 Proper ventilation, hearing protection, and spraying equipment with water are important safety practices in mines.As of 2008, the deepest mine in the world is TauTona in Carletonville, South Africa, at , replacing the neighboring Savuka Mine in the North West Province of South Africa at .East Rand Mine in Boksburg, South Africa briefly held the record at , and the first mine declared the deepest in the world was also TauTona when it was at .