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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-48908) of Newmont Mining Corporation, of our
report dated February 18, 2000, except for Note 19(a), as to which the date is
May 12, 2000 and except for Note 19(b), as to which the date is November 21,
2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears on page 48 in Battle
Mountain Gold Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December
31, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K
of Newmont Mining Corporation dated December 4, 2000.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
December 4, 2000
