Location: Mirny, East Siberia, Russia.
Diameter: 1200 meters.Depth: 525 m deep.
This giant BELAZ truck carries a 200-220 tonne payload
The small red arrow indicates a BELAZ 7350 on the mine track. Mirny city can be seen on the horizon line above the hole’s rim.
The air zone within this mine is closed for helicopters. A few accidents occurred when they were "sucked in" by downward air flow...
“Just put the dirt over there, thanks Bob.”