Deepest Mines of the World

Mining deep underground is difficult and dangerous. The temperature increases with depth, typically around 1 to 3 °C per 100 m, will cause an increase of temperature the lower you get. A 4,000 m deep mine has a temperature of between 60 °C and 140 °C, depending on the location. The air temperature might be controlled by pumbing cold air into the mine, but still the climate is not sutable for hard work. As a result there are very few really deep mines and they are located at consolidated areas like South Africa, where the geothermal gradient is rather low.

Name	Depth	Location	Type	Comment
Mponeng Gold Mine	4,000m	Southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa	gold
TauTona Mine (Western Deep No.3 Shaft)	3,900m	West Wits, South Africa	gold
Savuka Gold Mine	3,700m	West Wits, South Africa	gold
East Rand Mine	3,585m	South Africa	gold
Driefontein Mine	3,420m	Gauteng, South Africa	gold	has produced more gold than any other gold mine, about 2292 tons
Kusasalethu mine	3,388m	Gauteng, South Africa	gold
Empire Mine	3,355m	United States	gold
Kloof mine	3,347m	South Africa	gold, uranium
Blyvooruitzicht mine	3,213m	South Africa	gold, uranium
Kolar Gold Fields	3,200m	India	gold
Moab Khotsong mine	3,052m	Vaal River, South Africa	gold
Kidd Creek Copper and Zinc Mine	3,014m	Ontario,Canada	Copper, zinc
LaRonde Gold Mine	3,008m	Quebec, Canada	gold, copper, silver, zinc
Morro Velho	3,000m	Brazil	gold
South Deep mine	2,998m	South Africa	gold	has the deepest single-drop mining shaft with a depth of 2,991m
Target 1 Mine	2,945m	South Africa	gold
Lucky Friday Mine	2,600m	Idaho, USA	silver, lead, zinc
Phakisa Mine	2,426m	South Africa	gold
Great Noligwa Gold Mine	2,400m	South Africa	gold
Creighton Mine	2,390m	Ontario, Canada	Nickel
Bambanani Mine	2,365m	South Africa	gold
Tshepong Mine	2,349m	South Africa	gold, uranium
Kopanang mine	2,334m	Free State, South Africa	gold, uranium