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Top ten deepest mines in the world

Top ten deepest mines in the world

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The list of the deepest mines in the world is dominated by South African gold mines with a whooping 6 mines on the list. Of the six South African mines top four are from the Southern neighbor.

If the list was to be of the top ten deepest operating mines then another South African mine South Deep mine with a depth of 2.99 km would also make that list.

See the list of the deepest mines in the world below:

RankName of mineDepthLocationPrimary resourceActive / closed
1Mponeng Gold Mine4.0 km South AfricaGoldActive
2TauTona Mine3.9 km South AfricaGoldActive
3Savuka Gold Mine3.7 km South AfricaGoldActive
4Driefontein, Gauteng3.4 km South AfricaGoldActive
5Empire Mine3.355 km United StatesGoldClosed 1956
6Kusasalethu mine3.28 km South AfricaGoldActive
7Kolar Gold Fields3.2 km IndiaGoldClosed 2001
8Laronde Mine3.2 km CanadaGold, copper, silver, zinc Active
9Moab Khotsong mine3.05 km South AfricaGoldActive
10Morro Velho3.0 km BrazilGoldActive
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