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This list of deepest mines includes operational and non-operational mines that are at least 2,212 m (7,257 ft), which is the depth of Veryovkina 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 mine 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
4.0 km (2.5 mi)
South Africa
Gold[1]
Active
2
TauTona Mine
3.9 km (2.4 mi)
South Africa
Gold[1]
Closed 2018[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 Africa
Gold
Closed 2008[2]
5
Driefontein Mine
3.420 km (2.125 mi)[5]
South Africa
Gold[1]
Active
6
Kusasalethu mine
3.388 km (2.105 mi)[6]
South Africa
Gold[1]
Active
7
Empire Mine
3.355 km (2.085 mi)
United States
Gold[7]
Closed 1956
8
Kloof mine
3.347 km (2.080 mi)[8]
South Africa
Gold, uranium
Active
9
Kolar Gold Fields
3.217 km (1.999 mi)
India
Gold[1]
Closed 2001
10
Blyvooruitzicht mine
3.213 km (1.996 mi)[9]
South Africa
Gold, uranium
Active
11
Moab Khotsong mine
3.052 km (1.896 mi)[10]
South Africa
Gold, uranium[1]
Active
12
Kidd Mine
3.014 km (1.873 mi)[11]
Canada
Copper, zinc[1]
Active
13
Laronde Mine
3.008 km (1.869 mi)[12]
Canada
Gold, copper, silver, zinc[1]
Active
14
Morro Velho
3.0 km (1.9 mi)
Brazil
Gold
Active
15
South Deep mine
2.99 km (1.86 mi)
South Africa
Gold[1]
Active
16
Target 1 Mine
2.945 km (1.830 mi)[13]
South Africa
Gold
Active
17
Homestake Mine
2.438 km (1.515 mi)
United States
Gold
Closed 2002
18
Phakisa Mine
2.426 km (1.507 mi)[14]
South Africa
Gold
Active
19
Great Noligwa Gold Mine
2.4 km (1.5 mi)[15]
South Africa
Gold[1]
Closed
20
Creighton Mine
2.39 km (1.49 mi)[16]
Canada
Nickel[1]
Active
21
Bambanani Mine
2.365 km (1.470 mi)[17]
South Africa
Gold
Active
22
Tshepong Mine
2.349 km (1.460 mi)[18]
South Africa
Gold, uranium
Active
23
Kopanang mine
2.334 km (1.450 mi)[19]
South Africa
Gold, uranium
Active
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^"Savuka Gold Mine". Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
^"TauTona Gold Mine, Anglo Gold, South Africa".
^"Gold Fields Ltd Gold Mine - Driefontein - South Africa".
^Kusasalethu mine harmony.co.za [dead link]
^"California's gold history lives in Empire Mine State Historic Park" (PDF). parks.ca.gov. State of California. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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