Miners extract minerals. Courageous men who spend every working day where the sun's rays do not penetrate.
Some have to set real records, going down to depths where working conditions are simply unimaginable.
Mponeng Mine
Located in South Africa, the mine that originally produced gold did not claim to be the deepest.
However, as the resources were depleted, it became deeper and deeper, and as of 2023, underground communications had reached a depth of 4 kilometers.
To better imagine the scale, try to hide 13 Eiffel Towers underground.
Working conditions
Truly hellish. The heat here is like hell, to which is added a terrible pressure that can cause harm to internal organs.
Just the facts
Miners take an elevator down to their workplaces for 1.5 hours.
Work here only in protective clothing and with breathing equipment.
The air temperature is +60 degrees Celsius, and the air humidity rises to 90%.
In addition to ventilation, cooling tanks with a special composition are installed here.
What do they mine?
Initially, they were going to mine only gold, which they continue to do successfully.
But bacteria were also discovered here that live without sunlight, feeding on radioactive energy from the ore.
The scientists were delighted.
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