Deepest mine | Guinness World Records
2012. The deepest mine in the world is AngloGold Ashanti's Mponeng gold mine, near Johannesburg in South Africa. By 2012, the operating depth had already reached 3.9-km below the surface, and later expansions have resulted in digging below the 4-km mark. In 2012, the mine produced 405,000 oz of gold. Rock walls mine reach temperatures 60°C and ...