Vendora's video: The Giant Holes: Mirny Diamond Mine Siberia- Russia Vendora

The Mir mine Kimberlitovaya Almaznaya Trubka "Mir"; English: kimberlite diamond pipe "Peace"), also called the Mirny mine, is a former open pit diamond mine, now inactive, located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. The mine is 525 meters (1,722 ft) deep (4th in the world) 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. Mirny Diamond Mine has a depth of 525 meters and a diameter of 1,200 meters. The excavation pit was started in 1955 to meet the needs of the Soviet Union after the war for the diamond industry. These abandoned mines that have been located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. This mine has a depth of 525 meters and a diameter of 1,200 meters. It is the second largest man-made hole in the world, after Bingham Canyon Mine. The airspace above the mine is closed for helicopters because it was considered dangerous. This is due to the difference in air temperature and flow of the unexpected.