The deepest mine in the world for coal and gold mining

When there was a race in the world to search for and extract gold and diamonds, only the mines where the fallow beds are really large and promising remained in development. These time-proven deposits are located in Siberia and South America, but a large number of them are located in the South African Republic (South Africa). It is important that the mines here are not just a lot, they are really huge. They are located from each other at a relatively short distance. The deepest mine in the world is also in South Africa. Her record has not yet been surpassed. To date, the mine "Tau-Ton" goes deep into the Earth for 5 thousand meters! And this is not the limit, because they want to deepen it further.

The mines having the greatest depth

Most of today, deep mines are almost all located in South Africa, they are mining gold. It is very interesting that they are all next to each other. First of all, it is the mine "Tau-Ton", "Witwatersrand", as well as the "Western mine of deep occurrence". It is easy to guess that the working conditions here are not just complex, they are extreme. The most painful is the air temperature. In the mine, it reaches 60 degrees. It is periodically reduced, but it is not enough that working miners feel at least some miserable comfort. In addition, do not forget that at such depths, there is a constant threat of water breakage or explosion. But all this is justified in the eyes of the owners of mines, because here they extract gold. And so. No danger will not seem significant. No matter how many international organizations compete for the rights of miners in South Africa, it is not easier to work in these mines. Mortality here is high.

The deepest mine in the world for gold mining

Currently, the deepest mine is the "Tau-Ton". It goes down to a distance of more than 5 thousand meters. This record is not simply not broken, no mine even comes close to these values. Meanwhile, recently, a proposal was made to deepen the "Tau-Ton" by another 3.9 meters!

This mine is located in South Africa, several dozen kilometers from the city of Johannesburg. From the local language the name "Tau-Ton" is translated as "The Great Lion". So the deepest mine in the world bears the royal name. Well, this deposit is really great. The mine is successfully developing high-quality gold. The content of precious metal in the earth's interior is enormous. This value is close to 9.8 grams per ton. To realize this figure is possible only in comparison. For example, other deposits, depending on the method of extraction, show values from 0.1 to 5 grams per ton.

According to reliable data, AngloGold Ashanti, which owns the mine, produced about 8 tons of high-quality gold in 2010. At the same time, a huge amount of precious metal remains in the bowels of the "Tau-Ton". Therefore, it is constantly deepened.

Mine "Mine" mine

Of course, the "Hopper" is not the deepest mine in the world, but meanwhile, it is a real candidate for the championship. To date, this deposit takes an honorable second place. Its depth is deep in the depths of the earth is 3777 meters. They are developing gold here. The mine itself is located near the city of Johannesburg in South Africa. It is adjacent to the famous "Tau-Ton". Deposits of precious metal are also great. Developments here are very promising, because you can still delve into the ground. This mine is owned also by the company "AngloGold Ashanti". Working conditions here are extremely difficult, the situation is aggravated by the heat and the constant risk of collapses and explosions. Accidents are not uncommon.

A very interesting fact is connected with mine "Mpong". It was in it that in 2002 they found not just an isolated, but previously unknown strain of bacteria - extremophiles. This microorganism carries out its vital activity solely at the expense of radioactive ores, of which there are many. This discovery is very interesting microbiologists around the world.

The deepest coal mine in the world

The deepest coal mine is in Ukraine. It has a depth of about 1.5 kilometers. Shakhtarskaya mine is located in the Donetsk region. In the city with the "talking" name of Shakhtersk. It was commissioned in 1986. This is the deepest mine in the world, in the USSR, in particular, for coal mining. There is also a coal basin in the south-east of Ukraine in the Donetsk region. He is inferior in depth to several other large mines. Bazhanov, them. Skochinsky and Progress. But despite this, the deposit is the largest.

The deepest mine in Russia

And what about Russia, are there deep mines on its territory? Undoubtedly! A coal deposit is located 11 kilometers from Vorkuta. It is here that the deepest mine in Russia is located - Komsomolskaya. It produces coal. Its depth is about 1100-1200 m. It was discovered in 1977. Since then, thousands of people work here. Working conditions, of course, are complex. But coke coal is very valued and is considered the best quality. Russian scientists have calculated that there will be enough supplies until 2018.

"Komsomolskaya", of course, is not the deepest mine in the world. Russia is rich in coal deposits. Particularly famous for Kuzbass. This is primarily the mine Raspadskaya, located in the Kemerovo region. It is inferior to its Ukrainian "colleagues", but, undoubtedly, this is one of the deepest coal deposits. It was opened in 1973. 10% of the country's total coal production is extracted here.

Unfortunately, it is also known as a tragedy. In May 2010, a mine accident killed 91 miners.

The largest diamond mine

For the sake of justice, it should be noted that in Russia there is the deepest mine in the world for diamond mining. It has a very symbolic name "Mir". It is located in Yakutia. It is an open pit with a depth of 500 meters. Its diameter along with the tiers is 1.2 kilometers.

Currently, this is an actively developed deposit. At the bottom of the "World" there are two more closed mines. They penetrate deeply into the depths and increase the depth of the field to 1200 meters. They were built in 2001 after the explosion. After it, the open development of precious stones became impossible.

The shape of the quarry is a round giant funnel. Its dimensions are so large that it is not safe to fly here.