                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on  Amendment  No. 3 to Form S-3 of our report  dated  March 26, 2003
relating  to the  financial  statements  of Newmont  Mining  Corporation,  which
appears in Newmont  Mining  Corporation's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K/A for the
year ended  December 31, 2002.  We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.





/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Denver, Colorado
October 27, 2003
















