Back নেগোওয়েনিয়া খনি Bengali/Bangla Ngwenya Mine German Minas de Ngwenya Spanish Miniera di Ngwenya Italian Kopalnie Ngwenya Polish Рудник Нгвеня Russian Ngwenyagruvan Swedish
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| Location | |
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| Country |  Eswatini |
| Coordinates | 26°12′06″S 31°02′02″E / 26.20178°S 31.03396°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Iron ore (and derived specularite) |
| History | |
| Opened | 41,000 to 43,000 years ago (oldest mine known in History) |
| Closed | 2014 |
The Ngwenya Mine is located on Bomvu Ridge, northwest of Mbabane and near the northwestern border of Eswatini (Swaziland). This mine is considered to be the world's oldest. The haematite ore deposit was used in the Middle Stone Age to extract red ochre, while in later times the deposit was mined for iron smelting and iron ore export.