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1958 bump

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Casualty figures vary, eg and - either 74 or 75 deaths. Dougweller (talk) 11:34, 27 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

How deep?

Latest comment: 4 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

In the lede we are told that these are some of the deepest mines in the world, reaching "14,300 feet (4,400m)".

In the 1958 "bump" section we are told that "sloping shafts 14,200 feet (4300m) in length led to a vast labyrinth of galleries more than 4,000 feet (1,200 m) below the surface."

This is confusing. Was the mine 14,300 feet deep, or 4000 feet deep? Is the 14,000 foot figure referring to a sloped passage, or the depth of the shaft, or both?

4000 feet might have been an extreme depth for a mine in 1891, and maybe even in 1958, but it's certainly not today, when there are South African mines than descend more than 13,000 feet vertically.

In any event, some clarification is needed here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-40941-20 (talk) 23:18, 22 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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1958 bump

How deep?