Showing posts with the label mines

Ekati Diamond Mine, Canada

Aug 11, 2014

The Ekati Diamond Mine is located about 200 km south of the Arctic circle, near Lac de Gras in Canada's North-West Territories, about 30...

El Salvador, A Mining Town Shaped Like A Roman Helmet

Jul 28, 2014

Located at an elevation of more than 2,400 meters in the foothills of the Andes and in the middle of the Atacama Desert, the town of El Salv...

A Psychedelic Salt Mine in Yekaterinburg

Jun 12, 2014

Deep underneath the city of Yekaterinburg in Russia lies the most colorful cave you have ever laid your eyes upon. The walls of this abandon...

Salina Turda: An Underground Theme Park in a Salt Mine

May 28, 2014

Salina Turda is an old salt mine located deep underground in the town of Turda in Romania. Salt was first extracted here during the antiquit...

Spectacular Train Route to Copper Mines in the Andes

Apr 21, 2014

The Chanaral – Llanta – Potrerillos line in Chile is one of the most stunning railways in the world. It connects Potrerillos, a now abandone...

Berkeley Pit, the Pit of Poison

Feb 10, 2014

The Berkeley Pit is an abandoned open pit copper mine located in Butte, Montana, United States. It is over a mile long, half a mile wide, an...

Abandoned Mir Diamond Mine in Russia

Apr 19, 2013

Mir Mine also called Mirny Mine is a former open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. At the time of its closing in 2...

Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira

Apr 3, 2013

The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a ...

Wieliczka Salt Mine: An Underground Salt Art Gallery

Mar 7, 2013

The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland, has a unique position in the history of salt mining. Built in ...

The Salt Miners of Lake Katwe in Uganda

Nov 25, 2010

Salt extraction has been a major source of economy and prosperity for decades in Uganda, but today's miners work in appalling conditions...