TauTona Mine

The TauTona Mine, formerly Western Deep Levels No.3 Shaft, is a gold mine located in the West Wits gold field west of . The mine is near the town of Carletonville in .
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  • Type: Mine
  • Description: mine in Gauteng, South Africa
  • Also known as: TauTona

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mponeng Gold Mine.

Industrial building
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mponeng is an ultra-deep tabular gold mine in South Africa in the Basin of the . Previously known as Western Deep Levels No1 Shaft, the mine began operations in 1986. is situated 2 km south of TauTona Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carletonville and Oberholzer.

Town
is a town in and the seat of the Merafong City Local Municipality in the in , , just north of the richest gold-mining area in the world. is situated 7 km north of TauTona Mine.

Suburb
is a town in in the province of . The town is 85 km south-west of , just north-west of . is situated 9 km northwest of TauTona Mine.

TauTona Mine

Latitude
-26.41865° or 26° 25′ 7″ south
Longitude
27.42375° or 27° 25′ 26″ east
Elevation
1,650 metres (5,413 feet)
Open location code
5G59HCJF+GF
Geo­Names ID
940362
Wiki­data ID
Q2140375
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“TauTona Mine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: منجم تاوتونا
  • Azerbaijani: Tau-Tona mədəni
  • Cebuano: Western Deep Levels
  • Chinese: 陶托那金矿
  • Chinese: 陶托那金礦
  • Croatian: TauTona
  • Czech: ta tona
  • Egyptian Arabic: منجم تاوتونا
  • French: mine de TauTona
  • French: Tau Tona
  • French: Tautona
  • German: Mponeng
  • German: Tautona
  • German: Western Deep Levels
  • Indonesian: Tautona
  • Italian: Miniera di TauTona
  • Japanese: タウトナ鉱山
  • Polish: TauTona
  • Slovak: TauTona
  • Ukrainian: TauTona Mine
  • Ukrainian: Тау-Тона

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Blyvooruitzicht and The Village.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “TauTona Mine”. Photo: Profberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.