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Mir Mine, also called Mirny Mine, was an open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. The mine is 525 meters (1,722 ft) deep and has a diameter of 1,200 m (3,900 ft), and is the second largest excavated hole in the world, after Bingham Canyon Mine.
The airspace above the mine is closed for helicopters because of a few incidents in which they were sucked in by the downward air flow.
The mirny diamond mine in russia is the world’s biggest hole - it’s 525 metres deep and 1.25km wide. The suction above...
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The mirny diamond mine in russia is the world’s biggest hole - it’s 525 metres deep and 1.25km wide. The suction above...
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