$	—	  	$	3	  	$	—	 	 	$	37	  	$	1	  	$	1	
Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest and equity income of affiliates	  	$	325	  	$	363	  	$	81	 	 	$	829	  	$	73	  	$	65	
Equity (loss) income of affiliates	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	(7	)	 	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	
Capital expenditures	  	$	588	  	$	253	  	$	597	 	 	$	74	  	$	134	  	$	13	
 
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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 	  	Total
Operations	 	 	Exploration	 	 	Corporate
and Other	 	 	Consolidated	 	
Year Ended December 31, 2007	  				 				 				 				
Sales, net:	  				 				 				 				
Gold	  	$	4,304	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1	 	 	$	4,305	 	
Copper	  	$	1,221	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1,221	 	
Cost applicable to sales:	  				 				 				 				
Gold	  	$	2,507	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	2,507	 	
Copper	  	$	471	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	471	 	
Loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	531	 	 	$	531	 	
Midas redevelopment	  	$	11	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	11	 	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:	  				 				 				 				
Gold	  	$	574	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	574	 	
Copper	  	$	96	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	96	 	
Other	  	$	3	 	 	$	1	 	 	$	21	 	 	$	25	 	
Exploration	  	$	—	 	 	$	177	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	177	 	
Advanced projects, research and development	  	$	37	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	25	 	 	$	62	 	
Write-down of goodwill	  	$	—	 	 	$	1,122	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1,122	 	
Write-down of investments	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	46	 	 	$	46	 	
Write-down of long-lived and other assets	  	$	4	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	4	 	
Other income	  	$	38	 	 	$	2	 	 	$	104	 	 	$	144	 	
Interest expense, net	  	$	42	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	63	 	 	$	105	 	
Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest and equity income of affiliates	  	$	1,736	 	 	$	(1,300	)	 	$	(788	)	 	$	(352	)	
Equity (loss) income of affiliates	  	$	(7	)	 	$	—	 	 	$	6	 	 	$	(1	)	
Capital expenditures	  	$	1,659	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	11	 	 	$	1,670	 	

 	  	Nevada	  	Yanacocha	  	Australia/
New
Zealand	 	 	Batu
Hijau	 	 	Africa	 	 	Other
Operations	
Year Ended December 31, 2006	  			  			  				 				 				 			
Sales, net:	  			  			  				 				 				 			
Gold	  	$	1,441	  	$	1,543	  	$	709	 	 	$	264	 	 	$	124	 	 	$	160	
Copper	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	671	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Cost applicable to sales:	  			  			  				 				 				 			
Gold	  	$	980	  	$	498	  	$	458	 	 	$	91	 	 	$	60	 	 	$	59	
Copper	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	308	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:	  			  			  				 				 				 			
Gold	  	$	180	  	$	172	  	$	91	 	 	$	20	 	 	$	19	 	 	$	18	
Copper	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	66	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Other	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	3	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1	
Exploration	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Advanced projects, research and development	  	$	10	  	$	6	  	$	2	 	 	$	2	 	 	$	28	 	 	$	1	
Write-down of long-lived assets	  	$	—	  	$	2	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Other income	  	$	22	  	$	19	  	$	7	 	 	$	(45	)	 	$	1	 	 	$	46	
Interest expense, net	  	$	—	  	$	12	  	$	—	 	 	$	44	 	 	$	(1	)	 	$	1	
Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest and equity income of affiliates	  	$	270	  	$	808	  	$	135	 	 	$	357	 	 	$	19	 	 	$	105	
Equity income of affiliates	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	(1	)	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Capital expenditures	  	$	705	  	$	269	  	$	192	 	 	$	106	 	 	$	234	 	 	$	11	
 
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 	  	Total
Operations	 	 	Exploration	 	 	Corporate
and Other	 	 	Consolidated	
Year Ended December 31, 2006	  				 				 				 			
Sales, net:	  				 				 				 			
Gold	  	$	4,241	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	(30	)	 	$	4,211	
Copper	  	$	671	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	671	
Cost applicable to sales:	  				 				 				 			
Gold	  	$	2,146	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	2,146	
Copper	  	$	308	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	308	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:	  				 				 				 			
Gold	  	$	500	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	500	
Copper	  	$	66	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	66	
Other	  	$	4	 	 	$	3	 	 	$	16	 	 	$	23	
Exploration	  	$	—	 	 	$	166	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	166	
Advanced projects, research and development	  	$	49	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	32	 	 	$	81	
Write-down of long-lived assets	  	$	2	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1	 	 	$	3	
Other income	  	$	50	 	 	$	6	 	 	$	(3	)	 	$	53	
Interest expense, net	  	$	56	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	41	 	 	$	97	
Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest and equity income of affiliates	  	$	1,694	 	 	$	(164	)	 	$	(280	)	 	$	1,250	
Equity income of affiliates	  	$	(1	)	 	$	—	 	 	$	3	 	 	$	2	
Capital expenditures	  	$	1,517	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	20	 	 	$	1,537	

 	  	Nevada	  	Yanacocha	  	Australia/
New
Zealand	 	 	Batu
Hijau	  	Africa	 	 	Other
Operations	
Year Ended December 31, 2005	  			  			  				 			  				 			
Sales, net:	  			  			  				 			  				 			
Gold	  	$	1,053	  	$	1,490	  	$	631	 	 	$	318	  	$	—	 	 	$	153	
Copper	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	672	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Cost applicable to sales:	  			  			  				 			  				 			
Gold	  	$	807	  	$	487	  	$	450	 	 	$	109	  	$	—	 	 	$	79	
Copper	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	303	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:	  			  			  				 			  				 			
Gold	  	$	124	  	$	205	  	$	93	 	 	$	34	  	$	—	 	 	$	20	
Copper	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	87	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Other	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	3	 	 	$	—	  	$	1	 	 	$	2	
Exploration	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Advanced projects, research and development	  	$	—	  	$	8	  	$	—	 	 	$	2	  	$	20	 	 	$	7	
Write-down of goodwill	  	$	41	  	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Write-down of long-lived assets	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	2	 	 	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	38	
Other income	  	$	8	  	$	9	  	$	7	 	 	$	7	  	$	—	 	 	$	6	
Interest expense, net	  	$	—	  	$	1	  	$	—	 	 	$	43	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest and equity income of affiliates	  	$	61	  	$	799	  	$	76	 	 	$	419	  	$	(21	)	 	$	7	
Equity income of affiliates	  	$	—	  	$	—	  	$	(2	)	 	$	—	  	$	—	 	 	$	—	
Capital expenditures	  	$	479	  	$	225	  	$	86	 	 	$	65	  	$	276	 	 	$	24	
 
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 	  	Total
Operations	 	 	Exploration	 	 	Corporate
and Other	 	 	Consolidated	
Year Ended December 31, 2005	  				 				 				 			
Sales, net:	  				 				 				 			
Gold	  	$	3,645	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	(52	)	 	$	3,593	
Copper	  	$	672	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	672	
Cost applicable to sales:	  				 				 				 			
Gold	  	$	1,932	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1,932	
Copper	  	$	303	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	303	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:	  				 				 				 			
Gold	  	$	476	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	476	
Copper	  	$	87	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	87	
Other	  	$	6	 	 	$	4	 	 	$	16	 	 	$	26	
Exploration	  	$	—	 	 	$	143	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	143	
Advanced projects, research and development	  	$	37	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	18	 	 	$	55	
Write-down of goodwill	  	$	41	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	41	
Write-down of long-lived assets	  	$	40	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1	 	 	$	41	
Other income	  	$	37	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	69	 	 	$	106	
Interest expense, net	  	$	44	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	53	 	 	$	97	
Pre-tax income (loss) before minority interest and equity income of affiliates	  	$	1,341	 	 	$	(143	)	 	$	(274	)	 	$	924	
Equity income of affiliates	  	$	(2	)	 	$	—	 	 	$	6	 	 	$	4	
Capital expenditures	  	$	1,155	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	49	 	 	$	1,204	

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	
Goodwill:	  			  			
Australia/New Zealand	  	$	186	  	$	209	
Exploration	  	 	—	  	 	1,129	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	186	  	$	1,338	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Total assets:	  			  			
Nevada	  	$	3,104	  	$	2,652	
Yanacocha	  	 	1,908	  	 	1,842	
Australia/New Zealand	  	 	1,876	  	 	1,347	
Batu Hijau	  	 	2,471	  	 	2,441	
Africa	  	 	1,082	  	 	964	
Hope Bay	  	 	1,566	  	 	—	
Other operations	  	 	157	  	 	163	
Exploration	  	 	24	  	 	1,150	
Corporate and other	  	 	3,386	  	 	3,050	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Total assets from continuing operations	  	 	15,574	  	 	13,609	
Assets held for sale	  	 	24	  	 	1,992	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	15,598	  	$	15,601	

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(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Revenues from export and domestic sales were as follows:

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	  	2005	
Europe	  	$	3,837	  	$	4,053	  	$	3,378	
India	  	 	101	  	 	76	  	 	277	
Indonesia	  	 	512	  	 	85	  	 	96	
Japan	  	 	562	  	 	355	  	 	267	
Korea	  	 	248	  	 	154	  	 	172	
Other	  	 	266	  	 	159	  	 	75	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	5,526	  	$	4,882	  	$	4,265	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Long-lived assets, excluding deferred tax assets, in the United States and other countries are as follows:

 	  	At December 31,	
 	  	2007	  	2006	
United States (1)	  	$	4,589	  	$	6,578	
Australia	  	 	1,446	  	 	947	
Canada	  	 	1,513	  	 	357	
Indonesia	  	 	1,801	  	 	1,866	
Peru	  	 	1,355	  	 	1,227	
Ghana	  	 	974	  	 	1,021	
Other	  	 	221	  	 	187	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	11,899	  	$	12,183	

(1)	Goodwill allocated to Exploration in 2006 (see Note 19) is global in nature and was allocated to the United States, the Company’s headquarters.	
The Company is not economically dependent on a limited number of customers for the sale of its product because gold can be sold through numerous gold market traders worldwide. In 2007, 2006 and 2005, sales to one customer, Bank of Nova Scotia, totaled approximately $876 or 16% of total gold sales, approximately $894 or 21% of total gold sales, and approximately $1,214 or 33% of total gold sales, respectively.
 
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NOTE 31    CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following Consolidating Financial Statements are presented to satisfy disclosure requirements of Rule 3-10(e) of Regulation S-X resulting from the inclusion of Newmont USA Limited (“Newmont USA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newmont, as a co-registrant with Newmont on a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed under the Securities Act of 1933 under which securities of Newmont (including debt securities which may be guaranteed by Newmont USA) may be issued from time to time (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). To the extent Newmont issues debt securities under the Shelf Registration Statement, it is expected that Newmont USA will provide a guarantee of that debt. In accordance with Rule 3-10(e) of Regulation S-X, Newmont USA, as the subsidiary guarantor, is 100% owned by Newmont, the guarantee will be full and unconditional, and it is not expected that any other subsidiary of Newmont will guarantee any security issued under the Shelf Registration Statement. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of Newmont USA to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan.

