This list of deepest mines includes operational and non-operational mines that are at least , 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.
The definition of for this list is an artificially made excavation for the purpose of extracting resources, that can potentially be accessed by humans.
Rank Name of mine Depth Location Primary resource Active / closed 1 Mponeng Gold Mine Gold Active 2 TauTona Mine Gold Active. Grouped under Mponeng 3 Savuka Gold Mine Gold Closed 2017 4 East Rand Mine Gold Closed 2008 5 Driefontein Mine Gold Active 6 Kusasalethu mine Kusasalethu mine harmony.co.za Gold Active 7 Empire Mine Gold Closed 1956 8 Kloof mine Gold, uranium Active 9 Laronde Mine Gold, copper, silver, zinc Active 10 Kolar Gold Fields Gold Closed 2001 11 Blyvooruitzicht mine Gold, uranium Active 12 Moab Khotsong mine Khotsong mine harmony.co.za Gold, uranium Active 13 Kidd Mine Copper, zinc Active 14 Morro Velho Gold Active 15 South Deep mine Gold Active 16 Target 1 Mine Gold Active17 Lucky Friday Mine Silver, lead, zinc Active 18 Homestake Mine Gold Closed 2002 19 Phakisa Mine Gold Active 20 Great Noligwa Gold Mine Gold Closed 21 Creighton Mine Nickel Active 22 Bambanani Mine Gold Closed 2020 23 Tshepong Mine Gold, uranium Active 24 Kopanang mine Gold, uranium Active
See also List of deepest caves List of longest tunnels List of largest mining companies by revenue List of mines List of mines in South Africa List of mining companies Extreme points of Earth
References
External links Mining Technology website