List of deepest mines

This list of deepest mines includes operational and non-operational mines that are at least 2,212 m (7,257 ft), which is the depth of Veryovkina 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 mine for this list is an artificially made excavation for the purpose of extracting resources, that can potentially be accessed by humans.

Rank	Name of mine	Depth	Location	Primary resource	Active / closed
1	Mponeng Gold Mine	4.0 km (2.5 mi)	South Africa	Gold[1]	Active
2	TauTona Mine	3.9 km (2.4 mi)	South Africa	Gold[1]	Closed 2018[2]
3	Savuka Gold Mine	3.7 km (2.3 mi)	South Africa	Gold[1]	Closed 2017[3]
4	East Rand Mine	3.585 km (2.228 mi)[4]	South Africa	Gold	Closed 2008[2]
5	Driefontein Mine	3.420 km (2.125 mi)[5]	South Africa	Gold[1]	Active
6	Kusasalethu mine	3.388 km (2.105 mi)[6]	South Africa	Gold[1]	Active
7	Empire Mine	3.355 km (2.085 mi)	United States	Gold[7]	Closed 1956
8	Kloof mine	3.347 km (2.080 mi)[8]	South Africa	Gold, uranium	Active
9	Kolar Gold Fields	3.217 km (1.999 mi)	India	Gold[1]	Closed 2001
10	Blyvooruitzicht mine	3.213 km (1.996 mi)[9]	South Africa	Gold, uranium	Active
11	Moab Khotsong mine	3.052 km (1.896 mi)[10]	South Africa	Gold, uranium[1]	Active
12	Kidd Mine	3.014 km (1.873 mi)[11]	Canada	Copper, zinc[1]	Active
13	Laronde Mine	3.008 km (1.869 mi)[12]	Canada	Gold, copper, silver, zinc[1]	Active
14	Morro Velho	3.0 km (1.9 mi)	Brazil	Gold	Active
15	South Deep mine	2.99 km (1.86 mi)	South Africa	Gold[1]	Active
16	Target 1 Mine	2.945 km (1.830 mi)[13]	South Africa	Gold	Active
17	Homestake Mine	2.438 km (1.515 mi)	United States	Gold	Closed
18	Phakisa Mine	2.426 km (1.507 mi)[14]	South Africa	Gold	Active
19	Great Noligwa Gold Mine	2.4 km (1.5 mi)[15]	South Africa	Gold[1]	Closed
20	Creighton Mine	2.39 km (1.49 mi)[16]	Canada	Nickel[1]	Active
21	Bambanani Mine	2.365 km (1.470 mi)[17]	South Africa	Gold	Active
22	Tshepong Mine	2.349 km (1.460 mi)[18]	South Africa	Gold, uranium	Active
23	Kopanang mine	2.334 km (1.450 mi)[19]	South Africa	Gold, uranium	Active
honourable mention	Quincy Mine#2	1.889 km (1.174 mi)[20]	United States	Copper, Silver	Defunct
honourable mention	Jáma 16	1.838 km (1.142 mi)[21]	Czech Republic	Uranium, Lead	Defunct
honourable mention	Prokop (1832 A.D.)	1.598 km (0.993 mi)[22]	Czech Republic	Silver, Lead	Defunct