Anglo Gold Ashanti's Tautona Mine,3,902 m below surface

AngloGold/Ashanti's Tau Tona gold mine is best described - also where to find it in South Africa - on their web site: www.anglogoldashanti.com

As of 2008, the deepest mine in the world is TauTona in Carletonville, SOuth Africa. It is 3,900 meters (3.9 km) deep. Second deepest is Savuka Mine in the North West Province of South Africa at 3,774 meters

South Africa is where it's at for deep mines. And what are they digging for? Gold! AngloGold Ashanti's Savuka mine near Carletonville is currently the world's deepest mine at just less than 3.8km below the surface. Gold Fields mines Driefontein will be the world's deepest mine at 4.1km below the surface and Kloof will be the second deepest mine at 4km underground when their extensions are complete. They're digging them now. At this stage AngloGold Mponeng mine is official the deepest mine in the world and the current project will take it another 300 meters deeper.

The deepest lake in Africa (Tanzania, Zaire & Zambia) is Tanganyika. With a depth of 4,708 ft (1,435 m).