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<FILING-DATE>20080428
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20080428
<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>
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>Carrabba Joseph A
<CIK>0001328270
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>4
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>001-31240
<FILM-NUMBER>08782144
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<PHONE>216 694 5540
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC
<STREET2>1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE
<CITY>CLEVELAND
<STATE>OH
<ZIP>44114
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-04-24</periodOfReport>

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

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001328270</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Carrabba Joseph A</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>2008-04-24</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2751</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>43.62</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4561</value>
                </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 2,751 shares of the Company's common stock which are issued upon retirement from the board of directors of the Company.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Ardis Young, Assistant Secretary, as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-04-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
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