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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:gold
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gptkbp:adjacentTo
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gptkb:Mponeng_gold_mine
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Western_Deep_No.3_Shaft
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gptkbp:annual_gold_production
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approximately 15 tons (at peak)
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gptkbp:city
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gptkb:Carletonville
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gptkbp:closed
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2018
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gptkbp:coolingSystem
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refrigeration plants
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:South_Africa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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TauTona gold mine
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gptkbp:located_in_administrative_territorial_entity
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gptkb:Gauteng
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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:mining_depth_ranking
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among the deepest mines globally
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gptkbp:mining_started
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1962
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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:notable_for
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high temperatures underground
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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approximately 5,600 (at peak)
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gptkbp:one_of_the_deepest_mines_in_the_world
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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:part_of
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gptkb:AngloGold_Ashanti_operations
gptkb:West_Wits_mining_field
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gptkbp:product
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gptkb:gold
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gptkbp:shaft_depth
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3,900 meters
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gptkbp:significance
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extreme mining depth
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gptkbp:significant_incident
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several mining accidents
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gptkbp:status
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closed
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gptkbp:temperature_at_depth
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up to 60°C (140°F)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Western_Deep_by_Steve_McQueen
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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