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):

 

October 16, 2012

 

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 No.

 

 

6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

                    (303) 863-7414                    

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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)

 

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Not Applicable

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

 

ITEM 2.02.      RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

On October 16, 2012, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation, issued a news release reporting its preliminary third quarter attributable gold and copper production and sales. 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 October 16, 2012

 

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/ Stephen P. Gottesfeld
	Name:  Stephen P. Gottesfeld
	Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

Dated: October 16, 2012

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	News Release dated October 16, 2012