Mir Diamond Mine

Russia / Saha / Mirnyy /

abandoned / shut down, mine, diamond mine, kimberlite pipe

This is the world's second largest open-pit mine in the world. The mine is 525 m deep and has a diameter of 1,200 m.

Description & Photo: coolplaces.ru/kimberlitovaya-trubka-mir-v-yakutii.html

Google panorama: goo.gl/maps/oHZ1Wr12TumnZbca8

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Mine

Nearby cities:

Coordinates: 62°31'42"N 113°59'39"E

Divesh (guest)

The giant hole is actually a diamond mine in Eastern Siberia near the town Mirna. It is 525m deep and 1,25km in diameter. A giant machine like biggest dumper in the world (length:13,36m, width:7,78m, Height:6,65m)appears just as a small point in the hole.

17 years ago | reply | hide comment
ad ad (guest)

а там водители-экспедиторы не требуются?

16 years ago | reply | hide comment

hum hum (guest)

i fell in it once

15 years ago | reply | hide comment
inspired (guest)

What a hole!

15 years ago | reply | hide comment
Guest (guest)

Can you tell me the e-mail or telephone of Mirny Diamond in Sibebria please.?

12 years ago | reply | hide comment
Guest (guest)

How ironic is it that they built an airport next to it when itself is a no-fly zone

12 years ago | reply | hide comment
inyazserg

What is the first largest open-pit mine in the world, then? I mean, not the diamond one, but of any sort.

9 years ago | reply | hide comment