UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS DELTA HOLDCO CORP.)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                DELAWARE                               84-1611629
(State of Incorporation or Organization)              (IRS Employer
                                                 Identification Number)
          1700 LINCOLN STREET
            DENVER, COLORADO                              80203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

                                             NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH
TITLE OF EACH CLASS TO BE SO REGISTERED      EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.60 PER SHARE          NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box: [X]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box: [ ]

SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NUMBER TO WHICH THIS FORM RELATES:
333-76506

SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

NONE
(Title of Class)


ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

Newmont Mining Corporation, formerly known as Delta Holdco Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), hereby incorporates by reference the description of the common stock, par value $1.60 per share, contained under the caption "Description of Holdco Common Stock--Holdco Common Stock" contained in the prospectus dated February 4, 2002 that forms part of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-81716), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 2002. To the extent such description is subsequently amended, the descriptions as subsequently amended are hereby incorporated by reference.

ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.

3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix F to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-76506), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2002.

3.2 Certificate of Elimination of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Registrant.*

3.3 Certificate of Designations of Special Voting Stock.*

3.4 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.*

3.5 By-Laws of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix G to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-76506), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2002.

4.1 Rights Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2002, between the Registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC (which includes the form of Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Preferred Stock of the Company as Exhibit A, the form of Right Certificate as Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares as Exhibit C), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, relating to the registration of its preferred stock purchase rights, filed on February 15, 2002).


*Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: February 15, 2002
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

(formerly known as Delta Holdco Corp.)

By  /s/ Britt D. Banks
  -------------------------------------
    Britt D. Banks
    Vice President, General Counsel
    and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX.

3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix F to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-76506), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2002.

3.2 Certificate of Elimination of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Registrant.*

3.3 Certificate of Designations of Special Voting Stock.*

3.4 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.*

3.5 By-Laws of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix G to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-76506), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2002.

4.1 Rights Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2002, between the Registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC (which includes the form of Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Preferred Stock of the Company as Exhibit A, the form of Right Certificate as Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares as Exhibit C), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, relating to the registration of its preferred stock purchase rights, filed on February 15, 2002).


*Filed herewith.

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EXHIBIT 3.2

CERTIFICATE OF ELIMINATION
OF
SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK
OF
DELTA HOLDCO CORP.
(Pursuant to Section 151 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law)

Delta Holdco Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), does hereby certify as follows:

FIRST: That, the following resolutions were adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to the provisions of Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law acting by written consent on January 30, 2002:

RESOLVED, that no shares of the Corporation's Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, the relative rights, preferences and limitations of which were set forth in the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Former Preferred Stock") are outstanding, and it is anticipated that no shares of the Former Preferred Stock will be issued; and further

RESOLVED, that unless shares of Former Preferred Stock have been issued, as soon as practicable after the adoption of this resolution, the Authorized Officers of the Corporation are, and each of them is, directed to file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate pursuant to Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware setting forth this resolution and the immediately preceding resolution in order to eliminate from the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation all matters with respect to the Former Preferred Stock.

SECOND: That, pursuant to the provisions of Section 151(g) of the DGCL, all references to Series A Preferred Stock in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (including paragraph 5 of Article Fourth and the designation of the "Special Terms of the Preferred Shares" set forth therein) hereby are eliminated, and the shares that were designated to such series hereby are returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of the Preferred Stock of the Corporation, without designation as to series.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by a duly authorized officer this 14th day of February, 2002.

DELTA HOLDCO CORP.

By:   /S/ BRITT D. BANKS
   ---------------------------------
   Name:  Britt D. Banks
   Title: Vice President, General
          Counsel and Secretary

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EXHIBIT 3.3

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

OF

SPECIAL VOTING STOCK

OF

DELTA HOLDCO CORP.

(Pursuant to Section 151 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law)


Delta Holdco Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), hereby certifies that pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors") acting by written consent on January 30, 2002:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of this Corporation in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors hereby creates a series of Preferred Stock, par value $5.00 per share (the "Preferred Stock") of the Corporation and hereby states the designation and number of shares and fixes the relative rights, preferences, and limitations thereof (in addition to the provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, which are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series), as follows:

Section 1 Authorized Number and Designation. There is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation a series of Preferred Stock designated as "Special Voting Stock" (the "Special Voting Stock"). The number of shares constituting the Special Voting Stock shall be one (the "Special Voting Share").

