| LARGEST GOLD MINE IN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
INTERESTING FACTS
200 MILES OF TUNNELS
3,000,000,000 POUNDS OF ORE PER YEAR
750,000 POUNDS OF GRINDING RODS PER YEAR
2,000,000 POUNDS OF GRINDING BALLS PER YEAR
15,000,000 KILOWATTS OF POWER PER YEAR
TO GRIND THE ORE.
50,000 HORSEPOWER ELECTRIC MOTORS
9,500 LIGHT BULBS
240,000,000 TOTAL KILOWATTS OF POWER PER YEAR
6,500 GAL. OF WATER PUMPED PER MINUTE
25,000 CUBIC FEET OF COMPRESSED AIR PER
MINUTE TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT.
1,000,000 CUBIC FEET OF AIR PER MINUTE REMOVED FROM MINE
FOR VENTILATION.
11 TONS OF AIR REMOVED FOR EVERY TON OF ORE
AIR CONDITIONING TO BRING TEMP. DOWN TO 90 DEGRESS
WITH 100% HUMIDITY.
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