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, 1999 (June 18, 1999)


                            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 Items


1.       On June 18, 1999 Registrant  reported interim operating results for the
         two-month  and  five-month  periods  ended May 31,  1999.  This summary
         financial information, which is the first to be published following the
         business  combination  with  Argentina  Gold Corp.  on April 29,  1999,
         includes  the first  thirty  days of  combined  operations.  The merger
         agreement between Homestake and Argentina Gold and pooling-of-interests
         accounting  require  publishing  results  for at least  thirty  days of
         combined operations. A copy of Registrant's news release is attached as
         Exhibit 99.2.

2.       The Bylaws of the Registrant  have been  amended to decrease the number
         of Directors to eleven.

         A copy of the Registrant's  Bylaws (as amended through May 11, 1999) is
         attached as Exhibit 3.1.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

           (c) Exhibits

           Exhibit 3.1     Bylaws (as amended through May 11, 1999) of Homestake
                           Mining Company.

           Exhibit 99.2    News release, dated June 18, 1999 reporting interim
                           results following the business combination with
                           Argentina Gold Corp.









                                    SIGNATURE



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


Dated:   June 18, 1999



                                      HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY
                                      (Registrant)



                                      By:  /s/ David W. Peat
                                           ------------------
                                           David W. Peat
                                           Vice President, Finance and
                                           Chief Financial Officer