Kolar Gold Fields (Kolar Mine System)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kolar_Gold_Fields_(Kolar_Mine_System)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gold mining complex
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:KGF
gptkbp:closed 2001
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:culture gptkb:KGF_(film_series)
gptkbp:declinedAfter labor issues
exhaustion of gold reserves
rising production costs
gptkbp:environmentalImpact land subsidence
groundwater depletion
toxic waste
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:heritageStatus proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the oldest mines in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kolar Gold Fields (Kolar Mine System)
gptkbp:influenced development of KGF township
migration of workers from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
gptkbp:infrastructure gptkb:railway_line
electric power plant (1889)
hospitals and schools for workers
gptkbp:knownFor gold production
deepest mines in the world
gptkbp:location gptkb:Karnataka
gptkb:Kolar_district
gptkbp:maximumDepth over 3,000 meters
gptkbp:mineralExtracted gptkb:gold
quartz
mica
gptkbp:miningMethod underground mining
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Balaghat_Mine
gptkb:Champion_Reef
gptkb:Mysore_Mine
gptkb:Nundydroog_Mine
gptkb:Oorgaum_Mine
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Sir_John_Taylor
gptkb:John_Taylor_&_Sons
Bharat Ratna C. Rajagopalachari (born in KGF)
gptkbp:opened 1880
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Bharat_Gold_Mines_Limited
gptkbp:peakAnnualProduction over 95,000 ounces
gptkbp:peakProductionYear 1905
gptkbp:population over 100,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:postClosureUse scientific research
tourism proposals
gptkbp:significantEvent major labor movements
site of early electrification in India
gptkbp:usedFor neutrino observatory proposal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:KMS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6