Undergrounds coal mines can drive 2 500 feet 750 meters into the Earth and other types even deeper uranium mines can reach 6 500 feet or 2 kilometers But those depths are extreme most top or bottom out at about 1 000 feet 300 meters [sources Times Wire ARMZ Illinois Coal Association ]
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