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 20, 2013

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)
6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
(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)

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ITEM 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	
On February 20, 2013, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company” or “Newmont”) made the decision to conduct a search for a Chief Financial Officer to succeed Mr. Russell Ball (currently serving as Chief Financial Officer). Mr. Ball will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer for an undetermined period of time as the Company conducts the employment search, and will then depart the Company at a date to be determined in the future. At the time of Mr. Ball’s departure from the Company, Mr. Ball will receive severance benefits in accordance with the Company’s Executive Severance Plan at the E3 level, as described in the publicly disclosed plan document.
 
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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.

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION	
		
By:	 	/s/ Stephen P. Gottesfeld	
Name:	 	Stephen P. Gottesfeld	
Title:	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary	
Dated: February 21, 2013
 
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