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):
December 2, 2015

Newmont Mining Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

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ITEM 7.01.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

News Release: On December 2, 2015, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Newmont”), issued a news release announcing its 2016 outlook and updated long-term operating outlook guidance.  A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.  

Investor Day: The Company will hold its investor day presentation on Thursday, December 3, 2015 to discuss its corporate strategy and outlook.  A live webcast of the investor day and presentation materials will be accessible on Newmont's website, http://www.newmont.com/investor-relations/ under the Events section of the Investor Relations page. The live webcast begins at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, December 3, 2015.  

Investors are encouraged to attend the live webcast and to refer to the Company’s website for the investor day materials and other important investor information.

You may also register for the event directly at the following URL: http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=1050928&s=1&k=2FA65AB4A48416D5DEDEF87513CA41A7.  

The information, including the exhibits attached hereto, in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise stated in such filings.  Similarly, the information presented at Investor Day and included on the Company’s website shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number                Description of Exhibit
99.1                                     News Release, dated December 2, 2015

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.

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