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Huge Open Pit Mine
Mirny, East Siberia, Russia

525 m deep, 1200 meters in diameter. The air zone within this mine is closed for helicopters - a few accidents occurred when they were "sucked in" by downward air flow.

This giant truck, BELAZ (200-220 ton payload ) (see 1), looks like small spot on next picture (see 2).

Mirny's location - upper city on the map and at the right corner you can see the overview map of Russia (see 8).

Here with small red arrow (see 2) the track BELAZ 7350 is pointed and Mirny city on the horizon line above.

Track dimensions are:
Length 13,360 mm, Width 7,780 mm, Height 6,650 mm

And finally, look from a satellite (see 7).

ORIGINAL: USS America

Starting to feel the cumulative effects of being a little short on sleep each weeknight.  Usually, I can rest up on the weekends.  [>:]

Where's mah coffee???

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Oh my... [X(][X(][X(]

Huge Open Pit Mine
Mirny, East Siberia, Russia

525 m deep, 1200 meters in diameter. The air zone within this mine is closed for helicopters - a few accidents occurred when they were "sucked in" by downward air flow.

This giant truck, BELAZ (200-220 ton payload ) (see 1), looks like small spot on next picture (see 2).

Mirny's location - upper city on the map and at the right corner you can see the overview map of Russia (see 8).

Here with small red arrow (see 2) the track BELAZ 7350 is pointed and Mirny city on the horizon line above.

Track dimensions are:
Length 13,360 mm, Width 7,780 mm, Height 6,650 mm

And finally, look from a satellite (see 7).

Leo "Apollo11"

ORIGINAL: radar

Take care, Historiker...hope your return to the States comes sooner than later.

ORIGINAL: Historiker

ORIGINAL: thegreatwent

Historiker, you should find out if you could teach a year at an American University as an adjunct or perhaps a German language class.[:)]

Rather teaching in European History, my German grammar is horrible. I make no mistakes, but not because of knowledge of the rules...