SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                  July 24, 2008

                           Newmont Mining Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                                    001-31240
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                            (Commission File Number)


                                   84-1611629
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                       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.


                   1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado 80203
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

                                 (303) 863-7414
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On July 24, 2008, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation, issued a
news release reporting its financial results for the second quarter ended June
30, 2008. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report.


ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number      Description of Exhibit

99.1                News Release dated July 24, 2008


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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                          By: /s/ Sharon E. Thomas
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                                          Name:  Sharon E. Thomas
                                          Title: Vice President and Secretary


Dated:  July 24, 2008


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number      Description of Exhibit

99.1                News Release dated July 24, 2008


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