The Biggest Hole In The World

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The Biggest Hole In The World

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This is a diamond mine in Russia (or thereabouts!)
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Soon as I posted that it struck me as familiar...
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Damn, faceless. If that's what they must risk to get their diamonds, American capitalism has nothing on them. :)
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major.tom wrote:Damn, faceless. If that's what they must risk to get their diamonds, American capitalism has nothing on them. :)
haha yeah - they're tough them Russkies!
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Hi Faceless,

There are actually several mines in Russia/Siberia so gigantic as this.
Did you know those tracks swirling downward in the mine are infact a very long road leading to the bottom of the mine and is used by trucks whose wheels are 3 meters tall .
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