As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2002 Registration No. 333-50516 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 5 ON FORM S-3 TO FORM S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------- NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) -------------------- Delaware 1700 Lincoln Street 84-1611629 (State or other Denver, Colorado 80203 (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of (303) 863-7414 Identification No.) incorporation or (Address of principal organization) executive offices) -------------------- Britt D. Banks, Esq. Newmont Mining Corporation 1700 Lincoln Street Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 863-7414 (Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) -------------------- Copies to: Maureen Brundage, Esq. White & Case LLP 1155 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 (212) 819-8200 -------------------- This constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement No. 333-50516. This statement is made pursuant to Rule 414(d) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. ================================================================================ On February 15, 2002, Delta Acquisitionco Corp., at the time a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Holdco Corp. ("Holdco") and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation ("Old Newmont"), was merged into Old Newmont (the "Reorganization"), with Old Newmont being the surviving corporation. As a result of the Reorganization, Old Newmont became a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco. In connection with the Reorganization, Holdco changed its name to "Newmont Mining Corporation" and Old Newmont changed its name to "Newmont USA Limited". Pursuant to the Reorganization, shares of Old Newmont common stock were exchanged for shares of common stock of Holdco. Pursuant to Rule 414(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), Holdco hereby expressly adopts as its own, for all purposes of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-50516) previously filed by Old Newmont. Accordingly, the securities to be issued under that Registration Statement shall be securities of Holdco. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 on Form S-3 to Form S-4 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, on the 16th day of April, 2002. NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION By /s/Britt D. Banks ---------------------------------------- Name: Britt D. Banks Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date ---------------------- Glen A. Barton Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- Vincent A. Calarco Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- Ronald C. Cambre Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- James T. Curry, Jr. Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- Joseph P. Flannery Director April 16, 2002 ---------------------- Leo I. Higdon, Jr. Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- M. Craig Haase Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- Michael S. Hamson Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- Pierre Lassonde Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- Robert J. Miller Director April 16, 2002 * Chairman of the Board ---------------------- and Chief Executive Wayne W. Murdy Officer (Principal Executive Officer) April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- Robin A. Plumbridge Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- John B. Prescott Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- Moeen A. Qureshi Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- Michael K. Reilly Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- Seymour Schulich Director April 16, 2002 * ---------------------- James V. Taranik Director April 16, 2002 /s/Bruce D. Hansen Senior Vice President ---------------------- and Chief Financial Bruce D. Hansen Officer (Principal Financial Officer) April 16, 2002 /s/Linda K. Wheeler Vice President and ---------------------- Controller Linda K. Wheeler (Principal Accounting Officer) April 16, 2002 *By /s/Britt D. Banks ---------------------------- Britt D. Banks, as Attorney-in-fact