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.
Record no. MRB-2026-006784
Ngwenya Mine - Site of the World's Oldest Known Mine
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