FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   HUSPENI JEFFREY R 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEWMONT MINING CORP /DE/ [NEM] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 LINCOLN STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DENVER, CO 80203 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 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) Common Stock, $1.60 par value 15,638 (1) D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		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
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	11/12/2011	Common Stock	6,250	$ 23.67	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	05/14/2012	Common Stock	7,750	$ 28.56	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	11/20/2012	Common Stock	6,250	$ 23.99	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	05/06/2013	Common Stock	6,250	$ 28.11	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	12/02/2013	Common Stock	6,250	$ 49.725	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (7)	04/27/2014	Common Stock	6,250	$ 40.43	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	12/07/2014	Common Stock	6,250	$ 45.74	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)'	  (9)	04/27/2015	Common Stock	6,250	$ 38.05	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (10)	10/26/2015	Common Stock	6,250	$ 45.16	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (11)	04/26/2016	Common Stock	12,500	$ 57.71	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (12)	04/30/2017	Common Stock	12,500	$ 42.06	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HUSPENI JEFFREY R 1700 LINCOLN STREET DENVER, CO 80203	Â	Â	  Vice President	Â

Signatures

Ardis Young, Assistant Secretary, as attorney-in-fact		01/10/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 December 31, 2007 the reporting person held 31 shares of Newmont Mining Corporation common stock in his 401(K) Plan.
(2)	Options vested in four equal annual installments beginning November 12, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
(3)	Options vested in four equal annual installments beginning May 14, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(4)	Options vested in four equal annual installments beginning November 20, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(5)	Options vested in three equal annual installments beginning May 6, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(6)	Options vested in three equal annual installments beginning December 2, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(7)	Options vested in three equal annual installments beginning April 27, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
(8)	Options vested in three equal annual installments beginning December 7, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
(9)	Options vest in three equal annual installments beginning April 27, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(10)	Options vest in three equal annual installments beginning October 26, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(11)	Options vest in three equal annual installments beginning April 26, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
(12)	Options vest in three equal annual installments beginning April 30, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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