http://www.metafilter.com/tags/openpitmining Posts tagged with 'openpitmining' at MetaFilter. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:03:42 -0800 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:03:42 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/59386/Gigantic%2Dhole <a href="http://www.usmra.com/photos/bigpit/">The giant spiraling hole in the ground</a> near <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=mirny,+russia&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&z=11&ll=62.531011,114.019547&spn=0.214424,0.950317&t=k&om=1">Mirny,</a><a href="http://www.mirny.info/toc.html"> Russia</a> in Siberia is perhaps the world's largest open pit <a href="http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/gifs/36453.htm">diamond</a> mine. <a href="http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Number=28351">More giant holes.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.59386 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:03:42 -0800 diamond diamonds mirny openpitmining russia satelliteimages siberia Burhanistan