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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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.

  4. Homestake Mine (South Dakota) - Wikipedia

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    The Homestake Mine was a deep underground gold mine (8,000 feet or 2,438 m) located in Lead, South Dakota. Until it closed in 2002 it was the largest and deepest gold mine in the Western Hemisphere . The mine produced more than forty million troy ounces (43,900,000 oz; 1,240,000 kg) of gold during its lifetime. [1] This is about 2,500 cubic ...

  5. Deep level underground - Wikipedia

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    The deepest mines in the world are the TauTona (Western Deep Levels) and Savuka gold mines in the Witwatersrand region of South Africa, which are currently working at depths exceeding 3,900 m (12,800 ft). [5] There are plans to extend Mponeng mine, a sister mine to TauTona, down to 4,500 m (14,800 ft) in the coming years. [citation needed]

  6. Gwalia Gold Mine - Wikipedia

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    The mine, with a depth of 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) in 2019, is Australia's deepest underground gold mine and the deepest trucking mine in the world, with a proposed depth of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) by 2031. From its discovery to 2019, the mine produced 5.5 million troy ounces (170 t) of gold, at a 2019 equivalent value of A$10 billion. [5]

  7. Is there still gold in California? Why the gold rush lives on ...

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    Many Black Americans garnered wealth during the gold rush by opening up shops and mining for gold. Even though California was deemed a free state, however, many regions tolerated slavery.

  8. Grasberg mine - Wikipedia

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    The workings include a large open pit mine 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) wide at the surface completed in 2019, three operating underground mines (Grasberg Block Cave, Deep Mill Level Zone and Big Gossan) and four concentrators. The mine is a high-volume, low-cost underground mining operation, producing and milling more than 72 million tonnes of ore ...

  9. Tour guide killed after elevator malfunctions underground in ...

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    A tour guide died at a Colorado gold mine after an elevator experienced a mechanical issue hundreds of feet below ground, trapping a dozen tourists for several hours, authorities said. The ...