huuuuuge diamond mine :

[URL="http://www.usmra.com/photos/bigpit/"]http://www.usmra.com/photos/bigpit/[/URL]

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wow....that is pretty weird to see. I'd like to be there to get an idea of how big it is...

Does anybody know how things look like at Kimberley, South Africa? Is that nearly the same? Cos I have no idea...i'll have to search I guess...

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:shock: wow ... thats some amazing digging :shock:

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I wonder how long that mine has been in operation to become as big as it is now? Crazy stuff. :shock:

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actually it is from a crater :Who:

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[quote=Yao]wow....that is pretty weird to see. I'd like to be there to get an idea of how big it is...

Does anybody know how things look like at Kimberley, South Africa? Is that nearly the same? Cos I have no idea...i'll have to search I guess...[/quote]

google earth imo

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MS needs a hole that big to bury all the bad threads in .

And i feel a sense of pride in contributing

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i knew they were big but no that big..wow can anyone imagine how long it takes to get down? going in circles forever

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yeaaaah! i was tryin` to find these pics to post it here. thats really amazin! 8)

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they've got a couple big ass mines in northern canada too.... Ekati [IMG]http://www.edumine.com/ekati/ekati1.gif[/IMG]

Diavik [img]http://www.infomine.com/graphics/careers/partners/diavik/diavik02.jpg[/img]

they built that second one in the middle of a lake...had to build a huge ass barrier all the way around and then pump out the water. pretty crazy considering its all for something that just ends up mostly in jewelry...

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It's bigger than a town...huge mine~!

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crazy stuff. i wonder how much that hole is worth?

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Ok For what are these holes ??!!!

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[quote=DragonFire]Ok For what are these holes ??!!![/quote]

umm read the very first post ;)

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Sorry !!:oops:

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did somebody say diamonds???

That is pretty crazy how large the hole is...I wonder how long it took to dig it that size?

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it takes years of penetration to make a hole that big. just ask jenna jameson.

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this reminds me of a recurring nightmare i have had since childhood... Anyone read stephen king's desperation by any chance?