As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2002

                                                      Registration No. 333-50516
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

             POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 5 ON FORM S-3 TO FORM S-4
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                           NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


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    Delaware                  1700 Lincoln Street                84-1611629
(State or other             Denver, Colorado 80203            (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                 (303) 863-7414               Identification No.)
incorporation or            (Address of principal
 organization)                executive offices)

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                              Britt D. Banks, Esq.
                           Newmont Mining Corporation
                               1700 Lincoln Street
                             Denver, Colorado 80203
                                 (303) 863-7414
                      (Name, address and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)

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                                   Copies to:
                             Maureen Brundage, Esq.
                                White & Case LLP
                           1155 Avenue of the Americas
                            New York, New York 10036
                                 (212) 819-8200

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This constitutes  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 5 to Registration  Statement No.
333-50516.  This statement is made pursuant to Rule 414(d) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.

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          On February 15, 2002, Delta Acquisitionco  Corp., at the time a direct
wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Holdco Corp.  ("Holdco") and an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation ("Old Newmont"),  was merged into
Old  Newmont  (the  "Reorganization"),  with Old  Newmont  being  the  surviving
corporation.  As a result of the  Reorganization,  Old  Newmont  became a wholly
owned  subsidiary  of Holdco.  In  connection  with the  Reorganization,  Holdco
changed its name to "Newmont  Mining  Corporation"  and Old Newmont  changed its
name to "Newmont USA  Limited".  Pursuant to the  Reorganization,  shares of Old
Newmont common stock were exchanged for shares of common stock of Holdco.

          Pursuant to Rule 414(d) under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended
(the  "Securities  Act"),  Holdco  hereby  expressly  adopts as its own, for all
purposes of the  Securities  Act and the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as
amended, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-50516) previously filed
by Old Newmont. Accordingly, the securities to be issued under that Registration
Statement shall be securities of Holdco.


                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933  the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing this  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 5 on Form S-3
to Form S-4 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to be signed
on its behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in the City of
Denver, State of Colorado, on the 16th day of April, 2002.

                                      NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

                                      By /s/Britt D. Banks
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                                        Name:   Britt D. Banks
                                        Title:  Vice President, General Counsel
                                                and Secretary



          Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this
Post-Effective  Amendment No. 5 has been signed by the following  persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                             Title                       Date

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    Glen A. Barton                    Director                    April 16, 2002

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  Vincent A. Calarco                  Director                    April 16, 2002

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   Ronald C. Cambre                   Director                    April 16, 2002

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  James T. Curry, Jr.                 Director                    April 16, 2002

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  Joseph P. Flannery                  Director                    April 16, 2002

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  Leo I. Higdon, Jr.                  Director                    April 16, 2002

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    M. Craig Haase                    Director                    April 16, 2002

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   Michael S. Hamson                  Director                    April 16, 2002

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    Pierre Lassonde                   Director                    April 16, 2002

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   Robert J. Miller                   Director                    April 16, 2002

           *                          Chairman of the Board
----------------------                and Chief Executive
    Wayne W. Murdy                    Officer
                                      (Principal Executive
                                      Officer)                    April 16, 2002


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  Robin A. Plumbridge                 Director                    April 16, 2002

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   John B. Prescott                   Director                    April 16, 2002

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   Moeen A. Qureshi                   Director                    April 16, 2002

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   Michael K. Reilly                  Director                    April 16, 2002

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   Seymour Schulich                   Director                    April 16, 2002

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   James V. Taranik                   Director                    April 16, 2002

/s/Bruce D. Hansen                    Senior Vice President
----------------------                and Chief Financial
  Bruce D. Hansen                     Officer
                                      (Principal Financial
                                      Officer)                    April 16, 2002

/s/Linda K. Wheeler                   Vice President and
----------------------                Controller
  Linda K. Wheeler                    (Principal Accounting
                                      Officer)                    April 16, 2002


*By /s/Britt D. Banks
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   Britt D. Banks,
   as Attorney-in-fact