FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Zisch William M	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
10/15/2005 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

NEWMONT MINING CORP /DE/ [NEM]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

1700 LINCOLN STREET	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President /	
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80203       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
Common Stock, $1.60 par value  	9037   (1)	D  	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (2)	11/18/2007  	Common Stock  	1500  	$31.75  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (3)	1/27/2008  	Common Stock  	3000  	$28.84  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (4)	5/19/2008  	Common Stock  	2333  	$28.32  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (righ to buy)  	  (5)	11/17/2008  	Common Stock  	2000  	$21.69  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (6)	5/18/2009  	Common Stock  	3000  	$19.57  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (7)	11/17/2009  	Common Stock  	2000  	$22.47  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right tobuy)  	  (8)	5/16/2010  	Common Stock  	2500  	$25.44  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (9)	11/14/2010  	Common Stock  	2500  	$13.22  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (10)	5/15/2011  	Common Stock  	2500  	$21.03  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (11)	11/12/2011  	Common Stock  	2500  	$23.67  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (12)	5/14/2012  	Common Stock  	2500  	$28.56  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (13)	11/20/2012  	Common Stock  	3750  	$23.99  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (14)	5/6/2013  	Common Stock  	3750  	$28.11  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (15)	12/2/2013  	Common Stock  	6250  	$49.725  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (16)	4/27/2014  	Common Stock  	6250  	$40.43  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (17)	12/7/2014  	Common Stock  	6250  	$45.74  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (18)	4/27/2015  	Common Stock  	6250  	$38.05  	D  	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	As of September 30, 2005 the reporting person held 2,153 shares of Newmont Mining Corporation common stock in his 401-K Plan.	
(  2) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on November 18, 1998.	
(  3) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on January 27, 1999.	
(  4) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on May 19, 1999.	
(  5) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on November 17, 1999.	
(  6) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on May 18, 2000.	
(  7) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on November 17, 2000.	
(  8) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on May 16, 2001.	
(  9) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on November 14, 2001.	
(  10) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on May 15, 2002.	
(  11) 	The options became exercisable as to 625 shares beginning on November 12, 2002, November 12, 2003, November 12, 2004 and the remaining 625 shares become exercisable on November 12, 2005.	
(  12) 	The options became exercisable as to 625 shares beginning on May 14, 2003, May 14, 2004, May 14, 2005 and the remaining 625 shares become exercisable on May 14, 2006.	
(  13) 	The options became exercisable as to 937 shares beginning on November 20, 2003, 938 shares became exercisable on November 20, 2004 and the remaining 1,875 shares become exercisable in equal annual installments on November 20, 2005 and November 20, 2006.	
(  14) 	The options became exercisable as to 1,249 shares beginning on May 6, 2004, 1,249 shares became exercisable on May 6, 2005 and the remaining 1,252 shares become exercisable on May 6, 2006	
(  15) 	The options became exercisable as to 2,083 shares on December 2, 2004 and becomes exercisable as to the remaining 4,167 shares in equal annual installments on December 2, 2005 and December 2, 2006.	
(  16) 	The options became exercisable as to 2,083 shares on April 27, 2005 and becomes exercisable as to the remaining 4,167 shares in equal annual installments on April 27, 2006 and April 27, 2007.	
(  17) 	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning December 7, 2005.	
(  18) 	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning April 27, 2006.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Zisch William M
1700 LINCOLN STREET
DENVER, CO 80203			Vice President		

Signatures		
Ardis Young, Assistant Secretary, as attorney-in-fact		10/25/2005	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

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            The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Britt D. Banks,

Sharon E. Thomas and Ardis Young, and each of them severally, as the under-

signed's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and

revocation for the undersigned, and in the undersigned's name and on behalf of

the undersigned, to (i) execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4 and

5 (including amendments thereto) required to be filed pursuant to Section 16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regula-

tions thereunder, and do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any

such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities

and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority, and (ii)

execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Form 144 (including amendments thereto)

required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and

the rules and regulations thereunder; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and

confirms all that the said attorneys, or any of them, has done, shall do or

cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            The undersigned hereby acknowledges that said attorneys-in-fact,

in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming,nor is Newmont Mining Corporation assuming, any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934, as amended, or Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

the rules and regulations thereunder.  The undersigned further agrees that said

attorneys-in-fact may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in

writing by the undersigned to any of said attorneys-in-fact.  The undersigned

also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Newmont Mining Corporation and said

attorneys-in-fact against any losses, claims,damages or liabilities (or actions

in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or

omission of necessary facts in the information provided by the undersigned to

said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, for purposes of executing, acknowledg-

ing, delivering or filing any Form 3, 4 or 5 pursuant to Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Form 144 pursuant to Rule 144

under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations

thereunder, and agrees to reimburse Newmont Mining Corporation and said

attorneys-in-fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in

connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim,

damage, liability or action.

            The undersigned agrees and represents to those dealing with said

attorneys-in-fact that this Power of Attorney is for indefinite duration and

may be voluntarily revoked only by written notice to any of said attorneys-in-

fact, delivered by registered mail or certified mail, return receipt requested.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this

15th day of October 2005.

                                          /s/ William Zisch

                                          William Zisch

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