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 *

Enders M Stephen	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
7/18/2007 
	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)
Senior 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  	9637   (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)	12/2/2013  	Common Stock  	10000  	$49.725  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (3)	4/27/2014  	Common Stock  	10000  	$40.43  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (4)	12/7/2014  	Common Stock  	10000  	$45.74  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (5)	4/27/2015  	Common Stock  	10000  	$38.05  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (6)	10/26/2015  	Common Stock  	10000  	$45.16  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (7)	4/26/2016  	Common Stock  	20000  	$57.71  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (8)	4/30/2017  	Common Stock  	25000  	$42.06  	D  	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	As of June 30, 2007 the reporting person held 4,262 shares of Newmont Mining common stock in his 401-K Plan.	
(  2) 	Options vested in three equal installments beginning December 2004, 2005 and 2006.	
(  3) 	Options vested in three equal installments beginning April 27, 2005, 2006 and 2007.	
(  4) 	Options became exercisable as to 3,333 shares on December 7, 2005, 3,333 shares on December 7, 2006 and the remaining 3,334 shares become exercisable on December 7, 2007.	
(  5) 	Options became exercisable as to 3,333 shares on April 27, 2006, 3,333 shares on April 27, 2007 and the remaining 3,334 shares become exercisable on April 27, 2008.	
(  6) 	Options became exercisable as to 3,333 shares on October 26, 2006, and the remaining 6,667 shares become exercisable in equal installments beginning October 26, 2007 and October 27, 2008.	
(  7) 	Options became exercisable as to 6,667 shares on April 26, 2007 and the remaining 13,333 shares become exercisable in equal installments beginning April 26, 2008 and April 26, 2009.	
(  8) 	Options become exercisable in three equal installments beginning April 30, 2008, 2009 and 2010.	

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

Signatures		
Ardis Young, Assistant Secretary		7/30/2007	
** 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 respon-

sibilities 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, acknowledging,

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

ties 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 there-

under, 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

18th day of July 2007.

                                          /s/ M. Stephen Enders

                                          M. Stephen Enders

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