 	 	For the Year Ended December 31, 2007	 	
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation	 	 	Newmont
USA	 	 	Other
Subsidiaries	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated	 	
Revenues	 				 				 				 				 				
Sales - gold, net	 	$	—	 	 	$	3,181	 	 	$	1,124	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	4,305	 	
Sales - copper, net	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,221	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,221	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 	—	 	 	 	4,402	 	 	 	1,124	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	5,526	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Costs and expenses	 				 				 				 				 				
Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts, Midas redevelopment and depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)	 				 				 				 				 				
Gold	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,756	 	 	 	769	 	 	 	(18	)	 	 	2,507	 	
Copper	 	 	—	 	 	 	471	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	471	 	
Loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales	 	 	—	 	 	 	531	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	531	 	
Midas redevelopment	 	 	—	 	 	 	11	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	11	 	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	 	 	—	 	 	 	541	 	 	 	155	 	 	 	(1	)	 	 	695	 	
Exploration	 	 	—	 	 	 	113	 	 	 	64	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	177	 	
Advanced projects, research and development	 	 	—	 	 	 	34	 	 	 	30	 	 	 	(2	)	 	 	62	 	
General and administrative	 	 	—	 	 	 	118	 	 	 	4	 	 	 	21	 	 	 	143	 	
Write-down of goodwill	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,122	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,122	 	
Write-down of investments	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	46	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	46	 	
Write-down of long-lived and other assets	 	 	—	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	4	 	
Other expense, net	 	 	—	 	 	 	129	 	 	 	19	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	148	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 	—	 	 	 	3,705	 	 	 	2,212	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	5,917	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Other income (expense)	 				 				 				 				 				
Other income (expense), net	 	 	35	 	 	 	96	 	 	 	13	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	144	 	
Interest income - intercompany	 	 	210	 	 	 	52	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(262	)	 	 	—	 	
Interest expense - intercompany	 	 	(7	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(255	)	 	 	262	 	 	 	—	 	
Interest expense, net	 	 	(49	)	 	 	(44	)	 	 	(12	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(105	)	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 	189	 	 	 	104	 	 	 	(254	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	39	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss)Income from continuing operations before taxes, minority interest and equity (loss) income of affiliates	 	 	189	 	 	 	801	 	 	 	(1,342	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(352	)	
Income tax (expense) benefit	 	 	(56	)	 	 	38	 	 	 	(182	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(200	)	
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries	 	 	—	 	 	 	(451	)	 	 	321	 	 	 	(280	)	 	 	(410	)	
Equity (loss) income of affiliates	 	 	(1,096	)	 	 	4	 	 	 	(236	)	 	 	1,327	 	 	 	(1	)	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) income from continuing operations	 	 	(963	)	 	 	392	 	 	 	(1,439	)	 	 	1,047	 	 	 	(963	)	
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	 	 	(923	)	 	 	(124	)	 	 	(760	)	 	 	884	 	 	 	(923	)	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (loss) income	 	$	(1,886	)	 	$	268	 	 	$	(2,199	)	 	$	1,931	 	 	$	(1,886	)	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 	  	For the Year Ended December 31, 2006	 	
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	  	Newmont
Mining
Corporation	 	 	Newmont
USA	 	 	Other
Subsidiaries	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated	 	
Revenues	  				 				 				 				 				
Sales - gold, net	  	$	—	 	 	$	3,342	 	 	$	869	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	4,211	 	
Sales - copper, net	  	 	—	 	 	 	671	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	671	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	—	 	 	 	4,013	 	 	 	869	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	4,882	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Costs and expenses	  				 				 				 				 				
Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)	  				 				 				 				 				
Gold	  	 	—	 	 	 	1,616	 	 	 	540	 	 	 	(10	)	 	 	2,146	 	
Copper	  	 	—	 	 	 	308	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	308	 	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	  	 	—	 	 	 	475	 	 	 	114	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	589	 	
Exploration	  	 	—	 	 	 	120	 	 	 	46	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	166	 	
Advanced projects, research and development	  	 	—	 	 	 	44	 	 	 	36	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	81	 	
General and administrative	  	 	—	 	 	 	125	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	8	 	 	 	136	 	
Write-down of long-lived assets	  	 	—	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	3	 	
Other expense	  	 	37	 	 	 	113	 	 	 	9	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	159	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	37	 	 	 	2,804	 	 	 	748	 	 	 	(1	)	 	 	3,588	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Other income (expense)	  				 				 				 				 				
Other income	  	 	13	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	34	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	53	 	
Interest income - intercompany	  	 	121	 	 	 	79	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(200	)	 	 	—	 	
Interest expense - intercompany	  	 	(7	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(193	)	 	 	200	 	 	 	—	 	
Interest expense, net	  	 	(27	)	 	 	(62	)	 	 	(8	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(97	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	100	 	 	 	23	 	 	 	(167	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(44	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes, minority interest and equity income of affiliates	  	 	63	 	 	 	1,232	 	 	 	(46	)	 	 	1	 	 	 	1,250	 	
Income tax (expense) benefit	  	 	(54	)	 	 	(303	)	 	 	31	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(326	)	
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries	  	 	—	 	 	 	(364	)	 	 	(17	)	 	 	18	 	 	 	(363	)	
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	  	 	554	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	119	 	 	 	(671	)	 	 	2	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations	  	 	563	 	 	 	565	 	 	 	87	 	 	 	(652	)	 	 	563	 	
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	  	 	228	 	 	 	(65	)	 	 	208	 	 	 	(143	)	 	 	228	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss)	  	$	791	 	 	$	500	 	 	$	295	 	 	$	(795	)	 	$	791	 	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 	  	For the Year Ended December 31, 2005	 	
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	  	Newmont
Mining
Corporation	 	 	Newmont
USA	 	 	Other
Subsidiaries	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated	 	
Revenues	  				 				 				 				 				
Sales - gold, net	  	$	—	 	 	$	2,962	 	 	$	631	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	3,593	 	
Sales - copper, net	  	 	—	 	 	 	672	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	672	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	—	 	 	 	3,634	 	 	 	631	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	4,265	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Costs and expenses	  				 				 				 				 				
Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)	  				 				 				 				 				
Gold	  	 	—	 	 	 	1,483	 	 	 	456	 	 	 	(7	)	 	 	1,932	 	
Copper	  	 	—	 	 	 	303	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	303	 	
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	  	 	—	 	 	 	489	 	 	 	100	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	589	 	
Exploration	  	 	—	 	 	 	97	 	 	 	46	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	143	 	
Advanced projects, research and development	  	 	—	 	 	 	25	 	 	 	28	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	55	 	
General and administrative	  	 	—	 	 	 	110	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	4	 	 	 	120	 	
Write-down of goodwill	  	 	—	 	 	 	41	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	41	 	
Write-down of long-lived assets	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	41	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	41	 	
Other	  	 	—	 	 	 	116	 	 	 	10	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	126	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	—	 	 	 	2,664	 	 	 	687	 	 	 	(1	)	 	 	3,350	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Other income (expense)	  				 				 				 				 				
Other income	  	 	11	 	 	 	63	 	 	 	32	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	106	 	
Interest income - intercompany	  	 	118	 	 	 	45	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	(164	)	 	 	—	 	
Interest expense - intercompany	  	 	(7	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(157	)	 	 	164	 	 	 	—	 	
Interest expense, net	  	 	(31	)	 	 	(58	)	 	 	(8	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(97	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	  	 	91	 	 	 	50	 	 	 	(132	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	9	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes, minority interest and equity income of affiliates	  	 	91	 	 	 	1,020	 	 	 	(188	)	 	 	1	 	 	 	924	 	
Income tax (expense) benefit	  	 	(12	)	 	 	(380	)	 	 	122	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(270	)	
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries	  	 	—	 	 	 	(384	)	 	 	(4	)	 	 	8	 	 	 	(380	)	
Equity income (loss) of affiliates	  	 	199	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	66	 	 	 	(261	)	 	 	4	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations	  	 	278	 	 	 	256	 	 	 	(4	)	 	 	(252	)	 	 	278	 	
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	  	 	44	 	 	 	9	 	 	 	34	 	 	 	(43	)	 	 	44	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (loss)	  	$	322	 	 	$	265	 	 	$	30	 	 	$	(295	)	 	$	322	 	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 	 	At December 31, 2007	 	
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation	 	 	Newmont
USA	 	 	Other
Subsidiaries	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated	 	
Assets	 				 				 				 				 				
Cash and cash equivalents	 	$	—	 	 	$	790	 	 	$	441	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1,231	 	
Marketable securities and other short-term investments	 	 	—	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	58	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	61	 	
Trade receivables	 	 	—	 	 	 	174	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	177	 	
Accounts receivable	 	 	1,407	 	 	 	1,730	 	 	 	405	 	 	 	(3,374	)	 	 	168	 	
Inventories	 	 	—	 	 	 	378	 	 	 	85	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	463	 	
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	 	 	—	 	 	 	330	 	 	 	43	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	373	 	
Deferred income tax assets	 	 	—	 	 	 	89	 	 	 	23	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	112	 	
Other current assets	 	 	1	 	 	 	51	 	 	 	35	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	87	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current assets	 	 	1,408	 	 	 	3,545	 	 	 	1,093	 	 	 	(3,374	)	 	 	2,672	 	
Property, plant and mine development, net	 	 	—	 	 	 	5,189	 	 	 	3,971	 	 	 	(20	)	 	 	9,140	 	
Investments	 	 	—	 	 	 	7	 	 	 	1,520	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,527	 	
Investments in subsidiaries	 	 	4,299	 	 	 	22	 	 	 	772	 	 	 	(5,093	)	 	 	—	 	
Long-term stockpiles and ore on leach pads	 	 	—	 	 	 	718	 	 	 	70	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	788	 	
Deferred income tax assets	 	 	119	 	 	 	680	 	 	 	228	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,027	 	
Other long-term assets	 	 	4,037	 	 	 	329	 	 	 	131	 	 	 	(4,263	)	 	 	234	 	
Goodwill	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	186	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	186	 	
Assets of operations held for sale	 	 	—	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	22	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	24	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total assets	 	$	9,863	 	 	$	10,492	 	 	$	7,993	 	 	$	(12,750	)	 	$	15,598	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liabilities	 				 				 				 				 				
Current portion of long-term debt	 	$	—	 	 	$	135	 	 	$	120	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	255	 	
Accounts payable	 	 	456	 	 	 	1,795	 	 	 	1,459	 	 	 	(3,371	)	 	 	339	 	
Employee-related benefits	 	 	—	 	 	 	111	 	 	 	42	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	153	 	
Derivative instruments	 	 	—	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	3	 	
Income and mining taxes	 	 	66	 	 	 	(49	)	 	 	71	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	88	 	
Other current liabilities	 	 	20	 	 	 	301	 	 	 	347	 	 	 	(6	)	 	 	662	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current liabilities	 	 	542	 	 	 	2,294	 	 	 	2,041	 	 	 	(3,377	)	 	 	1,500	 	
Long-term debt	 	 	1,747	 	 	 	935	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	2,683	 	
Reclamation and remediation liabilities	 	 	—	 	 	 	456	 	 	 	167	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	623	 	
Deferred income tax liabilities	 	 	66	 	 	 	357	 	 	 	602	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,025	 	
Employee-related benefits	 	 	2	 	 	 	193	 	 	 	31	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	226	 	
Other long-term liabilities	 	 	263	 	 	 	113	 	 	 	4,058	 	 	 	(4,284	)	 	 	150	 	
Liabilities of operations held for sale	 	 	41	 	 	 	262	 	 	 	91	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	394	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities	 	 	2,661	 	 	 	4,610	 	 	 	6,991	 	 	 	(7,661	)	 	 	6,601	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Minority interest in subsidiaries	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,467	 	 	 	273	 	 	 	(291	)	 	 	1,449	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stockholders’ equity	 				 				 				 				 				
Preferred stock	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	61	 	 	 	(61	)	 	 	—	 	
Common stock	 	 	696	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	696	 	
Additional paid-in capital	 	 	6,350	 	 	 	2,647	 	 	 	2,434	 	 	 	(4,735	)	 	 	6,696	 	
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	 	 	957	 	 	 	(28	)	 	 	517	 	 	 	(489	)	 	 	957	 	
Retained (deficit) earnings	 	 	(801	)	 	 	1,796	 	 	 	(2,283	)	 	 	487	 	 	 	(801	)	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total stockholders’ equity	 	 	7,202	 	 	 	4,415	 	 	 	729	 	 	 	(4,798	)	 	 	7,548	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	 	$	9,863	 	 	$	10,492	 	 	$	7,993	 	 	$	(12,750	)	 	$	15,598	 	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 	 	At December 31, 2006	
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation	 	Newmont
USA	 	 	Other
Subsidiaries	 	Eliminations	 	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated	
Assets	 			 				 			 				 			
Cash and cash equivalents	 	$	—	 	$	1,040	 	 	$	126	 	$	—	 	 	$	1,166	
Marketable securities and other short-term investments	 	 	1	 	 	28	 	 	 	80	 	 	—	 	 	 	109	
Trade receivables	 	 	—	 	 	139	 	 	 	3	 	 	—	 	 	 	142	
Accounts receivable	 	 	1,817	 	 	587	 	 	 	636	 	 	(2,834	)	 	 	206	
Inventories	 	 	—	 	 	293	 	 	 	83	 	 	—	 	 	 	376	
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads	 	 	—	 	 	339	 	 	 	38	 	 	—	 	 	 	377	
Deferred income tax assets	 	 	—	 	 	100	 	 	 	56	 	 	—	 	 	 	156	
Other current assets	 	 	—	 	 	66	 	 	 	27	 	 	—	 	 	 	93	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current assets	 	 	1,818	 	 	2,592	 	 	 	1,049	 	 	(2,834	)	 	 	2,625	
Property, plant and mine development, net	 	 	—	 	 	4,724	 	 	 	1,836	 	 	(16	)	 	 	6,544	
Investments	 	 	—	 	 	281	 	 	 	1,038	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,319	
Investments in subsidiaries	 	 	6,256	 	 	111	 	 	 	4,347	 	 	(10,714	)	 	 	—	
Long-term stockpiles and ore on leach pads	 	 	—	 	 	756	 	 	 	56	 	 	—	 	 	 	812	
Deferred income tax assets	 	 	43	 	 	478	 	 	 	272	 	 	—	 	 	 	793	
Other long-term assets	 	 	1,749	 	 	1,104	 	 	 	198	 	 	(2,873	)	 	 	178	
Goodwill	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,338	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,338	
Assets of operations held for sale	 	 	—	 	 	23	 	 	 	1,969	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,992	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total assets	 	$	9,866	 	$	10,069	 	 	$	12,103	 	$	(16,437	)	 	$	15,601	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liabilities	 			 				 			 				 			
Current portion of long-term debt	 	$	—	 	$	154	 	 	$	5	 	$	—	 	 	$	159	
Accounts payable	 	 	47	 	 	2,376	 	 	 	750	 	 	(2,833	)	 	 	340	
Employee-related benefits	 	 	—	 	 	147	 	 	 	35	 	 	—	 	 	 	182	
Derivative instruments	 	 	—	 	 	173	 	 	 	1	 	 	—	 	 	 	174	
Income and mining taxes	 	 	85	 	 	(54	)	 	 	306	 	 	—	 	 	 	337	
Other current liabilities	 	 	9	 	 	360	 	 	 	147	 	 	(1	)	 	 	515	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current liabilities	 	 	141	 	 	3,156	 	 	 	1,244	 	 	(2,834	)	 	 	1,707	
Long-term debt	 	 	597	 	 	1,035	 	 	 	120	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,752	
Reclamation and remediation liabilities	 	 	—	 	 	404	 	 	 	117	 	 	—	 	 	 	521	
Deferred income tax liabilities	 	 	53	 	 	187	 	 	 	361	 	 	25	 	 	 	626	
Employee-related benefits	 	 	1	 	 	283	 	 	 	25	 	 	—	 	 	 	309	
Other long-term liabilities	 	 	258	 	 	145	 	 	 	2,752	 	 	(3,020	)	 	 	135	
Liabilities of operations held for sale	 	 	—	 	 	4	 	 	 	112	 	 	—	 	 	 	116	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities	 	 	1,050	 	 	5,214	 	 	 	4,731	 	 	(5,829	)	 	 	5,166	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Minority interest in subsidiaries	 	 	—	 	 	1,140	 	 	 	343	 	 	(385	)	 	 	1,098	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stockholders’ equity	 			 				 			 				 			
Preferred stock	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	 	61	 	 	(61	)	 	 	—	
Common stock	 	 	677	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	 	677	
Additional paid-in capital	 	 	6,182	 	 	2,219	 	 	 	5,167	 	 	(6,865	)	 	 	6,703	
Accumulated other comprehensive income	 	 	673	 	 	19	 	 	 	427	 	 	(446	)	 	 	673	
Retained earnings	 	 	1,284	 	 	1,477	 	 	 	1,374	 	 	(2,851	)	 	 	1,284	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total stockholders’ equity	 	 	8,816	 	 	3,715	 	 	 	7,029	 	 	(10,223	)	 	 	9,337	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	 	$	9,866	 	$	10,069	 	 	$	12,103	 	$	(16,437	)	 	$	15,601	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 	  	For the Year Ended December 31, 2007	 	
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	  	Newmont
Mining
Corporation	 	 	Newmont
USA	 	 	Other
Subsidiaries	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated	 	
Operating activities:	  				 				 				 				 				
Net (loss) income	  	$	(1,886	)	 	$	268	 	 	$	(2,199	)	 	$	1,931	 	 	$	(1,886	)	
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	  	 	871	 	 	 	1,138	 	 	 	3,088	 	 	 	(1,931	)	 	 	3,166	 	
Net change in operating assets and liabilities	  	 	66	 	 	 	(549	)	 	 	(272	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(755	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash (used in) provided from continuing operations	  	 	(949	)	 	 	857	 	 	 	617	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	525	 	
Net cash provided from discontinued operations	  	 	—	 	 	 	27	 	 	 	111	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	138	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash (used in) provided from operations	  	 	(949	)	 	 	884	 	 	 	728	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	663	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Investing activities:	  				 				 				 				 				
Additions to property, plant and mine development	  	 	—	 	 	 	(940	)	 	 	(730	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(1,670	)	
Proceeds from sale of marketable debt securities	  	 	—	 	 	 	224	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	224	 	
Investments in marketable debt and equity securities	  	 	—	 	 	 	(222	)	 	 	(36	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(258	)	
Acquisitions	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(953	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(953	)	
Cash received on repayment of Batu Hijau carried interest	  	 	—	 	 	 	161	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	161	 	
Other	  	 	—	 	 	 	24	 	 	 	5	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	29	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	  	 	—	 	 	 	(753	)	 	 	(1,714	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(2,467	)	
Net cash provided from investing activities of discontinued operations	  	 	1	 	 	 	122	 	 	 	1,231	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,354	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from (used in) investing activities	  	 	1	 	 	 	(631	)	 	 	(483	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(1,113	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Financing activities:	  				 				 				 				 				
Net borrowings (repayments)	  	 	1,196	 	 	 	(239	)	 	 	15	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	972	 	
Dividends paid to minority interests	  	 	—	 	 	 	(270	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(270	)	
Dividends paid to common stockholders	  	 	(181	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(181	)	
Proceeds from stock issuance	  	 	51	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	51	 	
Purchase of Company share call options	  	 	(366	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(366	)	
Issuance of Company share warrants	  	 	248	 	 	 	—	 	 				 	 	—	 	 	 	248	 	
Change in restricted cash and other	  	 	—	 	 	 	6	 	 	 	5	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	11	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from (used in) financing activities of continuing operations	  	 	948	 	 	 	(503	)	 	 	20	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	465	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	50	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	50	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	  	 	—	 	 	 	(250	)	 	 	315	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	65	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	  	 	—	 	 	 	1,040	 	 	 	126	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,166	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	  	$	—	 	 	$	790	 	 	$	441	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1,231	 	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 	  	For the Year Ended December 31, 2006	 	
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	  	Newmont
Mining
Corporation	 	 	Newmont
USA	 	 	Other
Subsidiaries	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated	 	
Operating activities:	  				 				 				 				 				
Net income (loss)	  	$	791	 	 	$	505	 	 	$	281	 	 	$	(786	)	 	$	791	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	  	 	(826	)	 	 	887	 	 	 	(162	)	 	 	786	 	 	 	685	 	
Change in operating assets and liabilities	  	 	64	 	 	 	(354	)	 	 	(57	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(347	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from continuing operations	  	 	29	 	 	 	1,038	 	 	 	62	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,129	 	
Net cash (used in) provided from discontinued operations	  	 	—	 	 	 	(12	)	 	 	108	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	96	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from operations	  	 	29	 	 	 	1,026	 	 	 	170	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,225	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Investing activities:	  				 				 				 				 				
Additions to property, plant and mine development	  	 	—	 	 	 	(1,116	)	 	 	(421	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(1,537	)	
Proceeds from sale of marketable debt securities	  	 	—	 	 	 	2,216	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	2,216	 	
Investments in marketable debt and equity securities	  	 	—	 	 	 	(1,442	)	 	 	(51	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(1,493	)	
Acquisitions	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(348	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(348	)	
Other	  	 	—	 	 	 	12	 	 	 	8	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	20	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	  	 	—	 	 	 	(330	)	 	 	(812	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(1,142	)	
Net cash provided from investing activities of discontinued operations	  	 	48	 	 	 	3	 	 	 	287	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	338	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from (used in) investing activities	  	 	48	 	 	 	(327	)	 	 	(525	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(804	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Financing activities:	  				 				 				 				 				
Net borrowings (repayments)	  	 	6	 	 	 	(311	)	 	 	392	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	87	 	
Dividends paid to minority interests	  	 	—	 	 	 	(264	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(264	)	
Dividends paid to common stockholders	  	 	(168	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(12	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(180	)	
Proceeds from stock issuance	  	 	78	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	78	 	
Early extinguishment of prepaid forward sales obligation	  	 	—	 	 	 	(48	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(48	)	
Change in restricted cash and other	  	 	6	 	 	 	(12	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(6	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash (used in) provided from financing activities of continuing operations	  	 	(78	)	 	 	(635	)	 	 	380	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(333	)	
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations	  	 	—	 	 	 	(7	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(7	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash (used in) provided from financing activities	  	 	(78	)	 	 	(642	)	 	 	380	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(340	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	  	 	—	 	 	 	4	 	 	 	(1	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	3	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	  	 	(1	)	 	 	61	 	 	 	24	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	84	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	  	 	1	 	 	 	979	 	 	 	102	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,082	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	  	$	—	 	 	$	1,040	 	 	$	126	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1,166	 	

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)

 	  	For the Year Ended December 31, 2005	 	
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	  	Newmont
Mining
Corporation	 	 	Newmont
USA	 	 	Other
Subsidiaries	 	 	Eliminations	 	 	Newmont
Mining
Corporation
Consolidated	 	
Operating activities:	  				 				 				 				 				
Net income (loss)	  	$	322	 	 	$	265	 	 	$	27	 	 	$	(292	)	 	$	322	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	  	 	(253	)	 	 	1,126	 	 	 	(95	)	 	 	292	 	 	 	1,070	 	
Change in operating assets and liabilities	  	 	8	 	 	 	(211	)	 	 	(20	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(223	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided from (used in) continuing operations	  	 	77	 	 	 	1,180	 	 	 	(88	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,169	 	
Net cash (used in) provided from discontinued operations	  	 	––	 	 	 	(7	)	 	 	81	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	74	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash from operations	  	 	77	 	 	 	1,173	 	 	 	(7	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,243	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Investing activities:	  				 				 				 				 				
Additions to property, plant and mine development	  	 	—	 	 	 	(848	)	 	 	(356	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(1,204	)	
Proceeds from sale of marketable debt securities	  	 	––	 	 	 	3,145	 	 	 	––	 	 	 	––	 	 	 	3,145	 	
Investments in marketable debt and equity securities	  	 	—	 	 	 	(3,146	)	 	 	(145	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(3,291	)	
Investments in affiliates	  	 	(49	)	 	 	––	 	 	 	––	 	 	 	49	 	 	 	––	 	
Other	  	 	––	 	 	 	38	 	 	 	2	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	40	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash (used in) provided from investing activities of continuing operations	  	 	(49	)	 	 	(811	)	 	 	(499	)	 	 	49	 	 	 	(1,310	)	
Net cash (used in) provided from investing activities of discontinued operations	  	 	––	 	 	 	(10	)	 	 	343	 	 	 	––	 	 	 	333	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	  	 	(49	)	 	 	(821	)	 	 	(156	)	 	 	49	 	 	 	(977	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Financing activities:	  				 				 				 				 				
Net borrowings (repayments)	  	 	98	 	 	 	127	 	 	 	141	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	366	 	
Dividends paid to minority interests	  	 	––	 	 	 	(186	)	 	 	––	 	 	 	––	 	 	 	(186	)	
Dividends paid to common stockholders	  	 	(169	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(10	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(179	)	
Proceeds from stock issuance	  	 	43	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	49	 	 	 	(49	)	 	 	43	 	
Change in restricted cash and other	  	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(5	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(5	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash (used in) provided from financing activities of continuing operations	  	 	(28	)	 	 	(59	)	 	 	175	 	 	 	(49	)	 	 	39	 	
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations	  	 	—	 	 	 	(1	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(1	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash (used in) provided from financing activities	  	 	(28	)	 	 	(60	)	 	 	175	 	 	 	(49	)	 	 	38	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	  	 	—	 	 	 	(3	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(3	)	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	  	 	—	 	 	 	289	 	 	 	12	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	301	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	  	 	1	 	 	 	690	 	 	 	90	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	781	 	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	  	$	1	 	 	$	979	 	 	$	102	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	1,082	 	

