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This list of deepest mines includes operational and non-operational mines that are at least 2,224 m (7,297 ft), which is the depth of Krubera Cave, the deepest known natural cave in the world. The depth measurements in this list represent the difference in elevation from the entrance of the mine to the deepest excavated point.
Mponeng is an ultra-deep tabular gold mine in South Africa in the Witwatersrand Basin of the Gauteng Province. [1] Previously known as Western Deep Levels No1 Shaft, the mine began operations in 1986. [2] It is one of the most substantial gold mines in the world in terms of production and magnitude, reaching over 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) below the ...
The mine is near the town of Carletonville in South Africa. At approximately 3.9 kilometers (2.4 mi) deep, it is home to the world's second deepest mining operation, rivalled only by the Mponeng Gold Mine, formerly Western Deep Levels No.1 Shaft. TauTona was temporarily closed in 2018. [2] The mine was one of the three Western Deep Levels mines.
The coldest month, June, has an average temperature of −0.1 °C (31.8 °F) and an average low temperature of −5.5 °C (22.1 °F). June is the only month with an average temperature below freezing, although the average temperature of July is exactly 0 °C (32 °F). Letšeng has an average annual precipitation of 881 millimetres (34.7 in).
The mine is the largest human-made excavation, and deepest open-pit mine in the world, [4] [5] which is considered to have produced more copper than any other mine in history – more than 19,000,000 short tons (17,000,000 long tons; 17,000,000 t). [5] The mine is owned by Rio Tinto Group, a British
In 1915, the Morro Velho mine reached a vertical depth of 5,824 feet (1,775 m), which made it the deepest mine in the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The miners continued going deeper, and the mine kept the title of world's deepest until 1928, when the Village Deep mine in South Africa reached a vertical depth of 8,000 feet (2,400 m), exceeding the depth of ...
Currently, the world’s deepest drilled hole is the Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia near Norway. ... (12.4 miles) into the ground, where temperatures reach over 900 degrees Fahrenheit.
Kidd is the deepest base metal mine in the world. The bottom of N° 4 shaft at Kidd Creek Mine D is 3,014.3 metres (9,889 ft) below the surface, [ 13 ] 2,735 metres (8,973 ft) below sea level , the deepest accessible non-marine point on Earth.