Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Stephen P. Gottesfeld, Jeffrey K. Reeser and Sharon E. Thomas each of them acting individually, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, in his or her name and on his or her behalf, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or advisable to enable Newmont Mining Corporation to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, including, without limitation, the power and authority to sign his or her name in any and all capacities (including his or her capacity as an Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Newmont Mining Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and any amendments thereto and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have subscribed these presents as of the 24th day of February, 2010.

Signature	Title
/s/ Glen A. Barton      Glen A. Barton	Director
/s/ Vincent A. Calarco      Vincent A. Calarco	Non-Executive Chairman
/s/ Joseph A. Carrabba      Joseph A. Carrabba	Director
/s/ Noreen Doyle      Noreen Doyle	Director
/s/ Veronica M. Hagen      Veronica M. Hagen	Director
/s/ Michael S. Hamson      Michael S. Hamson	Director

Signature	Title
/s/ Robert J. Miller      Robert J. Miller	Director
/s/ Richard T. O’Brien      Richard T. O’Brien	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ John B. Prescott      John B. Prescott	Director
/s/ Donald C. Roth      Donald C. Roth	Director
/s/ James V. Taranik      James V. Taranik	Director
/s/ Simon Thompson      Simon Thompson	Director
/s/ Russell D. Ball      Russell D. Ball	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Roger Johnson      Roger Johnson	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

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