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): June 18, 1997 (April 3, 1997)


                            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
                                                     http://www.homestake.com






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      First Amendment and  Waiver to  Credit  Agreement  dated as of
                  April 3, 1997  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.





                                    SIGNATURE


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:   June 18, 1997


                                       HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY
                                            (Registrant)



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