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NOTE 32    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
General
The Company follows FAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” in determining its accruals and disclosures with respect to loss contingencies other than tax contingencies provided for in accordance with FIN 48 (see Note 8). Accordingly, estimated losses from loss contingencies are accrued by a charge to income when information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable (greater than a 75% probability) that a liability could be been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred. If a loss contingency is not probable or reasonably estimable, disclosure of the loss contingency is made in the financial statements when it is at least reasonably possible that a material loss could be incurred.
Operating Segments
The Company’s operating segments are identified in Note 30. Except as noted in this paragraph, all of the Company’s commitments and contingencies specifically described in this Note 32 relate to the Corporate and Other reportable segment. The Nevada Operations matters under Newmont USA Limited relate to the Nevada reportable segment. The PT Newmont Minahasa Raya matters relate to the Other Operations reportable segment. The Yanacocha matters relate to the Yanacocha reportable segment. The Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Limited and the Newmont Australia Limited matters relate to the Australia/New Zealand reportable segment.
Environmental Matters
The Company’s mining and exploration activities are subject to various laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations so as to protect the public health and environment and believes its operations are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations in all material respects. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, but cannot predict the full amount of such future expenditures.
Estimated future reclamation costs are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements. As of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, $569 and $513, respectively, were accrued for reclamation costs relating to mineral properties in accordance with FAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” of which $57 is classified as current liabilities expected to be spent in 2008 (see Note 24).
In addition, the Company is involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former mining activities. Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites involved. The Company believes that the related environmental obligations associated with these sites are similar in nature with respect to the development of remediation plans, their risk profile and the compliance required to meet general environmental standards. Based upon the Company’s best estimate of its liability for these matters, $125 and $85 were accrued for such obligations as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively of which $14 is classified as current liabilities expected to be spent in 2008. These amounts are included in Other current liabilities and Reclamation and remediation liabilities . Depending upon the ultimate resolution of these matters, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the liability for these matters could be as much as 61% greater or 18% lower than the amount accrued as of December 31, 2007. The amounts accrued for these matters are reviewed periodically based upon facts and circumstances available at the time. Changes in estimates are recorded in Other expense, net in the period estimates are revised.
 
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Details about certain of the more significant matters involved are discussed below.
Dawn Mining Company LLC (“Dawn”) - 51% Newmont Owned
Midnite Mine Site.  Dawn previously leased an open pit uranium mine, currently inactive, on the Spokane Indian Reservation in the State of Washington. The mine site is subject to regulation by agencies of the U.S. Department of Interior (the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management), as well as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”).
In 1991, Dawn’s mining lease at the mine was terminated. As a result, Dawn was required to file a formal mine closure and reclamation plan. The Department of Interior commenced an analysis of Dawn’s proposed plan and alternate closure and reclamation plans for the mine. Work on this analysis has been suspended indefinitely. In mid-2000, the mine was included on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). In March 2003, the EPA notified Dawn and Newmont that it had thus far expended $12 on the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study under CERCLA (“RI/FS”). In October 2005, the EPA issued the RI/FS on this property in which it indicated a preferred remedy estimated to cost approximately $150. Newmont and Dawn filed comments on the RI/FS with the EPA in January 2006. On October 3, 2006, the EPA issued a final Record of Decision in which it formally selected the preferred remedy identified in the RI/FS.
On January 28, 2005, the EPA filed a lawsuit against Dawn and Newmont under CERCLA in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. The EPA has asserted that Dawn and Newmont are liable for reclamation or remediation work and costs at the mine. Dawn does not have sufficient funds to pay for the reclamation plan it proposed or for any alternate plan, or for any additional remediation work or costs at the mine. Newmont intends to vigorously contest any claims as to its liability.
Newmont cannot reasonably predict the outcome of this lawsuit or the likelihood of any other action against Dawn or Newmont arising from this matter.
Dawn Mill Site.  Dawn also owns a uranium mill site facility, located on private land near Ford, Washington, which is subject to state and federal regulation. In late 1999, Dawn sought and later received state approval for a revised closure plan that expedites the reclamation process at the site. The currently approved plan for the site is guaranteed by Newmont.
Idarado Mining Company (“Idarado”) - 80.1% Newmont Owned
In July 1992, Newmont and Idarado signed a consent decree with the State of Colorado (“State”), which was agreed to by the U.S. District Court of Colorado, to settle a lawsuit brought by the State under CERCLA.
Idarado agreed in the consent decree to undertake specified remediation work at its former mining site in the Telluride/Ouray area of Colorado. Remediation work at this property is substantially complete. If the remediation does not achieve specific performance objectives defined in the consent decree, the State may require Idarado to implement supplemental activities at the site, also as defined in the consent decree. Idarado and Newmont obtained a $6 reclamation bond to secure their potential obligations under the consent decree. In addition, Idarado settled natural resources damages and past and future response costs, and agreed to habitat enhancement work under the consent decree. All of this work is substantially complete.
 
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Newmont Capital Limited - 100% Newmont Owned
In February 1999, the EPA placed the Lava Cap mine site in Nevada County, California on the National Priorities List under CERCLA. The EPA then initiated a RI/FS under CERCLA to determine environmental conditions and remediation options at the site.
Newmont Capital, formerly known as Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation, Inc., owned the property for approximately three years from 1984 to 1986 but never mined or conducted exploration at the site. The EPA asserts that Newmont Capital is responsible for clean up costs incurred at the site. Newmont Capital and the EPA reached settlement on all aspects of this matter except future potential Natural Resource Damage claims. The parties have entered into an agreement tolling the statute of limitations until December 31, 2008 to facilitate the finalization of the agreement. The settlement will be subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California.
Newmont USA Limited - 100% Newmont Owned
Pinal Creek.  Newmont is a defendant in a lawsuit brought on November 5, 1991 in U.S. District Court in Arizona by the Pinal Creek Group, alleging that the company and others are responsible for some portion of costs incurred to address groundwater contamination emanating from copper mining operations located in the area of Globe and Miami, Arizona. Two former subsidiaries of Newmont, Pinto Valley Copper Corporation and Magma Copper Company (now known as BHP Copper Inc.), owned some of the mines in the area between 1983 and 1987. The court has dismissed plaintiffs’ claims seeking to hold Newmont liable for the acts or omissions of its former subsidiaries. Based on information presently available, Newmont believes it has strong defenses to plaintiffs’ remaining claims, including, without limitation, that Newmont’s agents did not participate in any pollution causing activities; that Newmont’s liabilities, if any, were contractually transferred to one of the plaintiffs; that portions of plaintiffs’ claimed damages are not recoverable; and that Newmont’s equitable share of liability, if any, would be immaterial. While Newmont has denied liability and is vigorously defending these claims, we cannot reasonably predict the final outcome of this lawsuit.
Grass Valley . On February 3, 2004, the City of Grass Valley, California brought suit against Newmont under CERCLA in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. This matter involves an abandoned mine adit on property previously owned by a predecessor of Newmont and currently owned by the City of Grass Valley. The complaint alleges that the adit is discharging metals-bearing water into a stream on the property, in concentrations in excess of current EPA drinking water standards. Newmont cannot reasonably predict the likely outcome of this matter.
Gray Eagle Mine Site . By letter dated September 3, 2002, the EPA notified Newmont that the EPA had expended $3 in response costs to address environmental conditions associated with a historic tailings pile located at the Grey Eagle Mine site near Happy Camp, California, and requested that Newmont pay those costs. The EPA has identified four potentially responsible parties, including Newmont. Newmont does not believe it has any liability for environmental conditions at the Grey Eagle Mine site, and intends to vigorously defend any formal claims by the EPA. Newmont cannot reasonably predict the likelihood or outcome of any future action against it arising from this matter.
Ross Adams Mine Site.  By letter dated June 5, 2007, the US Forest Service notified Newmont that it had expended approximately $300,000 in response costs to address environmental conditions at the Adams Ross mine in Prince of Wales, Alaska, and requested Newmont USA Limited pay those costs and perform an
 
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Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (“EE/CA”) to assess what future response activities might need to be completed at the site. Newmont does not believe it has any liability for environmental conditions at the site, and intends to vigorously defend any formal claims by the EPA. Newmont has agreed to perform the EE/CA. Newmont cannot reasonably predict the likelihood or outcome of any future action against it arising from this matter.
PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (“PTNMR”) - 80% Newmont Owned
In July 2004, a criminal complaint was filed against PTNMR, the Newmont subsidiary that operated the Minahasa mine in Indonesia, alleging environmental pollution relating to submarine tailings placement into nearby Buyat Bay. The Indonesian police detained five PTNMR employees during September and October of 2004. The police investigation and the detention of PTNMR’s employees was declared illegal by the South Jakarta District Court in December 2004, but in March 2005, the Indonesian Supreme Court upheld the legality of the police investigation, and the police turned their evidence over to the local prosecutor. In July 2005, the prosecutor filed an indictment against PTNMR and its President Director, alleging environmental pollution at Buyat Bay. After the court rejected motions to dismiss the proceeding, the trial proceeded and all evidence, including that of the defense, was presented in court as of September 2006. In November 2006 the prosecution filed its charge, seeking a three-year jail sentence for PTNMR’s President Director plus a nominal fine. In addition, the prosecution recommended a nominal fine against PTNMR. The defense filed responses in January 2007, and final briefing was completed in March 2007. On April 24, 2007, the court entered its verdict acquitting PTNMR and its President Director of all charges. In May 2007, the prosecution appealed the decision of the court to the Indonesian Supreme Court, despite Indonesian laws that prohibit the appeal of a verdict of acquittal.
In addition, on March 22, 2007, an Indonesian non-governmental organization named Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (“WALHI”) filed a civil suit against PTNMR and Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and Ministry for the Environment, alleging pollution from the disposal of mine tailings into Buyat Bay, and seeking a court order requiring PTNMR to fund a 25-year monitoring program in relation to Buyat Bay. In December 2007, the court ruled in PTNMR’s favor and found that WALHI’s allegations of pollution in Buyat Bay were without merit.
Independent sampling and testing of Buyat Bay water and fish, as well as area residents, conducted by the World Health Organization and the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, confirm that PTNMR has not polluted the Buyat Bay environment, and, therefore, has not adversely affected the fish in Buyat Bay or the health of nearby residents. The Company remains steadfast that it has not caused pollution or health problems and will continue to vigorously defend itself against these allegations.
Resurrection Mining Company (“Resurrection”) - 100% Newmont Owned
Newmont, Resurrection and other defendants were named in lawsuits filed by the State of Colorado (the “State”) under CERCLA in 1983, which were subsequently consolidated with a lawsuit filed by EPA in 1986. These proceedings sought to compel the defendants to remediate the impacts of pre-existing, historic mining activities near Leadville, Colorado, which date back to the mid-1800s, and which the government agencies claim were causing substantial environmental problems in the area.
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operation in early 1992. Remaining remedial work for this area consists of water treatment plant operation and continuing environmental monitoring and maintenance activities. The parties also entered into a consent decree with respect to the remaining areas at the site, which apportioned liabilities and responsibilities for these areas. The EPA approved remedial actions for selected components of Resurrection’s portion of the site, which were initiated in 1995. The EPA has not selected the final remedy for the site. In March 1999, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to facilitate the settlement of natural resources damages claims under CERCLA for the upper Arkansas River Basin. In January 2004, an MOU report was issued that evaluated the extent of natural resource damages and possible restoration activities that might be required.
On August 9, 2005, ASARCO LLC, another potentially responsible party at the site, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”). ASARCO is contractually responsible for 50% of the ongoing expenses at the water treatment plant. In June 2007, Resurrection, the EPA, the State and ASARCO reached a settlement relating to all outstanding issues at the site. The settlement, once fully approved, will modify certain responsibilities of the parties. In July 2007, the settlement was approved by the Bankruptcy Court. The settlement is also subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
Other Legal Matters
Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. (“Yanacocha”) - 51.35% Newmont Owned
Choropampa . In June 2000, a transport contractor of Yanacocha spilled approximately 151 kilograms of elemental mercury near the town of Choropampa, Peru, which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) southwest of the Yanacocha mine. Elemental mercury is not used in Yanacocha’s operations but is a by-product of gold mining and was sold to a Lima firm for use in medical instruments and industrial applications. A comprehensive health and environmental remediation program was undertaken by Yanacocha in response to the incident. In August 2000, Yanacocha paid under protest a fine of 1,740,000 Peruvian soles (approximately $0.5) to the Peruvian government. Yanacocha has entered into settlement agreements with a number of individuals impacted by the incident. As compensation for the disruption and inconvenience caused by the incident Yanacocha entered into agreements with and provided a variety of public works in the three communities impacted by this incident. Yanacocha cannot predict the likelihood of additional expenditures related to this matter.
Yanacocha, various wholly-owned subsidiaries of Newmont, and other defendants have been named in lawsuits filed by approximately 1,100 Peruvian citizens in Denver District Court for the State of Colorado. These actions seek compensatory damages based on claims associated with the elemental mercury spill incident. In February 2005, Yanacocha and the various Newmont defendants answered the complaint in the Denver District Court. The parties in these cases have agreed to submit these matters to binding arbitration. In October 2007, the parties to the arbitration entered a court-approved settlement agreement, resolving most of these cases.
Additional lawsuits relating to the Choropampa incident were filed against Yanacocha in the local courts of Cajamarca, Peru, in May 2002 by over 900 Peruvian citizens. A significant number of the plaintiffs in these lawsuits entered into settlement agreements with Yanacocha prior to filing such claims. In September 2006, the Peruvian Supreme Court issued contradictory opinions on the validity of these settlement agreements. Subsequent lower court decisions have upheld the validity of these settlement agreements, discharging a number of the lawsuits. In 2005, Yanacocha entered into settlement agreements with approximately 350 additional plaintiffs.
Neither Newmont nor Yanacocha can reasonably predict the final outcome of any of the above-described lawsuits.
 
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Conga. Yanacocha is involved in a dispute with the Provincial Municipality of Celendin regarding the authority of that governmental body to regulate the development of the Conga project. In the fourth quarter of 2004, the Municipality of Celendin enacted an ordinance declaring the area around Conga to be a mining-free reserve and naturally protected area. Yanacocha has challenged this ordinance by means of two legal actions, one filed by Yanacocha (as the lease holder of the Conga mining concessions) and one filed by Minera Chaupiloma (as the titleholder of the Conga mining concessions). In August 2007, a Peruvian Court of first instance upheld Chaupiloma’s claim, stating that the Municipality of Celendin lacks the authority to create natural protected areas. The Municipality of Celendin has not appealed the ruling. Based on legal precedent established by Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal and the foregoing resolution of the Chaupiloma claim, it is reasonable to believe that Yanacocha’s mining rights will be upheld.
Newmont Mining Corporation
On June 8, 2005, UFCW Local 880 – Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Fund filed a putative class action in the federal district court in Colorado purportedly on behalf of purchasers of Newmont Mining Corporation (“Newmont”) publicly traded securities between July 28, 2004 and April 26, 2005. The action named Newmont, Wayne W. Murdy, Pierre Lassonde and Bruce D. Hansen as defendants. Substantially similar purported class actions were filed in the same court on June 15, 2005 by John S. Chapman and on June 20, 2005 by Zoe Myerson. In November 2005, the court consolidated these cases and, in March 2006, appointed a lead plaintiff. In April 2006, the lead plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint naming David Francisco, Russell Ball, Thomas Enos and Robert Gallagher as additional defendants. It alleged, among other things, that Newmont and the individual defendants violated certain antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws by failing to disclose alleged operating deficiencies and sought unspecified monetary damages and other relief. On October 20, 2006, the lead plaintiff, on behalf of a settlement class consisting of all purchasers of Newmont securities from November 1, 2003, through and including March 23, 2006 (except defendants and certain related persons), entered into a Stipulation of Settlement with defendants that (a) would release all claims asserted, or that could have been asserted, in the action; (b) would provide for a payment by Newmont of $15 to be distributed to class members pursuant to a plan of allocation developed by the lead plaintiff; and (c) would provide that all defendants deny any wrongdoing or liability with respect to the settled matters. On December 11, 2007, the Court approved the settlement.
On June 14, 2005, June 30, 2005 and July 1, 2005, purported derivative actions were filed, on behalf of Newmont, by Doris Staehr, Frank J. Donio and Jack G. Blaz, respectively, in the federal district court in Colorado against certain of Newmont’s current and former directors and officers. Each action alleged that certain defendants breached their fiduciary duties by engaging in insider trading and misappropriation of information, and that all defendants breached their fiduciary duties and engaged in conduct that constituted abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment in connection with, among other things, failing to disclose alleged operating deficiencies and failing to prevent alleged violations of environmental laws in Indonesia. The plaintiffs seek, on behalf of Newmont, among other remedies, all damages sustained by the Company as a result of the allegedly improper conduct. In November 2005, the court consolidated these cases and in December 2005 the court appointed a lead plaintiff. On April 10, 2006, the lead plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint. In a related development, on January 13, 2006, a purported Newmont shareholder sent to the Board of Directors a letter demanding the Company take action against the defendants in the purported derivative actions with respect to the matters alleged in the derivative complaints. The Board has taken the demand under consideration. Counsel for plaintiffs in the derivative actions, counsel for the demanding shareholder and the Company have agreed to settle the action and related disputes on the basis of certain revisions to the Company’s corporate governance arrangements, and an attorneys’ fee to be paid by the Company. This settlement stipulation was filed with the court on June 19, 2007 and was approved by the U.S. District Court on February 20, 2008.
 
