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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MAHONEY THOMAS P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEWMONT MINING CORP /DE/ [NEM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 LINCOLN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2006 (Street) DENVER, CO 80203 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   M   1,800 A $ 37.82 13,731 D   Coomon Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   S   1,800 D $ 50.0681 11,931 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   M   1,500 A $ 25.44 13,431 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   S   1,500 D $ 50.0681 11,931 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   M   625 A $ 21.03 12,556 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   S   625 D $ 50.0681 11,931 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   M   938 A $ 23.67 12,869 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   S   938 D $ 50.0681 11,931 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   M   2,812 A $ 28.56 14,743 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   S   2,812 D $ 50.0681 11,931 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   M   3,125 A $ 23.99 15,056 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   S   3,125 D $ 50.0681 11,931 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   M   4,166 A $ 28.11 16,097 D   Common Stock, $1.60 par value 03/15/2006   S   4,166 D $ 50.0681 11,931 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 37.82	03/15/2006		M			1,800	(2)	05/21/2007	Common Stock	1,800	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 25.44	03/15/2006		M			1,500	(3)	05/16/2010	Common Stock	1,500	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 21.03	03/15/2006		M			625	(4)	05/15/2011	Common Stock	625	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 23.67	03/15/2006		M			938	(5)	11/12/2011	Common Stock	938	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 28.56	03/15/2006		M			2,812	(6)	05/14/2012	Common Stock	2,812	$ 0	938	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 23.99	03/15/2006		M			3,125	(7)	11/20/2012	Common Stock	3,125	$ 0	1,563	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 28.11	03/15/2006		M			4,166	(8)	05/06/2013	Common Stock	4,166	$ 0	2,084	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MAHONEY THOMAS P 1700 LINCOLN STREET DENVER, CO 80203			Vice President

Signatures

Ardis Young, Assistant Secretary, as attorney-in-fact		03/17/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As of February 24, 2006 the reportimg person held 1,464 shares of Newmont Mining Corporation common stock in his 401-K Plan.
(2)	Options vested in four equal installments beginning May 21, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
(3)	Options vested in four equal installments beginning May 16, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
(4)	Options vested in four equal installments beginning May 15, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
(5)	Options vested in four equal installments beginning November 12, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
(6)	Options vests in four equal installments beginning May 14, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(7)	Options vests in four equal installments beginning November 20, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(8)	Options vests in thrree equal installments beginning May 6, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

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