The world’s biggest saw machine weighs 45,000 tons and can cut through pretty much anything, even mountains. This monster piece of machinery known as a ‘bucket wheel excavator‘, and it can be found at the Bogatyr Mine near the city of Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan. The diameter of the saw spans nearly 12 meters in length, roughly… Continue reading The World’s Biggest Saw Machine
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Russia’s Giant Diamond Mine
The Mir mine is a former open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. The mine is 525 meters (1,722 ft) deep and has a diameter of 1,200 m (3,900 ft), which is the second largest excavated hole in the world, after Bingham Canyon Mine. The mine was discovered in June 13, 1955 by Soviet geologists Yuri Khabardin, Ekaterina Elagina and Viktor Avdeenko during… Continue reading Russia’s Giant Diamond Mine