Section 2 Dividends and Distributions. The holder of the Special Voting Share shall not be entitled to receive Corporation dividends.

Section 3 Voting Rights.

(a) The holder of record of the Special Voting Share shall vote together with the holders of the Common Stock, par value

$1.60


per share, of the Corporation (the "Common Stock"), as a single class on all matters on which the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to vote.

(b) As contemplated by that certain Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement to be entered into by the Corporation, 4011686 Canada Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of Canada (together with the continuing corporation from the amalgamation of said corporation, Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited and others, "Acquisitionco"), and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the "Trustee"), and, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (the "Trust Agreement"), a copy of which will be provided to any stockholder of the Corporation without charge upon written request therefor delivered to the Corporation:

(i) Without the consent of the holder of the Special Voting Share, during the term of the Trust Agreement, the Corporation shall not, without the consent of the holders at the relevant time of the Exchangeable Shares (as defined in the Trust Agreement) given in accordance with the Provisions Attaching to the Exchangeable Shares (attached as Appendix 1 to Schedule B of the Arrangement Agreement dated as of November 14, 2001 by and between Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada and Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation, a copy of which will be provided to any stockholder of the Corporation without charge upon written request therefor delivered to the Corporation), issue any shares of its Special Voting Stock in addition to the Special Voting Share;

(ii) The Special Voting Share entitles the holder of record to a number of votes equal to the lesser of:

(1) one vote per outstanding Exchangeable Share from time to time not owned by the Corporation and its affiliates, and

(2) one vote for every ten votes attaching to the outstanding shares of Common Stock;

and for which the Trustee has received voting instructions from the Beneficiaries (as defined in the Trust Agreement).

Section 4 Liquidation Preference. Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, the holder of the Special Voting Share shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to the stockholders, an amount equal to $0.001 before any distribution is made on the Common Stock or any other stock

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ranking junior to the Special Voting Share as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up.

Section 5 Ranking. The Special Voting Share shall, with respect to rights on liquidation, winding up and dissolution, rank (i) senior to the Common Stock of the Corporation, (ii) on parity with the other series of Preferred Stock, and (iii) junior to any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation.

Section 6 Redemption. The Special Voting Share shall not be subject to redemption, except that at such time as no Exchangeable Shares (other than Exchangeable Shares owned by the Corporation and its affiliates) shall be outstanding, and no shares of stock, debt, options or other agreements which could give rise to the issuance of any Exchangeable Shares to any person (other than the Corporation and its affiliates) shall exist, the Special Voting Share shall automatically be redeemed, out of funds legally available therefor, for an amount equal to $0.001 due and payable upon such redemption. Upon any such redemption of the Special Voting Share by the Corporation, the Special Voting Share shall be cancelled and retired, and from and after the retirement of the Special Voting Share in accordance with Section 243 of the Delaware General Corporation Law the Special Voting Share shall not be reissued.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by a duly authorized officer this 14th day of February, 2002.

DELTA HOLDCO CORP.

By:  /s/ Britt D. Banks
   ---------------------------------
Name:    Britt D. Banks
Title:   Vice President, General
         Counsel and Secretary

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EXHIBIT 3.4

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
DELTA HOLDCO CORP.
A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Delta Holdco Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), does hereby certify as follows:

FIRST: That, in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (this "Amendment") and declaring this Amendment advisable.

SECOND: That this Amendment has been consented to and authorized by the sole stockholder of the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the DGCL.

THIRD: That this Amendment was duly approved and adopted by the sole stockholder of the Corporation pursuant to Section 242 of the DGCL.

FOURTH: That the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended as follows:

Article First of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

"First: The name of this Corporation is Newmont Mining Corporation."

FIFTH: This Certificate of Amendment shall be effective on its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by a duly authorized officer this 15th day of February, 2002.

DELTA HOLDCO CORP.

By: /S/ BRITT D. Banks
   ---------------------------------
Name:   Britt D. Banks
Title:  Vice President, General
        Counsel and Secretary