poon cho tang SG Mirny is a town in NE Siberian Russia, in Sakha Republic. Founded in 1956, when diamonds were discovered, Mirny grew rapidly and is now the center of the Russian diamond-mining industry. It is the location of world's largest open-pit diamond mine.
poon cho tang SG The huge Mirny diamond mining pit at Mirny (in Yakutia, Eastern Siberia) is approximately 540 m deep, one of the deepest in the world. The permafrost here permits steeper sides than in unfrozen pits. The tiny-looking buildings along the rim are actually four to five stories high.
Hexagon SG This could be another place of interest...maybe if lucky can pick up some diamond as well..... Tata