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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Kitlen John	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
6/1/2016 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

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

6363 SOUTH FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Controller & CAO /	
(Street)

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111       

(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  	19568   (1)	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $1.60 par value  	100  	I  	By Daughter in a Uniform Transfer to Minor Account  	
Common Stock, $1.60 par value  	617   (2)	I  	By 401(k) Plan  	

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:	
(  1) 	Includes 19,568 restricted stock units representing a right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Reporting Person's restricted stock unit agreements. Restricted stock units generally vest in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Restricted stock units held by the Reporting Person will vest as follows: 2,333 units on February 22, 2017; 3,066 units on February 24, 2017; 1,995 units on February 26, 2017; 1,886 units on April 25, 2017; 2,333 units on February 22, 2018; 1,849 units on February 24, 2018; 1,886 units on April 25, 2018; 2,334 units on February 22, 2019; and 1,886 units on April 25, 2019.	
(  2) 	The reported shareholding is based on the Company's estimation of the share value correlated with the number of units in the fund. As of June 1, 2016, the reporting person held 617 shares or 2,267 units of Newmont Mining common stock in his 401(k) Plan.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Kitlen John
6363 SOUTH FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111			VP, Controller & CAO		

Signatures		
/s/ David Kristoff, as attorney-in-fact for John Kitlen		6/7/2016	
** 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

 Stephen P. Gottesfeld, Logan H.

Hennessey, Nancy Lipson, David Kristoff and Andrea Beck

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) prepare, execute in the

undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,

and submit to the U.S. Securities and

Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,

including amendments thereto, and any other

documents necessary or appropriate to obtain

codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to

make electronic filings with the SEC of reports

required by Section 16(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of

the SEC, (ii) 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 SEC and any stock exchange or similar

 authority, and (iii) 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 25th

day of May 2016.

             _/s/John Kitlen____________

                 John Kitlen