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Name of mine Depth Location Primary resource Active / closed 1: Mponeng Gold Mine: 4.0 km (2.5 mi) South Africa: Gold [1] Active 2: TauTona Mine: 3.9 km (2.4 mi) South Africa: Gold [1] Active. Grouped under Mponeng [2] 3: Savuka Gold Mine: 3.7 km (2.3 mi) South Africa: Gold [1] Closed 2017 [3] 4: East Rand Mine: 3.585 km (2.228 mi) [4] South ...
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 deepest mines in the world are the Mponeng and TauTona (Western Deep Levels) gold mines in the Witwatersrand region of South Africa, which are currently working at depths exceeding 3,900 m (12,800 ft). [13] The deepest inactive mine in Asia is the Kolar in the Karnataka region of India. Closed in 2001, the main shaft had reached a depth of ...
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"A combination of drying surface vegetation, wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph, and relative humidity values below 30 percent will lead to an elevated risk of grass and brush fires this afternoon ...
Shoofly Fire: 104 acres. 63% contained. Ignited on July 8. Located nine miles north of Stevens Pass. No crew information available. Williams Mine Fire: 11,200 acres. 0% contained. Started noon Aug. 5.
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.
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