                                                                    Exhibit 23.6


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 3 to
Registration Statement No. 333-86890 on Form S-3 of Newmont Mining Corporation
of our audit report dated August 21, 2001, except for Notes 40 and 41 as to
which the date is September 12, 2002, (which expresses an unqualified opinion
and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the restatement of the
reconciliation to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America in Note 40, as described in Note 41), on the financial statements of
Normandy Mining Limited as of June 30, 2001 and 2000 and for the years then
ended, appearing in Amendment No. 2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by
Newmont on April 15, 2003.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.



/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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Adelaide, Australia
October 27, 2003

The liability of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, is limited by, and to the extent
of,the Accountants' Scheme under the Professional Standards Act 1994 (NSW).

