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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): April 26, 2006

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-31240		84-1611629
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 5.02—Departure

of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On April 26, 2006, Mr. Leo I Higdon, Jr. resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”), effective as of such date. Mr. Hidgon cited time commitments involved with his employment and service on the boards of directors of other companies as the reasons for his resignation. In accordance with the Company’s bylaws, the Board of Directors decreased the size of the Board from 14 to 13 members, effective as of April 26, 2006.

 

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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.

 

Dated: May 2, 2006

 

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