                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.8


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT APPRAISER


     We consent to the reference to us in Newmont Mining  Corporation's  Amended
Annual  Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended  December  31,  2002,  which is
incorporated by reference in this  Registration  Statement on Amendment No. 3 to
Form  S-3.  We  also  consent  to  the  reference  to us as  "Experts"  in  such
Registration Statement.



Behre Dolbear & Company, Inc.

By:  /s/ Bernard J. Guarnera
Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

October 27, 2003