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Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd (“NYOL”) - 100% Newmont Owned
On September 3, 2003, J. Aron & Co. commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) against NYOL, its subsidiaries and the administrator in relation to the completed voluntary administration of the NYOL group. J. Aron & Co., an NYOL creditor, initially sought injunctive relief that was denied by the court on September 8, 2003. On October 30, 2003, J. Aron & Co. filed a statement of claim alleging various deficiencies in the implementation of the voluntary administration process and seeking damages and other relief against NYOL and other parties. Newmont cannot reasonably predict the final outcome of this lawsuit.
Other Commitments and Contingencies
Tax contingencies are provided for under FIN 48 (see Notes 2 and 8).
In a 1993 asset exchange, a wholly-owned subsidiary transferred a coal lease under which the subsidiary had collected advance royalty payments totaling $484. From 1994 to 2018, remaining advance payments under the lease to the transferee total $390. In the event of title failure as stated in the lease, this subsidiary has a primary obligation to refund previously collected payments and has a secondary obligation to refund any of the $390 collected by the transferee, if the transferee fails to meet its refund obligation. The subsidiary has title insurance on the leased coal deposits of $240 covering the secondary obligation. The Company and the subsidiary regard the circumstances entitling the lessee to a refund as remote.
The Company has minimum royalty obligations on one of its producing mines in Nevada for the life of the mine. Amounts paid as a minimum royalty (where production royalties are less than the minimum obligation) in any year are recoverable in future years when the minimum royalty obligation is exceeded. Although the minimum royalty requirement may not be met in a particular year, the Company expects that over the mine life, gold production will be sufficient to meet the minimum royalty requirements. Minimum royalty payments payable are $11 in 2008, $17 in 2009 and 2010, $18 in 2011, $15 in 2012 and $57 thereafter.
As part of its ongoing business and operations, the Company and its affiliates are required to provide surety bonds, bank letters of credit and bank guarantees as financial support for various purposes, including environmental reclamation, exploration permitting, workers compensation programs and other general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, there were $662 and $445, respectively, of outstanding letters of credit, surety bonds and bank guarantees. The surety bonds, letters of credit and bank guarantees reflect fair value as a condition of their underlying purpose and are subject to fees competitively determined in the market place. The obligations associated with these instruments are generally related to performance requirements that the Company addresses through its ongoing operations. As the specific requirements are met, the beneficiary of the associated instrument cancels and/or returns the instrument to the issuing entity. Certain of these instruments are associated with operating sites with long-lived assets and will remain outstanding until closure. Generally, bonding requirements associated with environmental regulation are becoming more restrictive. In addition, the surety markets for certain types of environmental bonding used by the Company have become increasingly constrained. The Company, however, believes it is in compliance with all applicable bonding obligations and will be able to satisfy future bonding requirements, through existing or alternative means, as they arise.
Under the Batu Hijau Contract of Work, beginning in 2005 and continuing through 2010, a portion of PTNNT’s shares must be offered for sale, first, to the Indonesian government or, second, to Indonesian nationals, equal to the difference between the following percentages and the percentage of shares already owned by the
 
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Indonesian government or Indonesian nationals (if such number is positive): 23% by March 31, 2006; 30% by March 31, 2007; 37% by March 31, 2008, 44% by March 31, 2009; and 51% by March 31, 2010. The price at which such interest must be offered for sale to the Indonesian parties is the highest of the then-current replacement cost, the price at which shares would be accepted for listing on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, or the fair market value of such interest as a going concern, as agreed with the Indonesian government. Pursuant to this provision, it is possible that the ownership interest of the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership in PTNNT, owner of Batu Hijau, could be reduced to 49%.
PTPI has owned and continues to own a 20% interest in PTNNT, and therefore the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership was required to offer a 3% interest for sale in 2006 and an additional 7% interest in 2007. A further 7% interest will be offered for sale in March 2008. In accordance with the Contract of Work, an offer to sell a 3% interest was made to the government of Indonesia in 2006 and an offer for an additional 7% interest was made in 2007. While the central government declined to participate in the offer, local governments in the area in which the Batu Hijau mine is located have expressed interest in acquiring shares, as have various Indonesian nationals. In January 2008, the Newmont/Sumitomo partnership agreed to sell, under a carried interest arrangement, 2% of PTNNT’s shares to Kabupaten Sumbawa, one of the local governments, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions. On February 11, 2008, PTNNT received notification from the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources (DEMR) alleging that PTNNT is in breach of its divestiture requirements under the Contract of Work and threatening to issue a notice to terminate the Contract of Work if PTNNT does not agree to divest the 2006 and 2007 shares, in accordance with the direction of the DEMR, by February 22, 2008. Newmont and Sumitomo believe there is no basis under the Contract of Work for this notification and no grounds for terminating the Contract of Work, and are currently evaluating possible responses to the February 11, 2008 default notice, including filing for international arbitration as provided for under the Contract of Work. Newmont and Sumitomo are in discussions with officials of the Government of Indonesia to attempt to clarify or resolve this issue.
The Company has been in discussions to renew its forest use permit (called a pinjam pakai) for over two years. This permit is a key requirement to continue to efficiently operate the Batu Hijau mine. The permit renewal has not been received and in the event it is not received by May 2008, it could have an adverse impact on operating and financial results.
Newmont is from time to time involved in various legal proceedings related to its business. Except in the above-described proceedings, management does not believe that adverse decisions in any pending or threatened proceeding or that amounts that may be required to be paid by reason thereof will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
 
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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
NOTE 33    UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Quarterly Data
The following is a summary of selected quarterly financial information (unaudited):

 	  	2007	 	
 	  	Three Months Ended	 	
 	  	March 31	  	June 30	 	 	September 30	  	December 31	 	
Revenues	  	$	1,224	  	$	1,276	 	 	$	1,616	  	$	1,410	 	
Gross profit (loss) (1)	  	$	260	  	$	(186	)	 	$	719	  	$	518	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations	  	$	40	  	$	(401	)	 	$	331	  	$	(933	)	
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	  	$	28	  	$	(1,661	)	 	$	66	  	$	644	 	
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares	  	$	68	  	$	(2,062	)	 	$	397	  	$	(289	)	
Income (loss) from continuing operations, per common share, basic	  	$	0.09	  	$	(0.89	)	 	$	0.73	  	$	(2.06	)	
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, per common share, basic	  	$	0.06	  	$	(3.68	)	 	$	0.15	  	$	1.43	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net income (loss) per common share, basic	  	$	0.15	  	$	(4.57	)	 	$	0.88	  	$	(0.63	)	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Income (loss) from continuing operations, per common share, diluted	  	$	0.09	  	$	(0.89	)	 	$	0.73	  	$	(2.06	)	
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, per common share, diluted	  	$	0.06	  	$	(3.68	)	 	$	0.15	  	$	1.43	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net income (loss) per common share, diluted	  	$	0.15	  	$	(4.57	)	 	$	0.88	  	$	(0.63	)	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	  	 	451	  	 	451	 	 	 	452	  	 	452	 	
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	  	 	452	  	 	451	 	 	 	453	  	 	452	 	
Dividends declared per common share	  	$	0.10	  	$	0.10	 	 	$	0.10	  	$	0.10	 	
Closing price of common stock	  	$	41.99	  	$	39.06	 	 	$	44.73	  	$	48.83	 	
		
 	  	2006	 	
 	  	Three Months Ended	 	
 	  	March 31	  	June 30	 	 	September 30	  	December 31	 	
Revenues	  	$	1,114	  	$	1,271	 	 	$	1,073	  	$	1,424	 	
Gross profit (1)	  	$	439	  	$	519	 	 	$	355	  	$	526	 	
Income from continuing operations	  	$	200	  	$	134	 	 	$	58	  	$	171	 	
Income from discontinued operations	  	$	9	  	$	26	 	 	$	141	  	$	52	 	
Net income applicable to common shares	  	$	209	  	$	160	 	 	$	199	  	$	223	 	
Income from continuing operations, per common share, basic	  	$	0.45	  	$	0.30	 	 	$	0.12	  	$	0.38	 	
Income from discontinued operations, per common share, basic	  	$	0.02	  	$	0.06	 	 	$	0.31	  	$	0.12	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net income per common share, basic	  	$	0.47	  	$	0.36	 	 	$	0.43	  	$	0.50	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations, per common share, diluted	  	$	0.45	  	$	0.30	 	 	$	0.12	  	$	0.38	 	
Income from discontinued operations, per common share, diluted	  	$	0.02	  	$	0.06	 	 	$	0.31	  	$	0.11	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net income per common share, diluted	  	$	0.47	  	$	0.36	 	 	$	0.43	  	$	0.49	 	
	  	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	  	 	448	  	 	449	 	 	 	450	  	 	450	 	
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	  	 	451	  	 	452	 	 	 	452	  	 	452	 	
Dividends declared per common share	  	$	0.10	  	$	0.10	 	 	$	0.10	  	$	0.10	 	
Closing price of common stock	  	$	51.89	  	$	52.93	 	 	$	42.75	  	$	45.15	 	

(1)	Revenues less Costs applicable to sales, Loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts , Midas redevelopment and Depreciation, depletion and amortization .	
 
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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share, per ounce and per pound amounts)
 
Significant after-tax adjustments were as follows:
Fourth quarter 2007: (i) a $1,122 ($2.48 per share, basic) loss on the write-down of Exploration Segment goodwill; (ii) a $39 ($0.09 per share, basic) loss on the impairment of marketable securities and (iii) a $597 ($1.32 per share, basic) gain on the sale of royalty and other non-core assets;
Third quarter 2007: none;
Second quarter 2007: (i) a $1,665 ($3.69 per share, basic) loss on the write-down of Merchant Banking Goodwill; (ii) a $460 ($1.02 per share, basic) loss on the settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts; (iii) a $25 ($0.06 per share, basic) loss on a Batu Hijau minority loan repayment; (iv) an $11 ($0.02 per share, basic) loss on reclamation obligations at non-operating properties and (v) an $8 ($0.02 per share, basic) loss on the settlement of senior management retirement obligations;
First quarter 2007: (i) a $22 ($0.05 per share, basic) gain on exchange of securities and (ii) a $5 ($0.01 per share, basic) loss on the impairment of marketable securities;
Fourth quarter 2006: (i) a $29 ($0.06 per share, basic) reclamation estimate charge; (ii) a $27 ($0.06 per share, basic) net tax benefit from a reconciliation of the Company’s U.S. book and tax basis assets and liabilities as well as a detailed analysis of income taxes payable. The differences were identified as affecting the years 1998 to 2005 although the amount applicable to any one year is not material. As the amounts are not material to the current year or the year in which they arose, the entire adjustment was recognized as a tax benefit during the fourth quarter of 2006; (iii) a $16 ($.03 per share, basic) net tax benefit due to an adjustment in the interest accrued on tax contingencies and (iv) an $8 ($0.02 per share, basic) net gain on the sale of Holloway;
Third quarter 2006: (i) a $173 ($0.39 per share, basic) net gain on the sale of the Alberta Oil Sands project; (ii) a $66 ($0.15 per share, basic) loss on the expropriation of Zarafshan; (iii) a $57 ($0.13 per share, basic) tax expense for repatriation of cash from the sale of Black Gold (iv) a $26 ($0.06 per share, basic) loss on the early extinguishment of debt and (v) a $20 ($0.05 per share, basic) net gain on the sale of the Martabe project;
Second quarter 2006: none;
First quarter 2006: (i) a $48 ($0.11 per share, basic) net tax benefit from changes in Australia’s functional currency for tax reporting.
NOTE 34    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Miramar
In January 2008, Newmont Mining B.C. Limited, an indirect wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Newmont, acquired approximately 40 million additional common shares of Miramar Mining Corporation (“Miramar”) at a price of C$6.25 per common share, bringing its interest in Miramar to 96%. This successfully completed the offer by Newmont Mining B.C. Limited to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Miramar. Newmont has mailed a notice of compulsory acquisition pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) to acquire all the remaining common shares of Miramar that were not acquired pursuant to the offer. Miramar is a Canadian gold company that controls the Hope Bay Project, a large undeveloped gold project in Nunavut, Canada. See Note 13 for information on the 2007 acquisition of Miramar common shares.
Contract of Work
See Note 32 for developments relating to the Indonesia Contract of Work.
 
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 ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
 
 ITEM 9A.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	
During the fiscal period covered by this report, the Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting and the attestation report on management’s assessment are included in Item 8 of this annual report on Form 10-K.
 
 ITEM 9B.	OTHER INFORMATION	
The Company has elected to include the following information in this Form 10-K in lieu of reporting it on a separately filed Form 8-K. This information would otherwise have been filed on Form 8-K under the heading “Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.”
On February 19, 2008, the Company adopted a Senior Executive Compensation Program, covering the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and certain other senior executives of the Company. Under the program, these senior executives will be awarded financial performance shares, the target amount for which will be set at the beginning of the calendar year and will be issued at the end of the year, in an amount modified by corporate performance metrics. Financial performance shares will vest in three annual increments. Senior executives will also be eligible, at the discretion of the Company’s Compensation Committee, to receive a cash bonus for achievement of strategic objectives.
The foregoing summary of the Senior Executive Compensation Program is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Senior Executive Compensation Program description, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.17 and incorporated by reference herein.
The Company also from time to time may grant discretionary cash bonuses to employees for extraordinary performance. In December 2007, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and other senior executives were granted cash bonuses in recognition of their efforts to achieve proceeds substantially higher than anticipated in the sale of the Company’s royalty portfolio. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer received cash bonuses of $750,000 and $375,000, respectively. A description of the bonuses is included in the Summary of Executive Compensation, filed herewith as Exhibit 10.35 and incorporated by reference herein.
 
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 PART III
 ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Information concerning Newmont’s directors, Audit Committee, Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and Code of Ethics is contained in Newmont’s definitive Proxy Statement, filed pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Information concerning Newmont’s executive officers is set forth under Item 4A of this report.
 ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information concerning this item is contained in Newmont’s definitive Proxy Statement, filed pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
 ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Information concerning this item is contained in Newmont’s definitive Proxy Statement, filed pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated  herein by reference.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth as of December 31, 2007 information regarding Newmont’s Common Stock that may be issued under Newmont’s equity compensation plans:

Plan Category	  	Number of Securities
to be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(a)	 	 	Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b) (1)	  	Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities
reflected in column (a))
(c)	 	
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (2)	  	5,937,789	(3)	 	$	44.25	  	15,345,532	(4)	
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders 	  	615,745	(5)	 	$	24.00	  	—	 	
TOTAL	  	6,553,534	 	 	$	42.34	  	15,345,532	 	

(1)	The weighted average exercise price does not take into account the shares issuable upon vesting of director stock units and restricted stock units.	

(2)	Newmont’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan was approved by the stockholders on April 27, 2005. A maximum of 20,000,000 shares of Newmont’s Common Stock were authorized to be issued under this plan. Out of this maximum number of shares, no more than 10,000,000 shares may be awarded as restricted stock and other stock-based awards and no more than 1,000,000 shares may be awarded as non-employee director stock awards. In addition, no more than 1,000,000 shares may be awarded without agreements providing for vesting in full in three years or more, subject to certain exceptions such as shares subject to performance-based conditions.	

(3)	This number does not include 207,510 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options granted under certain equity plans assumed by Newmont in acquisitions. The weighted average exercise price of outstanding options granted under the assumed plans as of December 31, 2007 was $21.92. Newmont cannot grant any additional options or awards under these assumed plans.	
 
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(4)	Securities remaining available for future issuance under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. No additional grants or awards will be made under any of the Company’s other plans.	

(5)	Shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options granted under the 1999 Employees Stock Plan. Options have a term of 10 years and vest in periods ranging from two to four years. Restricted stock units awarded under the 1999 Employees Stock Plan are also listed in the table. Restricted stock units are awarded to employees in certain foreign jurisdictions. Prior to vesting, a holder of restricted stock units does not have the right to vote the underlying shares or receive any dividends. The restricted stock units vest in three equal increments over three years. Upon vesting, the holder of restricted stock units is entitled to receive one share of Newmont common stock for each restricted stock unit and accrued dividends.	
 ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Information concerning this item is contained in Newmont’s definitive Proxy Statement, filed pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated herein by reference.
 ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Information concerning this item is contained in Newmont’s definitive Proxy Statement, filed pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated herein by reference.
 
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 PART IV
 ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following documents are filed as a part of this report:
 
(a)	Financial Statements	
The Consolidated Financial Statements, together with the report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated February 19, 2008, are included as part of Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, commencing on page 68 above.

 	  	Page	
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	  	80	
Statements of Consolidated Income	  	81	
Consolidated Balance Sheets	  	82	
Statements of Consolidated Changes in Stockholders’ Equity	  	83	
Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income	  	84	
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows	  	85	
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	  	86	
 
(b)	Exhibits	
Reference is made to the Exhibit Index beginning on page E-1 hereof.
 
