Where is Kolar Gold Field in India? When it was established?
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The Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), situated 100 kms from Bangalore, is the second deepest mine in the world and has mined gold for over 121 years. The Britishers fondly called Kolar Gold Fields “Mini England”. In 1903, the British government constructed a lake in Bethamangala to supply water to KGF and surrounding townships.
Kolar Gold Fields or K.G.F. is a mining region in K.G.F. taluk, Kolar District of Karnataka state, India. It has its headquarters in Robertsonpet. It includes the township of the same name, viz. K.G.F., where families of the employees of Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML) and BEML (formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited) reside. K.G.F. is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Kolar, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Kuppam and 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Bangalore. To the east of K.G.F. is a ridge of hills of which Dodda Betta Hill is 3195 feet above sea level. For over a century the town has been known for gold mining. It was eventually closed on February 28, 2001, due to inflation of gold rates, despite the gold present in mines. India's first power generation unit was created to support operations of the K.G.F. in 1889.