It means that TauTona, which already mines gold at the deepest levels in the world, will deepen its mining activities from 3600 in to a new record depth of 3910 m. There is great anticipation about the expansion program, especially because of new technology that will contribute to a safer...
The French couple Serge and Virginie embarked on an ambitious project to transform a former World War II bunker in the quaint village of Saint-Pabu into a quirky living space for those not afraid to stay underground. The original military structure, "Luftwaffe Station Renntier", was built in ...
When it’s not exploring the world’s deepest ice caves in scenes that wouldn’t look out of place in a James Cameron movie, Flyability’s drones are used in a variety of scenarios in which it is prohibitive for humans to travel. This includes work in the mining, maritime, oil and gas...
In theworld’s deepest gold mine, workers will venture 2.5 miles (4 km) below the Earth’s surface to extract from a 30-inch (0.8m) wide vein of gold-rich ore. While these depths are impressive, mining is limited by the frailty of the human body. Going much deeper would be incredibly...
The Mponeng gold project is situated in the West Wits mining district, about 65km west of Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies near the town of Carletonville, on the border between Gauteng and North West provinces. The gold deposit sits on the north-western rim of the Witwatersrand Basin. The...
Carbon cycling in blue holes, however, remains poorly understood. Here we describe potential mechanisms of dissolved carbon cycling in the world's deepest blue hole, the Yongle Blue Hole (YBH), which was recently discovered in the South China Sea. In the YBH, we found some of the lowest ...
Combined with the heavy metals and chemicals of the prior mining operation, the water has turned highly acidic and measures are taken to keep birds out of the water ever since a 342-bird flock of snow geese died inside the mile-long, half-mile-wide pit in the 1990s. Mirny Mine, ...
A data mining exercise was undertaken to search for publically available bathymetry data which included multibeam echosounder bathymetry acquired by scientific research cruises, single-beam echosounder bathymetry data acquired by both research and commercial vessels. Where no better data are available, glo...
Bolshiye Koty is known as a mid-19th century gold-mining town. It is found in a very clean, pristine area; indeed, it is the location of Baikal National Park, which comprises a unique forest—Baikal Taiga. There are no roads here. You can only get to the area via quad bike along th...
In a sport where the aim is to shoot as low a score as possible, onegolfvenue in North Wales is shooting lower than anywhere else on the planet. Fasten your mining helmet and plunge 152 meters (498 feet) below ground into a disused cavern at Llechwedd slate mine, home of the world’...