{"id":118627,"date":"2023-08-29T10:09:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=118627"},"modified":"2023-08-29T10:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:09:04","slug":"giant-russian-black-hole-mine-that-sucks-in-helicopters-set-to-re-open-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/giant-russian-black-hole-mine-that-sucks-in-helicopters-set-to-re-open-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Russian black hole mine that ‘sucks in helicopters’ set to re-open by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"

A giant Russian black hole diamond mine known to suck in anything that flies overhead is set to re-open 26 years after mysteriously closing.<\/p>\n

Located roughly 280 miles from the Arctic Circle is the town of Mirny, which contains an open-pit diamond mine more than 1,722 feet deep with a diameter of 3,900 feet.<\/p>\n

The pit was ordered by former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1957, despite the fact that -40C Winter temperatures make it almost impossible to use.<\/p>\n

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At the time, builders were forced to use jet engines to thaw the ground and dynamite to get through the permafrost so that the mine could be built.<\/p>\n

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This all proved to be worth it though as by 1960, the mine was up and running and providing a bounty of riches.<\/p>\n

During the first decade of the mine operating it produced 10,000,000 carats of diamonds per year, 20% of which were gem quality \u2013 and it produced around \u00a31billion-worth of diamonds during its lifespan.<\/p>\n

An even greater find was when it produced a 342.57-carat fancy lemon yellow diamond, the largest that had ever been found in the country.<\/p>\n

In 2004 the mine suddenly and surprisingly closed, with officials stating there was a flood and they couldn\u2019t mine any further, and the massive hole lay abandoned.<\/p>\n

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