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 *

Hinze Brant	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
10/28/2005 
	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)

10/15/2005 
	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  	4881   (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)	9/19/2006  	Common Stock  	1312  	$76.19  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (3)	9/19/2006  	Common Stock  	1007  	$99.21  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (4)	9/19/2006  	Common Stock  	368  	$76.19  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (5)	9/19/2006  	Common Stock  	1208  	$99.21  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (6)	9/19/2006  	Common Stock  	1  	$76.19  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (7)	9/19/2006  	Common Stock  	306  	$99.21  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (8)	12/19/2007  	Common Stock  	1197  	$48.81  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (9)	10/27/2008  	Common Stock  	1680  	$52.95  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (10)	11/12/2011  	Common Stock  	1875  	$23.67  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (11)	5/14/2012  	Common Stock  	2813  	$28.56  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (12)	11/20/2012  	Common Stock  	4000  	$23.99  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (13)	5/6/2013  	Common Stock  	3750  	$28.11  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (14)	12/2/2013  	Common Stock  	3750  	$49.725  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (15)	4/27/2014  	Common Stock  	3750  	$40.43  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (16)	12/7/2014  	Common Stock  	3750  	$45.74  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (right to buy)  	  (17)	4/27/2015  	Common Stock  	3750  	$38.05  	D  	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	As of September 30, 2005 the reporting person held 2,720 shares of Newmont Mining Corporation common stock in his 401-K Plan.	
(  2) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning September 19, 1997.	
(  3) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning September 19, 1997.	
(  4) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning September 19, 1997.	
(  5) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning September 19, 1997.	
(  6) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning September 19, 1997.	
(  7) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning September 19, 1997.	
(  8) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning December 19, 1998.	
(  9) 	This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning October 27, 1999.	
(  10) 	The options became exercisable as to 937 shares on November 12, 2002, 938 shares on November 12, 2003, 937 on November 12, 2004 and the remaining 938 shares become exercisable on November 12, 2005.	
(  11) 	The options became exercisable as to 937 shares on May 14, 2003, 938 shares on May 14, 2004, 937 shares on May 14, 2005 and the remaining 938 shares become exercisable on May 14, 2006.	
(  12) 	The options became exercisable as to 1,000 shares beginning on November 20, 2003, 1,000 shares became exercisable on November 20, 2004 and the remaining 2,000 shares become exercisable in equal annual installments on November 20, 2005 and November 20, 2006.	
(  13) 	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.	
(  14) 	The options became exercisable as to 1,249 shares on December 2, 2004, and the remaining 2,501 shares become exercisable in equal annual installments beginning December 2, 2005 and December 2, 2006.	
(  15) 	The options became exercisable as to 1,249 shares on April 27, 2005 and the remaining 2,501 shares become exercisable in equal annual installments beginning April 27, 2006 and April 27, 2007.	
(  16) 	The options become exercisable in equal annual installments beginning December 7, 2005, December 7, 2006 and December 7, 2007.	
(  17) 	The options become exercisable in equal annual installments beginning April 27, 2006, April 27, 2007 and April 27, 2008.	

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

Signatures		
Ardis Young, Assistant Secretary, as Attorney-in-Fact		10/28/2005	
** 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 regulations 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 assum-

ing, 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, acknowledging, 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/ Brant Hinze

                                          Brant Hinze

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