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<PERIOD>20060426
<FILING-DATE>20060428
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20060428
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>HAMSON MICHAEL S
<CIK>0001169705
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>4
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>001-31240
<FILM-NUMBER>06788696
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<PHONE>61396501399
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>GROUND FLOOR, 128 JOLIMONT RD
<STREET2>JOLIMONT VICTORIA
<CITY>AUSTRALIA
<STATE>C3
<ZIP>3002
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
<ISSUER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>NEWMONT MINING CORP /DE/
<CIK>0001164727
<ASSIGNED-SIC>1040
<IRS-NUMBER>841611629
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1700 LINCOLN STREET
<CITY>DENVER
<STATE>CO
<ZIP>80203
<PHONE>303-863-7414
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1700 LINCOLN STREET
<CITY>DENVER
<STATE>CO
<ZIP>80203
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
<FORMER-COMPANY>
<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>DELTA HOLDCO CORP
<DATE-CHANGED>20020109
</FORMER-COMPANY>
</ISSUER>
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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-04-26</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001164727</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NEWMONT MINING CORP /DE/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NEM</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001169705</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HAMSON MICHAEL S</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1700 LINCOLN STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DENVER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80203</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $1.60 par value</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-04-26</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1300</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>57.71</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5024</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan for Newmont Mining Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) the reporting person was awarded director stock units that are immediately fully vested and entitle the reporting person to receive 1,300 shares of the Company's common stock which are issued upon retirement from the board of directors of the Company.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Reporting Person also holds 49,430 Australian CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) (representing beneficial ownership of 4,943 in Issuer's common shares).  The CDIs evidence beneficial ownership of shares of the Issuer's common stock on a ten-for-one basis.  In addition, the Reporting Person holds 48,000 CDIs (representing beneficial ownership of 4,800 in Issuer's common shares)  by Hillstream Pty Ltd, which is controlled by Mr. Hamson's spouse.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Ardis Young, Assistant Secretary, as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-04-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
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</SUBMISSION>
