speedlamper 0 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Found this on the web and thought I would share...Pretty neat..I wanna go see some of these holes. (if you’re expecting filth you’ll be disappointed). looking at photos like these scares and fascinates me in equal doses. the sheer scale of these holes reminds you of just how tiny you are. 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 sucked 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. read more here. 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AIRGUNNER 1 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Spectacular stuff that SL, that first hole needs to be filled in with water and stocked with some carp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Just f*cking mind bendingly Awesome. All of it! What f*cks with my head big time too is the thought that there will have been an awfull lot of people born in those townships that spring up around those mines. They'll work in the mine, every day of their lives, and really ever get to know very little different. I mean; When ye born next to a mine in Siberia? Ye not popping into the local city for a saturday nights piss up, are ye? How mind numbing's that, eh? Ye entire existence and thought process just centred around " The Mine ". F*ck That! And as for that truck?! F*CK! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlamper 0 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 i was actually gonna change the truck so it said the red arrow points to ditch shitter with his pants down filling a hole :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coney 3 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Never gave holes much thought until I saw these, incredible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 i was actually gonna change the truck so it said the red arrow points to ditch shitter with his pants down filling a hole :laugh: Vicious sod! I'll bet that would've had a few trying to blow the picture up though! Must say though mate, I looked at those earlier and they blew me away. Still do now! And what I can't help wondering is about the Kimberley one. Like; What ever Did become of the poor c*** who first used his pneumatic drill to break away that last crust before discovering what lay beneath it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlamper 0 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 what a day they must of had 8am stood at the top with the spade looking down thinkin here we go again 5pm stood at the bottom thinking i cant be arsed walking back up there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FUBAR 0 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 WOW..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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