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Deep Mine
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. 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 linksMining Technology website {{DEFAULTSORT:Deepest mines Lists of mines Gold mines Geography-related lists of superlatives, Mines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krubera Cave
Krubera Cave ( Abkhaz: Ӡоу Аҳаҧы; ka, კრუბერის გამოქვაბული or კრუბერის ღრმული, tr; also known as Voronya Cave, sometimes spelled Voronja Cave) is the deepest known cave on Earth. It is located in the Arabika Massif of the Gagra Range of the Western Caucasus, in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, a disputed region of Georgia (country), Georgia. The difference in elevation of the highest cave entrance (Arbaika) and its deepest explored point is . It became the deepest known cave in the world in 2003 when the Ukrainian Speleological Association reached a depth of . This exceeded the previous record, Lamprechtsofen in the Austrian Alps, by . In 2006, for the first time in the history of speleology, the Ukrainian Speleological Association expedition reached a depth greater than 2,000 m (6,560 ft), and explored the cave to . Ukrainian diver Gennadiy Samokhin extended the cave by diving in the termina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Mines
This lists of mines is a meta-list (list of lists) containing links to mine-related lists. By production *List of coal mines **List of coal mines in Australia ***List of collieries in Newcastle (Australia) ***List of coal mines in Queensland **List of coal mines in Canada ***List of coal mines and landmarks in the Nanaimo area **List of coal mines in Japan **List of coal mines in the United Kingdom ***List of collieries in Yorkshire (1984–2015) **List of coal mines in the United States *List of copper mines **List of copper mines in Canada **List of copper mines in the United States *List of diamond mines *List of gold mines **List of gold mines in Australia ***List of active gold mines in Western Australia **List of gold mines in Canada **List of gold mines in Japan **List of largest gold mines by production **List of gold mines in Tanzania **List of gold mines in the United States ***List of active gold mines in Nevada ***List of gold mines in Georgia *List of iron mines **Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Points Of Earth
This article lists extreme locations on Earth that hold geographical records or are otherwise known for their geophysical or meteorological superlatives. All of these locations are Earth-wide extremes; extremes of individual continents or countries are not listed. Latitude and longitude Northernmost * The northernmost point of land is the northern tip of Kaffeklubben Island, north of Greenland (), which lies slightly north of Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland (). Various shifting gravel bars lie farther north, the most famous being Oodaaq. There have been other islands more northern such as 83-42 and ATOW1996 but they have not been confirmed as permanent. Southernmost * The southernmost continental point of land outside Antarctica is in South America at Cape Froward, Magallanes Region, Chile (). * The southernmost point of (liquid) water is a bay on the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf along the coast of Antarctica (), about south of Berkner Island. ** The southernmost point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mining Companies
This is an incomplete alphabetical list of mining companies. A * Adex Mining * Aditya Birla Group * African Rainbow Minerals * Agnico Eagle * Aiteo * Almonty Industries * Alumina * Anaconda Copper * Anglo American (mining) * Anglo Platinum * AngloGold Ashanti * Antofagasta * Aricom * Arctic Canadian Diamond Company * Astra Resources * AT GROUP * Atalaya Mining * Aurubis * Avalon Advanced Materials B * Bard Ventures Company * Barrick Gold * BHP * Blaafarveværket * Blackfire Exploration * Boliden * Bougainville Copper * Breakwater Resources C * Cambior * Candente Copper * Canico Resource * Cape Breton Development Corporation * Chinalco * China Molybdenum * Cleveland-Cliffs * CNK International * Coal & Allied * Coal India * Codelco * Colorado Fuel & Iron * Compass Minerals * Compass Resources * Consolidated Zinc * Cordero Mining Company * Crowflight Minerals * Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional * Cuniptau Mines * Cuprom * Cyprus Mines Corporati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mines In South Africa
This list of mines in South Africa is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list. Chromium * Dwarsrivier mine *Thaba mine Coal Diamond *Big Hole *Du Toit's Pan * Finsch diamond mine * Jagersfontein Mine *Koffiefontein mine *Premier Mine *Venetia Diamond Mine * Voorspoed diamond mine Gold * Blyvooruitzicht * Buffelsfontein mine * Burnstone mine * East Rand Mine * Free State goldfields * Kusasalethu mine * Mponeng Gold Mine *South Deep mine * TauTona Mine * Transvaal gold fields Iron {, class="sortable wikitable" , - align="center" , Mine , Product(s) , Coordinates , Associated town , Dates , Comments , - , Khumani mine , Iron , , Kathu , , loco mine mm9 , - , Beeshoek mine , Iron , , Postmasburg , , , - , Sishen mine , Iron , , , , Lead mines * Maitland Mines Mang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mines
This lists of mines is a meta-list (list of lists) containing links to mine-related lists. By production *List of coal mines **List of coal mines in Australia ***List of collieries in Newcastle (Australia) ***List of coal mines in Queensland **List of coal mines in Canada ***List of coal mines and landmarks in the Nanaimo area **List of coal mines in Japan **List of coal mines in the United Kingdom ***List of collieries in Yorkshire (1984–2015) **List of coal mines in the United States *List of copper mines **List of copper mines in Canada **List of copper mines in the United States *List of diamond mines *List of gold mines **List of gold mines in Australia ***List of active gold mines in Western Australia **List of gold mines in Canada **List of gold mines in Japan **List of largest gold mines by production **List of gold mines in Tanzania **List of gold mines in the United States ***List of active gold mines in Nevada ***List of gold mines in Georgia *List of iron mines **Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Largest Mining Companies By Revenue
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Longest Tunnels
This list of longest tunnels ranks tunnels that are at least long. Only continuous tunnels are included. Pipelines, even those that are buried, are excluded. The longest tunnels have been constructed for Water supply network, water distribution, followed by tunnels for railways. __TOC__ World's longest tunnels (in use) World's longest tunnels (under construction) World's longest tunnels (advanced planning stage) World's longest tunnels (abandoned) World's longest tunnels (proposed) * Bering Strait crossing * Strait of Gibraltar crossing#Tunnel, Gibraltar Strait Tunnel * Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel * Taiwan Strait Tunnel Project See also * List of long tunnels by type – contains separate tables for railroad, subway, vehicular, bicycle, water/aqueducts, and also for different building techniques * List of deepest caves * List of deepest mines * Lists of tunnels *List of longest railway tunnels ** List of long railway tunnels in China * List of longest subway tunnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Deepest Caves
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole". Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of '' The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kopanang Mine
The Khumani mine is a large iron mine located in central South Africa in Northern Cape. Khumani represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ... and in the world having estimated reserves of 709 million tonnes of ore grading 64.2% iron metal. References Iron mines in South Africa Economy of the Northern Cape Geography of the Northern Cape {{SouthAfrica-mine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
