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These photos will show you just how big a Russian diamond mine can be

MINING.com Editor | July 14, 2014 | 5:17 am Precious Metals Europe Diamond Gold 

Check out this amazing photo gallery posted by Gelico (Stephanov Slava). The now inactive Mirny mine was operated by Russian diamond-producer Alrosa, which late last month opened Russia's largest diamond mine. [caption id="attachment_790918" align="alignnone" width="600"] Image uploaded to Gelico.[/caption]

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