Summary Travel to the deepest place on Earth, Johannesburg, South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine. South Africa's economy depends on gold, but recently, productivity has plummeted. Now, Mponeng is fighting back by digging deeper than man has ever gone, towards an untapped gold reef worth $10 billion. Setting a new depth record every day, workers blast through super-heated rock nearly 3 miles down, in the most remote and dangerous construction site on the planet.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Danny Forster Margaret Teo Tahir Gozel Maarten Ouboter
Genres : Documentary
Release date : May 12, 2010
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Science Channel
Language : English
Filming locations : Bath, Maine, USA
Production companies : Powderhouse Productions
Summary Travel to the deepest place on Earth, Johannesburg, South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine. South Africa's economy depends on gold, but recently, productivity has plummeted. Now, Mponeng is fighting back by digging deeper than man has ever gone, towards an untapped gold reef worth $10 billion. Setting a new depth record every day, workers blast through super-heated rock nearly 3 miles down, in the most remote and dangerous construction site on the planet.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : May 12, 2010
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Science Channel
Language : English
Filming locations : Bath, Maine, USA
Production companies : Powderhouse Productions
