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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:gold
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Western_Deep_No.3_Shaft
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gptkbp:annualProduction
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about 15 tons of gold (at peak)
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gptkbp:closed
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2018
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:features
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seismic activity
rockfalls
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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TauTona Mine
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Gauteng
gptkb:West_Wits_goldfield
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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approximately 4 kilometers
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gptkbp:miningEnded
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2018
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gptkbp:miningMethod
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underground mining
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gptkbp:miningStarted
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1962
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gptkbp:nameMeaning
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gptkb:Great_Lion_(in_Setswana)
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Carletonville
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gptkbp:notableFor
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extreme depth
high temperatures underground
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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about 5,600 (at peak)
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gptkbp:oneOfTheDeepestMines
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true
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gptkbp:opened
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1962
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gptkbp:ownedBy
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gptkb:AngloGold_Ashanti
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:AngloGold_Ashanti_operations
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gptkbp:products
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gptkb:gold
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gptkbp:reachedDepthRecord
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deepest mine in the world (at time of operation)
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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Mponeng Mine (as deepest mine after closure)
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gptkbp:shaftDepth
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3,900 meters
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gptkbp:temperatureAtDepth
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up to 60°C (140°F)
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gptkbp:ventilationSystem
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advanced cooling systems
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Carletonville
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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