FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Robison Chris J	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
5/1/2013 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

NEWMONT MINING CORP /DE/ [NEM]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

6363 SOUTH FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Operations and Projects /	
(Street)

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				

Explanation of Responses:	
No securities are beneficially owned.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Robison Chris J
6363 SOUTH FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111			EVP, Operations and Projects		

Signatures		
Stephen P. Gottesfeld, as attorney-in-fact for Chris J. Robison		5/9/2013	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).	
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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

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             The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Stephen P. Gottesfeld, Logan H.

Hennessey and Nancy Lipson, and each of them severally, as the undersigned's true and lawful

attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and revocation for the undersigned, and in the

undersigned's name and on behalf of the undersigned, to (i) prepare, execute in the undersigned's

name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

(the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or

appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with

the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or

regulation of the SEC, (ii) execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including

amendments thereto) required to be filed pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and do and perform any and all acts for

and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any

such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar

authority, and (iii) execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Form 144 (including amendments thereto)

required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations

thereunder; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys, or any of

them, has done, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

             The undersigned hereby acknowledges that said attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such

capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Newmont Mining Corporation

assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the

rules and regulations thereunder.  The undersigned further agrees that said attorneys-in-fact may rely

entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to any of said attorneys-in-

fact.  The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Newmont Mining Corporation and

said attorneys-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects)

that arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in the

information provided by the undersigned to said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, for purposes of

executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing any Form 3, 4 or 5 pursuant to Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Form 144 pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities

Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder, and agrees to reimburse Newmont

Mining Corporation and said attorneys-in-fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in

connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.

             The undersigned agrees and represents to those dealing with said attorneys-in-fact

that this Power of Attorney is for indefinite duration and may be voluntarily revoked only by written

notice to any of said attorneys-in-fact, delivered by registered mail or certified mail, return receipt

requested.

             IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of

April 2013.

                                          /s/Chris J. Robison

                                          Chris J. Robison

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