Mirny Mine and its 525-meter-deep Gap

Located in Siberia, Russia, the Mirny Mine, or Mir Mine, is a diamond mining gap that is 525 meters deep and 1,2 kilometers wide. These figures make the mine the 4th largest mine in the world and one of the largest holes that humanity ever excavated. The town of Mirny has a population of 40,000 people. While the people live in one of the remotest places on Earth, close to the Arctic Circle, they do enjoy the popularity and somewhat economic prosperity the mining operations have brought. Since the 1950s, and 2009 after a brief shutdown, the mine has been constantly operational.
(function ($) {
var $self = $('.adace-loader-6651ad66b2317');
var $wrapper = $self.closest('.adace-slot-wrapper');
"use strict";
var adace_load_6651ad66b2317 = function(){ var viewport = $(window).width();
var tabletStart = 601;
var landscapeStart = 801;
var tabletEnd = 961;
var content = '%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22adace_adsense_6651ad66b22f3%22%3E%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22%2F%2Fpagead2.googlesyndication.com%2Fpagead%2Fjs%2Fadsbygoogle.js%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%0A%09%09%3Cins%20class%3D%22adsbygoogle%22%0A%09%09style%3D%22display%3Ablock%3B%22%0A%09%09data-ad-client%3D%22ca-pub-3153185130382279%22%0A%09%09data-ad-slot%3D%229740450343%22%0A%09%09data-ad-format%3D%22auto%22%0A%09%09%3E%3C%2Fins%3E%0A%09%09%3Cscript%3E%28adsbygoogle%20%3D%20window.adsbygoogle%20%7C%7C%20%5B%5D%29.push%28%7B%7D%29%3B%3C%2Fscript%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E';
var unpack = t...
Source:
themindcircle
URL:
http://themindcircle.com/category/architecture/
-------------------------------- |
New brand Tilemark launches with carved tile collection designed by Form Us With Love |
|