Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 18 and 19, 2009, the Company's indirect affiliate PT Newmont Nusa
Tenggara ("PTNNT") experienced a geotechnical failure in the west wall of the
Batu Hijau open-pit mine in Indonesia. PTNNT has temporarily suspended
operations in the Batu Hijau pit pending a geotechnical review and development
of a plan for stabilizing the wall and recommencing mining operations. PTNNT
continues to process lower-grade ore from stockpiles. It is too early to assess
the impact on production and revenues and the Company will provide an update
once it has a clear understanding of the impacts of the incident and related
remediation on production for 2009.