UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 40-F/A
                               (Amendment No. 1)

     (Check one)

     [ ]  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION 12 OF THE  SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                       OR

     [X]  ANNUAL  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13(A)  OR 15  (D)  OF  THE
          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2005    Commission file number 001-34436


                           MIRAMAR MINING CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


     Not applicable             British Columbia, Canada       Not Applicable
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(Translation of Registrant's      (Province of other          (I.R.S. employer
   name into English           jurisdiction of incorporation   Identification
   (if applicable)                   or organization)           Number (if
                                                                  applicable))



                                      1040
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    (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable))


              Suite 300 - 899 Harbourside Drive, North Vancouver,
                        British Columbia, Canada V7P 3S1
                                 (604) 985-2572
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   (Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)


 CT Corporation System, 111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10011
                                 (212) 894-8940
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             Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number
         (including area code) of agent for service in the United States


     Securities  registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
     Act.

     Title of each class               Name of each exchange on which registered
     Common shares                     American Stock Exchange


     Securities  registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
     Act.
                                      None
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                                (Title of Class)



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     Securities  for which there is a reporting  obligation  pursuant to Section
     15(d) of the Act.

                                      None
                                -----------------
                                (Title of Class)

     For annual reports,  indicate by check mark the information filed with this
     Form:

     [X]  Annual information form       [X]  Audited annual financial statements

     Indicate the number of outstanding  shares of each of the issuer's  classes
     of  capital or common  stock as of the close of the  period  covered by the
     annual report.

     As at December 31, 2005,  186,301,430  Common Shares without par value were
     issued and outstanding.  As at March 25, 2006 there were 187,404,627 Common
     Shares without par value issued and outstanding.

     Indicate by check mark  whether the  Registrant  by filing the  information
     contained in this Form is also thereby  furnishing  the  information to the
     Commission  pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
     1934 (the "Exchange  Act"). If "Yes" is marked,  indicate the filing number
     assigned  to  the  Registrant  in  connection  with  such  Rule.
     [ ]  Yes:82-____________ [X] No

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  Registrant  (1) has filed all reports
     required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange Act during the
     preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  Registrant  was
     required  to file such  reports)  and (2) has been  subject to such  filing
     requirements for the past 90 days.
     [X]Yes [ ] No


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Explanatory Note: Miramar Mining Corporation (the "Company" or the "Registrant")
is filing this  Amendment  No. 1 to its Annual  Report on Form 40-F for the year
ended December 31, 2005 ("Original  Filing"),  solely for the purposes of dating
the  certifications  of the Chief  Executive  Officer  and the  Chief  Financial
Officer  pursuant to Rule  13a-14(a)  of the  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as adopted
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes  Oxley Act of 2002.  This Amendment does
not amend or restate any  information  contained in the Original Filing and does
not  purport  to update  any recent  events or  developments  to the date of the
Original Filing.



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                                    EXHIBITS

99.1(1)   Code of Conduct for Chief Executive  Officer and Senior  Accounting
          Officers

99.2(2)   Audit and Risk Management Committee Charter

99.3      Certifications  by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant
          to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted  pursuant to Section
          302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.4      Certifications  by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant
          to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted  pursuant to Section
          302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.5      Certificate of Chief Executive  Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section
          1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
          2002

99.6      Certificate of Chief Financial  Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section
          1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
          2002

99.7(2)   Consent of KPMG LLP

99.8(2)   Consent of John Wakeford, P. Geol.

99.9(2)   Consent of Steffen Robertson and Kirsten Consulting

99.10(2)  Consent of Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.

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(1)  Previously filed on May 19, 2004 on the issuer's annual report on Form 40-F
     for the year ended December 31, 2003.

(2)  Previously  filed on April 3, 2006 with the issuer's  Annual Report on Form
     40-F for the year ended December 31, 2005.


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                                   Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant  certifies that
it meets all of the  requirements  for  filing on Form 40-F and has duly  caused
this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned,  thereto duly
authorized.

Registrant

MIRAMAR MINING CORPORATION



By /s/ David Long
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   David Long, Corporate Secretary

Date: January 24, 2006


















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