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 SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION	
		
By:	 	/s/ B RITT D. B ANKS	
	 	Britt D. Banks 	
 	 	Executive Vice President, Legal and External Affairs	
February 21, 2008
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 21, 2008.

Signature	  	Title	
		
*
Richard T. O’Brien	  	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	
		
*
Russell Ball	  	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	
		
*
Roger P. Johnson	  	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)	
Glen A. Barton*	  	Director	
Vincent A. Calarco*	  	Director	
Joseph A. Carrabba*	  	Director	
Noreen Doyle*	  	Director	
Veronica M. Hagen*	  	Director	
Michael S. Hamson*	  	Director	
Robert J. Miller*	  	Director	
Robin A. Plumbridge*	  	Director	
John B. Prescott*	  	Director	
Donald C. Roth*	  	Director	
James V. Taranik*	  	Director	

*By: 	 	/s/ B RITT D. B ANKS	
	 	Britt D. Banks 	
 	 	Attorney-in-Fact	
 
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Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
1.1	  	—Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2005, among Registrant, Newmont USA Limited, Citigroup Capital Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2005.	
		
1.2	  	—Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2007, among Registrant, Franco-Nevada Corporatin, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., UBS Securities Canada Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., GMP Securities L.P., Dundee Securities Corporation, Genuity Capital Markets, HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Paradigm Capital Inc. and Wellington West Capital Markets. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2007.	
		
2.1	  	—Arrangement Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2001, by and between Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited and Newmont Mining Corporation (now known as “Newmont USA Limited”). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2002.	
		
2.2	  	—Deeds of Undertaking, dated as of November 14, 2001, November 14, 2001, and December 10, 2001, by and between Newmont Mining Corporation (now known as “Newmont USA Limited”) and Normandy Mining Limited. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2002.	
		
2.3	  	—Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 8, 2002, by and among Newmont Mining Corporation (now known as “Newmont USA Limited”), the Registrant and Delta Acquisitionco Corp. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2002.	
		
2.4	  	—Support Agreement dated October 8, 2007, among Registrant, Newmont Mining B.C. Limited and Miramar Mining Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2007 and Exhibit 7.3 to Registrant’s Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2007.	
		
2.5	  	—Form of Lock-Up Agreement dated October 8, 2007, among Registrant, Newmont Mining B.C. Limited and each of the Officers and Directors of Miramar Mining Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2007 and Exhibit 7.4 to Registrant’s Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2007.	
		
2.6	  	—Acquisition Agreement, dated November 30, 2007, between Registrant and Franco-Nevada Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2007.	
		
3.1	  	—Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to Appendix F to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-76506), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2002.	
		
3.2	  	—Certificate of Designations of Special Voting Stock. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of its common stock, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2002.	
 
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Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
  3.3	  	—Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of its common stock, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2002.	
		
  3.4	  	—Certificate of Designations of $3.25 Convertible Preferred Stock of Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A relating to the registration of its $3.25 convertible preferred stock, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2002.	
		
  3.5	  	—By-laws of the Registrant as amended and restated effective April 24, 2007, Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(1) to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for March 31, 2007, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2007.	
		
  4.1	  	—Indenture, dated as of March 22, 2005, among Newmont Mining Corporation, Newmont USA Limited and Citibank, N.A. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2005.	
		
  4.2	  	—Form of 5.875% Note due 2035 issued pursuant to Indenture, dated as of March 22, 2005, among Registrant, Newmont USA Limited and Citibank, N.A. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2005.	
		
  4.3	  	—Indenture, dated as of July 17, 2007, among Registrant, Newmont USA Limited and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. relating to 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
  4.4	  	—Indenture, dated as of July 17, 2007, among Registrant, Newmont USA Limited and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A relating to 1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
  4.5	  	—Registration Rights Agreement among Registrant, Newmont (USA) Limited, as Guarantor, and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., dated July 17, 2007 relating to 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 and 1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
  4.6	  	—Pass Through Trust Agreement dated as of July 15, 1994, between Newmont Gold Company (now known as “Newmont USA Limited”) and The First National Bank of Chicago relating to the Pass Through Certificates, Series 1994-A1. (The front cover of this Exhibit indicates the material differences between such Exhibit and the substantially similar (except for price-related information) Pass-Through Agreement between Newmont Gold Company (now known as “Newmont USA Limited”) and The First National Bank of Chicago relating to the Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1994-A2.) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Newmont Gold Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1994.	
		
  4.7	  	—Lease dated as of September 30, 1994, between Newmont Gold Company (now known as “Newmont USA Limited”) and Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National Association relating to Trust No. 1 and a 75% undivided interest in Newmont Gold Company’s refractory gold ore treatment facility. (The front cover of this Exhibit indicates the material differences between such Exhibit and the substantially similar (except for price-related information) entered into on the same date relating to the remaining 25% undivided interest in the facility.) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Newmont Gold Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1994.	
 
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Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
  4.8	  	—Trust Indenture and Security Agreement dated as of July 15, 1994, between Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National Association and The First National Bank of Chicago relating to Trust No. 1 and a 75% undivided interest in Newmont Gold Company’s (now known as “Newmont USA Limited”) refractory gold ore treatment facility. (The front cover of this Exhibit indicates the material differences between such Exhibit and the substantially similar (except for price-related information) entered into on the same date relating to the remaining 25% undivided interest in the facility.) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Newmont Gold Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1994.	
		
  4.9	  	—See footnote (1).	
		
10.1	  	—Savings Equalization Plan, amended and restated, of Newmont USA Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, effective January 1, 2005 and dated July 12, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2005.	
		
10.2	  	—Pension Equalization Plan, amended and restated, of Newmont USA Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, effective January 1, 2005 and dated July 12, 2005. Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 10.2 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2005.	
		
10.3	  	—Amendment One to the Pension Equalization Plan of Newmont, effective January 1, 2005 and dated March 27, 2006, filed herewith.	
		
10.4	  	—1996 Employees Stock Plan amended and restated effective as of March 17, 1999. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d) to Newmont Mining Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.	
		
10.5	  	—1999 Employees Stock Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(e) to Newmont Mining Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.	
		
10.6	  	—2005 Stock Incentive Plan, amended and restated effective October 26, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2005.	
		
10.7	  	—Form of Award Agreement used for Executive Officers to grant stock options pursuant to Registrant’s 1996 Employees Stock Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2004.	
		
10.8	  	—Form of Award Agreement used for Executive Officers to grant stock options pursuant to Registrant’s 1999 Employees Stock Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2005.	
		
10.9	  	—Form of Award Agreement used for Executive Officers to grant restricted stock pursuant to Registrant’s 1999 Employees Stock Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2005.	
		
10.10	  	—Form of Award Agreement used for Executive Officers to grant restricted stock units pursuant to Registrant’s 1999 Employees Stock Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2005.	
		
10.11	  	—Form of Award Agreement used for Executive Officers to grant stock options pursuant to Registrant’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2005.	
 
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Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
10.12	  	—Form of Award Agreement used for Executive Officers to grant restricted stock pursuant to Registrant’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2005.	
		
10.13	  	—Form of Award Agreement For Richard O’Brien to grant restricted stock pursuant to Registrant’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period March 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2007.	
		
10.14	  	—Form of Award Agreement used for non-employee directors to grant director stock units pursuant to the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005.	
		
10.15	  	—Annual Incentive Compensation Payroll Practice of the Registrant, amended and restated effective January 1, 2007. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.16	  	—Employee Performance Incentive Compensation Payroll Practice of Registrant, amended and restated effective January 1, 2007. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.17	  	—Senior Executive Compensation Program effective as of January 1, 2008, filed herewith.	
		
10.18	  	—Amended and Restated Officers’ Death Benefit Plan effective January 1, 2004 of Newmont USA Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2004.	
		
10.19	  	—Amended and Restated Executive Change of Control Plan effective January 1, 2004 of Newmont USA Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2004.	
		
10.20	  	—Newmont Mining Corporation 2000 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 17, 2000. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Newmont Mining Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.	
		
10.21	  	—Agreement dated February 1, 1999, among Newmont Mining Corporation, Newmont Gold Company and certain executive officers. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to Newmont Mining Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999.	
		
10.22	  	—Letter Agreement dated May 6, 1993, between Newmont Gold Company and Wayne W. Murdy. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Newmont Gold Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1993.	
		
10.23	  	—Letter Agreement dated March 23, 2001, between Wayne W. Murdy and Newmont Mining Corporation. Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10(v) to Newmont Mining Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.	
		
10.24	  	—Amendment to Employment Agreement effective July 28, 2005 between Newmont Mining Corporation and Wayne W. Murdy. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on 10-Q, for the period June 30, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2005.	
		
10.25	  	—Employment Agreement effective January 1, 2007 between Newmont Global Employment Limited Partnership and Pierre Lassonde, filed herewith.	
 
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Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
10.26	  	—Consulting Agreement effective May 1, 2007 between Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited and Pierre Lassonde, filed herewith.	
		
10.27	  	—Consulting Agreement effective as of April 1, 2002, between Newmont Capital Limited and Seymour Schulich. Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10(x) to Newmont Mining Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.	
		
10.28	  	—Amendment to Consulting Agreement effective as of April 1, 2005 and dated December 7, 2004, between Newmont Capital Limited and Seymour Schulich. Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2004.	
		
10.29	  	—Amendment No. 2 to Consulting Agreement effective July 28, 2005, between Newmont Capital Limited and Seymour Schulich. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2005.	
		
10.30	  	—Amendment to Consulting Agreement dated October 31, 2005, and effective as of April 26, 2006, between Newmont Capital Limited and Seymour Schulich. Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2005.	
		
10.31	  	—Credit Agreement dated as of July 30, 2004, as amended and restated as of July 28, 2005, as amended and restated April 24, 2007, among Newmont Mining Corporation, Newmont USA Limited, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya SA, Bank of Montreal Chicago Branch, The Bank of Nw York, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., BNP Paribas, Calyon New York Branch, CIBC Inc., Citicorp USA Inc., Commonwealth Bank of Australia New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, The Royal Bank of Scotland, plc, Societe Generale, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, UBS Loan Finance LLC, US Bank N.A. Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period March 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2007.	
		
10.32	  	—Canadian Oil Sands Trust (“COST”) Agreement as of May 10, 2004 between Pierre Lassonde and Newmont Mining Corporation. Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10(w) to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period December 31, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2005.	
		
10.33	  	—Canadian Oil Sands Trust (“COST”) Agreement as of May 10, 2004 between Seymour Schulich and Newmont Mining Corporation. Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10(x) to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period December 31, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2005.	
		
10.34	  	—Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation and Benefits filed herewith.	
		
10.35	  	—Summary of Executive Compensation, filed herewith.	
		
10.36	  	—Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2007, by and among Newmont Mining Corporation, Newmont USA Limited and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Representatives of the several Initial Purchasers listed in Schedule I thereto. Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
 
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Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
10.37	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.38	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.39	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Citibank, N.A. (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007. 2007.	
		
10.40	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Citibank, N.A. (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.41	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and UBS AG, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.42	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and UBS AG, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.43	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.44	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.9 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.45	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.10 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.46	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.11 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.47	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Citibank, N.A. (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.12 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
 
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Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
10.48	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Citibank, N.A. (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.13 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.49	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and UBS AG, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.14 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.50	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and UBS AG, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.15 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.51	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.16 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.52	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 11, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.17 to Registrant’s on Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.53	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.18 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.54	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.19 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.55	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Citibank, N.A. (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.20 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.56	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Citibank, N.A. (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.21 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.57	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and UBS AG, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.22 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.58	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and UBS AG, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.23 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
 
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Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
10.59	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.24 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.60	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Hedge, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.25 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.61	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.26 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.62	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.27 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.63	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Citibank, N.A. (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.28 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.64	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Citibank, N.A. (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.29 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.65	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and UBS AG, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.30 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.66	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and UBS AG, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.31 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.67	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (with respect to 2014 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.32 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.68	  	—Confirmation of Convertible Note Warrant Transaction, dated as of July 13, 2007, between Newmont Mining Corporation and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (with respect to 2017 Notes). Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.33 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
		
10.69	  	—Office Space and Office Services Agreement between Newmont (USA) Limited and Wayne W. Murdy effective January 1, 2008. Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.37 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the period June 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007.	
 
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Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
12.1	  	—Statement re Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, filed herewith.	
		
21	  	—Subsidiaries of Newmont Mining Corporation, filed herewith.	
		
23.1	  	—Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, filed herewith.	
		
24	  	—Power of Attorney, filed herewith.	
		
31.1	  	—Certification Pursuant to Rule 13A-14 or 15D-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by the Principal Executive Officer, filed herewith.	
		
31.2	  	—Certification Pursuant to Rule 13A-14 or 15D-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by the Principal Financial Officer, filed herewith.	
		
32.1	  	—Statement Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by Principal Executive Officer, furnished herewith.	
		
32.2	  	—Statement Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by Chief Financial Officer, furnished herewith.	

(1)	In reliance upon Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K, various instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Newmont Mining Corporation are not being filed herewith because the total of securities authorized under each such instrument does not exceed 10% of the total assets of Newmont Mining Corporation. Newmont Mining Corporation hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the Commission upon request.	
 
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Exhibit 10.3
AMENDMENT ONE
TO THE
PENSION EQUALIZATION PLAN OF NEWMONT
WHEREAS, the Pension Equalization Plan of Newmont (the “Plan”) was restated by Newmont USA Limited (the “Plan Sponsor”) effective January 1, 2005;
WHEREAS, the Plan Sponsor has discovered a Plan provision that does not apply to the Plan and has never been applied in actual Plan administration;
WHEREAS, the Plan Sponsor wishes to amend the Plan effective January 1, 2005; and
WHEREAS, Section 8.02 of the Plan authorizes the Plan Sponsor to amend the Plan from time to time;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:
1. Under Article I, “Definitions,” the definition of “Salary” is restated as follows:
“ Salary ” means Salary as defined in the Pension Plan at the relevant time plus:
(a) with respect to a Participant who receives Executive Performance Incentive payments (“EPI”) for 2003 (the “Current Participants”), (i) any bonus awards paid to such Current Participant under the Newmont Intermediate Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ITIP”) which were earned in 2002 and prior years (but not including transitional cash payments with respect to the ITIP made in 2004, 2005 and 2006) and (ii) any bonus awards paid to such Current Participant under EPI beginning with EPI year 2003 through EPI year 2007, but not for any subsequent EPI year. Any such bonuses paid in the form of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company shall be included in Salary to the extent the Participant does not forfeit the stock and shall be included in Salary in equal monthly amounts over the period of the Participant’s employment during which the bonus was earned. The value of stock for this purpose shall be the value assigned by the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining Corporation when the stock is awarded. No more than the five bonuses earned with respect to five calendar years under the ITIP and/or EPI shall be taken into account in determining “Salary.” A Current Participant who Retires on or after January 1, 2008 will have an “Average Monthly Salary” equal to the greater of (x) the Current Participant’s “Average Monthly Salary” (as defined in the Pension Plan) calculated as of December 31, 2007 based upon the foregoing definition of Salary and not thereafter changed or (y) the Current Participant’s Average Monthly Salary as calculated under the foregoing provisions as of the date of the Current Participant’s Retirement; and
(b) with respect to Participants who did not receive EPI for 2003 (the “New Participants”), who are in salary grade 109, and who previously participated in the ITIP shall have bonus awards paid to such Participant under the ITIP which were earned in 2002 and prior years (but not including any transitional cash payments with respect to the
Pension Equalization Plan of Newmont
Amendment One Effective January 1, 2005
 
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ITIP made in 2004, 2005 and 2006) included in Salary in the year earned in the same manner as Current Participants pursuant to paragraph (a) of the definition of “Salary” above for purposes of determining such Participant’s “Average Monthly Salary.”
2. The Administration Committee or its delegate is hereby authorized to take any action necessary to implement this amendment.
The foregoing was adopted this 27th day of March, 2006.

