Record No.
MRB-2026-006784
Ngwenya Mine - Site of the World's Oldest Known Mine
Human Achievement
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Eswatini
Category
Human Achievement
Country
Eswatini
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SZ )
Achievement Date
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Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
The Lion Cavern at Ngwenya Mine has been dated to around 43,000 years old, making it the site of the oldest known mine in human history, where early people extracted iron-oxide pigment.
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