NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

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            The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Stephen P. Gottesfeld, Logan H.

Hennessey and Nancy Lipson and each of them severally, as the undersigned's true and lawful

attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and revocation for the undersigned, and in the

undersigned's name and on behalf of the undersigned, to (i) prepare, execute in the

undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and

Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other

documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to

make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC, (ii) execute, acknowledge, deliver

and file Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including amendments thereto) required to be filed pursuant to Section

16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder,

and do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be

necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form

with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority, and (iii) execute, acknowledge,

deliver and file Form 144 (including amendments thereto) required to be filed pursuant to the

Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder; and the

undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys, or any of them, has done,

shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



            The undersigned hereby acknowledges that said attorneys-in-fact, in serving in

such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Newmont Mining

Corporation assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as

amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder.  The undersigned further agrees that said

attorneys-in-fact may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the

undersigned to any of said attorneys-in-fact.  The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold

harmless Newmont Mining Corporation and said attorneys-in-fact against any losses, claims,

damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue

statements or omission of necessary facts in the information provided by the undersigned to said

attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, for purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing

any Form 3, 4 or 5 pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,

or Form 144 pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and

regulations thereunder, and agrees to reimburse Newmont Mining Corporation and said

attorneys-in-fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with

investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.



            The undersigned agrees and represents to those dealing with said attorneys-in-fact

that this Power of Attorney is for indefinite duration and may be voluntarily revoked only by

written notice to any of said attorneys-in-fact, delivered by registered mail or certified mail,

return receipt requested.



            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 11 day

of May 2012.

                                          /s/J. Kofi Bucknor_________

                                          J. Kofi Bucknor

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