NEWMONT USA LIMITED	
		
By:	 	/s/ Britt D. Banks	
Name:	 	Britt D. Banks	
Title:	 	Vice President	
Pension Equalization Plan of Newmont
Amendment One Effective January 1, 2005
 
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Exhibit 10.17

 
 
NEWMONT
SENIOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
 
(Effective January 1, 2008)

 

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 	  	Page	
SECTION  I       DEFINITIONS	  	1-2	
		
1.1 “AICP Corporate Performance Bonus”	  	1	
		
1.2 “Common Stock”	  	1	
		
1.3 “Employee Target AICP Corporate Performance Bonus”	  	1	
		
1.4 “Financial Performance Bonus”	  	1	
		
1.5 “Performance Period”	  	2	
		
1.6 “Performance Stock”	  	2	
		
1.7 “Strategic Objectives Bonus”	  	2	
		
1.8 “Target Financial Performance Bonus”	  	2	
		
1.9 “Terminated Eligible Employee”	  	2	
		
SECTION  II     ELIGIBILITY	  	2-3	
		
SECTION  III    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BONUS	  	3-4	
		
3.1 Determination of Financial Performance Bonus—In General	  	3	
		
3.2 Separation of Employment and Payment of Financial Performance Bonus	  	3	
		
3.3 Form of Payment	  	3	
		
3.4 Restrictions on Performance Stock	  	3	
		
3.5 Timing of Payment	  	4	
		
SECTION  IV   AICP CORPORATE PERFORMANCE BONUS	  	4	
		
4.1 Determination of AICP Corporate Performance Bonus—In General	  	4	
		
4.2 Separation of Employment and Payment of AICP Corporate Performance Bonus	  	4	
		
SECTION  V     STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES BONUS	  	4	
		
5.1 Determination of Strategic Objectives Bonus—In General	  	4	
		
5.2 Separation of Employment and Payment of Strategic Objectives Bonus	  	4	
		
SECTION  VI   CHANGE OF CONTROL	  	5	
		
SECTION  VII  GENERAL PROVISIONS	  	5-6	
 
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NEWMONT
SENIOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
(Effective as of January 1, 2008)
PURPOSE
This Senior Executive Compensation Program includes the Financial Performance Share program, Strategic Objectives Bonus and AICP Corporate Performance Bonus for the eligible participants. The purpose of the Financial Performance Share program and the ACIP Corporate Performance Bonus is to provide eligible Employees of Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer a direct interest in the success of the operations of Newmont Mining. The purpose of the Strategic Objectives Bonus is to provide eligible Employees of Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer additional incentive to meet strategic objectives set by the Compensation Committee. The eligible Employees of Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer will be rewarded in accordance with the terms and conditions described below.
I. DEFINITIONS
The capitalized terms used in this compensation program shall have the same meaning as the capitalized terms in the Annual Incentive Compensation Program (“AICP”), unless otherwise defined or stated herein. The terms set forth in this Section shall have the meaning set forth below.
1.1 “AICP Corporate Performance Bonus” means the bonus payable pursuant to Section 4.1 (or portion thereof as provided in Section 4.2).
1.2 “ Common Stock ” means the $1.60 par value common stock of Newmont Mining Corporation.
1.3 “Employee Target AICP Corporate Performance Bonus” means the target bonus for eligible Employees as set forth in Appendix B.
1.4 “ Financial Performance Bonus ” means the bonus payable to an eligible Employee in the form of Performance Stock under this compensation program with respect to a Performance Period (or portion thereof as provided in Section 3.2), which shall be determined by multiplying the eligible Employee’s Target Financial Performance Bonus times the Aggregate Payout Percentage calculated in accordance with the Annual Incentive Compensation Program. In 2008 the Financial Performance Bonus will be calculated using only 2008 AICP results. In 2009, Financial Performance Bonus will be calculated using 40% weighting of 2008 AICP results and 60% weighting of 2009 AICP results. In 2010, the three-year weighted Financial Performance Bonus calculation will go into effect, and will remain going forward. The three-year weighted Financial Performance Bonus calculation is comprised of 20% weighting for the first year (two years ago) of AICP bonus, 30% weighting for the second year (one year ago) of AICP bonus, and 50% weighting for the third year (the current year) of AICP bonus. The Performance Stock awarded as a

Financial Performance Bonus shall have terms and conditions, and shall be subject to such restrictions as defined by the Compensation Committee.
1.5 “ Performance Period ” means the calendar year over which the Compensation Committee will calculate and determine the Financial Performance Bonus, AICP Corporate Performance Bonus and Strategic Objectives Bonus.
1.6 “ Performance Stock ” means the right to receive from Newmont Mining the number of shares of $1.60 par value common stock of Newmont Mining Corporation, subject to the contingencies, terms and conditions of this compensation program. Eligible Employees who are participants in this program shall not have any rights as a shareholder of Newmont Mining with respect to the Performance Stock, including but not limited to the right to vote such Performance Stock or to receive dividends with respect to such Performance Stock, until such shares of Performance Stock have actually been issued to the eligible Employee and transferred on the books and records of Newmont Mining.
1.7 “Strategic Objectives Bonus” means the cash bonus payable to an eligible Employee based on the individual contribution of such eligible Employee to achievement of the Corporation’s strategic objectives during the Performance Period, as set forth in section 5.1, (or portion thereof as provided in Section 5.2).
1.8 “Target Financial Performance Bonus” means the number of shares equivalent to the percentage of base salary set by the Compensation Committee which is set forth in Appendix A, using the average closing price of Newmont Mining Corporation common stock for the month of December of the calendar year prior to the year in which the Financial Performance Bonus shall be measured.
1.9 “Terminated Eligible Employee” for purposes of the Financial Performance Bonus means executive grade level Employee of Newmont Mining and/or a Participating Employer who directly reported to the Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation and the Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation during the relevant Performance Period who terminates employment with Newmont Mining and/or a Participating Employer during the relevant Performance Period on account of death, retirement, or Disability. “Terminated Eligible Employee” for purposes of the AICP Corporate Performance Bonus and the Strategic Objectives Bonus shall have the same meaning as in the AICP.
II. ELIGIBILITY
All executive grade level Employees of Newmont Mining and/or a Participating Employer who directly report to the Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation and the Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation, are eligible to receive a Financial Performance Bonus, AICP Corporate Performance Bonus and Strategic Objectives Bonus under this program, provided (i) they are on the payroll of Newmont Mining and/or a Participating Employer as of the last day of the relevant Performance Period, and at the time the award is granted, or (ii) they are a Terminated Eligible Employee with respect to such Performance Period. Eligible Employees who are
 
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on short-term disability under the Short-Term Disability Plan of Newmont, or a successor plan, or not working because of a work-related injury as of the last day of the Performance Period, but are still on the payroll of Newmont Mining and/or a Participating Employer shall be eligible to receive a Financial Performance Bonus, AICP Corporate Performance Bonus and Strategic Objectives Bonus. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section II, the Compensation Committee may, prior to the end of any Performance Period, exclude from or include in eligibility for participation under this program with respect to such Performance Period any executive grade level Employees of Newmont Mining and/or a Participating Employer. If an Employee of Newmont or a Participating Employer is eligible to participate in this program, such Employee is not eligible to participate in the Annual Incentive Compensation Program or the Employee Performance Incentive Compensation Program.
III. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BONUS
3.1 Determination of Financial Performance Bonus—In General . The Financial Performance Bonus shall be calculated as soon as reasonably practicable after the Compensation Committee determines the Aggregate Payout Percentage. Following such determination, payment of the Financial Performance Bonus shall be made to eligible Employees as soon as reasonably practicable, in accordance with Section 3.3 below.
3.2 Separation of Employment and Payment of Financial Performance Bonus .
(a) In the event an eligible Employee separates employment from Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer as a result severance under the Severance Plan of Newmont (or any successor plan), prior to payment of the Financial Performance Bonus, such eligible Employee is not entitled to payment of the Financial Performance Bonus in any amount.
(b) In the event an eligible Employee separates employment from Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer as a result of death, Disability or retirement as defined in the Pension Plan of Newmont (or any successor plan), regardless of the Employee’s participation in the Pension Plan of Newmont (or any successor plan), prior to payment of the Financial Performance Bonus, such eligible Employee is a Terminated Eligible Employee and shall receive a Financial Performance Bonus at target level, pro-rated for the time of employment during the Performance Period.
3.3 Form of Payment . The amount of Financial Performance Bonus payable under this compensation program shall be paid in Performance Stock (payable in whole shares only rounded up to the nearest share). The Performance Stock shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 3.4 below.
3.4 Restrictions on Performance Stock .
(a) Newmont Mining shall issue Performance Stock to eligible Employees for one-third of the Financial Performance Bonus without any restrictions as soon as practicable following the end of the Performance Period. Newmont Mining shall issue Performance Stock for the remainder of the Financial Performance Bonus and such stock
 
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shall be restricted and have a two-year vesting period, with one-half of the Performance Stock vesting each year on the anniversary of the date of grant.
(b) Shares of Performance Stock issued hereunder as a part of a Financial Performance Bonus shall not be subject to transfer by the eligible Employee until such Performance Stock vests in accordance with Section 3.4(a), at which time such Performance Stock may be freely transferred by the eligible Employee subject to all applicable laws, regulations and Newmont Mining policies.
3.5 Timing of Payment. Payment under this program will be made no later than the 15 th day of the third month following the calendar year in which an Employee’s right to payment is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.
IV. AICP CORPORATE PERFORMANCE BONUS
4.1 Determination of AICP Corporate Performance Bonus—In General . The AICP Corporate Performance Bonus shall be determined and paid in conformance with the determination and payment of the Corporate Performance Bonus in the AICP, utilizing the Employee Target AICP Corporate Performance Bonus attached in Appendix B, rather than the Target Performance Level attached to the AICP.
4.2 Separation of Employment and Payment of AICP Corporate Performance Bonus. In the event an eligible Employee separates employment from Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer and is a Terminated Eligible Employee, the AICP Corporate Performance Bonus shall be paid in accordance with the Terminated Eligible Employee provisions of the AICP.
V. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES BONUS
5.1 Determination of Strategic Objectives Bonus—In General . At the end of each Performance Period, the Compensation Committee will evaluate each eligible Employee’s performance against relevant strategic objectives and award a Strategic Objectives Bonus, up to the maximum amounts listed in Appendix C. The Compensation Committee will seek the input of the Chief Executive Officer on the Strategic Objectives Bonuses to be awarded to other eligible Employees. Following such determination, payment of the Strategic Objectives Bonus shall be made to eligible Employees as soon as reasonably practicable.
5.2 Separation of Employment and Payment of Strategic Objectives Bonus. In the event an eligible Employee separates employment from Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer and is a Terminated Eligible Employee, the Strategic Objectives Bonus shall be paid at 50% of the maximum level shown on Appendix C, pro-rated for the time of employment during the Performance Period.
 
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VI. CHANGE OF CONTROL
6.1 In General . In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the AICP), each eligible Employee (including Terminated Eligible Employees who terminate employment during the Performance Period in which the Change of Control occurs) shall become entitled to the payment of an AICP Corporate Performance Bonus, in accordance with the provisions of the AICP and 50% of the maximum Strategic Objectives Bonus, pro-rated for partial service during any Performance Period.
VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.1 Reimbursement . The Compensation Committee, to the full extent permitted by governing law, shall have the discretion to require reimbursement of any portion of a Financial Performance Bonus and AICP Corporate Performance Bonus previously paid to an eligible Employee pursuant to the terms of this compensation program if: a) the amount of such Financial Performance Bonus or AICP Corporate Performance Bonus was calculated based upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement, and b) the amount of such Financial Performance Bonus or AICP Corporate Performance Bonus that would have been awarded to the eligible Employee had the financial results been reported as in the restatement would have been lower than the Financial Performance Bonus or AICP Corporate Performance Bonus actually awarded.
7.2 Section 83(b) Election . The Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, require the eligible Employee to agree not to make an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code as a condition for the receipt of common stock hereunder.
7.3 Withholding Taxes . All bonuses payable hereunder shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts as Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer may determine is required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable federal, state or local law or regulation. The Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit eligible Employees to satisfy the minimum withholding applicable to the portion of the bonus payable in shares of Performance Stock by causing Newmont Mining to withhold the appropriate number of shares of Performance Stock from the bonus otherwise payable and to make the requisite withholding payments on behalf of the eligible Employee.
7.4 Issuance of Stock . Shares of Performance Stock issued under this compensation program may be issued pursuant to the provisions of any stock plan of Newmont Mining or as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.
7.5 General Operation and Amendment . Notwithstanding anything contained in this compensation program to the contrary, this compensation program shall be administered and operated in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations including but not limited to laws affecting the timing of payment of any bonus under this compensation program. The Compensation Committee or its delegate reserves the right to amend this compensation program at any time in order for this compensation program to comply with such laws or regulations.
 
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7.6 Right of Offset . To the extent permitted by applicable law, Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer may, in its sole discretion, apply any bonus payments otherwise due and payable under this compensation program against debts of an eligible Employee to Newmont Mining or an Affiliated Entity. By accepting payments under this compensation program, all eligible Employees shall consent to the reduction of any compensation paid to the eligible Employee by Newmont Mining or an Affiliated Entity to the extent the eligible Employee receives an overpayment from this compensation program.
7.7 Termination . The Board may at any time amend, modify, suspend or terminate this compensation program; provided, however, that the Compensation Committee may, consistent with its administrative powers, waive or adjust provisions of this compensation program as it determines necessary from time to time.
7.8 Severability . If any section, subsection or specific provision is found to be illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this compensation program, and this compensation program shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision had never been set forth in this compensation program.
7.9 No Right to Employment . The establishment of this compensation program shall not be deemed to confer upon any eligible Employee any legal right to be employed by, or to be retained in the employ of, Newmont Mining, a Participating Employer or any Affiliated Entity, or to give any eligible Employee any right to receive any payment whatsoever, except as provided under this compensation program. All eligible Employees shall remain subject to discharge from employment to the same extent as if this compensation program had never been adopted.
7.10 Transferability . Any bonus payable hereunder is personal to the eligible Employee and may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
7.11 Successors . This compensation program shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Newmont Mining and eligible Employees and their respective heirs, representatives and successors.
7.12 Governing Law . This compensation program and all agreements hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, unless superseded by federal law.
7.13 Fair Market Value . All stock granted pursuant to this document shall be granted at fair market value.
 
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APPENDIX A
Target Financial Performance Bonus

Grade	 	Percentage of Base Salary	
E-1	 	135%	
E-2	 	—  	
E-3	 	110%	
E-4	 	67.5%	
APPENDIX B
Employee Target AICP Corporate Performance Bonus

Grade	 	Percentage of Base Salary	
E-1	 	62.5%	
E-2	 	—  	
E-3	 	37.5%	
E-4	 	25%	
APPENDIX C
Maximum Strategic Objectives Bonuses

Pay Grade	 	Maximum Strategic
Objectives Bonus
as a Percentage of
Base Salary	
E-1	 	125%	
E-2	 	—  	
E-3	 	75%	
E-4	 	50%	

Exhibit 10.25
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into and effective as of January 1, 2007, (the “Effective Date”) by and between Newmont Global Employment Limited Partnership, a Bermuda Exempted Partnership, having its principal executive offices in Denver, Colorado (“Newmont”), and Pierre Lassonde (“Executive”).
I. RECITALS
A. Newmont and Executive entered into an Employment Agreement having an effective date of February 16, 2003, and Newmont and Executive subsequently amended the February 16, 2003 Employment Agreement on February 16, 2004 and July 28, 2005.
B. Newmont and Executive desire to terminate the February 16, 2003 Employment Agreement and the February 16, 2004 and July 28, 2005 amendments of such Employment Agreement.
II. COVENANTS
In consideration of the mutual promises and conditions contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
A. Termination of Prior Employment Agreement : Newmont and Executive hereby agree to the termination of the February 16, 2003 Employment Agreement and the February 16, 2004 and July 28, 2005 amendments of such Employment Agreement, as of the Effective Date of this Agreement.
B. Term of Employment and Secondment : This Agreement shall be effective from the Effective Date to April 30, 2007 (the “Term”). The Term may only be extended by a written agreement between the parties. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that Newmont, in its sole discretion, may second the Executive to the Company’s indirect parent Corporation, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and/or Newmont’s affiliate, Newmont USA Limited, and/or to any other affiliate of Newmont Mining Corporation, with or without a written secondment agreement, for all of any part of the term of this Agreement. In the event of such secondment, the Executive will operate as a seconded employee of seconding affiliate.
C. Position and Duties : The Executive shall serve as Vice Chairman of Newmont Mining Corporation and shall perform duties subject to the overall policies and directions of Newmont Mining Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer. In performing his duties hereunder, the Executive shall comply with all laws, regulations, decrees, codes, ordinances, resolutions, and other acts of any governmental authority, including without limitation those addressing the preservation of health, safety, and the environment, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt

Practices Act (which prohibits the direct or indirect delivery of anything of value to government officials to secure an improper advantage), and other laws that are applicable to this Agreement or the Executive’s performance of his duties hereunder.
D. Prohibited Competitive Activities : As of the Effective Date, Executive shall not directly or indirectly render services of a business or professional, or commercial nature to any person or firm other than for Newmont or any of its affiliates, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior express authorization of the Chief Executive Officer of Newmont.
E. Compensation and Benefits :
1. Salary : Newmont shall pay the Executive a base salary at a monthly rate of twenty-thousand eight-hundred and thirty-four United States dollars (U.S. $20,834), converted into Canadian dollars. Such salary shall be earned and shall be payable in periodic installments in accordance with Newmont’s general payroll practices. Executive’s monthly salary shall be reduced by standard withholding taxes and other legally authorized deductions.
2. Health and Welfare Benefit Plans : Executive shall be entitled to participate in health, dental, vision and disability plans maintained by Newmont USA Limited, or plans of any of its affiliates during the Term and following the Term pursuant to the terms of the applicable plans.
3. Stock and Bonus Pay Practices : Executive shall not participate in any cash bonus or stock bonus practices of Newmont USA Limited, or any of its affiliates during the Term, including the Annual Incentive Compensation Practice, Employee Performance Incentive Compensation Payroll Practice or stock option grant practice.
4. Executive Change of Control Plan : Executive shall not participate in the Executive Change of Control Plan of Newmont.
5. Severance Plan : Executive shall not participate in the Severance Plan of Newmont.
6. Life Insurance : Executive is entitled to participate in the Officers’ Death Benefit Plan of Newmont, pursuant to the terms of such plan.
7. Retirement Benefits : Executive shall continue to participate in the International Retirement Plan during the Term.
8. Club Memberships : Newmont will provide reimbursement to Executive for business club memberships such as the University Club or the Brown Palace Club.
9. Expenses : Newmont shall reimburse Executive for reasonable expenses for parking, cellular telephone usage, travel, meals, lodging and similar items incurred
 
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in the conduct of the business of Newmont and its affiliates. Newmont shall reimburse such expenses in accordance with Newmont’s general expense reimbursement policies.
10. Office Space and Assistance : Newmont shall provide Executive with office space as well as access to secretarial assistance in both locations.
11. Tax Preparation Services : Newmont shall not reimburse Executive or pay for the costs of any tax preparation services for the 2007 tax year.
F. Termination of Employment By Company : The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause, as defined below. Cause shall mean:
1. the willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially the Executive’s duties with the Company or one of its affiliated entities (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness) or his failure to follow policies, directions or the Company’s code of conduct, after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board of its delegate. Such written demand shall identify the manner in which the Board or its delegate believes that the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, written demand for substantial performance shall not be required if the Board or its delegate determines that immediate action, including termination of the Executive, is necessary to avoid potential injury or harm to the Company or any person; or
2. the engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or gross negligence or willful misconduct which is potentially injurious to the Company or any affiliated entity; provided that if the Executive acts in accordance with an authorized written opinion of the Company’s or an affiliated entity’s legal counsel, such action will not constitute “Cause” under this definition; or
3. any dishonest or fraudulent activity by the Executive or the reasonable belief by the Company of the Executive’s breach of any contract, agreement or representation with the Company or an affiliated entity.
In the event the Company determines that Cause exists and the Company terminates executive’s employment, the Company shall have no contractual payment or other contractual obligations to Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
G. Termination of Employment by Executive : Executive may terminate the Executive’s employment with the Company at any time for any reason. In the event the Executive does terminate employment with the Company for any reason, Company shall have no contractual payment or other contractual obligations to Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
H. Resignation, Retirement or End of Term : On and as of the date of the termination of employment of Executive, either at the initiation of the Executive or the Company for
 
