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 *

Doyle Noreen	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
10/26/2005 
	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)

__ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)	
(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)	

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				

Explanation of Responses:	
No securities are beneficially owned.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Doyle Noreen
1700 LINCOLN STREET
DENVER, CO 80203	X				

Signatures		
Sharon E. Thomas, Secretary, as attorney-in-fact		10/31/2005	
** 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

undersigned'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

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, 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 27th

day of October 2005.

                                          /s/ Noreen Doyle

                                          Noreen Doyle

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