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<FILING-DATE>20081027
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20081027
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<CONFORMED-NAME>Thompson Simon R
<CIK>0001448025
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<FILM-NUMBER>081143051
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<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<PHONE>303-837-6005
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1700 LINCOLN ST.
<CITY>DENVER
<STATE>CO
<ZIP>80203
</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
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<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>
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    <periodOfReport>2008-10-23</periodOfReport>

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

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001448025</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Thompson Simon R</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1700 LINCOLN ST.</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>2008-10-23</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>4991</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>24.05</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4991</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 (&quot;the &quot;Company&quot;) the reporting person was awarded director stock units that are immediately fully vested and entitle the reporting person to receive 4,991 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>Sharon Thomas, Assistant General Counsel, as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-10-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
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