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any reason, or upon the end of the Term, the Executive shall resign from his position as an employee of the Company and from all other positions he holds with the Company or with third parties at the request of the Company; provided, however, that the Executive’s position as director of Newmont Mining Corporation shall not be subject to this requirement and the Executive shall remain in such position subject to the normal terms and conditions of such directorship.
I. Exclusive Remedy : Except for the payments and benefits provided in this Agreement, upon expiration of the Term or termination of employment for any reason, the Executive shall have no other claims against, or be entitled to no other payments or benefits from the Company pursuant to the Company’s policies, plans or other arrangements.
J. Confidential Information : During and after the Term of employment, the Executive shall not use or disclose any secret, confidential or proprietary information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliates, present and future, and their respective businesses, which were obtained by the Executive during his employment with the Company, unless such information is within the public knowledge at the time of the disclosure by the Executive (other than by acts of the Executive or his representatives in violation of this Agreement). However, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict or preclude Executive from, or otherwise influence Executive in, testifying fully and truthfully in legal or administrative proceedings against Company, as required by law or formal legal process.
K. Non-Compete : Other than performing duties for the Company and any of its affiliates during the Term and for a period of one (1) year immediately following Executive’s separation of employment from Company, the Executive shall not compete, directly or indirectly, with any business then being conducted or developed by the Company or any of its affiliates without the prior written consent of the Company and the applicable Board. For purposes of this provision, the term “compete” shall mean the Executive rendering any advice or service, whether in association with or as an employee, stockholder, director, officer, consultant, independent contractor, partner, co-venturer, or investor (excluding any interest of Executive through investment of up to an aggregate of 3% in the equity or debt securities or equivalent partnership or other equity interest of any entity required to register under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to or on behalf of any organization conducting any business then competitive to that of the Company or any of its affiliates.
L. Relief for Non-Compete : The executive acknowledges that there is no adequate remedy at law for the breach of his obligations under paragraph II.K of this Agreement, and that the Company and/or its affiliates will suffer irreparable harm as a result of any such breach. Therefore, Executive agrees that the Company and/or its affiliates, as applicable, shall be entitled to equitable relief, including temporary and permanent injunctive relief without the obligation of posting bond (cash or otherwise), in the event of actual or threatened breach by the Executive of paragraph II.K.
M. Successorship : This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and any such successor or assignee shall be
 
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deemed substituted for the Company under the terms of this Agreement for all purposes. As used herein, “successor” and “assignee” shall mean any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity (i) which, at any time, whether by purchase, merger, or otherwise, directly or indirectly acquires the stock of the Company, or (ii) if the successor or assignee is an affiliate of the Company, a general reorganization of the corporate structure of the Company and its affiliates.
N. Governing Law : This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario.
O. Severability . In case any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired. Further, any provision found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall be deemed, without further action on the part of the parties hereto, to be modified, amended and/or limited to the minimum extent necessary to render such clauses and/or provisions valid and enforceable.
P. Waiver or Breach : No waiver or any breach of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be construed to be, nor shall be, a waiver of any other breach of this Agreement. No waiver shall be binding unless in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach.
Q. Entire Agreement . This Agreement supersedes all prior written and verbal promises and agreements between the parties. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and may be amended, modified or superseded only by a written agreement signed by both parties. No oral statements by any employee of the Company shall modify or otherwise affect the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
R. No Assignment : Executive acknowledges that his services are unique and personal. Accordingly, the Executive may not assign his rights or delegate his duties or obligations under this Agreement to any person or entity; provided, however that payments may be made to the Executive’s estate or beneficiaries if any such payments are due following death of Executive.
S. Construction : Each party has cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement. Any construction of this Agreement shall not be made against any party on the basis that the party was the drafter.
T. Notices : Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile or prepaid overnight courier to the parties at the addresses set for below.
Company :          Newmont Global Employment Limited Partnership
1700 Lincoln Street
 
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Denver, CO 80203
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (303) 837-6100
Executive :         Mr. Pierre Lassonde
9 Jackes Avenue, Suite 201
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1E2
U. Representation : The Executive represents that he is knowledgeable and sophisticated as to the business matters, including the subject matter of this Agreement, that he has read this Agreement, and that he understands its terms. The Executive acknowledges that prior to assenting to the terms of this Agreement that he has been given a reasonable time to review it, to consult with counsel of his choice, and to negotiate at arm’s length with the Company as to its contents. The language used in this Agreement is the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and they have entered into this Agreement freely and voluntarily and without pressure or coercion from anyone.

Newmont Global Employment
Limited Partnership	 		 	Pierre Lassonde	
(“Newmont”)	 		 	(“Executive”)	
				
By:	 	/s/ Sharon E. Thomas	 		 	/s/ Pierre Lassonde	
Title:	 	Vice President, Newmont USA Limited,	 		 		 		
General Partner	 		 		 		
Date: February 7, 2007	 		 	Date: February 15, 2007	
 
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Exhibit 10.26
CONSULTING AGREEMENT
This Consulting Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into and effective as of May 1, 2007 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited, a Canada corporation with offices at 20 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4R 1K8 (“Newmont”), and Pierre Lassonde (“Contractor”).
In consideration of the mutual promises and conditions contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
I. RECITALS
A. Contractor currently serves on the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (“NMC”). Contractor shall receive compensation consistent with the compensation practices for Directors of the NMC board.
B. In addition to the services provided to NMC by Contractor in his position as Director of NMC, Contractor possesses certain other business and financial skills and experience which may be beneficial to Newmont and, in relation thereto, Newmont desires to engage Contractor to provide certain consulting services to Newmont.
C. In consideration of the mutual promises and conditions contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
II. COVENANTS
A. TERM : This Agreement shall be effective from the Effective Date to April 30, 2008, and shall automatically renew in one year increments (“Term”), unless terminated earlier as provided below.
B. STATEMENT OF SERVICES : During the Term, Contractor shall provide general merchant banking advice and guidance to Newmont and, upon Newmont’s request, to certain Newmont affiliates, including but not limited to structuring acquisitions and sales properties and equity positions and the development and maintenance of a healthy treasury (“Services”). Contractor shall be available to perform Services on an as-requested basis, for approximately 50% of his working time. In performing his duties hereunder, the Contractor shall comply with all laws, regulations, decrees, codes, ordinances, resolutions, and other acts of any governmental authority, including without limitation those addressing the preservation of health, safety, and the environment, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (which prohibits the direct or indirect delivery of anything of value to government officials to secure an improper advantage), and other laws that are applicable to this Agreement or the Contractor’s performance of his duties hereunder. Contractor shall not have authority to enter into agreements on behalf of Newmont or otherwise bind Newmont in any manner

C. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES
1. As compensation for the performance of the Services hereunder, Newmont shall pay Contractor a monthly amount of twenty-four thousand five-hundred and twenty-five Canadian dollars (Cdn $24,525), payable in arrears in monthly installments.
2. Newmont shall provide to Contractor office space in Toronto, Canada and access to secretarial services in such office.
3. Newmont shall reimburse Contractor for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of Services in accordance with Newmont’s general expense reimbursement policies.
D. OWNERSHIP AND SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS: All records, reports, data, work product, and other information, and all copyrightable subject matter, and all copies of any of the foregoing and notes related thereto, prepared, generated, researched, developed, compiled, or obtained from any source whatsoever in performance of the Services, including but not limited to drawings, databases, deliverables, sketches, specifications, tracings, diagrams, evaluations, calculations, data books, schedules, operating instructions, and requisitions (“Data”) shall remain the sole property of Newmont. Upon Newmont’s request, Contractor shall promptly execute and deliver to Newmont any document necessary to transfer legal title in such property to Newmont. Within 15 days after expiration or termination of this Agreement, Contractor shall submit all Data to Newmont without retaining copies thereof, unless written approval to retain copies has been given by Newmont to Contractor. This Section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
E. NONDISCLOSURE/NON-USE
1. Contractor shall not disclose to third parties or use for purposes other than performing the Services, any information that relates to the technical, legal, or business affairs, interests or activities of Newmont or its Affiliates which was provided to or otherwise made available to Contractor by Newmont or any of its Affiliates in connection with entering into this Agreement or the performance of the Services (collectively, “Confidential Information”), without the prior written consent of Newmont, unless said information:
(a) is, or shall have been, in the possession of Contractor and not subject to a confidentiality obligation prior to Contractor’s acquisition thereof in connection with the performance of the Services;
 
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(b) through no act or omission of Contractor, becomes published or otherwise available to the public under circumstances such that the public may utilize the same without any direct or indirect confidentiality obligation to Newmont or its Affiliates; or
(c) is acquired by Contractor from any third party rightfully in possession of the same and having no direct or indirect confidentiality obligation to Newmont or its Affiliates with respect to the same.
2. As used in this Agreement, an “Affiliate” of Newmont means each and every entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by, is under common control with, or controls, the party, with “control” and “controls” meaning the ownership of or exercise of voting control or direction over shares, securities or other voting instruments of such entity carrying fifty percent (50%) or more of the unrestricted voting rights attached to all outstanding shares, securities or other voting instruments of such entity, or ownership or exercise of other rights or powers entitling the holder thereof to direct (or to cause the direction of) or to manage the affairs and business of such entity.
3. All Confidential Information shall be delivered to Newmont upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement, or at any other time upon Newmont’s request. Contractor shall not retain copies of Confidential Information without Newmont’s express written authorization.
4. This Section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
F. STATUS OF CONTRACTOR; TAXES
1. Contractor shall perform the Services as an independent contractor in accordance with its own methods, the terms of this Agreement, and applicable laws and regulations. Contractor shall not be deemed for any purpose to be an employee, agent, servant, worker, or representative of Newmont and shall not have authority to enter into agreements on behalf of Newmont or otherwise bind Newmont in any manner. Contractor shall not be eligible for any benefits under any retirement plan, insurance program, or any other employee or social benefits provided to employees of Newmont for the period Contractor performs Services pursuant to this Agreement. CONTRACTOR IS NOT ENTITLED TO ANY BENEFITS ON ACCOUNT OF OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS NOR TO ANY OTHER WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, LABOR RIGHTS BENEFITS, OR SIMILAR BENEFITS PROVIDED BY NEWMONT TO ITS EMPLOYEES. It is not the intent of the parties to create, nor shall this Agreement be construed as creating, a partnership, joint venture, employment relationship, agency relationship, or association, or to render the parties liable as partners, co-venturers, or principals.
2. CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL INCOME AND OTHER TAXES LEVIED UPON THE REMUNERATIONS EARNED HEREUNDER. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, Contractor hereby accepts any and all withholdings that Newmont may be obliged to make, pursuant to applicable laws, from payments to
 
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Contractor as compensation for the Services. Contractor represents that Contractor is fully aware of the applicable tax regulations currently in force and undertakes to comply with the same, and accepts that if during the Term such tax regulations are amended, complemented, or substituted, Contractor shall comply with the new provisions so enacted.
G. INDEMNITY: Contractor shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Newmont, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, and agents against and from any and all losses, claims, orders, prosecutions, charges, debts, actions, suits (including costs and reasonable lawyer’s fees and disbursements), and damages to the extent the same arise out of or are in any way connected with or materially contributed to by Contractor’s breach of this Agreement or Contractor’s negligence or willful misconduct. Neither Newmont nor Contractor shall be liable to the other for any loss of or damage to property resulting from or occurring in the course of the Services to the extent that reimbursement shall be made for any such loss or damage through or by reason of insurance provided for that purpose. This section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
H. TERMINATION: Newmont or Contractor may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason by giving written notice of termination to the other party. Upon receipt of notice of termination from Newmont to Contractor, the Contractor shall stop all work on the date specified in the notice. In the event of termination by either party, Newmont shall pay Contractor for Services performed and expenses incurred to the date of such termination and Newmont shall also pay Contractor a one-time lump sum amount of $882,960 Canadian dollars following termination of this Agreement. Termination of this Agreement shall not effect Contractor’s position as director of Newmont Mining Corporation and Contractor shall remain in such position subject to the normal terms and conditions of such directorship.
I. NO ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement is a contract for Contractor’s unique services and, therefore, Contractor may not assign or subcontract this Agreement to any third.
J. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SEVERABILITY
This Agreement constitutes the complete and entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes, merges, and voids all negotiations, prior discussions, and prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be altered or amended except by a written document executed by each party. Should any clause or provision of this Agreement be held or deemed unenforceable or illegal by any court or other final authority, the remaining clauses and provisions of this Agreement shall survive and be fully enforceable as if the unenforceable or illegal provision was never included herein.
 
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K. NOTICES: Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile or prepaid overnight courier to the parties at the addresses set for below.
Company :         Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada
1700 Lincoln Street
Denver, CO 80203
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (303) 837-6100
Executive :         Mr. Pierre Lassonde
9 Jackes Avenue, Unit 201
Toronto, Ontario
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L. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario.

Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited	 		 	Pierre Lassonde	
(“Newmont”)	 		 	(“Contractor”)	
				
By:	 	/s/ Sharon E. Thomas	 		 	/s/ Pierre Lassonde	
Title:	 	Vice President	 		 		 		
Date: February 7, 2007	 		 	Date: February 15, 2007	
 
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Exhibit 10.34
N EWMONT M INING C ORPORATION
Non-Employee Director Compensation and Benefits

Description	  	Amount	
Attendance Fees (per meeting)	  			
Committee Meeting	  	$	2,000	
Board Meeting (including telephonic)	  			
(in excess of 15 Board Meetings per calendar year)	  	$	2,000	
Annual Cash Retainer	  			
Payable quarterly in arrears	  	$	80,000	
Other Retainers (payable quarterly in arrears)	  			
Audit Committee Member	  	$	5,000	
Audit Committee Chair	  	$	15,000	
Compensation Committee Chair	  	$	15,000	
Other Committee Chairs	  	$	10,000	
Independent Chairman	  	$	185,000	
Annual Award of Common Stock or	  			
Director Stock Units	  	$	120,000	
On the day following election or re-election as a director by the stockholders or on the day following appointment as a director by the Board, each non-employee director shall be entitled to receive Director Stock Units (“DSUs”) with respect to common stock of Newmont Mining Corporation having a fair market value as of the day following election or appointment of U.S. $120,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each non-employee director may elect to receive the award in the form of shares of the Corporation’s common stock, in lieu of DSUs, in respect of any year upon timely written notice to the Corporation’s Corporate Secretary. Such awards will be made, on terms and conditions as determined by the Board, to those non-employee directors so elected, re-elected or appointed.
Retirement
On retirement, at any time after attaining age 65, a director who was serving on the Board on January 27, 1999, and who is not entitled to a pension under Newmont’s pension plan, and who has served for at least ten consecutive years as a director of Newmont Mining Corporation or Newmont Gold Company, is entitled to be paid an annual sum of $50,000 for life.
Effective January 1, 2008

Exhibit 10.35
Newmont Mining Corporation
Summary of Executive Compensation
Set forth below is a summary of the compensation that Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”) pays to its named executive officers (defined in Regulation S-K Item 402(a)(3)) in their current positions as of the date of the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. All of the Company’s executives are at-will employees. The Company’s Board of Directors has the discretion to change any executive’s compensation and employment status at any time.
Base Salary. The named executive officers are to receive the following annual base salaries in their current positions, effective January 1, 2008.

Name and Current Position	  	Base Salary ($)	
Richard T. O’Brien	  	$	1,000,000	
President and Chief Executive Officer	  			
Russell Ball	  	$	475,000	
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	  			
Britt D. Banks	  	$	530,000	
Executive Vice President, Legal and External Affairs	  			
Randy Engel	  	$	410,000	
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development	  			
Guy Lansdown	  	$	475,000	
Senior Vice President, Project Development and Technical Services	  			
Short-Term and Long-Term Incentive Compensation. In their current positions, the named executive officers are eligible to:
 
 	•	 	Participate in Senior Executive Compensation Program (filed as Exhibit 10          to this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”), which includes award of Financial Performance Shares, a Strategic Objectives Bonus and Corporate Performance Bonus.	
 
 	•	 	Participate in a long-term stock option incentive practice. See Proxy Statement pursuant to Section 14(a) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934 filed March 5, 2007 (“Proxy Statement”) for description of the stock option program.	
 
 	•	 	Receive discretionary bonuses for extraordinary personal performance. During 2007, the Named Executive Officers received discretionary cash bonuses for personal performance in the amounts shown below.	

 	  	Target
Financial
Performance
Shares
(% of annual
base salary)	  	Maximum
Strategic
Objectives
Bonus
(% of annual
base salary )	  	Target
Corporate
Performance
Bonus (% of
annual base
salary)	  	Target Stock
Option Grant
(# options)	  	2007 Discretionary
Bonus for Personal
Performance	
Richard T. O’Brien	  	135	  	125	  	62.5	  	90,000	  	$	750,000	
Russell Ball	  	67.5	  	50	  	25	  	20,000	  	$	375,000	
Britt D. Banks	  	110	  	75	  	37.5	  	40,000	  	$	375,000	
Randy Engel	  	67.5	  	50	  	25	  	20,000	  	$	550,000	
Guy Lansdown	  	67.5	  	50	  	25	  	20,000	  	$	375,000	
Benefit Plans and Other Arrangements. In their current positions, the named executive officers are eligible to:
 
 	•	 	Participate in the Company’s broad-based benefit programs generally available to U.S. based salaried employees, including health, disability, and life insurance programs, qualified 401(k), pension plan and	

 	severance plan. See Proxy Statement for description of disability benefits, qualified 401(k) plan, pension plan and severance plan.	
 
