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  2. List of deepest mines - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Mponeng Gold Mine - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Kola Superdeep Borehole - Wikipedia

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    The KTB superdeep borehole (German Continental Deep Drilling Programme, 1987–1995) at Windischeschenbach in northern Bavaria was drilled to a depth of 9,101 metres (29,859 ft), reaching temperatures of more than 260 °C (500 °F). Its ambitious measuring program used high-temperature logging tools that were upgraded specifically for KTB. [23]

  5. Video: See inside the huge mine where England’s gritters get ...

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    It is so deep it is home to one of the world’s leading projects trying to find dark matter – the mystery substance that physicists believe makes up most of the universe – as a kilometre of ...

  6. Lists of mines - Wikipedia

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    This lists of mines is a meta-list ... List of deepest mines; List of open-pit mines; ... See also. Lists of countries by mineral production

  7. TauTona Mine - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Morro Velho - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Category:Mines by country - Wikipedia

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    Underground mines by country (34 C) + Mines in Africa by country (37 C) Mines in Asia by country (32 C) Mines in Europe by country (39 C) Mines in North America by ...