This document describes the largest surface mine in the world located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia. The diamond mine is 525 meters deep and 1.2 km across, requiring trucks as large as 13.36 meters long, 7.78 meters wide, and 6.65 meters tall to operate within it. The open pit mine is so large that its airspace is closed to aircraft due to unpredictable wind vortexes forming inside the crater.
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Diamond Mine Siberia
1. The largest surface mine in the world This diamond mine is in Eastern Siberia within the town called Mirny. Its 525 meters deep and 1.2 km across.
2. The truck Belaz is one of the largest in the world, its 13,36 m long 7,78 m wide and 6,65 m tall. On next slide its like a tiny dot .
7. As the Russians say, Tuffski Shitsky or another way Piss on the enviroment As the Russians say, Tuffski Shitsky or in the language we understand Piss on the environment