 	•	 	Participate in Company’s non-qualified savings plan, non-qualified pension plan, executive change of control plan and officer’s death benefit plan (filed as Exhibits 10          , 10          , 10          , 10          , and 10          to this Form 10-K). See Proxy Statement for description of the nonqualified savings plan, non-qualified pension plan, executive change of control plan and officer’s death benefit plan.	
 
 	•	 	Receive certain perquisites, including country club or social membership for the Chief Executive Officer, limited use of corporate aircraft for travel by family members and personal use of administrative assistant services. See Proxy Statement for description of such perquisites.	
 
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Exhibit 12.1
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Amounts in millions except ratio)
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges represents (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest, equity (loss) income of affiliates and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, divided by interest expense. Interest expense includes amortization of capitalized interest and the portion of rent expense representative of interest. The financial information of all prior periods has been reclassified to reflect discontinued operations.

 	  	Years Ended December 31,	
 	  	2007	 	 	2006	  	2005	  	2004	  	2003	
Earnings:	  				 			  			  			  			
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax expense and accounting change (1) (2)	  	$	(352	)	 	$	1,250	  	$	924	  	$	1,048	  	$	576	
Adjustments:	  				 			  			  			  			
Fixed charges added to earnings	  	 	112	 	 	 	103	  	 	101	  	 	101	  	 	91	
Dividends from equity affiliates	  	 	2	 	 	 	1	  	 	—	  	 	2	  	 	2	
Amortization of capitalized interest	  	 	18	 	 	 	13	  	 	16	  	 	16	  	 	9	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	(220	)	 	$	1,367	  	$	1,041	  	$	1,167	  	$	678	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Fixed Charges:	  				 			  			  			  			
Net interest expense (3)	  	$	105	 	 	$	97	  	$	97	  	$	97	  	$	88	
Portion of rental expense representative of interest	  	 	7	 	 	 	6	  	 	4	  	 	4	  	 	3	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Fixed charges added to earnings	  	 	112	 	 	 	103	  	 	101	  	 	101	  	 	91	
Capitalized interest	  	 	50	 	 	 	57	  	 	39	  	 	13	  	 	9	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
	  	$	162	 	 	$	160	  	$	140	  	$	114	  	$	100	
	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	  	 	(4	)	 	 	8.5	  	 	7.4	  	 	10.2	  	 	6.8	

(1)	(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax expense, minority interest, equity income (loss) of affiliates and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.	

(2)	Excludes interest on income tax liabilities. Interest and penalties related to income taxes are included in Income tax expense .	

(3)	Includes interest expense of majority-owned subsidiaries and amortization of debt issuance costs.	

(4)	Earnings for 2007 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $382.	

Exhibit 21
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
As of December 31, 2007

Name	  	State/Country
of Incorporation	  	Ownership
Percentage	 	
Newmont Mining Corporation	  	Delaware, USA	  			
Dacia Exploration S.R.L.	  	Romania	  	100	%	
D’Africo (Overseas) Ltd	  	Cyprus	  	100	%	
Moydow Limited	  	Ghana	  	100	%	
Newmont Australia Holdings Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	100	%	
Australian Tenement Holdings Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Australia Limited	  	Victoria, Australia	  	70.68	%	
Bardini Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Linfast Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Mining Holdings Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	18.69	%	
Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	27.806895	%	
Clave Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Mining Holdings Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	18.81	%	
National Shareholder Services Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Capital Pty Ltd	  	New South Wales, Australia	  	100	%	
Pacific-Nevada Mining Pty Ltd	  	Australian Capital Territory	  	100	%	
Newmont Metals Pty Ltd	  	Australian Capital Territory	  	100	%	
Newmont Golden Grove Operations Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Midas Holdings Limited	  	Nevada, USA	  	9.1	%	
Newmont Midas Operations Inc.	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Mining Finance Pty Ltd	  	Australian Capital Territory	  	100	%	
Newmont Mining Holdings Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	60.64	%	
Newmont ACM Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	100	%	
Australian Consolidated Minerals Pty Ltd.	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Exploration Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Gold Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
GMK Investments Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
GMKI Pty Ltd	  	Australia Capital Territory	  	100	%	
GPS Finance Pty Ltd	  	Australia Capital Territory	  	100	%	
Newmont Power Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
NP Kalgoorlie Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Goldfields Power Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	50	%	
Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	12.557049	%	
Clynton Court Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	100	%	
Great Central Holdings Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	100	%	
Eagle Mining Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Hunter Resources Pty Ltd	  	Queensland, Australia	  	100	%	
Quotidian No. 117 Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	100	%	
Matlock Mining Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	46.5	%	
Matlock Mining Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	53.5	%	
Australian Metals Corporation Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Great Central Mines Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Matlock Castellano Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Great Central Investments Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Wiluna Mines Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Wiluna Gold Pty Ltd	  	Queensland, Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Wiluna Metals Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Finance Limited	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
 
1

						
Name	  	State/Country
of Incorporation	  	Ownership
Percentage	 	
Newmont GMK Holdings Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Kalgoorlie Lake View Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	100	%	
Norkal Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
North Kalgurli Mines Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Gold Exploration Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Gold Marketing & Finance Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Australian Gold Alliance Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
AGR Management Services Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	40	%	
AGR Matthey (NZ) Limited	  	New Zealand	  	40	%	
Newmont Gold Treasury Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Group Finance Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont NGL Holdings Pty Ltd	  	Northern Territory, Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Boddington Holdings Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Boddington Investments Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Boddington Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
BGM Management Company Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Kaltails Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Pajingo Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Tanami Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	57.39	%	
Otter Gold Mines Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	100	%	
Otter Gold Pty Ltd	  	New South Wales, Australia	  	100	%	
Wirralie Gold Mines Pty Ltd	  	Queensland, Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Pacific Energy Pty Ltd	  	New South Wales, Australia	  	100	%	
Yandal Gold Holdings Pty Ltd	  	Australian Capital Territory	  	100	%	
Yandal Gold Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	59.63605	%	
Newmont International Exploration Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Asia Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Kepala Burung Offshore Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	36.11	%	
Newmont International Holdings Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Mining Services Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Pacific Pty Ltd	  	New South Wales, Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Service SAS	  	France	  	100	%	
Newmont Tanami Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	42.61	%	
Newmont Woodcutters Pty Ltd	  	New South Wales, Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd	  	Victoria, Australia	  	.000006	%	
Oberon Oil Pty Ltd	  	Western Australia	  	100	%	
Newmont Mining Holdings Pty Ltd	  	South Australia	  	1.86	%	
Newmont Capital Limited	  	Nevada, USA	  	88.65	%	
Newmont Australia Limited	  	Victoria, Australia	  	13.14	%	
Newmont USA Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Balkhash Mining and Exploration Inc.	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Battle Mountain Gold Company	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Battle Mountain Exploration Company	  	Texas, USA	  	100	%	
Battle Mountain (Irian Jaya) Ltd.	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
PT Iriana Mutiara Mining	  	Indonesia	  	80	%	
Battle Mountain Resources Inc.	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Empresa Minera Inti Raymi S.A.	  	Bolivia	  	60.5	%	
Minera BMG	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Minera Choluteca S.A. de C.V.	  	Honduras	  	50	%	
Newmont Australia Investment Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Bolivia Limited	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Empresa Minera Inti Raymi S.A.	  	Bolivia	  	27.5	%	
Empresa Minera La Joya S.R.L.	  	Bolivia	  	75.5	%	
Newmont Canada Limited	  	Ontario, Canada	  	11.86	%	
 
2

						
Name	  	State/Country
of Incorporation	  	Ownership
Percentage	 	
Grupo BMG S.A. de C.V.	  	Mexico	  	100	%	
Minas de Oro BMG S.A. de C.V.	  	Mexico	  	100	%	
PT Newmont Minahasa Raya	  	Indonesia	  	80	%	
Silidor Mines Inc.	  	Quebec	  	100	%	
Newmont McCoy Cove Limited	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Nova Scotia ULC	  	Nova Scotia, Canada	  	100	%	
Newmont Canada Limited	  	Ontario, Canada	  	.98	%	
Canmont Mining Properties Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Altin Madencilik Limited Sirketi	  	Turkey	  	1	%	
Newmont Global Employment Limited Partnership	  	Bermuda	  	1	%	
Dawn Mining Company LLC	  	Delaware, USA	  	51	%	
Elko Land and Livestock Company	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Hospah Coal Company	  	Delaware	  	100	%	
Idarado Mining Company	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Idarado Legacy, LLC	  	Colorado, USA	  	80	%	
Minera El Bermejal S. de R.L. de C.V.	  	Mexico	  	44	%	
Minera Newmont Chile Limitada	  	Chile	  	99	%	
Minera Penmont S. de R.L. de C.V.	  	Mexico	  	44	%	
N. I. Limited	  	Bermuda	  	100	%	
New Verde Mines LLC	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont de Mexico S.A. de C.V.	  	Mexico	  	99	%	
Newmont Exploration of Canada Ltd.	  	Canada	  	100	%	
Newmont Global Employment Limited	  	Bermuda	  	99	%	
Newmont Gold Company	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont GTR LLC	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Indonesia Investment Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Indonesia Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Nusa Tenggara Partnership	  	Netherlands	  	56.25	%	
PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara	  	Indonesia	  	80	%	
PT Investama Utama Indonesia	  	Indonesia	  	49	%	
PT Bhinneka Investama Indonesia	  	Indonesia	  	27.56	%	
PT Investama Utama Indonesia	  	Indonesia	  	51	%	
Newmont International Services Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara	  	Indonesia	  	1	%	
Newmont Kazakstan Gold Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Latin America Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Minera Los Tapados S.A.	  	Peru	  	.0144	%	
Minera Newmont Chile Limitada	  	Chile	  	1	%	
Newmont de Mexico S.A. de C.V.	  	Mexico	  	1	%	
Newmont Midas Holdings Limited	  	Nevada, USA	  	90.9	%	
Newmont Midas Operations Inc.	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Nevada Energy Investment LLC	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont North America Exploration Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Overseas Exploration Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Altin Madencilik Limited Sirketi	  	Turkey	  	99	%	
PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara	  	Indonesia	  	99	%	
Suriname Gold Company, LLC	  	Delaware, USA	  	50	%	
Newmont Peru Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Minera Ayacucho S.R.L.	  	Peru	  	55	%	
Minera Chaupiloma Dos de Cajamarca S.R.L.	  	Peru	  	40	%	
Minera Coshuro S.R.L.	  	Peru	  	54.1	%	
Minera La Zanja S.R.L.	  	Peru	  	46.944	%	
Minera Los Tapados S.A.	  	Peru	  	99.9856	 	
Newmont Investment Holdings LLC	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Perú S.R.L.	  	Peru	  	.00026	%	
 
3

						
Name	  	State/Country
of Incorporation	  	Ownership
Percentage	 	
Newmont Perú S.R.L.	  	Peru	  	99.99974	%	
Newmont Realty Company	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Russia Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Second Capital Corporation	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Minas Conga S.R.L.	  	Peru	  	40	%	
Minera Yanacocha S.R.L.	  	Peru	  	51.35	%	
Newmont Mines Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Technologies Limited	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont (Uzbekistan) Limited	  	Cyprus	  	60	%	
Resurrection Mining Company	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
San Juan Basin Coal Holding Company	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
The Rosebud Mining Company LLC	  	Delaware, USA	  	48.64	%	
Yandal Bond Company Limited	  	Delaware, USA	  	100	%	
Newmont Holdings ULC	  	Nova Scotia, Canada	  	100	%	
Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited	  	Canada	  	100	%	
Newmont Australia Limited	  	Western Australia	  	16.18	%	
Newmont Canada Limited	  	Ontario, Canada	  	87.16	%	
Newmont Capital Limited	  	Nevada, USA	  	11.35	%	
Newmont Latin America Holdings	  	Cayman Islands	  	100	%	
NGF Limited	  	Cayman Islands	  	100	%	
Newmont Mining B.C. Limited	  	British Columbia, Canada	  	100	%	
Miramar Mining Corporation	  	British Columbia, Canada	  	78	%	
Miramar Bathurst Resources Ltd.	  	Nunavut, Canada	  	100	%	
Miramar Gold Corporation	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Miramar Mining Canada Ltd.	  	Ontario, Canada	  	100	%	
Miramar Northern Mining Ltd.	  	British Columbia, Canada	  	100	%	
Cambiex USA Inc.	  	Colorado, USA	  	100	%	
Con Exploration Ltd.	  	Northwest Territories, Canada	  	100	%	
Hope Bay Mining Ltd.	  	British Columbia, Canada	  	100	%	
Miramar HBG Inc.	  	Quebec, Canada	  	100	%	
Miramar Resources Ltd.	  	British Columbia, Canada	  	100	%	
Orcana Resource Corp.	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
Talapoosa Mining Corporation	  	British Columbia, Canada	  	100	%	
Talapoosa Mining Inc.	  	Nevada, USA	  	100	%	
688282 British Columbia Ltd.	  	British Columbia, Canada	  	100	%	
Vol Mines Ltd.	  	Ontario, Canada	  	100	%	
Newmont Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd	  	Singapore	  	100	%	
Newmont LaSource SAS	  	France	  	.05	%	
Autin Investments BV	  	Netherlands	  	100	%	
Euronimba Ltd	  	Jersey, U.K.	  	43.5	%	
Societe Des Mines de Fer de Guinee	  	Guinea	  	95	%	
Gold Discovery Company	  	Cayman Islands	  	55	%	
Golden Ridge Resources Ltd	  	Ghana	  	85	%	
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited	  	Ghana	  	100	%	
Societe Miniere de Sabodala	  	Senegal	  	50.6	%	
Newmont Mineral Holdings B.V.	  	Netherlands	  	100	%	
European Gold Refineries Holding SA	  	Switzerland	  	47	%	
Finorafa S.A.	  	Switzerland	  	100	%	
Valcambi S.A.	  	Switzerland	  	100	%	
Newmont Mineral Exploration B.V.	  	Netherlands	  	100	%	
Newmont Ventures Limited	  	Delaware	  	100	%	
Newmont (Guyana) Incorporated	  	Guyana	  	100	%	
Newmont Waihi Gold Limited	  	New Zealand	  	100	%	
Waihi Gold Company Limited	  	New Zealand	  	100	%	
 
4

						
Name	  	State/Country
of Incorporation	  	Ownership
Percentage	 	
Newmont (Uzbekistan) Limited	  	Cyprus	  	40	%	
Normandy Overseas Holding Company Sdn Bhd	  	Malaysia	  	100	%	
Normandy Company (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd	  	Malaysia	  	100	%	
Newmont International Group BV	  	Netherlands	  	100	%	
Newmont Latin America Inc.	  	Canada	  	100	%	
Newmont LaSource SAS	  	France	  	99.95	%	
 
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 333-146720 and Registration Statements S-8 Nos. 333-69145, 333-124653, 333-75993, 333-64795, 333-01461, 333-86530, 333-38178, 333-38184, 333-140819, 333-118693, 333-86534 and 333-50516 of Newmont Mining Corporation of our report dated February 20, 2008 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Denver Colorado
February 21, 2008

Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Britt D. Banks, Russell Ball and Sharon E. Thomas each of them acting individually, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, in his or her name and on his or her behalf, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or advisable to enable Newmont Mining Corporation to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, including, without limitation, the power and authority to sign his or her name in any and all capacities (including his or her capacity as an Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Newmont Mining Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any amendments thereto and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have subscribed these presents as of the 20th day of February, 2008.

Signature	  	Title	  	 	
			
/s/ Glen A. Barton
Glen A. Barton	  	Director	  		
			
/s/ Vincent A. Calarco
Vincent A. Calarco	  	Non-Executive Chairman	  		
			
/s/ Joseph A. Carrabba
Joseph A. Carrabba	  	Director	  		
			
/s/ Noreen Doyle
Noreen Doyle	  	Director	  		
			
/s/ Veronica M. Hagen
Veronica M. Hagen	  	Director	  		
			
/s/ Michael S. Hamson
Michael S. Hamson	  	Director	  		

			
		
/s/ Robert J. Miller
Robert J. Miller	  	Director	
		
/s/ Richard T. O’Brien
Richard T. O’Brien	  	Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)	
		
/s/ Robin A. Plumbridge
Robin A. Plumbridge	  	Director	
		
/s/ John B. Prescott
John B. Prescott	  	Director	
		
/s/ Donald C. Roth
Donald C. Roth	  	Director	
		
/s/ James V. Taranik
James V. Taranik	  	Director	
		
/s/ Russell D. Ball
Russell D. Ball	  	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)	
		
/s/ Roger Johnson
Roger Johnson	  	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)	
 
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
I, Richard T. O’Brien, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Newmont Mining Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ RICHARD T. O’BRIEN	
Richard T. O’Brien
Chief Executive Officer	
February 21, 2008

Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
(Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
I, Russell Ball, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Newmont Mining Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ RUSSELL BALL	
Russell Ball
Chief Financial Officer	
February 21, 2008

Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
(Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 of Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) and pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Richard T. O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, that to my knowledge:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
			
	 	/s/ RICHARD T. O’BRIEN	
	 	Richard T. O’Brien	
 	 	Chief Executive Officer	
February 21, 2008
Note: A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
(Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 of Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) and pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Russell Ball, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, that to my knowledge:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

	 	/s/ RUSSELL BALL	
	 	Russell Ball	
 	 	Chief Financial Officer	
February 21, 2008
Note: A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.