Form 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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):

February 27, 2006

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-31240

(Commission File Number)

84-1611629

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1700 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado 8020

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(303) 863-7414

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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ITEM 7.01.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On February 27, 2006, Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”) held a conference call to discuss the financial results for the quarter ended and year ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the transcript of this conference call is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

The information, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

 

ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

99.1    Transcript of February 27, 2006 Conference Call

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

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

Dated: March 1, 2006

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

99.1    Transcript of February 27, 2006 Conference Call

 

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