Teufelhunden
03-05-2008, 03:24 PM
Kimberley Big Hole - South Africa
It's apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world, this 1097 meter deep mine yielded over 3 tons of diamonds before being closed in 1914.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/1.jpg
The amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tons.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/2.jpg
Glory Hole - Monticello Dam
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/3.jpg
A glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the reservoir.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/4.jpg
This is the glory hole belonging to monticello dam in California and it is the largest in the world, its size enabling it to consume 14400 cubic feet of water every second.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/5.jpg
The hole can be seen at the left of the photo above (near the road). If you were to jump in for some reason your slightly damp body would shoot out near the bottom of the dam (see below).
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/6.jpg
Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/7.jpg
This is supposedly the largest man-made (not hand dug) excavation on earth. Extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit increasing in size constantly. In its current state the hole is 3/4 mile deep and 2.5 miles wide.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/8.jpg
Great Blue Hole, Belize
Situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize is this incredible geographical phenomenon known as a blue hole. There are numerous blue holes around the
world but none as stunning as this one.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/9.jpg
At surface level the near perfectly circular hole is 1/4 mile wide, the depth in the middle reaching 145 meters. Obviously the hole is a huge hit with divers.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/10.jpg
Mirny Diamond Mine, Serbia
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/11.jpg
This holds the title of largest open diamond mine in the world. At 525 meters deep with a top diameter of 1200 meters.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/12.jpg
The red arrow in the photo above is pointing to a huge haul truck.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/13.jpg
Diavik Mine, Canada
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/14.jpg
This incredible mine can be found 300 km. northeast of Yellowknife in Canada.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/15.jpg
The mine is so huge and the area so remote that it even has its own airport with a runway large enough to accommodate a Boeing 737.
Sinkhole, Guatemala
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/16.jpg
A sinkhole is caused when water (usually rainwater or sewage) is soaked up by the earth on a large scale, resulting in the ground collapsing.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/17.jpg
These photos are of a sinkhole which occurred in Guatemala. The hole swallowed a dozen homes and killed at least 3 people. Officials blamed the monster of a hole on a ruptured sewage pipe.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/18.jpg
It's apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world, this 1097 meter deep mine yielded over 3 tons of diamonds before being closed in 1914.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/1.jpg
The amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tons.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/2.jpg
Glory Hole - Monticello Dam
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/3.jpg
A glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the reservoir.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/4.jpg
This is the glory hole belonging to monticello dam in California and it is the largest in the world, its size enabling it to consume 14400 cubic feet of water every second.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/5.jpg
The hole can be seen at the left of the photo above (near the road). If you were to jump in for some reason your slightly damp body would shoot out near the bottom of the dam (see below).
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/6.jpg
Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/7.jpg
This is supposedly the largest man-made (not hand dug) excavation on earth. Extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit increasing in size constantly. In its current state the hole is 3/4 mile deep and 2.5 miles wide.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/8.jpg
Great Blue Hole, Belize
Situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize is this incredible geographical phenomenon known as a blue hole. There are numerous blue holes around the
world but none as stunning as this one.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/9.jpg
At surface level the near perfectly circular hole is 1/4 mile wide, the depth in the middle reaching 145 meters. Obviously the hole is a huge hit with divers.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/10.jpg
Mirny Diamond Mine, Serbia
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/11.jpg
This holds the title of largest open diamond mine in the world. At 525 meters deep with a top diameter of 1200 meters.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/12.jpg
The red arrow in the photo above is pointing to a huge haul truck.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/13.jpg
Diavik Mine, Canada
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/14.jpg
This incredible mine can be found 300 km. northeast of Yellowknife in Canada.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/15.jpg
The mine is so huge and the area so remote that it even has its own airport with a runway large enough to accommodate a Boeing 737.
Sinkhole, Guatemala
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/16.jpg
A sinkhole is caused when water (usually rainwater or sewage) is soaked up by the earth on a large scale, resulting in the ground collapsing.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/17.jpg
These photos are of a sinkhole which occurred in Guatemala. The hole swallowed a dozen homes and killed at least 3 people. Officials blamed the monster of a hole on a ruptured sewage pipe.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/bizbizbiz/Scott%20BCM%20Pics/holes/18.jpg