The Mirney Diamond Mine is the first diamond mine of its kind to be opened in the world.
There are many places and things in the world that are still shrouded in mystery. Even scientists could not remove the veil from their secrets. One of these is a diamond mine in Eastern Siberia. Which is considered to be the largest diamond mine in the world. Its name is Mirni Diamond Mine. Mirni Diamond Mine is the first open cut diamond mine of its kind in the world.
The mine is 1722 feet deep and 3900 feet wide. It is the second largest man-made hole in the world. The Bingham Copper Mine is the number one mine. The mine was discovered on June 13, 1955 by a team of Soviet geologists.
Russia, meanwhile, became the world's third-largest diamond producer after the discovery of the Mirni Diamond Mine. The mine was extracting 10 million carats of diamonds every year. The mine is so huge that helicopters passing by it often went down due to air pressure. Helicopter flights have been banned since then. The mine was completely shut down in 2011.
The development of this mine was started in 1957. The weather is very bad during most of the months of the year. In winter, the temperature drops so much that the oil in the vehicles freezes and the tires burst. Workers used jet engines and dynamite to dig it out.
Meanwhile, Soviet geologist UV Khabardin was awarded the Lenin Prize in 1957 for his discovery.
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