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Default 7 amazing holes, Posted September 10th, 2007, 10:43 PM #1 (permalink) |
mirny diamond mine, siberia

i’m pretty sure most people have seen this one. it’s an absolute beast and holds the title of largest open diamond mine in the world. at 525 metres deep with a top diameter of 1200 metres there’s even a no-fly zone above the hole due to a few helicopters being ****ed in.



the red arrow in the photo below is pointing to a huge truck.





kimberley big hole - south africa

Apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world, this 1097 metre deep mine yielded over 3 tonnes of diamonds before being closed in 1914.



the amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tonnes.



glory hole - monticello dam
a glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the resevoir.




this is the glory hole belonging to monticello dam in california and it’s the largest in the world, its size enabling it to consume 14′400 cubic feet of water every second.





the hole can be seen at the top left of the photo above. if you were to jump in for some reason your slightly damp body would shoot out near the bottom of the dam (below).

bingham canyon mine, utah



this is supposedly the largest man-made excavation on earth. extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit increasing in size constantly. in its current state the hole is 3/4 mile deep and 2.5 miles wide.



great blue hole, belize
situated 60 miles off the mainland of belize is this incredible ‘geographical phenomenon’ known as a blue hole. there are numerous blue holes around the world but none as stunning as this one.



at surface level the near perfectly circular hole is 1/4 mile wide, the depth in the middle reaching 145 metres. obviously the hole is a huge hit with divers.





diavik mine, canada
this incredible mine can be found 300km northeast of yellowknife in canada.






the mine is so huge and the area so remote that it even has its own airport with a runway large enough to accomodate a boeing 737. it also looks equally as cool when the surrounding water is frozen.





sinkhole, guatemala
a sinkhole is caused when water (usually rainwater or sewage) is soaked up by the earth on a large scale, resulting in the ground collapsing.





these photos are of a sinkhole which occured early this year in guatemala. the hole swallowed a dozen homes and killed at least 3 people.





officials blamed the monster of a hole on a ruptured sewage pipe.

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Default Posted September 10th, 2007, 11:45 PM #2 (permalink) |
I just can say WoW! Great stuff.
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Default Posted September 10th, 2007, 11:50 PM #3 (permalink) |
Really nice post bro But some of da links r giving error thanks for sharing Reev



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Default Posted September 11th, 2007, 12:55 AM #4 (permalink) |
Awesome one Reev. Luckily I was able to see all of them and I loved them. They are really amazing.
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Default A Diamond Mine in Canada (Amazing PIC), Posted September 11th, 2007, 02:29 AM #5 (permalink) |
The Diavik Diamond Mine is located 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories.Canada’s second diamond mine, it began production in January 2003. During its projected 20-year life, average diamond production from this mine is expected to peak at six to eight million carats a year.













Note: Opened a thread with the title of 'A Diamond Mine in Canada (Amazing PIC)' in Offbeat News, then found (helped by nishithiny) this one, which already have few pictures about Diavik Diamond Mine. So merged my thread with this one.
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Default Posted September 11th, 2007, 03:00 AM #6 (permalink) |
khaiche amare aisob ki. cool bro nice pics
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Thanks for the post merging Eros and thanks but to khali inform korsi eida ki help



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whoa.. these pics are awesome. hard to belive that they're real places.
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Im not gettin it. For Diamond is such a small thing, and Diamond mines r those Hugest holes in this world
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