- The deepest mine in the world: Savuka Mine in the North West Province, South Africa at 3,774 meters
- East Rand Mine in Boksburg, South Africa briefly held the record at 3,585 meters
- The first mine declared the deepest in the world was TauTona in Carletonville, South Africa at 3,581 meters. Plans exist to extend TauTona to a depth of 3,902 meters by July 2008, which will make it the deepest again.
- The deepest mine in Europe: Pyhäsalmi Mine in Pyhäjärvi, Finland at 1,444 meters
- The second deepest mine in Europe: Boulby Mine England at 1,400 meters (shaft depth 1,100 meters)
- The deepest open pit mine in the world: Bingham Canyon Mine in Bingham Canyon, Utah, USA at over 1,200 meters
- The second deepest open pit copper mine in the world: Chuquicamata in Chuquicamata, Chile at 900 meters
- The world’s largest underground mine: Kirunavaara mine in Kiruna, Sweden, 450 kilometers of roads, 40 million tons of ore produced yearly, depth 1270 meters.
- The deepest borehole in the world: Kola Superdeep Borehole at 12,262 meters. This, however, is not a matter of mining but rather related to scientific drilling.
USA
|
Coal Producing States, 1889 |
|
|
State |
Coal Production |
|
Pennsylvania |
81,719 |
|
Illinois |
12,104 |
|
Ohio |
9,977 |
|
West Virginia |
6,232 |
|
Iowa |
4,095 |
|
Alabama |
3,573 |
|
Indiana |
2,845 |
|
Colorado |
2,544 |
|
Kentucky |
2,400 |
|
Kansas |
2,221 |
|
Tennessee |
1,926 |
