Mir is one of two main mines in the town of Mirny itself, the other being an underground mine called International. Alrosa operates eight more mines, both underground and open pit, throughout Yakutia.

There are claims that the winds around Siberia's Mirny Mine sucks unsuspecting helicopters into its 1,700-feet-deep pit swirl, but even with those rumors aside, the diamond mine that began in 1955 ...

DubaiSat-1, the UAE-owned and operated earth observation satellite, has relayed a pan-shaped, multi-spectral image of the Mirny Mine in Russia, the largest open pit diamond mine in the world. Dubai, ...

Dubai, Sept. 28th, 2011 (WAM) -- DubaiSat-1, the UAE-owned and operated earth observation satellite, has relayed a pan-shaped, multi-spectral image of the Mirny Mine in Russia, the largest open pit ...

Life in Mirny, in Siberia, revolves entirely around the enormous pit which is the town's diamond mine. The precious stones attract a steady flow of newcomers looking for work, but residents are ...

The entire existence of Mirny, Russia, revolves around the enormous pit that is the town's diamond mine. The precious stones attract a steady flow of newcomers looking for work, but the town's ...

And in the northeastern corner of Siberia, they found them. The Mir Mine, and the town of Mirny that sits on its precipice, was founded in 1955. It would grow to become the second largest hole in ...

The legendary mine, founded in 1957, was captured by the satellite on the 13 th of September 2011. Located in Eastern Siberia, the Mirny Mine is 525 metres deep and has a diameter of 1,200 metres.

The Mirny mine, once one of Russia’s largest sources of rough diamonds, has been rebuilt and Alrosa has resumed operations with a capacity target of 2 mn carats annually. 'Today we are resuming ...

Russian diamond miner Alrosa has suspended work at its Inter underground mine, after several employees ... for Covid-19 are being treated at the Mirny Hospital and Alrosa reported that their ...