UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

                        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)

                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20, 1996


                            HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




     Delaware                    1-8736                 94-2934609
    (State or other            (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
     jurisdiction of            File Number)          Identification Number)
     incorporation)



        650 California Street, San Francisco, California   94108-2788
            (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 981-8150



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Item 5.    Other Events.

           This form 8-K is submitted to file the document  listed below in Item
           7.


Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

           (c)    Exhibits.

Exhibit 10.1   Credit  Agreement  dated  as of  September  20,  1996  among  the
               Registrant,  the Lenders,  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as
               Documentation  Agent,  The  Chase  Manhattan  Bank of  Canada  as
               Canadian   Administrative   Agent,  Chase  Securities   Australia
               Limited,  as Australian  Administrative  Agent,  Chase Securities
               Inc.,   as   Arranger,   and  The  Chase   Manhattan   Bank,   as
               Administrative Agent.

                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




Dated:   September 20, 1996


                                           HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY
                                              (Registrant)



                                           By:  /s/ David W. Peat
                                                -----------------
                                                David W. Peat
                                                Vice President and Controller



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