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updated deepest mine
'''Mining''' is the process of extracting valuable [[minerals]] buried beneath the [[ground]]. The location where these valuable minerals are extracted from is called a '''mine'''. The deepest mine in the world is the [[East Rand]] mine, which goes to a depth of about 3,585 meters. Evidence of human mining efforts has been found dating back to the beginning of history.
'''Mining''' is the process of extracting valuable [[minerals]] buried beneath the [[ground]]. The location where these valuable minerals are extracted from is called a '''mine'''. The deepest mine in the world is AngloGold Ashanti's Mponeng mine in south-west Johannesburg, [[South Africa]], which goes to a depth of over 2.5 miles. Evidence of human mining efforts has been found dating back to the beginning of history.
==Types of mining==
==Types of mining==